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London; E.C.
30 October,
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The Secretary,
Cǝlonial Office,
Whitehall, S/T.
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I enclse two cuttings from yesterday's papers, the "Times" and one from the "Telegraph", and shall esteem it a favour if you will kindly let me know whether there is any intention to prevent German firme in Hongkong from transacting business there, and also preventing their nominee during the continuance of the r carrying on their affairs.
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I act as Trustee for a lady in this country who is British born and bred, and who holds property in Hongkong, the rents from which have been collected for a considerable number of years by a German firm which originally bought the property
in question for her father.
This firm has, I have been given to understand, transferred their business to one of their managing clerks, who is a British subject and is consequently collecting theme
If he also should be monies for remittance to this country. debarred from making these collections, I should have to take