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that the narrow arm

of

the

sea

the

separating this island from mainland is, in some places less than a mile in breadth. Provisions of all Kinds would be brought from the interior of China to the British territory of Kowloon on the north side of the harbour; and it is practically impossible

blockade should prevent

that any

such supplies from being carried

across to the

reliance n

may

City.

In short, full

the

be placed

Chinese finding

on

means in time

of

wvar.

to pr

supply

their own

countrymen and the few English

Officials and other Europeans

here, with all they

remaining

require.

However, Your Lordship

مجھ

-may

rest assured that proper

precautions will be taken by both General Cameron and -myself, and that nothing

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will

vital a

be left to chance in matter as that of securing,

every possible emergency,

in

the

necessary supplies of food alike

for

of