CO129-491 - Public Offices - 1925 — Page 150

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on the ground that British ships are at present prevented

by the Chinese agitators from engaging in the same trade.

Such action would apparently be possible unless it could be

contended that is involved a breach of some relevant treaty

obligation, but as the question whether any such breach

would be involved may depend largely on the terms of the

Straits settlements immigration laws it would not be possible to issue instructions to His Majesty's representa-

tives in China until the viewe both of the soard of Trade

and the Colonial office have been received and considered.

4.

The second question, which arises on the Colonial

office letter of November 13th, is whether anything can be

done to prevent non-sritish ships from running from Chinese

ports to singapore, omitting Hongkong, when this action is

taken merely with the object of destroying the trade of

Hongkong. As regarda Chinese ships, the position may not

be soo complicated, but a difficulty arises in connection

with other foreign ships, and one of the vessels now in

question is Norwegian, It seems extremely probable that any

attempt to prevent a Norwegian ships from trading with

singapore on the grounds suggested would inspive a violation

of our treaty obligations: see for instance articles 6 and

7 of the Treaty with Sweden and Horway of March 18th, 1826.

5.

A copy of this letter is being sent to the Colonial

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I am,

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Your obedient Servant,

(54) S. P. WATEKLOTMM

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