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TELEGRAM.
Roof 10 NOV 11
Admiralty.
From
To
Senior Naval Officer, Hong Kong.
Date
9th November 1911.
(No.137.)
Following troops are being held in readiness
Hong Kong for immediate despatch to Shanghai if required:-
British Infantry
Native Infantry
Artillery
Engineers
350
150
80
40
with 4 mountain guns, 4 maxims.
necessary
Make/arrangements to provide for transport to
enable them to be despatched at short notice if required,
in concert with Military Authorities.