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New York, June 9, 1915.
Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co.
Liquidators for Reuter, Brookelmann & Co.,
Hong Kong, China.
Dear Sirs:
SOUTH CHINA BUSINESS.
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We enclose herewith copy of our cable dispatched to
you to-day in which we advise that we have cancelled our con-
tract with the firm of Messrs. Reuter Brockelmann & Co. for the
handling of our Kerosene Oil in Hong Kong, and that we have made
a new contract with the British firm of Sanders, Rehders & Co.,
who, in the future, will handle the Texae Co's business in Hong
Kong.
We have no doubt but what this matter is entirely
clear to you and that when the present stocks are sold, your
duties,
ae liquidators of the German firm of Reuter, Brockelmann
& Co., will have been finished as far as the Kerosene Oil business
is concerned, and we await your advices with final Account Sales
with interest.
No.68.
Yours very truly,
(signed): W.B.Knight
Assistant Manager.
The Texas Company,
New York, June 10,1915.
SOUTH CHINA BUSINESS.
Messrs.Sanders, Rehders & Co.,
London, England.
Dear Sire: -
We are enclosing herewith copy of cable dispatched
to you to-day, which embodies a cable received by us this morning
from Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., Hongkong.
It would seem that Mesere. Shewan, Tomes & Co. have
been using their influence with the Hong Kong Government, so a
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