CO129-287 - Public Offices & Others - 1898 — Page 562

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It is requested that in any further communication on this subject, the above Number may be quoted; and the Letter addressed to--

The Under Secretary of State,

War Office,

London, S.W.

Pressing

552

HWV 1000 1-96 1000 3-96

WAR OFFICE, REC

C. Q.

19103

LONDONES W4 UC 19.

August

189

SIR,

18780

I am directed by the Secretary of State for War to acknowledge

the receipt of your letter of the

and to acquaint you in reply that

23rd Instant 18780-

the

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information

the Colomer,

for

State for

of the Secretary of that the Marquis of

approves of Major General W Black

Lousdowne

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being

selamed in command

CB

He

Troops in Hong Kong until the

1st December

1898.

conival of the new

in order to await the

1 Governor, Sir Henry Blake

I have the honour to be Six

Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office

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