CO129-518-1 Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong 28-6-1929 - 3-1-1930 — Page 2

1. Ger. Secret fans.

28.6.29 Z

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"Obans. on attempt of hanking to make a change in part of Supt.

2 Mins (7.0)

Cons

9/8/29

3 F.O (F.NILO/LIN0/10) 510

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cent of 1884.

copy of agreement.

26.8.29

No. 1 reports on the dispute over the Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong.

The Chinese authorities have nominated a new

Superintendent. Sir C. Clementi alleges that this

is merely a piece of political jobbery, substituting a man of the party now in power at Canton, and he

Govor apparently refuses to recognise this

appointment.

The dispute which occasioned so much trouble

last year was as to who were the Chinese authorities

who should make the appointment of a Superintendent

in Hong Kong, that is, whether it should have been

done by Canton or Peking. This dispute raises no

such question as both Central and Provincial Chinese authorities are agreed as to the new appointment. It seems to me that Sir C. Clementi is going much too

far. It may be within his rights refuse to

recognise an appointment made by an authority whom

he does not consider competent, but I do not see

that he has any right to refuse to accept an appointment by an authority or authorities admittedly

competent, simply because he does not approve of the grounds on which the appointment is made. His

argument