CO129-414 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [10-11] — Page 353

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Telegram The Governor of Hong Kong to the secrets of State for

the Colonies.

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(Received, Colonial Office, 12. p. 10th November, 1914)

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Your telegram 2nd November vessel "Daylight" has not

been here since November 17th Last "Drumelton arrived on or

about September 9th and it is awaiting instructions. September

3rd Arnhold Karberg request permission to accept the ships

under the charters and to load with one cargo already bought

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A cargo to be purchased and the any other cargo offering. Reply given was that apparently the carrying (on) (out) of the charters would be illegal and would involve other illegality

(of) and that permission could not be given in order to enable transaction to be carried out. The view of the legal position

then being acted on here was that in case of a firm such as persons named trade with the branch here was trade with and for

benefit of partners in Germany and the permission requested

went much farther than that already given to German firms.

Also it would be impossible to prevent the benefits to be

derived from such transactions reaching Germany. Nothing

definite known of where head office was independent informa

tion from Shanghai states that it was in Germany. Reason to

believe that there has been money remitted to Germany by

German firms from Shanghai. No further applications have been

made since publication of trading with enemy Proclamation num- ber two. In the general question of treatment here of the question of trading with enemy see my telegrams of 15th August, 24th August, 26th September and your telegrams of 27th August, 3rd October and my despatch 7th September. [Local (?)Partner

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Arnhold Karberg has been expelled and the German employees expelled or intered and the affairs of the local branch of the

firm are being wound up by liquidators appointed under the Alien Enemies Winding Up Ordinance1914. Deficiency in assets feared] see my telegrang feared see my telegrams 21st and 22nd yctober and your

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