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the same shall be a ship of war, a privateer, or a merchant-ship) shall have previously departed, until after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty. If any ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall, after the time wher this order shall be first notified and put in force in the United Kingdom and in the Channel Islands, and in the several Colonies, and Foreign Possessions, and Deper- dencies of Her Majesty respectively, enter any port, roadstead, or waters belonging to Her Majesty, either in the United King. dom or in the Channel Islands, or in any of Her Majesty's Colonies, or Foreign Possessions, or Dependencies, such vessel shall be required to depart and to put to sea within twenty-four hours after her entrance into such port, roadstead, or waters, except in case of stress of weather, or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or repairs, in either of which cases the authorities of the port, or of the nearest port, (as the case inay be), shall require her to put to sea as soon as possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours, without permitting her to take in supplies beyond what may be necessary for her immediate use; and no such vessel which may have been allowed to remain within British waters for the purpose of repair, shall continue in any such port, roadstead, or waters, for a longer period than twenty-four hours after her necessary repairs shall have been completed: Provided, nevertheless, that in all cases in which there shall be any vessels (whether ships of war, privateers, or merchant-ships) of both the said belligerent parties in the same port, roadstead, or waters within the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, there shall be an interval of not less than twenty-four hours between the departure therefrom of any such vessel (whether a ship of war, a privateer, or a merchant-ship) of the one belli- gerent, and the subsequent departure therefrom of any ship of war or privateer of the other belligerent; and the times hereby limited for the departure of such ships of war and privateers respectively shall always, in case of necessity, be extended so far as may be requisite for giving effect to this proviso, but not further or otherwise.
4. No ship of war or privateer of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted, while in any port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, to take in any supplies except provisions and such other things as may be requisite for the subsistence of her crew; and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country, or to some nearer destination; and no coal shall be again supplied to any such ship of war or privateer. in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, without special per mission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.-I have, &c.
HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE,
&c.,
&c.,
se.
(Signed),
RUSSELL.
Now, therefore, in obedience to the direction of His Grace The DUKE OF NEWCASTLE, it is hereby declared, that the above Rules are to be obeyed by all persons within the said Colony of Hong- kong, and that obedience to the said Rules will be strictly enforced.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 26th Day of March, 1862.
No. 32.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary.
With reference to Government Notification No. 15 of the 10th Ultimo, it is hereby made known that His Excellency the Governor has granted to LEE ASSENG, of the SEE-TYE shop, No. 181, Bonham Strand, West, the exclusive Privilege of preparing and selling prepared Opium within the Colony of Hongkong and the waters thereof, for the period of One Year from the 1st of April, 1862. By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th March, 1862.
W. H. ALEXANDER, Acting Colonial Secretary
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.
DATE.
1862.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
1862.
Barometer.
Thermometer. Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.
Thermometer.
March 22,
30.21
""
23,
30.25
24,
30.21
"
وو
25,
30.21
26,
30.14
"2
"}
27;
28.
30.15 30.18
"
8888885
66
30.22
65
30.24
64
63
30.23
63
30.22
64
63
30.21
63
30.21
66
65
30.21
66
30.12
66
66
30.08
68
30.09
6$
66
30.10
67
30.11
67
67
30.18
66
30.18
66
6 A.M.
9 AM.
BAROMETER.
March 22
"
23 28.30
24 28.99
:1
25 28.30 28.31
1
26 28.2798
"
2723,2428.31
11
28 28.27
'KOON
3 F.M.
6 P.M.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER,
DRY BULB.
WET BULK.
THER- MOMETER
Self Re- gistering.
WINDS.
Force, ranges from 0 to 12.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
Noox
6 P.M.
Min. Max.
GA.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
31,M. Dirn. F.
Dira. * Dirn.
1.32/28.3651.0057.00|54.00|53,60|54.09|53.00/53.04l60,00 E 8.27|28.2662.00/52.45/53,00 18,00|50.0051,0051.0055.00 ThS 1.000.00153.00:54.00|59.00|50.06|51.6064.00 Ebs
28.2559.6061.mn/62.0059.00/51.0662,00 58,0065,5638ELE
8.0061,0062.4586.00 €10051,0069,00 SSE 60,0050.4553.30 67,0058,605 105C Loobs 77,00j58 00:02.00|57.00|58.00|62.00|56.00 67.00 5
4 JELS
5 E
5
Fine.
8 JEBS
7 EbS
7
Fine, with a strong breeze.
5 EbS
4 JESE
5 SE 1 SE 6 ELS 5 E
6 İSSE
5 Foggy.
1 EBS SELS 5 E
4 Foggy.
5 Foggy.
8 Fine, with fog at intervals.
1 Fog, wet dew, afternoon fine.