Sin,—I am an receipt: of your lotter of HIM. Consulate-General, Tientsin, 26th October in reply to imine of 23rd 13tli October, 1903. idem, and regret to say that my Com-Sin,—With reference to your letter of mittee consider it most unsatisfactory. the 10th September inclosing a.com-Your information regarding the object munication from the Chambers of Com-with which the use of the " Wai Wah" merce of Shanghai, Hongkong, and Tien-Chop was originally, introduced, viz: tain, for transmission to the Doyen of the "to accommodate the Money Market"
Diplomatic Body at Peking, which docu-i.e. the Native Banks, is doubtless cor-mont I duly forwarded to its destination rect; but when you go on to state that on the 11th September, I beg now to inthe use of the "Wai Wah" Chop is a close copy of the reply revived yester-long established Custom, I am unable to day from Baron Czikann, the present accept the statement, for it is of course Doyen, to your letter. May I ask you ay well-known to you as to the Members to communicate the same to the Shang-of this Chamber that although the " Wai hai and Hongkong Chambers in due Wah" Chop has been in existence for course? ban time, a bens rectly, teat its Lam, Sir, application has been anything but very oveastonal, So far is this the case that Your obedient: servant, (Sgd.)-L. ©. Horxrss it is only here and there that I am able to Consul-General. obtain confirmation of its having been J. M. Dicxtssox, Esq." used at all.
Chairman, So long as the use of this Chop was Tientsin General Chamber unusual, Merchants could refuse Bank
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