A meeting of the Legislative Council was held on the 26th inst. Dr, Ho Kai, who had been re-appointed a member of Council, took the oath and hi The Director of Public Works bro recommendation that the remaining: nullahs in the vicinity of houses should ho drained at a cost of $26,300. The acting Governor had received a telegram from the Secretary of state for the Colonies stating that His Majesty's Government hoped to sce the Colonies represented at the Coronation by local forces as at the Jubilee, and were prepared to receive 75 of all arms from Hongkong. The contingent would he selected, and he hoped that employers of labour would afford facilities to th n_the service wishing to go to England. He trusted that the contingent would be such as would reflect credit on the Colony. It has, I understand, been @ecided to send the Force by way of Canada so that they may enjoy the cool weather on the journey.
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