CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 502

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English trade and general interests are of such great value, that they should not remain inferior in ironclad strength to the French and Russian Squadrons. It is to be hoped, moreover, as I have already remarked in a previous despatch, that "16th May 18, England will at last decide on carrying into early execution some of the plans that have been under consideration of late years for the defence of Hongkong. It is notorious that the existing fortifications could not long resist an attack from a strong Naval and Military Force, provided with the powerful artillery of the present day. And it will be recollected, (as I have already observed in my despatch of May 10, elsewhere), that Vladivostock, the chief Port, Arsenal, and Naval and Military station of Russia in the Pacific, is only seven or eight days steaming from Hongkong.

3. Admiral Meyer and his principal officers paid their respects to me at the Government House immediately on their arrival in this harbour; and the Admiral is about to stay for a short visit at the "Mountain...

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English trade and general interests are of such great value, that they should not remain inferior in ironclad strength to the French and Russian Squadrons. It is to be hoped, moreover, as I have already remarked in a previous despatch, that "16th May 18, England will at last decide on carrying into early execution some of the plans that have been under consideration of late years for the defence of Hongkong. It is notorious that the existing fortifications could not long resist an attack from a strong Naval and Military Force, provided with the powerful artillery of the present day. And it will be recollected, (as I have already observed in my despatch of May 10, elsewhere), that Vladivostock, the chief Port, Arsenal, and Naval and Military station of Russia in the Pacific, is only seven or eight days steaming from Hongkong. 3. Admiral Meyer and his principal officers paid their respects to me at the Government House immediately on their arrival in this harbour; and the Admiral is about to stay for a short visit at the "Mountain... Page 4 CO 129/1883 GOR/10812 491 CO: 2.
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English trade and general interests are

- such great value, should remain inferior in Ironclade to the French_

and Russian Squadrons. It is to be hoped,

moveover, as

I have already

of

remarked in a previous despatch," that "1.16/of may 18,

England will at last

The War Office in England

deside on

earrying into early exceution

some of the plans that have been under consideration of late years for the defence of Hongkong. It is notorious

that the existing fortifications could

not long.

resist an attack from

strong Naval and Military Force,

provided

Gor/10812

491

provided with the powerful artillery of

the present day. And it will be

I have

recollected, (as

already observed

at Wonghong

is distant

by

"Web/of May 10, elsewhere"), that Kom

61

1883

Cof: 2.

only

seven or

eight days steaming from

Madivostock, the chief Port, Arsenal, station of.

and Naval and Military

Russia in the Pacific.

3.

Admiral Meyer and

his principal officers paid their respects to me at the Government House immediately

on

their arrival

in this harbour; and the Admiral is

about to stay for a short visit at the

"Mountain

i

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