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TELEGRAM. The Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary of State for

the Colonies.

(Received, Colonial Office 9.45.a.m. 29th May, 1915).

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REG 29 AY15)

Your telegram 28th May. Jebeen. No evidence of Jebsen

and Company Hong Kong receiving any direct amount of

subsidy state-sided it is however ?curious that they re-

ceived twenty per cent Commission on the sale of dyes

for the Badische Fabrik while their business connected

with export and piecegoods import seems to have been

carried on at a loss. They defrayed expenses out of

the twenty per cent on dyes. It is to be imagined

that any direct amount of subsidy would be paid to

head office in Bermany and would not appear as such

in the books of the Hong Kong branch.

MAY.