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2. The instructions conveyed in your cipher telegrams of the 26th and 31st August were communicated to the proper authorities. On receipt of the latter telegram I took the opportunity of inquiring directly of Commodore Anstruther if there had been any cases of detention of ships at Hong Kong. I enclose a copy of his reply. I am also informed by the Harbour Master that the shipping trade of the port is being conducted without interruption and under practically normal con- ditions.
With reference to your code telegram of the 2nd September, no restriction has since the beginning of the war been placed on supplies of steam coal to merchant ships.
3. With reference to my cipher telegram of the 22nd August, I enclose a copy of a letter, dated the 29th August, which I received from the General Officer Com- manding, embodying an instruction from the Secretary of State for War to examine all mails passing through Hong Kong to or from Austria-Hungary or Germany. Accordingly I authorized the Postmaster-General to open and examine the closed mails referred to.
4. I am addressing you in a separate despatch on the subject of your code telegram of the 27th of August, on the subject of trading with the enemy.
5. With reference to your code telegram of the 28th August, regarding the institution and procedure of Prize Courts, I am addressing you in a separate despatch of even date.
6. Your cipher telegram of the 26th August, regarding consignments to a certain firm in Rotterdam, has been acted on, and shippers and traders warned accordingly.
I have, &c.,
SIR,
F. H. MAY,
Governor.
Enclosure 3 in No. 62.
Tamar," at Hong Kong, 3rd September, 1914. In reply to Your Excellency's letter dated 2nd September, 1914, I have the honour to inform you that, as far as the Royal Navy is concerned at Hong Kong, there is no foundation for the allegation that merchant shipping has been detained. Since war broke out no ships have been recommended to stop at Hong Kong, and, as far as I am aware, trade has gone on as usual. I would, however, point out that the naval authorities can only give advice, and owners and masters are entirely respon- sible for sending their ships to sea or keeping them in port. I have every reason to believe that no ships have been detained and that no complaints on this point have been made from Hong Kong.
I have, &c.,
Sir F. H. May, K.C.M.G..
R. H. ANSTRUTHER,
Commodore.
His Excellency
Governor of Hong Kong.
Enclosure 4 in No. 62.
YOUR EXCELLENCY,
Headquarters, South China Command, Hong Kong,
29th August, 1914.
I HAVE the honour to report that I have received a message from the Secre- tary of State for War to the following effect :-
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You will examine all mails passing through Hong Kong to and from Austria-Hungary and Germany, and information of importance will be tele- graphed to War Office."
I have notified the Postal Censor (Postmaster-General). This may necessitate an increase in the Postal Censorship Staff, as all closed mails will now be opened.
I have, &c.,
His Excellency
Sir F. H. May, K.C.M.G.,
Governor of Hong Kong.
F. H. KELLY, Major-General Commanding the Troops in South China.
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SIR,
(Secret.)
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No. 63.
THE GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 3rd November, 1914.)
Government House, Hong Kong, 25th September, 1914. IN continuation of my Secret despatch of the 11th September,* I have the honour to transmit the enclosed paraphrases and translations of cipher and code telegramst received from you and despatched by me to you on the subject of the Anglo-German War. The instructions contained in your telegrams have been carried out.
2. I did not publish the Proclamation on the subject of trading with the enemy contained in your code telegram of 11th September, pending reply to my code telegram of the 17th September. I shall now publish it a day previous to publication of the Ordinance required by your code telegram of the 21st Septem- ber. This Ordinance will be passed in a few days.
3. I am addressing you separately on the subject of your code telegram of the 12th of September and subsequent correspondence, concerning detained vessels.
4. With reference to your code telegram of the 14th September, I desire to say that your courtesy in sending the summaries of Press Bureau messages was much appreciated. As, however, the same news reaches the Colony through ordi- nary Press agencies, I considered that it was unnecessary for you to continue your messages.
A great deal of news is received also, through the courtesy of the French Consul-General, from French sources.
