Shanghai, 21st May, 1897.
Sm,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favours of Sth, 12th, and 28th April, being the protest made by your Chamber inst the Bounty on Raw Silk' in favour of Japanese exporters proposed by the Japanese Government, and subsequent information on the same subject.
This correspondence has been laid before the Committee of this Chamber, who desire me to say that they fully sympathise with the efforts your Chamber is making to sustain the rights of foreigners, in which they hope you will eventually prove success ful.
Iam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Secretary. The Coamuas, General Chaniber of Commerce,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.