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the Colony alone extending from March 1917 to January,

1919, and I doubt whether it can be held that he has

had a substantial amount of residence ashore in Hong

Kong sufficient to qualify him for a certificate of

naturalization. See Home Office letters of 6th

X August, 1918, (38415/18) and 1st June, 1920 (27029/20)

in Falk's case.

The latter papers at any rate in that case

were in the present Governor's time, though the case

started Consule Maio, and Sir E.Stubbs has no excuse for overlooking it].

All we can do is to put the present case

to the Home Office referring to the Falk case

generally and in particular to their two letters cited

above, and writing as at "A" supra, and ask for Mr.

Shortt's observations.

It will be sufficient to

send only the memorial and Mr.Terby's own Statutory

Declaration (in original for return) observing that

all the other documents received from the Colony are

in order and that the Governor has expressed the

opinion that Mr. Tarby is a fit person to receive the

privilege of naturalization.

4/5/2 1x (of The

93.

20078

Sir,

20 ADVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG. 2nd March, 1921.

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Referring to Viscount Harcourt's Circular Despatch

of the 28th April, 1915, and to Mr. Long's Circular Despatch of

the 22nd December, 1917, I have the honour to forward for your consideration and approval the enclosed Certificate of Naturaliza

-tion of Mr. Helge Tarby, who was born at Copenhagen, Dermark, on

the 31st of August, 1894, together with the following documents in support thereof:-

1. Memorial by the Applicant.

2. Statutory Declaration by the Applicant.

4.

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6.

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do.

do.

Mr. Robert Innes.

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Mr. Robert Innes.

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do.

do.

do.

Commander C. W. Beckwith, R.N.

Mr. C. J. Thomson.

Mr. A. McD, Sommerville.

8. Statement as to Character.

I consider Mr. Tarby to be a fit person to receive

7.

the privilege of naturalization.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient humble servant,

9. E. Stubbs

Governor, &c.

E RIGHT HONOURABLE

WINSTON CHURCHILL, M.P.,

&C..

&c.