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the difficult position in which this company and ita subaidusry
companies in China were placed by the new Order in Council,
On the 10th of Murah the Governor of Hongkong had
telegraphed to you making you to await a letter "before any-
H under the new thing is done against llongkong China Companies'
Order in Gomoil of 1919.
No legul Letion had then, or hua ainae,been takenhere
to enforce the provisions of the new Order in Council; such
being so far unnecessary.
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On March 26th Hr. Zempson, H,i. Charge d'Affaires
at Zeking, wrote a despatch with reference to the appeal of the Company to Sir John Jordan, no aireudy referred to, and unking for your opinion, and that of the crown -dvoente, and also that
of Xi, fox, ii.ä. Coraserofal Counsellor up to the probable effect
of the grunting of lisences such as had been suggested. coy of my opinion as given in a desputeh to yourself Lo. 34 of the 21st April is hereto uttuched for referenus, &på for the
When information of His Rægellency the Qʊvernor of longkong. that #pinion was written, it was understood here that, in view
of the grave difficulties which the British American Tobacco Company (China) itd would have in providing for the substantial control of their interests in Chim being exercised by British Jubjects ordinarily resident in China, the Comɔvny were arranging for the real control of the Company's motivities in Chine being
exercised in future from llongkong.
The scheme detailed by the Company in their letteża to you of agail 6th and 9th, whereby its business in China and thut of its subsidiary companies, such as A. Lạpate Bons,
of Harbin, should în Zuture be really controlled from Hongkong,
met with your sureful and sympathetic consideration, and you
provision-lly approved of the aldae by your letter to the Jompany
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