660436-1888-Reward--100-defrauding-Treasury — Page 1

122

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH FEBRUARY, 1888.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION-No. 49.

His Excellency the Governor directs it to be hereby notified that a reward of $100 will be paid to

any person arresting or giving such information as shall lead to the arrest of each of the following offenders:

ཡ

Au-yeung Tat,

Ayau (Rent Collector to the said Au-yeung Tat,)

歐楊達 亞有

who are charged with defrauding the Treasury by collecting certain Municipal Rates under false pretences.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th February, 1888..

FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 50.

The following Police Notification is published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK Stewart, Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th February, 1888.

POLICE NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that in view of the approaching Chinese New Year, the Captain Superintendent of Police has been authorised to give permission, under Ordinance 9 of 1886, for Crackers to be fired under the following restrictions :---

In the Districts west of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street, the firing of Crackers will be permitted from 4 P.M. on the 11th February, 1888, until 4 P.M. on the 13th February, 1888, subject to the following stipulations :-

(7.) Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of St. Peter's Chapel between 7.30 and 8.30 A M., 11 A.M., and 12.15 p.m., 6 P.M., and 7.30 P.M. on the 12th February.

(b.) Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of St. Stephen's Chapel Taipingshan, between the hours of 9.30 A.M. and 1 P.M. and 6.15 P.M. and S P.M. on the 12th February.

In the Districts east of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street Crackers may be fired only between the hours of 4 P.M. of the 11th and 9 P.M. of the 12th February subject to the following stipulations:-

(a.) Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of St. John's Cathedral between 8.30 A.M. and 1 P.M., and between 5.45 P.M. and 7 P.M. of the 12th February, 1888.

(b.) Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, Caine Road, between 5 A.M. and 10 A.M. of the 12th February, 1888.

(c.) Crackers shall not be fired within 200 yards of the Union Chapel, Elgin Street,

between 11 and 12 A.M. and 7 and 8.30 P.M. on the 12th February, 1888.

No burning Cracker or other fire is to be thrown above the head or near any person or inflammable material, and all reasonable precaution must be taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness.

The Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers in contravention of the foregoing restrictions.

THE FIRING OF BOMBS IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

CENTRAL POLICE BARRACKS,

Hongkong, 27th January, 1888.

By Command,

W. M. DEANE,

Capt. Supt. of Police.