CO129-219 Foreign Office 1884 — Page 405

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

includes the taking of coal or other supplies to an extent which would assist naval operations, and not only so much would be necessary merely for the purpose of moving the troops to another place, when no operations are being carried on.

  1. The second part of the Low Officers report seems clear and will be embodied in the telegram that will be decided upon.

DRAFT.

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In reply to your further letter of the 3rd ultimo respecting a complaint made by the blue bibany that French ships were to be refitted and provisioned at Hongkong I am directed to state that Lord Derby does not think there would be any advantage in sending telegraphic instructions to Hongkong as suggested in that letter.

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includes the taking of coal or other supplies to an extent which would assist naval operations, and not only so much would be necessary merely for the purpose of moving the troops to another place, when no operations are being carried on. The second part of the Low Officers report seems clear and will be embodied in the telegram that will be decided upon. DRAFT. 404 In reply to your further letter of the 3rd ultimo respecting a complaint made by the blue bibany that French ships were to be refitted and provisioned at Hongkong I am directed to state that Lord Derby does not think there would be any advantage in sending telegraphic instructions to Hongkong as suggested in that letter.
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includes the taking of coal to arr in or other supplies extent which would assist vosist naval operations, and not only 1 so much would be necessary merely for purpose of moving the tr another place, when no operations. carried of on. are being 3. The second part the Low Officers report seeurs clear and be embodied in the telegram that will be decided DRAFT. decided upon 404 In reply to jour further letter of the 37°4 ultimo respecting a by complanit made the bluese bibany that French ships -lined to be refitted ared provisioned at Noughing I am state that Lord ti does not think Derby there would be any advantage in sending leley astic instructions no to Hongdory as suffeder in that letter Arsve
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includes the taking

of

coal

to

arr

in

or other supplies

extent which

would assist

vosist naval

operations, and not only

1

so much

would be

necessary merely for

purpose of moving

the

tr

another place, when

no operations.

carried

of

on.

are

being

3. The second part

the Low Officers report

seeurs clear and

be embodied in the

telegram that will be

decided

DRAFT.

decided upon

404

In

reply

to

jour

further letter of the 37°4 ultimo respecting

a

by

complanit made the bluese bibany that French ships

-lined to be refitted

ared provisioned at

Noughing I am

state that

Lord

ti

does not think

Derby

there

would

be

any

advantage

in

sending

leley

astic instructions

no

to Hongdory as suffeder

in that letter

Arsve

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