CO129-395 - Public Offices - 1912 — Page 40

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Sn in Hong

of companies trading

Ch

I observe that the word Shanghai is used

throughout, but I presume that companies trading in

other parts of China are to be included in the scheme.

There are not at present many of these but they

exist at Tientsin and elsewhere.

27.

I was unable to make any progress in the matter

until I obtained copies of the new Ordinance about.

a fortnight ago. After consideration of its pro-

visions I asked the Shanghai branch of the China

Association to delegate a small committee of its

members to meet me and I invited two of the leading

T

legal practitioners to be present. The China Asso-

ciation were represented by Mr. Platt, barrister-at-

law president of the Shanghai branch, Mr. C. E. Anton

of

The Right Honourable

Sir E. Grey, Bart., M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&C.