CO129-446 - Others & Individuals - 1917 — Page 357

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

TELEPHONE NO.: MUSEUM 1425, TELEGRAPHIC Address: "WELLWISHER, EUSQUARE, LONDON,"

10 K-C.P.S. 479,

The General Federation of Trade Unions.

MEMBERSHIP, 1,006,004.

- Secretary: W. A. APPLETON.

SOCIETIES AFFILIATED, 150,

Chief Office:

Hamilton House,

In reply quote

No. WAA/DG..

Rt

Hon. Walter H Long, M.P.,

Bidborough Street.

352

London, 27th Cetober, 1917...

W.C.

Secretary of State, Colonial Office,

Downing Street, S.W.1.

Dear Mr. Long,

In the Hong Kong "Telegraph" for Thursday, August 23rd, there is a long report of the trial of a slavery case. The report is not edifying reading for an Englishman. In addition to the report, I have a letter, the publication of which might involve serious consequences both to myself and my correspondent. In normal times I should not hesitate, but the case reflects sc seriously upon this country that I am hoping you might be able to do something without us having to give enemy countries further opportunities for sneering at our professions of interest in smaller subject races.

If you can spare re a few minutes, I shall be glad to do what I have done on other occasions, place the whole of my information before you and speak quite frankly.

Yours faithfully,

له

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