Director in the East: G W Swire

Copies of a few letters from the London Directors to Warren Swire concerning China Navigation Company business Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company pool agreements and Far Eastern politics, particularly Japanese policy in China and including a copy of a report on `The Cause of Unrest in the Far E...

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Order number: JSS Box A33 (Volume 1)
Date(s) of creation: 12 Jan-26 Jan 1934
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.1.3.10
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box A33 (Volume 1)
callnumber JSS/1/3/10
callnumber_txt JSS/1/3/10
callnumber-sort JSS/1/3/10
scb_alt_ref_no JSSI 3/10
prefix_number 10
scb_previous_numbers JSSI 3/8
title Director in the East: G W Swire
scb_date_creation 12 Jan-26 Jan 1934
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 2 vols
format Archive
description Copies of a few letters from the London Directors to Warren Swire concerning China Navigation Company business Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Company pool agreements and Far Eastern politics, particularly Japanese policy in China and including a copy of a report on `The Cause of Unrest in the Far East' by Archibald Rose (ex-Consul in China) after his visit to the East in 1933, vol 1 at 26 Jan 1934. Records assessments and predictions of political climate within and between China, Japan and Russia. Letters are candid, often humourous, detailing characters (and flaws!) of staff and their suitability for roles as Taipan, no.1 or no.2. Letters discuss pay due to female staff and cost of living, 3 Apr 1936; styling of the house 'Hazelwood', vol 2 21 Feb 1936; instances of the use of Swire Code; 29 Jan 1935 comments on 'philanthropy' etc; Copy of The Cost of Living Index Number, 1932; How to live on £50 a month', Dec 1932; regular references to smuggling and piracy, including 29 Mar 1935, re suggestion to approach Dhu Yu Sing, 'King of the underworld, to appoint an anti-piracy Comoradore; Chiang Kai Shek's arrival in Szechwan, 29 Mar 1935
scb_arrangement Chronological
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.001.003.0010

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