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        "document_key": "CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903",
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        "title": "CO129-321 - Public Offices & Others - 1903",
        "content_text": "to Treaty regulation, and I have therefore the honour to request telegraph without delay to the Governor of Kiangsi requesting\n\nInclosure 3 in No. 1.\n\nI hu\n\n(Signed)\n\nPetition from Kan-chou Fu Opium Merchants:\n\n  \n    +\n    SEVERAL firms of Kan-chou (Kiangsi), raw opium merchants, concerning a breach of Treaty by an increase in the opium pa, al beg General to send a telegram with a view to abolishing the +5, **traders in their difficulty.\n  \n  \n    Kffice or Individual.\n    \n  \n  \n    We, the petitioners, have been dealing in opium at Kan-chou.\n    All of it came via the North River, in Kuang-tung Province, to the present all has gone on quietly, and there has been \"wei-yüan\" has come to Kan-chou, with orders from his superiors to collect a levy.\n  \n  \n    dest deuts.\n    N foreign opium at the rate of 1 K'u-ping silver tael on every picul of raw opium.\n  \n  \n    \n    The title \"Subscription on Prepared Opium\" would be appropriate, but for the fact that at Kan-chou there are no prepared opium shops, and therefore it really means raw opium.\n  \n  \n    \n    By the Convention of Chefoo of the 13th day of September, opium from any further tax or duty whilst in transport in the interior, provided the packages have not been opened, and that the Customs seals are intact, and that the packages have not been effaced or tampered with.\n  \n  \n    providin\n    \"Now, as this method of taxing at Kan-chou is on packages which have not been opened, it is evidently a new tax, and contrary to Treaty; and we beg you to help us in our need, and to telegraph to the Governor to countermand the whole levy, and so reassure the merchant community by good and fitting action.\n  \n  \n    We are, &c.\n    \n  \n  \n    (Signed)\n    (Certain Opium Merchants)\n  \n\nNo 30309\n\nJhonoul\n\nDOMESTIC.\n\n0.0.\n\n30309\n\nRed 14 AUG 03\n\n(Subject.)\n\n242\n\n1903 Your Sf bonnel detton in N.W. Yennai\n\nAny\n\nast previous Paper.\n\nStraito conf 31 Aug. Straits conf 1 Oct\n\n(BL(75)—1931—3LXNOQ-17-9\n\nfort subsequent Paper.\n\n70\n\n4237\n\nfreds pruited reporton\n\nby Collions\n\n(Minutes)\n\nAn interesting report wh\n\nhan hatter if for filtan\n\nhadn't forgotten to put\n\nStrails sho have a copy Canara\n\ndistances.\n\nUten\n\n- another\n\nto wait b\n\n• and spare copy. Hang Kane,\n\nmich use\n\nARCis- C.P.L\n\nthe ough thepe\n\nREL\n\n1418.\n\nat once\n\nil\n\nTo..",
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        "document_key": "CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12]",
        "page_number": 320,
        "title": "CO129-324 - Governor Nathan - 1904 [10-12]",
        "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nThe U.sys.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nᄏᄏ\n\nMINUTE.\n\nStubbs 22/12\n\nCollius jiz\n\nMr. Antrobus.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nMr. Lucas.\n\nMr. Graham.\n\nSir M. Ommanncy,\n\nThe Duke of Marlborough.\n\nMr. Lyttelton.\n\n2/33.\n\nWP & L-6000-12-01\n\nHangkang\n\n42133.\n\nSid\n\nAwad 114\n\nby to See\n\nby ou\n\nbefore\n\n319\n\nof Dec: 19th\n\n...\n\nL\n\nSurent of\n\nInqusunt\n\nto ak\n\nKh. laid\n\nthe M. 2 L\n\nthe enclosed copy\n\nJa dorp: for the\n\nfort of Hongking founding\n\natre which has\n\nrecently\n\nhem\n\npassed to enable",
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        "document_key": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905",
        "page_number": 76,
        "title": "CO129-330 - Public Offices - 1905",
        "content_text": "## 73 \n- DRAFT.\n\nMr. Stubbs  \nMr. Collius  \nMr. Antrobus.  \nMr. Coa.  \nMr. Lucas.  \nMr. Graham.  \nSir M. Ommanney.  \n\n## 711 \nThe Duke of Marlborough.  \nMr. Lyttelton.  \n\n### 234. \nGentlemen  \n\n11 Jan: 1903-\n\nCorrectad  \nWe See A to  \nAck the  \nthe  \n\nYour letter of  \nthe and a Hang By /11.09.  \n \nto infan  \nyou  \n\n`WB & E-2000-12-01`  \nthe at besef afformes  \nle  \n\nYour accepting was  \nWalters Ian Jai's offer of  \n£10 for  \nthe inkstand to  \nwhich Gill refer...",
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        "document_key": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905",
        "page_number": 199,
        "title": "CO129-332 - Public Offices & Others - 1905",
