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Hongkong is a Naval and Military
Station and
Emporium of.
Frade, and not a manufacturing Colony, my Government will be
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unable to take part in the proposed International Inventions Exhibition which it is proposed to
hold in London in 1885.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
5.MBowen
in Fredrick Bramwell
JRS.
Chairinan z the Executive Council of the International Inventions Shibition
MINUTE.
Mr Westbrook 23 Dec. 8
Mr. Ebden 26 Mr. Wingfield. 24
Mr. Bramston.
Mr. Meade.
Sir R. Herbert.
Mr. Ashley
Lord Derby.
24f
lick.
22183/84 General
Indereed
مله
27 dec for
with reference to your
Sir
letter of the 8th
of August
and the reply from this Dept
of the 19th August, I am
directed by the Earl of Duty
to inform you thach the prospectus of the International Inventions Exhibition was
transmitted to the Colonie's
in a Circular despatchy the
28th of August
His Lordship observes
that the priod stated
in Rule
Rull of within which
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applications from the Colonies, were recevable Expird on the