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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
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No. 47.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER, 1896.
VOL. XLII.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 434.
His Excellency the Governor, with the consent of His Excellency the Major-General Commanding, has been pleased to appoint Dr. JOHN WORRELL Carrington, C.M.G., to be Major and Comman ant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 435.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr. C. BEURMANN as in charge of the Danish Consulate in Hongkong during the temporary absence from the Colony of Mr. J. KRAMER, Consul for Denmark.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th November, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 436.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th November, 1896.
(Translation)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
NOTICE
To Masters of vessels regarding their chief duties towards the Customs Authorities.
The cargo manifest should be made out and signed by the master before arrival of the vessel within twenty kilometers of the coast and Customs officers may satisfy themselves as to this by board- ing vessels, that are manoeuvring or are at anchor in such waters.
The master, upon his arrival within twenty kilometers of the coast, has to hand a copy of the manifest to the Customs officers, who will endorse the original. This copy, if not asked for at sea, has to be given up upon arrival in port.