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We recognise the difficulties of the Peking Government in providing protection for foreign trade in distant parts of the republic, but fail to see how it can be seriously contended that it is unable to exact obedience to its wishes in a province so easily accessible as Chekiang, and we therefore respectfully beg to ask the consular body to transmit this protest to their respective Ministers at Peking and request them to protect our interests, either by insisting on the Government enforcing the adherence of Chekiang province to existing treaties and agreements or by obtaining a promise from them to make good any losses we may sustain by this illegal interference with legitimate trade.
As the matter is one of considerable urgency, we beg to suggest that the foregoing be transmitted to Peking by telegraph.
We are, &c.
[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]
Für
OPIUM.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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(No. 110.)
;
Manager.
trade.
For the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China:
W. S. LIVINGSTONE,
Manager, Shanghai. For the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation;
For Deutsch-Asiatische Bank :
Banque russo-asiatique :
For the Yokohama Specie Bank
Banque de l'Indo-Chine :
H. FIGGE, Manager.
JEZIERSKY, Manager.
(Limited) :
K. KODAMA, Manager.
ARDAIN, Manager.
H. C. GULLAND, Manager.
For the International Banking Corporation:
Banque sino-belge:
W A. HOHN, Manager.
For the Mercantile Bank of India (Limited):
For the Bank of Taiwan (Limited); Netherlands Trading Society:
R. MILLER, Sub-Manager.
M. ESAKI, Manager.
No. 1,
C
[July 12. - 2 AUG 12
SECTION 3.
Sir Edward Grey to Sir J. Jordan.
(Tolographic.) R.
Foreign Office, July 12, 1912. SASSOONS' telegram to you of 9th July, as to further restrictions on opium You should make a further strong protest.
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LAGRO, Manager.