THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH FEBRUARY, 1889.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 69,
The following is published for general information.
By Command,.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1889.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
ALTERATION IN THE NAME OF STREET IN VICTORIA.
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The Lane on Inland Lot No. 115 which has hitherto been numbered as part of and known as Shelly Street Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7 shall from henceforth be known as Tak Wing Lane, and has been numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 by the Assessor as part of the same.
J. M. PRICE,
Surveyor General.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 70.
The following Police Notification is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th February, 1889.
POLICE NOTIFICATION.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
On the 20th, 21st, and 22nd February, 1889, being the days fixed for the Races at Wongnaich'ung, the following Regulations, under Ordinance No. 10 of 1869, having received the approval of His Excellency The Governor will be in force :--
I. Between the Clock Tower and Praya East :—
II.
(a.) All Horses and Vehicles going Eastward are to keep on the Left Hand, or Northern
side of the Road.
(b.) On returning Westward, Horses and Vehicles are to keep on the Right Hand, or Northern side of the Road, passing any Vehicles they may overtake according to the Common Rule of the Road.
(a.) All Horses and Vehicles going Eastward are to turn down to the Eastern Praya by the Guard Room, and continue along the Praya, Wántsai Road East of No. 2 Station, and the Road West of Bowrington Canal.
(b.) All Horses and Vehicles returning from the Race Course are to keep the route
authorised in the preceding Sub-section.
III. Every person who shall ride or drive in a furious manner, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or to the common danger of the passengers in any public Road, or thoroughfare is liable to a penalty.
IV.
(a.) Bearers of Chairs are to proceed Eastward on the Right Hand, (Southern) side of
the Road, and to continue on through Wántsai and the Morrison Hill Gap. (b.) Bearers of Chairs returning Westward are to keep on the Left Hand, or the Southern
side of the Road, and are to pass over the same Roads as in going.
V. Persons carrying burdens are to walk in that portion of the roadway only allowed for chairs,
as prescribed in the previous section.
All other foot passengers between the Clock Tower and Praya East are to walk only on the foot paths, and not on the roadway except for the purpose of crossing.
VI. No Chairs or Vehicles will be allowed to remain on the Road between the boundaries of the Cemeteries and the Stands; neither is any Vehicle to go at more than a slow pace at the same place.
VII. Chairs and Vehicles to be arranged in the neighbourhood of the Race Course as directed by the Police Constables on Duty.
·VIII. Owners of Dogs are recommended not to allow their Dogs to go near the Race Course, as any Dog found straying without a Collar with the name and address thereon of his Owner, is liable to be destroyed (Ordinance 14 of 1845, paragraph IV).
IX. Persons using Chairs are recommended to go and return by way of the Kennedy Road so as to avoid overcrowding the Queen's Road. No Horse or Vehicle will be allowed on the Kennedy Road.
By Command,
'W. M. DEANE, Captain Superintendent of Police,
Victoria, Hongkong, 12th February, 1889.