laid before the Marquis of Salisbury copies of correspondence with the Governor of Hong Kong on the subject as noted in the margin, and to state that his Lordship would propose that the matter should remain in abeyance pending the receipt of the further despatch which is presumably already on its way from the Colony.
2. I am to explain that the despatch from the Governor of Hong Kong of 12th May 1869 mentioned in Sir G. Des Voeux's telegram of 11th instant, was sent to the Foreign Office in the letter from this Department of 22nd July 1869, and that Sir G. Bowen's despatch of 21st April 1883 referred to in the enclosed despatch from Lord Knutsford of 15th...
ļ
laid before the Marquis of Salisbury copies of correspondence
with the Governor
of Hong Kong on the subjest
as noted in the
margin, and to state
that his Loraship would propose that the matter
should remain in
abeyance pending the
receipt of the further
despatch which is
presumably already
its way from the
on ito
Colony.
2. Iam to explai
that
21
that the despatch
from the Rovernor of Hong Kong of 12
th
May 1869 mentioned in
Sir G. Des Voeux's
telegram of 11th motans, the Foreign
was sent to the
Office in the letter from this Department
of 22th July 1869, and
that Sir G. Bowen's
despatch of 215 April
1883
red to in the
referred
enclosed despatch.
from
Lord Kuntsford of
15th
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.