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His Britannic Majesty's Consulate-General,
CANTON,
November 7th, 1914.
15.
Sir:
in contimation of my despatch No. 4 of lovember 4th
and with special reference to your telegram No. 24 of
November 6th on the subject of supposed personification
by British subjects of German firms, 1 would explain that
the two nw firms which have established themselves in
Canton are essentially British.
The case of ".A. Hannibɛl and Company, the head of
which was formerly with Wendt and Company, was fully
investigated by the Hongkong Government, and it was
proved to the satisfuction of the later that it ia in no
sense German.
As to Charles Rayner he is a British subject, who for-
merly represented Carlowitz and Company in Tientsin. He
retired from that firm nome time ago leaving most of his
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savings invested in their business. These he cannot now of
course
Sir John Jordan, G.C.I.E.,K.C.B.‚k.C.£.G.,
ko., &c., C.,
His Majesty's Minister,
Peking.