CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4] — Page 356

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In reply to Your Excellency's Confidential letter of 27th. March, No. 1400/1910, I have the honour to inform you that in my opinion the question is mainly a commercial one.

2.

In time of war the station might under certain circumstances have to close down, but as long as this is clearly understood, and also that, owing to its position, no protection can be guaranteed by the local defence either naval or military, there appears to be no reason why the station should not be put

up on the site selected.

3.

The site is undoubtedly a good one from the wire- -less telegraphy point ofview and the possibility in time of war of interruption in the working of the station should hardly I

think be a sufficient deterrent to its selection.

4.

Recent investigations have shown that it is very difficult to find a site for wireless telegraphy station, that is at

all suitable, within the limits of the defence.

I have etc.,

(Sd.) C. J. Eyres,

Commodore.

His Excellency

The Governor,

Hongkong.