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in Diam before again sturning to n Singapore, I am justified in thinking that Your Excellency had, in that ~ interval quitted Your Excellency's - Command in China, Honghong and
the Straits Settlements.
seems to
I make this
enquiry
• me to have some
bearing
as it
on
the points raised by Your Excellency
as
to the
recognition to be
me
given by
to the Military Officer for the time being in command of Her Majesty's Troops in HongKong and
respect to which I
with
Comm
amin
imunication with Her Majesty's
Government.
I have to (signed) I. Pope Hennessy, Governor + Commander in Chief
N620
Sir,
/
received
Colonial Secretary's Offer
Hongkong,
3rd here, 1800.
Up to this I have not
any acknowledgment from you of the receipt of my letter of the 19th of May which His Excellency the dragon General
was asked to allow
d
No
the band to play at Government House on the 24th of May. doubt the question
was
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practically decided on the 2345 of Inay, when, under telegraphic
major Huskisson
"Assistant Prilitary Deer Lys.
instructions.