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competent experts, that the

ejection of

te

sewage of

the

port will not be interrupted.

The plan of buying

6.

up junks now and linking them full of stones has been practically rejected, chiefly because it is thought that

after

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rot and

few years they

fall to pieces.

and

As to collecting

tvorild

them

when war is impending, or declared, it has been often pointed out that te

first

we may

is an attack

third or

hear of war this, the

fourth Maritime

Station of importance in the whole of Her Majesty's Commisions; and, moreover,

that it would take a

long time and be exceedingly difficult to procure the

requisito

requisite

especially if

A

ber of jucks,

their owners

got wind of the fact (which they assuredly would do) that they

were indispensable

and must be had at

any

price. They night, indeed, be bought

as

one at a time.

they fell into the market,

and kept in the harbour.

until they

were

required;

but there are two objections

to this. They

up

a

good.

would take

deal

of rooms

and if the centre of

A

typhoon packed over Hongkong, they would probably

destroyed.

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be

7. The Colonial Office aut

the defence Commitle: decided

last

year

that, if

au

obstruction. was to form

part of the scheme for

defence

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