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No. 20.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1881.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
HONGKONG CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS.
The following Minute by the Governor is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1881.
MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
As a general rule, all appointments at my disposal in the Civil Service of this Colony will be given by a system of Competitive Examinations, similar to that which is established for the Civil Service of the United Kingdom by Her Majesty's Order in Council of the 4th of June, 1870.
Any young man in the Colony can compete for such appointments.
Each Candidate must satisfy the Board of Examiners that I may from time to time nominate :-
1st. That he is within the limits of age prescribed for the situation or employment to which
he desires to be admitted;
2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere
with the proper discharge of his duties;
3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for such situation or employment; and 4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his
official duties.
(Signed) J. POPE HENNESSY.
28th May, 1877.
In accordance with the foregoing Minute, an open Competitive Examination for the post of Sergeant Interpreter in the Police Department will be held at 2.30 P.M., on Tuesday, the 8th of February, in the Council Chamber, Government Offices.
The salary of the post is $20 a month.
Candidates should send in their names, with any certificates or testimonials they may possess, to the Colonial Secretary, before Monday, the 7th proximo.
The limits of age for this appointment are 20 to 25.
For the post, the Examination will mainly consist of English, especially viva voce translation from Chinese into English, Handwriting, Arithmetic, and Chinese.
The Examiners will lay before the Governor the names of the Candidates in order of merit.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd January, 1881.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Dead Letters.
Brown, Miss H., 30, St. George's in the East, London,... Brown, Mrs. Jas., 132, Cambridge Street, Collingwood, Australia, Chaistfield, K., 26, Penn Street, Philadelphia, Pa..
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Chan Woon-fai, Marseilles,
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Clare, Francis, Enniskillen, Ireland,
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Finn, P., 5, Rutland Street, Limerick, Ireland,
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Powell, J., 25, Lower Camden Street, Birmingham, Reading, Miss B., 5, Rutland Street, Limerick, Schmidt, Mrs. K., 133, Cherry Street, New York, Shole, Mrs., 16, Clarence Road, Clapton, London, Sloane, Hy, American Schooner Star, Hongkong, Stocker, Miss G., 9, Prospect Place, Old Kent Road, London, Svenson, G., 1, Upton Road, Downham Road, London,
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Taylor, James, Ribigil, Sutherlandshire,
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Taylor, Miss A., Melbourne, Australia,
Landon, C. R., Heathfield Gardens, Chiswick,
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Tylar, Mrs., 3, Dacre Road, Lee, Blackheath,
Leonard, Miss I., Beacon Lane, Liverpool,
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Leavel, Miss, 15, Globe Crescent, Forrest Gate, Essex,
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Vankenfast, Mr., Haymarket, London,
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London & South Eastern Railway Co., London,
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White, J. II., Post Office, Leith, N.B.,.
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McManus, 296, State Street, Bridgeport, Conn.,..
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(s) Posted at Shanghai,
The above letters have been returned from various places at which the addressees cannot be found. If not claimed within ten days, they will be
opened and returned to the writers.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 28th January, 1881.
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