CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915 — Page 449

BY APPOINTMENT

TON M.THE KING OF ITALY

TOMM. THE KING OF SPAIN

Telephones.

NO 7043 GENTRAL. 1o-7870 CENTRAL, MUSEUM 2600

(5 LINES.)

TO THE LATE KING EDWARD VI

RECE

C.O

Telegrams,

NOGN

these 21 OCT 15

[MAPPIN BROTHERS INCORPORATED.)

MAPPIN & WEBB LTD

158 TO 162, OXFORD STREET,

Please refer to MP21/

431

TO MAM. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA,

TO THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE HOUSEHOLD

LONDON,W.

20th October 1915

C.A. Harris, Esq, C.B.,

Colonial Office,

Dear Sir,

Whitehall, S.W.

Re. Che. J. Gaupp & Co Hong Kong (in liquidation)

The Committee of the British Creditore in this

matter held a further Meeting at our offices this week. In view of previous interviews with you and the interest taken by your Department, we are sending you herewith copy of a letter dated August 20th, addressed by Messrs Lowe, Bingham & Matthewo to the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.

This letter we have received during the course of this week from Mr. Carl Bunje who has been for many years connected with the above firm, and was Manager or Partner at Singapore at the

time War broke out.

Mr. Bunje came to London at the expense of the Committee in order to discuss the position and interests of the British Creditors and he left London for Singapore and