THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 2, 1916.
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APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 234. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Messrs. Robert SUTHERLAND and FRANCIS HENRY THOMAS to be 2nd Lieutenants in the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, with effect from the 23rd May, 1916.
29th May, 1916.
No. 235. His Excellency the Governor has, under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, been pleased to recognise Monsieur PAUL Kremer as being in charge of the Spanish Vice-Consulate in Hongkong.
31st May, 1916.
No. 236. The King's Exequatur empowering Señor Don ANIBAL PUCCIO to act as Consul for Peru in Hongkong has received His Majesty's signature.
31st May, 1916.
No. 237. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint His Honour Mr. HENRY HESSY JOHNSTON GOMPERTZ to act as Chief Justice, Mr. FRANCIS ARTHUR HAZE- LAND to act as Puisne Judge, Mr. Jons RosKRUGE WOOD to act as First Police Magistrate and Coroner, and Mr. GEOFFREY NORMAN ÖRME to act as Second Police Magistrate, during the absence on leave of His Honour Sir WILLIAM REES DAVIES, Kt., or until further notice, with effect from this date.
1st June, 1916.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
No. 238.---It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to exclude the Police Magistrates' Department from the operation of the Holidays Ordi- nance, 1912, (Ordinance No. 5 of 1912), on Saturday, the 3rd June, 1916.
No. 239.It is hereby notified that the Holy Cross Church situate at Shauki- wan has been added to the List of Places licensed for the Solemnization of Marriages published in Government Notification No. 188 of the 5th August, 1902.
2nd June, 1916.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
TREASURY.
No. 240. Owners of property are reminded that Crown Rent for the First Half- year of 1916 is payable at the Treasury on or before the 24th instant.
1st June, 1916.
E. D. C. WOLFE,
Treasurer.