Shameen is the foreign settlement in Canton. It is, of course,
no mou a fait
of Hong Kong thran Shanghai
or any other
treaty port. It has been rigorously
boycotted a to prevent the withdrawal.
of the British.com
collapse
mmunity and consequent
British influence prestige
+
in Southern China it has been victualled
a
by remuning the sxpense of tiong-Kong. We do not deny that the interests of Hong Kong are to some sytent involved, but we contend that the British settlements in China ar
local steamer seivice at
primarily the concern
of H. M.ly. as they
crxist for British Fade,
+
that the
Treasury ought to bear the cost of
Victualling Shameen
the cost.
To help us
End we propose, if
to invoke the aid
as suggested in
or at least half
to obtain
that
The S. of S. approves, The China Committees
Ine. Ellis' minute,
I would however not put quite
such a leading question" as whatter the loos
should be bome by H. M.G. in so many
ask whetting in the opinion
words, but
of the Committer the maintenance
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the service is of such importance
to British interes to a
prestige in China
this corently as
d to the Kade
make it worential to
maintain the
ramming of the steamers at
considerable loss.
Bee of state.
175.26
G
Jagree with Buffrindle in thinking that we should refer
to the China Committee in the way be suffects.
B.4.6.
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