CO129-374 - Public Offices & Others - 1910 — Page 413

perspect of extrusion.

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ume that Sir J. Freuch dos not wish to advocate vaising Chinose Voluntons: The comed

find that the Europeans did not

like the idea at all :) *

Chinose volenters

in

ay case

caridn't possibly be sent as a

for servi

contingent for

Superial army.

The

a

witte

an

So Bitide

population is

so small that

contingent

raisins

any idea fa

sand from it from serve

artside Hong Kong

the question.

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with

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as I understand

in

Eusker

f

the idea of the Volunteer Corfes

is that

it will h

use rather

Chumore risings

to deal with Chuiños

a

lumpe

the a

possible incursia

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the

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seriars

I don't the

in an 2 the compas

dvisalitidy of sending this letter

A stands.

R&L 2912

400

This letter is dated at H.Kong, Jan. 18th, and

I suppose it is tok

marked as signed by Sir J.French.

replaced by letter from home.

It appears to be a statement of the views of the

General Staff as regards Imperial Defence as a

whole. As such, it is not open to criticism from

us. But if it is intended to suggest any new

organization at Hong Kong, it should be seen by

the C.D.C., since (

A

Ji

as Mr. Stubbs' minute shews }

the possibilities of improving the Volunteer or

Territorial Force in that Colony are very strictly

limited.

? reply privately in this sense to Sir J. French,

mentioning the main points in Mr. Stubbs' minute.

ASC

Whe

A

Lander

The letter

to für D. Lugard

Luther before

hai

J Sis J. French a laid of the Scention Cornisl. -

The practical question

Sir J. Mendl

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Shues telegraph.

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متسعان

the Governor th

Hong Kong giving him anthritis &

publich

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