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ay objeted by them. to an reasonable grounds We have no right to suppose that the real instructions of the Cheusen go beyond the repression of smuggling, or at most the squeezing of their countrymen. But their words do.
The proclamation is confessedly levelled against persons purchasing opium in Hongkong & Macao; and it states that "All traders after purchasing opium (in Hongkong & Macao) are to proceed to the nearest tax station and report their goods for payment of the tax." And from what follows it would seem that this proclamation extends to opium on its way to Whampoa, Canton and Swatow." I think that this brings the case within the community as Hongkong have a right to expect better evidence than the glass of an interpreter that it is not intended to interfere, in Chinese Waters with British-owned or with British merchandise really on their way to a Foreign Port.
MINUTE PAPER.
On the other hand it is clear that what the Hongkong people are anxious about is tenable objection in that the words of the proclamation menace the legitimate trade but tenable apprehension that effectively it is all meant to interfere with smuggling.
II. Under these circumstances the Secretary of State for the Colonies has to take care that, in correspondence with the Foreign Office, he gives just and able protection to the Governor & the Colony so far as they have a just matter of complaint, but gives them no hope of receiving such protection when it is not just & reasonable. It will not do therefore, I think, to repress what is unreasonable, without an effective protest against...
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ay
objeted by them.
to an
reasonable
grounds
We have no
right to suppose
that the real intrutions of the Cheusen go beyond the repression of smuggling, or at most the squeezing of their countrymen. But their words do.
The
proclamation is confessedly. levelled against persons purchasing opium in Hongkong
* Macao; and
it states that
"
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All traders after purchasing
" opiume (in StongKong & Macao)
are
" proceed to the nearest tax station.
" and report their goods for payment
the tax.
"of the
derm
And from
what
follows it would
" to
that this proclamation extends
to apicem
its way
Whampoa, Ch'ao-chow_foo
I think that this
the com.
Canton and
& Swatow."
bring
the case-
umunity as Hongkong have a
Expect ville better evidence
right to ex
rbideau-
than the glass of
ar
interprater that
it is not intended to interfere,
in Cheneer Waters with British-owned.
or (qu) with British merchandise really
on their way to a
Vessels
to a Greaty Port.
otabe
MINUTE PAPER.
On the other hand it is
people
that what the Hongkong
are
about is
tenable
really anxious not this particular
abjection in that the
words of the proclamation.
Menace
the
un
legitimate trade
but
tenable abpation that
Effreticall its all mactivell to ymely inter
wth &
to
fere with smuggling.
II. Under these circumstance the Sees of State for the Colonies
has to take care that, in
Kreator..."
correspondence with the Foreign office, he gives just able protection to the Governor & the Colony
so far.
they have
a4
just matter of complaint, but gives them no
hape of receiving
such protection when it is not just
& reasonable.
It will not do therefore, I think, to repress
reprees Hongkong
fu
what is unreasonable, without
an
effective protest
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