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Store and have no loyalty towards Austria although they

are Austrian subjects;

(e). nine German ladies who have charge of two Blind Asylums and one Foundling House supported by charity in Cerny and in this Colony. I found it impossible to arrange for any British Missionary Society to take over the work of these Institutions which support several hundred Chinese children. Archdeacon Barnett of the

Church Missionary Society has, however, kindly under- taken to exercise a general supervision of the establishments and to manage their finances which will

depend on contributions from myself and a few friends.

It may be necessary to ask for a contribution from the Government for it is not anticipated that the annual local subscriptions heretofore made will be forthcoming and of course no money will come from Cermany;

(f). the wives and children of some of the prisoners of war.

These to the number of 16 women and 19 children have

been interned;

(g). two German Doctors whose services the Military Authori-

ties required to attend to the prisoners of war, and

the wives and children mentioned above.

The number of persons male prisoners of war is

79 and the number of persons deported is 86.

3.

The question arose as to where the deportees should be allowed to go to. The majority elected to go to Shanghai and Manila but a very few wished to proceed to Canton to carry on their business there. To this the General Officer 78/s Commanding objected and at his urgent request I sent you the

telegram of which a paraphrase is enclosed, and I supplemented this message with another of which paraphrase is also enclosed.

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It did not seem to me that it was reasonable to