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On the 27th of November the Club Germania commemorated its fiftieth anniversary, a large number of the English community, including His Excellency the Governor, being present.
On the 21st of April Mr. George Murray Bain, who has been aptly called the doyen of the Press in the Far East, passed away after some months of precarious health. Mr. Murray Bain came to the Colony in 1864 as sub-editor of the China Mail. In 1872 he became proprietor of the paper with which he was successfully and honourably identified up to the time of his death.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
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The Right Honourable
F. H. MAY,
Officer Administering the Government.
THE EARL OF CREWE,
His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,
&c.,
&c.,
&c.
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