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Port-Saïd (Egypt)
November 25th 1898
Messrs Worms & C°
Zanzibar

Dear Sirs,
We beg to own receipt of your telegram of yesterday as fellows:
(Burner's code) Unfostered:                        John Holman & Sons London
AI Nasellant:                        Have you any news of... We are very anxious.
We did not understand your request and therefore supposed the telegram had been sent us in error, so we telegraph you:
Facica:                        Your telegram of... is unintelligible.
Last night we received your further telegram as follows:
Impidieron:                        What information have you of... Messageries.
Aflojo:                        Must arrive here
Negociacao:                        28th day of November
The Messageries steamer bound to your port and due to arrive about 28th was the "Oxus" which arrived here on the 15th and cleared the Canal at Suez at 9 pm on the 16th. We enquired of the Messageries C° here if they had any later news of the "Oxus" than that mentioned above, and on receiving a reply in the negative, we telegraphed you this morning, as follows:

We are debiting you with cost of these telegrams through our Paris House and remain dear Sirs,
Yours faithfully

P.Pro Worms & C°
[Signature illisible.]