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no better soldiers,

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should receive their most careful attention

as no doubt positions of the highest trust could not be confided to thinese; but this after the expression of their value. as soldiers could scarcely apply to their being mixed up in small bodies with European Defantry.

With regard to the farther questing raced by Governor Alaneng, precruiting Chinese Reguments for server elsewhere Sir J. Wade than at Hongkong, Iaw to state that Sterngly fewer linel Stanley had regarded

Sir Thomas he exterhment

of Chimes Wade's strong obfletion to raising for service such a fores in Hong Kong itself,

at a distance

and I understa gecoment of its close proximity him to think to the Mainland of China, and that there in

hps objection

"Affection in which he himself as well

"

to enlisting as Lord Salisbury, entirely concurs them in as conclusive as to the impoting Houphony of attempting to raise such a force

for this purpose

than for Service in

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alltwragh even for this purpose.

he would prefer their enlistment in the Shaely.

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