THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH APRIL, 1897.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. – No. 121.
The following is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th April, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
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CIRCULAR.
Downing STREET,
25th February, 1897.
SIR,-The question has recently been submitted to me whether any joint or uniform action should be taken in Her Majesty's Colonial Possessions for the celebration of the sixtieth year of Her accession to the Throne, or whether such celebration should be left to the separate action of the several Colonies. 2. If it were possible to inaugurate any such joint or uniform celebration throughout the Colonies, it would doubtless greatly add to the interest that must in any circunstances attach to the commemoration of this unique and auspicious event. But, apart from other considerations, it appears to me that the great variations of climate and season that are to be found throughout Her Majesty's Colonial Empire at any given period of the year would alone render any such action impracticable; and I prefer therefore to leave it to local initiative in each case to make whatever arrangements may be suggested by local circumstances, feeling assured that I may rely upon the judgment and good feeling, not only of those in authority, but of the general body of Her Majesty's subjects, to celebrate the event in a inanner befitting the occasion.
I have the honour to be,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 122.
The following Revised Regulations regarding Hongkong, Straits Settlements, and Malay States Cadetships, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th April, 1897.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
HONGKONG, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, AND MALAY STATES CADETSHIPS.
1. With the view of supplying the Civil Service of Hongkong, the Straits Settlements, and the Protected States of the Malay Peninsula, Cadetships have been established, the holders of which are required to serve indifferently in any of the above mentioned Colonies or States, and to devote them- selves for a certain time after their arrival in the East to learning one or more of the native languages, viz., Malay, Chinese, and Tamil, as the local Government may direct. Cadets appointed to this service will in the first instance be allotted to one or other of the Colonies or States in question, and will, as a rule, look for promotion only in that Colony or State, but it must be distinctly understood that they will be liable to be transferred at any time from one to another, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, without being given compensation for any special local privileges or allowances.
2. The Cadets, who must be natural-born British subjects, are selected by open competitive exa- mination held by the Civil Service Commissioners, to whom all inquiries on the subject should be addressed.
The Examination for these appointments will, as a rule, be held in the month of August, in those years in which vacancies have occurred, simultaneously with the examination for the Civil Service of India. Candidates must be between the ages of 21 and 24 on the first day of August in the year in which the Examination is held.
* A separate paper is issued by the Civil Service Commission, containing information in regard to the Examination.