CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 542

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HH

beard managed to scramble into their boats and I was left by myself

ort

beard. The Police boats arrived

and I called out to the

man in

them to prevent the steamer mooring if possible. The Mail...

alongside and the

then

Came

ladder was lowered to receive

them. I was asked if I participated in stopping the vessel. I said,

"my

orders tell me to do so I was then told by Mr Forrest that I should not stop the steamer unless I used force

ао

the Captain had orders to leave at 5 o'clock. I

acted as if I used force if they would stop and I was told that

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if I used force they would stop. I called up five Policemen and told them to stand in the gangway

The French Consul then said "force has been used that is sufficient - to protect against the stoppage of the vessel, it is contrary to the Convention." He then pulled out

the

copy of the Convention again

and drew attention to one or two clauses which he first and Mr Landstein afterward interpreted aloud. I said, "I have no doubt

what

you

read is contained in

the Convention but I am sure that full consideration must have been given to the matter

of the

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HH beard managed to scramble into their boats and I was left by myself ort beard. The Police boats arrived and I called out to the man in them to prevent the steamer mooring if possible. The Mail... alongside and the then Came ladder was lowered to receive them. I was asked if I participated in stopping the vessel. I said, "my orders tell me to do so I was then told by Mr Forrest that I should not stop the steamer unless I used force ао the Captain had orders to leave at 5 o'clock. I acted as if I used force if they would stop and I was told that Page 540 if I used force they would stop. I called up five Policemen and told them to stand in the gangway The French Consul then said "force has been used that is sufficient - to protect against the stoppage of the vessel, it is contrary to the Convention." He then pulled out the copy of the Convention again and drew attention to one or two clauses which he first and Mr Landstein afterward interpreted aloud. I said, "I have no doubt what you read is contained in the Convention but I am sure that full consideration must have been given to the matter of the
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HH beard managed to scramble into their boats and I was left by myself ort beard. The Police boats arrived and I called out to the man in them to prevent the steamer munoering if popible . The Mails alongside and the then Came ladder was lowered to receive them. I was acked if I parciated tepping the vefel . I said, in "my orders tell me to do so I was then told by Mr Foreet that I should not stop the steamer unles Dused force ао the Captain had orders to leave at 5 o'clock. I acted if I used force if they would stop and I was told that 540 گاه if I need force they would stop. called up tive Policemen and told theme to stand in the gangway The French Consul then said êforce has been need that is sufficient - Sprotect against the toppage of the refel, it is contrary to the -Convention." He then pulled out the copy of the Convention again and drew any actention to one two clauses which he first and Mr Landstin afterward interpretes aloud. Deaid, I have what you no doubt read is contained in the Convention but I am sure that full consideration must have been given to the matter of the
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HH

beard managed to scramble into their boats and I was left by myself

ort

beard. The Police boats arrived

and I called out to the

man in

them to prevent the steamer munoering if popible . The Mails

alongside and the

then

Came

ladder was lowered to receive

them. I was acked if I parciated tepping the vefel . I said,

in

"my

orders tell me to do so I was then told by Mr Foreet that I should not stop the steamer unles Dused force

ао

the Captain had orders to leave at 5 o'clock. I

acted if I used force if they would stop and I was told that

540

گاه

if I need force they would stop. called up tive Policemen and told theme to stand in the gangway

The French Consul then said êforce has been need that is sufficient - Sprotect against the toppage of the refel, it is contrary to the -Convention." He then pulled out

the

copy of the Convention again

and drew any

actention to one

two clauses which he first and Mr Landstin afterward interpretes aloud. Deaid, I have

what

you

no doubt

read is contained in

the Convention but I am sure that

full consideration must have been given to the matter

of the

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