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From the Daily Press, 1st April, 1885.

FAREWELL ADDRESS TO AND DEPARTURE OF GENERAL SARGENT.

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Harrison (The Buffs), Major Gelston, A.P.D., Major Cochrane (Brigade Major), Captain Davis, R.N., Captain Lewis, A.D.C., Major H. J. H. Tripp and Captain Francis, H.K.V.C., Messrs. W. H. Forbes, E. R. Belilios, C. D. Bottomley, A. P. MacEwen, (L. Hoppius, J. Bell-Irving, J. Macgregor, C. P. Chater, L. Poesnecker, L. Déjardin (French Consul), A. G. Romano (Portugese Consul-General), A. Coxon, J. G. T. Hassell, Ho Kai, W. Danby, A. G. Wise, B. Layton, D. Ruttunjee, W. H. Ray, J. H. Cox, H. Stolterfoht, R. Lyall, J. S. Brewer, F. Dodwell, E. Mackean, &c., &c., &c.

The address was presented shortly after the General's arrival on board the steamer.

(Then follows the Address, with list of names, and the General's reply.)

From the Leading Article of the

1st April, 1885.

DEPARTURE

Yesterday afternoon His Excellency Lieut.-General Sargent left here in the P. and O. steamer Chusan, having completed his three years' term of command of the Troops. Great numbers of his friends and well-wishers assembled, both at Murray Wharf, where he embarked for the steamer, and on board the Chusan, to bid His Excellency and Mrs. and the Misses Sargent farewell. A guard of honour from the Buffs, under command of Major Howarth, with the Band and Colours of the Regiment, was drawn up on the Praya, there was a strong muster of the troops in garrison, and many other spectators were assembled near the wharf. Shortly after three o'clock General Sargent and party arrived at the wharf, where they were met by His Excellency the Governor, Major-General Cameron and Miss Cameron, Bishop Raimoudi, and most of the officers of the garrison. The guard of honour saluted, and the band played as General Surgent stepped out of his chair. The gallant General and Mrs. Sargent took leave of those assembled on the wharf, and embarked on the launch, a salute being fired from the shore battery, while the Band played "Auld Lang Syne," and the assembled troops gave vent to their feelings by continuous and enthusiastic cheers. As the launch steained past, salutes were also fired from the Victor Emanuel and the U.S. flagship Trenton. Meanwhile a large gathering had assembled on the Chusan, which was literally surrounded by steam launches. Among those present on board were His Honour Sir George Phillippo, the Hon. W.; H. March, C.M.G., Hon. E. L. O'Malley, Hon. J. M. Price, Mr. Justice Ackroyd and Mrs. Ackroyd, IIcn. P. Ryrie, Hon. W. Keswick, Hon. T. Jackson and Mrs. Jackson, Hou. F. D.. Sassoon, Commodore and Mrs. Morant, the Right Rev. Bishop Berdon, Colonel Walker, R.E., Lieut.-Colonel Crawford, R.A., Lieut.-Colouel and Mrs. Graves, Major Lloyd, R.E., Major off.

Hongkong Telegraph,

FOR ENGLAND OF LIEUT.- GENERAL SARGENT.

That brave old warrior, Lieut.-General Sargent, who has commanded Her Majesty's troops in China and the Straits Settlements for the past three years, took his departure, together with Mrs. Sargent and the Misses Sargent, for England on the About three 31st ulto., by the P. & O. mail steamer Chusan.

o'clock a guard of honour of the "Grand Old Buffs," the General's old corps, in which he fought in the China war of 1860, with the Band and Colours, was marched down to the Praya and drawn up at the Cricket Ground close to Murray Wharf, where most of the officers of the garrison, as well as a considerable number of residents, were assembled, amongst whom we noticed Bishop Kaimondi. There was also a pretty strong muster of the

of the East Kents to

their favourite General General Cameron and Mrs. Cameron drove down to

men

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