CO129-291 - Governor Sir Blake - 1899 [5-6] — Page 167

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Decpleer of a 'legram seed from Govenor of Hong Kong 2.40 p.m. 24 may.

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I have just returned from Sham chun district, General

to hold Shalao on Dup Bay and the road from it to Sham chen if latter is to be held I walked this rood yesterday nine tsatths of the population of the valley are south of the road while north & principally tolling down's with some cultuation, as a boundary of road &

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impossibility of assuming the above statement of general correct, only solution is the retention of valley to the hills I as first proposed. River undoubtedly best boundary but withdrawal from Sham. chan would be misunderstood. found all the prople pisadly I do not appribend difficulty in holding the valley with present garrison. have informed that you fully on the position and which will affect

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