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Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits,
Limited.
TEL. ADDRESS: WAGONLITS.
CODE 5TH EDITION A.B.C.

Peking, Sept 19th/09

Dear Colonel Hecker,

I was delightfully surprised to receive the enclosed note from the Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation at the hour of its opening to business, 10 o'clock yesterday morning, as it showed how promptly such a transaction could be accomplished and put me in funds for use yesterday - a matter of importance, the details of which are too lengthy for a letter, but they will amuse at the time of one of our future chats.

Your cablegram came with the funds reading "Cabled teiltree, Sherbet". In reply I wired you last evening

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