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maladministration or recovery of debt such as

that shareholdero or creditora in Ching must apply

to liongkong for winding-up reksies -

will appear

to the Chinese se the direct fault not of any

Colony but of His Lajesty's Government to which

alone they look for protection againat mindeeda

and torts on the part of british gubjects in thẳng.

The apparent impunity mnich attended the neu-

ipulation of die recent rubber boom to the very

grevious logs of chinese as well as foreigners has,

I fear, neriously dinged our prestige with tie

Chinese; and 14 would be deplorable to let gafe-

quards against similar occurences fall short of

possible corgletoness werely out of « dendro to

ensure hammoniour relations with the Colonial Govern-

ment which could still retain its freedom to regi8-

ter companies satisfied to have the fact of their

Tiongkong registration kept vofore the public in China,

I have the Lonour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient,hu ble borvant,

I'd.

E. D. Fraver.

Cond-General