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Hongkong, 13th April 1881.

Hawaiian Consul General,

Referring to your letter of yesterday, I have the honour to inform you that on the arrival of the S.S. ... in the harbour last evening I waited on Her Majesty the King of Hawaii and had the honour to communicate to him the invitation of His Excellency the Governor which was communicated to me in your despatch of the 11th instant.

His Majesty was pleased to intimate to me his acceptance of His Excellency's invitation to Government House. As, however, the hour was late I proposed to His Majesty that he should proceed for the night privately to the house of ... at East Point, that he should return to the steamer in the morning and there await the arrangements made for his public reception according to the official programme communicated to Captain Francis by ...

My proposal was accepted by His Majesty and this arrangement was accordingly made known to Captain ...

The Honorable
Frederick Stewart, C.M.G.
Acting Colonial Secretary,
Hongkong.

Tracy

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Hongkong, 13th April 1881. Hawaiian Consul General, Referring to your letter of yesterday, I have the honour to inform you that on the arrival of the S.S. ... in the harbour last evening I waited on Her Majesty the King of Hawaii and had the honour to communicate to him the invitation of His Excellency the Governor which was communicated to me in your despatch of the 11th instant. His Majesty was pleased to intimate to me his acceptance of His Excellency's invitation to Government House. As, however, the hour was late I proposed to His Majesty that he should proceed for the night privately to the house of ... at East Point, that he should return to the steamer in the morning and there await the arrangements made for his public reception according to the official programme communicated to Captain Francis by ... My proposal was accepted by His Majesty and this arrangement was accordingly made known to Captain ... The Honorable Frederick Stewart, C.M.G. Acting Colonial Secretary, Hongkong. Tracy
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Ser

250

Hawaiian Coumlate Geveral

Hongkong 13th Aprel 1881.

Referring to

менед

letter of yesterday,

J

that ou

the

you

have the hever to informed in the harbour

anival of the S. S.

Cast evening I waited on Her Majesty the King of Hawaii aud

the

caurger

to hire

nawag som His Eveetlucy the Govenor

which cas commmunicatec hun in

cupatole of the 11th instant.

your

His Majedly was pleased t intimate to un his acceptaver of His Excellency's initation / Government House

eds however the hour was late I

propecce to His Majesty that he should proced for the night ferivately to the home. That arrangie

for

his

CL00014C da hou

at East Point, that he shoute reture to the steancer in the morning and ther await the arrangements made for his public reaption according to the official programme

comunicato lo are

Captain Francis o A. L. C.

by

My proposal was accepted by His

ano this anangement,

Majesty

accordingly made known to Captain

Jo

The Honorable

Irederick Stewart £.£.D.

Aching Colonial Secretary

Houghoug.

Tracy

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