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a private letter from MrJ.0.7. Bland of Shanghai vaying that he had been asked to inquire whether some ammunition that had been obtained in Germany for Ruscia and belonged to vonce qentiemen af Shanghai, whom he named, and that had been seized by the song Kong Jovernment Could not be releand. I have not this letter in my possession but I remenda that two of the gentlemen named in it come
MM. Handl
and MV HJ.Graig both of Shanghar,
3, M*May repli ́d that the ammunition could not be surreñare and that there was. Ieason to doubt that it came from Germany.
9. M'Bland then wrote to M'May the letter of the 3th of January of which I Enclose a copy
10. On January 277th Hep" Johnson Stokro. Master had applica for my leave to wústituts' procedurigs in the Supreme Court ly thui client Mr H.J. Gaig of Shanghai, as claemand of the ammunition in question
against the Attorney Gennal as Defendand.
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11. This leave was granted on the 1bruary 1905 bud no further action has been taken exups that out the March the same forme that thu papers zetabung to itu scizuu of the ammunition and to detention had been laid before Counsel with a view to legal proccduigo bung uiskluhd against such party or partico and cakeed that the ammunition ui question might be kept intact.
may they would in their action be demanding an return of it.
as Counsel
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12. They were unformad ou tu 4aMauch that no steps wouldbe taken to dispose of the ammunition prím to tu hearing of their action. 18. On the 27th May I received your telepam of the other to the effect that I was not to dispose of the ammunition as Mr. Mis goovement wished it kept until peace was made between Rupie and Japan, when ib athmate disposal would be considered.
14 In conversation on July 29th a membu of the form of Nepo Johnson Stokis - Master told me that they come in hopes that the question of the disposal of the ammunition, would be settled in England. I gethued from him, at Itu same time that it had been purchased by Craig from Mandt but that outy port payment had been made to the latur for it.
as another
15. On an 25th wrist the Ruffian Consul came to se me on the matier for (tu fivet tune. He said that he had someteine previously Received a communication with regard to it from his Government has had made no represensation while thu was was in progress friendly Town was involved. I gathered that he believed that this Power was Jermany and that he had no knoolidge of this ammunition having come from the "Diana". Aftu our uitewião he wrote af my Suqqustion his (cten of the 2a nit.
16. From the facts
as ✔ have related then to you and from M'Bland's Letic of January 30th I find it difficult to believe that Rupia Povorumens Ammunition has not been sold to thesepian Jovommend through tiu aqcney of Druia Lieven, M'MasD ̧ M'Graiq
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