interfere for the Foreign + is quite justified in showing great distrust & dislike of Chinese interocation
any Junk Trade. So
Merchant would be,
Kind. On the other hand, it cannot
of any be pretended Treaty that we should insist on its being a great smuggling depôt to the manifest injury of the Chinese Revenue, the exercise of its
that it is in accordance with
or refuse
to China
legitimate right of imposing such checks
as Custom Houses on
their
even
if we
we could
Territories
supply,
& Cruizers in Chinese Water's con
refuse an exequatur
to a Consul to reside in
Hongkong.
As to the extent to wh smuggling
takes
talles place from Hongkong, both in
Page 145
opium & piece goods, the U.S. Minister hands the Trade lately put into.
5
my
Report for the past year of the U.S. Consul at Amoy, furnishing very conclusive evidence, not only of its prevalence, but
also
of its injurious effects on the
Trade at the Ports. legitimate Foreign
Speaking of Amoy of inequalities of
local taxation, he observes : " A vast
has
system of overland smuggling.
been organized
in
order to supply
the
"consuming districts in its vicinity, of dealers are debarred from importing
"Heer
111
goods through the regular Channels. "Now Changchao - Blaun - Chin
"chew-tc. are
-
expplied with Opium,
"Piece
with
interfere for the Foreign + is quite justified in showing great distrust & dislike of Chinese interocation
any Junk Trade. So
Merchant would be,
Kind. On the other hand, it cannot
of any be pretended Treaty that we should insist on its being a great smuggling depôt to the manifest injury of the Chinese Revenue, the exercise of its
that it is in accordance with
or refuse
to China
legitimate right of imposing such checks
as Custom Houses on
their
even
if we
we could
Territories
supply,
& Cruizers in Chinese Water's con
refuse an exequatur
to a Concal to reside in
Hongkong.
As to the extent to wh smuggling
takes
talles place from Hongkong, both in
145
opium o& piece goods, the U.S. Minister hands the Trade lately put into.
5
my
Report for the past year of the 1.8. Consul at Amoy, furnishing very conclusive evidence, not only of its prevalence, but
also
of its injurious effects on the
Trade at the Ports. begitimate Foreign
Speaking of Amoy of inequalities of
local taxation, he observes : " A vost
has
system of overland smuggling.
been organized
in
order to supply
the
"consuming districts in its vicinity, of dealers are debarred from importing
"Heer
111
goods through the regular Channels. "Now Changchao - Blaun - Chin
"chew-tc. are
-
expplied with Opium,
"Piece
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