CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914 — Page 449

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30. 46.

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(Copy to Hongkong)

Sir:-

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lis Britannic Mujesty's

Consulate-eneral,

CANTON,

hovember 4th, 1914.

I have the honour to report that on its becoming

known that the Hongkong Government had received

instructions to segregate all onowy subjects between

the wger of 17 and 46 and to expel the rest, there was

great pertubation mon st the German residents on

Shamien who apprehended that British trops would be

sent up to effect the arrest of those lible to be

culivu out for military service and to seize their

offices and we contents of their godowe. Strong

pressure, which in the majority of cases had the

desired effect, war accordingly brought to bear on them

by their Consul with a view to inducing them all to

leave the island, vootor Faisler himself reserved quarters

for his family and staff in the Rasel bission on the

other side of the river, and in said to have conveyed

thither his urchives and cert sån rticles removed from Bir John Jordan, 3.0.1.4., K.M.D.

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