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PRESIDENT

LORD LEITH OF PYVIE

CHAIRMAN

LIEUT COL. SIR MERVYN CUNNINGHAM-BULLER, Bt.

VICE-CHAIRMAN

MR. E. OSBORN.

HON. SECRETARY:

LIEUT. CULLING-CARR, J.P.

HON. AND FINANCIAL SECRETARY

MR. REGINALD WILSON.

20.

EBS/LW

All communications should be addressed to the

Hon. Secretary.

THE BRITISH EMPIRE UNION

Incorporating the ANTI-GERMAN UNION.

NO GERMAN INFLUENCE, NO GERMAN LABOUR, NO GERMAN GOODS

That compete with British.

Head Office:

346, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.2

(Corner of Aldwych and Wellington Street.)

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:

"OPPOSERMA, STRAND, LONDON."

TELEPHONE, CITY 230.

BANKERS:

LLOYDS BANK LIMITED, 222, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.

AUDITORS: HEBERG, JACKSON, PIXLEY & Co.

58, COLEMAN STREET, E.C.

SOLICITORS: Messrs. H. J. A. FOY & Co.

4, WALBROOK, E.C.

19th July 1917

Dear Sir,

Having had continual complaints from correspondents in Hong-Kong and Shanghai with regard to the refusal on the part of the Government to take any steps to close down German firms trading there, I am informed that the Governor was a friend and had visited the Kaiser before the war and had admired him very much. I wrote to the Colonial Office asking if they would give this matter their attention; their reply is "The Question at issue is one which will engage the serious attention of H.K. Government at the proper time and it is obviously impossible to make any statement of policy at present on the subject".

This seems to me a very unsatisfactory answer but it is only on a par with the attitude taken up by the Government on all these matters and it looks as if they were going to leave everything severely alone in the hopes that they will slip back after the war into the old pre-war state and that we shall have Germans and German trading carried on in the same way as before the war. Do you think this is a matter which

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199PRESIDENTLORD LEITH OF PYVIECHAIRMANLIEUT COL. SIR MERVYN CUNNINGHAM-BULLER, Bt.VICE-CHAIRMANMR. E. OSBORN.HON. SECRETARY:LIEUT. CULLING-CARR, J.P.HON. AND FINANCIAL SECRETARYMR. REGINALD WILSON.20.EBS/LWAll communications should be addressed to theHon. Secretary.THE BRITISH EMPIRE UNIONIncorporating the ANTI-GERMAN UNION.NO GERMAN INFLUENCE, NO GERMAN LABOUR, NO GERMAN GOODSThat compete with British.Head Office:346, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.2(Corner of Aldwych and Wellington Street.)TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:"OPPOSERMA, STRAND, LONDON."TELEPHONE, CITY 230.BANKERS:LLOYDS BANK LIMITED, 222, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.AUDITORS: HEBERG, JACKSON, PIXLEY & Co.58, COLEMAN STREET, E.C.SOLICITORS: Messrs. H. J. A. FOY & Co.4, WALBROOK, E.C.19th July 1917Dear Sir,Having had continual complaints from correspondents in Hong-Kong and Shanghai with regard to the refusal on the part of the Government to take any steps to close down German firms trading there, I am informed that the Governor was a friend and had visited the Kaiser before the war and had admired him very much. I wrote to the Colonial Office asking if they would give this matter their attention; their reply is "The Question at issue is one which will engage the serious attention of H.K. Government at the proper time and it is obviously impossible to make any statement of policy at present on the subject".This seems to me a very unsatisfactory answer but it is only on a par with the attitude taken up by the Government on all these matters and it looks as if they were going to leave everything severely alone in the hopes that they will slip back after the war into the old pre-war state and that we shall have Germans and German trading carried on in the same way as before the war. Do you think this is a matter which

