CO129-454 - Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1919 [4-6] — Page 545

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Enclosure 2.

Government House,

Hongkong, 31st. kay,

541

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9.

I have the honour to sakno¬l sige the

receipt of Your Evaellancy's letter No. C.R.8008 *G* of the 24th, Mny subritting the Annual Report on the Defence Come

for the past year.

I share Your Braillancy's regret at the

lown of Major korg-n's services, as it is undoubteily me in a large mesaurs to his fine example of seal and energy that the Corps has attained such a bich level of afficimay especially in .usketry. I also in favour of a continusnos of the system under which Major borgin was appointe i,

I have read the comendation of Captain

Stewart's work as adjutant with much plasa 179,

I have the honour to be,

sir.

Your Breellenay's most obesi›mt servant,

(Ed.) Claud Severn,

Officer Administering the Government.

Evellency

Major-Gmeral F. Ventris,

Com:anding the Troops in China.