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No.1234:

Sir,

Enclosure No. 2 to Despatch No. 97 of the 12th March, 1903.

331

Commander-in-Chief, China Station, 21st February, 1903.

In reply to your letter No. 313 of 15th instant as to the firing of salutes on Sunday, I am directed by the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief to say that the Senior Naval Officer present has no authority over Foreign ships of war in the waters of Hongkong and that it would be contrary to well-established international procedure for a Naval Officer to make representations to Foreign Navies as to their methods of carrying out ceremonial observances.

I am to add that the Vice-Admiral fully concurs with His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government as to paragraph 2 of your letter, and believes that the only way of ensuring the discontinuance of saluting during the time mentioned is by making a Harbour Regulation to that effect, observing that such Regulation if made would probably have to be promulgated amongst Foreign maritime nations by diplomatic means.

I have etc.,

E. Harrison Smith,

Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief.

Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

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No.1234: Sir, Enclosure No. 2 to Despatch No. 97 of the 12th March, 1903. 331 Commander-in-Chief, China Station, 21st February, 1903. In reply to your letter No. 313 of 15th instant as to the firing of salutes on Sunday, I am directed by the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief to say that the Senior Naval Officer present has no authority over Foreign ships of war in the waters of Hongkong and that it would be contrary to well-established international procedure for a Naval Officer to make representations to Foreign Navies as to their methods of carrying out ceremonial observances. I am to add that the Vice-Admiral fully concurs with His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government as to paragraph 2 of your letter, and believes that the only way of ensuring the discontinuance of saluting during the time mentioned is by making a Harbour Regulation to that effect, observing that such Regulation if made would probably have to be promulgated amongst Foreign maritime nations by diplomatic means. I have etc., E. Harrison Smith, Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief. Honourable The Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

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COPY. No.1234: Sir, Enclosure No. 2 to Despatch No. 97 of the 12th. March, 1903. 331 Commander-in-Chief, China, Station, 21st. February, 1903. instant In reply to your letter No.: 313 of 15th.: as to the firing of salutes on Sunday, I am directed by the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief to say that the Senior Naval Officer present has no authority over Foreign ships of war in the waters of Hongkong and that it would be contrary to well-established interna- tional procedure for a Naval Officer to make representations to Foreign Navies as to their methods of carrying out ceremonial ob- servances. I am to add that the Vice-Admiral fully con- ours with His Excellency the Officer Administering the 3overnment as to paragraph 2 of your letter, and believes that the only way of ensuring the discontinuance of saluting during the time mentioned is by making a Harbour Regulation to that effect, observing that such Regulation it made would probably have to be promulgated amongst Foreign maritime nations by diplomatic means. I have etc.‚1 (34.) E. Harrison Smith, Secretary to the Commander-in- Chief. Honourable The Colonial Secretary, Hongkong.

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No.1234:

Sir,

Enclosure No. 2 to Despatch No. 97 of the

12th. March, 1903.

331

Commander-in-Chief, China, Station,

21st. February, 1903.

instant

In reply to your letter No.: 313 of 15th.:

as to the firing of salutes on Sunday, I am directed by the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief to say that the Senior Naval Officer present has no authority over Foreign ships of war in the waters of Hongkong and that it would be contrary to well-established interna- tional procedure for a Naval Officer to make representations to Foreign Navies as to their methods of carrying out ceremonial ob-

servances.

I am to add that the Vice-Admiral fully con- ours with His Excellency the Officer Administering the 3overnment as to paragraph 2 of your letter, and believes that the only way of ensuring the discontinuance of saluting during the time mentioned is by making a Harbour Regulation to that effect, observing that such Regulation it made would probably have to be promulgated amongst Foreign maritime nations by diplomatic means.

I have etc.‚1

(34.) E. Harrison Smith,

Secretary to the Commander-in-

Chief.

Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

Hongkong.

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