Aug. and refuse to cooperate with purchases their support China in a Loral Reform unless China Lit for from for G detestable Copyt Do. Lin ought to go, and Iful Enthus ashamed suggesting Z even this. Die prefer to put this ach für Ihayard privatif & write a do betons more tactful days.
21/6 anment M. May luges (a, that if the Hong Kong government is to promilit briting of opium for export to China and in doing so to become exposed to a claim for compensation from the Hong Kong government formerly, the Chinese government should, Jr. contra, prohibit the export of prepared opium from China to Hongkong & make the requisite.
Valid This seems to me so reasonable as to admit of no argument is the contrary that if HM's government consent to the Chinese Government putting a prohibition upon China, the Chinese government should make some other points concerning on the importation of prepared opium into China.
356 (C) that if the Hongkong government takes further measures to prevent some go? of prepared opium into China, again some Incid pro tanto shall be given. The smuggling question is a very old one the subject of endless correspondence. While M: May makes Hall, other points until it is shut na dostus.
(1) The Hongkong government has entered into perfectly legitimate engagements to actively support a policy which will make it unable to meet its engagements instor" payment of compensation. He does not evidently believe in the new Chinese policy intended to be enforced. He does not feel why Hongkong should lose, when China does not really mean business. I do not see this despatch does- fend com CPL.
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