CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 7

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the Ehlutes and other customary Honours which have been hitherto paid to the British Ministers accredited to China and Japan.

2. I have caused search to be made for precedents on this subject, and I am informed that the latest instructions upon it are those contained in the despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of Hongkong No. 135 of the 6th October, 1879. That despatch, however, simply forwarded to the Governor for his information and guidance, a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office, enclosing correspondence on the subject with the Admiralty.

3. It appears from the letter of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in his letter to the Admiralty of the 9th September, 1879, that the Foreign Office is of opinion that it would be inexpedient to discontinue these salutes in the case of Her Majesty's Ministers accredited to China or Japan, or of the Chinese and Japanese Ministers accredited to Great Britain, although the practice hitherto followed,

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3 LOO 5 the Ehlutes and other customary Honours which have been hitherto paid to the British Ministers accredited to China and Japan. 2. I have caused search to be made for precedents on this subject, and I am informed that the latest instructions upon it are those contained in the despatch from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of Hongkong No. 135 of the 6th October, 1879. That despatch, however, simply forwarded to the Governor for his information and guidance, a copy of a letter from the Foreign Office, enclosing correspondence on the subject with the Admiralty. 3. It appears from the letter of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in his letter to the Admiralty of the 9th September, 1879, that the Foreign Office is of opinion that it would be inexpedient to discontinue these salutes in the case of Her Majesty's Ministers accredited to China or Japan, or of the Chinese and Japanese Ministers accredited to Great Britain, although the practice hitherto followed,
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உ 3 LOO 5 the Ehlutes and other customary Honours which have been hitherto paid to the British Ministers accredited to China. and Japan. 2. I have caused search on this to be made for precedents subject, and I am informed that the latest instructions upon it are those contained in the despatch from : the Secretary of State for the Colonies i to the Governor of Hongkong W: 135 of the 6th October, 1879. That despatch, however, simply forwarded to the -Governor for his information and "guidance Fo. 15540 59 ~99 guidance, a copy of a letter from the "Foreign Office, enclosing correspondence on the subject." # with the Admiralty 3. It appears from the ___ letter of the Secretary of State for Foreign Admiralty Affairs, in his letter to the Admira of the 9th September, 1879, that the Foreign Office is of opinion that it would be inexpedient to discontinue these salutes in the case of Her Majesty's Ministers accredited to China or Japan, or of the Chinese and Japanese Ministers accredited to Great Britain, 5 followed, although the practice hither to; may
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the Ehlutes and other customary Honours which have been hitherto paid to the

British Ministers accredited to China.

and Japan.

2.

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to be made for precedents subject, and I am informed that the latest instructions upon it are those contained in the despatch from : the Secretary of State for the Colonies

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to the Governor of Hongkong W: 135 of the 6th October, 1879. That despatch, however, simply forwarded to the -Governor for his information and

"guidance

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guidance, a copy of a letter from the "Foreign Office, enclosing correspondence

on the subject."

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with the Admiralty

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letter of the Secretary of State for Foreign

Admiralty

Affairs, in his letter to the Admira of the 9th September, 1879, that the Foreign Office is of opinion that it would be inexpedient to discontinue these salutes in the case of Her Majesty's

Ministers accredited to China or

Japan, or of the Chinese and Japanese Ministers accredited to Great Britain,

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although the practice hither to;

may

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