to any further communication

the subfoot, please quato

No. 150899/15,

bi addros

The Under Secretary of State.

Foreign Offico,

diate.

London.

تاریا

REC

REGE 21 OCT 15

FOREIGN OFFICE

20 1915.

October

543

sir:-

wrey

to

I am directed by Secretary Sir E.

acknowledge the receipt of your letter 47116/15 of

the 14th instant, with enclosures relative to the

refusal of the Homeward, Japan, China and Straits

Conference of Steamship Lines to carry cargo for

Messrs. W. A, Hamibal and Company of Hong Kong.

A copy of Foreign Office letter 130737/15 of

the 17th ultimo to Mr. Richard D. Holt of the Ocean

Steamship Company Limited, referred to in Mr.

Mortleman's letter enclosed in your communication

under reply, is transmitted to you herewith, for

the information of the Secretary of State for the

Colonies.

Sir E. Grey is prepared, on the understanding

that Mr. Hannibal has severed all connection with

Wendt and Company and is taking steps to change his

agent in Canton, to withdraw his objections to the

carrying of cargo for Mr. Hannibal as expressed in

Foreign Office letter to Mr. Holt referred to above,

I am to suggest that you should inform the

Conference Lines to this effect.

Under-Secretary of State,

Colonial office.

I am

sir,

Your most obedient,

humble servant,

Wanglen

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