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where, and that as at the present no Chinese are employed as soldiers possibly a few among the 86 Gun s now in the Colony, it can

ly be considered that the narrow - referred to by Sin T. Wade have

:ached; but folonel Stanley in ting a Committee did not-

"that its functions should be d to the Consideration of the

ility of raising an auxiliary force defence of the Colony Composed

vely of Chinese buttons auxions in the views generally of the thee as to the possibility of raising force whether composed of Europeans e, Malays or any other material. observes that the Governor in an ih 1020 of the 13th February 1878 ted the formation of a Volunteer

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forced Portuguese, alss of textatishing a Volunteer Corps which had been formerly raised among the European

esidents, And in another despatele ferid to the possibility of converting a portion of the Chinese Polies into an armed force Available for general deflasive purposes. Testjeet which solonel Stanley had in view was to obtain a report as to the possibility of supplementing the smalle Imperial Ince ordinarily

manutsmed

in the Colony and ofturning Any, and Every available and trustworthy local means to account by organizing it 30 as to make up the garrison to what requisite for an effective defence in time of war.

With respect to the observation Sir Michael teiks Beach that the

objections of Sir Thomas Wade to

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that as at the present e employed as soldiers among the 86 Gun -Colony, itean

ed that the narrow Sin I. Wade have

Colonel Stanley in thee did not

tions should be ideration of the

An auxiliary force olony Composed

a but was auxions

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bonsibility praising Compost & Earfanns nyother material. the Governor in a

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