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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette

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EXTRAORDINARY.

特門 轅 港 WHAT

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, MONDAY, 27TH APRIL, 1885.

No. 25.

VOL. XXXI.

號沉十二第 日三十月三年酉乙日七十二月四年五十八百八千一

簿一十三第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 177.

The following letter received from the Acting Consul for Russia, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 27th April, 1885.

W. H. MARSH,

Colonial Secretary.

No. 165.

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN CONSULATE,

HONGKONG, 26th April, 1885.

SIR, I have the honour to inform you in accordance with instructions received from His Excel- lency Minister DAVYDOW, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Russia in Japan, that all entrances to the port of Vladivostock have been closed by torpedoes, and vessels are not allowed to enter the port except being piloted by Russian Officers.

Furthermore the Askold Lighthouse will cease to show her fire from the 2nd of May, a.c., until further orders.

The Honourable W. H. MARSII, C.M.G.,

Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG.

I have, &c.,

M. GROTE,

Acting Consul for Russia.

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