CO129-557-9 British protection of companies in China 26-3-1936 - 27-2-1937 — Page 97

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British Consulate-General,

Copies to: Diplomatic Mission, Nanking,

Crown Advocate,

Amoy.

Shanghai.

February 4th, 1936.

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From overseas. Chinese Banking Corporation,9/1/36

kinute by Crown Advocate, 3/2736

sir,

I have the honour to refer for Your

Excellency's instructions an application which

I have received for registration under the

Kerchant Shipping act of a launch owned by a

company composed of Chineae but incorporated in

Singapore. The case in itself is of no great

importance but it involves questions of principle

relating to our local company legislation and the

protection to be accorded to these Chinese British

companies.

2. The application is contained in the en-

alosed letter from the verses Chinese Banking

Corporation Limited. This company was incorporated in Singapore on the 31st October 1932. It opened

a branch office in China in 1933 and was registered here under Articles 216-221 or the 1925 Order in

Council. On the instructions of the Eecretary of

State ita certificate was endorsed with the state-

ment that British protection would not be accorded

to it in China.

this connection please see

Paking despatch No.63 of the 9th March, 1934).

3. In the case of vesnals omed by China companies, that is to say thone incorporated in

His Majesty's “mbassador,

British mbasay,

PEKING.

/Shanghai,