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FOREIGN OFFICE.

January 28th, 1898,

Sir+t

With reference to my despatch No. 14 of the 21st

of January, 1897, respecting an extension of the bound-

aries

the Colony of Hongkong, I transmit to you

a copy a letter from the Colonial Office, inclos-

ing a further despatch from the Governor calling

attention to the importance of the matter, and I

shall be to receive your observations as to the

approaching the Chinese Goverment

possibility

on the subject through the Viceroy of Canton in th

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If they are unwilling to alienate the

required, they might be willip to lease it....

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this, they,

Cy MacDonald, K.C.M.G..

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PUBLIC RECORD.OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O.537

34 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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