CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12] — Page 573

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infinitch greater if things go well.

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British trade witte China

connection with Hank no is completed

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It is the great

when the railway

W- Carm

Chima South yttre Yang.

hands and the possibilities are enormous.

order even to maintain aur

have the

too in

But in order to obtain this future position, and in present positim, we wo work with the neighbouring provinces and not against then. An open beach with Canton will thiono us back for yours: British trade with lose it's chance and it will be too late

& America

to recover

Mr

frond: the trade with go Japan and fermany.

moreover the feeling, abroady existing, that Hagting ought & belong to Thimma will be intiersified and there will

b- gran risk of a boycott of

British trade bring instituted

in order to press forward that view.

I have thronefine felt it to to my duty to your frace. to this Colney and to the Empire. to do what I can to prevent a breach with our

neighbours. If in so

doing,

the poling of this

or to be adopting

live opposed,

I have appeared the criticizing

Majesty's fovernment