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mind a conversation I had with Sir John Jorden in September
of last year,
in the course of which be informed me that,
although is Majesty's Government contended that China had
no such right the Chinese Government had denied the
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justice of such contention, and that there the matter had
beon allowed to rest I decided, before opposing the
?
Regulations on that round, to await an indication of your
views as to the line to be adopted. In my nobe of May 4th
to the Metine Governor General, however, I called attent-
ion to the immunity of unbroken packages. Such were the
motives which influenced my action
or perhaps as the
Hongkong Government would term it my inaction- when the
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controversy first arose, and thereon I stend to be adjud-
red by those in whom the cole right of judgment is vested-
my superiors.
That I have incurred the condemnation of the Hongkong
Ahamber of Commerce and the Honekone branch of the thing