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Volunteers to their places, and it is for the volunteers to decide how their men can be most conveniently provided, keeping in mind the necessity for relief.
In my opinion no one should be enlisted as a Volunteer except a British subject - British born and bred.
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As regards the raising of a "Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association", I am certainly in favour of it. It would be to my mind practicable to have mounted men as orderlies of value at Head Quarters, and at the Head Quarters of each section including the mainland.
Cyclists too I consider would be most useful.
The most pressing want is telephonists. Sixty-nine telephonists are required for the whole system. Indians cannot be used, consequently the provision of the whole of this personnel falls upon the British half battalion, which thereby loses one company out of four this half battalion being the only available fighting infantry reserve.
I do not think it is necessary for such mounted volunteers, cyclists or telephonists to know much drill, but they should be fair shots able to defend themselves, for most of the telephonists would be at outpost stations.
I have etc.,
(sd.) V. Batton,
Major-General,
Commanding in South China.
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