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CORRESPONDENCE

RELATING TO THE

INTERNMENT OF THE CREW

OF THE

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RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER

"BURNI."

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(Confidential.)

SIR,

No. 1.

ADMIRALTY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received August 15, 1904.)

Admiralty, August 13, 1904.

I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit,

for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, copy of a telegram

dated 12th instant, No. 122, from the Commander-in-Chief, China.

With the concurrence of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, my Lords have approved the proposed action of the Commander-in-Chief.

I am, &c.,

EVAN MACGREGOR.

No. 122.

Enclosure in No. 1.

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, China, to ADMIRALTY.

(Sent from Weihaiwei August 12; Received August 13.)

TELEGRAM.

'Burni,"

Lieutenant-Commander Tirkov, of Russian destroyer arrived here to-day at 5 p.m., having marched from Shantung with the crew.

The following is his report:-

"

'The ‘Burni' ran on a rock on Shantung at 2.8 in the night in a fog, all saved. I destroyed the torpedo boat destroyer. The crew has lost everything and I have no money. I am at Weihaiwei under British protection."

I have interned officers and men in "Humber," and propose sending them to Hong Kong unless I receive orders to the contrary.

Commanding Officer requests that his report may be communicated to the Russian Government.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

FREEC.O. 882

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