CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 412

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the various colonies, and requesting information whether the practice should be continued in this colony.

In reply I have to acquaint Your Lordship that for several years no morning gun has been fired by the Military, and that owing to the peculiar formation of the hills round Hong Kong the firing of the morning gun by the Senior Naval Officer in the Harbour was felt to be a great annoyance to the inhabitants generally, and especially to delicate persons and invalids. It frequently caused no little distress and injury to the latter, especially in Summer, when all the windows are obliged to be kept open. This gave greater effect to the noise and reverberation amongst the hills which often interrupted the only sleep which such persons had got after a restless night.

The Admiral and Commodore have therefore for some time discontinued the practice at my request, urged on them by the feeling of the community. The same objections do not, or at least with the same force, apply to the evening gun, nor to that fired at moon, both of which I am sure the majority of the Community would desire to have continued. In the morning however the present practice of firing a musket at Sunrise is sufficient, and is required because from custom and by Ordinance the hour for firing

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408 me to the various colonies, and requesting information whether the practice should be continued in this colony. In reply I have to acquaint Your Lordship that for several years no morning gun has been fired by the Military, and that owing to the peculiar formation of the hills round Hong Kong the firing of the morning gun by the Senior Naval Officer in the Harbour was felt to be a great annoyance to the inhabitants generally, and especially to delicate persons and invalids. It frequently caused no little distress and injury to the latter, especially in Summer, when all the windows are obliged to be kept open. This gave greater effect to the noise and reverberation amongst the hills which often interrupted the only sleep which such persons had got after a restless night. The Admiral and Commodore have therefore for some time discontinued the practice at my request, urged on them by the feeling of the community. The same objections do not, or at least with the same force, apply to the evening gun, nor to that fired at moon, both of which I am sure the majority of the Community would desire to have continued. In the morning however the present practice of firing a musket at Sunrise is sufficient, and is required because from custom and by Ordinance the hour for firing

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408 me to the various bolonies, and requesting inform Your Lordship whether the practice should be continued in this bolony. In reply I have to acquaint Mour Lardship that for several years no morning goon has been fired by the Military, and that owing to the peculiar formation of the hills round Hongthing the firing of the morning gun by the Senior Naval Officer. in the Harbar annoyance more was felt to be CV ~ great to the inhabitants generally, and especially to delicate persons and invalids. It frequently caused no little distress and injury to the latter, especially in Summer, when all the windows are obliged to be kept epen. This gave greater effect to the noise and reverteration amongst the hills which often interrupted the only sleep which such persons had get after restles night. The Adminal and Commodore have therefore for some time discontinued the part practice it my request, urged on the furt of the community. The Same abjections do not farce, apply, at least with the same to the evening gun. ut moon, nor to that fired both of which I am am Sure the majority of the Community would desire to have continued. In the morning however the present practice of firing a mustet at Sunrise is sufficient, and is required because from custom and by Ordinance the have fining A

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the various bolonies, and requesting inform Your Lordship whether the practice should be continued in this bolony.

In reply I have to acquaint Mour Lardship that for several

years no morning goon has been fired by the Military, and that owing to the peculiar formation of the hills round Hongthing the firing of the morning gun by the Senior Naval Officer.

in the Harbar

annoyance

was

felt to be

~ great

to the inhabitants generally, and especially to delicate persons and invalids. It frequently caused no little distress and

injury to the latter, especially

in Summer, when all the windows are obliged to be kept epen. This gave greater effect to the noise and reverteration amongst

the hills which often interrupted the only

sleep which such persons had get after restles night.

The Adminal and Commodore have

therefore for

some time discontinued the

part

practice it my request, urged on the furt of the community. The

Same

abjections do not

farce,

apply, at least with the same

to the evening gun.

moon,

nor to that fired

both of which I

Sure

the majority of the Community would desire to have continued. In the morning however the present practice of firing a mustet at Sunrise is sufficient, and is

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