Stomat

thee intrust of they thoug

Len

and finally in the cas

of Canada to

Juistand

the barguen für alice

last

of nothing the Roucle when 4529 45

Kee W. offer amount to nothing at all. It is in the last Diguel improbable that any Canadian heads will reach Francs via 17 tong and the Straits, pasping heavy freight wis the Suny (anal when they can be sout direct

at passent I have not heard that thes "tracts is affected at all, and appareath

Pox pausee Stang langis auf affected so far as

are conserved.

Gendo

the abgeb of the Dr. is to Encourage deriet shipment and goods towenig deriet Excape the surtaxe d'subrepôt. Hong Kong apparents wants to trape not auf the surlays d'entrepôt but ales the general tariff.

au

France offers there for ban the fou the minimum tariff for haundian goods

of which there are some,

e provided they are sent on from St. Kong in a verlosta same (ompany, miponibility. Reall the Fr. Minister must have had his toujat in his checke when he propounded this. Of to no me arguing the matter witho the Dr. I would soufly sand then outo

exeron

Hong Kong & the Strait for the addon of the Goot. Perhaps an Extra 50 %f duty on Brandy might help to make them bee but at present the matter is not

I have all

ece of any real importance

reassu,

sofar

Ithink

ave

Uhappy

should keep to the narrower issue

"Pena).

at present (c.c. the sur-tax on goods trans-shipped at it. R. & the ports of the Malay

ou

(1) As the French Minister speaking with his

tongue in his check in insisting

the goods going forward by a ship of the same Company? The last sentence of Alfred Holt & Eos litter of 15/2/10. 5486/10 might seem to bear that out; but allowance must be made for difference between minds avowedt saturated witt a

protective systems & those accustomed to

Free Trade! Is the French requirement impracticable cou

mund Al Collûs is correct at A

من (2)

my On these two points Ild refer to Hong Kong the Straits and in each case ash what the dinvension of the trans-shipment tradi

affected is.

On hearing from theid ove can decide what reply we st ask Z. C . to send to Jr.

As propose &

E

44.12 Lord

Cummott, but

Under no circumstances would ?

suggest to 7.0. to hint at or threaten retaliation

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