| Order number: |
JSS Box 2878
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| Summary: |
Letters sent from Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; leave; staff appointments and vacancies; staff replacements; staff movements; salaries; staff illness; staff housing and accommodation; Chinese members of staff; Chinese language classes for staff; staff living expenses and cost of living including for female staff members; memorandum concerning market for domestic consumption of sugar in China (1:4); capture and ransom of Butterfield and Swire staff by 'bandits' at Harbin (1:17-20); report on staff conditions and morale due to political instability in China (1:18); tables documenting staff leave arrangements and salaries; memorandum on 'Compradore System' and 'Chinese House Staff'' (1:24).
File has been indexed by surname and subject.
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| Previous numbers: |
1132 (Staff Letters No. 33)
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| Extent: |
0.5 box
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| Access status: |
Open
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| 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. |
| Format: |
Archive
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