Subject.
Page.
Serial
No.
From or to whom.
Despatch No., &c.
Date,
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Subject.
Pago,
35
Treasury
1904.
September 16
Agrees, in reply to No. 34, to repayment of expenses of internment in the first instance from Imperial Funds: ar- rangements should be made with the Treasury Chest Officer at Hong Kong.
To Governor Sir M. Telegram September 17 Conveys Instructions as to repayment
Nathan.
1904.
16
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Admiralty
...
October 15
September 21 Transmits copies of Nos. 34, 35 and 36; draws attention to the wish of the Treasury to be informed when the reasons which make an immediate application to the Russian Govern- ment undesirable have disappeared.
Transmits copies of Nos, 36 and 38
Transmits copy of a letter from Admiral Sir G. Noel reporting the circum- stances under which the Commander of the "Burni" placed himself and his crew under British protection : they left on August 14th on His Ma- jesty's ship "Humber" for Hong Kong.
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39
To Treasury
40
Commissioner Ste-
61
wart Lockhart
September 21
August 15 (Rec. Sept. 26.)
(Weihaiwei).
41
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
October 1
States that the Russian Government claim that the crew took refuge at Weihaiwel owing to shipwreck and not as the result of warlike operations; requests that the Commissioner be asked on what evidence he stated that the "Burni❞ was wrecked whilst being pursued by the Japanese.
17
20
18
18
36
16
by Treasury Chest Officer of expenses
of internment.
49
Ditto
Confi- dential.
37
Ditto
Confi- dential.
September 21
Transmits copies of Nos. 33, 34 and 35
17
38
To Foreign Office...
17
50
Governor
Nathan.
Bir M.
348
51
To Governor Sir M. Telegram
Nathan.
October 24
52
Foreign Office
Confi- dential.
October 25
53
To Admiralty
Confi- dential.
October 25
42
To
Commissioner Telegram. Stewart Lockhart
October 3
(Weihaiwei).
Asks on what evidence his statement in No. 40 that the “ Burni” was wrecked while pursued by the Japanese is based.
19
51
To Foreign Office ...
43
Commissioner Stow- Telegram (Rec. Oct. 4) Reports that statement referred to in
art Lockhart (Wei-
haiwei).
14
Foreign Office
October 4
No. 42 was based on common rumour, not on evidence given.
States that the Russian Ambassador presses that Lieutenant Tyrtoff should be sent back to Russia on the ground of serious illness; suggests that Governor be instructed to release him on parole if statement as to his con- dition is correct.
19
55
Admiralty
Confi- dential.
October 27
19
56
To Governor Sir M.
Nathan.
Confi- dential.
October 27
October 21
September 23 (Rec. Oct. 24)
October 26
Transmite extract from letter from the Commodore at Hong Kong reporting that the crew of the "Burni" remain in H.M.S. "Tamar" but will be trans- ferred to the civil authorities on September 15th.
Transmita correspondence with the Foreign Office us to the disposal of the arms surrendered by the crew; asks whether there is any objection to the arms being kept by the Colonial Authorities at Hong Kong.
Transmite copy of an Ordinance making provision for the internment of refugees belonging to Russian and Japanese forces, with report thereon, together with a memorandum on arrangements to be made.
Communicates, and agrees to, Admiralty proposal that the surrendered arms should be stored at Hong Kong by the Colonial Government till the end of the war.
Transmits copy of a despatch to Sir C. MacDonald communicating a state- ment made to the Japanese Minister that it was intended to intern the officers and crew until the end of the
war.
States that there is no objection to the small arms being stored by Colonial Authorities at Hong Kong; Governor has been informed in that sense.
Transmits copy
of No. 50; asks for views of the Foreign Office on the point whether the Ordinance should provide penalties to be inflicted upon an interned person attempting to escape.
Transmits copy of a telegram sent to the Commander-in-Chief, China, instruct- ing him to transfer to the custody of the Colonial Authorities the arms of the crew of the "Burni."
Transmits copies of Nos. 49 and 53;
confirms No. 51.
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21
23
27
27
28
28
28
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57
Admiralty
November 1
45
To Governor Sir M. Telegram
Nathan.
October 5
Instructs him to releas Lieutenant Tyrtoff on the parole indicated if the report that he is seriously ill is accurate,
20
States that the Commodore has reported that the transfer to military charge of the Russian officers and men interned was to take place on September 26th,
20
40
Governor Sir M. Telegram (Rec. Oci. 10) | States that as the Principal Medical
Nathan.
20
58
Foreign Office
-
November 4
Officer recommends that Lieutenant Tyrkov should be sent home as soon us possible, the instructions in No. 45 are being carried out.
47
To Foreign Office...
October 12
Transmita copies of Nos. 45 and 46
20
States that the Russian Government ask that the crew may be allowed to take daily walks in groups of ten within certain limits and not be restricted to military formation; asks whether the Regulations may be modified accordingly.
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