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might easily have seen this, then all this informa-

tion, continually coming in, could and would have

been used with deadly effect.

British ships are not allowed to carry German

passengers yet here we have a state of things which

renders it necessary for a Master of a British ship

to give all information to an enemy subject.

Our present Harbour Master sends his immediate

Junior on board ships, so as not to give cause for

offence and that is sensible but he gets his infor-

mation all the same and we are not the only port.

P

Foochow has many German employees in the Customs

staff, and the homeward P.& 0. call in there for Tea.

I see no mention of this state of affairs in

any of the home papers and it has not apparently been

mentioned in the House, so I thought it might inter-

est you.

Yours &c.

(Signed).

Lewis H. Tamplin.

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