Hong Kong, 20th October 1868.
Government Notification: describing National Flag of China.
A. 605.
Filed in 5845/69
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Colonial Secretary's Office,
15th December, 1868.
To His Excellency Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell,
Governor &c. &c.
Enclosure No. 2 in Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell's Despatch No. 678 of 30 April 1869.
To His Excellency.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch addressed to this Office on the 27th of October, in reference to the issue of square flags by the Viceroy to the Imperial Chinese Gun-boats.
Whilst concurring in the views expressed by the Governor that any changes ...
D. B. Robertson, Esqte, C.B.,
Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, Canton.