CO129-129 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [1-3] — Page 508

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

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"Military Tanalarium some

500 feet lower down at the link_ where though the change of temperature was not so great shere, was a drier climate and far easier means of access.

"The only difficulty in the matter was that presented by the violence of occasional Typhoons which visited the Peak, and one of which had last year literally blown the outbuilding, completit carried off the greater part of roof of the Tanatarium and cracked the wall of the building itself. That building

away

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any fartition walls to strengthen it, and the roof had

us Paraket, whilet: the outbuilding were mere. sheis of cave and mathing. It was probably not conducive to health to wssef in the latter, though the contrary has not been shown by last year's experience, and it was therefore now proposed to constinet the frincipal Out Quarters a strongly frames worden building, whilst the Lodge itself being divided into three rooms, the building would be thereby strengthened. It was also intended by erection of a Prof

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