CO129-448 - Governor Sir May - 1918 [4-6] — Page 380

Vre

.regalət sbou to noitelenet? „nobnoj,atata to yzeduromä

คอร

„efel „dotek .bas

Απο τοτωτού

„Y 400

COPY.

From

Translation of Code Telegram.

Governor, Hongkong.

Το

Date

Secretary of State, London. 9th March, 1918.

378

aminoidistupad .yzevmdaï diVI to msızalag zwo?

„ancitasup woy of setiqui era yatwolio? aqida deltira ynincitinispez et noidsejde eff .(A) no ad od bassezgre molèksiuper es gnol as i vert bezešukaOT „ÚNGATIOVOĽ V .H to Madled aaanqzug zot moltistuper dad Esrogong ni JI .(0) bus (8)

neiðlalupex Ilut nor) #altalb as smar'on rojdiatopex Lepod te Inuodos no way yď batostte od bivods wroboczeć sound at (lida to dilatot of noiteetɗe on slide ba. ànearievod Iciuolos to -Takau virseio of Jeum di Jnemntevoù „M „H to sma mi noitteluper zot ydilidianoqast Ilst atqenos inomrisvoû kainalo) tent boots mosacisa to dlugor [singamið

mitostdo on toď akiseb od veg tot el noitesup

yð erted eď Jaum datı new to? yołfidlenoqsal

+

.Lemogorg od

(2):

si di sviðididong sedet sonrassat 11 bac Jasmrzovač [sinefo

tquoor den bluoda Juemrtevo) Isinaleŭ zadded aoldstobianco 201

„äeit Tem of sub sesaol not yillidianoquer [sionantt

SHOI

Your telegram 2nd. March requisitioning. Vessels in question are old and mostly in bad repair. This Goverment may have to incur very heavy expenses in repairing and running them which may bring the whole undertaking below the margin of finan- cial safety. In view therefore of the heavy financial respon- sibility in comparison with the Colony's revenue I would urge strongly that the Imperial Government would reconsider their decision not to accept the responsibility of war risks on the understanding that all the profits will be paid to the Imperial Goverment.

MAY.