CO129-424 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [9-10] — Page 432

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Bima 7€ room al reite

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Further evidence.

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Censor's letter 4684.

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REG 10 DEC 15

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Schubert (signed) Canton on Reuter Brockelmann paper to

Steger Shanghai 29/8.

"The letters held up in H.K. you have of course had forwarded wider (the name of) the Firm Richter. I have protested through the American Consul etc etc."

Censor's letter 4703 is a folio of press copies (unsined) from

Reuter Brockelmann (or Richter) Canton addressed to Reuter Brockelmann Tientsin. It contains copies of the letters from which Hon. Attorney General quotes in his note 5 in 0.8.0. 28 in 3590/15.

(i).

also

Schubert to A. Richter New York. New York 9.8.15

"The International Banking Corporation is aware that my firm is American. But the trouble is that my firm covers German interests, i.e. the business of a German firm partly continued. This is a thorn in the eyes of local English firms

in the same letter after some abuse of the American Bank "As has already been written to you, the bank declines all work with German firus, whether they are working

under their own or neutral names".

Here follow threats.

(ii).

to

A. Richter. New York 14.6.15.

(iii).

*The Bar Mill Manufacturing Company of your city have approached Messrs. Reuter Brockelmann & Co. with a view to handling American piece goods in this market. lly reply

to this letter is enclosed erewith"

A. Richter, Canton, to Bear Mill Haufacturing Co.

New York 13.6.15.