CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6] — Page 313

sir,

Enclosure No. 3.

383

Government House,

Hongkong,

29th May,

1903.

I have the honour to acknowledge with

thanks the receipt of Your Excellency's telegram of

the 10th. instant and letter of the 11th instant and

to thank you for the expression therein contained of

appreciation of the work done by Chinese and Europe ans

in Hongkong towards the alleviation of the Femine

in Kwang Si.

I assure Your Excellency of the deep

sympathy of every class in the Colony with the suffer- ing people, and I thank Your Excellency for the orders given by you to facilitate the transport of rice to

the centres of distribution.

I have stc.,

H.A.BLAKE,

(Signed)

Governor, etc..

HIS EXCELLENCY

THE GOVERNOR of

KWANG S I.

WUCHOW.