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trade Shanghai be AL Inne directing would not be convenient for foreign trade than Hongkong, the and already some of the large Houses have moved there i And I cant well. Conceive a policy likely to drive them all there than to place the Residents in Hongkong under contributions for National Objects from which objects Prose residing in the Open ports in China are free. It would be placing Hongkong at a most unfair disadvantage, and might just turn the scale which is at present hanging in the balance.

The Chinese traffic of the Colony, it must be remembered, is quite distinct from the foreign trade, and it is the Chinese who have made the Colony what it is, not it's connection with the foreign trade. The Chinese have flocked to the Colony for the advantage which it offers of a quiet and Secure

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trade Shanghai be AL Inne directing would not be convenient for foreign trade than Hongkong, the and already some of the large Houses have moved there i And I cant well. Conceive a policy likely to drive them all there than to place the Residents in Hongkong under contributions for National Objects from which objects Prose residing in the Open ports in China are free. It would be placing Hongkong at a most unfair disadvantage, and might just turn the scale which is at present hanging in the balance. The Chinese traffic of the Colony, it must be remembered, is quite distinct from the foreign trade, and it is the Chinese who have made the Colony what it is, not it's connection with the foreign trade. The Chinese have flocked to the Colony for the advantage which it offers of a quiet and Secure
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trade Shanghai be AL Inne directing would hot convenient custre for foreign trade than Hongkong, the and already some of the large Houses have moved there i And I cant well. Concière a poling likely to drive them all there than to place the Residents in Hongkong under contributions for National Obpiti from which objecti Prose residing in the Open ports in China are free. It would C be placing bonghong at 219 a most unfair disadvantage. and might just turn the scale which is at present hanging in ten balance. The Chinese traffic 18- of the Colony , it must be remembered, is quite distinct from the foreign trade, and it is the Chinese who have the Co made the E is, and Colony What it not it's connection with the foreign trade. The Chinese have flocked to the Co Colony for advantage the which it offers of a quiet and Secure
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trade Shanghai

be

AL

Inne

directing

would hot

convenient

custre for

foreign trade than Hongkong,

the

and already

some of

the

large Houses have moved

there

i

And

I cant well.

Concière a

poling

likely to drive them all

there than to place the

Residents in

Hongkong

under contributions for

National Obpiti from which

objecti

Prose

residing

in

the

Open ports in China are free. It would

C

be placing bonghong

at

219

a

most unfair disadvantage.

and might just turn the scale which is at present hanging in ten balance.

The Chinese traffic

18-

of the

Colony

, it must be

remembered, is quite distinct from the foreign trade, and

it is the Chinese who have

the Co

made the E

is, and

Colony

What it

not it's connection

with the foreign trade. The Chinese have flocked

to the Co

Colony for

advantage

the

which it

offers of a quiet and

Secure

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