COPY. Shanghai Despatch No.78 to H.B.X.Xinister,Peking, 13/3/29.
X. B. X. Consulate-General,
No. 78 (and 3 copies)
Copy to Ichang.
Chunging.
Shanghai.
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13th March, 1929.
sir,
With reference to your despatch
Mosers. Butterfield and
From Shanghai to:
Swire.
Messrs. Jardine, Ma the son
& Company Limited.
Number 25 (48/37A) of January 16th on the
subject of the smuggling of opium and other
Kesars, The Asiatic Petro- urmanifested carge on British ships, I
leum Company, Limited.
dated 22/1/29.
From Messrs. Butterfield and
Swire, 9/2/89.
The China Import and Export have the honour to forward herewith copy
Lumber Company,
of a letter which I addressed to Xessrs.
Butterfield and wire, Messrs. Jardins,
Matheson and Company, Limited, The Asiatic
Petroleum Company, Limited and The Chin
Import and Expert Lumber Company, togather
with copies of the replies which I re-
osived from the first three firme nentioned
above.
From Messrs. Jardine, Methe-
son à Company, 9/2/29.
From The Asiatic Petroleum
Company Limited,23/2/29,
In acknowledging my letter The
Chima Import and Export Lumber Company
state *i call your attention to the fact
that our vessels do not as a rule proceed
His Britannis Majesty's Minister,
British Legation,
PEKING.
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