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part of the garrison might be attacked in detail, in the event of a sudden outbreak among the turbulent Chinese populace, or of a sudden onslaught.
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from the pirates of the neighbouring mainland," I
may further explain : the single regiment of the
that even
n the
Line stationed at Hong Kong is broken up into three detachments. In one
Barrack there are five (5) Companies;
in a second, two (2) companies; in a
third one (1) company. And a
a si swarming
Chinese populace of several thousands
has been allowed to settle
itself
in overcrowded and unclean hovels, built
between and around these Barracks.
The great inconvenience and danger of this position of the Troops have been repeatedly pointed out in official reports to the War Office by the present and by former Generals in Command. For ___ example, General Donovan wrote as follows, on December 6th, 1879, to the
"See House Military Secretary at the War Office"-
of Commons Paper, Page 11.0
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Cher, August 1881. "At present, from the want of due
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regard to the welfare of the Military; we have in the midst of us a large number of Chinese who are crowded
into