考尔德·马歇尔(Calder Marshall)致孙中山函 (1912年2月8日)

(原文)

la finkee Road,Shanghai, 8 February, 1912

Dr.Sun Yat Sen,President of the Republic of China,NANKING.

Sir,

re YU NING GOVERNMENT BANK.

We understand from H.B.M.Consul at Nanking that the above Bank discontinued business when the city was taken by the republican forces and we further understand that the affairs of the bank have been transferred to the Ta Ching Bank under your auspices and shall therefore esteem it a favor if you can let us know when and how we may obtain refund of deposits made with the first above mentioned bank.

We have in our possession two Bank books showing deposits amounting to over $9,000 which we are anxious should be refunded before the 18th inst.Should it be necessary for us to come to Nanking in person and produce the pass books in order to obtain the monies, needless to say we will do so on hearing from you.

On 23rd January we addressed the Treasury Dept on this subject but as no reply has been received so far, we thought that you would pardon us in addressing you, as though we know that you have matters of far greater importance claiming your attention, we nevertheless hope that you will be able to give this small matter some consideration and reply.

Thanking you in anticipation for your courtesy and apologizing for troubling you.

Yours faithfully,

Calder Marshall

(译文)

上海仁记路,1912年2月8日

致中华民国总统孙逸仙博士,南京。

先生:

关于裕宁官立银行

我们从大英帝国驻南京领事馆那里得知,共和军队占领南京时,上述银行停止业务。我们还得知,经您批准,该银行业务已转至大清银行。如果您能告知我们可以何时及怎样从上述第一家银行退回存款,我们将十分感激。

我们两个存折,款额超过9000美元,迫切希望存款能在本月18号前归还。如果需要亲自去南京提供存折才能取款,等您回复我们就动身。

我们曾为此事于1月23日致函财政部,至今未收到回音。我们固然了解您有更重要的事务需要处理,但想必您能谅解我们写信相扰。恳请您能考虑这桩小事,并给我们回复。

谢谢您,十分抱歉,给您添麻烦了。

 考尔德·马歇尔 谨呈