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ल
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.
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'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
80
ल
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
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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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