CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 425

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"plaining that unusual action? and whether a merchant vessel

"is bound to show her ensign to a man of war which is astern

"of her and cannot pass her? Moreover whether a British merchant vessel is bound to show her ensign to a passing foreign

"man of war, except by choice and as an act of courtesy when

"on the high seas?

"As I understand nautical etiquette, a British

"merchant vessel is not required to show her ensign to any

"except British men of war, when at sea, unless they belong to

"countries known to be at war; and she is not called upon to

"show her flag to any vessel even of her own nationality except when meeting or passing, certainly not to a vessel

"astern which cannot pass her."

We have, &c.,

(sd.) Butterfield & Swire,

Agents, S. S. "Taiyuan."

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3 420 "plaining that unusual action? and whether a merchant vessel "is bound to show her ensign to a man of war which is astern "of her and cannot pass her? Moreover whether a British merchant vessel is bound to show her ensign to a passing foreign "man of war, except by choice and as an act of courtesy when "on the high seas? 4 "As I understand nautical etiquette, a British "merchant vessel is not required to show her ensign to any "except British men of war, when at sea, unless they belong to "countries known to be at war; and she is not called upon to "show her flag to any vessel even of her own nationality except when meeting or passing, certainly not to a vessel "astern which cannot pass her." We have, &c., (sd.) Butterfield & Swire, Agents, S. S. "Taiyuan."

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3 420 "plaining that unusual action? and whether a merchant vessel "is bound to show her ensign to a man of war which is astern "of her and cannot pass her? Moreover whether a British mer - "chant vessel is bound to show her ensign to a passing foreign "man of war, except by choice and ac an act of courtesy when "on the high seas? 4 "As I understand nautical etiquette,a British *merchant vessel is not required to show her ensign to any "except British men of war, when at sea, unless they belong to "countries known to be at war; and she is not called upon to "show her flag to any vessel even of her own nationality ex- "cept when meeting or passing, certainly not to a vessei *astern which cannot pass her." We have,&c., (sd.) Butterfield & Swire, Agents, S. S. "Taiyuan.

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"plaining that unusual action? and whether a merchant vessel

"is bound to show her ensign to a man of war which is astern

"of her and cannot pass her? Moreover whether a British mer -

"chant vessel is bound to show her ensign to a passing foreign

"man of war, except by choice and ac an act of courtesy when

"on the high seas?

"As I understand nautical etiquette,a British

*merchant vessel is not required to show her ensign to any

"except British men of war, when at sea, unless they belong to

"countries known to be at war; and she is not called upon to

"show her flag to any vessel even of her own nationality ex-

"cept when meeting or passing, certainly not to a vessei

*astern which cannot pass her."

We have,&c.,

(sd.) Butterfield & Swire,

Agents, S. S. "Taiyuan.

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