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Dodwell and Company, Limited.
Hongkong, 1st May, 1907.
Dear Sirs,
To those exporters from China, Hongkong and Japan to the United States of America by steamers (Shipments by the Pacific Routes excepted) who, from the 1st May, 1907, to 31st October, 1907, may have found it to their interest to confine their support and shipments, during that period, to steamers loaded by us, we shall be happy to make an allowance of five per cent on the freight paid as per Bill of Lading, said allowance to be payable on the freight to terminal Port only, all arbitraries to points beyond that Port to be free of allowance.
To those who, on the 30th April, 1908, may have found it to their interest to confine their support and shipments, during the whole twelve months to the said steamers we will allow a further five per cent on freights contributed up to 31st October, 1907, and five per cent on those from that date to the 30th April, 1908.
To those who, on the 31st October, 1908, may have found it to their interest to confine their support and shipments, during the previous eighteen months to the said steamers, we will allow an additional five per cent on freights contributed during the six months ending 30th April, 1908.
Until further notice, shipments made by steamers of the "Hamburg-Amerika Linie", Indra Line Ltd., Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Company, Anglo-American Oil Company, Ltd., Dampfschiffs Rhederei "Union" Actien Gesellschaft, and American and Oriental Line will not invalidate claims for the above allowances.
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