Reference is made to your letter dated 11th December, transmitted with your letter to the Military Secretary, Home Guard, dated 14th December, 1876.
I have ...
(Signed) A. Kennedy Governor & Commander-in-Chief
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14 Dec: 1876
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Head Quarters.
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16th December 1876
Hongkong, 16
Transmitted at the request of the Governor with reference to former Communications.
(Signed)
Francis Colborne Major General Commanding Forces, in China and Straits Settlement,
To His Excellency Sir Arthur Kennedy, KCB, Governor,
Hongkong