CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 41

promontory of Kowloon, but not including Kowloon city

Sir & macdonald,

has

instructed by telegrafh

༈ ལྟན་ སིཀ་ཨ་ཅུ་སྐྱར་ལྟན།

that

it

been

to

the Laungli Jamen

negotiations

necessary

should at

be concluded for

that

on c€

the cession

of

all the

land required

for the

this

the town

military defences

of Honghong, whether

definition

of howloon

to request

move

includes

or

that

not,

and I

you

am

will

Mr Secretary Chamberlain

to consult

authorities

boundary

considered

acquire

the military

ao

to the

38

exa et

which it

may

be

essential

to

proper

for the

protection of Hongtong

I am,

Sir,

your most obedient,

humble servant

Francis Derti