British Expedition to Abyssinia peaceable inhabitant shall be molested. The sole object for which the British Force has been sent to Abyssinia is the liberation of Her Majesty's subjects. There is no intention to occupy permanently any portion of the Abyssinian Territory, or to interfere with the government of the country." The two most powerful Ethiopian princes in the north, Dajamach Kassai of Tigray and Wagshum Gobeze of Lasta both pledged to cooperate and aid the British Army, thus transforming an apparent invasion of Abyssinia into a conquest of a single mountain fortress defended by only a few thousand warriors in the employ of
Former Admiralty House in 2001. In 2 December 2002, the building was gazetted as a national monument and its name was changed to Former Admiralty House upon gazette. In 2007, Singapore Land Authority (SLA) put up the Old Admiralty House for public tender — the first time for a national monument — after Karimun Admiralty Country Club vacated the premises. YESS Group Pte Ltd won the bidding and it became Admiralty Country Club. The club however failed to take off and the property was returned to the Singapore Land Authority in 2010. On 22 March 2011, Furen International School (FIS), a boarding school,