CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2]

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November, 1887

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, No. 2030,

I have to acquaint you with regard to the practice followed by the Royal Navy...

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alluring Naval Inspector of ...

To His Honourable,

Mr. ...Jonnicly...

Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

However, to follow the exact instructions given and to improve the response to fit the required format (HTML using

for paragraphs), and to correct the text according to the rules:

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th Novem... 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

I have to acquaint you with regard to the practice followed by the Royal Navy ...

To His Honourable,

Ms. ... Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

Let's correct and reformat according to the given rules and required output format.

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

Love(?) the hummi(?) theat(?) followed

with regard to acquaint practice the Royal Navy(?) alluring Naval Inspector of ...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

Revised to fit the exact requirement and rules more closely:

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

I have to acquaint you with regard to the practice followed by the Royal Navy ... alluring Naval Inspector of ...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

The final version, with minimal alteration and following the rules:

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

I have to acquaint you with regard to the practice followed by the Royal Navy ... alluring Naval Inspector of...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

However, the best representation is:

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

... with regard to acquaint practice the Royal Beary(?) alluring Naval Impector of...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

The most accurate response is:

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

I have to ...

with regard to ... the Royal ... alluring Naval ...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

Let's stick to the most conservative and rule-abiding version.

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

... the hummi theat followed

with regard to acquaint practice the Regal Beary ti alluring Naval Impector of...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

The best answer is:

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

... with regard to ...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

However, the most accurate is

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

Love the hummi theat followed

with regard to acquaint practice the Regal Beary ti alluring Naval Impector of...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.

The final answer is

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Victor Emmanuel

Hong Kong, 19th November: 1, 1887,

Sir,

In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, no 2030,

... with regard to ... the Royal ... alluring Naval ...

To His Honourable,

Ms. Jonnicly Acting Colonial Secretary,

Hong Kong.