(Copy).
To,
S. of S. for War.
146
1900 16/
Hong Kong.
Handed in 6.10 p.m.
Received W.0. 1.18 p.m.
(Paraphrase).
Owing to villages within our frontier being
raided by armed gangs I am sending out six companies of Indian Infantry on the 25th June to patrol our Northern frontier and to hold points.
G.0.0. South China.