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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND OCTOBER, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 143.

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The following Notice from the Director of the Observatory is re-published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE.

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Meteorological Signals will be hoisted on the mast in front of the Police Barracks at Tsimshátsui:-

A red drum indicates the existence of a typhoon in the China Sea to the East of the Colony.

A red cone pointing upwards indicates, that a typhoon exists in a latitude more Northern

than the Colony, or, that it is progressing towards North.

A red cone pointing downwards indicates, that a typhoon exists in a latitude more Southern

than the Colony, or, that it is progressing towards South.

A red ball indicates the existence of a typhoon somewhere to the West of the Colony.

2. The shipping community is supposed to be guided not solely by these signals, but to consult

The China Coast Meteorological Register issued daily from here.

3. The Meteorological signals do not imply that a typhoon is approaching the Colony. Local It will be fired Storm-warnings are given by firing the gun placed at the foot of the mast.

one round, whenever a strong gale of wind is expected here. It will be fired two rounds, whenever the wind is expected to blow with storm or typhoon force, and it will be fired again, if possible, when the wind is likely to shift round suddenly,—such shifting being frequently accompanied by great disasters to the shipping.

4. In cases where special information is urgently required, enquiries at the Observatory should, if

possible, be made between 1 p. and 4 p., as I ain particularly engaged at other times.

Hongkong Observatory, 25th May, 1885.

SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

NHECourt will sit in Summary Jurisdiction,

every Friday, until further notice.

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TH

HE Court willsitin Original Jurisdiction, on every Monday and Thursday, until further notice.

By Order of the Court,

A. G. WISE, Acting Registrur.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

is hereby given that an EXTRA-

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the above named Company will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, Pedder's Street, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 13th day of October, 1886, at 12 of the clock, Noon, when the subjoined Besolution which was passed at the EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Com- pany held on the 20th day of September, 1886, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution.

RESOLUTION.

That Article No. 17 in the Articles of Associa- tion be altered by eliminating therefrom the figures $100,000, where they appear twice therein, and substituting for such figures, the figures $150,000.

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co.. General Managers.

Dated 20th September, 1886,

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