CO129-236 - Others - 1887 — Page 261

b

of the 2nd Battalion

of

The Bu

BuffeTM

stationed at Macta I succeeded

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getting

to China

a second

time by paying largely

i regu

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Allied Commissioner. This was

gave

by

Enormous increase to trade

opening other Treaty Pork and it ab-es

d the Colony of Hong Kong

over re

enlarged

lation

price for

the

purchase

of

the

by

the

2nd Lieutenant Colondley on the 1th

Buffo"

Battalion of

"The

at Canton where I

" which I joined

was selected to

form the Provisional Battalion

for the Garrison of Hongthong dur- ing the war and to be Commandan't

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a

there, with extra staff pay of month. I accepted the

accepted the appointment

with

ac

promise that I would be

allowed 10

ίναι

relinquish it when the

Commenced', this I did, and

was very actively employed during

The war.

ant

of

I was appointed Command

The Take Fork and Senior

very important acquisition

of the Peninsular

sub out

from

of

Kowloon which

the Mainland of

China into the center of

bour and completely

hav

commando it

While apologizing for the

length of

This letter, I trust that all the varied experience I have had in China, and my

services there, may

be considered sufficient

re con

mendation for my being honoured with the appointment, and which

I am

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you

would never

have

to regret?

I have te...

(Signed) I. H. Sargent

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Allied