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manifestly be almost impossible. To the latter
the former munt always appear as prone to raise
objections which prevent fees accruing to Hongkong
lie will be inclined to contest an attempt to move
the Secretary of State to intervene and during
the consequent discussion the company whose regis-
tration the Conmul-General is powerless to post- Such
pone, my enter into stock relations with foreig
org and natives as will afford good cause for com
plaint in case British recognition and protection
are ultimately withdraw from it.
Such conflict is óbvinted by Mr Bourne's pro-
posed makeshift, provided the certificate of
registration which is to be a company's official
sanction in Chins expressly states that it is
Granted on the certificate of his proposed compe
troller.
At Hankow two or three years ago some Chinese
with the aid of a Swiss started a bogus in-
tire
surance company which pretended to be British
registered