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Government

Hongkong, 13th.August, 1910.

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Sir,

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I have the honour to request that you will

be good enough to invite the attention of the Viceroy of the

Two Kwang to the enclosed cutting from the English newspaper -

*the China Mail" - of the 11th. instant in which the gist of

recent correspondence between yourself an behalf of this Govern-

ment and the Viceroy regarding the presence in Hongkong of Mr.

Hsieh in connection with the certification of identity of Chinese

passengers going to Peru, is accurately reproduced. The in-

-formation was not supplied to the newspaper by anyone connect-

-ed with this Government or with your office in Canton. On the

contrary I am credibly informed that it emanated from the

Foreign Bureau in the Viceroy's Yamen. His Excellency will doubt-

-less agree that such leakage of official information is

reprehensible and I shall be obligod if you will ask him to

take steps to prevent a recurrence of such publication of what

forms the subject of official correspondence.

I have etc.,

(sd.) F. H. way,

Officer Administering the Government.

His Britannic Majesty's consul-General,

Canton.