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following telegram:

"Strong feeling here that...

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"there, should be direct telegraphie communication with dingapore. Existing lines would be stopped

in case

of war breaking out ___

between Great Britain and

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-nee or Russia. Despatch by

France.

Mail"

my despatch 1.136

mentioned above, and which should

be read together with this despatch, I showed how this case

stands.

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On the 28th March

ultimo, I transmitted another

telegram to the effect that I was

to state that four

requested to.

torpedo-boats are

move

required for the

defence of HongKong. This telegram

was sent after consultation with Admiral Sir William Dowell, and with other Naval and Military Authorities; all of whom think ~ that four

more

m

torpedo - boats

should be supplied, making with

the four already here, eight in all.*

We are "dee also Governor to decretary of State W: 149

8074

of March 28, 1885.

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