THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JANUARY, 1882
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The second examination will be similar in its nature to the first, but more difficult in degree. A knowledge of the chief rules of syntax, as given in Pope's Catechism of Tamil Grammar, will be required. The Candidate will be required to act as interpreter between the Examiner and natives perfectly ignorant of English; the interpretation to be on matters connected with some ordinary civil or criminal case.
Candidates taking up Tamil as their second language will be tested by the first standard of examination only.
Great importance will be attached to Candidates being able to read and translate advertisements and articles in the native newspapers with ease.
LAW.
In their first examination Candidates will be examined in the Law of Evidence (Roscoe on Civil and Criminal Evidence), and in the following Ordinances --Nos. 3 of 1846, 5 of 1852, 9 of 1852, 9 of 1859, 18 of 1861, 22 of 1866, 11 of 1868, and 18 of 1871.
In their second examination Candidates will be further examined in Marshall's Judgments, Thomson's Institutes, Taylor on Evidence, Vander Linden's Laws of Holland, Smith's Mercantile Law, and Story or Spence on Equity Jurisdiction.
5. The Examinations will be conducted on a system of Marks, and the time allotted to each subject will be fixed by the Examiners.
6. Any Cadet who is of Singhalese, Tamil, or Eurasian parentage will be required to take his first examination whichever of the native languages has not been spoken by, or familiar to him, as up for a child.
7. This Minute shall have effect from the date of publication, but Cadets appointed before January 1st, 1875, shall have the option of presenting themselves for their first examination under the Notice of July 1st, 1868.
COLONIAL OFFICE, December, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 28.
The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.
By His Excellency's Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th January, 1882.
M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary.
The substance of tuis Notice, as soon as it is received on board, is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it; and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions to which it relates. See Admiralty Instructions, Navigation and Pilotage, pp. 312 and 313.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
(No. 228.)
EASTERN ARCHIPELAGO.
SUMATRA-WEST COAST. PADANG ISLANDS.
(1) Pulo Pandang Light.
With reference to Notice to Mariners, No. 161 (1), of 1st September 1881, on the exhibition of a fixed white light from a lighthouse erected on the south side of Pulo Pandang, approach to Padang road :---
The Netherlands Government has published the following additional information concerning the lighthouse and light The lighthouse, constructed of iron and pyramidal in shape, is painted white, as are also the keeper's dwelling and neighbouring buildings.
Pulo Pandang light serves, in conjunction with the harbour lights on Pulo Pisang Besar and on the Apenberg, to conduct vessels to Padang road at night.
NOTE. The proposal to show a sector of coloured light over Brandywine (Brandewijns) bay from Pulo Pandang lighthouse, has been abandoned.
Pulo Pandang can be approached on all sides to a distance of 2 cables.
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