CO129-290 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [1-4] — Page 714

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Captain Berger and Mr. May have just joined us here. They went to the top of the Ma On Kong Pass, overlooking Tsun Wan, which could not be seen on account of the fog. Whilst they were there, they sent a party to the top of the Tai Mo Shen Pass between Tsun Wan and Pat Heung. This party has returned to Sheung Tsun, where there are 150 men of the HKong Regiment. We have 250 men here. The present position, therefore, so far as I know, is

20 men at Taipo Hu
140 men at Sheung Tsun
250 men at Ping Shan.

Your letter of the 17th instant has just arrived. We have not been to Castle Peak, and as we are informed by the villager referred to above, troops went there to-day, it would seem better for us to wait until we know exactly how matters stand. The villages we have passed through are sparsely inhabited at present, which shows that many of the villagers have not returned from the fight. Three cannons and three cannonades have just been found in a pond here. They were discovered accidentally by Captain Barrett whilst bathing. Mr. May and Captain Berger report that they saw two British flags (locally made) hoisted in a Chinese village to-day.

(sa/) J.H. STEWART LOCKHART,

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696 tpost esp Captain Berger and Mr. May have just joined us here. They went to the top of the Ma On Kong Pass, overlooking Tsun Wan, which could not be seen on account of the fog. Whilst they were there, they sent a party to the top of the Tai Mo Shen Pass between Tsun Wan and Pat Heung. This party has returned to Sheung Tsun, where there are 150 men of the HKong Regiment. We have 250 men here. The present position, therefore, so far as I know, is 20 men at Taipo Hu140 men at Sheung Tsun250 men at Ping Shan. Your letter of the 17th instant has just arrived. We have not been to Castle Peak, and as we are informed by the villager referred to above, troops went there to-day, it would seem better for us to wait until we know exactly how matters stand. The villages we have passed through are sparsely inhabited at present, which shows that many of the villagers have not returned from the fight. Three cannons and three cannonades have just been found in a pond here. They were discovered accidentally by Captain Barrett whilst bathing. Mr. May and Captain Berger report that they saw two British flags (locally made) hoisted in a Chinese village to-day. (sa/) J.H. STEWART LOCKHART,

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696 tpost esp Captain Berger and Mr. May have just joined us here. They went to the top of the Ma On Kong Pass,overlooking Tsun Wan, which could not be seen on account of the fog. Whilst they were there they sent a party to the top of the Tai Mo Shen Pass between Tsun Wan and Pat Heung. This party has returned to Sheung Tsun where there are 150 men of the HKong Regiment. We have 250 men here. The present position, therefore, so far as I know, is 20 men at Taipo Hu 140 men at Sheung Tsun 250 men at Ping Shan. Your letter of the 17th, instant has just arrived. We have not been to Castle Peak and as we are informed by the villager re- ferred to above, troops went there to-day, it would seem better for us to wait until we know exactly how matters stand. The villages we have passed through are sparsely inhabited at pre- sent, which shows that many of the villagers have not returned from the fight. Three cannons and three cannonades have just been found in a pond here. They were discovered accidentally by Captain Barrett whilst bathing.Mr. May and Captain Berger report that they saw two British flags (locally made) hoisted in a Chinese village to-day. (sa/)J.H. STEWART LOCKHART,

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696

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Captain Berger and Mr. May have just joined us here. They went

to the top of the Ma On Kong Pass,overlooking Tsun Wan, which

could not be seen on account of the fog. Whilst they were there

they sent a party to the top of the Tai Mo Shen Pass between

Tsun Wan and Pat Heung. This party has returned to Sheung Tsun

where there are 150 men of the HKong Regiment. We have 250 men

here. The present position, therefore, so far as I know, is

20 men at Taipo Hu

140 men at Sheung Tsun

250 men at Ping Shan.

Your letter of the 17th, instant has just arrived. We have not

been to Castle Peak and as we are informed by the villager re-

ferred to above, troops went there to-day, it would seem better

for us to wait until we know exactly how matters stand. The

villages we have passed through are sparsely inhabited at pre-

sent, which shows that many of the villagers have not returned

from the fight. Three cannons and three cannonades have just

been found in a pond here. They were discovered accidentally

by Captain Barrett whilst bathing.Mr. May and Captain Berger

report that they saw two British flags (locally made) hoisted

in a Chinese village to-day.

(sa/)J.H. STEWART LOCKHART,

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