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FOREIGN OFFICE,

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June 17th, 1904.

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1904.

Sir: -

I am directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to ac-

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knowledge the receipt of your letter (20114) of the

10th instant, in which you forward a copy of a despatch

from the Officer administering the Government of Hong-

kong enclosing a letter from the Hongkong Chamber of

Commerce relative to the question of the effective

opening of the Port of Nanning to foreign trade.

I am to transmit to you a copy of a despatch which

has recently been received from His Majesty's Minister

at Peking on the subject, and I am to suggest that it

would appear advisable to await the results of the

visit of His Majesty's Consul at Wuchow to Nanning,

which is to take place in the course of the summer,

before taking any further action in the matter.

I am,

Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office.

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Hespenbell