price of silver, would lead to annual disturbances in trade. This would add to the numerous incidental to the trade with Lautere had.
A merchant consigning goods through the Suez Canal would have to pay duties on arrival.
It would be impractical to try to discuss...
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There would be a waste of time and an increase in expenses if different rates were charged, say on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 6.
Ships should arrive on schedule so that Imperial Revenue could be paid to meet the heavy drain resulting from the gold debt the annuity China contemplates.
There is some danger that if we refuse to do anything, the difference might be enough to tempt a potentially unprofitable venture into...
Any proposal, therefore, that entirely destroys a good basis, while the funeral remains, Silver would be very injurious to commerce, and any attempt to impose a gold standard on China would be absurd. It would have far-reaching results which it is impossible to forecast.
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In the event of default, the Municipal guarantee will then place her absolutely in the hands of that power.
We maintain that it is not there to be too stiff.
But we might tell the C.O. that a reasonable increase of fears appears to be justifiable, and could be effected openly by a revision of the treaty, now being beaten by a fictitious tale of 3 to the L. ab initio.
A revision of the tariff, annual, is that the vicinage should be...