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"CRIVRÉZ"PRIŃCE". Referring to your letters signed Alter Yovi1-7 LG K8RBK/49x & 25th October 1916 and 177A/46% of1he Pan November 1916 addressed to the Prince "Ltd. in which rea adicated that as the proceedings in the ila Court with regard to forfeiture of bond were still pending, the time ÄääTMabt arrived for a decision on the question of compensation by the Government and that Owner's claim would not be prejudiced by its standing over, "Inow beg..to inform you
that the Manila proceedings were completed some time since with the result that the Prince Line have sustained a net loss of £2510.7.2, for expenses and of £5769.0.2. for loss of time, making altogether the sum of £8279.7:44. and for this amount they now ask that they may be compensated.
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loading in New York for the Philippines in April 1916. At that time no Statutory List with regard to the Philippineb was known to have been piolished. 9.
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On the 3rd Apriá I learned from the papers that there was suchá 11st hi imediately called on you and learned that trading with certain firms 1 the Hilippines and also in the Dutch East Tadies had been prohibiteds:
I thereupon telegraphed to the representatives of the Con- ference in New York informing them I had ascertained from you that à list of the firms had been mailed to the British Consul at New York and instructing the agents to get this information from the Consul. This cable was followed up by a list of the prohibited its sent by mhil on the 6th April.
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The Agents in New York acted upon the instructions sent to them and applied to the British Consul but the list was not pro- curable there until the 10th April by which time the bulk of the vessel's dargo, was already on board. There was no alternative but for the vessel to sail which she did and on arriving at Penang a number of parcels for Manila, Cebu and Tloilo were ordered by H..representative to be discharged there, it being alleged that In the cargo was for the German firms of Behn Meyer, Viegelmann,
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