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of the globe

On

the trade of England,

-and, more particularly, on the trade of Honghong. As I have already reported, Captain Fournier,

the Naval Officer who signed the

· recent Convention of Fientoin, told me that, in his opinion, liberal privileges would be extended to

of all nations in

the commerce

Tonquin and in the other countries lately placed under French rule or

protection. If this policy

is

carried out, the English trade

of

which

Governor to decretary of State N. 198 of May 29, 188141.

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which Honghong is the headquartere cannot fail to profit from

recent occurrences. Indeed it m should not be forgotten that (as

it has been truly observed), France

has little reason

of

for the display of

Commerce

com

jealousy with regard to the

opening up to foreign

China and the neighbouring countries. It appears from the Economiste Français that, in 1882, France had only eight (8)

commercial houses in all the

Vorts of China, while England had

two