Letters from Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong
File of letters from Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong to John Swire & sons, London relating to the local political situation and the impact of war on business. The letters discuss the Swatow [Shantou]/Bangkok line and the transfer of the Vladivostock agency and the transfer of the Indra Line a...
| Order number: |
JSS Box 3050 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1914-1916 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
JSS Box 3050 |
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| Summary: |
File of letters from Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong to John Swire & sons, London relating to the local political situation and the impact of war on business. The letters discuss the Swatow [Shantou]/Bangkok line and the transfer of the Vladivostock agency and the transfer of the Indra Line agency from Jardine Matheson & Company to Butterfield & Swire. The file also includes a translation of the twenty-one demands made to China by the Japanese Government in 1915. The letters include some copies of replies sent from London |
| Previous numbers: |
MISC 121 |
| Extent: |
1 |
| Arrangement: | Chronological |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Copyright: | Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ |
| User restrictions: | Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests. |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | Archive |