CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 243

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Peking.

March 21, 1916.

I have the honour to transit herewith copy

of despatch addressed by His sjesty's Consul-

General at-lunaanfu to the Governor of langkong

snclosing a complaint from the Tutuh that the

Authorities of Kuangkung Provinse were being

llowed to interfere in en arbitrary canner with the operations of the blangkone branch of the

Futien Bank. A copy of the Covern r's reply to

Ir Goffe's despatch showing that the Yunnanese

Authorities had greatly exaggerated the seturl

occurrence is also encloset.

A regard, the interference by the longkong

Authorities with telegraphic communication tem

tween Yunnan and Hongkong, referred to in .r.

Goffa's despatch, Dir E. Way has already report-

at the facts to the Secretary of State for the

Dir dward Grey Jart...G..

Colonies

etc..

etc.,

eto.