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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 1937.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEpartment.
No. 691.-In accordance with regulation 8 of the Regulations as to grant, forfei- ture, restoration and other matters concerning The Efficiency Medal in regard to the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, published as Notification No. 579 in the Gazette of 2nd August, 1935, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to authorize the following award :-
Efficiency Medal.
Corporal SEBASTIAN RUY DE SILVA.
25th September, 1937.
R. A. C. NORTH,
Colonial Secretary.
SUPREME COURT.
No. 692.—It is hereby notified for general information that, pursuant to section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance, 1899, His Honour the Chief Justice has ordered that a Special Criminal Sessions for the despatch of the business of the Court, shall be held on Wednesday, the 13th day of October, 1937, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
27th September, 1937.
L. R. ANDREWES,
Registrar.
N.B.-The ordinary Criminal Sessions will open on the 18th day of October, 1937, and are not
affected by this Special Sessions.
TREASURY.
No. 693.-It is hereby notified for the information of Owners and Occupiers of tenements that, under the provisions of the Rating Ordinance No. 6 of 1901, Rates for the Fourth Quarter, 1937, are payable in advance on or before the 31st October, 1937.
If any person shall fail to pay such Rates on or before the 30th November, 1937, proceedings will be taken in the Supreme Court for their recovery without further notice.
No refund of Rates in respect of vacant tenements will be granted unless such Rates have been paid during and within the month of October, 1937, nor unless application is made for such refund within fifteen days from the expiration of the Quarter.
In order to ensure correct service in future, Owners and Occupiers of tenements are requested kindly to fill in particulars of their permanent addresses on the space provided for this purpose on the reverse side of the Notices for the Fourth Quarter, 1937.
S. CAINE, Financial Secretary and Treasurer.
1st October, 1937.