CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6] — Page 48

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No. 11,385/1918.

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14th. February, 1919.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt

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(as decoded)

"Secretary of State for the Colonies reports that your Govern-

-ment has protested against actions of Government of Hongkong

in permitting subcharter of vessels requisitioned under

Colonial Boheme on grounds of essential services are deserted

for speculative ventures and steamers are offered for

subcharter in India at rates in excess of Blue Book rates.

Please telegraph particulars,"

and to inform you that I replied thereto by telegram as followe

on the 11th. February, 1919:-

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(as decoded)

"Your telegram 21st. December on subject of shipping control,

particulars asked for being sent by mail.

2.

I enclose a copy of a letter addressed to

the Deputy Controller of Shipping on the 27th. September last, together with copies of the two telegrams to which reference is made. It had been taken for granted that Colonel Thomson would,

in the ordinary course, have referred this matter to Họngkong,

but it would seem that he adopted the alternative course of

addressing the Controller of Shipping in London, through whom, it

is concluded, the matter came to the notice of the Secretary of

State for the Colonies.

His Excellency,

The Officer Administering the Government

of Hongkong,

I have etc..

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HONGKONG.

ARTHUR YOUNG,