5. I am addressing you separately on the subject of your telegram of the 17th September, concerning postal censorship.
6. The text of your cipher telegram of the 19th September, as received by me, appears incomplete, and only partially intelligible, obviously due to errors in transmission. The instructions contained in it are not, I understand, likely to have application locally. I have, therefore, taken no action beyond communicating its contents to the officials of the Prize Court pending the receipt of the draft Protocol.
7. With reference to paragraph 2 of my Secret despatch of the 26th August, I enclose a supplementary statement showing the number of enemy reservists and others who have been arrested as prisoners of war since the 20th August.
8. I take this opportunity of transmitting the enclosed copy of a letter ad- dressed to me by Major-General Kelly, the General Officer Commanding, recording his appreciation of the valuable assistance rendered by the detachment of 150 Indian Police whose temporary transfer to the military authorities I mentioned in paragraph 23 of my Secret despatch of the 12th August. §
Consequent on the return to duty of the 150 constables, less some 24 who are still required for various services by the military authorities, I was able to die band all of the special constables, except a comparatively small contingent which still polices the Hill District at night and thus enables the 24 constables above referred to to be seconded for military duty.
The special constables have proved so useful that I am introducing legislation to provide for a permanent voluntary Police Reserve on the lines of the Volunteer Reserve.
One German resident has been 9. Everything remains quiet in the Colony. prosecuted before a Court Martial for conduct prejudicial to good order in sending certain accounts of the war to correspondents in China. He was sentenced to 28 days detention and was released on medical certificate after five days. It was not a serious case.
10. Under the powers conferred upon me by the Order in Council of October, 1896, I have deported the German wife of an English resident for sending infor- mation concerning the movements of His Majesty's ships by post to her brother at Swatow. I have also deported a woman of loose character, said to be of half Austrian and half American race, who is suspected of being a spy and who, in any case, is an undesirable person to have here.
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‡ No. 60.
§ No. 58.
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11. Trade is very bad. The exports of China are very seriously diminished owing to the want of tonnage to carry them and to the dislocation of markets in which they are sold. Imports suffer in consequence and also from the want of cer- tainty of their arrival. The real estate market in the Colony is dead, owing to uncertainty as to the future.
I have, &c.,
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Name.
Date of Detention.
Where Arrest‹ d,
Beason for Detention.
F. H. MAY,
Governor.
Enclosure 3 in No. 63. GERMAN.
Miller, J.
Voges, G.
Nominal Roll of Prisoners of War arrested since the 20th August, 1914.
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Name.
Date of Detention,
Where Arrested.
Rasoft Detest on.
Butzisch, F....
Dehniche, C....
Book, (.
29 Angusi, 1014
27 August, 1914
4.2. “* Kanaaa "
Liable for service at son.
Aged 22.
Papers filed.
Adorf,
Rittig, F.
10
Kinkheimann, A.
"
JJ
Not served.
engineer in Navy.
Aled.
Bauer, 0.
Served in infantry.
Wolf, H.
Mackopraug, M.
E
"
Volkmann, E.
Borguardt, H.
4
Kaufmann, C.
M
"
Weidt, W.
""
"
"
Served in Navy as upper seamZANI,
liable for service.
Admite
Koeb, Max
Served in Navy. Admita liable for service.
Papers filed.
Kamber, A.
Maier, A.
Hoge, J. W. G.
B.." C. F. Lasius" No papers. Served in Navy. Aged 42. Liable for service.
No papers. Admits Landsturm. Served
as a non-commissioned officer in Austrian Navy, Aged 39.
Monage, H. ...
Mahlmann, H.
Stephan, D. ....
Loof, A.
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Mayer, D.
Barved in Navy as officer. Patent on board "Lacies.” Admits liable for ser- vice. Papers filed.
Served in Navy under officer.
liable for service. Papers filed.
Admita liable to serve as an
Paper fled.
Admits Landsturm.
Not served. Aged 18. Wishes to serve in
Navy. Would join at once. No papers.
5.4. "Senegambia" Served as officer in German Navy is lian- tenant. Patent filed and papers. Free
of service. On parole of an officer. Berved in Navy as mate. Admits liable
for service. Papers filed.
