27 MAY
V1*
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: CONVENTION, CANNON, LONDON.”
TELEPHONE NOK 7554-5-6 CITY.
224
1, 2 & 3, OXFORD COURT & 97, CANNON STREET,
LONDON, E.C.
COPY CF CABLEGRAM RECEIVER FROM THE HOEGKONG CHAMBER OF COLLI ROF?
23RD KAY, 1916.
REFERRING GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION PROHIBITING EXPORT RAW AND WASTE
SILK TO AMERICA THIS CHA BFR VIEWS WITH FEELINGE GRAVEST ALARI
CONSIDERING IT CALCULATED DO VERY SERIOUS AND IRREPARABLE INJURY
BRITISH SILK TRADE BOUTH CHINA AND CONSEQUENTLY IN VIEW OF TURN-
OVER OF SOME TWO MILLION STERLING ALL OTHER TRADES MUST SUFFER
STOP PROHIBITION DOESNT AFFECT SHANGHAI OR JAPAN STOP JAPAN LIKELY
TO BE DELIBERATELY BENEFT TED BY THIS PROCLAMATION IN THEIR IN-
CREASINGLY SEVERE COMPETITION BRITISH SILK TRADE WITH AMERICA
WHICH ONCE LOCT EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT REGAIN STOP BRITISH BANKS
SHIPPING COMPANIES MERCHANTE STRONGLY PROTEST AGAINST PROCLAMATION
WHICH APPARENTLY VILL NOT EATERIALLY EFEFFIT ALLIED CAUSE URGE
YOU MAKE STRONG PIPRESENTATIONS FOREIGN OFFICE TUFNIATE VITHDRAWAL
LOVE. SECRETARY,
OWING TO SFASON ALREADY OPFIED EFTEG PARALYSED
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