Mr. Consul-General Phillips to Sir Miles Lampson.
No. 85
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Copy to Crow Advocate,
Shanghai,
Sir,
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H. B. M. Consulate-General,
CANTON.
18th June, 1931.
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I have the honour to forward herewith
oopy and translation of a letter dated 18th April
last which I received from the Mayor of Canton
complaining of the recruiting of Chinese labour in
China for Jamoa by Messrs. Gibb, Livingston and
Company of Hongkong. I duly forwarded the translation
to His Excellency The Governor of Hongkong and I
enclose a copy of his reply dated the 36th May last.
2. I have not as yet communicated to the Mayor
the substance of this reply, because I entertain some
misgivings as to whether the attitude of the Hongkong
Government is entirely defensible from the point
of view of international law.
3. The Canton authorities protest against
Hongkong firm being allowed to recruit in China
labour for Samos in any other way than in accordance
with the procedure laid down in the Anglo-Chinese
Convention of 1904. His Excellency The Governor
has replied that in this instance he does not
consider the Convention applicable as the labour in
question is not shipped from 'the open ports of
China' but from Hongkong, although recruitment does
actually take place in China,
Sir Miles Lampeon, A.C.H, Ue, Ca B., M.V.0,,
His Majesty's Minister,
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