Enclosure /.
454
Copy.
H. I. J. ',. CONSULATE GENERAL
Hongkong.
December 20th, 1924.
sir.
At the request of Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, Hongkong, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith enclosed a Licence which was issued sometime ago under Opium Ordinance, 1923, and which Mitsui desires to return
to the Hongkong Govemment on account of its failure to
make use thereof,
In this connection I take liberty also to
enclose a copy of Mitsui's letter accompanying the returned
Licence. Meanwhile I am telegraphically instructed by His
Japanese V's. Minister for Foreign Affairs to explain to
him how it was that the party from which Mitsui expected
to buy the opium in question was not granted a licence to sell, tius making the one given to Mitsui practically
useless.
I shall be highly obliged to you if you will kindly enlighten me regarding the matter, so that I may
report to the Foreign Minister.
I have, &c.,
(Sd.) Seiichi Takahashi,
Consul-General for Japan.
Honourable Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong.