CO129-440 - Others & Individuals - 1916 — Page 587

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Therefore, please, do not let us argue this point any further.

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is such a secondary one and only affects the balance of a cargo. of

should the period of three months lized by me when saking this

spontaneous offer be insuficient, I have no objection to making it for

as long as the "Fania" cargo has not been sold out; and I have embodied

this omdition in the Agreement referred to below.

I may add what br. Jheetham writes we, by mail just to hand:

"I cabled you (1.e. London) on the 50th December that I was resigning your agency at the end of January, and received your reply of the 6th inst. omiiruing this.

I am sorry to have had to do this, but Latters in Hong kong were not altogether to my liking and the cutlook generally most un- satisfactory.

I regret having to leave you, but hope you will be able to Lake new arrangements to your setisiaction. I beg to tender you my sincere thanks for the position you so generously gave me in Hongkong and the trust you taposed in me.

I have certainly tried to do my best for you and the exaB Jompany, but circumstances over which I had no control have been ajalist Lie from the beginning.

I will write you further from Shanghai,"

N. B. The underlinings are his.

I think I was correct in saying, from the first, that br.

Cheetham's resignation was not a voluntary one.

From your letter of the 8th inst., I note that you decided

to deiar negotiations for a new Agreement for about three wecks, pend-

ing the receipt of advices from Hongkong. All I can say as to this,

is that your decision has made it impossible to even only consider the

Hongkong Bank's expectation that London accepting should be adhered to,

the question of iinance having to stand over (as the London Office of

the bank cabled, because no settlement with you had been reached.

When this incrmation was dispatched from London, viz: on the 22nd inst.

the cargo had been financed just a day before.

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