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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty & Government.]

CHINA TRADE.

CONFIDENTIAL.

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REC[June 5.] (Rea 21 JUN 05

SECTION 1.

No. 1.

Sir E. Satou to the Marquess of Lansdowne.--(Received June 5.)

Peking, April 13, 1905.

(No. 123.) My Lord,

I HAVE the honour to transmit to you herewith copy of a despatch which I have received from His Majesty's Acting Consul-General at Chengtu, forwarding copy of a despatch addressed by him to His Majesty's Consul at Chungking on the subject of an agency in Chengtu of the British firm, Mackenzie and Co.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

ERNEST SATOW.

Inclosure 1 în No. 1.

Acting Consul-General Campbell to Sir E. Satow.

(No. 6.) Sir,

Chengtu, March 8, 1905. I HAVE the honour to inclose, for your information, a copy of a despatch (with inclosure) which I addressed to-day to His Majesty's Consul at Chungking on the subject of an agency in Chengtu of the British firm, Mackenzie and Co.

I have, &c.

(Signed)

C. W. CAMPBELL.

Sir,

Inclosure 2 in No. 1.

Acting Consul-General Campbell to Acting Consul Russell.

Chengtu, March 8, 1905. I HAVE the honour to inclose, for your information, a copy of a letter which the Viceroy has sent to me on the subject of the establishment of foreign places of business in Chengtu.

Advertisements which I have seen in the "Official Gazette," and posted at the city gates and elsewhere, state that Messrs. Brunner, Mond, and Co.'s goods are sold at the "Lung-mao yang hang," at an address outside the east gate of Chengtu. The Chinese in charge of this establishment tells me that he is an employé of Mr. Feather- stonhaugh, of Chungking, who represents the British firm of Mackenzie and Co. appears that the Hua-yang Magistrate, acting under instructions from the Chengtu Bureau of Foreign Affairs, sent runners to order him to take down the posters which I have mentioned, and to refrain from advertising in the "Official Gazette."

It

I drew the attention of the Viceroy's Secretary, Taotai Tsai, who is also & Director of the Foreign Bureau, to this matter, and he admitted at once that the Hua-yang Magistrate had neted under a misapprehension of the Bureau's instructions. The only objection to the posters and advertisements was to the statement they contained that Messrs. Mackenzie and Co. had an establishment outside the east gate. Mackenzie and Co. had a perfect right, under Treaty, to employ Chinese at Chengtu, or elsewhere in the interior, as agents for the sale of their goods, but the local notices issued by such persons should disclose their status as agents.

This appears to me to be reasonable, and I have asked Messrs. Mackenzie and Co.'s agent to insert the characters tai li" ("agent for ") before "Lang-mao yang hang" in his local advertisements and posters. Mr. Ts'ai promised to see that the Hua-yang Magistrate was informed of his error, and that the legitimate business of Mackenzie and Co.'s agency was in no way interfered with.

I have, &c.

(Signed) C. W. CAMPBELL.

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