No. 6776
It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to
The Under Secretary of State for War,
War Office,
Pall Mall, London, S.W.
WAR OFFICE,
187
I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to desire that you will bring to the Notice of the Earl of Carnarvon that a report has been received from Hongkong of the occurrence there of a fire, on the night of the 12th March last, in close proximity to the Military and Naval Stores, which were in imminent danger of destruction in consequence of the want of water in that part of the town: and to request that his Lordship will be pleased to
The Under Secretary of State
Colonial Office.
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