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THE HONGKONG
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VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 9TH FEBRUARY, 1884.
日三十月正年申甲
VOL. XXX.
日九初月二年四十八百八千一 薄十三
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 36.
Notice is hereby given, that the Governor in Council, under and in pursuance of Ordinance No. 14 of 1862, entitled An Ordinance for granting Patents for Inventions within this Colony, has granted Letters Patent, bearing date the 6th Day of February, 1884, to THE BLACKMAN AIR PROPELLER VENTILATING COMPANY, LIMITED, of Austin Friars, in the City of London, England, Assignee of EDWIN POWLEY ALEXANDER, of Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, England, for securing to the said Company the exclusive right of using within the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies an Invention, for which Her Majesty's Letters Patent have been obtained in England, by the said EDWIN POWLEY ALEXANDER for Improvements in Ventilating and Exhaust Fans, for the residue of the term of Fourteen Years from the 19th Day of March, 1883.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 37.
The following Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th February, 1884.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
NOTICE.
It is hereby notified to the Public that the Military Authorities are about to lay a mine field on the Hougkong side of the Lye-mun Pass for the purpose of making experiments.
The field will be marked by two buoys moored in the centre of the Pass; and to prevent fouling the mine cases and moorings, Masters of Vessels navigating the Channel are cautioned to keep on the North East or Chinese side of the said buoys.
Guard boats will be stationed to warn Shipmasters previous to firing the mines.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 5th February, 1884.
NOTICE.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, &c.
Masters of Junks are directed to keep on the Chinese side of the Lye-mun Pass, when going through that Channel, in order to avoid damage from mines which are to be laid on the Hongkong side of the Pass.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 5th February, 1884.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbour Master, Je.