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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH MAY, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 223.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Regulations for Government Scholarships for the study of Law, Medicine, or Civil Engineering in Great Britain, published in the Government Gazette of the 17th May, 1884, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that, for the examina- tion to be held in December, 1886, the list of subjects shall be as follows:-
Epoch in History.-The House of Hanover.
Hand-book on English Literature.-Stopford Brooke's Primer; Morley's Hand-book,
(Hanoverian Period).
Play of Shakespeare.—The Winter's Tale.
Latin.-Caesar, Book I.
Chemistry.-Non-metallic Elements and their compounds (Roscoe's Elements recommended). Euclid.-Books I and II with Exercises.
By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th May, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 224.
The following Return, received from Mr. A. HUMPHREYS, of the quantity of Spirits distilled by the China Sugar Refining Company, Limited, is published for general information.
Spirits manufactured during the quarter ending 28th May, 1885,.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th May, 1885.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 225.
Proof Gallons. .25,679.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
The following Notice from the Government Astronomer is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th May, 1885.
NOTICE.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
Meteorological Signals will be hoisted on the mast in front of the Police Barracks at Tsimshatsui:- 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, thai 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 Coust Meteorological Register issued daily from here.
3. The Meteorological signals do not imply that a typhoon is approaching the Colony. Loca! Storm-warnings are given by firing the gun placed at the foot of the mast. It will be fired 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 suddenly shift round,-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 am particularly engaged at other times.
Hongkong Observatory, 25th May, 1885.
W. DOBERCK, Government Astronomer.
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