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Rule 2. If there is now in any such port, roadstead, or waters subject to the terri- torial jurisdiction of the British Crown any ship of war of either belligerent, such ship of war shall leave such port, roadstead, or waters within such time not less than twenty-four hours as shall be reasonable, having regard to all the circumstances and the condition of such ship as to repairs, provisions, or things necessary for the sub- sistence of her crew; and if after the date hereof any ship of war of either belligerent shall enter any such port, roadstead, or waters, subject to the territorial jurisdiction of the British Crown, such ship shall depart and put to sea within twenty-four hours after her entrance into any such port, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather, or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or repairs; in either of which cases the authorities of the port, or of the nearest port (as the case may be), shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours, without permitting her to take in supplies beyond what may be necessary for her immediate use; and no such vessel which may have been allowed to remain within British waters for the purpose of repair shall continue in any such port, roadstead, or waters, for a longer period than twenty- four hours after her necessary repairs shall have been completed. Provided, never- theless, that in all cases in which there shall be any vessels (whether ships of war or merchant ships) of both the said belligerent parties in the same port, roadstead, or waters within the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, there shall be an interval of not less than twenty-four hours between the departure therefrom of any such vessel (whether a ship of war or merchant ship) of the one belligerent, and the subsequent departure therefrom of any ship of war of the other belligerent; and the time hereby limited for the departure of such ships of war respectively shall always, in case of necessity, be extended so far as may be requisite for giving effect to this proviso, but no further or otherwise.
Rule 3. No ship of war of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted, while in any such port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, to take in any supplies, except provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country, or to some nearer named neutral destination, and no coal shall again be supplied to any such ship of war in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of His Majesty, without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
Rule 4. Armed ships of either belligerent are interdicted from carrying prizes made by them into the ports, harbours, roadsteads, or waters of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, or any of His Majesty's Colonies or possessions abroad.
The Governor or other chief authority of each of His Majesty's territories or possessions beyond the seas shall forth with notify and publish the above Rules.
I have, &c. (Signed)
LANSDOWNE.
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2. Before issuing any authorization for the supply of coal to any belligerent war-ship, the port authorities shall obtain written declaration, duly signed by the Officer Commanding such war-ship, of the destination to which he is proceeding and the amount of coal already on board.
5593.
No. 4.
CEYLON.
MR. LYTTELTON TO GOVERNOR SIR H. A. BLAKE. (Sent 12:50 P.M., February 17, 1904.)
TELEGRAM.
In reply to your telegram of yesterday's date. The regulations affecting duration of stay in harbour do not apply to merchant ships carrying munitions of war for eastern ports. Merchant ships may be compelled to show their manifests if required by port authorities. Coal is not munitions of war. You should consult Attorney-General in first instance on any questions of this character when they arise.
6299.
(Paraphrase.)
No. 5.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS; CEYLON.
MR. LYTTELTON TO THE GOVERNORS. (Sent 4 P.M., February 22, 1904.)
TELEGRAM.
(Straits.)-REFERRING to your telegram of 12th February.t (Ceylon). Referring to my telegram of February 17.‡
You should treat as belligerent vessels ships of the Russian Volunteer Fleet when being used for conveying munitions of war or goods intended for the use of the Russian Government in carrying on hostilities, but not if merely carrying ordinary merchandize in the way of general commerce.
16342.
No. 6.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :-
C.O. 885
9PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH—NOT TO
5279.
No. 3.
MR. LYTTELTON TO GOVERNORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS.* (Sent February 13, 1904.)
TELEGRAM.
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WITH reference to my telegram+ as to coaling of vessels of belligerents, observe following additional rules :-
1. During the continuation of hostilities no coal should be supplied to warships of either belligerent Power except on the written authorization of the competent port authorities specifying the amount of coal which may be supplied.
MR. LYTTELTON TO GOVERNORS AND HIGH COMMISSIONERS.§
(Circular (2).)
Downing Street, May 16, 1904.
SIR,
WITH reference to the instruction contained in the penultimate sentence of my Circular telegram of the 10th February last communicating Rules for the observance of neutrality during the existence of hostilities between Russia and Japan, I have the honour to inform you that in the event of a belligerent vessel coaling at a British port, it is desirable that the carliest intimation of the fact should be conveyed to other neighbouring British ports on its probable line of route in order to obviate the possibility of any complications arising through the ship being allowed to take further supplies of coal there from ignorance on the part of the port authorities of the fact that she had recently coaled at another British port.
* Sent to all Colonies and Protectorates.
↑ No. 1.
• 5599: not printed.
↑ Not printed.
Sent to all Colonies and Protectorates.
‡ No. 4.
No. 1.