Copy.
(F5856/43/10)
No 094 (14/75K)
Copy to:
Canton.
52757
British Legation,
Peking,
7th September, 1928.
65
My Lord,
With reference to Canton despatch No. 53
of June 5th, I have the honour to transmit
herewith copy of a despatch from the Acting Consul
General at Canton enclosing a claim by the China
Navigation Company, Limited against the Chinese
Government in respect of the piracy of their steamer
"Tean" and to request your instructions in the matter.
2. The presentation of a clain might lead the
Canton authorities to deal with Bias Bay a little
more vigorously bit it might on the other hand set
an inconvenient precedent and lead to claims being
presented against for instance the Hong Kong Government
in cases where it could be shown that a pirated steamer
had been boarded by the pirates in Hong Kong. In
the case of the piracy of the China Navigation Company
s.s. "Tungchow" it will be remembered (Foreign Office
despatch No. 358 (F 1506/84/10) of May 12, 1926) that
it was decided not to present a claim against the Chinese
authorities but there it was admitted that the pirates had
boarded the ship from the French concession in Shanghai and
the Chinese authorities were clearly not at fault seeing
that they have no jurisdiction in the French settlement.
I have etc.,
(In the absence of H.. Minister).
(Sgd.) B. C. Newton.
The Right Honourable
Lord Cushendun,
etc.,
etc..
etc.,
Foreign Office. S.W.1.
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