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Re business of the Texse Uompany Houston (Tex-a) & Nev. Jozt
in Hongkon and Jeaton
Copy of letter of H. Sanders, kanaging Director of
Sanders, Rehders 1. Company, Limited to the
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation London, E.Ü.
dated New York 29th. February 1916
together with copies of letters referred to therein, viz:
H. Sanders letter to the same Bank (private) dated
N. Y. 8th. February 1916.
C.O.
12757
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The Lanagere
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to the same Bank (private) dated N. Y. 14th. February 1916.
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to L. Reiss bros. & Co. London dated N. Y. 28th. Tebruary 1916.
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to the New York Agent of the auid Bank dated . Y. 25th. February 1916.
New York, 29th. Feb. 1916.
the nongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation,
Dear Sirs:
London,E.C.
re Financing earɛo Texas Vil in 33. "Tancred".
Mr. Wade Gardner has communicated to me your cable, dated
London the 22nd ulto., the gist of which is that your Bank ces not wish to commit itself to the financing of this cargo for the present,
or, to use the words of your cable:*
"Settlement with Reiss not yet reached.
Question of finance must
stand over until it is arranged who are to act as agents in Hongkong.
You added: "in any case we should expect sanders to adhere
to London accepting".