CO129-505-6 Chinese telegraph office at Hong Kong- transfer to Cantonese control 8-7-1927 - 29-12-1927 — Page 39

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Hongkong No. 351.

september ärd,1987.

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In confirmation of my telegram No. 15 02

the End September, I have the housur to englese

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■ eepy of the wom! official letter which I have

received from Mr. #ni Yuk, the smerokazy in charge

of the Denton Foreign office, az the subject of

the Chinese telegraph offies in Hongkong •

will be seen that General Li Chai-sus declines

to lake over the charge of this office unless it

eam remain in Hongkong under the control of the

Nationalisi SəvorzMO ZA Š.

On the receipt of your telegram No. 396

of the 29th July, 1 salled on Mr. ita chun-lin and

Mr. #al Yux at the Ministry for tœnign AfTĪBĀZE

and informed them that if the Canton Gover” KOVO JE B

would war for the removal of the belegraph offias

te Chinese territory, the requent would be complied

with, and is would be handed over be their eontrol.

Mr. ïu námitted that he had previously sznauzred

in this suggestion, në zoporbed in my dosya teh

Bo. 98 of the 10th June, but said that he

subsequently esnsulted with the mambora of the

Government, who had objected that if the Faking

Government bed beam «llowed to control the affles

Xia Mojesty's Minister,

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