Governor,

Telegram

Date: 17 July 1881

Last previous Paper: Gov 10715.

Hong Kong No. 108

(Subject)

Paraphrase of Telegram

General Donovan has gone to Japan:

DESPATCH 94

The Colonel commanding the troops was told by him not to act on the Executive Council:

Military Moment

(Minutes, Not to have a council at the present moment is inconvenient to me.)

W.O. Consent by Tel 24 July 21 July 7

Par attached to W.O. 11131 30-H & S 9019:

Where I sent down a draft to W.O. This morning finding it necessary to make considerable firm alterations to it.

The difference between General Donovan's authority and the above being that to General Donovan it was in force an authority.

I asserted he had during the Chesapeake in Cornwallis' fleet the appointment of ...

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