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It will be observed that the Chinese
Under this arrangement would have to abandon not only their Revenue Stations in the vicinity of Hong Kong, but also the right of their cruisers to overhaul their shipping on the high Seas and in Chinese waters.
They would thus lose all the Custom Revenue derived from the smuggling trade with Hong Kong, in consideration of the hazardous engagement on the part of the Colonial Government to prevent the export of opium, salt, and munition of war from Hong Kong to China in Junks without a Chinese permit.
It must be borne in mind that the Chinese have not the means of watching a seaboard of several hundreds of miles, and of preventing Junks trading with Hong Kong from entering or clearing at any place where there are no local authorities or where the native functionaries may be well disposed towards smuggling.
The proposal therefore that they...
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It will be observed that the Chinese
Under this
arr gement would have to abandon not on
by their Revenue Stations in the vicinity of Hong Hong, but also the right of then cruisers to overhand
their
shipping
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the high
Seas and in chiriere watere
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hade with tong thong in consideration of the hazar cons engagement on the part of the Coloning -
Government
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Chinese permit
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of watching a seaboard of severa
hundreds of miles, and of
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of preventing Junks trading with Hong Kong from
Entering or cleaning at any place
where there are no loca cauthorities
or where the native functionanis
May
be well disposed towards
Smuggle 10
The proposal therfore that
they
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