CO129-439 - Others - 1916 — Page 136

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Transit Letter 01517

From I Knipping, German Gongul si

To:

Foreign Office, Berlin

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18115

REGE 17 APR 161

German Jongulate deneral,

Shanghai, January 26,

1914

The want of a big German sentral stores in the Far

Kant has long been felt to be a grievous disadvantage. The

ezeptione under the Inoxy Trading Regulations certainly

permit the English stores to continus retail business with

the German, but in spite of this one is on the whole brought

to the conviction that it is time to create a universal

German emporium for the Jar East and to commence the prepara-

tions therefor now.

The matter has been taken in hand by a number of

gentlemen and at the request of derr 1.0. Augustenon, the

manager of the German firm Sietas; zlanbeek à 00, in Tsing ŝai

for many years, so whom the carrying out of it has been

entrusted, I have allowed to be distributed through the

Consulates at Hankon, Tschangtaha, Hankin, Itsehang, Tuohung-

king, Teshengtn, Yunnanfu, kanton, Beihan, Swatan, Amoi,

Futsehan the enclosed) accompanying appeal (1) among daraja,

circles, so no means of obtaining addresses suitable for the

purpose were available; in North China this has been done

through the Tientsin sub-office of Sietan, Plunbook & Co.

(1) The enclosed referred to is a printed document, adding

mithing to the arguments contained in the Donsul's letter, muides Angustesen, it is signed by members of the following Jetman firma in Chibas Melchers à 00; shlers & Co; Arnha) 4... larberg à 00; Meyer & Co; Carlowits & 00; E. Diednekvond Telge and Sakroter, sine by the Directors of the German Asiatic Bank, the Shantung Railway Ce, and the Shangha“ Association of German EnginesTE,