The Archive · 1920

CANCELLED CONTRACTS

Energetic Action at Bradford The question of contract cancellation has been discussed at a meeting of the Bradford Chamber of Commerce (reported in the ' Yorkshire Observer" on June 30). The Chairman, Mr. H. Sutcliffe Smith, speaking with regard to Japan, stated that a cablegram had been forwarded to the Osaka Chamber of Commerce stating that the President of the Bradford Chamber offered his sympathy in the present crisis; that members of the Bradford Chamber reported many cases of cancellation; and.that, with the desire of overcoming the present difficulties, the cooperation of the Osaka Chamber was invited in de-ing methods less harmful to the' traditional friendly relations between the Japanese and British merchants than unjustifiable can-collation of contracts.

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