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Our Hongkong branol however was treated by the Hong- kong Government as an enemy concern and ordered to be wound up.
Some little time ago it came to my knowledge, that the British partner in a firm in a similar position had been empowered by the Hongkong authorities to continue trading in the Colony, and
the order for the winding up of his fizm's business had been
cancelled. I consequently wrote out, suggesting that represent-
ations should be made in order to secure for us similar treatment
The matter was referred unofficially to the Attorney- General, whose opinion was, that a distinction might be drawn
between ourselves and the firm referred to above, owing to
certain proceedings in the Prize Court in this country. I would explain. that my brother and I had claimed the release of our shares in goods, the property of our old partnership, which had been detained in Prize. In his judgment the President directed
that before our shares could be released, H.M. 'e Procurator-
General should satisfy himself that my brother and I, after the
outbreak of war, had taken reasonable steps to dissociate our-
selves from our former German partners, and should also invest-
igate our whole conduct since the outbreak of war. This has in
the meantime been done, and H.M.'S Procurator has expressed him-
self as being completely satisfied, and has ordered the release
of our shares in the goods before the Prize Court.
The result of this investigation has been conveyed to
the Attorney-General at Hongkong, who has expressed himself as seeing no reason why our request should not now be granted, and
I understand that he is communicating his opinion to the author-