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H..Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
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25/2/02.
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Pornosa and Amoy, Pormosa and Hongkong, and Formosa and
Jigan, etc.. The transhipment to Rurope of Formosa goods
takes place either in Japan or Hongkong, the quickest route being Hongkong •
To enable you to make enquiries, wo give you?
the following dates:
By the s/s "ALEXANDRIA” bill of lading eated Porkorg
28th. August;
By the s/s "MARBERG" bill of lading duted Hongkong
29th. November;
and we have now by the "NURNBERG" and by the
*SAMBIA", now on passage, sone further parcels shipped
from Hongkong•
We should feel obliged if you coule do
anything to assist the British Colony against this
unreasonable imposition, as there can be no possible reason
whatever why the goods should of necessity have to be
sent to Japan and then to France vis Pongkong instead of
being sent direct to Hongkong for transhipment.
Te remain, Dear Sir,
Your obedient servants,
(Signed) M. SAMUEL & Co.
Dictated by Mr. 3. Samuel.