Hearty Reception for Sir William and Lady Peel Hongkong, May 9.
Hongkong gave a royal welcome its new Governor Sir William Peel, and to Lady Peel, this morning.
The streets of the Colony, the wharves and the ships in harbour }were all gaily decorated with flags and bunting.
is Excellency, after a ceremonial landing at Queen's Pier, was taken for a drive through the Gity and then proceeded to the City Hall, where a large gathering had assembled in his honour.
An address of welcome was here read on behalf of the British and 'Chinese communities by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, the Senior British' Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council.
"In a cosmopolitan population such as ours," stated the address, composed as it is of many races ind nationalities, diversity of views interests necessarily exists. [Nevertheless, all elements in it fiving in happy concord and har many, all working for the common good,' and loyal to the Government fof Hongkong. 'Those residents who British subjects—be they Brit-or Chinese, Portuguese or Indian—are among the most loyal subjects of the Empire, as they thave repeatedly proved' themselves to be in the past.
"His Excellency Sir Clementi, in the course of farewell address on January 22, last, when referring to the rematkfable progress which this Colony had made in its population, its shipping and its revenue during the last three decades, said:
These things are striking evidence of what can be done in this Colony where a thrifty, industrious and enterprising Chinese community enjoys law and order under British Government. Nor have I the future 80 long true concord between the British and the Chinese elements in the population of the Colony: and nothing has given me greater pleasure during my term of office than to observe the increas ing ce-operation between the many racial elements in the Colony's inhabitants, and the spirit of good-will in' which leaders of the different communities foster sentiments of mutual friendship ud fraternity.
"This spirit of mutual goodwill and friendship was greatly strengthened by the sympathetic encouragement of Sir Cecil Clementi and by his personal contact with the Community. We confidently feel that, like your distinguished predecessor, you will encourage and promote it' with the same fos ing care, "With equal confidence we feel that Your Excellency will recognize ital importance of maintaining the cordial relations which 80 happily exist between Hongkong jand our neighbours, whose inter-jests are closely linked with ours.
"In greeting you and Lady Peel }we offer you our goodwill and best wishes, and we pledge you our loyal and wholehearted support. From our knowledge of Your Exeellency's distinguished successes.
administrator in Malay whose population and local eon: tions are not unlike those of this Colony, we look to the future with high hopes, in the firm belief that under your wise rule the Colony will continue to enjoy the blessings of a good government."—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.