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interior of China. But the Canton Strike Committee

by means of its pickets prevents Chinese merchanta in Canton from handling any British merchandise,

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ii. Treaty of Tientsin.

Article 11. China agrees that British subjects may frequent the port of Swatow, carry on trade with whomsoever they please and proceed to and fro at pleasure with their vessels and merchandise. But the Canton Strike Committee by means of its pickets prevents British subjects from trading at all in the ports of Swatow and maintains rigorously the rules for coast shipping, a copy of which forms enclosure No. 4 in my predecessor's confidential despatch (3) of 21st August.

Article 13, "The Chinese Government will place no restrictions whatsoever upon the employment by British subjects of Chinese subjects in any lawful capacity. But the Canton Strike Committee by means of its pickets prevents by torture and death any Chinese from serving in any capacity the British residents at Canton or Swatow, including H.M. Consul General at vanton and H.M.Consul at Swatow.

Article 14. "British subjects may hire whatever boats they please for the transport of goods or passengers". But both at vanton and Swatow the picketa of the Canton Strike Committee prevent this from being done.

Article 18. "The Chinese authorities shall at all times afford the fullest protection to the persons and property of British subjecta, whenever these shall have been subjected to insult or violence"; and arrest the guilty parties whom they will punish according to law. But the Canton Strike Committee

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