CO129-341 - Acting Governor May Governor Lugard - 1907 [7-10] — Page 192

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The Usofs Foregi Office MINUTE.

Mr. Harding 27/8 Mr. Fiddes 21 $7 30977 Sür J 27 Aug 1907 am Sirected the Earl of Elgin hausmit to laid before to to bo you Secrlangg Masar Surgery the accompanying

Mr. Just. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucus. Sir F. Hopwood. Mr. Churchill. The Earl of Elgin.

tel 26 Aug copy of Lete gram the Cormor of from Hongkong with regard to the case of American citizen accused of having committer in that Colony murder

2. I am to ruquis" what auswer should

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Mr. Harding 27/8 Mr. Fiddes 21 $7 30977 Sür J 27 Aug 1907 am Sirected the Earl of Elgin hausmit to laid before to to bo you Secrlangg Masar Surgery the accompanying

Mr. Just. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucus. Sir F. Hopwood. Mr. Churchill. The Earl of Elgin.

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The Under Secretary of State for the Foreign Office MINUTE.

Mr. Harding 27/8 Mr. Fiddes 21 $7 30977 Sir J 27 Aug 1907 am directed the Earl of Elgin to transmit to laid before to bo you ... the accompanying

Mr. Just. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucus. Sir F. Hopwood. Mr. Churchill. The Earl of Elgin.

26 Aug copy of Telegram from the Governor of Hongkong with regard to the case of American citizen accused of having committed in that Colony murder

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The Under Secretary of State for the Foreign Office MINUTE.

Mr. Harding 27/8 Mr. Fiddes 21 $7 30977 Sir J 27 Aug 1907 am directed the Earl of Elgin to transmit to laid before to bo you ... the accompanying

Mr. Just. Mr. Antrobus. Mr. Cox. Mr. Lucus. Sir F. Hopwood. Mr. Churchill. The Earl of Elgin.

tel 26 Aug copy of Telegram the Governor of from Hongkong with regard to the case of American citizen accused of having committed in that Colony murder

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