CO129-282 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [3-4] — Page 271

zaid and I

I gave

it

a

my

pinion that our present Gamson, with its reserve in a Central portion, ready to support the famison of the threatened "Section", would beathe to cope with such attacks and that our outposts and telephonic Communication would be ate

to prevent a small party landing at night and inde musing to blow in the daim of the reservoi by dynamite -

(5) At the last computation made of the good supply of the Blous

it was ascertained that there

masa

in

larger stock in cereal in proportion to the population than Great Britain itself - and that even if the supply of rice from China jailed, it would be hardly possible to stop the importation of good stuffs from

Amenca

(6) as to fortifying the south sid

(

Since writing

this I have received

The despatch of

South riche

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of the island, Islessented The idea of

altogether from locking ups fotifications -

up more men

Although I thought it only right to take the most hopesul view of the position to them

Things have become possibilities now, which

very distant when

• ago

scheme of depone was compiled

Telegram announcing and I cannot refrain from withing that the promised re-enforcement of Artillerymen

150 R.A. about

16inst

8.4-98

our barracks *

We nou

I may also add that the agents of Japan

& Russian mem

largely buzing up food stuffs

I did not think it recessary to discuss with this self- appointed

adorsers to the

Association

2 Imperial Government, the fact that if

a Battalion were at once