CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 226

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Reached the post office for the King and conveyed it to his own house. We had also invited some foreign Consuls and others to a banquet which he had arranged to give the King on his arrival.

In describing what took place, the King's Minister of State said that it was to be regretted that Mr. Keswick had forgotten the official letter he had received from the Acting Colonial Secretary, for that he had certainly failed to give the message to the King that I had wished. The consequence was that the King knew of my first invitation when His Majesty received my letter brought by the Government Boarding Officer who, in the race to get on board, had been distanced by Mr. Keswick.

In his letter to Your Lordship - the object of which is somewhat difficult to understand - Mr. Keswick also forgets to mention the deliberate arrangement he made by inviting the United States Consul and others to meet the King at his (Mr. Keswick) house on his arrival.

Of course, the moment the King understood that he was invited to Government House, he signified his wish to avail himself at once of the Governor's invitation.

The statements Mr. Keswick makes in paragraphs 15 and ...

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Reached the post office for the King and conveyed it to his own house. We had also invited some foreign Consuls and others to a banquet which he had arranged to give the King on his arrival. In describing what took place, the King's Minister of State said that it was to be regretted that Mr. Keswick had forgotten the official letter he had received from the Acting Colonial Secretary, for that he had certainly failed to give the message to the King that I had wished. The consequence was that the King knew of my first invitation when His Majesty received my letter brought by the Government Boarding Officer who, in the race to get on board, had been distanced by Mr. Keswick. In his letter to Your Lordship - the object of which is somewhat difficult to understand - Mr. Keswick also forgets to mention the deliberate arrangement he made by inviting the United States Consul and others to meet the King at his (Mr. Keswick) house on his arrival. Of course, the moment the King understood that he was invited to Government House, he signified his wish to avail himself at once of the Governor's invitation. The statements Mr. Keswick makes in paragraphs 15 and ...
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