CO129-415 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [12] — Page 381

It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the following reference letter and number be quoted.

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377

8. Great Fange Freet Westminster

London, DM.

26th. August 1914.

Sir,

We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of

your letter of the 23rd inst M. and thank the Lords

Commissioners of the Admiralty for their good offices in

requesting the Secretary of State for the Colonies to

instruct the Governor of Hong Kong to release theAmmunition

consigned by us per S.S. "Den of Airlie* to Shanghai for

the Chinese Naval Service.

We regret however to draw your attention to the

fact that as a consequence of the directions that this cargo should be discharged at Hong Kong in lieu of Shanghai, the owners of the "Den of Airlie" have advised us that

their Contract for the shipment of same must be con-

sidered as ended after discharge at Hong Kong. This

will necessarily entail extra expense in forwarding the Ammunition to its destination at Shanghai and we presume

that we shall be in order in looking to His Majesty's Government to recoup us for the additional expense

entailed.

For

We have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient Servants,

SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG, WHITWORTH & CO. LTD.

NBC/H.

The Secretary of the Admiralty,

Admiralty,

Whitehall, S.W.