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question No. 1.

Question 2.

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John. 3. Francis

If the duty and responsibility

upon me

tuuri

thrawn

of raising a local Corps of the strength named to aid in the defence of Shongkong I should unhesitatingly enlist Chinese and place them under European officers.

The Chinine form by far the best available

material.

I strongly deprecate

a mixed force, of ley

a mixed force is meant a force composed, us to the rank file, of Europeans, (either English or Portuguese), chinese. Manila min. natives of India

tero or more of of any

there races.

Dy

I object to a mixed force for many reasons

mono

It is far

expensive tran

any constituent elements must, some

other. It's

some of

them le

at considerate

braught from outside the colony expense for passage to and fro - Different forms and kinds of food have to be prounded at a cost, for Commissariat aloud, considerably, ui excess of

the expense

that need be incurred

for a cluice force or for any force of

nationality.

one

Provision has to be made of

special interpreters, drill instructors &c. for

the different paces, and a

larger staff would

be required in every way.

Discipline would

be far more difficult to maintain whether

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