CO129-563-9 The Brewin Charity- request for official patronage 13-7-1937 - 22-7-1937 — Page 14

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Number 5-3528/46/37

Sir,

beg

RECEIVED

14 JUL 1937

C. O. REGY

Victoria Hotel.

4=14

Victoria Road

4.8

13th July 1937.

to acknowledge receipt of your letter of yesterday's cate Twenty, seven years ago (see my Annual Report for 1910), a fund

was

roused on

my

initiative, and

charity founded for the

banefit (1) of Chines workmen incapacitated by accident, and 12) of the widows and orphans of workmen. The second,

part of

progress

the charity has developed most successfully, but no has been made with the relief of injured workmen. This is not to be wondered at. The object is a ravel are to Chinese, and the

active pationage and encouragement of the Governm

the Governme... would to success. But from a correspon

have been nece

the

necessary Hongkong Government in 1932, I found that in

action

of

was

dence with

Hongkang no

thought recessary, and I hoped that the Secretary

rise that action was not

State might be persuaded to recognise

online

recessary

but

long overdue, and that some progress

ought at last to be made.

Jam, Sir.

Copy to Smith,

The Under Secretary of

Stala

Colonial Office.

London.

obedient servant.

your

4.W. Breum.