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No.

72/2/9

It is requested that in any further commu nication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to -

e Under Secretary of State for War,

Secret

289

War Office,

Pall Mall, London,

(S. W.)

not within

copy.

MURVEYOR

Secret

HongKong

URVEYOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT,

WAR OFFICE.

ECEIVED

2 AUC 18.5

31.

With

July

1886

188

324

reference to of th May last.

он

the

19559 War Office letter of

and previous conrespondence. subject of the supply of four & incl At guns re to replace Hose, Frans

дит ferred from the Chinese to the Imperial Government.

am directed by the Secretary

of State for Mar to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. that although this Department has lost no oppor. . Lunity of urging. Sis they Aresting &

Keep up to time in the the shipment of there hasbeen unavoidable delays, and it

matter

guns;

Elswick

there

is now reported from lever that,

Under Secretary

of State bolonial Offinger

they

of

PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

C.U.537

Reference :-

33

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE. LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC- COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

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