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No 96.
C.O.
11855
Rece
Rea! 10 APR 13
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG, 20th. March, 1913.
Sir,
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With reference to your telegram of the 15th. instant, I have the honour to inform you that Miriam Monteith was shipped on the 15th. instant to England by the P. & 0. Mail Steamer "Delta" as a second class passenger. I telegraphed to you according 980-ly on the 18th. instant.
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It was not possible to procure a passage for her in any steamer leaving on the date of the expiry of her sentence (the 20th. March) or immediately after it.
The Superintendent of the Gaol reports that Monteith had no money and as far as he can ascertain received no remittances. Her jewellery had been given to a creditor in settle- -ment of a claim of $500 and the Superintendent was only able to provide Monteith with a few pounds, which were given for the pur- -pose by the Ladies Benevolent Society and two local gentlemen for her use on arrival in England.
2.
She had no property other than clothes.
I think the Foreign Office ought to pay for
the woman's passage to England, but if you do not see your way to press them to do so this Colony will defray the expense.
3.
The Police have communicated a description of
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
&C..
&C.,
&C...
Monteith
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