CO129-518-1 Chinese Telegraph Office in Hong Kong 28-6-1929 - 3-1-1930 — Page 59

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repected his request for an interview with the Colonial

Secretary, suggesting the 19th as a suitable date,

3.

By my instructions this interview was definitely

refused. Kr. Lu was told by the Georetary for Chinese

First

Affairs, d, that he could not be recognized as Superinten

dent

until his name had been formally submitted through you

to me and approved by se, and secondly, that I viewed with

great disfavour his attempt to commence gontrol without my

sanction.

4.

There the metter rests for the present and will rei

until the requirements of my telegram No.12 have been fully

satisfied, I cannot, of course say how much of my telegram

Mr. Aveling thought it desirable to communicate to Dr. Wang,

but I am informed that kr. La cannot by any stretch of

imagin: tion be described as a non-political, commercial

person, and in any cusc, as the selection of Mr. Lu, notified

in your telegram No.53 of the 6th of August, must have

precceed Mr. Aveling's communication by some weeks, 1+ acces

impossible not to ounalude that the Chinese Government in

permitting Mr. Lu to proceed with his appointment has simply

ignored siresh the representations made on this subjɛet.

can only say that, if Nanking persists in sending its ex-

Generals and political jobbers to this Colony as candidates

for the superintending of the Chinese Telegraph Office here,

I shall be equally persistent in my refusal to permit then

to take charge, if necessary, shall close the office.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

(sd) C. Clemsuli

Governor. 20.

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