CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 619

Enclosure No.4 in Mr M.7. Pox's No. 91 of 14 August, 1909.

Hongkong, 18th August, 1909.

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Erivate sui Contirantial.

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Wa bez to soknovlətçe receipt of your letter of 9th

Clark.

In reply, the Mr Mok refarrei to is our No.1 Shipping

We gave his permission, at his oza request, to

progsed to Canton on the fat of this month to iskrviar

the Self Dove znaent Society as he held out prospects of

balaz able to settle the boycott against our steuvers,

which up to tùst fate hat alrevly cost the China Navi-

gation Co. vary heavy loss is freight earniaşi.

He did not ask for any instructions aor ili re

give him any but he iniibabed that he might have to 115-

burgs 1089 more money ani ve authorised the payment of an

additional reasonable su,

Prior to his applying for leave to proced to Cao-

ton ve had informei our Compradors that we had come to

the gat of o'r patience and that he must either get tha

'Patthan' case closed * * #old hold his responsivle

for all future losses, which in the event of his not

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