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hbour on
with its neighbour slight
worden b
bridges :
the upper story by
and is separated
from the Chimese house at the back by,
" filthy Come. Besides the
a narav
native watchmen and stovestespers, the
English members of only one
firm.
reside at night in these Offices - all
others engaged
business retire after
office hours to their private residences
situated
the island of Kulangsu
(see tracing
In the event of any » outbreak I consider it would be quite impracticable to attempt to hold these buildings.
As an
with impemity,
rear), owing
enemy
could approach
in the whole of their
before stated to the close proximity of the native houses, then
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merchants and others interested in business should therefore be warned? that they must
· must not expect protection
if they should persist in Reeping their
on this side after an alarm
property had been given.
The island of Kulangsu however affords a secure place of refuge and should, in my opinion?
my opinion; be the place
where troops should be quartored; the Consular residence, and the grouma
immediately adjoining it /zituated.
at BI could with a little labour be
turned into a very ehong defensive
post quite sufficient to shelter the whole European community which
roughly
may
be
calculated at Be
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