Cremell
No.
124
Sir,
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Government House,
HongKong, 29 March, 1900.
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With reference to my telegrams of the 24th.
December and 3rd. January, and to yours of 26th. December and 5th.
January I have the honour to inform you that the vote of
$50,000 from the public funds of this Colony towards the
Lord Mayor's Fund in connection with the war in South Africa,
was unanimously agreed to at the meeting of the Legislative
Council held on the 15th.ultimo.
Enclosure 16th Feby.
1990.
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100
2. I attach for your information an extract
from the press account of the proceedings at that meeting.
From the speeches made on that occasion it will be seen that
the public spirit shown by the whole of Her Majesty's subjects
in HongKong, irrespective of race, was fully represented by the
Unofficial members of the Legislative Council, by whom the
grant of this sum of money was originally proposed.
3. The total sum subscribed by the community
for the Lord Mayor's South Africa War Fund, including the vote
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,
8cC.
8cc.
8c0.
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