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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST MAY, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 155.

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Notice is hereby given that THE HARBURG AND VIENNA INDIA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED, of Harburg, Elbe in the province of Hanover, Germany, has complied with the requirements of Ordi- nances 16 of 1873 and 20 of 1895, for the registration in this Colony of its Marks as applied to all India rubber and gutta percha goods and goods made from similar substances and manufactured by the said Company; and that the same have been duly registered.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 29th April, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 156.

The following Notice is published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1897.

NOTICE.

On the 1st May, 1897, the Imperial Chinese Post Office will open an office at Chang Chow, from which date all ordinary mail matter collected by the Chinese Hongs for that place must be taken to the General Post Office for transmission.

Postage will be at the same rates as for Macao.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 26th April, 1897.

A. M. THOMSON,

Postmaster General.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 143.

The following is published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 15th April, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

New Rules for the Examination of Candidates for Certificates as Masters, Mates, and Engineers, Mercantile Marine, will come into force on 1st January, 1898.

Copies of the Rules can be obtained at the Harbour Master's Office, price 25 cents each.

R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comdr., R.N.,

Harbour Department, Hongkong, 14th April, 1897.

Harbour Master, &c.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 141.

The following Lots of Crown Land at Square Street, Tank Lane, Taiping Street, Taipingshan Street, and Po Yan Street, will be sold by Public Auction on Monday, the 3rd day of May, 1897, at

3 P.M.

Inland Lts Nos. 1420 to 1422, 1423 to 1426, 1427 to 1433, 1434 to 1439, and 1440 to 1446.

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale see page 251 of the Government Gazette for 1897.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th April, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.