CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 343

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Rec 16 SEP 15

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Hi, M. Consulate General,

shanghai,

17th May,

1915.

sir,

I have the honour to report that the

numbers of companies registered under the hina

(Amendment) urders in Council of 1913 and 1915

now amounts to 167 and the number of applications to register to 262.

There are besides in the local directory

a very considerable number of companies using the

word *Limited", though some are known to meto be

Chinese. I have sent a list to jongkong with a

request that those registered there may be in-

dicated; but there is no penalty provided for

failure to register except the refusal of recogni-

tion and protection and no provision for the case

The Right Honourable

Sir 2. Grey, art,, K,G..., M.P..

His Majesty's Principal Secretary of state

of

for Foreign Affairs,

LONDON, S.#.