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Board of Trade desire Colonial Office to pay as they cannot accept.
See you on arrival.
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opinion that crew not bound to proceed to Japan. The opinion is giving rise to difficulties in this case.
Owners hold Hong Kong Government responsible for losses they are sustaining. Some steps should be taken to terminate deadlock.
As owners will not take crew to South Africa, would it not be possible to find men for another ship coming home, leaving parties to their legal remedies on arrival?
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
T.W.P. Moncrieff
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