HFIELDS & LEESE.
SUN FREKSFIELD
LIAM FRESHMILD.
BAR MARGReaves Lacne, BART.
CHRISTOPHER LOWTHER.
Telegrams:"Fresh Fields, STOCK, LONDON:
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Mr. Falk being desirous of obtaining command of one of the
Company's ships, lodged a Petition for Naturalisation in September
1917 with the Governor of Hong Kong, a copy of which together with
copies of Declarations of himself and of Messrs) Sutherland and Heron
in support, accompanies this letter.
In October 1918 Mr. Falk's Solicitors in Hong Kong were
informed by the Colonial Secretary that H.M.Secretary of State for
the Colonies had notified the Government of Hong Kong that he was
unable to authorise the issue of a Certificate of naturalisation
to Mr. Falk,
He
Mr. Falk informs us that in October 1917 several of the
Company's ships having been requisitioned by the British Government
as Transports, he was specially appointed Chief Officer of one of
these Transports and was so employed until about February 1919.
tells us that he informed the Authorities at the time of his Swedish
nationality, but no objection was raised to this employment in that
respect but he was warned that if he was captured by the Germans he
would run the risk of being shot.
Early last year Jardine,Katheson & Company Limited of Hong
Kong, who act as the Agents for the Indo China Steam Navigation Co.,