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Confidential.

His Excellency,

The Officer Administering the Government,

Hongkong.

Sir,

Head Quarter Office,

11th February, 1904.

I have the honour to state in answer to Your Excellency's letter of the 9th February, 1904, relative to the organisation of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps that seeing the urgency of having the matter settled at once and taking into consideration the spirit of the remarks of the Colonial Defence Committee dated March 16th, 1903, based on the suggestions of the Local Defence Committee I entirely concur in Major Fritchard's proposals and consider that they should be given effect to at once.

I have etc.,

(sd.) V. Hatton,

Major-General,

Commanding Troops South China.

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Confidential. His Excellency, The Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong. Sir, Head Quarter Office, 11th February, 1904. I have the honour to state in answer to Your Excellency's letter of the 9th February, 1904, relative to the organisation of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps that seeing the urgency of having the matter settled at once and taking into consideration the spirit of the remarks of the Colonial Defence Committee dated March 16th, 1903, based on the suggestions of the Local Defence Committee I entirely concur in Major Fritchard's proposals and consider that they should be given effect to at once. I have etc., (sd.) V. Hatton, Major-General, Commanding Troops South China. Page 174 Page 175
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Confidential.

His Excellency,

The Officer Administering the Government,

Hongkong.

Sir,

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Head Quarter office,

11th. February, 1904.

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J JJCK Meiviog tag 10l sidrdine M101 90 III* bur „Jast

I have the honour to state in answer to

Your Excellency's letter of the 9th. February, 1904, relative

to the organisation of the hongkong Volunteer Corps that seeing

the urgency of having the matter settled at once and taking into

consideration the spirit of the remarks of the Colonial Defence

Committee dated March 16th., 1903, based on the suggestions of

the Local Defence Committee I entirely concur in Major Fritchard's proposals and consider that they should be given effect to at

once.

I have etc.,

(sd.) V. Hatton,

Major-General,

Commanding Troops South China.

Jakok gid de...d prading @wing al potępil¶À

anada Buda eid to murdb 81 79904 nisda 10 dead mild 04 Jefuse

Im .8'.0 (.5)

£

2M lu

„OJA. AL 16:11.L

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