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COLONIAL
OFFICE
Government House,
Hong Kong,
December 1899.
I have the honour to inform you that in obedience to the instructions received from you by telegraph on the 3rd ultimo, the troops have been withdrawn from the upper portion of Shan-Chün Valley and are now encamped within the borders as delimited by Mr. Stewart Lockhart and Commissioner Wong.
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2. I attach a copy of the instructions given by me when the occupation was first effected, and also a copy of a letter received from Major-General Gascoigne, C.M.G., which shows how well and successfully those instructions have been carried out. Major Prendergast, R.E., has shown exceptional aptitude for dealing with the Chinese and has carried out duties sometimes difficult, with great tact and firmness. On the final removal of the troops, the Elders of the Villages waited upon him, and the troops marched off amid expressions of goodwill, and regret at their departure. I agree with Major-General...
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
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