Yo the Editor of the "Nonrit-Ciuwa Dany News"
Sim—The letter appearing in your paper to-day from Mr.N.W. Hicktinc refers to a meeting of Directors and Committee of Shareholders of the Shanghai Kedah Plantations, Ltd. held on January 18 last. In this letter he denounces as a falsehood Mr. W. B. 0. Middleton's statement, his letter appearing in your issue of 19th instant, that Mr, Hrextiwe had "earmarked" for his own salary '$2,500 per month.
Mr. Middleton "was not personally present at the meeting, being absent from Shanghai, and informs me that "he signed that etter as a Director of A. R. Burkill & Sons, Ltd., and the statement therein contained was
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