CO129-553-5 Japanese activities in Macao and Canton 31-1-1935 - 22-11-1935 — Page 109

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23rd February, 1955.

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Dear Mr. Morrison,

I had your cable of 21st informing me that, I

could get no support in Londen on my Chungking milway seneme.

This is rather a blow and is going to make things very awkward

for me on my return to Changhai. I interviewed the Hongkong

Commercial Attache and he cabled to London. I suppose they

et in touch with you as indicated by your wire. It is no $86

mo saying any more about the scheme, but how London can turn

it down without even investigation, is only an example »gain

of how officials do business. To ought at least to have

hung on to the possibilities and made a survey, which Ezechum

was prepared to pay for, before flatly turning it down.

#regoh seem to think more of it, and even if they do not fulfil

the contract, they will be in the field and be favoured when

Ezeehum de build the railway. I have cabled to hanghai to

lyproach Ekoda, to see what they can do and at the same time I

have told our Commercial Attachs in Hongkong what I have done,

He sees my point and almost

lle seems to have ees with me.

his own troubles with officialdom.

The

The waterworks for Canton is gradually taking shape

I have seen and I have hopes this will eventually go through.

everybody who counte in Canton and the B. Consul General in

he main Canton is doing what he can to influence for us. point is to get it through quickly and quietly, before the Germans fet hold of the newɛ, as so far we are the only people

in the field. Sven if I get the contract my work is not sure,

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