CO129-191 - Public Offices & Others - 1880 — Page 379

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the Protection of Hong Kong is Confined to a Secret and Confidential "letter dated 15th March 1880,

addressed to the Governor of Hong Kong in reply to a communication of a similar nature received from the Governor two days previously,

a copy of which he had not the slightest doubt would be furnished to the General Officer Commanding on application to the Governor

On considering the above

I am instructed to state that General Donovan is

Major

I am unable to imagine by what authority or for what reason the Governor called upon the Admiral to report secretly and confidentially to him on the defences of Hong Kong, nor can the Major General conceive why the Governor called on the Admiral without his knowledge to accompany him to Kowloon to inspect that Peninsula in a Military point of view or why the Admiral accompanied him apparently without protest for that purpose.

– I have also received instructions to add that the Major General has not thought fit to apply for a copy of this confidential letter as he is perfectly satisfied that if in the opinion of Vice-Admiral Coote there was anything defective in the defences of Hong Kong, he would have brought it to his notice.

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375 the Protection of Hong Kong is Confined to a Secret and Confidential "letter dated 15th March 1880, addressed to the Governor of Hong Kong in reply to a communication of a similar nature received from the Governor two days previously, " " " a copy of which he had not the slightest doubt would be furnished to the General Officer Commanding on application to the Governor On considering the above I am instructed to state that General Donovan is Major I am unable to imagine by what authority or for what reason the Governor called upon the Admiral to report secretly and confidentially to him on the defences of Hong Kong, nor can the Major General conceive why the Governor called on the Admiral without his knowledge to accompany him to Kowloon to inspect that Peninsula in a Military point of view or why the Admiral accompanied him apparently without protest for that purpose. – I have also received instructions to add that the Major General has not thought fit to apply for a copy of this confidential letter as he is perfectly satisfied that if in the opinion of Vice-Admiral Coote there was anything defective in the defences of Hong Kong, he would have brought it to his notice.

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375

the Protection of Hong Kong is Confined to a Scoret and forfidential "letter ctated 15th March 1880,

addressed to the Governor of Hong " Kong in reply to a communication

of a similar nature received from a the Governor two days precively,

a copy of which he had not the slightest doubt would be furnished to the General Officer "Commanding on cxpplication to the Governor

On considering the istove

um instructed to state that c General Donovan is cet

Major

a los b

imagine by what authority or for what reason the Governor called upon the Artmiral to report scoretty and confidentially to him on the defences

defences of Hong tory, nor can the

None. General conceive why Either the Governor called on the Admiral without his knowledge to accompany him to Kowloon to mapact that Peninsula in a Milition point of the Admiral accompanied

View or

why him apparently without protest for that purpose. – I have also received instructions to add that the Major General has not thought fit to apply for a copy of this confidential letter we he is perfectly satisfied that if in the opinion of Vice

Admiral Coote there was

that he considered

In the

anything

Very defective

defences of Hong Kong, he

would

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