CO129-302 - Public Offices - 1900 — Page 763

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EG 24 SEP 00

BRITISH CONSULATE, HIOGO,

August 9th, 1900.

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With reference to my despatch No.28 of the 21st

ultimo, I have the honour to inform you that in ad-

dition to the 1,000 hand carts ordered through the

Government of Hongkong for the use of the British

expeditionary forces in North China, 2,000 more were

subsequently ordered in the same way, and that the

second thousand were despatched from here on the

specially chartered steamer "Shinkochi Karu" on the

3rd instant.

I beg to enclose copy of the contract for the

transmission and delivery of this second shipment;

and also copies of my letters addressed to the of-

ficer Commanding at Tongku when forwarding both

shipments.

The third thousand is now in the course of con-

B. Whitehead, Esq.,

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