CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 555

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service, who should be given by the Central Government

adequate powers of making their decisions respected by

the local authorities and r obeyed by the people.

A man of the type of Mr. Su Yu Tchu (1201),

recently appointed foreign secretary to the Viceroy of

Canton, would, I think, exactly fit the post. Iducated in

America and speaking English fluently, he has served in

the Legations at Washington and St. Petersburg, and was,

until recently, Consul-General at Manila.

In concluding this part of my report I take the

opportunity of expressing my belief that a great deal of litigation in Hongkong and consequent difficulties with

the Chinese Authorities in Canton might be avoided if the

Hongkong mercantile community, both foreign and Chinese,

would exercise more care when doing business with unknown

Chinese customers from the mainland.

The day has goho by when the Chinese compradore

made himself responsible for the solvency of the de: lors

he introduced to the firm and, at the present day,

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