the occasion of
I am to request that for the reception of a Chinese official at Government House.
2.
I am to inform the 20th Secretary, Mr. Hardy, that Lord Carnarvon has received an official communication from the Colonial Secretary, but has learnt privately that the invitation given to the Colonel and officers of the 28th Regiment was not considered by the former to be of an official or public nature, and concludes therefrom that the Major General was under a misapprehension as to what took place.
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His Lordship repeats that he cannot suppose that a breach of propriety was committed on this occasion by the Colonial Government; but as he is informed that this was not the case, he would suggest that Sir Francis be informed that he considers the invitation given to the officers...
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I am to request that for the reception of a Chinese official at Government House.
2.
I am to inform the 20th Secretary, Mr. Hardy, that Lord Carnarvon has received an official communication from the Colonial Secretary, but has learnt privately that the invitation given to the Colonel and officers of the 28th Regiment was not considered by the former to be of an official or public nature, and concludes therefrom that the Major General was under a misapprehension as to what took place.
3.
His Lordship repeats that he cannot suppose that a breach of propriety was committed on this occasion by the Colonial Government; but as he is informed that this was not the case, he would suggest that Sir Francis be informed that he considers the invitation given to the officers.
Let's directly correct and output in the required HTML format with proper proofreading applied:I am to request that for the reception of a Chinese official at Government House.
2. I am to inform the Secretary that Lord Carnarvon has received an official communication from the Colonial Secretary, but has learnt privately that the invitation given to the Colonel and officers of the 28th Regiment was not considered by the former to be of an official or public nature, and concludes therefrom that the Major General was under a misapprehension as to what took place.
3. His Lordship repeats that he cannot suppose that a breach of propriety was committed on this occasion by the Colonial Government; but as he is informed that this was the case, he would suggest that Sir Francis be informed that he considers the invitation given to the officers.
Here is the rewritten response directly in HTML as per the instructions:the occasion of
I am to request that for the reception of a Chinese official at Government House.
2.
I am to inform the 20th Secretary, Mr. Hardy, that Lord Carnarvon has received an official communication from the Colonial Secretary, but has learnt privately that the invitation given to the Colonel and officers of the 28th Regiment was not considered by the former to be of an official or public nature, and concludes therefrom that the Major General was under a misapprehension as to what took place.
3.
His Lordship repeats that he cannot suppose that a breach of propriety was committed on this occasion by the Colonial Government; but as he is informed that this was not the case, he would suggest that Sir Francis be informed that he considers the invitation given to the officers.
The final output directly in the required format is:I am to request that for the reception of a Chinese official at Government House.
2. I am to inform the Secretary that Lord Carnarvon has received an official communication from the Colonial Secretary, but has learnt privately that the invitation given to the Colonel and officers of the 28th Regiment was not considered by the former to be of an official or public nature, and concludes therefrom that the Major General was under a misapprehension as to what took place.
3. His Lordship repeats that he cannot suppose that a breach of propriety was committed on this occasion by the Colonial Government; but as he is informed that this was the case, he would suggest that Sir Francis be informed that he considers the invitation given to the officers.