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Enclosure to Scurt dopatch 10 January 1905.
No 1.
The
Achute of 12 Jammary 1905 by An Harbour Master
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Your Excellency.
The Briksh steamer Jury Chair has just arrived in Port from Shanghai I had cuspicions of this ship and by an assumption of Knowledąc have been able to clícit tiu following feels from her Master:-
"The Jung Chau cons vold by flep" Butiufius - Swire to a firm in Shanghai MapTM Daviar « Graig on the 18 November lost with the wideus object to rein contraband to Rufican Ports, with this uitaution she was despubeluto to Saigon where the ships agents Mep" Spidel a (o shipped on board from the Rupian cruiser "Dianá cayo as per attached list, She proceeded North and was waiting at Shanghai for an opportunity to make a dash for Port Arthur when news come of the scorrender of this fortress. Sher Master thun reccited orders to return to Saigon with the object he thunks of replacing the strus on board the Diana In addition to an foodstuffs eve shown on attached the veper carriro 150 fous of ammuuction. ui casco but conaruurig thu habar of the Samu the Master has no Knowhåpe or manifest,
The vepel has put in here to ship 100 tons of buut, coal, with is necessary
to enable her to reach Saigon,
I conclude that we have nohuing to do with the bread. of faith. đ Saigon when it has been permitted to transfer ammunition ere from a bepel in sanctuary but the point is how far we are justified in letting her proceed when there is long likdihood of has alrempting
Vooun or later to reach thu Ballic Fleet,
I have given uishvelious that she is to receive no coal uuha pernikion is qiver. This will cause to delay thu Master uiforms me that
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he does not wish to leave before tomorrow and is returnnig hue
at 2. p.m. to learn the Government aistructions.
As I blew it I do not quite se how we can prevent her leaving viz, clearing for Saigon the case veems to "presens difficulties but I vabmit that a legal view may be advisable.
The Mathur wih require
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permit for leaving with thu ammunition which he is unable to declare -
The debcution of the ship must be avoided if there is no ground on which
to defau's her
(39%) Berna faurence
12/1/05
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