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ONFIDENTIA L.

Hongkong.

452

RE

30678

REG! OCT 10

Goverment House,

Hongkong, 5th.September,1910.

My Lord,

$44.91

Conclosure. /.

With reference to my telegram of

the 12th. ultimo, I have the honour to forward the enclosed

copy of a letter dated the 31st, ultimo, from the Acting

Secretary to the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, and

to endorse the recommendation of the Chamber that in view

of the fact that the Opium interests o-f British Merchants

in Shanghai and Hongkong are largely identical, His Bri-

-tannic Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghai should be

requested to obtain the views of British Merchants at that

port on any settlement proposed, before a final decision

is arrived at.

به سریا

Enclosure 2.

2.

In continuation of my Confidential

Despatch of the 25th. ultimo, I forward the correspondence

as per enclosed schedule and I would invite Your Lord-

-ship's special attention to the joint letter dated the

29th. ultimo from four local firms dealing in Raw Opium.

In

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

THE EARL OF CREWE,

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