CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 437

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posed. The terms of the Convention appear sufficiently

elastic to permit the rectification as a logical con-

sequence of surveys which have, presumably, for their

object to ascertain the line along which a boundary can

be most conveniently drawn.

It would be desirable also, as a second precaution,

to cease to recognise the Customs Revenue cruisers as

men-of-war; as it is in that capacity that they haunt

the waters of the colony, to the constant vexation of

all who have its prestige and independence at heart.

The importance of this reservation becomes evident in

face of the stipulation that "the existing landing

place near Kowloong city shall be reserved for the con-

venience of Chinese men-of-war, merchant, and passenger

vessels, which may come and go and lie there at pleas-

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The trade of Jersey with France is not comparable

in volume to the trade of Hongkong with Kwangtung.

The situations are, however, analogous; and the mere

supposition of the French Authorities making, in regard

to Jersey, such demands as the Chinese Authorities are

understood to have made in regard to Hongkong, appears

sufficient to demonstrate their inadmissibility.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's obedient servant,

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