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Kowloon, Hongkong, 4 001 05/
11th. August, 1905.
The Officer in charge of the crew of
the Torpedo Boat Destroyer "Burni",
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His-excerrency the Governor,
Hongkong.
Your Excellency,
When you visited the Russian Camp on the 5th.
instant, I expressed to you a wish to write a letter, in which i would
lay clear all the inconveniences which we have in Hongkong, and also to
say a few words about the sick men of my coumand to which I received
your consent,
2.
As Your Excellency is aware, our houses are built
of bamboo and pain isaves, which are easily penetrated by the sun, in
consequence of which the heat in the rooms is insupportable. In the ex-
-treme heat there is no small piece of ground where the men can shelter
during the heat or from the rain, in consequence of which they have to
pass all their time in the bungalows. Besides this in case of fire,
there are no means which could save the structures; in a twinkling all
would disappear.
8.
One can say the same as regards a typhoon, although
this latter has been anticipated for by the conveyance of my men to the
Artillery Barracks.
4.
But what will become of our own belongings ? This
has not been provided for.
5.
say as follows:-
As regards the sanitary state of the Camp, I can
The sewer pipe which we have very often gets
obstructed, with the consequence that all filth goes out on the road,
where it putrefies and gives off a very bad odour. Such an inconvenience
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