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Copy of a letter addressed by H. Sanders, New York
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(of Sandera, Rehders & Co. Limited, London)
to a gentleman in London
relative to the basine es of
the Texas Company, Port Arthur (Texas) and New York.
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Dear Sir.
New York, January 21st, 1916.
After pondering last night over the difficult problem
of waking people see that they are acting against their own in- tereste, the vision of your friendly figure arose in my mind on waking this morning. This, at any rate, is my reason and ex-
ouse for writing you, may asking you the bold question; Will you be the kind nurse and atop what appears to be a childish dispute? A matter which indirectly concerns you even - as nursing the in-
terests of your good bank. Robert is a big boy Sibyl is much
younger, though of that age when girls are able to combat the "might before right" attitude their big brothers are sometimes assuming. That, at any rate, appears to be the psychology of the misunderstanding which I now venture to explain to you, sub- stituting Reiss for Robert and Sanders for Sibyl.
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Paats of the cage: After protracted negotiations, my Company' a
tenure of the agency of the Texas Company was made secure by the appointment of Mr. Humphrey Cheethan as our agent, with the approval of H.E. the Governor of Hongkong (oabled to us direct by E.E.). We then ordered forward a cargo worth more than
However, when the vessel, carrying it, was a few days off Hongkong, we received a dable from the Governor that his per- mission given to Chee them had been cancelled! Thereupon an in-
€ 50,000.
quiry, at which the Governor himself was present, was held and resulted in Cheetham's re-admittance; and, in order to provide hip with a strong local backing so as to preolude, as we thought any further unpleasantness to this perfectly loyal Englishman
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ry Company appointed Reise & Co. Hongkong to sot as his Advisors,