CO129-428 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 405

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Miss Milne'e salary ie not paid before her leaving

All such actions as he did are apparently to spoil the whole concern of the firm and thus to pressed the firm into bankruptcy. This circumstances therefore have to withdraw my continuance of support to the firm and then to look after myself, as the people, who. I am relying upon, for assistance are entirely spoilt by him. As matter of fact that I knew the firm is spoilt by him and thus in helpless condition. I have therefore drawn from the Canton office about 3, 00:00 dollars for repayment of loans due from my friends and Kr Tang when I am pressed by them. Please

so but being

understand that it is not my intention of doing

pressed by Mr Blair's action which brings me to the fact that he is not looking after the firm's interest, but to spoil it as much as he can. Further as he has notified in the news- paper for revoking my concern with the firm, and also I am informed he is trying to put me into trouble as he desired I therefore have to resign my present service from the firm on the 2nd, instant.

I perceive that Mr Wongkit is the man to incite him from doing so, as he thinking wisely to get me out of the firm and then to become my successor in the post but forgetting all the troublesome of the fire after an out from the firm.

it is a great pity for myself and you now to occur such distressed matters, and further I may fear that I will be bankrupted, if all the friends and relations who advanced you the money lately come to deal on me.

It seems to me that I am hopeless now with the exception of expecting your confidential assistance in the future. Please well understand that I am not going back to my promise of supporting your firm's business, but owing to the most distressed circumstances the authority enforced me to withdraw; as the former is to put me in a serious trouble and the latter to spoil all my confidential connections with

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