CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 291

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of the English Banks. The Japanese Specie Bank ... their Silver minted ... This is not a correct ... into you by the Government at 1/2% less than foreigners do, which gives them a very ... advantage.

... decided ... over British Banks ... was further ... according ... erinf ... M RIG ... the per ... appare free to the ... Why have ... the not ... ... in conducting Exchange operations, find her ... and ... wilde ... therefore British Banks ... would suffer seriously if the Yen were legalized.

2. Apart from that the Specie Bank controls vast amounts of Government Funds for which they are ... ann ... only charged 3% per ... and ... tam den ... This is ... ar ... item to be taken into consideration with the ... for ... Ven ... R ... the ... Las ... Seem ... with the fact that the Specie Bank is only waiting for you to be a legal tender in ... to open Branches at Songhong and probably Singapore and Penang. In such a case British Banks would be at a decided disadvantage in competing with them; in short they would not be able to do so ... successfully, they would be heavily handicapped.

3. The present temper of the Japan Government is extremely hostile to British trading interests. They ... are attempting to oust us in every possible way and it would not ...

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287of the English Banks. The Japanese Specie Bank ... their Silver minted ... This is not a correct ... into you by the Government at 1/2% less than foreigners do, which gives them a very ... advantage.... decided ... over British Banks ... was further ... according ... erinf ... M RIG ... the per ... appare free to the ... Why have ... the not ... ... in conducting Exchange operations, find her ... and ... wilde ... therefore British Banks ... would suffer seriously if the Yen were legalized.2. Apart from that the Specie Bank controls vast amounts of Government Funds for which they are ... ann ... only charged 3% per ... and ... tam den ... This is ... ar ... item to be taken into consideration with the ... for ... Ven ... R ... the ... Las ... Seem ... with the fact that the Specie Bank is only waiting for you to be a legal tender in ... to open Branches at Songhong and probably Singapore and Penang. In such a case British Banks would be at a decided disadvantage in competing with them; in short they would not be able to do so ... successfully, they would be heavily handicapped.3. The present temper of the Japan Government is extremely hostile to British trading interests. They ... are attempting to oust us in every possible way and it would not ...
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of the English Banks. The Japanese

Specie Bank

дев

their Silver minted

This is not A correc

into you by the Government al

1/2% less than foreigners do,

which gives them a very

advantage.

decided

over British Banks

was

futher of according erinf M RIG

the per appare free to the

Why have

the not

معة

in conducting Exchange operations, find her

and

wilde

therefore British Banks cuela..

would suffer seriously if the Yen

were legalized.

2. Apart from that the Specie

Bank controls vast amounts of

Government Funds for which

they

are

ann

only charged 3% per

and

tam den

This is

ar

item to be taken into consideration

with the

for

Ven

R

the

Las

Seem

with the fact that the Specie Bank

is only waiting for you to be a

legal tender

in

to open Branches

Songhong and probably

Singapore and Penang. In such

a

case British Banks, would be

at a

decided disadvantage in

competing with them; in short

and they would not be able to do so of subthey

M-

successfully, they would be 20

peg heavily handicapped.

Seeg

3. The present temper of the Japan

Government is extremely hostile

to British trading interests.

They...

are

attempting to oust us

in every porrible

way

and it

would

notTM

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