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སསྡུད ན པ 1:

of the island of Kulangsu in the harbour at Query, As I did not wish to disapprove the application, I asked the English Officer in command to reply to the Comptroller that I should be glad to comply with the request.

2

I received by last mail a request dated 1 June from the Taotai of Amoy, requesting me to have the date on which the Officer

COPY.

TRANSLATION.

Sir,

Taotai Yamen,

Amoy, 10th May 1899.

We take the liberty of addressing Your Excellency on a matter that lies near our hearts.

We are ambitious to improve the defences of Amoy and purpose building one or two forts on the Island of Kulangsu; to do this we must have expert advice as to designs and mounting.

Knowing well your country is noted for experts in this line and has been China's truest and greatest friend we venture to appeal to you for assistance.

We venture to hope that Your Excellency will send up one of your many able officials to examine the locality in which these forts are to be built and to draw up plans.

The expenses in connection with your official's visit here we would gladly pay, and we should also arrange with our foreign...

Sir, Henry Blake, C.M.G.

Governor of Hong Kong and Dependencies

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684 སསྡུད ན པ 1: of the island of Kulangsu in the harbour at Query, As I did not wish to disapprove the application, I asked the English Officer in command to reply to the Comptroller that I should be glad to comply with the request. 2 I received by last mail a request dated 1 June from the Taotai of Amoy, requesting me to have the date on which the Officer COPY. TRANSLATION. Sir, Taotai Yamen, Amoy, 10th May 1899. We take the liberty of addressing Your Excellency on a matter that lies near our hearts. We are ambitious to improve the defences of Amoy and purpose building one or two forts on the Island of Kulangsu; to do this we must have expert advice as to designs and mounting. Knowing well your country is noted for experts in this line and has been China's truest and greatest friend we venture to appeal to you for assistance. We venture to hope that Your Excellency will send up one of your many able officials to examine the locality in which these forts are to be built and to draw up plans. The expenses in connection with your official's visit here we would gladly pay, and we should also arrange with our foreign... Sir, Henry Blake, C.M.G. Governor of Hong Kong and Dependencies
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684 སསྡུད ན པ 1: of the island oft tulangus in the harbor at Query, As I did not wish to diserap application айстар for The assistance of English Officer answered the Comel' that I shamed be glad to comply with the request. 2 I received by Bestudags mail request dated 1 June from the Pastai of Ama. Zuktion aching and of me to hame The dati. on which the Officer COPY. TRANSLATION. Sir, Taotai Yamen, Amoy, 10th. May 1899. We take the liberty of addressing Your Excellency on a matter that lies near our hearts. We are ambitious to improve the defences of Amoy and purpose building one or two forts on the Island of Kulangsu; to do this we must have expert advice as to designs and mount- ing. Knowing well your country is noted for experts in this line and has been China's truest and greatest friend we venture to appeal to you for assistance. We venture to hope that Your Excellency will send up one of your many able officials to examine the locality in which these forts are to be built and to draw up plans. The expenses in connection with your officials visit here we would gladly pay, and we should also arrange with our Bir, Henry Blake . C. M. G. Governor of HongKong and Dependencies foreign anime
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684

སསྡུད ན པ 1:

of the island oft tulangus in the harbor at Query, As I did not wish to

diserap application айстар

for The assistance of English Officer answered the Comel'

that I shamed be glad

to comply with the request.

2

I received by Bestudags mail

request dated 1 June from the Pastai of Ama. Zuktion aching

and of

me to hame The dati. on which the Officer

COPY.

TRANSLATION.

Sir,

Taotai Yamen,

Amoy, 10th. May 1899.

We take the liberty of addressing Your Excellency

on a matter that lies near our hearts.

We are ambitious to improve the defences of Amoy and

purpose building one or two forts on the Island of Kulangsu;

to do this we must have expert advice as to designs and mount-

ing.

Knowing well your country is noted for experts in

this line and has been China's truest and greatest friend we

venture to appeal to you for assistance.

We venture to hope that Your Excellency will send

up one of your many able officials to examine the locality in

which these forts are to be built and to draw up plans.

The expenses in connection with your officials visit

here we would gladly pay, and we should also arrange with our

Bir, Henry Blake . C. M. G.

Governor of HongKong and Dependencies

foreign

anime

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