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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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