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Sprung up, endangering the peace of the Colony and the Chinese neighborhood & that some arrangement will have to be adopted which shall prevent it from becoming an intolerable nuisance.

Perhaps there might be a disposition to allow us to acquire it by the remission of an equivalent part of the indemnity to be paid by Canton in excess of what is due to the merchants for their losses at that place.

I shall feel much obliged by Y. E. Consulting with Admiral Sir H. Keppel and the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject.

F. W. Bruce

Hong Kong

15th F. O. 4220

4.0. 4041 34104

9016159

You Kong

370 4497 Hong

War Office

RECEIVED 4 MAY 1860.

3rd May 1860

With reference to my letter of the 20th Ultimo, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to transmit to you, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle, the accompanying copy of a further despatch from Major General Sir C. J. van Straubenzee, relative to the occupation of Kowloon Peninsula.

I have the honor to be,

Your obedient Servant

F. Elliot Engr

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Sprung up, endangering the peace of the Colony and the Chinese neighborhood & that some arrangement will have to be adopted which shall prevent it from becoming an intolerable nuisance. Perhaps there might be a disposition to allow us to acquire it by the remission of an equivalent part of the indemnity to be paid by Canton in excess of what is due to the merchants for their losses at that place. I shall feel much obliged by Y. E. Consulting with Admiral Sir H. Keppel and the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject. F. W. Bruce Hong Kong 15th F. O. 4220 4.0. 4041 34104 9016159 You Kong 370 4497 Hong War Office RECEIVED 4 MAY 1860. 3rd May 1860 With reference to my letter of the 20th Ultimo, I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to transmit to you, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle, the accompanying copy of a further despatch from Major General Sir C. J. van Straubenzee, relative to the occupation of Kowloon Peninsula. I have the honor to be, Your obedient Servant F. Elliot Engr

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Sprung shung up, endangering the peace of the Colony of the Chemiese neighborhood & that some arrangement will have to be adopted which shall preventch from becoming an intolerable huis are. Perhaps there mightle a disporition to allow us to acquie it by the rencision of an equivalent part of the indemnity to be paidh by Caubon in excep of what is one to the merchants for their lopes at that place. I shall feel much obliged by Y. J. Consulting with Admiral Arte the Gour toy Kong on the subject. Shavere (*) F. W. & Bruce Hong Kongs 115 F.0. 4220 4.0. 4041 34104 9016159 You Kong 370 4497 Hong Wer Ffice RECEIVED 4 MAY 1860. 3 May 1860 With reference to my letter of the 20th Ultuno, I am directed 1/18/157 by the Secretary of State for War to transmit to you, for /Requested that the pclosures of Seal Stru- Hugues des pt may be 'sturned when done the information of the Duke of Newcastle, the accompanying copy of a further despatch from Major General Sir C. J. van Straubenzee, relative to the occupation of F. Elliot Engr Kowloon Peninsula. I have the honor to be Su Your obedient Servant ཨ་འགས་རམ་ན

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Sprung

shung up, endangering the peace of the Colony of the Chemiese

neighborhood & that some arrangement will have to be

adopted which shall preventch from becoming an intolerable

huis are.

Perhaps there mightle

a disporition to allow us to acquie it by the rencision of an equivalent part of the indemnity to be paidh

by Caubon in excep of what is one to the merchants for their lopes

at that place.

I shall feel much obliged by Y. J. Consulting with Admiral Arte

the Gour toy Kong on the subject.

Shavere

(*) F. W. & Bruce

Hong Kongs

115

F.0.

4220

4.0.

4041 34104

9016159

You

Kong

370

4497 Hong

Wer Ffice

RECEIVED

4 MAY 1860.

May 1860

With reference to my

letter

of the 20th Ultuno, I am directed

1/18/157 by the Secretary of State for

War to transmit to you, for

/Requested that the

pclosures of Seal Stru- Hugues des pt may be 'sturned when done

the information of the Duke of Newcastle, the accompanying copy of a further despatch from Major General Sir C. J. van Straubenzee, relative to the

occupation of

F. Elliot Engr

Kowloon Peninsula. I have the honor to be

Your obedient Servant ཨ་འགས་རམ་ན

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