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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 9TEAPRIL,1879.

2. I have also the honour to enclose a copy of

the proceedings of the Council on the subject,

when the address was moved by the Governor

and seconded by the Honourable PHINEAS RYRIE,

the Senior Non-official Member.

The Right Honourable

I have, &c.,

J. POPE HENNESSY.

Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, Bart., M.P.,

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

&C.,

&c.,

&c.

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十八日

八年十二月二

院世襲男爵赫 一千八百七十

大英國會參議藩政

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The Right Honourable Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Bart., M.P., to His Excellency Governor Pope Hennessy, C.M.G.

命右

千

八

百

香

DOWNING STREET,

17th February, 1879.

七

港

HONGKONG

No. 19.

SIR,I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No. 126, of the 28th of December, enclosing a copy of the proceedings of the Legislative Council of Hongkong where you announced the death of Her Royal Highness The Princess ALICE.

I have laid before the QUEEN the address of the Legislative Council, and Her Majesty was - pleased to receive it very Graciously, and I am commanded to express to you Her Majesty's thank's to the Council and people of Hongkong for this expression of sympathy in Her bereave-

ment.

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九

年

月

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I have, &c.,

M. HICKS-BEACH.

Governor HENNESSY, C.M.G.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

No. 84.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given, that Easter Monday

will be observed as a Holiday, throughout the

Public Departments of this Colony.

By Command,

W. H. MARSH.

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 8th April, 1879.

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