CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 233

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Day & b

$

CAN

for His Majesty;

13.

229

About dusk on the 12th April, the Thibet arrived in the harbour and came to an anchor about 10 p.m.

His Majesty and suite being on board, I at once went off in my launch, with my partner Mr. Francis Bulkeley,

14.

to the Johnson.

After a formal introduction to the King, His Majesty at once expressed his desire to proceed to East Point in terms of the invitation which had reached him at Shanghai, and which had been accepted.

15.

I thereupon informed His Majesty that, while it would afford me great satisfaction and pleasure to receive him, I was nevertheless bound by the invitation that had been sent. I had received an intimation from the Colonial Secretary to the effect that His Excellency the Governor had telegraphed to Shanghai, placing rooms in Government House at the disposal of His Majesty and suite, and offering him the hospitality of the Colony, but that unfortunately the message had not been sent until after His Majesty had departed.

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Day & b $ CAN for His Majesty; 13. 229 About dusk on the 12th April, the Thibet arrived in the harbour and came to an anchor about 10 p.m. His Majesty and suite being on board, I at once went off in my launch, with my partner Mr. Francis Bulkeley, 14. to the Johnson. After a formal introduction to the King, His Majesty at once expressed his desire to proceed to East Point in terms of the invitation which had reached him at Shanghai, and which had been accepted. 15. I thereupon informed His Majesty that, while it would afford me great satisfaction and pleasure to receive him, I was nevertheless bound by the invitation that had been sent. I had received an intimation from the Colonial Secretary to the effect that His Excellency the Governor had telegraphed to Shanghai, placing rooms in Government House at the disposal of His Majesty and suite, and offering him the hospitality of the Colony, but that unfortunately the message had not been sent until after His Majesty had departed.
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I

Day & b

$

CAN

for His Majesty;

13.

229

About dusk

vra

the

wining

of the 12th April, the Thibet arrived in the harbour and came to an anchor

or a little later, His Majesty

about Iob.

and suite bring

on board, and I

at once went off in

skam

my

launch, with my partner br Francis Bulkeley

14

to the

Johnson.

After a forrnal introduction

King, His Majesty at once ex-

pressed his desire to

еди

to East Point

in tums of the invitation which had reached him at Shanghai, and which had been accepted.

15.

I thereupon informed

that since

my

His Majesty that, while it would of- ford me great satisfaction and pleasure

to receive him, I was nevertheless bound invitation had say been sent, I had received an in- timation from the Colonial Secre- tary to the effect that His Excellung the Govenor had telegraphed to Shanghai, placing

rooms in

Govenment House at the disposal

of His Majesty

and suite and tir.

R

during

him the hospitality of the Colony, but that unfortunately

the

message

Majesty

had not been sent until after His

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