©
YE 965.
Sir
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Head Quarters,
Shanghai,
th
6th May, 1564.
I um directed by the Brigader General Commanding to express
tis surprise that
handed over
a
you
should trave
in the Murray
room in the
Barracks,
As
utv
armory
to
thu
Volunteer Corpo, without pervious
-reference for his sanction _
The Brigadier General considers
room
in the Honghong
that every Barracks will be required for troops
in the coming
to request
you
summer, and Jam
will at
tube
ovice
435
vvveusttres
that they
to inform the Volunteers
cannot be provided
with
arry
むひひひひひ
whatever-
for any purpose
The Brigadier General presume
to have been unacquainted. you with Sir John Michel's decision
in reference to rifles bing but to the Volunteers, otherwise you would not willingly have of your own
order cancelled his-
You will therefore inform the Colonial Secretury for the information of His Excellency the Governor that arms cannot be lent from the Military Stores to the Volunteers and take.
your