CO129-323 - Acting Governor May Governor Nathan - 1904 [6-7] — Page 569

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the internment of refugees belonging to the Russian, Japanese Forces and transmitting other papers relating to the arrangements for the accommodation of the officers of the "Burmah"

2. As regards section 5 of the Ordinance, In Lyttelton is doubtful whether it is advisable that the ordinance should specify the penalties to be inflicted on interned persons for attempting to escape, & that such an offence should be dealt with other than by regulations which the Governor is empowered to make.

He refers to F4, and calls attention to regulations made in Gibraltar in 1871, whereby the maximum punishment for such an offence was imposed by a magistrate. He is inclined to think that, in accordance with the precedent set in the Franco-Prussian War, it would have been better to have put the officers on their word of honour and placed them under military discipline.

3. He would be glad to learn the view of the Marquees of Lansdowne on these points. He presumes that if his Lordship considers it necessary...

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the internment of refugees belonging to the Russian, Japanese Forces and transmitting other papers relating to the arrangements for the accommodation of the officers of the "Burmah" 2. As regards section 5 of the Ordinance, In Lyttelton is doubtful whether it is advisable that the ordinance should specify the penalties to be inflicted on interned persons for attempting to escape, & that such an offence should be dealt with other than by regulations which the Governor is empowered to make. He refers to F4, and calls attention to regulations made in Gibraltar in 1871, whereby the maximum punishment for such an offence was imposed by a magistrate. He is inclined to think that, in accordance with the precedent set in the Franco-Prussian War, it would have been better to have put the officers on their word of honour and placed them under military discipline. 3. He would be glad to learn the view of the Marquees of Lansdowne on these points. He presumes that if his Lordship considers it necessary...
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the internment of refugees belonging

the Russian

Co

Japanese

Forces and transmitting

other paper rlating to the

arrangements for the accommodation

of the officers

спаб

of the "Burn"

2. As regards

section 5

the

5 of ordmance, In Lyttelton is doubtful whether

it is advisable that the ordinance should

specify the penalties

Ότα

be inflicted interned person for attempting torscape,

& that such an offence should be

smallers

wa be

dealt with othe

gulctions which the

empowered informal, is ded

a

And

with leander F4, would call fordhausdanes.

in this comes in,

to regulations usina Gitte

in forte in 1871, Cofresch

butte

y the

Enchored

or ulto.

~

Jos

made pens

with hard labour bobe imposed by a

magistrate. He is miclined to think

that in

n

567

accordance with the precedent eet

in the tranco Prussian Was it would have

been better to have

put the officers

074

their word

honour and

триял

the

of

under military

discipline 3. te would be glad

or

how to learn

Lord Zandonas

the view of the

Marquees Khansdowne

on these ponit the presumes that

if his Lordship

sable

considers it necessary

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