CO129-424 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [9-10] — Page 49

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Enclosure 3.

Government House,

Hongkong, 2nd. September, 1915.

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boom (10 2 var deneofo sit quiqesd in Ilija bra rend over! I

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Sir,

I have the honour to transmit the enclosed

paraphrase of a cypher telegram from the Secretary of State for

the Colonies and to enquire whether Your Excellency is aware of

any facts which support what appears, from the wording of the

telegram, to be a surmise of the War office.

For my part I know of nothing which tenda to

connect Germans who were formerly in German Firms in Hongkong or

the ex-employees, of whatever nationality, of such firms, with

seditious propaganda in this Colony.

I have etc.,

(sd.) F. H. Hay,

Governor,c..

His Excellency

Major-General F. Ventris,

Commanding the Troops in China.