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ment before the British ~

Trade

Enquiry

Committee in

this Colony, to which Mess Pears Limited refer in their letter to you of the 2nd October last, has tried to find specimens

of s of fraudulent imitations Pears' Soap on this market but

without success, and he is there-

ofere inclined to the belief that

such imitations are not now ~ sold here.

I have the honour to be

dir,

Your Most Obedient Humble servant,

Meach

Miguel

Administering the Government

DRAFT LETTER to

(Ref. No.)

204

Je

5725

H Kong

Meson And Prase (to

Minute dated

Mr. Whitworth

ForW Hanulton

Mr. H. F. Wilson.

Mr. Cox.

Mr. Lucas.

Mr. Graham.

Mr. Wingfield.

Earl of Selborne.

Mr. Chamberlain.

no40

----

Feb

15725)

Mch98

19

19

где

reded

Downing Street,

21 March 1898.

Gentleman,

with referencet the letter from this Department of the сево

of Detobe, 1897, I am directed by

Mr. Secretary Chamberlain to

to

tronomit

you a copy of a despatch from the acting Governor

of Hongkong

on the

subject of the alleged

importation inte

the

Colony of fraudulent

of your coap

imitations

leta

ст

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