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Officers in the Colony, Military, Naval and bivil, and all the Members of my Legislative Council, are invited to celebrate Her Majesty's Birthday at a Full-dress diner, and the Regimental Band is always Kindly placed at the

Governor's disposal to play

Anthem when the

only

the National

toast of the

evening is proposed. This is the fourth time I had the honour of issuing invitations for the state dinner on the Queen's Birthday in Hongkong; and, until this occasion the Officer in Command of the Troops and all the other guests to whom cards are e sent, including every member of the Legislative Council, have done me the honour to

accept the invitations. Legislative Councils are not always unanimous in supporting

a

Governor's policy, but whatever little hospitalities Government House can_ afford political differences do not affect them, and as a matter of course I sent

an

invitation to the Honourable William Keswick, a gentleman who since Mr. Lowcock's resignation, has been

frequently described in the local papers-

"the only

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and indeed with truth - as

opponent of the Government now in

the Legislative Council; - the only

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member who still Keeps up the attacks

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upon the Governor "," "the fearless denouncer

of the Governor's policy

in the China

Mail as well as at the Council Board","