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defended by the fortifications covering Hong Kong and many ot
Chinese batteries bearing
ou
these approaches could therefore
only be of value against us. Their guns would not
only bear upon the territorial
waters of Hong Kong, but according to their position, would probably completely
command at short range
our battenes it the Lyerun
A.
А
I
Hughay
139
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506
11.16576-6000-6-90
Date.
No.
[inf.
1890 11 Lep.
previous Paper.
0
8341
(Subject.)
Reg
?よ Sec.130ch
Proposed Forts and
Railway
The Railway
a
27
Near
#кім
probable
Entrance and
ou
Stonecutter
Island, as well as the town
of Victoria at a range of from 6000 to 8000 yards
I am str.
aan
t subsequent Paper.
7.0
20835
(Minutes.)
W. Meade
We did not so much object.
to
fortified R
Statin at Kowloon, which sie J. Walsham's telegram(in 530)
indicated was
concomitant of
rently
the Railway.
pfiore die ). Walsham sa about the Railway &
nothing
the Chinese for (sec 18341) & it
would not be neces.
cessary for hin
to do so now that the Chinese for! have denied any
intention
buildings wrecting any forts
Gangking.
? Cops of
this to 7.0. saying.
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