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No. 326. No.396.
Sir,
C.O.
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Ire 20 AUG 00
Government House,
HongKong,
17th 31
July, 1900.
100
I have the honour to inform you that in
accordance with the request of the Naval Authorities, the ser-
vices of Misses Barr and Batchelor, Nursing Sisters at the Go-
vernment Civil Hospital, have been placed at their disposal
for the purpose of attending on the sick and wounded at Wei-
hai-wei.
2. These ladies left for Wei-hai-wei at the
end of last month and have been lent by this Government on
the understanding that their pay and allowances shall be de-
frayed by the Naval Authorities and that they shall be pro-
vided with free passages to and from the Colony. As their
services cannot well be spared from the Hospital for more
than about four months, the Commodore has been informed that
they should if possible be replaced at Wei-hai-wel before the
expiration of that period.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
Hung asslabe
GOVERNOR &C.
The Right Honourable
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.
&C.
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