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the river gunboat Tsingtau prior to internment, but he
continues to occupy the Consulate. Leaseholders of
British premises have vacated them, some without paying
rent for the unexpired period of their leases, others
tandering one half of the sums due. Certain large property
owner's such as Carlowitz und Company and Melchers and
·
Company, have vacated their buildings and sarry on
business on lonam. One firm
-
Jebsen and Company, has
dissociated itself from the rest, and two, hose local
representatives are British subjects, are carrying on
business as usual. Owing to its commitments to British
banks the firm of Arnhold Karberg and Company remine
in situ. Of the enemy subjects forced to leave Hongkong
none, so far as I am aware, have come to Canton.
With the exception of small shipments to the United St
States America, local German business is confined to the
delivery of stocks in hand and the collection of outstand-
ing accounts.
It is difficult to gange the effect on the Chinese
mind of this voluntary migration, the only published
comment thereon which has come to my notice being a
paragraph.
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