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what I have just said.
You will not only understand this pro-
found indignation of mine but that, should your Hongkong branch
actually do anything which would cause us the loss of this valuable
business, my Company would of course institute proceedingly im- mediately for the recovery of damage 8.
To tell me, as Mr. Carroll's cable does, that Hongkong
will give up this agency immediately (whereby not only our inter- ests but those of the Texaco would be most seriously damages), if
we do not see our way to cancel a certain contract, is so prepos-
tercus a proposition that I refuse to believe it until further ad-
vices, implicit as is my trust in Mr. Carroll's habit of being ex-
tremely careful when passing on to me or others what is before him.
The matter itself is exceedingly simple, as it stands to-
day.
I have sent a P/A to Hongkong, under which your Hongkong
branch will liquidate the
Small stock ex m/v Fanana and as to this liquidation, surely in
spite of Mr. Cheetham's resignation, there cannot be any other, and
more obvious, settlement between us but that we pay you (in additio to the agreed commission of 1% for the cargo) an equivalent for
the loss of that gentleman's services; and Mr. Carroll has no doubt
informed you that we are willing to pay your Hongkong branch an
equivalent of three months selery of Cheetham. This is at $500
a month which you are probably not paying to the gentleman whom
you have all along wished to substitute for Mr. Cheetham,
therefore as Mr. Carroll cables
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this extremely simple matter
should be referred for settlement by "direct correspondence Hong-
kong, I for one quite fail to understand, and I am sure that you in London will not, or reconsideration, back Hongkong's unreason-
able demand. Perhaps Hongkong is not awere, or has quite forgot-
ten, that there are these September understandings between us ?
Contract as between the Texas Company, yourselves and ourselves:
will note what I have written yesterday to Hongkong in regard to
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