PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE
Reference :-
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C.O.537
34 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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On the other hand the Garrison, which is
rather above its normal strength, numbers
tat present
Reed
Corpo
officers
N.C.O.
Mer
Garrison Artillery
8
Chine Gun Laseats
209 175
Engiideers
ry
80
Infantry
22 914
Sotal - 371 1,378
Field greens Horses equipped
-
The Colonial Forces, Police, Hongkong
Volunteers and Auxi
Auxiliary
Flotilla ought
not to be taken into account as
it is.
quité incertain what assistance they
could render.
The Police would be fully recupied with their own special duties and
can
only afford assistance in patrolling the Southern shore and
giving intelligence Auxiliary Flotilla attend beet very little to the conditions of service in time of pear as regards training,
if willing to submit to the Fecessary
and the Volunteers and
and, even
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necessary discipline in time of war, would be for a considerable time mifit to take their places in the defence of the
Colorry.
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anything
like
a reasonable
standard of efficiency the Hongkong Bluntier should be subjected to the same
and conditions of service
At present this is
case but the matter is
same Regulations
as at home.
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means the
the
engaging
attention of the Colonial Governmen
It will be
elu.
utterly insufficient for
is the present
from the above how our requirements
4 Garrison.
and it is hoped
the reprosentations already made to the Wan Office on the eubject may
receive early attention, as
attention, as without men
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to man and protect them the works would be practically
useless in repelling
an attack.
The
umber of Infantry to
garrison the several forts and hold the land front facing South is based
on
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