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of the 10th ofollay ultime, are ultimally

carried out in practice.

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by the few

It is generally urged here

Civil British residents, (who

docnot exceed eight hundred (800) in

number, including

wen, wonten

and children), that the position of HongKong is analogous to that of m Gibraltar, and that this important Station, and

Naval and Military great Emporium of British trade, is maintained chiefly for Imperial. and not for loal objeck. It is further pointed out that the hoads of the leading

commercial houses and

other

other principal

amount

owners

of the vast of shipping and other property,

which it is proposed to protect, are,

for the most part, persons resident in England and not at Hongkong. In

there is no

fast, there

British

is felt

no permanent

here; and it. population hare;

that there is uo

analogy--

between this Imperial Station, with

its local revere

of little ucore than two hundred thoreaud pounds (£200,000)

the one hand, and, on the other

hand, the great self-governing Colonies

in Australasia and Canada,

with their large, permanent,

and

fast