Hongkong, Oct. 6.
A special meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was convened to-day for the purpose of passing through all its stages a Bill for "the more effectual preventing and further punishment of the offence of trading with the enemy." The Bill embodies the policy in the matter which has been laid down by the Imperial Government, and the meeting was noteworthy laily for the reason that this policy found no favour with most of the Unofficial members of Council who regarded it too lenient.
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