There is the more ground for this when it is remembered that the Chinese _never gave either the American consular authorities, the Legation nor the, American merchants official notice of the probibition of silver export. It may be true that Mr. Sokobin knew of the existence of such a ruling but he was well within his rights in ignoring it so long as he believed that his nationals were carrying silver for their own business ventures in: Mongolia. The American Legation ly convinced, the writer hag _ascertained, that Mr. Sokobin did not know how much silver was on the cars nor whose it was and did not
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