CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915 — Page 92

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MEMORANDUM

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REGO 15 OCT 15

Hongkong, 4th. August, 1915.

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In order to show to what extent the Germane are en-

deavouring to carry on their trade, not only in China, but even in Hongkong, the enclosed memorandum has been drawn up, showing the changes made in nationality, or management, of the firms in order to evade the terms of the King's Proclamation

One leading firm, Messrs. Fm. Heyerink & Co. in Shanghai have given out that they have sold their business

to a Chinese Syndicate, (under the control of their former Compradore) the office to be run by the German staff.

They have notified their friends in Manchester

and elsewhere that all outstanding contracts have been transferred to the new firm and opened credits through Dutch Banks to enable the goods to be financed,

It is understood that other German firms are

adopting the same system. Other firms again are declaring themselves as British, American, Dutch, etc. etc.

This of course affords an opportunity for British

suppliers who wish to do so, to evade the letter of proclamation prohibiting trading with the enemy.

Another method of keeping alive German trade is by

the shipping to Holland of considerable quantities of German

manfactures.. These are marked as having been made in Holland and are then shipped by Dutch vessels to the Netherlands India whence they are distributed throughout the Far East chiefly by Java China & Japan Line.

Prior to Italy joining in the War it was found that sertain German shipments were being sent to that Country. These were there to be marked with labele specially sent from England by British firms as having been made in England and then for-

warded to the East.