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Pefering to my Scout Despatch of An 20th January i to cyphu telegram of the 27th May 1905 on the subject of ammunition Ex. 5.5 Jung Chan" confiscated by this government on the 13th January last under Oduianu No 1 of 1862, ✓ have the hokom to quilose a copy of a

letter, which I have received from the Rupian Consul at this port, asking that this ammunition, which he shabeo w40 the property of the Russian Groommcnt and was cohan Confiscated on its way & Put Arthur may, now that place has been dedaud between Rusia and Japan be allowed to be shipped t A

Lupian Port

2. Jn teply I have cinformed Houtitur &t Boloq ow shoy that the matic has been referred to you.

3. The circumstances of this case are in kresting and involved hi some mysluy, which I should be glad vu demið up.

Commander

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4. From the Stalcement made by the Masher of the "Jung Chow" to the Harbour Master, there is no doubt that thu ammunition came from the Rufcian Crucisn diana" uiterned at Saiqon and was bariq taken back to that port when the" Jung Chow coming from ther Worth, after Port Arthuron had falich, put into Hongkong for coal. It was the

the "Diana" stated by the Master tobe o Rupias druce, (Pruiu dieven) who arranged the oriquial shipmend of them ammunitira with him and told him cuter alia that the cases coutained no high Explosives. Unfortunately the Marker has visice died and for reasons given in my formin despatch, he declined after his first statcomend is tu Saibou slasher to amplify it, 5. You wil remcriber that there was no manifest on other document showing the port of shipment of the ammunition. The type wution list of other stous and provisions or the Jung Chow" handd to the Harbom Madu was headed "hivré au Vapeur “Dianä lr 25 December 1905",

6. On the 18h

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9 A'Hardd John Craig of Shanghai by Hep Johnson, Stokes - Master Solicitors of this Colony and on the 20 its surrender was refusid Ap

already rep nied

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