CODE
CABLEGRAM RECEIVED.
25
FROM GOVERNOR
SANDAKAN: 9.1.42 (10.49 hrs)
RECEIVED: 9.1.42 (16.55 hrs)
IMEDIATE:
246: WITH REFERENCE TO CORRED
DESTATJI
65
DEN CE
ENDING YOUR
1941. FOR MOST OF 1941 THE STATE
BANA OF NOAIH BORNMO HAS FACILITATED
HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT'S FIREWOOD PURCHASES, FOR WHOM THE NORTH
BORNEO TRADING CO. LTD. ARIE ACTING AS AGIENTS.
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POSITION NOW IS THAT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OWES
TIL STATE SANK CO NORTH BOINEC $12,050 SHORT LAID
ON SHIPMENT(S) PRIOR TO END OF NOVEMBR AND $18,016
FOR A SHIPMENT WHICH CLEARED ON NOVEMBER 24th.
NORTH BURKEJ TRADING COMPANY HAS ALSO SUBMITTED
INVOICE(S) FOR $13,099 FOR
FOR A SHIPMENT WHICH CLEARED
ON DECEMBER 6th AND WHICH CANNOT HAVE REACHED
HONG KONG. THE STATE BANK OF NORTH BORNEO HAS
NOT PAID THE NORTH BORNEO TRADING COMPANY FOR THIS.
ON DECEMBER 7th
FOR 12
FIREWOOD COMPANIES HAD IN HAND
400,000 PICULS OF FIREWOOD AWAITING SHIPMENT. NORTH
BORNEO TRADING COMPANY NOW ASKC ON THEIR BEHALF
CENTS FER PICUL (650,000) IN FULL
SETTLEMENT, PROPERTY IN THE FIREWOOD TO REMAIN
WITH THE COMPANIES. QUANTITY IS ENORMOUSLY IN
EXCESS OF LOCAL REQUIREMENTS AND MOST OF IT
MUST BE ROTTED(ING). PRICE ASKED IS HALF THE
CONTRACT PRICE.
ANDERSON CONTROLLER OF STORES HONG KONG WIRED
ON DECEMBER 18th THAT PAYMENT(S) FOR STOCKS WERK
APPROVED BUT BY THE TIME THIS MESSAGE WAS
RECEIVED
IT HAD BECOME APPARENT THAT HONG KONG
COULD NO LONGER EFFECT PAYMENT.
GOVERNMENT