CO129-221 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1885 [4-6] — Page 11

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cornmunity

The strong feeling of this

on both the above

questions has found energetic expression, first, in the Chamber

in

of Commerce; and afterwards the Legislative Council, where on the 1st instant, the Honourable. I.

Jackson, one

of the Unofficial

members, proposed the subjoined

Resolution, which, after full discussion, was carried unanimously-

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"That in the opinion of this ~

-Council, there ought to be

"direct Telegraphie communication

between

Enclosure 5 Daily Press"

and

April

between Hongkong and Singapore,

the nearest British Settlement; and that immediate steps be taken to supplement the- Defences of Hongkong by

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obtaining, with the least ~.

possible delay, a Flotilla of m "Torpedo Launches fully equipped.

I annex

a

report of

The quilt 1985 the proceedings in the Legislative Council respecting this Vote. The views of the Unofficial Members, who fairly represent the community at large, will be seen

from the

specches