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HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULATE,
SWATOW,
18th August, 1904.

Early in June last Mr. Forbes, the agent of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Company, at this port, applied to me for the recognition of the Swatow Kit-yang Chaoyang Steam launch Company as a British Company. Mr. Forbes handed to me the certificate of registration of the Company in Hong Kong under the Ordinances of that Colony, and the Articles of Association, the seven signatories of which were without exception Chinese subjects resident in Swatow.

Messrs. Jardine's compradore was the principal shareholder and I understood that the managing directors were to be the Swatow branch of the firm.

I informed Mr. Forbes that I was unable to register the Company as British or to afford them protection in China unless I was satisfied that the majority

Sir Ernest Satow, G.C.M.G.
&C.
&C.,

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COPY F.G. No.13. Sir:- 0.0. 37221 -630 HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULATE, SWATOW, 18th August, 1904. Early in June last Mr. Forbes, the agent of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Company, at this port, applied to me for the recognition of the Swatow Kit-yang Chaoyang Steam launch Company as a British Company. Mr. Forbes handed to me the certificate of registration of the Company in Hong Kong under the Ordinances of that Colony, and the Articles of Association, the seven signatories of which were without exception Chinese subjects resident in Swatow. Messrs. Jardine's compradore was the principal shareholder and I understood that the managing directors were to be the Swatow branch of the firm. I informed Mr. Forbes that I was unable to register the Company as British or to afford them protection in China unless I was satisfied that the majority Sir Ernest Satow, G.C.M.G. &C. &C.,

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COPY F.G. No.13. Sir:- 0.0. 37221 -630 HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULATE, SWATOW, 18th August, 1904. Early in June last Mr. Forbes, the agent of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Company, at this port, applied to me for the recognition of the Swatow Kit- yang Chaoyang Steam launch Company as a British Com- pany, Mr. Forbes handed to me the certificate of registration of the Company in HongKong under the Ordinances of that Colony, and the Articles of As- sociation, the seven signatories of which were with- out exception Chinese subjects resident in Swatow. Messrs. Jardine's compradore was the principal shareholder and I understood that the managing di- rectors were to be the Swatow branch of the firm. I informed Mr. Forbes that I was unable to re- gister the Company as British or to afford them pro- tection in China unless I was satisfied that the ma- jority Sir Ernest Satow, G.C.M.C. &C. &C.,

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COPY

F.G.

No.13.

Sir:-

0.0. 37221

-630

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSULATE,

SWATOW,

18th August, 1904.

Early in June last Mr. Forbes, the agent of

Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Company, at this port,

applied to me for the recognition of the Swatow Kit-

yang Chaoyang Steam launch Company as a British Com-

pany, Mr. Forbes handed to me the certificate of

registration of the Company in HongKong under the

Ordinances of that Colony, and the Articles of As-

sociation, the seven signatories of which were with-

out exception Chinese subjects resident in Swatow.

Messrs. Jardine's compradore was the principal

shareholder and I understood that the managing di-

rectors were to be the Swatow branch of the firm.

I informed Mr. Forbes that I was unable to re-

gister the Company as British or to afford them pro-

tection in China unless I was satisfied that the ma-

jority

Sir Ernest Satow, G.C.M.C.

&C.

&C.,

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