Goverment House, Hongkong, 28th November, 1901.
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
Rummagings Abstain Astringent Luminaries Crimeful Which Clubroom Spoken Exchanges Abatable Agminal Alnados While Litotes Promial Spongata One TWO Biquintile Under Chapatesta Blitheness Involves Kabache Area Abatable Armslength Brightened Ouretic Accessibly New Large Baldhead Arkite Gurherite Regarding Tallowish Detriment Exchanges Boathouse One Fanegiving Section Taffety Nephritic Flapeared Crummable ΣΤΟ Three Matter Ryacelite Abagun Pro enial.
*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one two which abandonment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No. 393 matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No. 194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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No.489 C 204 Government House, Hongkong, 28th November, 1901. 578 21764 wo You 41033 Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
Rummagings Abstain Astringent Luminaries Crimeful Which Clubroom Spoken Exchanges Abatable Agminal Alnados While Litotes Promial Spongata One TWO Biquintile Under Chapatesta Blitheness Involves Kabache Area Abatable Armslength Brightened Ouretic Accessibly New Large Baldhead Arkite Gurherite Regarding Tallowish Detriment Exchanges Boathouse One Fanegiving Section Taffety Nephritic Flapeared Crummable ΣΤΟ Three Matter Ryacelite Abagun Pro enial.
*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one two which abandonment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No.393 matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No.194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
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*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one two which abandonment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No.393 matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No.194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.306 of the 18th September, 1901, and your telegrams of 25th October and 14th November, 1901, and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those telegrams was sent to you on the 21st instant.
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*In reply to your telegrams 25th October 14th November, while prepared to accept the decision of Secretary of State for War withholding assent to exchanges one and two, which abandonment would be under present conditions a great advantage to the Colony, beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandonment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangement for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agreement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Despatch No.393; matter did not go beyond preliminary negotiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one and two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2. If my Despatch No.194 of the 23rd May is carefully examined, you will find that there is nothing in
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No.489
C
204
Goverment House,
Hongkong, 28th. November, 1901.
578
21764
wo
You
41033
sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your Despatch No. 306 of the 18th. September,1901,
and your telegræns of 25th. October and 14th. November,1901,
and to state that the following telegraphic reply to those
telegrams was sent to you on the 81st. instant.-
Rummagings Abstain Astringent
Luminaries Crimeful
Which Clubroom
Spoken
Exchanges Abatable Agminal Alnados
While
Litotes Promial Spongata One
TWO
Biquintile
Under
Chapatesta Blitheness
Involves
Kabache
Area
Abatable
Armslength
Brightened
Ouretic
Accessibly
New Large Baldhead
Arkite
Gurherite
Regarding Tallowish
Detriment
Exchanges
Boathouse One
Fanegiving Section Taffety Nephritic
Flapeared Crummable
ΣΤΟ
Three Matter Ryacelite Abagun
Pro enial.
Ch
2176415
*In reply to your telegrams 25th.October 14th.November while prepared to accept decision of Secretary of State for War with-holding essent to ex- changes ons two which abanderment would be under present conditions great advantage of Colony beg to point out that withdrawal of agreement involves abandoment of building new Military Hospital pending arrangment for the purchase of large area granted in accordance with agrement Military Authorities. No definite arrangement concluded regarding section three enclosure in my Des- patch No.393 matter did not go beyond preliminary nego- tiation. Telegraph whether exchanges one two definitely abandoned by Secretary of State for War*.
2.
If my Despatch No. 194 of the 23rd. May
it
is carefully exmined, you will find that there is nothing in
THE RIGHT HONOURAELE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P..
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