CO129-472 - Others - 1921 — Page 289

DOH.

(COPY).

From the Representative

of the

›ichsausgleichsamt.

Ígb. A. No. 7409.

sir,

TRANSLAT ON

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London,

24 March, 1921.

I have the honour to submit the followingt-

Gustav Theodor Siemsson, a German national who died on 30th September 1915, left sums of money invested in British Joint Stock Companies in China and Hong Kong. The legatees have heard nothing concerning the sale; on the other hand the Custodian in Shanghai, Allan G. Mossop, handed an account made up to June or July 1919 to one of the legatees, F. Siemseen of Bergedorf near Hamburg, during his sojourn in China, after his release from internment in a Japanese Prisoners of kar Camp, According to this account the estate amounted to circa Shanghai Taels 80,000.- On making a petition to the

1 British Embassy in Peking, Herr Siemcsen was paid Taels 3000.- to

defray the expenses of the return journey for himself and his family. A further application for an allowance for the means of subsistence was declined. The principal lagates of Herr Siemssen, namely his wife, has four children, who are not yet of age. The testator travelled to L Germany in the year 1913 with his wife and children on a temporary visit. Their return was prevented owing to the war, Frau Stems sen has only sufficient means for a few months, to maintain herself and her children.

I khall be greatly obliged if you can obtain the release of part of the assets.

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I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

(Signature).