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Semi-official letters from Canton, Foochow, Swatow and Taipei to Hong Kong, 2 Jan. 1926-30 Dec. 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/11/9

Scope and Contents

Semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Canton, Foochow, Swatow and Taipei, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, with enclosed letters and papers:

1. Semi-official letters nos 1-87 from William Galloway, Canton, to D.G.M. Bernard, Hong Kong, 2 January-30 December 1926. Nos 1-3 have been numbered in pencil.

2 Unnumbered semi-official letters from H.E. Hollands, Foochow, to R.M. Austin and D.G.M. Bernard, Hong Kong, 6 January-18 August 1926, and nos 4-11, 11-16 and 16-22 from James Helbling and H.E. Hollands to D.G.M. Bernard, 18 January-15 December 1926. There are two letters numbered 11 and two letters numbered 16. Some of the letters have been numbered by hand.

3. Semi-official letters nos 1-19 from J.P.B. Eastwood, W.H.T. King and A.M. Scott-Morris, Swatow, to D.G.M. Bernard, Hong Kong, 11 January-29 October 1926. There are also property letters nos P.1-25 from J.P.B. Eastwood and W.H.T. King, Swatow, to D.G.M. Bernard, Hong Kong, 23 January-14 December 1926. Some of the letters have been numbered by hand. Letter no. P.5, 9 March 1926, encloses four photographs depicting the new reclamation in front of the properties of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Bradley & Co. Ltd in Swatow.

4. Semi-official letters nos 1-16 from H. Lachlan, Taipei, to D.G.M. Bernard, Hong Kong, 13 January-31 December 1926.

There is an index at the beginning of the volume containing the following entries:

A:

Canton - J.M. d'Almeida; Accounts.

Foochow - Annual Accounts; Report on Annual Accounts.

Swatow - Accounts; Accounts - Douglas Steamers; Accounts - House November Cash; Annual Accounts.

Taipei - Australian-Oriental Line.

B:

Canton - F.X. Botelho; Anti-Japanese Boycott; Boycott; Book-keeper for Canton; Cover for British Chamber of Commerce; British Chamber of Commerce - Note on Interview with H.H. Fox.

Foochow - William Brand; Bank of China.

Taipei - Blue Funnel Line.

C:

Canton - Canton Gazette; 'Cheonshing'.

Foochow - Chang Yu Kam.

Swatow - Correspondence; Telegram re Child Insurance (J.P.B. Eastwood).

D:

Canton - G. Duncan; Durant, Bevan & Co.

Foochow - Douglas Co.

E:

Canton - Exchange; Ewo Filature, Shanghai; M.B. 'Ewo'; Exchange (New York).

Foochow - J.P.B. Eastwood.

Swatow - J.B.P. Eastwood (Short Leave); Private Letter from J.P.B. Eastwood re Accounts.

F:

Canton - Finance - Cashing of Drafts at Canton; H.H. Fox.

Swatow - Fire Originated in Squatter's Huts.

G:

Canton - Ernst R. Gruber (Hamburg); A. Gandossi; W. Galloway; W. Galloway - Short Leave for Trip Up River; A. Gandossi - Italian Vice Consul; W. Galloway - Short Leave for Trip to Manila.

Foochow - F.A. Gomes.

H:

Canton - Home Leave - W. Galloway; Harbour Improvement Scheme.

Foochow - H.E. Hollands (Passages for Wife & Child); J. Helbling; H.E. Hollands; Helbling's Report on Trip Home, etc.

Taipei - Salt Herrings.

I:

Foochow - Imports.

Taipei - Importation of Salt Herrings.

J: Jamie's Visit to Swatow to Attend to Accounts.

K:

Canton - 'Kwongsang'.

Swatow - W.H.T. King.

L:

Swatow - A.E.B. Lamble.

Taipei - H. Lachlan - Visit to New York.

M:

Canton - Motor Sampan; E.A. Mackay; Manifest.

Swatow - J.M. Macleod; E.L. McDougall.

Taipei - McMeekin & Co.

P:

Canton - Political; Political - Memo. of Interviews; Piano for Canton Agency; Political - Canton Incident of 23/6/25; Political - Notice from the Canton & Hong Kong Strikers Unions Committee; Property - Canton Wharf; Property - New Godowns; Property - Swatow Reclamation; Property - Piracy.

Foochow - Political.

Swatow - Political; Property - Extracts from Regulations of the Bund Construction Bureau, Swatow; Office Premises Lot S.22; Copy of Deed Issued for 1919 Reclamation Purchase; China Sugar Refinery Property; Kakchioh; New Godowns; Foreshore Property, Foreshore Property Plan.

Taipei - Takao.

R:

Canton - H. Riggenbach; Report - Canton Agency (30/4/27).

Swatow - Russians, Employment.

S:

Canton - Silk; Silk - Extract from Manila Tribune; Native Consignments; Silk to London; Stocks; Calculations; Statement Showing Purchases & Sales in Lyons from 7/5/25 to 8/4/26; Statement Showing Purchase & Sales in New York from 1/5/25 to 8/4/26; Finance; Exchange; New Surtaxes.

Foochow - Shipping; Sugar - Letter from H.E. Hollands re Forward Sales; C. Skerrett-Rodgers.

Swatow - General Strike; A.M. Scott-Morris; H.J.V.K. Stevenson; Russian Servants.

Taipei - Strike of Tea Packers.

T:

Foochow - Tea.

Taipei - Tea - Suggestion in Regard to Present Way of Inspecting Oolong Tea; Tea Reports.

W:

Canton - W. Watson & Sons, Hawick.

Foochow - Wood.

Swatow - Wang Shing.

Dates

  • Creation: 2 Jan. 1926-30 Dec. 1926

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

General

Former reference: J17/8

Repository Details

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