CO129-417 - Public Offices - 1914 — Page 556

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CARL BODIKER & CO.

"essrs J. Cawthra & Co., Ltd.,

Bradford.

P. 0. Box 42,

Hong Kong,

3rd October, 1914.

547

Tear Sirs,

e beg to inform you that by permit from His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong, we are now allowed to import from Great Britain all goods ordered prior to the outbreak of the war.

Should you not be able to communicate with our

Head Office we would advise you to write to the Chartere Bank of India, Australia and China, London, with regard to financing your drafts on us at 4 m/s., W/P with interest

clause.

If it should prove impossible for you to discount

the drafts there we ask you to forward the documents for

collection through either the Chartered Bank or Hong Kong

Bank in which case the goods will also be stored to the

order of the respective Bank.

You will of course, have the war risk clause

inserted in the Insurance Policies (all premia to your

debit) and all documents are to be made out to the order

of the relative Bank.

Please always send invoices (in duplicate and by different routes) and shipping samples direct to us here

and if you could, without incurring any expenses, furnish

us with a certificate from your "hamber of Commerce to the

effect

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