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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 22, 1912.

APPOINTMENTS, &c.

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No. 346.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to approve the following appointments:

Hon. Mr. ALEXANDER MACDONALD THOMSON, Colonial Treasurer, to act as Colonial Secretary during the absence on leave of Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, with effect from 23rd November ;

Mr. CHARLES MCILVAINE MESSER, Postmaster General, to act as Colonial Treasurer in addition to his ordinary duties, with effect from 23rd November ; Mr. ARTHUR GEORGE MURCHISON FLETCHER, Official Receiver and Registrar of Trade Marks, to act as Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of Councils during the remainder of the absence on leave of Mr. CECIL CLEMENTI OF until further notice, with effect from 20th November, 1912;

Mr. HUGH ADAIR NISBET, Registrar, Supreme Court, to act as Official Receiver and Registrar of Trade Marks in addition to his ordinary duties, with effect from 20th November;

Mr. DAVID WILLIAM TRATMAN to act as Head of the Sanitary Department during the remainder of the absence on leave of Mr. EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN WOLFE, with effect from 18th November ;

Mr. GEOFFREY ROBLEY SAYER to act as Acsistant District Officer for the Southern

District of the New Territories, with effect from 18th November ;

Mr. SAMUEL BURNSIDE BOYD MCELDERLY to act as Deputy Registrar and Appraiser

of the Supreme Court, with effect from 20th November;

Mr. NORMAN LOCKHART SMITH to act as Assistant District Officer for the Northern

District of the New Territories, with effect from 20th November.

19th November, 1912.

No. 347.—Mr. FRANCIS ARTHUR HAZELAND, First Police Magistrate, returned from leave and resumed duty on 18th November.

19th November, 1912.

No. 348. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain the Honourable FITZROY RICHARD SOMERSET, Grenadier Guards, to be his Aide-de-Camp, vice Lieutenant FRANCIS JOHN WYLEY, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, with effect from this date.

21st November, 1912.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEpartment.

No. 349.-The following Notice is published for general information.

Public Notice with respect to Signboards.

1. No signboard shall be hung or fixed, or maintained, unless a clear space of not less than seven feet be left between the signboard and the level of the footpath or roadway.

2. No signboard shall be hung or fixed, or maintained, under any verandah or balcony unless a clear space of not less than ten feet be left between the signboard and the level of the footpath or roadway.

3. No signboard of which the maximum width exceeds fourteen inches shall be hung or fixed, or maintained, except under a verandah or balcony, unless a clear space of not less than twelve feet be left between the signboard and the level of the footpath or roadway.

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