Plesson, A.
Admits
Helm, A.
Frederick, W.
22
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...
Aged 21.
Paper
Laut, P.
Jencke, C.
31
Griefahn, E....
27 August, 1914
■..." Lacies”
... "Nike"
8.8. "Paklat "
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53
#
19
31
11
Served in Navy three years.
mato. Aged 32.
1st Naval Reserve. Papern filed.
Engineer's Liable for service. Now 2nd engineer.
Not yet served. Liable for service. Prac- tically an American citizen. Consulted Conrul-General for United States of America. Released on parole to join his ship. "Has served in Navy one year.
lat Beser
vist. Upper saaman. Admita. No papers.
Papers on ship. Bays free of service.
Medically unfit.
Papers on ship. Aged 45. States short-
sighted and also not served.
Paper on his ship. States not yet served.
Medically unfit.
Aged 15. Of "P.E. Frederich,” at Taing- Lau. For Consul General for United States of America. Beat to Manila. Aged 16. Off" P.E. Frederich," at Taing- Conral-General for United States of America. Sent to Manila.
tan.
Papers on "Paklat.”
Admits Landatarm.
Aged 16. Off "P.E. Frederich," Consul- Genara! for United States of America. Sent to Manila.
Aged 15. Ditto. Ditto.
board.
Papers on
Medically unfit.
States not served.
Gerreits, F.
12
$3
Mlejnek, F.
17
***
Kralapp, A....
11
28 August, 1914
" 1.3. Frisian
31
P
11
"I
H
11
Papers show 1st Landsturm.
Papers filed.
Papers on board. Admits service in infan-
try three years. Austrian subject. Papers filed. States never sérved.
Marino BesarVD.
In
No papers. Telegraphist. Wirelem. Ad
mite liable.
Papers on "Frisian.”
Admita 2nd Land-
Papers on "Frisian.” States free. Modi
cally unfit. Papers Aled.
Admita Landsturm.
Papors on" Frisian." Admíta liable for
Navy service.
"
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Paper filed and proofs of freedom of
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Badakath, E.
11
Neilsen, P.
11
Dane, for Consul.
Rohde, H.
***
81 August, 1914
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Jacobs, H.
13
11
Does, C.
"
跟
Tiedemann, A.
11
71
Beherand, V....
H
11
service on board. States never served.
Aged 15. Consul-General for United Ebates of Amerion. Sent to Manila.
Aged 14. Ditto. Ditto.
Released.
forved in Navy 1884. No papers. Born
1862. Released on parole.
No papers.
States served in Navy a lieu-
tenant. Patent at Tsingtau. Aged 41. No papers.
Aged 41.
Admits 2nd Class Landsturm,
Papers on board. Staten free of service.
Amd 41. 2nd engineer.
No papers. States served in Navy and ad-
mite at Class Reservist.
Korner, O.
#
"
Blenkénagel, A.
13
Famel, M.
#
Belvart, W.
"
Neddermeyer, W.
JJ
"
Nachtigale, F.
11
Starek, C.
Pann, P.
J
No papers. Wireless operator. Admita
liable for service. Aged 21}.
Chief engineer. Served in Navy. For six wesks in barracks. Discharged for rup. ture. No proofs. No Navy papers. Others filed. Aged 42.
No military paper.
Served in Navy.
Admita. States invalided. No proofs.
and engineer.
Papers filed. Aged 42.
No military papers.
Admits 1 Land-
sturm. Aged 32. Papers filed. Admits served in infantry three years. Over age for service (48). Useful to enemy. Papers filed.
Not served. Dus for service this year in Navy. Anxious to serve. Papers filed. Not served. 18 years of age. Baker.
Useful to enemy. Papers filed.
"
Served in Naty.
H
1.1. ** Lesies "
Papers filed.
Admite 1st Reserve.
Not yet served. Liable for service, lat
December, 1914, in Navy.
States has not served. Aged 39. Is in
Landsturm. Papers filed.
engineer.
Chief
Smid, H.
Hamdorf, P....
Heinzel, O.
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