CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 232

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"I beg you will favour me with an early reply".

On the same day, I received a reply to the foregoing official letter, a communication from the acting Secretary, dated 11th April 1881, informing me that apartments at Government House had been prepared for the King and that His Excellency Kalakaua, had telegraphed to this effect to the King, who had however left Shanghai, before the arrival of the telegram, and was requested to mention the matter to His Majesty on his arrival. I was further requested to communicate the hour when His Majesty expected to land.

In acknowledging the receipt of the foregoing official letter, I stated that His Excellency's wishes, as therein conveyed, should be attended to. I further undertook to inform His Excellency at what hour the King intended to land.

No further correspondence passed before the King's arrival, and the Governor was pleased to leave me in some doubt as to the exact nature of the reception he designed for...

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228 "I beg you will favour me with an early reply". On the same day, I received a reply to the foregoing official letter, a communication from the acting Secretary, dated 11th April 1881, informing me that apartments at Government House had been prepared for the King and that His Excellency Kalakaua, had telegraphed to this effect to the King, who had however left Shanghai, before the arrival of the telegram, and was requested to mention the matter to His Majesty on his arrival. I was further requested to communicate the hour when His Majesty expected to land. In acknowledging the receipt of the foregoing official letter, I stated that His Excellency's wishes, as therein conveyed, should be attended to. I further undertook to inform His Excellency at what hour the King intended to land. No further correspondence passed before the King's arrival, and the Governor was pleased to leave me in some doubt as to the exact nature of the reception he designed for...
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228

"I beg

you

will favour

me with an

U

shed and

she and an

I rammed it and I' Nisshans plene

ཨ་མ

ཟི་ཝ

บม

ees

"carly reply".

10

presume,

On the same day and, I

as a

reply to the foregoing

official

letter, I received an

6.3.0.X 660 munication from the acting

dadi pul

11th Aprel 1881

كلاته العديدا موديل

con set at

* forced

ཅ,!)),>ཀ

alat bod

• pals opdagrooth will in

J

#

+

Al

sa de messbar Alands l

i 1

.......

}

oglwords jad!

+ I

Letter H. b. G

12th April 1881

Suretary, informing

com

bolmial

me that apart-

ments at Government House had been prepared for ting

and that His Excellency

Kalakana, had telegraph

id to this effect to the King, who had however left Shanghai, before the ar- rival of the telegram, and

و

was

requested to mention the matter to His Majesty

his arrival. I was

further requested to communicate the hour when His Majesty

cxpected to land

11

In acknowledging

the

AL-

ceipt of the foregoing official letter I stated that His Excellency's wisher,

should be attended

therein conveyed,

to. I further undertook to inform His Excellency at what hour the Kiing

intended to land.

No further correspondence passed before the things arrival

12

and the Govunor was

leave

me

pleased to

as

inn some doubl

to the

Exact nature of the reception he designed

for

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