CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 324

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this Departement. inadvertence or not.

I returned the followring reply to the Private Secretary

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Hongkong, 11.4 May, 180.

I have the honor to co acknowledge the receipt of your

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letter yesterday informing that His Excellency the Governor had directed my name to be struck off the list of invitations to Government House

I can only express my deepe and sevicere regret that this Excellency has found it weessary to take this step and I beg to

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offer my humble apologies for anyj impropriety of language or action which is to be found in the - correspondence which has led to this mark of His Excellence's displeasure.

In this apologiging I do not wish to be understood as acking for a reversal of His Excellency's

orders which have given much pain.

Shaver

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(Signed) H.EWödelouse

Mathinadarbastro Egy

I have considered it my duty to acquaint your Lordship

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