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whose benefit the change is presumably to be made, would avoid ships sutjected to delays and inspections and restrictions which they detest.

The Association cannot therefore, but view with re- gret an attitude, on the part of the Hong Kong Government, which they conceive to te as unnecessary as: it is antagonistic to British interests, and to lack the sympathy of Her Majesty's Consuls who have daily opportunity of perceiving the conditi;ns of the traffic.

Trusting that the reasons given will be held to justi

fy the protest they are designed to sustain

I bave, etc..

sa. R.S.Gundry,

Hod: Sec. China Association.

COPY OF TELEGRAM

Hong Kong 21st. January 1396

We fully confirm Shanghai letter regarding regulations

for passengers per British ships and request you to do all you can to prevent British shipping being handicapped ty restrictions that would be inoperative in regard to ships of other nations.

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