Semi-official and property correspondence between Shanghai and Hankow, 7 Jan. 1927-30 Dec. 1927
Scope and Contents
Semi-official letters nos 1 and 3-55 from W.S. Dupree, G.M. Jameson and A. Ross, Hankow, to B.D.F. Beith, Shanghai, 27 January-29 December 1927; eight unnumbered semi-official letters from R.M. Austin and B.D.F. Beith, Shanghai, to W.S. Dupree and A. Ross, Hankow, 7 January-1 March 1927; and semi-official letters nos 9-40 from R.M. Austin and (mainly) B.D.F. Beith, Shanghai, to W.S. Dupree, Hankow, 16 March-30 December 1927, with enclosed letters and papers. There are also property letters nos P.1-13 from Hankow to Shanghai, 25 April-29 December 1927, and P.148-161 from Shanghai to Hankow, 23 February-28 December 1927.
There is no semi-official letter no. 2 from Hankow to Shanghai, but there is an unnumbered letter of 30 January 1927 which may have occupied this position - a letter of 1 March 1927 from Shanghai to Hankow acknowledges the receipt of a letter no. 2 from Hankow.
There is an index at the beginning of the volume containing the following entries:
A: Up River Agencies; Accounts; J.R. Allan; H.A. Allan; Annual Reports.
B: B.T.B. Boothby; B.D.F. Beith; Boycott; Bund Frontage License; D.G.M. Bernard.
C: Compradore - Wong Ho Chee; Commission; China Sugar Refining Co.; T.H. Croucher; Chungking; Changsha; Crown Leases; S.D.A. Council; T.C. Ching; Conditions in Hankow; Compradore - Ichang; Chun Sin Chow; J. Cockin.
D: W.S. Dupree; W. Divens.
E: Evacuation Expenses; Ewo Yu - Ichang - Sugar Security; Exports; Ewo Building; Exchange.
F: J. Feely; Finance; Funds; Freight & Passenger Business; Foreshore.
G: G.H. Gompertz; S.E. Grimstone; Tachimen Godown.
H: A.J. Hall; T.S.H. Hoey; Hankow Chen/O'Malley Agreement; Hankow Lot 8.
I: Ichang; Imports; Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
J: G.M. Jameson; Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd; The Late Sir R.W.B. Jardine's Property.
K: Key Card; Kutwo; Kiukiang.
L: J.G. Lyon; Labour, Tugs, Lighters, etc.
M: A.A. Martin; Ti Yi Cotton Mill; Motor Boat; Meeting of Ratepayers & Lot Holders.
N: D.L. Newbigging; Hankow Notes.
O: Mrs Olive.
P: Middle River Ports; Political; Property; P. & O. Agency; Press Gang.
R: Monthly Reports; Rear Admiral, Yangtsze; A. Ross; Levy of One Month's Rent on S.D.A. Properties; W.B. Rigden; Rice; Resignation of Mr Dupree from 'Chamber of Commerce'.
S: A.E. Shepherd; Silver; Sinclair; Staff; Sugar Stocks; Shasi; Surtax Examiners; Strikes; Shipping; Standard Oil Co.
T: Tea; Taxation; Treasure; Tu Ying Luan.
W: Wanhsien; Wood Oil.
Dates
- Creation: 7 Jan. 1927-30 Dec. 1927
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found among the uncatalogued material in the archive and inserted into the appropriate place in the series.
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