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199PRESIDENTLOND LEITH OF PYVIEOHAIRMANEUT COL. BIR MERVYN UNNINGHAM-BULLER. ET.VIDE-CHAIRMAN !MR. E. OSBORN.HOM BROWSTARY:TE CULLING-CARR, J.P.TANT AND RUBINEDA AEONETARY. REGINALD WILSON.20.EBS/LWbascaliena shauld be addressed to theFlam. Secretary.THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR BRITISHSUBJEOTEThe British Empire UnionIncorporating the ANTI-GERMAN UNION.NO GERMAN INFLUENCE, NO GERMAN LABOUR, NO GERMAN GOODSThat compete with British.Band Ofree-TELEGRAPHIC ADDALI :"OPPOSERMA.ESTRAND, LONDON. "TELEPHONE, CITY 23.0.BANKERIME LLOYDS BANK LIMITE 222, STAAND, LONDON, W.C.AUDITORE: NEBORG, JACKSON, PIXLEY & C58. COLEMAN TAKET, E-C.BOLIGTONE Me. H. 3. A. FOY C.C.4. WALBROOK, EC.19th July 1917346, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 2(Corner of Aldwych and Wellington Street.)Dear Sir,Having had continual complaints from correspondents in Hong-Kong and Shanghai with regard to the refusal on the part of the Government to take any steps to close down German fims trading there, I am informed that the Government isinclined to be pro-German; was a friend and had visited the Kaiser before the war and had admired him very much. I wrote to the Colonial Office asking if they would give this matter their attention; theit reply is "The Question at issue is one which will engage the serious attention of H.K.Government at the proper time and it is obviously impossible to make any statement of policy at present on the subject".This seems to me a very unsatisfactory answer but it is only on a'par' with the attitude taken up by theGovern-ment on all these matters and it looks as if they were going to leave everything severely alone in the hopes that they will slip back after the war into the old pre-war state and that we shall have Germans and German trading carried on in the same way as before the war. Do you think this is a matter which

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199

PRESIDENT

LOND

LEITH OF PYVIE

OHAIRMAN

EUT COL. BIR MERVYN

UNNINGHAM-BULLER. ET.

VIDE-CHAIRMAN !

MR. E.

OSBORN.

HOM BROWSTARY:

TE CULLING-CARR, J.P.

TANT AND RUBINEDA AEONETARY

. REGINALD WILSON.

20.

EBS/LW

bascaliena shauld be addressed to the

Flam. Secretary.

THE BRITISH

EMPIRE

FOR BRITISH

SUBJEOTE

The British Empire Union

Incorporating the ANTI-GERMAN UNION.

NO GERMAN INFLUENCE, NO GERMAN LABOUR, NO GERMAN GOODS

That compete with British.

Band Ofree-

TELEGRAPHIC ADDALI :

"OPPOSERMA.

ESTRAND, LONDON. "

TELEPHONE, CITY 23.0.

BANKERI

ME LLOYDS BANK LIMITE 222, STAAND, LONDON, W.C.

AUDITORE: NEBORG, JACKSON, PIXLEY & C

58. COLEMAN TAKET, E-C.

BOLIGTONE Me. H. 3. A. FOY C.C.

4. WALBROOK, EC.

19th July 1917

346, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 2

(Corner of Aldwych and Wellington Street.)

Dear Sir,

Having had continual complaints from correspondents

in Hong-Kong and Shanghai with regard to the refusal on the

part of the Government to take any steps to close down German

fims trading there, I am informed that the Government is

inclined to be pro-German; was a friend and had visited the

Kaiser before the war and had admired him very much. I wrote

to the Colonial Office asking if they would give this matter

their attention; theit reply is "The Question at issue is one

which will engage the serious attention of H.K.Government at

the proper time and it is obviously impossible to make any

statement of policy at present on the subject".

This seems to me a very unsatisfactory answer but

it is only on a'par' with the attitude taken up by theGovern-

ment on all these matters and it looks as if they were going

to leave everything severely alone in the hopes that they will

slip back after the war into the old pre-war state and that we

shall have Germans and German trading carried on in the same

way as before the war. Do you think this is a matter which

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