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PARAPHRASE TELEGRAM from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Secretary
of State for the Colonies.
(Dated 3rd February. Received Colonial Office 11.7.a.m. 3rd
February, 1928.)
Immediately on receipt, Ι
Your telegram of 24th January.
caused letter dated 25th January to be written to Chen Ching Wen
informing him that I had received authority to recognise him as
Manager of the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong in place of
Lau Cheuk Pan it being distinctly understood that he would
he immediately^assume office, hand over control of it to Eastern
Extension Telegraph Company as agents for Chinese Ministry of
Communications at Hong Kong and enquiring whether he agreed to
assume office upon this understanding. Meanwhile Chen Ching Wen
had gone to Singapore and only returned to-day. In his absence
Lau Cheuk Pan forwarded to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs
translation of telegram dated 16th January which purported to
come from Peking Minister of Communications as follows.
Begins.
To Superintendent Lau Cheuk Pau, Hong Kong, your telegram noted
and remittance received. Interruption of telegraph like and
difficulties in getting funds also noted. The said Superintendent
is to remain in office. He should put things in order energeti-
cally, take measures to restore telegraph communications and remit
funds as received. This is most important. Ministry of
Communications.
Ends.
Lau Cheuk Pau informed the Secretary for Chinese
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Affairs verbally that, because land line to Swalow was interrupted
Hong Kong Office was not making any profit but that he borrowed
2000 dollars and remitted it to Peking with an explanation and
that consequently Peking is now prepared to keep him. Chen Ching
$ We to-day informed me that he know nothing of this and that at
his
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