CO129-501-4 Chinese situation- correspondence concerning Shamoan steamship service- running between Hong Kong and Canton 8-1-1927 - 27-7-1927 — Page 31

5.27311/01/2.

January, 1927.

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air.

I have leid before the Lorde Commissioners of

His Majesty' a 'sensory your letter of November 20th

(7.4682/1/10) on the subject of the on t of the Song

"ong

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anton Stenme in service for the neriod from

entecher 3rd 1925 to April 20th 1926.

y Lords regard a clsis in rennect of this

n

Normally,

es alto, ather different from any clЯia for a later

periou, becnuen the loss was in fact incurred before

"ik ajesty's Government ore aised sny relief.

therefore, They would not feel justified in sanctioning

any rent from Public "unde. Tu the very coecial

circumstances, however, and on the understanding that no

cisis will be once by the teasahin Company in resnect

of the period after April 20th, "heir Lordshing approve

the proposal of the Secretary of State that a rant

of 50% should be ade for the mulier period.

are accordingly prepared to sanction payment from

The Under Secretary of tete,

Poreign office.

Imperial

They