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eikkau berebiznos zsw ji za ,ņu bień need øved sleɛzev Jasdozen

.eeɛ of beesome of

.d.A to molinetta edt IIso of ged blnow eejiiamo© TH

ni borsorge dołdw „slokits gnibsel benoƒore ed‡ of zoɑzevoð ødt

Bidt d‡iw gakiseb „Tedotɔ0 bạSS lo nɛozi pikad gooxgnol edt

edt mo celsijas do peizos menism of ged or in I bas,unijɛGUP

ai ezez6q alatres of bebaswrot need evad dołdw,‡seldur ense

„yonbyƐ bue 8‡iszt2 odt

saiqgilid? edź jo etaemqzavod eft eldianoq el SI SIIM

of EceÏzovoq ezs yedi minio yam sibal m'basfzofijek bas abasie I

need galvad „atzoq vładð quivesť mozi eqida yigqua esed) Inover

„dead zal odt at atzog lærtven zeńto vol berasia (erow yedi na)

naw Ieɛɛev ødt tødt toesɔ yasa at dawnsqgs deed øved deum ti

exutsa edt nori quene edź to sometelɛes edt tot betoje galis‡

dovɛ) belosy cant? ja esv ji doide ni zonaan add og78o edt to

sidsti ‚etelVIBEST EBELS emoɛ at tedt onla bas (eged at Isos es

.bisod do stogasɛɛsy stew ¡nolcans que d‡iw oolvien tol

-autolau doidy Leɛɛev s to eɛss eno od zatez błuów I

bed zzogneɛnag bas ogaso red zatia Ildnu benudges dón naw yleis

at key to erir” » Es Zatyf won el doldw bralo become ib mood

OJTKO OZIBI a áð¿w [eBɛøv redtome to tadt of bus,quodrad ekd‡

of beiquette doldw bas,mstë ai tror a rol berasio eisos to

notesooo done no dojdw bas Booiesooo Istaves no yad siinak øvel

• gaiździe no ezotsw eaiggilid? To mottoejorz edi of beazujez

„TeLiuro deitiza

1600 10 emot 000,0% tavo tadi bojsmitee et tt ffs al

mơti juo treɛ moed evať „amoje to pleque egzaí a cebleed

.EZEKIVIS (someð eft to sonadeters ent of enoje attoq onlogisid¶

This assisting of the enemy by a Power which has from

the first so vigorously proclaimed its neutrality has become so

flagrant that, it is understood, Australia and Japan have both

threatened to out off their supplies of coal, unless proper

steps are taken to see that these do not reach the many enemy.

My Committee are of opinion that this matter is of

so serious import that they can no longer keep silence, but

aust protest in the strongest possible manner against this

breach of neutrality, and we trust that H.E. the Governor will

lay our protest before the Secretary of State for the Colonies,

in order that representations can be made by our Government to

the Powers concerned.

There is a further point which my Committee wish to

direct attention.

If, as they believe, the Government of the Philippine

Islands and Netherlands India maintain they are powerlesa, avan

in face of all the known facts, to prevent these vessels from

leaving their Harbours, then my Committee would beg to submit

that the existing laws governing the responsibilities of neutral

powers during time of war are in need of revision.

The Committee of the Chamber therefore desires to

suggest that when the present war has terminated, and a meeting

of the Powers is held, (as presumably it will be), to consider

the various questions arising out of the present hostilities,

special consideration be given to this matter and that new rules

be framed rendering it obligatory on neutral powers that their

ports be not, in future wars, made use of by the nationals or

friends, of one or other of the belligerent powers as a base from

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