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No. 159.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JULY, 1880.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

There are three vacancies in the Gaol as 2nd class Turnkey, and one as 2nd class Assistant Turnkey.

Salary 2nd class Turnkey,

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Assistant Turnkey,

$40 a month. .$25

Applications to be made personally and by letter to the Superintendent, on or before the 20th

instant.

Suitable candidates, who possess a knowledge of colloquial Chinese, will be preferred.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th July, 1880..

No. 160.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

FREDERICK STEWART, .

Acting Colonial Secretary,

A Competitive Examination for the post of Assistant Interpreter in the Survey or General's Offer will be held at Noon on Tuesday, the 27th July, at the Council Chamber, Government Offices.

Any young man in the Colony can compete for this Examination, if he can satisfy the Board of Examiners.

1st. That he is within the prescribed limits

ge;

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 public employment; and

4th. That he possesses the requisite knowledge and ability to enter on the discharge of his

official duties.

The salary of the vacant post is $40 a month, and the limits of age are 18 to 25.

Candidates should send in their names, with any Certificates or Testimonials which they may possess, to the Honourable M. S. TONNOCHY, Chairman of the Board of Examiners, before Noon on Monday, the 26th instant.

The Examination will mainly consist of translation, oral and written, from Chinese into English, and English into Chinese.

The result of the Examination will be submitted to His Excellency the Governor, who will selet the person to be appointed.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th July, 1880.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretors.

No. 161.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notices to Mariners are published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th July, 1880.

Government of India.

MARINE BRANCH, MILITARY DEPARTMENT.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

(No. 7.)

INDIA-BAY OF BENGAL.

RIVER HOOGHLY.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretory

Discontinuance of Exhibition of Maroons from the Light-Vessels.

Notice is hereby given that the burning of maroons from the light-ships of the River Hooghly will be discontinued after the 1st December 1880, and that these signals will then be burnt only from the Pilot brigs.

Also, that during the time the Intermediate light-vessel is not on her station (i. e., from 1st December to 31st January the Lower Gaspar light-ship will, from sunset to sunrise, burn a bluelight at the hour, in addition to the one now bur

at the half-hour.

These changes will not affect the order in which the bluelights or rockets are exhibited from the other light-ships. By Direction of the Government of India,

MARINE SURVEY Department, Calcutta, 3rd June, 1880.

R. C. CARRINGTON,

In charge of Office for A. DUNDAS TAYLOR, Comdr. (late I. NJ,

Superintendent, Murine Survey of ledel

This Notice affects the following:-BRITISH ADMIRALTY Charts, Nos. 138a, 814, 1681, 829, 70, and 7486; Light List for 1880. MARINE SURVEY Charts, Nos, 115, 15c, and 103a; Light List for 1880; Taylor's Sailing Directory, Vol. I, page 476.

INDIAS

If this Notice is received on board ship, the substance of it should be inserted on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the Sailing Direct to which it relates.