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ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL,
SHANGHAI.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:
"ASTOR"
CODES USED:
A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. 
WESTERN UNION.

W. BRAUEN, MANAGER.

Jan. 23rd, 1911.
Dear Colonel Hecker,
Your good letter of Decem. 19th with copies of your correspondence with Thayer and Mr. Lyster's letter came a few days ago; the $9.000. also was received promptly. 
Today I have wired you asking for $7.000.00 additional - don't consider me an incurable spend thrift! Just wait till you see what I am getting for my money!! From the interior excellent paintings are arriving after having been run down by my men.
Here Pang L. Chien, the greatest, native picture collector is selling in order to settle his rubber losses, on the Chinese New Year

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