CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 24

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

the Officer Commanding the Troops in the absence of Major General Edwards C. B.; relative to the __ Commodore = resignation of his seat

on the Local Defence Committee.

Your Lordship will observe

that the reason which prompted

this step

the part of the

Naval Authorities, is

that under

Wer office Regulations, a

as

induated in the Confidentia

letter from the General Officer Commanding,

the War Office to

no Naval Officers, with the

exception of

Admirals in Command.

of

Fleets

to Visit

ang

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Squadrons, are allowed Fort Containing

Anything which it is desired to

Keep secret.

S.

Situated as this Colony

is, I regard the Co-operation of

the

Navy to of paramount importance in ang

scheme

defence. But in the abse

of

of

the Commodore, the Com.

the Committee

will,

for

the year,

the greater part of

be deprived of any

assistance from the Naval Authorities in devising

the protection of the Colony

Antano

for

For

ing

of

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