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Under Secretary of State.
April 1st, 1916.
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in place of Lesers. Jardines who lost the North China gency because of an almost similar attitude as that displayed by Kessrs. Heise Company finds this step advisable; and you will at once perceive the
great danger should the latter refuse acceptance of the liberul terris
their responsibility
offered them, and, should my Company, because of lessrs. Reiss & Co.'D unjustified attitude, lose the confidence and support hitherto enjoyed | by the Texas Company.
Mr. Douglass, who is to be in charge of their new Shanghai
office.
is leaving San Francisco tomorrow, bearing instructions to wait in Japan for advices whether to proceed to Hongkong or not;
and I have had to notify the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation not to deliver to Messrs, Reiss & Co, the documents for the ourco referred to above. All this is of course deplorable in the extremne.
For further particulars I beg leave to hand you enclosed copies (pages 1 to 14) of letters from and to Mesure. Reise & Co.,Hong- kong, including a letter to Mr. P.H. Holyoak, as well as copies of the enclosures to these letters all dealing with the resent posi –
tion of this matter.
I have the honor to be,
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Sir,
Your obedient
Managing Director Sanders, Kelders & Co.Ltd..
London, E.C.