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5.

Article III

Levrones

a

grievance

that has seriously

affected

the

steamer traffic between StongKong

and Canton

and

West River.

Treaty ports,

and timeles

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will

grenly

Government House.

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161

Minimum

the causes of disturbance.

But wo

person

with

Ac

knowledge of

China

facilitate business

and traffic

bru

dertakings

between Stougkong

and lan tore.

6.

I have read.

with

Article

can ignore

the statement,

apparently well grounded,

large number of missionaries

practically political agents

that

eu

Ch

and

(

great pleasure.

it

is improbable

that

the country

The missionary

question

Lo

the

of there Nationals

will a

cquilxe

Merch

serious factor

ні

the

ii hear

king.

the

waters

relations

between

China

smooth.

Foreign

Powers

and if

regulations could be

could be agreed upon

that would abate

the Ever

recurring

friction

it

would reduce

to b

has, in my opinion,

concessions.

of great value

7.

on the

whole

the Treaty

se cured

aud

if

British

trade mest bear the