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14. Page 1, paragraph 6. This should now read-
"The strength of the United States garrison in the Philippines is about 12,000 regular troops, 1,300 marines, 5,000 Philippine Scouts commanded by American officers, and 6,300 Philippine Constabulary officered by Americans and Philippinos."
"Considerable progress has been made with the naval dockyard at Kavite. A large floating dry dock, capable of lifting ships of 16,000 tons in four hours, has been placed at Olongapo (Subig Bay), rendering the United States navy less dependent upon foreign dockyards than it was up to 1906.”
"Sites have been reserved for fortifications at the entrances to Manila and Subig Bays, the latter of which will form the principal United States naval base in the Philippine Islands.”
15. Page 2, paragraph 7.-The mobilized strength of Japan is 800,000. The distance from Hong Kong to Nagasaki is 1,050 miles.
16. Page 2, paragraph 8.-This paragraph requires amendment. Reference should be made to the new Chinese Army, of which 10 divisions and 9 half divisions (consisting of 1 infantry brigade, &c., each), organized and trained on Japanese lines, are actually in existence. The bulk of these troops are at present quartered in North China, but there is one division in Fukien, the nucleus of one division is in the neigh- bourhood of Canton, and of two others in the adjacent provinces of Hu-nan and Kuang-hsi.
The Peking-Hankow railway is now completed, and the Hankow-Canton line, about 500 miles long, is under construction. Of this length, 30 miles have been completed and are now being worked, and the earthwork of about 12 miles more is finished. When this line is completed the concentration of the military resources of China near Hong Kong will be greatly facilitated.
17. Page 3, paragraph 10.-The last sub-paragraph beginning "Recent information" should be deleted, and the following substituted :
"For information on Cable Communications see 'British and Foreign Cable Communications' (A 866), Part I, page 18, a copy of which is included in the packet of documents kept by the Major, General Staff, for issue to the Censor. See also the various Telegraph Companies' handbooks."
18. Page 3, paragraph 11.-"Hong Kong harbour is about 8 miles long" should read "Hong Kong harbour is about 7 miles long."
19. Page 4, paragraph 16.—Last sub-paragraph should read as follows: "The examination anchorage for vessels entering the Lyemun Pass is in Chung Kwango, as shown in Admiralty Chart No. 1466."
20. Page 4, paragraph 17. Fifth sub-paragraph, after "Stonecutters," in second line, add: "but by the western approaches, vessels have to cross shallow depths of 25 feet at low water."
21. Page 5, paragraph 18.-Last sub-paragraph: "But examination services are provided for Sulphur Channel and north of Stonecutters by day" should read:--
"But vessels can anchor in the examination anchorage, shown in Admiralty Chart No. 1466 between Stonecutters Island and Chung-Hue, and will be allowed to proceed into harbour after examination."
22. Page 6, paragraph 27.-The second sentence of this paragraph should, it appears, now be omitted.
23. Page 7, paragraph 28, and page 8, paragraph 29.-The dates in the opening sentences of these paragraphs should be brought into conformity with that of Table A (i).
24. Page 8, Table A (i). It is observed that in accordance with the report of the
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