CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11] — Page 42

COPI.

Fondosure

re 2.

AMERICAN CONSULAR SERVICE.

.Y 1 0 0

The Honourable

MATAOIST 1100 to mottal anarT

The Celonial secretary,

BI‡73M (I9ranad-IvanƉƆ .W .8 .A

MOTI

Hongkong, August 10, 1916.

49463

40

.9ody,TOTISVOJ

.0181 teugua

of

atootdur Tɔt ut quibai 1ɔ IIId Gut37 qtda datatza

TAL

IRI BALT-YMIít 85 aznda gaivollo? #riqud maunað 13

.maatiota oftoli Tзatuldt udeo

. 533

810 310

gabbel to Ild STS 8as avotolganu ynov adoom gatwolfof

avnam aft dita estqui naaned to atootdua to oguão sabuloni

.0.0.4.A. 3 ..0.A.M Datasound W

M. M. T

.

Hongkong.

$15,

REC" REB 160CT 161

I an informed that certain certo, upon the 5.5.Kafus

and consigned to merchants in Kilippine Solando an route from New Yefk to the Philippine Islands is being

taken from the Kafus by the authorities of this port apparently

KA SZANY OBT go. I have been instructed by the Department of

State in Washington to report to it if any cargo on the Kafue

consigned to the Philippine Islands is interfered with, and I

have the honour te request information from the Colonial

Government as to the action it is taking in regard to such carge

and particularly by what authority and on what ground this

seizure is being made, te what cargo the action taken applies,

and what action is being taken by the Colonial or Imperial

Governments to protect neutral rights and interests in the

promises.

I mad add for your information that the state

Department and interested parties in the Philippines have

been informed that this cargo was shipped upon the Kefus with

the understanding that the vessel would not touch at British

porta before arriving in the Philippines and that it appeare

that the vessel's itinerary was changed for some unknown resson

immediately before selling.

250.

I have do....

(8D.) George E. Anderson,

Consul-General.