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HỒNG KONG.

CORRESPONDENCE

[July 1904 to September 1905.]

RELATING TO

REFUSAL OF SEAMEN TO SERVE ON

VESSELS CARRYING CONTRABAND.

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No. 1.

MR. LYTTELTON to ACTING-GOVERNOR MAY.

(Sent, at request of Board of Trade, 11.20 a.n, July 27, 1904.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by Nos. 2 and 27.]

Owners of steamship "Inkum" state that authorities declined to allow master take legal proceedings against crew for refusing to proceed to Japan.

Is it true; if so, what were grounds for refusal ?

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No. 2.

لا میرا

ACTING GOVERNOR MAY to MR. LYTTELTON.

(Received 12.13 p.m., July 28, 1904.)

TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 4.]

Referring to your telegram of 27th July. Marine magistrate declined to convict crew refusal of duty because the agreement of crew did not mention carrying contra- band cargo Japan. Vessel carrying cargo of coal, crew unaware destination until arrival here.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference —

FETELEC.O. 882

8 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

SIR,

No. 8.

COLONIAL OFFICE to BOARD OF TRADE.

Downing Street, July 29, 1904.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to transmit to you, for the information of the Board of Trade, a copy of a telegram† which has been received from the Officer Administering the Government of Hong Kong in reply to an enquiry* addressed to

* No. 1.

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† No. 2.