CO129-134 - Public Offices - 1868 — Page 246

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

box

the presents contamed in the accompanying to H. 2. the for? of Hongkong has desired me

:

to convey

that

you

his thanks to H. 8.

I have the honor to request therefore.

will kindly

Cause the box & the

letter to be forwarded to HE. the Governor

& I Enclose for yt information copies of

L

the letter & list of presents.

6/7

Sin

Oct. 30.1867.

81144/68

245

' In the month of Dec: last year, a

Japanese ressel with 36 mhabitants of the island of Hachijs on board was wrecked in the reighbouring.

I have al

bz

(5.) Ogasawara Iki

as Kanis

seas. The crew were saved

some Chinese & forwarded to Hongkong

ishere they

were so fortunate as to become the

recipients of y

8.3 compassion. J. R. Kindly

presented these men with food a clothing a

other necesseria & in the month

of Jan:

x

despatched them back to their nation country

English vessel. Unfortunately they were

in An

a second time shipwrecked

) a one o

of

the 36 tuen

tula

was drowned but the remainder returned to

75 forst" in safety. Y. 2. again treated them with

the

Sacue

the former occasion &

kindness as on the

Governor of Hougtong

Entrusted

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