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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 13, 1910.

MALICIOUS DAMAGE AMENDMENT BILL.-The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled. An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damage Ordinance, 1865.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, the Bill being left in Committee.

OPIUM AMENIMENT BILL--The Colonial Secretary addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1909.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question--put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Conneil in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, and Bill reported with amendments.

The Colonial Secretary moved the suspension of the Standing Orders and that the Bill be read a third time.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Some disenssion then ensued and the motion was withdrawn.

MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT BILL. The Colonial Se retary addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890.

The Colonial Treasurer seconded.

Question-- put and agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Council in Committee on the Bill.

Council resumed, the Bill being left in Committee.

TRAMWAY (AMENDMENT) BILL. The Second randing of the Bill entitled. An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902, was not proceseled with.

ADJOURNMENT. --The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 12th May, 1910.

Read and confirmed this 9th day of May, 1919.

F. II. MAY,

Oficer Administering the Government.

C. CLEMENTI,

terk of Covariis

NOTICES.

Coro AL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 140.It is hereby notified that II. B. M‚'s Consul-General at Yinmanfu has made arrangements with the Administrator of Foreign Affairs of the Province of Yünnan whereby the passports of British subjects entering Chim at Hokow, which have not been already seed by a competent Chinese authority, can be presented for r se to the Fu Tu Pan at that Port, who is te local Deputy for Foreiga Affairs. As trains on the Yiinnan railway only run during the day, a traveller bound for Yinuan is obliged to stay a night at Lao-Kay, and there is ample time for him after the arrival of the one train a day from Hanoi to engage his room at the Lotel and then to cross over the boundary bridge to Hokow to visit the Fu Tu Pan and return to Lao-Kay in time for dinner.