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Secret.
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The
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lovernment Houze,
Hong Kong
June 16th 1900.
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Sir.
I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your telegram of the oth instant, in-
:structing me
to facilitate
as
far
as
possible any
arrangements made by the military authorlies in
connection with the disturbances in China.
on the 14th instant by telegraph
18791
2. I replied
Joc
trooks from Hong Kong, that 950 of all ranks were
a
3. As it was
ready for
found impossible in so short
space of time to make transport arrangements
that Vice Admiral Sir Edward Seymour had asked for
on the freading
day,
and
embarkation.
for
decided
considerable a
number, it was
afterwards