        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nHangkang Hong đang \n\n424. Joy 120 Jan 1904 197 \n\nSür m. hattian \n\n**MINUTE**\n\nStubbs 7/1 Collius \nMr. Antrobus. \nMr. Cox. \nMr. Lucas. \nMr. Graham. \nSir M. Ommanney. \nThe Duke of Marlborough. \nMr. Lyttelton. \nAnd. Off.\n\nI have the honour to ack: the receipt of your desp: \n2°406 dated 18th \n\nYou are hereby informed that the affairs of the probationary affluent Mr R. H. Grafton Clerk The Col: Sect's \n\nWB & L-6000-12-01 \nEtrafti.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906",
        "page_number": 638,
        "title": "CO129-337 - Public Offices & Foreign Office - 1906",
        "content_text": "Hung Kans 70/53764\n\nRINT\n\nEASTERN\n\nCOLONIAL\n\n1. ××,\n\nUSE\n\nOFFICE\n\nDRAFT.\n\nThe jo-sys\n\n(Conf\n\n20 lopt\n\n629\n\n1966.\n\n33108\n\n703104\n\n331-70\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nSheth 1169 Mr. Collius\n\nMr. Antrobus,\n\nMr. Cow.\n\nMr. Lucas.\n\nMr. Graham.\n\n187\n\nSir M. Ommanney\n\nMr. Chirchill.\n\nThe\n\nof Elgin.\n\nppint\n\n85-262-12\n\nA 3350 33507\n\nAnd $8054\n\n2\n\nWitte rope\n\nnote of Soft\n\n15\n\n12\n\nto previous corre\n\nI am directed by the EJE to forward to you four copies of three despatches from Sir M. Nathan with reference to railway matters in China.\n\n2.\n\nLandsligin and\n\nI shall be glad if Sir E.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8]",
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        "title": "CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8]",
        "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\nREC\n\n0.0\n\n26208\n\nREGO 18 JUL 14\n\nZel may\n\n1914\n\n18 July\n\n26208\n\nReduction of garrison\n\nIn crew of successful rearreption\n\nLa inrevious Papor. of noteseve now\n\n25357\n\nprocedury, jarrison may be reduced to extent indicated. Has mas miniter at Pathing\n\nCopy F.0. coms 18 July\n\nez am Sches.\n\nCollious\n\nI probe\n\nto you\n\nyou\n\nthough t\n\nThat\n\nt W.O\n\nde\n\nbefore\n\nranging\n\nanything\n\nViews\n\nof the\n\n3.0\n\nfound\n\naut\n\nSin\n\n3.se\n\n(Sim J. Jordan formerly agreed\n\nMarg\n\nagainst reduction).\n\nt subsequent Paper,\n\n70\n\n26749\n\n1106) WŁ.31,086—13. 46,000. 12/13. A & E W.\n\nOft hereunt\n\nfor coms on\n\nCund\n\n18/7/14\n\n(P.T.O.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916",
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        "title": "CO129-439 - Others - 1916",
        "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n814808 REC' 2178 (REGS FEB 16 1916\n\n18 Feb.\n\nLast previous Paper.  Aud 26 Feb.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nMollet Commission to Assistant Manager\n\nBag to return from leave.\n\nStates W. I. Prold Pennett proposes to take 6 mo's leave. As he is 26 years of age enquires whether it would be granted.\n\nTo see if valuable to them & Extremely difficult to Conethe War Collions\n\nAwar ? Reply of any M: Harris that the 5 op. is not Clasons why Zur Branch should have any special difficulty in reburity to thong at the end of his leave.\n\nhe is ast in this country will not adimarty unident in this es\n\nSchw. Mit Jon wit (90099) WL 35800-8. 45,000 12/15. BM 8.\n\nins al mu 24/2/16 Ale 21.2,16\n\nCatratshers-\n\nPage 43",
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        "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]",
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        "title": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]",
        "content_text": "## Letter from A. E. Gages to Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office\n\nDear Sir,\n\nHer Collius R Parca. In one of the holes unbegleid & think him right properly to be considered a \"men bes of a mes\" va within the principle of the 312, (6) of the 1911 Act.\n\nBut the difficulty as to his intention to reside in His dominion remains.\n\nThis suggestion has already been considered also from its throne, the Crown in another case.\n\nYou will find that in the case of A.M. Joseph -Baghdadi Turk [ILR 57703/18 and pf] the F.D. on record that an intention to reside in the British dominion is not equivalent to an intention to reside in His dominion.\n\nFormally, we were let know him to come here when con could explain the situation specially to them.\n\n21/3/25\n\nI have reason to believe he will be in England within a month. I have written to him & have no doubt you will receive your reply direct.\n\nYours faithfully,\nA. E. Gages (Searsley)\n\nKensington 6019.\n11020/25\n6, Princes Gate.\nLondon, S.W. 7.\n\nAPR 2 1925\nCOLONIAL OFFICE\nRECEIVED\n\nG. Grindle Esq.\n\nDear Sir,\n\nI have to inform you Mr. E. S. Kadowree...\n\n## Partially Illegible Text Follows\n\nلیل مرگ می نمایا تم...",
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