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Tung Wah.
In
That was all, and I enclose for you to put in your
waste paper basket as soon as you like the first draft of my
letter and a carbon copy of my comments on the Charity.
1932 I gave the Hongkong Government my views on the administration
of the Charity, and they received thorough consideration, and I
should not dream of raising the question again.
After some months the S.C.A. wrote me a note of acknow-
ledgment, and in it he said:- "Like you I have been uneasy about
"the administration of the Brewin Charity, but I can do nothing
"about it just now" etc., a few lines which I do not recall word
for word. To this I naturally sent a short reply, of which I
This is all the foundation there is for
cannot find a copy.
the suggestion.
I shall be grateful if, at the earliest opportunity,
you will remove the misapprehension; it has permitted the Hong-
kong Government to postpone discussion of the subject with you,
and, if uncorrected, will lead to further delay. For myself,
I have not the slightest intention of entering into a discussion
with the S.C.A., and if he writes to me, I shall tell him the
case is in the hands of the Colonial Office.
I did not expect a speedy result from my action, but
I am 71, as near as may be, and feel in a bit of a hurry, and