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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH DECEMBER, 1905.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 808.
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With reference to Government Notification No. 801 of the 1st December, 1905, it is hereby no fied that telegraphic information has been received from the Government of Burma to the effect th restrictions imposed upon arrivals from Hongkong have been removed.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th December, 1905.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Colonial Secretary,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 809.
Under the provisions of Section 2 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1869, the following Regulations, having been approved by His Excellency the Governor, will be observed on the 16th December, 1905, being the day of the Victoria Recreation Club Regatta :—
1. A Red Burgee will be hoisted at a staff on the Judge's Stand 5 minutes before the starting
of a Race, and will be kept flying until that Race is finished.
2. During the time that the Red Burgec is flying, all boats, junks and launches, are to keep outside the Boundaries of the Course, in order not to interfere with the competing crews.
3. The Eastern Boundary will be a line due North and South from the Kerosine Depôt, Tai
Kok Tsui, clear and West of the Man-of-war anchorage at Kowloon.
The Western Boundary will be a line due North and South from the Flagship. The distance of the Course will be 11⁄2 miles from the Flagship.
4. Launches following the Races must keep astern of the sternmost of the competing boats.
(N.B. This Regulation does not apply to the launch of the Umpire or Honorary
Secretary of the Club.)
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 7th December, 1905.
L. BARNES LAWRENCE, Captain, R.N.,
Harbour Master, se.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. $10.
The following Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th November, 1905, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th December, 1905.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH, Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE
AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
3,664,586
2,300,000
13,723,957
9,000,000
68,015
40,000
TOTAL,.............
.....$
17,456,558
11,340,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
National Bank of China, Limited,