Sir:-
HER MAJESTY'S CONSULATE,
A MOY.
15th July, 1899.
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With reference to previous correspondence on
the subject of the fortification of Amoy, I have the
honour to again call attention to the objections to
the erection of a fort on the island of Kulangsu,
referred to in a despatch from this Consulate dated
15th May last. The greater part of the land is
owned by foreigners, mostly British subjects, and
nearly all the foreign residences are situated here.
At present the island is under Chinese jurisdiction,
but many attempts have been made to obtain the consent
of the Chinese Government to the establishment
of a settlement here, and recently the Taot'ai promised
to consider the question again in a sense favourable
to the wishes of the foreign community.
The fortification...
Somerville,
Hongkong.