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responsibility for all infractions of existing regulations. For this purpose I have telegraphed most fully to the Master of the vessel informing him that both he and the officers and seamen of the "Suisang" will be held strictly responsible for the keeping an efficient watch over the passengers who are to be isolated in certain parts of the vessel in such manner that it shall be impossible for them to get ashore, for which purpose an active and efficient police service must be established on board. I have given similar instructions to the Company's Agent, informing him that he also must exercise the greatest vigilance and must consign any passenger attempting to escape, to the Port Authorities to be dealt with according to the Law.
Under these conditions I have to request that you will be so good as to issue orders by which the vessel may resume her former station and be thus enabled to take on board water and provisions of which she has been deprived for more than a day, pending her departure for Hong Kong, which I trust will very shortly take place, in view of the serious losses to which she has been subjected by her detention. I have &c.,
No.31. Mexico, June 18th, 1908.
Your message of the day before yesterday informed me of the correction it has been required to make in the number of immigrants on board the "Suisang", five of whom have escaped. I note that an investigation is being made and that precautions have been taken to prevent further escapes from that vessel, and also from the "Landrat Schieff" until a proper watch can be ensured on board that vessel.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
No.32. Mexico. June 18th 1908. As the Ministry of the Interior have approved the measure you have adopted in obliging the vessel to lie two miles off the Port in order to prevent further desertions, the contents of your telegram of yesterday are being communicated to the Minister of War and Marine in order that that Department may issue orders for the withdrawal of the vessels from the Port.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
No.33. Superior Board of Health. Mexico. Section I. No.269.
In reply to your communication No.84, dated the day before yesterday, relative to the Chinese immigrants on board the "Suisang",
Mexico June 17th 1908.
(Signed) Jesus M. Rabago. To the President of
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responsibility for all infractions of existing regula-
tions. For this purpose I have telegraphed most fully to
the Master of the vessel informing him that both he and
the officers and seamen of the "Suisang" will be held
strictly responsible for the keeping an efficient watch
over the passengers who are to be isolated in certain
parts of the vessel in such manner that it shall be im-
possible for them to get ashore, for which purpose an
active and efficient police service must be established
on board. I have given similar instructions to the Com-
pany's Agent, informing him that he also mist exercise
the greatest vigilance and must consign any passenger
attempting to escape, to the Port Authorities to be dealt
with according to the Law.
Under these conditions I have to request that you
will be so good as to issue orders by which the vessel
may resume her former station and be thus enabled to take
on board water and provisions of which she has been de-
prived for more than a day, pending her departure for
Hong Kong, which I trust will very shortly take place,
in view of the serious losses to which she has been sub-
of the Superior Board of Health.
No.31. Mexico, June 18th, 1908.
Your message of
the day before yesterday informed me of the correction
it has been required to make in the number of inmi-
grants on board the "Suisang", five of whom have escap-
ed. I note that an investigation is being made and that
precautions have been taken to prevent further escapes
from that vessel, and also from the "Landrat Schieff"
until a proper watch can be ensured on board that vessel.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
No.32. Mexico.
June 18th 1908. As the Ministry
of the Interior have approved the measure you have
adopted in obliging the vessel to lie two miles off the
Port in order to prevent further desertions, the con-
tents of your telegram of yesterday are being communi-
cated to the Minister of War and Marine in order that
that Department may issue orders for the withdrawal of
the vessels from the Port.
(Signed) E. Liceaga.
No.33.
Superior Board of Health.
Mexico. Sec-
tion I. No.269.
In reply to your communication No.84,
jected by her detention. I have &c.,
Mexico June 17th
dated the day before yesterday, relative to the Chinese
1908.
(Signed) Jesus M. Rabago. To the President
of
immigrants
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