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General Goett in 1003 he aorrect, I confess that I not at

the latter. It would ohriously to inoxgoddant that

after a trator has been declared any or hin cr

-itors ahonld ho in a faition to rush nissan anitently

while others are unable to do so. It seems to me that it right.

he possible to draft some arrangement hetrean the Hongkonz

Government and the Vicaror hy shion contain mutual fRollitios

In the matter of hanxrurtadon might he granted. It would into

prahahly the orgation of a bankrustoy Conrt in Canton Ag

Department of the Hapistraoy. Shon se conalder tho fact that

Any, Prohahly a majority, of large Chinese Firms in Hong

have also branches in Canton, se-operation of some sort in

eason of HanKripter 1a niroat a natton of nocoagity.

(a) take at す consul hero has refused to

takauenso aoning rrorarly under clause as of the Tiontsin

Treaty merely on the ground that the applicants were not

arition Sunday hith or naturalization, as alleged hy

C. D. Wilkinson. I certainly have never done so. I am,

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very strongly of opinion that cases sent up by Solicitors

should not be entertained unless coming through the Hongkong

ogaramonto