CO129-342 - Governor Lugard & Public Offices - 1907 [11-12] — Page 125

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and to enquire in what way he required my good offices and

whether he would desire an opportunity of speaking with me

upon the subject of his mission. He, however, replied

emphatically that he had no business of any kind which he

wished to discuss with me, and his main desire appeared to

be to obtain from me a letter to the Governor of Singapore.

This I wrote on his behalf in much the same terms as the

letter I had received from Sir John Jordan.

Mr. Yang was entertained by the Chinese

Merchants here, and I enquired confidentially from Dr. Ho

Kay, Senior Unofficial Member of Council, what had

occurred on that occasion. He told me that he and his

colleague Mr. Wei Yuk had questioned Mr. Yang as to the

objects of his Mission, but could elicit nothing from him,

and that they had for this or other reasons (vide enclosure)

both cancelled their acceptance of an invitation to be

present at a dinner given in his honour. I attach a

Minute by the Registrar General in reply to my questions

on this subject, from which Your Lordship will observe that

the Commissioner did not observe the pledges made to Sir

John Jordan.

Mr. Yang remained here only three days

and left on the morning of the 4th November. I have not

since...

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123 and to enquire in what way he required my good offices and whether he would desire an opportunity of speaking with me upon the subject of his mission. He, however, replied emphatically that he had no business of any kind which he wished to discuss with me, and his main desire appeared to be to obtain from me a letter to the Governor of Singapore. This I wrote on his behalf in much the same terms as the letter I had received from Sir John Jordan. 4. Mr. Yang was entertained by the Chinese Merchants here, and I enquired confidentially from Dr. Ho Kay, Senior Unofficial Member of Council, what had occurred on that occasion. He told me that he and his colleague Mr. Wei Yuk had questioned Mr. Yang as to the objects of his Mission, but could elicit nothing from him, and that they had for this or other reasons (vide enclosure) both cancelled their acceptance of an invitation to be present at a dinner given in his honour. I attach a Minute by the Registrar General in reply to my questions on this subject, from which Your Lordship will observe that the Commissioner did not observe the pledges made to Sir John Jordan. Mr. Yang remained here only three days and left on the morning of the 4th November. I have not since...

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123 and to enquire in what way he required my good offices and whether he would desire an opportunity of speaking with me upon the subject of his mission. He, however, replied emphatically that he had no business of any kind which he wished to discuss with me, and his main desire appeared to be to obtain from me a letter to the Governor of Singapore. This I wrote on his behalf in much the same terms as the letter I had received from Sir John Jordan. 4. Mr. Yang was entertained by the Chinese Merchants here, and I enquired confidentially from Dr. Ho Kal, Senior Un-official Member of Council, what had occurred on that occasion. He told me that he and his colleague Mr. Wei Yuk had questioned Mr. Yang as to the objects of his Mission, but could elicit nothing from him, and that they had for this or other reasons (vide enclosure) both cancelled their acceptance of an invitation to be present at a dinner given in his honour. I attach a Minute by the Registrar General in reply to my questions on this subject, from which Your Lordship will observe that the Commissioner did not observe the pledges made to Sir John Jordan. Mr. Yang remained here only three days and left on the morning of the 4th. November. I have not since zas

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