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vis à via shipping are not so mente, there is in fet a warship permanently in part, and I trust that the Powers chiefly interested and having nationals here, Great Britain, brands, America, Japṛn and Portugal, will if this situation arises 30 afr co-operate as to œ range a programme so that a warahin of one of these will be stationed permanently at Hofhow in rotation. A visit omuld be made to Pakhof, if necessary and desirable, say, ence in ten days, I venture, with great respect, to urge that steps should be taken immediately to obtain an agreement in principle in order that there may be no delay if and when the

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6. Another matter of equal or perhaps even greater wrgenoy is the question of communications. With the disappearance of British ste51621, communigation with Hongkong will be confined to two ships per fortnight, French and Japɛnese, which however unior tumtely follow each other at an interval of two days, leaving an interval of cver ten days before the next sail. is no telegraph. I would submit very seleɛmly that this is a situation frenght with grave danger to a community at the mer By of people of the type which we know the Centonese to be, In a sudden amergoncy the moral effect of a Consul's protest is a broken road to rely on, and to in not comfortable to feel that there is no hepa of asking for help or instructions for ten daya and that a fortnight must elapse before help arrivas. The nervous strain of such a situation we experienced last suuMG Z knd I cannot tos strongly represent the increased danger at the present time. I have accordingly requested Hie koelleney the dayal Gouna nier in Chief, to whom I am sending copy of this isupatah, to make the strongest vossible representations to

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