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telegram to the following effect..

"Referring to your despatch W.31,

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the Legislative Council and the Major-General Commanding at Hongkong desire to know when the

arrival

the

may be expected of new heavy ordnance; also the "decision of Her Majesty's

Government respecting direct- telegraphic communication with

Singapore, and the application more torpedo - boats "

for four

Kyrie

On the 15th instant Mr.

, the Senior Unofficial Member,

put

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Enclosure 15th April, 1885.

put a question in the Legislative

Conneil as to whether

any reply had been received from Her Majesty'. ...

Government to the communications

respecting the two last-named---

subjects, when I made a statement I annex a Report, extracted |

of which I from the Minutes of Proceedings. I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient:

Humble Servant,

SM Bowen

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