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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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