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Japanese flag in those treaties.

I have now the honour to inform Your Excellency

that the conclusion at which Her Majesty's Government have arrived

on this question is that

there is not, as far as they are aware, any

provision either in national or international Law

prohibiting vessels from hoisting the colours of any

other nation at their mast heads, so long as their own

flag is also displayed, and as usage has also sanctioned this practice, there is not sufficient ground for the objection raised by

the British Colonial authorities, which, however,

originated, Her Majesty's Government have

every reason to believe, in a misapprehension on the part of the Governor as to the law and usage in

such matters, and under a conviction of the inconveniences which might arise if the practice were persisted in.

I shall instruct Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonial Department that a copy of this letter should be sent to the Governor of Hong Kong; and I have to express the hope that the foregoing explanation

will be satisfactory to Your Excellency's Government.

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Japanese flag in those treaties. I have now the honour to inform Your Excellency that the conclusion at which Her Majesty's Government have arrived on this question is that there is not, as far as they are aware, any provision either in national or international Law prohibiting vessels from hoisting the colours of any other nation at their mast heads, so long as their own flag is also displayed, and as usage has also sanctioned this practice, there is not sufficient ground for the objection raised by the British Colonial authorities, which, however, originated, Her Majesty's Government have every reason to believe, in a misapprehension on the part of the Governor as to the law and usage in such matters, and under a conviction of the inconveniences which might arise if the practice were persisted in. I shall instruct Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonial Department that a copy of this letter should be sent to the Governor of Hong Kong; and I have to express the hope that the foregoing explanation will be satisfactory to Your Excellency's Government.
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Jpfanese Flug in those traties.

I have now the honour to informes Your Excellency

that the conclusion at which iber Irajesty's Government have arrived

on this question is that

there is not, 20

aware, any

far as they

nationa()

or international Lawr

prohibiting vessels from hoisting the colours of any

other nation at their

mast heads, se

their own

AJ

long flage is also

- displayed, and as usage has also sauctioned this practice, Hiew wat në ther sufficient ground for the objection raised by

the British Colonial

buttorities, which,

however,

1

however, orignaled

138

Hes

Majesty's Government have:

lvery

reason to believe, in

on ther

a misapprehension part of the Governor as to the law and stage i

such dualters, and aunder

a conviction of the Inconveniences which might arise if the practice per persisted in.

I shall suspect to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonial Department that a

a cofy of this letter should be sout " to the Governor of Hong Kong: and Shave to express the. hope theal the foregoing

explanation

satisfactory to

Daay

Excellency, Government.

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