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CO882 & CO885 Colonial Office Confidential Prints 理藩院機密印刊 All

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HONG KONG—continued.

Page.

Serial No.

From or to whom.

Despatch No., &c.

Date.

Bubject,

157

72

The Governor

Secret

con. 161

1918

December 17, 1914 (Rec. Jan. 25,

1915.)

January 27

73

To the Governor

Confidential

74 The Governor

Secret

75

Ditto

Secret

Dec. 31, 1914 (Rec. Feb. 4, 1915.)

January 15 (Rec. Feb. 22.)

175

Transmits paraphrases and translations 175

of telegraphic correspondence with the Secretary of State; reports on the disposal of certain prize ships and on the general state of affairs.

Acknowledges receipt of Nos. 68 and 70; approves of the measures taken.

Records further telegraphic corres- pondence; reports that the local situ- tion remains unchanged.

Records further telegraphic

corres-

pondence; states that the depression in the trade of the Colony continues unabated, and that many Chinese bankruptcies are anticipated.

176

176

58

The Governor

Seoret

August 12 (Roc. Oct. 2.)

59

Ditto

Secret

August 25 (Rec. Oct. 6.)

60

Ditto

Secret

August 26 (Rec. Oct. 6.)

Reports upon the measures taken in the Colony in connexion with the outbreak of war with Germany.

Reports on the steps taken in

nexion with the outbreak of war with Austria-Hungary; and states that the local situation was not affected by this to any appreciable extent, Austrian interests in the Colony being unimportant.

Records telegraphic correspondence; 161

reports further on action taken in the Colony; states that the exodus of Chinese has ceased, and the Colony remains in an entirely peace- ful condition.

61

Ditto

Confidential September 7

(Rec. Oct. 27.)

Reports as to the restrictions placed 162

upon trading by enemy subjects.

62

Ditto

Secret

September 11

(Rec. Oct. 27.)

}

Reports as to action taken on various telegrams from the Secretary of State.

165

63

Ditto

Secret

September 25

(Rec. Nov. 3.)

Reports further upon action taken;

states that trade is very bad.

167

76

The Governor

389

64

Ditto

Secret

October 9

(Rec. Nov. 14.)

Reports further upon action taken

since the outbreak of war.

170

68

65

Ditto

Secret

October 23 (Rec. Nov. 30.)

Continues his summary of local action 171

taken in connexion with the war.

77

Ditto

453

66

Ditto

Secret

November 5 (Rec. Dec. 11.)

Reports as to action taken; every- thing remains quiet in the Colony, but there is a considerable exodus of Chinese, and trade shows little aigns of recovering.

171

JAMAICA

1914

September 11 (Rec. Sept. 30.)

October 20 (Rec. Nov. 9.)

Submits Law 86 of 1914, entitled "A | 176

Law to enable the Governor to make certain Bank Notes legal tender,' with the Attorney-General's report thereon, and reporte action taken under it.

Submits a brief epitome of events in the Colony since the outbreak of hostilities.

178

LEEWARD ISLANDS.

67

Ditto

Confidential

November 5 (Rec. Deo. 11.)

Reports with reference to the outbreak | 172

of war with Turkey that, as far as he can judge, there is no feeling of sympathy with Turkey among the Mohammedan civil population in the Colony.

1914

78

The Acting Governor Confidential

August 14 (Rec. Sept. 1.)

Reports upon the local action taken upon receipt of the news of the out- break of war.

181

68

Ditto

Confidential November 19

(Rec. Dec. 28.)

Reports action taken as a result of the

outbreak of war with Turkey.

172

69

Ditto

Secret

November 19 (Rec. Dec. 28.)

Continues his report upon the action 173

taken locally in connexion with the war: the peace of the Colony re- mains undisturbed, but trade is extremely dull.

1916

70

Ditto

Confidential Dec. 4, 1914

(Reo. Jan. 12, |

1915.)

Reports action of local Government in

dealing with Turkish subjects.

174

71

Ditto

Secret

Dec. 4, 1914 (Rec. Jan. 12, 1915.)

Records

further telegraphic corres- 174 pondence, and reports further on the situation in the Colony.

79

The Governor

28

MALTA.

1915

February 12 (Rec. 22 Feb.)

Submite an account of the general arrangements (other than defence messures) which have been made in Malta in consequence of the out- break of war.

MAURITIUS.

80 The Governor

1915

Confidential February 8

(Rec. March 23.)

182

Transmits narrative of events since

the outbreak of war.

190

سلنا

بیا

Biorerice Yam

C.O. 885

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