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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH NOVEMBER, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 764.
Information has been received from the Military Authorities that Gun Practice will be carried out as under::
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On Monday, 20th November :—
From Stonecutters Island, towards Tsun-wan Bay and between Chung Hue and the mainland, at ranges up to 8,000 yards, commencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at
11 a.m.
* On Wednesday, 22nd November :-
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From Western Defences, North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 6,000 yards, com-
mencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 12 noon.
On Friday, 24th November:-
From Stonecutters Island, towards Tsun-wan Bay and between Chung Hue and the mainland, at ranges up to 8,000 yards, cominencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 12 noon.
On Monday, 27th November:--
From Stonecutters Island, towards Tsun-wan Bay and between Chung Hue and the mainland, and on to Chung Hue, at ranges up to 8,000 yards, commencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 12 noon.
On Wednesday, 29th November:-
From Western Defences, North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 6,000 yards, com-
mencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 11 a.m.
On Friday, 1st December :-
From Western Defences, North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 6,000 yards, com-
mencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 11 a.m.
On Monday, 4th December:-
From Western Defences, North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 6,000 yards, com-
mencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 11 a.m.
On Wednesday, 6th December:
From Lyemun and Devil's Peak, towards Waglan, at ranges up to 14,000 yards, com-
mencing at 10 a.m., and finishing at 1 p.m.
*Ou Friday, 8th December:---
From Western Defences, North-Westerly direction, at ranges up to 12,000 yards, com-
mencing at 9.30 a.m., and finishing at 12 noon.
If the weather is unfavourable on either of the above dates, practice will take place on the follow- ing day.
All ships, junks and other vessels are to keep clear of the ranges.
* Inhabitants should be warned to open windows withiumile of Lower Belcher Battery on these days.
BASIL TAYLOR,
Harbour Master, &c.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 14th November, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 765.
The following Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th November, 1905.
NOTICE.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.
During the Combined Practice from Western Defences on Friday, 8th proximo, from 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon (if range is clear) the heavy gun at Victoria Battery will be fired, and the residents within a radius of a mile of the battery are hereby warned to keep the doors and windows of their houses open on that date to prevent dainage to buildings.