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what I have just said.

You will not only understand this pro-

found indignation of mine but that, should your Hongkong branch

actually do anything which would cause us the loss of this valuable

business, my Company would of course institute proceedingly im- mediately for the recovery of damage 8.

To tell me, as Mr. Carroll's cable does, that Hongkong

will give up this agency immediately (whereby not only our inter- ests but those of the Texaco would be most seriously damages), if

we do not see our way to cancel a certain contract, is so prepos-

tercus a proposition that I refuse to believe it until further ad-

vices, implicit as is my trust in Mr. Carroll's habit of being ex-

tremely careful when passing on to me or others what is before him.

The matter itself is exceedingly simple, as it stands to-

day.

I have sent a P/A to Hongkong, under which your Hongkong

branch will liquidate the

Small stock ex m/v Fanana and as to this liquidation, surely in

spite of Mr. Cheetham's resignation, there cannot be any other, and

more obvious, settlement between us but that we pay you (in additio to the agreed commission of 1% for the cargo) an equivalent for

the loss of that gentleman's services; and Mr. Carroll has no doubt

informed you that we are willing to pay your Hongkong branch an

equivalent of three months selery of Cheetham. This is at $500

a month which you are probably not paying to the gentleman whom

you have all along wished to substitute for Mr. Cheetham,

therefore as Mr. Carroll cables

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this extremely simple matter

should be referred for settlement by "direct correspondence Hong-

kong, I for one quite fail to understand, and I am sure that you in London will not, or reconsideration, back Hongkong's unreason-

able demand. Perhaps Hongkong is not awere, or has quite forgot-

ten, that there are these September understandings between us ?

Contract as between the Texas Company, yourselves and ourselves:

will note what I have written yesterday to Hongkong in regard to

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