From Hong Kong
Letters and papers sent from Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong office to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff appointments, recruitment, transfers and vacancies; leave; staff health; housing; cost of living; extract of report on burning of Changsha;...
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2902 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1939 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2902 |
|---|---|
| Summary: |
Letters and papers sent from Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong office to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff appointments, recruitment, transfers and vacancies; leave; staff health; housing; cost of living; extract of report on burning of Changsha; list of Butterfield & Swire staff next of kin; conscription; plans for evacuation of women and children to Manila; staff health; Provident Fund; notice from British Consulate at Yokohama concerning volunteers for war service; staff applications to join armed forces in Europe; volunteer war service in Hong Kong.
File has been indexed by name and subject. |
| Previous numbers: |
2049 (Staff Letters No. 43) |
| Extent: |
1 folder |
| 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. |
| Format: | Archive |