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4162.

16th October, 1880.

Governor

Sir John Pope Hennessy to

The Right Honorable

The Earl of Kimberley

Requesting sanction to

an expenditure of $800 in establishing submarine telegraphic communication with British Kowloon and connecting all the Police Stations in the Colony

(Inclosure)

Coff.

(A.C.O.)

18216

REG" 24 NOV 80

81

The Captain Superintendent of Police to

the Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 257.

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong,

9th October, 1880.

The telegraphic steamer "H. C. Orsted" having arrived in Harbour with a quantity of submarine cable, I caused enquiry to be made as to cost of a sufficient length to extend from Station to Battery, with a view to connecting

[...Whitfield Hung Hom with Point... likely missing text]

The Honorable

F. Stewart, C.C.S.

Acting Colonial Secretary

re!

re!

Dec.

Page 81

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4162.

16th October, 1880.

Governor

Sir John Pope Hennessy to

The Right Honorable

The Earl of Kimberley

Requesting sanction to

an expenditure of $800 in establishing submarine telegraphic communication with British Kowloon and connecting all the Police Stations in the Colony

(Inclosure)

Coff.

(A.C.O.)

18216

REG" 24 NOV 80

81

The Captain Superintendent of Police to

the Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 257.

Sir,

Victoria, Hongkong,

9th October, 1880.

The telegraphic steamer "H. C. Orsted" having arrived in Harbour with a quantity of submarine cable, I caused enquiry to be made as to cost of a sufficient length to extend from Station to Battery, with a view to connecting

Whitfield Hung Hom with Point

The Honorable

F. Stewart, C.C.S.

Acting Colonial Secretary

re!

re!

Dec.

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4162. 16th October, 1880. Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy to The Right Honorable The Earl of Kimberley Requesting sanction to an expenditure of $800 in establishing submarine telegraphic communication with British Kowloon and connecting all the Police Stations in the Colony (Inclosure) Coff. (A.C.O.) 18216 REG" 24 NOV 80 81 The Captain Superintendent of Police to the Acting Colonial Secretary. No. 257. Sir, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th October, 1880. The telegraphic steamer "H. C. Orsted" having arrived in Harbour with a quantity of submarine cable, I caused enquiry to be made as to cost of a sufficient length to extend from Station to Battery, with a view to connecting [...Whitfield Hung Hom with Point... likely missing text] The Honorable F. Stewart, C.C.S. Acting Colonial Secretary re! re! Dec. Page 81 (Three lines at the bottom are kept as is, assuming they represent page numbering or other metadata, though not explicitly mentioned in the instructions.) To follow the exact instruction of output only HTML using for paragraphs, the response is adjusted accordingly, and the correction of "دکمه است" is ignored as it is not relevant to the main text which appears to be in English. The original text has been corrected for spelling, spacing, and formatting according to the given rules. becomes simply: 4162.... all the way to the end, without the last explanatory paragraph. Here is the revised response without the last paragraph: 4162. 16th October, 1880. Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy to The Right Honorable The Earl of Kimberley Requesting sanction to an expenditure of $800 in establishing submarine telegraphic communication with British Kowloon and connecting all the Police Stations in the Colony (Inclosure) Coff. (A.C.O.) 18216 REG" 24 NOV 80 81 The Captain Superintendent of Police to the Acting Colonial Secretary. No. 257. Sir, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th October, 1880. The telegraphic steamer "H. C. Orsted" having arrived in Harbour with a quantity of submarine cable, I caused enquiry to be made as to cost of a sufficient length to extend from Station to Battery, with a view to connecting Whitfield Hung Hom with Point The Honorable F. Stewart, C.C.S. Acting Colonial Secretary re! re! Dec.
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-trus Kons

4162.

16th Getober, 1880.

Governor

Sir Down Pone Henneps Rang

to

The Right Donorable

The Hark of Kimberley

Puration, having sectioner

an exsentiture +$800 in establishing inbmarine Higashie Communication with Britiul Howtones and Connecting all the Price Station in the Colou

دکمه است

(/ Anclosure)

Coff

(ACO)

18216

REG" 24 NOV 80

81

The Captain Superintendent of Police to

the Acting Colonial Secretary.

IV: 257.

Sir.

Victoria, Hongkong,

9th October, 1880.

The telegraphic steamer H. C. Orstead" having arrived in Harbour

with a

quantity of submarine cable board I caused enginng to be 5 made as to cost of a sufficient

0% L

length to extend from Station to Battery

Horn with

Point

treat

Whitfield Hung-

the

view to connecting

The Stonorable

F. Stewart, £.£. D.

Acting Colonial Secretary

re!

re!

Dec.

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