CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 8

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

Islands, (so named by the early~

Portuguese navigators), of small islets

are a

group

a

occupying mmanding position in the

Formosa Channel, about three 357.

and Fifty

ས"

hundred oniles to the North-east

of

HongKong, and possessing one of

the best harbours in the China

Sens.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

5. Bowen

vernor,

Date.

1885-

No.

156

web.

in

st previous Paper.

No.

trong trong

8264

(Subject.)

Drict

DESPATCH.

C 0.

0284

REGE 9 MAY 85,

Defences & Friel babe with

Singapore

2014. Sefue Records ceme. Lurss account of sitting of

fey bit at which above subjects were discussed, 008. bable the speakers giving foor credit for energy & promplistic

disp saged by him tin connection with!

armo

N.0.

132.15.

15 May

v

Think Intent Happin

xt subsequent Paper.

3249

(Minutes.)

M. Meade

This "truly faternal governor omits

to mention that his desp. of 12 May 1883

with which he opened the question of

the Defences

OL

was

written in answer to

desp?" from the "grand paternal for?

at home.

Enchired

He mentions near end of the speech

that more thans

zear ago

increase of

mended an increase

A

The recom

the garrison;

have just read through all the deaps

(annexed)

A

from his arrival

on the outject sip to a gear ago), and though there are

to

many references our the small garrison of some 500 men in

all" he nowhere asks for.

OLE

we

increase,

I presume therefore he must have asked for such increase in one of his

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