Hongkong, May 27.
An interesting ceremony, and one of considerable historical signi: ficance, was performed by the Governor, in ment' officials and and European residents, at the village of Kamtin, in the New Territories, yesterday. "The cere-many consisted of the restoration to the village of the ancient city gates, removed by the British in 1809 in the troublesome period at the time of taking over the New Territories.
The whole proceedings, and the speeches of this Governor and of the Chinese, were marked by a wonderful cordiality and enthusiasm, and_ paid eloquent. testimony to Anglo-Chinege friendship. and the goodwill of the villagers—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.