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by the Governor of Singapore will form the subject of a special
report for which information is being collected.
5.
With reference to your telegram of the 18th
August you will have learned from my secret despatch of the 12th
August that a censorship of postal matter was instituted as
soon as war broke out. I have addressed you separately under
date of the 25th August on the difficulties created by the use
of closed mails.
6.
Your code telegrams of the 20th and 21st August
have been acted upon.
7.
I have addressed you at length in my code
telegrams of the 15th and 24th instant concerning the policy
to be adopted in dealing with the trading of Cerman Firms in
the Colony, and I was reluctantly obliged to address you again
on the subject in my telegram of the 26th instant owing to the
frequent enquiries by Shipping Firms and merchants as to the
delivery of goods consigned from England to German Firma or
from Germany to British and Chinese consignees in the Colony.
There are many other intricacies of the question which it is
unnecessary to refer to as doubtless instructions will soon be
received from you.
8.
The only matter connected with preparations for
hostilities not alluded to in my despatch of the 12th August is
that of the organisation of Volunteer lurses. This was initiat-
ed at the instance of Lady May and some 150 ladies are at present
undergoing instruction partly by the Civil Medical Staff and
partly by the Military Medical Staff.
9.
The exodus of Chinese has ceased and the Colony
remains in an entirely peaceful condition
I have the honour to be,
sir.
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
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Governor, &c.
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