CO129-216 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [5-6] — Page 56

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the honour to state, with much regret, that the Colonial Secretary received on the 3rd instant, a letter from the Manager of that Bank at Shang-hai, informing him that, in consequence of a telegram which had just arrived from the Head Office in London, "the business of the Bank would be suspended until the receipt of further communications from England."

2. As Your Lordship is already aware, there were recently in the Oriental Bank deposits amounting to nearly fifty thousand pounds (£50,000) of funds belonging to the Government of this Colony. However, I am glad to be able to announce that all these deposits have been gradually withdrawn, in pursuance of the policy recommended in your Lordship's telegrams 195 of the 31st October ultimus.

I enclose a Memorandum on this subject from the Colonial Treasurer (the Hon. ... recently

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55 the honour to state, with much regret, that the Colonial Secretary received on the 3rd instant, a letter from the Manager of that Bank at Shang-hai, informing him that, in consequence of a telegram which had just arrived from the Head Office in London, "the business of the Bank would be suspended until the receipt of further communications from England." 2. As Your Lordship is already aware, there were recently in the Oriental Bank deposits amounting to nearly fifty thousand pounds (£50,000) of funds belonging to the Government of this Colony. However, I am glad to be able to announce that all these deposits have been gradually withdrawn, in pursuance of the policy recommended in your Lordship's telegrams 195 of the 31st October ultimus. I enclose a Memorandum on this subject from the Colonial Treasurer (the Hon. ... recently A.
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55 the honour to state, with much regret, that the Colonial Secretary received on the 3rd instant, a letter from the Manager of that Bank at song sous informing him that, in consequence of a telegram which had just arrived from the Head Office in London, "the business "of the Bank would be suspended Euntil the receipt of further 'communications from England: 2. As Your Lordship is already aware, chere evere Secret recently in the Oriental Bauk deposits amounting to nearly fifty thousand pounds (£50,000) offunds belonging to the Government of chis Colony. Stowever, I am glad to be able to announce that all these deposits have been gradually withdraww, in pursuance of the policy -policy recommended in your Lordship's telegrams 195 of the 31th October ultimus. I enclose a Memorandum Enclosure مجھ on this subject from the Colonial Treasurer (the stou. recently A.
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the honour to state, with

much regret, that the Colonial Secretary received

on the 3rd instant, a letter

from the Manager of that

Bank at song sous informing

him that, in consequence

of

a telegram which had just arrived from the Head Office in London, "the business

"of the Bank would be suspended Euntil the receipt of further 'communications from England:

2. As Your Lordship

is already aware, chere evere

Secret

recently in the Oriental Bauk

deposits amounting to nearly

fifty thousand pounds (£50,000)

offunds belonging to the Government

of

chis Colony.

Stowever, I am

glad

to be able

to announce that all these

deposits have been gradually

withdraww, in pursuance

of

the policy

-policy recommended

in your Lordship's telegrams

195 of the 31th October ultimus.

I enclose a Memorandum

Enclosure

مجھ

on this subject from the Colonial Treasurer (the stou.

recently

A.

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