National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-25
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Consul General Denny's Departure From
Shanghai, China-A Deserved Tribute
From His Associates.

Consul General Denny's Departure From
3 Shanghai, China-A Deserved Tribute
From His Associates.
Shanghai Chino Courier, D,c. 10.
At the meeting of tho consular body held
yesterday afternoon, Dec IL, the address
which follows was read by her Britanic
majesty's consul, Mr. Hughes, and presented
TO Dir. Denny, the consular general OF the
United States, the occasion being Mr.
Denny's. retirement from the post Of doyen
Of the consular body.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 10, 1880. N. DESNY ESQ, Coz.
sui GENERAL or THE UNITED SrATEs-Dedr Col.
league: ON the occasion of your leaving Shanghai
avail ourselves of the opportunity to express our
high appreciation of the able manner In which
you have discharged the duties of doyen Of the
consular body at this port We have witnessed
how you have never spared pains or trouble in
the performance Of task which was specially
onerous during your recent tenure OF Office. We
have seen how. by the exercise OF good sense and
sound judgment you have dealt satisfactorily
ut the same time always acted in harmony with
your colleagues We thank you warmly for the
kindness and courtesy which wo have always re-
ceiyed from you, and for your ready compliance
with every suggestion which seemed likely to con-
duce to the good OF the public and the prosperity
of the foreign settlements.
With our best wishes for the health and happi-
ness of yourself and family and trusting we may
soon have the pleasure of welcoming your return,
We nave inc nonOf 10 pc dear C0llehgue, very
faithfully yours T. j. Hughes, II. Il, MS consul;
J. j.. Reding, II. /. r. MS consult LuehIsen, H. /.
&. Ms consul general; Manuel Glnart, acting
consul for Spain; l.. Shnagawa, II. /. j. NJ g con-
sui general o. de Lagerheim, acting consul gen
eral for sweden and Norway: Hub Serruys, con.
sui general for Belgium: Carl. Jant2en, II. Neither
land NJ. IS consu Gust. v. kreitner, acting consul
general for Austria Hungary; ]. J, keswick, act
ing consul for Denmark Bn. aaurence de La
lande, gerant 10 Consulat general de France;
Lodovico Pocentini acting Italian consul general.
Mr. Denny, in reply to the address, spoke
as follows:
p. ]. HUGHES, Esq.,.H. b. MS Consul, AND
DEAR COLLEAGUES The cordial way In which
you have expressed on the eve of my departure
your approval of my course as u colleague and as
doyon OF the consular body is as surprising to me
ns It is gratifying. While in conducting the pub.
lie business have always endeavorcd to pursue
that course which would lead to the best and most
satisfactory results, yet whatever success my ef
forts may have met with is due rather to your
good counsols and undivided support than to any
efforts of my own. 1may be permitted to,add how
ever, that during my experience in the consular
service, have never attempted to advance the
interests of my government or those of its citizens
at the expense of the rights OF the subjects and
citizens OF other nationaities, believing as | do
that the interests Of the American citizens are
best promoted when the rights Of all foreigners
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