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could be done! To the Chinese this reply, however
correct in law, could only imply unwillingness to
help if not actund sympthy with anarchiats.
Under the new Order I doubt whether the
fared
Viceroy would or could have forced zuly better: but
at least our good name would be less open to injury
if it were provided that in China only companiea
registered as China companies and those registered
in Great Britain shall be entitled to enll chon-
aelves Dritish), colonial registered companies have
ing to add the words "of lionekone", "of Singapore",
ht
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etc, an the case may be, after the word Limited
in their title und other empanies the word
registered" and if it were further ladd down that
all but British coapsules dull be amenable to
hin linjesty's Courta in Chim as ungo¿istered com
panies.
Between the Consul General and the hongkong
deputy registrar sympathy and cooperation would
manifestly