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BENJAMIN & POTTS.
B.
417
Hongkong, 9th November, 1915.
The Honourable Mr. Claud Severn,
Colonial Secretary,
PRESENT.
Sir,
C. WITZKE & CO.
We have the honour to inform you that with the permission of the Hon. Attorney General we have previously made payments to Mr. H. Jebsen, a partner
in the firm of Messrs. C. Witzke & Co. who is a
prisoner of war in Japan. These payments were made
at the request of Mr. Witzke, but in view of the instructions contained in your Confidential Circular of the 18th September last that no payments are to
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be made to Enemy Subjects, even in neutral countries, without the permission of His Excellency the Governor, we have now the honour to enquire if we
are to make these disbursements in future.
amount previously sent was Yen 350 which we sent
through the American Consul to be paid at the rate of Yen 50 per month to Mr. Jebsen, personal ex- penditure.
We have, etc.,
(Signed) p.p. Benjamin & Potts
R. Hancock
Liquidators, C. Witzke & Co.
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