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Copy.

HARRY WICKING & Co.

£130

REC:

Sir,

Rey S FEB 16

Hongkong, 3rd January, 1916.

In reference to our interview we beg to state that we

have for some time ordered American Goods through the firm of

Messrs. Arkell & Douglas Inc., 44 Whitehall Street, New York, U.S.A.

financing same by Credits through the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking

Corporation. As informed you, there is now some difficulty as to

the exact tature of which we are not acquainted with but we under-

stend our future orders will have to be placed with another firm.

We beg to hand you a list of goods now on order some of

which are no doubt already on the way and we shall be glad if you

will authorise the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to

allow the balance to come forward from Messrs. Arkell & Douglas

otherwise we shall be placed in a serious difficulty with our

Chinese clients to whom we have to deliver the goods. The goods

are all manufactured in America and we receive the original

manufacturers invoices.

We enclose a letter from Messrs. Arkell & Douglas showing

for your information the branches of the firm on the letter paper.

We have, etc.

sd.

Harry Wicking & Co.

Honourable

The Attorney General,