Correspondence re Wamphray Investment Trust Ltd, 4 Mar. 1937-28 Sep. 1939
Scope and Contents
Copies and extracts of correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, regarding the Wamphray Investment Trust Ltd. The correspondents include D.G.M. Bernard, London, J.H. Keswick, Shanghai, D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong.
There are also some related letters and papers, including correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and G.L. Allardyce, J.C. & A. Steuart, W.S., Edinburgh; a calculation of the value of the assets of the Hongkong Finance Co. Ltd for purchase by the Wamphray Investment Trust Limited, Hong Kong, 24 March 1937; and a valuation of the securities of the Hongkong Finance Co. Ltd at 4 March 1937, dated Hong Kong, 24 March 1937. Loose inside the file are minutes of the first meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wamphray Investment Trust Ltd on 18 March 1937 and a notice of the resolutions passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Wamphray Investment Trust Ltd on 28 March 1938.
The subjects covered in the file include the Shanghai Power Co. (5½% debentures), the Hongkong Finance Co. Ltd (in liquidation) and the Hongkong and China Property Co. Ltd. The ring-binder is labelled 'Whamphray [sic] Investment Trust Ltd'.
Dates
- Creation: 4 Mar. 1937-28 Sep. 1939
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Fair condition, but the front cover and spine of the ring-binder are detached.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, October 2010.
Subject
- Wamphray Investment Trust Ltd (Organization)
Repository Details
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