Enclosure 2(2) of Secret Despatch of 5th September 1904
Hong Kong.
Copy of a letter from H.E. The Governor
14.8. The Officer Commanding J. China
Sir,
484
Government House.
31 August 1904
As requested in Your Excellency's letter of the 25th inst., I have the honour to return herewith the revised Defence Scheme for Hong Kong for the year ...
I hope this has been prepared ...
(2) In reading through the Scheme certain alterations have occurred to me.
There are notes on the pages affected in case you should consider it advisable to embody them in the text before the Scheme is sent to England.
As tending to do improvement - I have attached thereto ...
(3) I observe that Chapter II (C)(1) dealing with the communication of orders and intelligence has been worded in strict accordance with paragraph ...
of Colonial Defence Committee's Remarks, No. 340, dated 27 January last done, which has resulted in less definiteness than was obtainable by the former arrangement and I send for consideration part of the scheme which may commend itself as following generally the recommendations of the Committee while keeping distinct the subjects of intelligence communication, & intelligence and orders, and maintenance of official communication for administrative and general purposes.
(4) I assume this officer has already been told of the important and difficult rôle of censor, it is advisable that he should have had some previous practice in the use of code and cypher books, which have to be used during the whole time that a censorship is maintained on the premises of the four Telegraph Companies. In certain cases it may be necessary for him to look through each issue of the local English Papers before publication and in concert with an interpreter officer to keep watch on Chinese Press. I suggest that instructions for the censor including those embodied in paragraph 14 of the Colonial Defence Committee's Remarks No. 340 R, should be "contained in his instructions."
(5) The various Departments having made themselves responsible for providing all coolies required by the Military Departments it is important that the defence scheme should show clearly in one place the numbers required on the different days of mobilization (including number of Headmen and men reporting special qualifications) and also to whom, and when they are to be sent. It will be seen from the notes affixed to the pages of the Scheme that it does not at present give the information as clearly or completely as is desirable.
(6) With regard to the important matters dealt with in the letter of the 25th inst., which concern the Defence Scheme & propose to communicate with the Secretary of State for the Colonies in despatch of which I will furnish Your Excellency with a copy.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
(MD) M. Nathan
CB
Major General V. Kation
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Enclosure 2(2) of Secret Despatch of 5th Sepimber 1904
Bong Kong.
Copy of a lettu from ME. The Governor
14.8. The Scusal Officer Commanding J. Chunia
Sir
484
Government House.
31 Angers 1904
As requested in Your Exalung's Stuer lean of the 25th wist I have the honour to rebury, herewith the revises dymu Veheme for HongKong for thes
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(2) Jh reading through the Scheme oncious altuations have occurred to me.
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there to the pages affected in case you should couriðu it advisable to contody them in the text before the Scheme is sent to England.
as tending to do insproochend - I have attached hober
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(3) Jobsues that Thapler II (C){1}) deaming with the communication of ordus and nitelligenu has been word in shit accordance with paropreple
Un Colonial "Dacus Committee's Dimack, No v£340 d and the 27 January /gom Ju done, wwhubs this has resulted in lep defeatlines than was obtavilə
draft of by the former arrenperent and I send for considuation, part of the veheue whit may commend itsel as following generally bu recommendations of the Committee while kuping district the subjets of unbelligence communication, & nitelligenes and orders, and mantumme of adrien communication for admuishalive and general pimposer,
(i I assume this an officer has already been told it to the importand and difficult pocê of ccusor, it is advisable that he should have had
Ac vone previous practice the use of cods and cypher fookis, with have to live during the whole finir that a censorship is maintansed on the premises of the fourt Telegraph Companies. Sh cutain cases it may be ncepare for him to looks through rach Hue of the local English Papers beni'ch publication and in concert with an stepishar Jenner to Kap. watch Chaine Dress. I sugged this nishuctions for the causer nieluding these Embodied un paragraph 14 of tin Colonial Defence Committees Pemacks No 340 R. Shiats be "condanied ii lui scheint,
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(5) The Avie Jovercumad haouip made themscious responsiks for providus als cote Coolies required by the Military Departements it is important this am defence scheme should show clearly im one place this numbers requited on the different day of mobilization (vícluding number of Headme and •nú repurung special
tu coolice as
colicited qualifications) and also to whom, a when are to be suns. It will be seen from the notes affixed to the papes of tin Scheme the it does noɗ at preams give the unformation as cleans or completely
as is desirable. (6) with regard to the important matius dealt with me the letice of the 25th it; which coound lin Defener Scheme & Mopose Co communicate with the Scurrsary of
State for the Coloniso ni dispatel of which I will furuidh Your Exaluny with a copy.
I have the honom libe
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Stis Exaliency
Major Gennel V. Kation
Your obediens vecvars (MD) M Nathan
CB
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