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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.

of passengers'

11-A certain quantity of each passenger's luggage, within Free allowance a limit of weight to be fixed from time to time by the Railway luggage Administration, shall be allowed free of charge, provided the passenger presents his luggage for weighment before the commence- ment of his journey.

12.--(1) A passenger may take into a carriage only such Luggage in small articles of personal luggage as are required for his own use passenger

carriage with on the journey and can be placed in the carriage without incon- veniencing other passengers or reducing the available accommoda- tion in the carriage.

(2) A Railway Administration shall not be responsible for the loss, destruction or deterioration of any luggage taken into a carriage by, or by the direction of, a passenger.

Luggage

secured

13.--(1) A Railway Administration may refuse to carry, except under special agreement, any passenger's luggage which is insufficiently improperly packed or locked or otherwise insufficiently secured, unless it is taken into a carriage by the passenger in pursuance of rule 12, clause 1.

(2) A Railway Administration shall not be responsible, except under special agreement, for any loss, destruction or deterioration of any passenger's luggage caused by its having been improperly packed or locked or otherwise insufficiently secure.

CHAPTER III.

CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS OR OFFENSIVE GOODS.

14. For the purposes of the Railways Ordinance (No. 21 of 1909), the following are hereby declared to be dangerous goods, "dangerous viz:-

Alcoholic liquid of a greater strength than 70 per

cent. by weight of Alcohol

Articles declared to ba

goods

A

Acid, Blacial acetic

B

Acid, Carbolic

Acid, Cresylic

B

Acid, Crude coal tar used as disinfectants

A

Acid, Hydrochloric syn. Muriatic or Spirits of Salts... B Acid, Hydrofluoric, syn. Fluoric

B

Alcoholic liquid of a greater strength than 70 per

cent, by weight of Alcohol

A

Ammunitions of all description (other than percus-

Ammonia, in sclution

sion caps or priming caps or empty sporting cases)

В

B

Aqua fortis

B

Asphaline

C

Batching oils flashing above 76 deg. Fahr.

A

Benzine

E

Benzoline

E

Bisulphide of carbon

D

Blasting gelatine

C

Blasting powders

Bobbinite

C

Bromine

B

Calcium Carbide

A

Carbo-azotine

C

Cartridges

C

Cheddite

C

Chlorate of Potash, mixture for rackarock

C

Chlorides of phosphorus

C

Chloride of sulphur

B

Collodion

D

Coloured fires

C

Combustibles, not otherwise herein specified

C

Compressed gunpowder

C

Cotton-powder

C

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