CO129-574-18 Mail Service with Canton and South China 14-12-1938 - 29-12-1938 — Page 19

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THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (Incorporated),

69, Cannon Street,

E.C.4.

2nd December, 1938.

SECTION.

sir,

Members of the Section have reported

to the Chamber delays and irregularities in the

mails from Canton which are, apparently, due to

Japanese interference with the steamer sailings

on the Pearl River. An example is quoted of mail

which left Canton on October 18th and took seven

days in transit to Hong Kong, from which point it

reached England within eight days. It does not

appear that the situation has improved materially

since that date.

I should be glad to know whether this matter

18 already receiving the attention of His Majesty's

Government and, if not, whether representations wi 11

be made to the Japanese authorities with a view to

facilitating the forwarding of the mails from Canton.

Yours faithfully,

(Sgd.) A.de V. Leigh,

Secretary.

The Under-Secretary of State,

Foreign Office,

S.V.1.