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4.
Lieutenant Pini is a very young gentleman who does not quite realise the position of himself and his men at Hongkong. Everything has been done and will be done to make this position, with the disagreeable nature of which I fully sympathise, as little irksome as possible consistent with the Colony's duties towards the other belligerent in the present war, and I trust that if diplomatic representations are made on the basis of any report received in St. Petersburgh from Lieutenant Pini this may be pointed out to the Russian Government.
5.
I take this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your telegram of the 7th instant, of which an en clair version is annexed, with regard to the Russian sailors leaving their camp in small parties not in military formation and of informing you that I have approved of the Major-General Commanding relaxing the present measures in the matter to the extent he thinks possible without there being risk of the men leaving the Colony, a comparatively easy proceeding in a port of the nature of Hongkong which is always crowded with boats and Foreign Shipping.
6.
I also take this opportunity of informing you that at the request of the Russian Consul and Lieutenant Tyrkov I made arrangements for the employment of the Russian sailors on public works in a secluded spot in the vicinity of their camp, the work to be paid for by the Colonial Government, but that when the arrangements had been completed Lieutenant Pini, who had then become the senior Russian Officer thought it ...
76.
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losure 4. 1904. ovember,
335
British Military Officer.
4.
Lieutenant Pini is a very young gentleman
who does not quite realise the position of himself and his
men at Hongkong. Everything has been done and will be done to
make this position, with the disagreeable nature of which I
fully sympathise, as little irksome as possible consistent
with the Colony's duties towards the other belligerent in the
present war, and I trust that if diplomatic representations
are made on the basis of any report received in St. Petersburgh
from Lieutenant Pini this may be pointed out to the Russian
Government.
5.
I take this opportunity of acknowledging
the receipt of your telegram of the 7th. instant, of which an
enclair version is annexed, with regard to the Russian sailors
leaving their camp in small parties not in military formation
and of informing you that I have approved of the Major-General
Commanding relaxing the prosent mes in the matter to the
extent he thinks possible without there being risk of the men
leaving the Colony, a comparatively easy proceeding in a port
of the nature of Hongkong which is always crowded with boats
and Foreign Shipping.
6.
I also take this opportunity of informing
you that at the request of the Russian Consul and Lieutenant
Tyrkov I made arrangements for the employment of the Russian
sailors on public works in a secluded spot in the vicinity of
their camp, the work to be paid for by the Colonial Goverment,
but that when the arrangements had been completed Lieutenant
Pini, who had then become the senior Russian Officer thought
it
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