CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915 — Page 134

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again due on the 21st July for Mk. you will meet out of the above remittance.

Piece goods. The statement sent to

with regard to piece goods referred to goods. bankrupt stock' of Mr.Tiedt's time.

The debit balance of 200 represents en

F. in July, tut meanwhile F. has paid off this advance. his account is settled,

however

Hongkong bank, We are op very good terme this Bank who have shown themselves most obliging.

have agreed with your branch to 3 prolongations of drafts. In accordance with the attitude of the Ba

present we shall certainly have no difficulties ir The question arises,

now the Bank willkdgi of interest having regard to the recent proclamation

English Goverment forbidding all trade with Germans a

26th July. Shortly after this proclamation was publi: tried to obtain payment from all the local German firm current drafts, but naturally one agreed to this.

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26th, according to the prodiation, the Bank can no longer deitp. interest from German firma en current drafts, but where it is question of requisitions he will probably measure with a diffeng scale. In any case different fims here have already refuged pay interest on dráte against goods in respect to which they not know when the are likely to receive them. Naturally, Bank having repárd to the large business which is Lone in Shanghai hold■ balance in their favour against us; but

consequence/of the proolanatiga after the 26th no

manufgeturer

can make hipments from Manchester to

fira. What is

not shipped up to the 26th can no longer be exported valesi

transfgé of the contracte made with MB. and co., to the nasa Richter can be arranged. Having regard to the shop-question

transfer of this kind will present difficulties.

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