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Hongkong.

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20 AUG 05

Government House,

119

Hongkong, 29th. July, 1905.

In reply to your Despatch No. 132

of the 23rd. ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that

on the 21st. February last twenty-two members of the crew

of the British 8. S. "Franklin" were summoned by the Master

of the vessel under Section 9 sub-section 5 (g) of Ordi-

-nance No. 10 of 1899 on a charge of impeding the progress

of the ship by refusing to proceed to sea, and with the

exception of three who were discharged were sentenced by

the Marine Magistrate to ten week's imprisonment without

hard labour.

Conclosures. Endcoure 2.

2.

I enclose a certified copy of the

Minutes of Proceedings and also a summary of advice given

to the men by the Harbour Master before he dealt with the

case in his capacity of Marine Magistrate. The defendants

had the usual facilities of appeal.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

ALFRED LYTTELTON, K.C., M.P.,

&c.,

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840

3.