CO129-431 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [1-2] — Page 575

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Our last letter 13/4.15.

Your last letter 19/3, 1 & 9/4.15.

Canton,

20th May, 1915.

Messrs. B.Rigold and Bergmann,

69, Bishopsgate,

Dear Sirs,

London, E.C.

Since writing you last, your above mentioned 3 favors have come to hand, contents of all of which had our best attention.

în answering them they hardly call for any special reply and it is with regret we have to report again a very bad market here on our side;

we have been trying to obtain repeats of our indents, however, so far without any success and as far as we can judge, the amount of business transacted for this market is very small.

Lercerized Corda. We have noted what you say about the one sample case and we await shipping documents from you by an early mail.

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9/2849 6 cases Silverthread er "Austria"; copy of B/L we have received with thanks, so that we have the full set of 2 bills of lading. We also withdrew copy of insurance policy for which we are obliged and for orders sake we beg to mention that the original policy has not reached us, We have taken due note that you are having the port risk extended for another 3 months and that you are

sending