15731.
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No. 163.
FOREIGN OFFICE to COLONIAL OFFICE.
(Received May 10, 1905.)
16019.
No. 161.
HONG KONG.
MR. LYTTELTON TO GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN. (Sent 12:55 P.M., May 6, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 162.
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REFERRING to your telegram of the 23rd April, owner of "Florida
11 and "Tolosan" is prepared to discharge cargo at Saigon, under supervision of British Consul, and requests special permit be granted by Governor for export of the coal. You should act accordingly unless aware of any objection, and report action.
15004.
SIR,
No. 161 A.
COLONIAL OFFICE TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Answered by No. 166.1
Downing Street, May 6, 1905. WITH reference to your letter of the 2nd ultimo,† I am directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, for the information of the Marquess of Lansdowne, a copy of a further telegramt from the Governor of Mauritius reporting in detail the circum- stances attending the detention of the German steamer " Juliette"; and I am to suggest that the German Ambassador should be made acquainted with so much of the informa- tion contained in it as Lord Lansdowne may deem desirable to communicate to him.
I am, &c.
H. BERTRAM COX.
SIR,
[Answered by No. 167.]
Foreign Office,
May 10, 1905.
I AM directed by the Marquess of Lansdowne to state, for the information of Mr. Secretary Lyttelton, that the Russian Chargé d'Affaires has informed his Lordship that the steamer "Cafila," with a cargo of coal for Sasebo (at which port the Japanese Government alone have depôts), has been allowed to quit Hong Kong upon the receipt of a telegram from the owner, declaring that the cargo was consigned to a private Florida," which formed the destination, although in the cases of the "Tolosan" and " subject of your letter of the 25th ultimo, permission was refused for them to leave with cargoes of coal for Saigon.
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I am to request that Mr. Lyttelton will be so good as to cause immediate inquiry to be made by telegraph as to the facts of the case.
15731.
No. 164.
HONG KONG.
I am, &c.
F. A. CAMPBELL
MR. LYTTELTON To GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN.
(Sent 5'10 P.M., May 10, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Answered by No. 165.]
RUSSIAN Chargé d'Affaires complains that steam-ship "Cafila " allowed to leave
with coal for Sasebo, on receipt of telegram declaring cargo consigned to private destination. Report fully by telegraph.
15877.
No. 165.
15486
No. 162.
HÙNG KONG.
GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN TO MR. LYTTELTON. (Received 9-25 A.M., May 8, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
[Copy to Foreign Office, slay 9, 1905, L. F. (see No. 168).]
[Answered by Nos. 170 und 173.]
and
REFERRING to your telegram of the 6th May,§ propose to allow "Florida "Tolosau" complete with coal and leave for Saigon if satisfactory security given that they will discharge cargo at that place, and if responsible person here willing to accept liability for any breach of Foreign Enlistment Act by these ships.
• No. 151.
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‡ No. 157.
§ No. 161.
HONG KONG.
GOVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN TO MR. LYTTELTON.
(Received 12:27 P.M., May 11, 1905.)
TELEGRAM.
In reply to your telegram of yesterday's date,† re "Cafila": on the 27th. April, "Cafila" applied for permission to export 2,659 tons of coal to Sasebo, for delivery to Messrs. Samuel. I declined to grant permission unless undertaking given that cargo On the of coal was not destined for belligerent ships in this neighbourhood. 30th April, German firm, Arnhold Karberg, agents for Danford and Elliott, Newcastle, received telegram from their principals to the effect that the latter guaranteed that the cargo of coal was not so destined, but was consigned to private firm Sasebo. Accordingly, on the 1st. May, permission granted. As you know throughout war, Government of Hong Kong have not prevented export of contraband cargo at risk of shipper to Siberian or to Japanese ports, but used all efforts to prevent use of heelwar as base for coaling belligerent ships in neighbourhood.
• No. 152.
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