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With reference to your despateh ko. 36 1reaty of December 9th lnst I have the honour to transmil to you herewith copias of four despatches from His imjusty's Consul-General at Canton on the sub- ject of the conduct of er. Valpiasll), the Italian Consul-vener:l at fantan,
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It will be seen that Er, Volpicelli, having *60. 14, 1916, refused to give an undertaking to the Governor of
Hongkong that no would not visit the German Go5-
●rman Consul wuimte or hold communication with tha at Canten, proceeded to ruzove the Italian Consu- inte veneral from Longkong to Canton and notified the change in s somewhat unsermonious owner to hie Collargues at the latter place. Ir. Volpicell's relations with the Covernment of Hongkong will doubtless have been roportal to the Colonial uffion, but now that he has transferred his varies to Chlon it vama a question whether in the intereste of solidarity wongst the representatives of tha Allied Powers the Italian Government should not we moved to take some notion of the raprehensible conduct of their Consul Donersl in South China.
It is bard to see what interest qan be nerved at the prevent moment by an Italian representative who uskea s point of cultivating relations with Lite Geraan Consulate ani of avoiding intercourse with the Consular representatives of tre Allíne
The Right Ronourable
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