CO129-425 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [10-12] — Page 52

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American Consular Service.

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With reference to your No. 62 in 3590/1915 of the

30th. September, 1915, in regard to the goods of Messrs. Kahl and Company of Canton, I have the honour to report that I have been instructed by the Department of State in Washington to represent

to the Colonial Govemment that Mr. Kahl has been an American

citisen for over twenty years; and that he has made oath that all goods purchased by him since June 29th. last through his agent,

Ernest Lund of Canton, have bem purchased with his own means and

credit and have already been sold to and paid for by American

merchants in New York; and that no one except himself "has any

interest directly or indirectly in said business or is entitled to any share of the profits or proceeds therefrom"; and that "the

firm of Siemssen and Company whom he previously represented is

neither directly or indirectly interested in said business or in

said purchases".

The Department further instructs me that there

appears to be a shortage of such goods as those shipped to Mr. Kahl

in the United States at the present time due largely to a dis-

-continuance of the transportation business of the Pacific Mail

Company and the requisitioning by the British Government of trans- -Pacific vessels. It reports that delay in obtaining shipment of

these goods will doubtless result in a great increase in freight

expenses causing material and unnecessary loss. I am instructed to

ask the prompt release aid permission to ship these goods to the

United States.

With a view of indicating to the Colonial Govem- -mont the nature of the business involved in the shipment I send herewith copies of bills of lading fumishing essential information

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