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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

C.O.537

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31 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Shanghai at the beginning of the month, and promised, as your Lordship will all

in his note of

the 26th allime, to make further

inquiries into the subject alluded

to

3. So soon

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further information from him,

I will not fail to Communicate it

to Your Lordship.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, "Your Lordships.

most obedient humble servant,

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Enclosure on Confidential despatch of

22 April 1890.

125

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Aong Kong

My dear for Elemany, Deming,

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25 March 1890

are current that the

Chonese contemplate mon

on their

torritory

on

anting guns

the North side

of Hongking Harbour. Admiral Lany if there was

in them,

but he was

Jesked

any Thuth

unable to

Confirm them although he admitted

it was

quite possible.

long

It has

been contemplated

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fortify Tolo Harbour in Mirs Bey, 7 miles due north of Hongkong; as southern station for the Imperial Fleet; and Funderstand that this

work will be taken

in hand when.

the Chinese Government have completed the works of defence for Wei-hai-wei-

harbour