forces acting in aid of the Chinese
Authorities and
on
their application
with a view to intercept Chinese
Boats conveying
Coolies
alleged
t
have been kidnapped, yet the difficulty of ascertaining at the
moment whether such
allegation
is true must always exist, and
turn out in
it
may The Coolies
were
any
case that
duly shipped,
and that the pre-text of their having been kidnapped
was
only
fut forward by the Chinese Authorities.
On the whole therefore ford Stanley thinks it would be better
Hleave the Chinese Authorities to enforce their
laws
against
Chinese Boats; and
as
regards foreign
ships
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engaged in the transport of Cookies, it is of course not competent to H.M's 16.9 naval forces binterfere with them without the consent of the Consular Authority of the Power to whom such ship belongs, and even with
Leareely
such consent it would
desirable to do to
unless it was
fiven
proved that the consent was. with the knowledge of the foreign
Government.
It would be difficult to interfere
with
a
without
vessel under
running
a question
as
a foreign flag the risk of raising
& the
right of search which for obvious reasons it would
be undesirable braise.
و
I am
te
(signed) E. Hammond
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