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THE HONGKONG

ERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JULY, 1879.

2. Ch'an A-fuk, an earth coolie, was, on the

23rd instant, convicted and sentenced to three

months' imprisonment with hard labour for steal-

ing clothing to the value of $3, the property of one Liú A-chan.

3. Lau A-púi, a seaman, was, on the 24th

instant, convicted and sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a pair of trousers, the property of one Li A-fát. The prisoner was further ordered to pay $1.50 amends to the pawnbroker with whom he had pawned the stolen property, in default to be further imprisoned for fourteen days with hard labour.

4. Chan A-wai, a mat packer, and Fung A- shing, a_shop coolie, were, on the 20th instant, convicted and sentenced to three months' impri- sonment each with hard labour for stealing a box containing clothing and other articles to the value of $A from house No. 2, Alexandra Terrace.

Attempting to commit suicide.

5. Liú A-kit, a furnier, was, on the 4th instant, found attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat at the Man-fong-lau boarding house. The Magistrate sentenced him to one month's imprisonment.

Embezzlement.

6. Ch'an A-iú, a cook, was, on the 23rd instant. convicted and sentenced to three months' impri- sonment with hard labour for enbezzling $7.50,

the monies of Norberto Joaquim tones. his employer.

No.142.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

The following Notice respecting Typhoons is published for general information.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong, 16th June, 1879.

NOTICE.

In the event of bad weather being apprehended by this Department, a black drum will be hoisted

at the Office Flugstaff. A similar signal will be hoisted and a will be fired from the Police Hulk.

gun. The usual signs of approaching bad weather are, a falling Barometer with high Thermometer, sultriness of the atmosphere, and wildness and discoloration of the clouds. Should these symy-

toms exist and the wind be anywhere between North-Westerly and North-Easterly, a typhoon of a severe type may be looked for.

If there are the same indications of bad weather with the wind between South-Easterly and South-Westerly, a typhoon may be known to be in the neighbourhood, but not likely to be severely felt at Ilongkong.

This signal is not to be considered as relieving Masters of ships from their proper responsibilities. The signal is intended only as calling the atten- tion of the Mercantile Marine to any change of weather which the undersigned is expecting.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,

Harbour Master, &c.

抵苦主

日抵消

+

苦個斷拿銀 亞日本坭陳 工月

偷月工业

兼

案員約衣去初也品 -

=官被値服廖四於桃

被亞五也劉

失嚞該

四再囘五褲

並作苦工

監禁三個月

斷被

員件

銀三員被 月并操苦工

一件約値 斷監禁兩個

內偷去衣物

街亞

拿發日於

官 條

民

工個每拿値衣 打日於牌

月人到銀物屋拉在本成包

陳亞惠打包

廖亞結

月初一日在

管店也於本

者也馮中成

街第二號屋

案盡自為

官執割樓在十於

禁一月

官斷監

執到案

農夫也

到頸 萬嘅前夫亞 被刀芳日月也

案空虧待 虧鑫

工並三斷在毫七家擅初於廚陳 作個監案被員洋用四本子亞 苦月禁官控五銀東日月也耀

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四 之公報抄印

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二十七日示

己卯年

第報憲

所得爲

至變雨縣

之慘針

來徵淡

苟且降

知形風

如若颶

是風

如西

測爾烈港已北

須第

憲 司史

署理輔政使

有論及颶風

現將以下所

曉論事照得

香港船政廳談

雨針漸降而寒暑針畧高若大氣翳熱雲勢猖狂色

杆上卽速高懸鼓爲號及於水師緝捕巡艇亦高

黑鼓一枚燃燒嚮礮一設爲號按巨風將作則風

曉諭事案照本倘若恐有颶風爲患則在本署旗

自爲

極寒風捕則

烈勢 勢將巡在

作艇本

不事稍南風狂則

過爾遜之將色風

而遭害亦不若是其烈耳第雖有或黑鼓之事爾

間吹來則知颶風離港不遠或至本港則風力稍遜

預或

船戸等勿謂如此則爾不須循分預防蓋此號不過

報爾舟人俾知本測度

四 廳則

月

或

有更改而已

旗爲

+

五

日

示

Harbour Department,

Hongkong, 14th June, 1879.