CONFIDENTIAL.
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sir.
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REGE 15 JUN 15)
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG, 30th. April, 1915.
I have the honour to report that this Government
has some ground for believing that a Mr. W. A. Hannibal, referred
to in the enclosed copy of a letter from Messrs. Wendt and Company,
dated the 29th. August, 1914, is carrying on or attempting to
carry on business with firas domiciled in enemy territory.
2.
It is understood that Messrs. Eastwood and
Holt of Dunster House, Mincing Lane, E.Ç., who are mentioned in
that letter, are still doing business with Mr. Hannibal; and their
name occurs in the enclosed copies of letters addressed to Messrs.
Hannibal and Company by C. H. Trede of Trieste. These letters
arrived here in a neutral cover. It has not been possible to dis-
-cover any outward letters from ir. Hannibal to enemy countries but
his transactions are being closely watched.
3.
I would suggest accordingly that the attention
of the Board of Trade should be called to the possibility that
Messrs. Eastwood and Holt are carrying on business with enery firms
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
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Governor,kc..
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
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