CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12] — Page 292

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

HONGKONG.

28th December, 1914.

Sir,

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With reference to your despatch No.295 of the

7th November, I have the honour to enclose two copies of the licence to trade which I have granted to Er. B. Reif.

2.

I received a somewhat unfavourable impression

from the documents forwarded to you in my confidential $293 despatch of the 9th December. The letter of the 25th of

September appears to incite to an evasion of the censorship and possibly suggests trading with Germany through Milan; while the description of Mr. Reif contained in the Power of Attorney is not entirely straight forward. I have, therefore, made the licence revocable at any time.

I have the honour to be,

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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