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My dear day,
Hongkong, 27th April, 1910 •
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18 JUN 1910
Please convey to His Excellency my congratulations on his
knowledge of this subject and on the rapidity with which he has turned
out so generally accurate and acceptable a draft.
It is true that I still prefer my own "preamble" since that
gave the actual raison d'etre of this new proposed Convention and
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it is in a fome sixite to and readily understood by the Chinese
Government.
In some other points also I prefer the original
phraseology. The issues, however, are so important that I will
accept with pleasure Hie Excellency's recasting of our draft, only
bringing a few very minor points to your notice.
£ am confident that this Convention, if it goes through
as I believe it can and will go through, will be of much benefit to
both parties and will form & landmark in the Colony's history and
trade.
May 1 thank His Excellency and yourself for the trouble
taken with this matter.
Sincerely yours
(sd) A..Harria.