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ne zaupastad, Jhinoso naval and military power has orumbled away

iste asbes. In this her tranmission sinta,sha has less real pover,

seks real fighting fares, than ako kad in 1847.

If the possession of portions of the opponite usinland and

somplete control of the rater approaches of the Colony would be ab-

solutely ousential to the security of the Colony against any furo-

seau fou,hou uusi noro 1000nsory against China horucif,

China le now at bør lagunt ebb,but 50 years house,souniuly

20 yaara kende, judginť from the profrons Japan has nuda, Shiza will

probably be a ponerful nation fully ornod and with the skill and

knowledge that will enable bør to auka veo of her vaut astural

strength. If than the boradúries of land Kend aze no more exten-

sive than they are nov,where qill we be with a Chineum fleet in

Kowloond bay and the hills and the islanda sione zound, in Shinano

posnemalon. At their auray ni day uozent.

I pray your Bugalloney to put the question to your natal

and military advisera and ask then what stays thay could have to take

in the event of a threatened rer with China sad vhat partióne of

the apponito nainland and which of the neighbourtag islands they

must take pouuouston of,or control, io nako food the defases of thie

City and harbour and ita tamenpo mankth against any essay. They

wiki toli you, I took auro, that to the mosurity of this island an a

fortress and naval stuifon the possession of Lanne and of all islan-

is on the south and saut lying sisser to our ahero is essentiak;

that the peziret of both sides of the hymomason and of foriosad soun

and bay tu shustubuty suserstuhy that puundusfan of the opposite

range of hilje so the Forth, to their sunafty, theoretically at least

would be most highly destrable,and that to the Tosi,Great Britaia,

104 Jhfes,should control the approachon through the Jap«ani»nans.

For in the opportunity to rectify our frantises in all

tiona points, far in ostuniky raging batuoos Japan and Chine and

no houtile operations aan he tolerated within sight of the City.

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