CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12] — Page 118

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At that time it could not have been foreseen that there would

Since War however was

be War between England and Germany. declared it was impossible and it is impossible to-day to

get into communication with Mr. Bune.

Moreover as you know

it is treason to remit, and this no doubt will also be the

case on the other side.

To confound our difficulties the exchange in Japan broke down immediately so that since the outbreak we In India the have not received a single penny from Japan. financial position is totally deranged and for a long time we were unable to negotiate any of our shipments not until it was made lawful by the King's Proclamation to deal with a firm like ours where one of the partners is British and the other belongs to an alien enemy.- the Banks were not allowed to negotiate and transact any business with us. however has been lifted and we are now able to negotiate our also with China because we shipments with India are drawing on Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co.,

at least

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This embargo

Writer has seen the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation only last week and although we negotiate through then for India and China they refuse to do business for

our firm there is £ Hongkong because as Mr. Jones tells us

This ag we said to Mr. Jones registered as an Austrian firm.

To were not aware that we ever have been

was news to us.

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registered and certainly not as an Austrian firm.

Our firm

is British Has been established here in 1894 and writer

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himself is a British subject.

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