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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG.

31st July, 1914.

I have the honour to transmit the enclosed copy

of a letter from the General Agents of the only two Sugar

Refineries in this Colony complaining of libellous advertise-

ments printed and published in Vancouver newspapers against

their sugars.

2.

I have advised the General Agents that their

remedy is an action for libel against one or more of the news-

papers in question. This is a difficult and expensive under-

taking and the Agents in question are doubtful whether in a

country where race prejudice is so strong such action would have

zmich chance of success. They would prefer that representations

should be made by His Majesty's Government, in defence of the

largest industry in this Colony, to the Goverment of the

Dominion of Canada.

Apart from any motion which the General Agents,

on consideration of my advice to them, may take I should be glad

if you could see your way to cause strong representations to be

made to the Canadian Government, if you think they can be made

affectually, against the publication of these libels on two

industries which are carried on under the strictest European

supervision, with a mixed staff of suployees many of whom are

Europeans and with modern machinery.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

800-1

I have the honour to be,

sir.

Your most obedient, humble servant, 4221

Governor,&c.