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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 13, 1910.

BENDYSHE LAYTON;

Sir HORMUSJEE NOWROJEE MODY, Knight;

AUGUSTUS SHELTON HOOPER ;

Ho Fook:

FING WA CHÙNG

LEUNG PUI CHI;

LAU CHU PAR;

AUBREY JACOB David;

WILLIAM HUTTON POTTS;

FREDERIC OSMUND STEDMAN ;

ROBERT GORDON SHEWAN ;

ALEXANDER FINDLAY SMITH:

JAMES MIDDLETON BECK;

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Justices of the

Peace;

Now hereby with one full voice and consent of tongue and heart publish and proclaim that the HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE GEORGE FREDERICK 'ERNEST ALBERT is now by the death of OUR LATE SOVEREIGN of happy and glorious memory become our only lawful and rightful LIEGE LORD GEORGE THE FIFTH BY THE GRACE OF GOD, KING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND OF THE BRITISH DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPEROR OF INDIA, SUPREME LORD IN AND OVER THE COLONY OF HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and constant obedience with all hearty and humble affection, beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign to bless THE ROYAL PRINCE GEORGE THE FIFTH with long and happy years to reign over us.

Proclaimed this 9th day of May, 1910.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,

No. 137. Referring to Goverment Notification No. 135 of the 7th May, 1910, the following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to His Excellency the Officer Alministering the Government, dated the 11th instant, is published for information :--

"Court Mourning will last until May 6th, 1911. It is expected that public will

wear decent mourning from May 12th, duration not fixed yet.

King Edward's funeral will take place on morning of May 20th.

CREWE,"

No. 138. Whereas the day of the funeral of our late Sovereign King Edward VII is to be one of Public Mourning, His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government directs, under Section 8 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1875, that Friday, the 20th May, 1910, shall be observed in this Colony as a dies non.

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary,

18th May, 1910.