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sere. Jard.no Katheson & co.id.

POOCHOW.

14th December, 1910.

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boar Sire,

Opium Regulations.

Our attention has been drawn to now opium regulations

applying to your province, which have been published in the "lan

Po" newspaper of your end dated the 3rd instant, and wo enclose

translation of extracte from #LES.

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These regulations are nost drastic, and if on

would stifle the trude. We shall then thorofore feel obligod

if you will kindly enter a strong protest through the British

Lonsul.

We would particularly draw your attention to the various

sections of Clause 40.4 and to lausen Nos.17, 18 and 19.

The suppression of opium, so far as it applies to the

foreign drug, can only take effect after the ngrood upon period

botwoon Grout Britain and China has elapsed, and we maintain

that any attempt to curtail that period in any part of whina,

shothor in a treaty port or in the interior, is illegal and

contrary to existing treaties.

Clauses Nos.17 xx to 19 are a direct interforence with

the freedom of the trade and should not be allowed to be enforced.

Youre faithfully,

(ed) E.D.Sassoon & co.

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