Goverment House, Hongkong, 28th November, 1901.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
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*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one two which abandonment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No. 393 matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No. 194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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No.489 C 204 Government House, Hongkong, 28th November, 1901. 578 21764 wo You 41033 Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
Rummagings Abstain Astringent Luminaries Crimeful Which Clubroom Spoken Exchanges Abatable Agminal Alnados While Litotes Promial Spongata One TWO Biquintile Under Chapatesta Blitheness Involves Kabache Area Abatable Armslength Brightened Ouretic Accessibly New Large Baldhead Arkite Gurherite Regarding Tallowish Detriment Exchanges Boathouse One Fanegiving Section Taffety Nephritic Flapeared Crummable ΣΤΟ Three Matter Ryacelite Abagun Pro enial.
*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one two which abandonment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No.393 matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No.194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
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*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one two which abandonment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No.393 matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No.194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
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*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November, while prepared to accept the decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one and two, which abandonment would be under present conditions a great advantage to the Colony, beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No.393; matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one and two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No.194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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