CO129-274 - Public Offices & Others - 1896 — Page 339

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Kowloon is not in this list & therefore presumably is outside the City of Victoria.

C.P.O., 7 Jan.

TELEPHONE No. 1367. Telegraphic Address JAKENPIN. LONDON.

Sir,

China & Japan Telephone Company Limited. F.C. 15. Austin Friars. London; 15th January 1896.

C.O. 1207 (RECEIVED 16 JAN 96)

I am desired by my Board of Directors to ask you to be good enough to inform them whether British Kaulung, acquired by the Pekin Convention of 1860, is considered to be an integral part of Victoria City, Capital of the Colony of Hongkong; or whether Kaulung is looked upon as being a town distinct by itself.

I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant,

As Chalecies Secretary.

They are on opposite sides of the harbour, which must be more than a mile wide.

...and that it is not part of the city.

82420/

The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W.

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By the Rating Ordinance 12 of 1875 the City of Victoria in the Ordinance means the "City of Victoria as bounded and defined under the provisions of the Victoria Registration Ordinance 1868" and the latter Ordinance divides the City into 9 districts - 1. Shektong Sui, 2. Sai Ying Poon, 3. Taipingshan, 4. Shang Wan, 5. Choong Wan North & South, 6. Sheung Wan, 7. Wanchai, 8. Bowrington, 9. So Kon Po. Kowloon is not in this list & therefore presumably is outside the City of Victoria. C.P.O., 7 Jan. TELEPHONE No. 1367. Telegraphic Address JAKENPIN. LONDON. Sir, China & Japan Telephone Company Limited. F.C. 15. Austin Friars. London; 15th January 1896. C.O. 1207 (RECEIVED 16 JAN 96) I am desired by my Board of Directors to ask you to be good enough to inform them whether British Kaulung, acquired by the Pekin Convention of 1860, is considered to be an integral part of Victoria City, Capital of the Colony of Hongkong; or whether Kaulung is looked upon as being a town distinct by itself. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, As Chalecies Secretary. They are on opposite sides of the harbour, which must be more than a mile wide. ...and that it is not part of the city. 82420/ The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W. Page 334 Page 335 The original response is already mostly in the correct HTML format. However, to fully comply with the instructions, the "Page XX" information should be kept as is, and the rest of the text should be formatted into paragraphs using ``. The corrected version is shown above.

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by the rating ordinance 12 975 the city of Victoria in the ordinance meau's the "city of Victoria as bounded and defined under the provisions of the Victoria registration ordinance 1868 and the latter ordinance divides. 1866, ordinquist dan the city into a districts -1. Shektong Sui 2 Sai Ying Porn 3 Taiping than 44 Shang Wan -5. Choong Wan north & South 6 He Wan -7 Wanchai 8 was 2 Bownington Ha Kowloon is not in this list & therefore presumably is outside the city Victoria 9. So Kun Pos. city of CP.d 7. Jan TELEPHONE N? 1367. Telegraphic Address JAKENPIN. LONDON. Sir, 334 China & Juapan Telephone Company Limited. F.C. 15. Austin Friers. London; 15th.January 1896. C. O. 1207 RECE Red 16 JAN 96) I am desired by my Board of Directors to ask you to be good enough to inform them whether British Kaulung, acquired by the Pekin Convention the of 1860, is considered to be an integral part of Victoria City, Capital of the Colony of Hongkong; or whether Kaulung is looked upon as being a tow distinct by itself. I have the honor to be Sir, Your most obedient servant, As Chalecies Secretary. They are on Prosit sides of the hadows_ which mush or more then an intigral a Mile wide ན day 20 & that it is not part of the city X at o 82420/ The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W.

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by the rating ordinance 12

975 the city of

Victoria in the ordinance meau's the "city of Victoria as bounded and defined under

the provisions of the Victoria registration ordinance 1868 and the latter ordinance divides. 1866, ordinquist dan

the city into a districts -1.

Shektong Sui

Sai Ying Porn 3 Taiping than 44 Shang Wan -5. Choong Wan north & South 6 He Wan

-7 Wanchai 8

was 2

Bownington

Kowloon is not in this list & therefore presumably is outside the city

Victoria

So Kun Pos.

city of

CP.d 7. Jan

TELEPHONE N? 1367.

Telegraphic Address JAKENPIN. LONDON.

Sir,

334

China & Juapan Telephone Company Limited.

F.C.

15. Austin Friers. London; 15th.January 1896.

C. O.

1207

RECE Red 16 JAN 96)

I am desired by my Board of Directors to ask you to be good enough

to inform them whether British Kaulung, acquired by the Pekin Convention

the

of 1860, is considered to be an integral part of Victoria City, Capital of the Colony of Hongkong; or whether Kaulung is looked upon as being a tow distinct by itself.

I have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

As Chalecies

Secretary.

They

are on

Prosit sides of the hadows_ which

mush or more then

an intigral

a Mile wide

ན

day 20 & that it is

not part of the city

at o

82420/

The Under Secretary of State,

Colonial Office,

Downing Street, S.W.

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