Mo. 109. (19538).
C.0.
TOKYO,
21965
19 JUN 08
May 12th, 1908.
712
Sir:-
With reference to your telegrams Nos. 30 and 31 of the 4th and 7th instant respectively on the subject of the Chinese Boycott of Japanese goods, I have the honour to report that I at once informed the Minister for Foreign Affairs in a Private Note of the instructions sent to His Majesty's Consul General at Canton. I have also informed His Excellency of the contents of a despatch from the Governor of Hongkong, copy of which I have the honour to enclose herewith, giving an account of the steps taken in the Colony to counteract the Boycott.
Count Hayashi has expressed himself as highly gratified at the friendly action of His Majesty's Government in this matter, and it is evident that the Japanese...
Sir E. Grey, Bart.,
M.P.,
&C.,
&C.,
&C.