CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12] — Page 186

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GOPY.

.* INT

The colonial Secretary

"

Dear Sir,

REC Rea? 5 FEB 17

6572

The Vicarage,

Kowloon,

Tovember 27,

1916.

184

I beg to bring to your metics the following cast,

and to ask your advice and interest in connexion therewith.

Anne Brown Mary Ethne Braun,aged sixteen years,

a pupil at the Disossan Girls' School, Kowloon, is anxious

ie preceed to England next spring in order to be trained as

a tesober at some training college possibly at Edinburgh.

The gi#1 is an orphaK, Her mother was Chinese.

Her father was Germen in the Chinese Oustoms.

Anna Braun vai bery in Kowloon and has lived

in the Gelony ever since.

she shows distinct premise of deing woll and I

shall be very much obliged if you can assure me that. no serieus difficulty seed is anticipated in the way of her

admission into England.

If you decide that it will be necessary or prudest

te communicate with the Home Office might I beg that if

possible an answer be requested to be mert by cable?

It will take time to make arrangements re APER

Braun and the time is zomo too long.

My wife and I expect to be leaving for England

in April or Karch – and we would gladly take Apna Braun with

us and I personally shall be quite ready to act sa

guarantor of her good conduct.

The Commissioner of chimese Gustoms can give you

information about the girl's circumtazons ko..

I shall be extremely grateful if you will de what

you can in this matter.

I & &0.,

(SD.) Norma C. Papa.

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