Hongkong, Dec. 12.
The new King was proclaimed hero at three o'clock this afternoon.
"The Governor, Sit Andrew Caldecott, read the proclamation before a Royal Guard consisting of 100 blue-Jackets, 100 picked troops and 50 men of the Royal Alr Force, after which all ships in the harbour fired 9 Royal Salute, Prior to the reading of the proclamation, the Legislative Council took the Oath of Allegiance to the new King and tendered its "affection ate devotion" to His Majesty—Reuter.
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