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I have the honour to transmit, for the consideration of the proper Authorities in England, a recommendation submitted to the Admiralty by Vice-Admiral Willes, C.B., in 1881, and of which he has sent me a copy.
It would, of course, be presumptuous in a Civilian Governor to offer any opinion of his own on a Military question of this nature.
All that I have urged in many previous despatches is that the War Office should decide on some one of the many plans that have been before it during several years past, for the fortification of this important, but now practically defenceless, Naval and Military Station.
I may observe that Admiral Willes has remarked to me that - looking to the greater progress in recent years of the power of attack when compared with the power of defence, he considers that the defences of Hong Kong are now relatively weaker than...
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have the honour to transmit, for the consideration of the proper
Authorities in England,
a
a
recommendation submitted to the
by Vice-Admiral Willes,
Admiralty by
C.P3, in 1881, and of which he has
sent me a
copy.
It would, of course, be
- presumptuous in a Civilian Governor
a
to offer any opinion of his own on
Military question of this nature.
All that I have urged in many previous despatches is that the War Office should decide on some
one
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one
of the many plans that have been before it during several years
past, for the fortification of
important, but now
this
practically.
almost defeneceless, Naval and
Military
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Station.
I may
observe that...
Admiral Willes has remarked to
me that - looking to the greater
in recent years of
progress
the
-power of attack when compared with the power of defence, he considers that the defences of
HongKong
are now
relatively weaker
than
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