CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10] — Page 137

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I. B. M. Consulate-General,

Canton,

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Rea 6 OCT 14

August 19th, 1914.

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With reference to your despatch No. 11 of March

51st and my despatch No. 17 of April 17th, I have the

honour to report further on the subject of limestone,

shipments of which I am glad to state have now been resumed

to the satisfaction of Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Company, the

local agents of the Green Island Gement Company.

The following is a brief statement of what has

taken place since the date of my last despatch.

matter

On May 15th, matters then being practically in

statu quo, I had an interview with Lung Tutu in the course

of which I expressed my extreme dissatisfmtion with the

attitude of the Provincial Government in regard to limestone

and strongly protested against official participation of

any kind in the industry. He replied that the

was one outside the sphere of his particular duties but

he promised he would endeavour to induce the Civil

Administrator (then Li X'ai Haien) to sever all connection

with the limestone business and the quarries at Tingtak.

The/

Sir John Jordan, 6.0.1.E.,K.O.B.,K.O.H.G.,

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His Majesty's Minister,

PEKING

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