314
ab
Shanghai and alluding
to the practice adopted gener = rally by Her deajesty's Consult of sending distressed British subjects from the
apes Parts
to Hongkong.
In these matters a
certain diseration is allowed's
to Her cleajesty's Consuls by
the
general Consular Instrue stions of the Farcign Office,
and I do not think it
would be in accordance
سيادية
with the spirit of these instructions to Consuls founded upon the Merchant Shipping Act of 1884 that
Her
Her
ellajesty's
Consuls in China
should forcoard distressed British Seamen direct to the
linited Kingdom instead of the nearest British Colony
which is in addition, a
حه
large Seaport affording large field for employment to Sailors without Ships. But
as regards distressed British Subjects not Leancen I will instruct Her ellajesty's Consuls if it be necessary to depart. theme, to provide for their
Part of
passage only to a
the lenited Kingdons. I
well at the sance time
foreward