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H.M.S."Tamar" at Hong Kong.

23rd May 1901.

Sir,

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Plague in the Colony has increased largely and I have

deemed it advisable to place nearly the whole City out of

bounds and to put restrictions on night leave. There have

been two cases of plague among Europeans in the Victualling

Yard, one a Portuguese Writer and the other an English

Storehouseman, I regret to report that the latter proved

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Vice Admiral

Sir Edward H.Seymour G.C.R.,

Commander in Chief,

China.

I have, &c.,

(signed) F.Powell,

Commodore.

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