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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JULY, 1899..

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 424.

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With reference to Government Notification No. 397 of the 20th October, 1896, the following Circular Despatch is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1899.

CIRCULAR.

SIR,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

DOWNING STREET,

31st May, 1899.

With reference to my Circular despatch of the 31st August, 1896, I have the honour to inform you that the Principality of Montenegro has given notice of withdrawal from the International Copy- right Convention of the 9th of September, 1886, as from the 1st of April, 1900.

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

I have the honour to be,

Sir, Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 425.

His Excellency the Governor is pleased to direct that Monday, the 7th August, being Holiday, is to be observed as a Holiday by the Government Departments.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1899.

J. 1. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 426.

His Excellency the Governor desires to express his warm appreciation of the public spirit shewn by the following gentlemen :—

CHESNEY Duncan, GERSHOM Stewart,

C. H. GALE.

P. G. LAW.

W. NAGEL.

E. RALPHS.

who offered their services in connection with the suppression of the Plague, which it is happily now unnecessary to accept owing to the decrease of the epidemic.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th July, 1899.

J. II. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 427.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following promotions in the Hongkong Volunteer Corps with effect from the 25th May, 1899:-

Lieutenant DONALD MACDONALD to be Captain in the Field Battery, vice CHAPMAN promoted. Sergeant JOHN HENRY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG to be Lieutenant in the Field Battery, vice

MACDONALD, promoted.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th July, 1899.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary,