CO129-585-5 Sino-Japanese conflict- shipping on Pearl River 3-1-1940 - 25-8-1940 — Page 67

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unless supported by a protest by His

jesty'e ArshaMMM-10P

at Tokyo: i am informed that such a protest hes siromiy

ben sade by Him Excellenay's United Staten Collesgu •

Se regerda the amount of the ilotage "ees, I

pedifio protest that I gale

enclose dopy

Consul-General on Barah 11th last. The figures heɔe quoted

anese com ension thɛt the fee

natively

rove the

levied by the's are not grossly exerssive

feat that

reply contained no reference to this letter tende

to confim my opinion that he was writing in accordande

instructions from Tokyo.

ilotage fegulations nnseted in 1993, to which

Fr. nit refers, are ideatie»l with those arboried in King'»

imgulatioơm te. 4 of 1918. sim ull the pilotage foam are

stated in terms of dollars and aente,

to Haikun tuels is pointlesO.

inform me that these fase have

asioner of him tom

aya bean levied in Hout-

kong aurrenay; it is however arguable that they should be

charged in Standa»d dollara, in which oume the metes now

alained by the Japanese would be still c

I have the honour

ir.

oly nxaanaly

Your moellency's most obedient, humble servant,

(ngd.). stark Toller

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