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Sir,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
4th April 1900.
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter of the Brd instant. I shall take steps to have
all steamship owners warned in accordance with your
advice.
2.
I have forwarded a copy of your letter to the
Secretary of State for the Colonies and to Her Majesty's
Minister at Poking. I have stated to the Secretary of State
for the Colonies that in my opinion in the present state of
the delta a force of from 500 to 1000 men would be necessary
to carry out any extensive punitive measures.
I have, &c.,
(Signed)
Henry A. Blake,
Excellency
Vice Admiral Sir E.Seymour,
K.0.B..
Commander-in-Chief,
H.M.S."CENTURION”.
Governor, &0.