CO129-399 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [1-2] — Page 512

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 21st. February, 1913.

Sir,

Love

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12-13

With reference to the 2nd, and 3rd. paragraphs

of my Confidential Despatch of the 13th. of December, I have the

honour to transmit, for your information, translation of a para-

-graph which appeared in the Chung Kwok Daily Newspaper published

in Canton on the 16th. ultimo concerning the issue of a modified form of Lottery Bond designed to divest the bonds of their

/character of a lottery, together with copy of a letter I caused to

be addressed to His Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul at Canton on

the subject and of his reply in which he states that the Provincial

Treasurer denies that these modified bonds for use in foreign

Enclosure

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Enclosure!

countries are being issued.

2.

As far as I am aware none of the bonds have as

yet reached this Colony.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C..

&C.,

&C...

I have the honour to be,

sir.

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Governor,&c..

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