CO129-400 - Governor Sir May - 1913 [3-4] — Page 263

CONFIDENTIAL.

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Government House,

1 April 1913.

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In continuation of my confidential despatch

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of the 6th.ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that

Mr.Liang Shih-yi called on me on the 24th.ultimo.

had arrived the night before from Canton and was

leaving next day for Peking. He was accompanied by

Mr.Liang Lan-haun, ex-Consul General for China in

Australia, who acted as interpreter.

Mr.Liang Shih-yl was very reticent. He

said that he had had seven interviews with the Governor

General of Kwanting and that he had arranged with him

for the disbandment of many troops. This would effect

a great economy. He had been able to give the Governor

General much advice and he anticipated in consequence

a great improvement in the conditions obtaining in the

Province. He had had an interview with His Majesty's

Consul-General who had told him that there were no

complaints of interference with foreign trade.

2.

This latter statement induced me to ask

whether Mr.Jamieson had not mentioned the subject of

the Green Island Cement Company's difficulties in

obtaining limestone from the sources from which they

had obtained limestone for over 20 years. He said

Mr.Jamieson had mentioned the case and that he ( Mr.

Liang ) had discussed it with the Governor-General

and the Commissioner for Industries.

Mr.Liang Shih-yi

said that