Copies of letters received from
THE TEXAS COMPANY, NEW YORK,
and copies of letters from that Compan
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to Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co., Hongkon 26 JUN 15)
The Texas Company,
New York, June 9,191
No.67. SOUTH CHINA BUSINESS.
Mesere. Sanders, Rehders & Co.
London, England.
Dear Sire:
We have your cable received by us June 7th, copy of
which we enclose.
and letter We are also enclosing herewith copy of our cable/des-
patched to-day to Messrs.Shewan Tomes & Co., Hongkong -
This
cable is self explanatory and we trust will put the matter
clearly before Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., who are at present
acting as the liquidators of the firm of Reuter, Brockelmann &
Co., and that your firm, Sanders, Rehders & Co., will handle the
cargo of Kerosene Oil about to arrive on the S/S "Panama".
Yours very truly,
(signed) W. B. Knight
Assistant Manager.
The Texas Company's cable to Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co.,
Hongkong, referred to above, reads as follows:
"For your information have cancelled our contract with
Reuter Brockelmann Company, Hongkong, and made new con-
tract with Sanders Rehders Company, London, for handling
our South China business. Texas Company."
The Texas Company's letter to Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co.,
referred to in their above letter, reads as follows: