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anomalous position of the dyemoon
batteries,
Com
anded as
Hey
are
al
short r
range by Devils Geak in
Chinese Jerritory.
would at once be
alleria
bay
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erection.
of
Fort
a
two 9.2
B. & gases.
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from which, as a base the intervening
Territory may be watched and defended.
I would continue to hold our present
line of defence
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the Howloon Peninsula,
strengthening the position however by
* 3 Field Works of slight profile.
mutually flanking each other, these
armed with say
which would enormously strengthen
nce of the Eastern Entrance,
the defence.
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only 5007ds.
wide, military considerations would,
ren der the occupation
however with
our present
garri.
a re
as
needful now as with coctende d
bounds.
with
two outposts of obser·
that runs East-
valc
เ
the r
range
in the event of
dvar
and
West
of
a
work desirable under present
acros 1
the base of the Howloon
-circumstances.
Peninsula and patrols pushed
forward into the valley below, no
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regards
the Kowloon Veninsula :
to
ary
no nation considers il recess.a
hold its frontier line. - It rather
occupies the best line of defence,
movement could take
plaa
without
our knowledge, and from
our Howloon
base
Live
could either advance into
from which
the Valley