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HONGKONG.

ACCIDENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency

the Governor, February 24th, 1916.

The following correspondence has taken place between His Excellency the Governor and the Secretary of State for the Colonies with reference to the telegrams received reporting that His Majesty the KING had met with an accident when visiting the troops in Flanders:--

No. 351.

SIR,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 2nd November, 1915.

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your code telegrams of the 29th and 30th October concerning the accident to His Most Gracious Majesty. These telegrams were published in the Press and quickly re-assured the public. On behalf of the people of this Colony I have now to convey my humble duty and to express the deep regret with which the news of His Majesty's misadventure was received.

I have, &c.,

The Right Honourable

ANDREW BONAR LAW, M.P.,

&c.

&c.,

&c.,

HONGKONG. No. 338.

F. H. MAY,

Governor, &c.

DOWNING STREET,

18th December, 1915.

SIR,

I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch No. 351 of the 2nd November, regarding the accident to His Majesty the KING, and to inform you that it has been laid before His Majesty, who has commanded me to convey to you an expression of his appreciation of the sympathy of the people of Hongkong.

Governor

Sir F. H. MAY, K.C.M.G.,

de.

&c.,

&c.,

I have, &c.,

A. BONAR LAW.