CO129-146 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [10-12] — Page 374

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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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