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Commanding Royal Engineer to an prepare his scheme in the proposed

ow the understanding that,

fiianner j

the

Pass

should the necessity arice, I would order the ruines to be laid and defended irrespective of any possible rights or.. objections which, in such case, Chinese Butteorities might put forward.

11. Inside the Syee

Ly there is deep water all along the northern coast of the harbour; in fact Vessels entering the port keep a course along the Northern shore; and there is ample space for a fleet of large vessel, to ride at anchor in the bay Kowloow City, and ow the West of Kowloon peninsular.

rear

12 Kowloon

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12.

Kowloon City

is at the present

time a source of constant annoyance

to their Colony pow the law - less Character of its inhabitants - Englishmen

appearing in the streets are duolested ;

are of

raids

прого

British

territory

Constant occurrence; and shot have recently beew rachanged,

No

different occasions, between the British Police of Kowloow,

and Chinee

of kowloow, and

Inarauders found on British territory.

13. She fact is that the Chinese

of the border are

to a great

Extent

enabled to coade the authority of

"

their own

Mandarins, and also

that of the British law.

14. The possession by China of

the