CO129-136 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [1-3] — Page 83

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that

a

inquiry should be made into the subject with a view to preventing the future display of any Flag not warranted by International usage.

44

'usage.

The Consul's reply attempts to justify

the display of the Japanese thing

on the occasion

by reason of

the presence

on board of a Japanese named Moukanyama,

who had accompanied the young

mother to Europe, and he concludes

by inquiring

whether I desire to inaugurate

a contrary doctrine, that is, apparently, to maintain that a Merchant vessel has right to hoist a foreign flag on such occasions, as, if so, he would refer the question to his Government.

2.

The reply of the Military Secretary

to that communication is extremely

cautious and makes

no such assertion

as that the International

"Hooghly

contravened

usage by displaying the

the Japanese Flag. It merely informs Consul that instructions would be

given to the Major General commanding

to take measures for preventing any attention being paid to any special flag hoisted by the Mercantile Steamers till the reason of its display had been

ascertained, an instruction which therefore concedes the right to display

a flag.

3. Such a proceeding is very different from denying a right to hoist the Japanese or any other Flag as a special

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80 that a inquiry should be made into the subject with a view to preventing the future display of any Flag not warranted by International usage. 44 'usage. The Consul's reply attempts to justify the display of the Japanese thing on the occasion by reason of the presence on board of a Japanese named Moukanyama, who had accompanied the young mother to Europe, and he concludes by inquiring whether I desire to inaugurate a contrary doctrine, that is, apparently, to maintain that a Merchant vessel has right to hoist a foreign flag on such occasions, as, if so, he would refer the question to his Government. 2. The reply of the Military Secretary to that communication is extremely cautious and makes no such assertion as that the International "Hooghly contravened usage by displaying the the Japanese Flag. It merely informs Consul that instructions would be given to the Major General commanding to take measures for preventing any attention being paid to any special flag hoisted by the Mercantile Steamers till the reason of its display had been ascertained, an instruction which therefore concedes the right to display a flag. 3. Such a proceeding is very different from denying a right to hoist the Japanese or any other Flag as a special
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80 that a inquiry should be made into the subject with a view to preventing the futine display of any Flag net wananted by International norge 44 'usage. The bonsul's reply attempts to justify the display of the Japanese thing the occasion buy reason of on of the presence on board of a Japanese named Moukanyama. who had accompanied the young tnother o the Tyson to Qurope, and he concludes by inquiring a whether I desire to inaugurate contrary doctrine, that is apparently, to maintain that a Merchant repel has right to hoist a ctarign on such occasions, as, if so, he would refer the question to his lovemment. 2. The refly of the & vlanical penetary to that communication is extremely such apertion cautious and makes as that the Intemational "Hooghly mo contravened noage by displaying the the Japanese Slag. It merely informs Consul that instructions would be to take given to the Major General leommanding measures lon preventing any attention being paid to any. y special flag hoisted by the Mepaguies Steamers till the reason of it's display had been hist ascertained an instruction which therefore concedes the right to display باند b. Such a proceeding is very different from denying a right to hoist the Japanese or any ther Slag as a, Special
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80

that

a

inquiry should be made into the subject with a view to preventing the futine display of any Flag net wananted by International norge

44

'usage.

The bonsul's reply attempts to justify

the display of the Japanese thing

the occasion

buy

reason of

on

of the presence

on

board of a Japanese named Moukanyama.

who had accompanied the

young

tnother

o the Tyson to Qurope, and he concludes

by inquiring

a

whether I desire to inaugurate

contrary doctrine, that is apparently, to maintain that a Merchant repel has right to hoist a ctarign on such occasions, as, if so, he would refer the question to his lovemment.

2.

The refly of the & vlanical penetary

to that communication is extremely

such apertion

cautious and makes

as

that the Intemational

"Hooghly

mo

contravened

noage by displaying the

the

Japanese Slag. It merely informs Consul that instructions would be

to take

given to the Major General leommanding

measures lon preventing any attention being paid to any.

y special flag hoisted by the Mepaguies Steamers till the reason of it's display had been

hist ascertained an instruction which therefore concedes the right to display

باند

b. Such a proceeding is very different from denying a right to hoist the Japanese or any

ther Slag as a, Special

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