interests of Gov't to do so-
Is to facilitate it, it will probably be expedient
to ship off these ones
•as quickly
as possible
We should therefore suggest that those
who may
be entitled to Passages should
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be
given
them by outside P&O steamers or
cheaper line, whichever there
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any
may
be available. Reply on the lines indicated in my
Lord Selborne's
Rom.
27/0
Juniata.
Since I wrote the above, a further Despatch 26/12 has arrived, which
greatly alters my views on
these cases: please see
my further minute on 26/13
for Lord Selborne
T.C.M. 7/10
I agree generally
with his remarks
so far. But see further
26/13.
13/12
See 28/13 31/4/12
Sir,
Government House, Hong Kong, 15th October,
1897
With reference to
No
20053 my despatch No. 173 of the 13th August last, I have the honour to transmit for
your information the enclosed
The Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain, M.P.
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