CO129-470 - Public Offices - 1921 — Page 519

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

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iket the unafficial representations ande

prove, howUTAT, by the Lugušies in November, 1920, are ineffective to terminate the unsatisfactory state of affaire, you are autism rised to take up the mutter officially with she Chinese Government, and to notify then that His Majesty's Government will be obliged to consider the advisability of taking other measures to put an end to the dianbilities suffered by British shipping from a situation which is que solely to the inefficiency of the Chinese Authorities themselves. HL« H«jonty'a dovezmenat gannet requiesce in a sitmetion by which legitimate British shippin interests are ponalised by the failure of the Chinese Authorities to enferua adequate preventive moozares at

the sourse of the evil.

with grast truth and regard,

air,

Xeur most obedient,

barbie dervant,

(For the Secretary of State)

(gd) wils. W. hampson

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