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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD MAY, 1896.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. —No. 189.

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There is a vacancy in the Sanitary Department for an Interpreter to an Inspector of Nuisances.

Duties,.

...Interpretation.

Qualifications,..... ........Ability to interpret readily English into Chinese and Chinese into

Salary,

English.

$180 per annum, rising by annual increments of $12 to $240 per

annum.

Applications with the usual certificates to be sent to the Colonial Secretary not later than Noon of Wednesday, the 3rd proximo.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 21st May, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 190.

The following Circular Despatch with its enclosure is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th May, 1896.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

CIRCULAR (2)

DOWNING STREET,

27th March, 1896.

SIR,-I have the honour to transmit to you a copy of a new Regulation, which has been issued by the Secretary of State for War and incorporated in the Queen's Regulations, regarding the relative position and command of Imperial and Colonial Military Officers.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

Extract.

A.

QUEEN'S REGULATIONS AND ORDERS FOR THE ARMY.

Section II. paragraph 1 (d).

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"(d) Officers of the Army serving in any British Colony or Dependency, with rank granted by the Queen, shall have precedence of Colonial Officers of equal rank, but if holding local rank conferred upon them by the Colonial Authorities, shall take rank with Colonial Officers according to the dates of their respective Colonial ranks; provided that Colonels serving in the Dominion of Canada, with rank granted by the Queen, or by the General Officer Commanding the Forces there, shall have precedence of, and command over, all Colonial Officers; and also that Field Officers of the Regular Forces in a Colony or Dependency shall have precedence of, and command over, Field Officers of the permanent Militia and Volunteer Forces there, if so ordered by the Governor. Local or temporary rank granted to an Officer of the Army on assuming command of Colonial Forces, or when proceeding to a Colony for any special service, shall be conferred by the Queen."