Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: aircraft and charters, Glen Line, proposed Peak School in Hong Kong, administration of Hong Kong, taxation and...

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Order number: JSS Box 2511A
Date(s) of creation: 1952
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2511A
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, London and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong and Shanghai covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: aircraft and charters, Glen Line, proposed Peak School in Hong Kong, administration of Hong Kong, taxation and property repairs in Hankow [Hankou] and termination of China Navigation Company agency, shipping trade in Japan, Ocean Steamship Company commissions, telegraphy
Previous numbers: BS 937
Extent: 362
Arrangement: Letters are arranged chronologically and by sending office
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