Originally the Chaumont was se! uled to arrive in Shanghai on August 31 but when the conditions in the flooded city of Tientsin became worse, Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Commander in-Chief of the US. Asiatic Fleet, ordered the transport to stand by. in northern waters to evacuate possible Fefugees. yom Tientsin. The Chaumont also made several trips from Chinwangiao to Taku Bar with supplies for the marines in the flooded city after railway communication had been cut off.
Meanwhile, the members of Ca, Fourth Marines, who sailed north for' Camp Holcomb in the USS, Chaumont on August 23, have bee recalled to Shanghai by orders of the Com-C. With war in Europe bret ing out, it was decided to recall "Ht Ca, immediately, dispensing with the training period which the company would ordinarily undergo in North China. "The USS. Marblehead was dispatched to Chinwangtao to convey the marines back to Shanghai and is scheduled to arrive here some 1 today. iv) Not to supply any goods to an enemy or for the benefit of an enemy; not to obtain any goods from fan enemy; and not to trade in, oF carry, any goods consigned to or from an enemy or destined for or coming from enemy territory.
4. In the case of business transacted before the outbreak of war With agencies or branches in enemy territory which traded solely for the account of @ parent firm or company whose principal place of business Is allied or neutral territory, objection will not be raised to the Seltlement of outstanding debts, on demand, by remittances to the principal place of business. If, howe the agency or branch in enemy terri tory Was ¢0 constituted that it could have sued for the debt in its own name, payment must not be made to any person whatsoever except with the permission of HM. Ambassador.
5. The payment of life insurance premiums "and fees in respect of patents, designs and trademarks will be licensed under certain conditions.
All communications relating to trading with the enemy Gneluding applications for licences to transact business otherwise prohibited), should be addressed to H.M, Ambassador.
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