CO129-237 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1888 [1-6] — Page 277

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were

to fire

on the day after the receipt of the news of the Emperor's death, 66 minute

gune

between 8 A.M. and

noon, and, after noon,

a

in honour

salute of 33 guns in

of the reigning Emperor.

วี

Commodore Maxwell

on

objected to the firing Sunday, but said that, if it could be postponed till Monday, ( the 13th instant), he

would be res

ready

to co-operate

with the Commander of the

Sophie

Sophie. The Consul was

272

the

communicated with, and the firing took place 13th instant, the eNaval, Military and Colonial Authorities co

C

operating with the German and Russian ships of Nar

in the harbour

6.

This will explaine

why the telegram of the

14th was

despatched, the

General and the Commodore

thinking that, as the

usual honours had

already

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