Hongkong, 13th April 1881.
Hawaiian Consul General,
Referring to your letter of yesterday, I have the honour to inform you that on the arrival of the S.S. ... in the harbour last evening I waited on Her Majesty the King of Hawaii and had the honour to communicate to him the invitation of His Excellency the Governor which was communicated to me in your despatch of the 11th instant.
His Majesty was pleased to intimate to me his acceptance of His Excellency's invitation to Government House. As, however, the hour was late I proposed to His Majesty that he should proceed for the night privately to the house of ... at East Point, that he should return to the steamer in the morning and there await the arrangements made for his public reception according to the official programme communicated to Captain Francis by ...
My proposal was accepted by His Majesty and this arrangement was accordingly made known to Captain ...
The Honorable
Frederick Stewart, C.M.G.
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong.
Tracy