CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900 — Page 62

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Sir,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.

4th April 1900.

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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of

your letter of the Brd instant. I shall take steps to have

all steamship owners warned in accordance with your

advice.

2.

I have forwarded a copy of your letter to the

Secretary of State for the Colonies and to Her Majesty's

Minister at Poking. I have stated to the Secretary of State

for the Colonies that in my opinion in the present state of

the delta a force of from 500 to 1000 men would be necessary

to carry out any extensive punitive measures.

I have, &c.,

(Signed)

Henry A. Blake,

Excellency

Vice Admiral Sir E.Seymour,

K.0.B..

Commander-in-Chief,

H.M.S."CENTURION”.

Governor, &0.