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not permitted to handle, in any alape or form, without my Company's con- sent in writing.
Indeed, the only people who are entitled to make any proposals to H.E. the Governor, in regard to this business, are the Teas Company
or my own Company, its agenta, but none have been made, both these Com- panies having up to now left their interests trustingly in ips.rs, Reise's hands.
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Having waited seven days since I ventured to cable you, on
the 3rd inst.. the Texas Company's request for an authoritative deniel of the Hongkong statement concerning my Company, which statement debara it from further handling that Company's business, thus allowing the Texas Company to cancel its contract with my Company, the Company asked me again for this denial or to at least elicit for it the so far unex- plained reasons of this changed attitude on the part of the Hongkong Governor, which reasons the Texas Company thinks it ought to have in jus tice to my Company and its faithful services in the interests of the Texas business.
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I therefore telegraphed you again yesterday as fotors: "Yours yesterday regarding Hongkong Vil business, respectfully submit that irrefutable written evidence shows nobody bu Reiss and Bank made the proposals now before Governor, you mention, and caused (a) complete reversal Governor's favorable attitude as defined your letters, and corroborated Hongkong firm's own written acceptance (on) seventh Larch (1916) of agency jointly (with) by Jompany top.
Texas Company now respectfully asks you (to) eithe rectify statement: Government refuses port facilities any agency which my