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The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, London.
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17, WATER: STREETD
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9 September 1904.
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We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 8th.
We note with concern that the Governor of Hong Kong has telegraphed statement of "INKUM" shipowners incorrect"
In consequence, it is our duty to inform you that when the arrange-
ent was made with your Office, we were so secure in our minds that this atter was at an end that we merely cabled the Captain on the 3rd that
had arranged with the Board of Trade, and in response to his cable king what he had to pay at Hong Kong, we replied "to pay nothing there, but to leave the matter to be settled here.
On the 6th inst we received a cable containing the following:- Authorities put crew aboard Powerless prevent same, on account of ship
eclining pay expenses. We received a further cable yesterday, the 8th ating:- "Crew landed Authorities sending them home distressed seamen
t ship's expense".
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The above are the actual facts as we have them.
We would feel more at ease if the Department would cable Hong Kong
at the expenses are not to be collected there, but be collected here
accordance with our arrangement.
In regard to the whole matter, we respectfully submit that it is one ich requires serious investigation. We would point out that our ship is subject in the first instance to seven days' detention at Hong Kong
*No.3120.
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