CO129-513-5 Coastal and river trade- prevention of smuggling and illicit trading 15-10-1928 - 14-12-1929 — Page 44

COPY. Shanghai Despatch No.78 to H.B.X.Xinister,Peking, 13/3/29.

X. B. X. Consulate-General,

No. 78 (and 3 copies)

Copy to Ichang.

Chunging.

Shanghai.

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13th March, 1929.

sir,

With reference to your despatch

Mosers. Butterfield and

From Shanghai to:

Swire.

Messrs. Jardine, Ma the son

& Company Limited.

Number 25 (48/37A) of January 16th on the

subject of the smuggling of opium and other

Kesars, The Asiatic Petro- urmanifested carge on British ships, I

leum Company, Limited.

dated 22/1/29.

From Messrs. Butterfield and

Swire, 9/2/89.

The China Import and Export have the honour to forward herewith copy

Lumber Company,

of a letter which I addressed to Xessrs.

Butterfield and wire, Messrs. Jardins,

Matheson and Company, Limited, The Asiatic

Petroleum Company, Limited and The Chin

Import and Expert Lumber Company, togather

with copies of the replies which I re-

osived from the first three firme nentioned

above.

From Messrs. Jardine, Methe-

son à Company, 9/2/29.

From The Asiatic Petroleum

Company Limited,23/2/29,

In acknowledging my letter The

Chima Import and Export Lumber Company

state *i call your attention to the fact

that our vessels do not as a rule proceed

His Britannis Majesty's Minister,

British Legation,

PEKING.

beyond/