Items relating to the history of the Chinese maritime customs service.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies, owner.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hart, Robert, 1835-1911.

Customs administration.

International relations.

Unequal treaties.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Production:

[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1911-1930.

Summary:

From the Hedgeland Papers. Includes: copies of materials relating to the career of Sir Robert Hart; 'The Maritime Customs Service of China - a Plea for Reform' by F. E. Taylor (retired Commissioner of Customs, Shanghai), 1918, with related documents; a pamphlet entitled 'The Origin and Growth of the Chinese Maritime Customs' by Fred W. Carey, published Macau 1926 and intended to correct inaccuracies and 'malicious fabrications'; a letter from Francis Aglen dated 3 October 1930 and a copy of his obituary.

Notes:

Reference: PPMS82 Hedgeland Box 1 Folder 10

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