London vii Bombay, August 4.
Sir Henry Blake, ina long letter, severely criticizes the closing the opium divans in Hongkong without investigations on the spot, and dwells upon the serious loss of revenue at a time when trade is languishing and the estimates for the Kowloon-Canton Railway have been increased. He says that Hongkong will not kick, and therefore. the Imperial Government, always stern except when trouble threatens, will probably not remit an equal amount of the compulsory military contribution levied on Hongkong, although, in justice, such a remission ought to be granted.—Reuter.
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