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Imprisonment of crew d; - "Franklyn"
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1905
10 June
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Mr. Nannetti-To ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he can
state,under what circumstances the crew of the British steamer "Franklyn were sentenced to 10 weeks' imprisonment by the magistrate at Hong Kong for refusing to carry Welsh steam coal contraband of war to a Japanese port; whether he is aware these men were handcuffed and marched through the streets of Hong Kong; that they have suffered the whole of their sentence, being fed during the first seven days on bread and water, and afterwards on what is known as No. 2 prison diet; if he can state whether the circum- stances have been reported to the Colonial Office; and whether facilities were offered the men to appeal to a superior court in Hong Kong against their conviction. Friday 23rd June.]
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Mr. Secretary Iyttelton.I have no information on the subject, but am asking the Governor of Hong Kong for a full Report on the facts of the case. [23rd June 1905.7
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