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"Majesty the heartfelt rejoicings with which Your Majesty's loyal subjects "in the Colony of Hongkong have received the news of the Armistice with Germany signifying by its terms complete victory for the British "Forces and those of their gallant Allies."
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SEVERN.
Telegram from His Excellency the Governor of Macao to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong, dated the 15th November, 1918.
On this historical occasion I beg to congratulate Your Excellency for the good fortune we were favoured with and rejoice at the words of moving kindness addressed to His Excellency the President of Republic and the Portuguese people by His Majesty King George V of England. Greeting Your Excellency I beg to greet His Majesty King George V and the British Nation.
TAMAGNINI.
Telegram from His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong,
to His Excellency the Governor of Macao, dated the 16th November, 1918.
I have received Your Excellency's telegram of yesterday with great pleasure and on behalf of this Colony I thank you for your kind message of greeting on the occasion of the successful Armistice with Germany which I will communicate through the proper channel to His Majesty the King. Please accept the assurance of my high consideration.
SEVERN.
Telegram from the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong, dated the 16th November, 1918.
On the happy occasion of the cessation of hostilities I desire to convey to the Com- munity of Hongkong His Majesty's Government's deep appreciation of their loyal and generous assistance throughtout in bringing the common struggle to a successful issue. The Colony has spared no effort and besides gratefully thanking our countrymen in the east especially all those who have joined the fighting forces I do not forget the loyalty and confidence with which the Chinese members of the Community have con- sistently supported the Government.
LONG.
Telegram from His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to the Right Honourable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 19th November, 1918.
Community of Hongkong have received with much pleasure your message of the 16th November, conveying the appreciation of His Majesty's Government of the assist- ance rendered during the war. They are deeply sensible of the great debt of gratitude that they owe to His Majesty's Forces for the immunity from attack that the Colony has