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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONGKONG, 25th. February, 1915.

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Sir,

With reference to the cypher telegrams, of

General Officer Commanding to

Secretary of State for War

dated 17th. February, 1915.

which copies are enclosed, noted in the margin, I have the honour

to inform you that the fact that an out-

-break of the 5th. L. Infantry had taken

place at Singapore, was communicated to

me on the evening of the 16th. instant

by the Governor of Singapore. The

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General Officer Commanding received the

news in greater detail at the same time

and after conferring with me sent the

telegram to the Secretary of State for

War which forms the first enclosure to

this Despatch. Subsequently I received your telegram of the 17th. instant to which I replied, after consulting Major-General Kelly,

on the 18th. instant. The same day Major-General Kelly informed

the Native Officers of the Indim Regiments in Garrison of the

occurrence under the circumstances mentioned in my telegram of the

20th. instant. Later in the day he received information from

Singapore that it was desired to keep the incident secret. Steps were accordingly taken to keep the information of the outbreak out of the local Press, and to stop all telegrams relating to the

matter.

RIGHT HONOURABLE

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LEWIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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