THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH APRIL, 1882.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 162.
ARRIVAL OF HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL SARGENT, COMMANDING HER MAJESTY'S FORCES IN CHINA, HONGKONG AND STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
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His Excellency The Administrator has been pleased to direct the publication of the following intimation which has been received from the Military Authorities.
By Command,
FREDERICK STewart,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong. 8th April, 1882.
General Orders, No. 60.
COMMAND.
HEAD-QUARTERS, HONGKONG, 1st April, 1882.
1. Her Majesty The QUEEN having been graciously pleased to appoint Major-General SARgent, C.B., to command the Troops in China and Straits Settlements, in succession to General Donovan, His Excellency the Major-General assumes command from this date.
II. His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has been pleased to approve of Major F. CARDEW, 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, being appointed Assistant Military Secretary to Major-General SARGENT, C.B., on his assuming Command of the Troops in China and Straits Settlements.
By Order,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 163.
The following Post Office Notification is published for general information.
J. BURY, Captain, Brigade-Major.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1882.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to approve of the following Hours for closing the English Mails till further notice, on the days mentioned below:-
Tuesday, April the 18th.
Friday,
29th.
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Thursday, May 11th.
Thursday, July the 6th.
Do.
20th.
51
Do. Augt. 3rd.
27
Do.
25th.
Do.
17th.
22
Do. June Do.
8th.
Do.
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31st.
11
22nd.
Day of Departure,---
3.00 P.M.-Money Order Office closes.
4.00 P.M.
-Registry of Letters ceases. Posting of all printed inatter and patterns ceases. 5.00 P.M.-Mails closed, except for Late Letters.
5.10 P.M.-Letters may
be
5.30 P.M. when the lobe posted with late fee of 10 cents until
Office closes entirely.
6.00 P.M.-Late Letters may be posted on board the packet with late fee of 10 cents, and news- papers without late fee, until 9.30 P.M. when the Supplementary Mail will be closed; Circulars will be returned to the Post Office.
After 9.30 p.m. Letters may be placed in the Loose Box for treatment at Singapore.
S. BARFF,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1882.
Acting Postmaster General.