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on the subject of the defence of Kongkong.
2. The Battery of the Royal tstelling and the calibre to which the War Office
guns of large
alludes, had amived at Hongkong
nearly a fortnight before the amin
the despatch now under reply;
My despatch
as was reported in my c.to 45 of the 12th inst. I retum to the subject in my despatch A°51 of even date herewith.
3. General Sargent and the other members of the Executive
Council
Council, concur with me in tendering
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our thanks to your Lordship for
pressing
War
Office
on the attention of a
the now practically
the
almat defencclers state of Honglong. General Sargent has by this Mait addressed to the Secretary of State for War a despatch on this subject, to which I refer in my despatch N° 51 of this date.
4. Reference is made in the letter which your Lordship caused & be addressed to the War Office" on the 18th December to that part
of