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the irritation & delay of communication with him as possible.

cation & co

&

much

av

Also M. Robertson should, as observed by Mittalland, have communicated the Viceroy's letter of explanation - [in which however I observe that the words on which the whole force of the Explanation depends, are in brackets - intimating that they are not the Viceroy's words but those of the interpreter].

I suppose

are not

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Custom Houses for the collection of the duties they apium, wherever like in their own territory. and, by the establishment of effective system of search in their own waters, or by the issue of certificates, or taken such steps fit for the suppression of smuggling from Hongkong, - that if these steps impair the prosperity of Hongkong, that is

a gloss

11. keat as to substance It is clear that the Treaty Tientsin only applies to the British traffic to the open ports. I think I doubted it will can, from the state the Chinese supported by the nature of the case, as shown by a glance at the map, and by the outcry which this Establishment of Custom Houses has created, that there is an enormous amount of smuggling of opium from Hongkong to the neighbouring province.

It is clear that the Chinese have a full right to establish and the incidents to which community which exists by breach of the laws of a neighbouring country must be liable. I think also that if the Chinese had carried out their intention (which they did not) of establishing Hongkong for the sale of certificates which would clear traders at the Chinese Custom Houses - in the nature of a "Caseia passare" - we should not have had a right, as Sir R. Macdonnell says, to call it a levying of export duties in Hongkong. The arrangement seems to me sound enough in principle, if the details were not disrespectful to our Authorities.

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the irritation & delay of communication with him as possible. cation & co & much av Also M. Robertson should, as observed by Mittalland, have communicated the Viceroy's letter of explanation - [in which however I observe that the words on which the whole force of the Explanation depends, are in brackets - intimating that they are not the Viceroy's words but those of the interpreter]. I suppose are not -512 Custom Houses for the collection of the duties they apium, wherever like in their own territory. and, by the establishment of effective system of search in their own waters, or by the issue of certificates, or taken such steps fit for the suppression of smuggling from Hongkong, - that if these steps impair the prosperity of Hongkong, that is a gloss 11. keat as to substance It is clear that the Treaty Tientsin only applies to the British traffic to the open ports. I think I doubted it will can, from the state the Chinese supported by the nature of the case, as shown by a glance at the map, and by the outcry which this Establishment of Custom Houses has created, that there is an enormous amount of smuggling of opium from Hongkong to the neighbouring province. It is clear that the Chinese have a full right to establish and the incidents to which community which exists by breach of the laws of a neighbouring country must be liable. I think also that if the Chinese had carried out their intention (which they did not) of establishing Hongkong for the sale of certificates which would clear traders at the Chinese Custom Houses - in the nature of a "Caseia passare" - we should not have had a right, as Sir R. Macdonnell says, to call it a levying of export duties in Hongkong. The arrangement seems to me sound enough in principle, if the details were not disrespectful to our Authorities.
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the irritation & delay of communi controversy with him as possible. cation & co & mucch av Also M. Robertson should, as axxerved by Mittalland, have communicated the Viceroy's letter of explanation - [in which however Sobserve that the word's on which the "of the Province whole force of the Explanation. depends, in brackets - Intaning that they are I suppors the are nost Viceroy's words but the of the interpreter]. її. -512 Custom Houses for the collection of the duties they apium, wherever territory. like in their own. and, by the establishment of effective systion of search in their own waters. at waters, or by the issue ad by both, to they think of certificates re, or taken such steps fit for the suppression of smuggling from Stoughtong, - that if these steps apair the prosperity of Hongkong, that is gloss a 11. keat as to substance It is clear that the Treaty Tientsin only applies to the British traffic to the open ports Campul I think I doubted It willean, from the state: the Chinese supported mento af by the nature of the case, as shown by a glance at the map, and by the outery which this Establishment of Custom Houses has created, that there is an snormous amount of smuggling of opium from Hongkong the neighbouring province. It is clear that the Chinese full right to establish have a af and the incidento to which. community which exists by breach of the laws of ring a neighbour country must be liable. I think also that if the Chinese had carried out their a in intention (which they did not) of Godt Office tablishing Hongkong for the sale of certifi= cates which would clear traders at the Chinese Custom Houses_ in the nature "Caseia passare" - we of a should not have had a right as Sir R. Macdonnell. to call it, dows, a levying of saport duties In arrangement in Hongkong. sernes to me sound enough. in principle, if the details were not disrespectful to our Authorities
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the irritation & delay of communi controversy with him as

possible.

cation & co

&

mucch

av

Also M. Robertson should, as axxerved by Mittalland, have communicated the Viceroy's letter

of explanation - [in which however Sobserve that the word's

on which the "of the Province

whole force of the Explanation. depends,

in brackets - Intaning that they

are

I suppors

the

are nost

Viceroy's words but the

of the interpreter].

її.

-512

Custom Houses for the collection

of the duties

they

apium, wherever

territory.

like in their own.

and, by the establishment of effective systion of search in

their own waters.

at

waters, or by the issue

ad

by both, to

they

think

of certificates re, or taken such steps fit for the suppression of smuggling from Stoughtong, - that if these steps apair the prosperity of Hongkong, that is

gloss

a

11. keat as to substance It is clear that the Treaty

Tientsin only applies to the British traffic to the open ports Campul I think I doubted

It willean, from the state:

the Chinese supported

mento

af

by the nature of the case, as shown by a glance at the map, and by the outery which this Establishment of

Custom Houses

has created, that there is an

snormous amount of smuggling of opium from Hongkong the neighbouring province.

It is clear that the Chinese

full right to establish

have a

af

and

the incidento to which.

community which exists by breach of the laws of

ring

a

neighbour

country must be liable. I think also that if the Chinese had carried out their

a

in

intention (which they did not) of

Godt Office tablishing Hongkong for the sale of certifi= cates which would clear traders at the Chinese Custom Houses_

in the nature

"Caseia passare" - we

of a

should not have had a right as Sir R. Macdonnell.

to call it, dows,

a

levying of saport duties In arrangement

in Hongkong.

sernes to me sound enough.

in

principle, if the details were

not disrespectful to our Authorities

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