three additional shipps
1.8. as
souming "Suphely ships come
under the Rules
W lon
in alter
agree
S.W.).
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The Acting foreron has been rather careless in Zyard to this
with the Johomson that tosand why of this telegram to F.O. 30 radny
only confuse them. I would
X
ime!
would inform them of the facts in the way he suggests;
notify
and also
all colonies. The supply Ships will certainly,
I shared say
MrGraham
come under the rules.
I agree. ? Soproce
HFW,
30/4 ABC
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B. Boah
M Con
atonce
With reference to the two points which M. Graham has raised about which d spoke to you today : viz.
e Jut (1) whether there ships coaled at Haughing befin the mistinctions re coaling
affor
in force there
(2) whether in that case my
were
the coaling
which were
"
x
of the two supply ships"," apparently coal-store ships, Copt mon excros
of the Rules:
of
the
& judging in
freen thie limitations Frigaheen
telman The Grand
(1) We do not know exactly when this general taliny 22nd April (which went vie
to Hanging vir beglm preached Hongking, but then
special telegram sent How 22th mist. (all flimsy copy below I which low, ack? in the 23d [8945) and it
was a
fight
Weshall probabl
Coaling hule
therefon appears that the door were being enforced at Humphony
& all of
the 23
these ships were presumably
coaling within the limits of that Rule.
(2) as to the amount.
coal taken t 1.2. whether they
f
"
the desfely ships.
"
took
take more than sufficient
to
carry
those
ships themselves to the nearest part of 4274
Men an
country, we must also aksin
that the and forced the Rule; but thei
Effect would be that having magh woul to steam to San Francisco, there supply sticker arrival at Manila had some surplus coal to supplement the stocks of wer-ships.
We can
perhaps wait to make further jes Paarl Enquiries (if needed) until we frontling ponit is raised; & no further deling
seems now required?
The can
Om Jelin token, of the 22nd mist. was very explicit twe must ass
stricts obeyed?
that it was
W Con
2. Prat Z
5.W.9.3 may
I have talked with the Jehnsa
Argenban
AFD
3/17
then
Ther
the abon substantially represents my new
I think we must wait for despatch. I doubt if will be any question raised. ? Put by
HBE
4 May
Mr. Cox The most important point scams
to me to be whither when ships to cool, the Governor
allowing there
that