CO129-413 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [8-10] — Page 465

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Sir,

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COLONIA

OFF

HONGKONG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

9th October, 1914.

In continuation of my secret despatch of the 25th September, I have the honour to transmit the enclosed paraphrases

т and translations of cypher and code telegrams' received from you and despatched by me to you on the subject of the Anglo-German War. The information and instructions contained in your telegrams have been communicated to those concerned. I make the following references to special cases.

2.

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Your telegram of the 23rd September, which contained an outline of the proceedings conducted by His Majesty's Prize Court in London in the case of a detained vessel has been communic- ated to Prize Court Authorities. At the investigation of the S.S. "Rajaburi", the only vessel detained in this port, a similar proce- dure will be adopted.

3.

The instructions contained in your telegram of the 23rd ultimo are being complied with. I will, however, report upon the action taken in a separate despatch and forward the returns required.

4.

On the 25th September "I telegraphed the names of all prize ships which have been brought into this port by His Majesty's war ships. One vessel you will observe was a joint Anglo-French capture. I may add, with reference to your code telegram of the 24th September "regarding ships whose cargo has been detained, that

no case of the kind has arisen to date.

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

*N° 4288 ÉV

LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

&C..

&c.

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