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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH OCTOBER, 1878.
As it would be extremely inconvenient to divide the mail, and no practical advantage would result from doing so, all correspondence intended for the United Kingdom by French Packet will be sent via Naples, even though marked viâ Marseilles.
An impression appears to prevail that correspondence for the Mediterranean stations, Gibraltar, Malta, Cyprus, the Levant, Turkey, &c., can be forwarded only by British Packet. It can be forwarded also by French Packet, and if so forwarded generally arrives a week earlier than if it had been detained for the British Mail.
ALFRED LISTER,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 22nd October, 1878.
Postmaster General.
No. 209.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return of Births and Deaths for the 3rd Quarter, ending 30th September, 1878, received from the Registrar General's Office, is published for general information.
By Command,
C. MAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1878.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the 3rd Quarter of 1878, ending 30th September.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. ML Females. Boys.
Girls.
Males. Fem ttes.
ling
British and Foreign, 9
Victoria,
22
21
35
15
173
122
466
653
Portuguese,
18
Kow-loon,
7
4
29
23
Indian, &c.,
6
Sháu-ki Wán,.
6
10
30
19
Non-Residents, ..............17
Aberdeen,
2
1
14
10
Stanley,
1
7
6
50
TOTAL,...
22.
21
35
15
189
137
546
611
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE,
GRAND TOTAL,
1878.
PER1,000 FOR 3RD QUARTER OF
Whole Population,..
34.69
Births, 369
British & Foreign Community,
22.28
Deaths, ...1,207
Do. deducting non-Residents,
16.84
Chinese,
35.55
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 24th October, 1878.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
John Gerrard, Acting Registrar General.
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The Bokhara Buoy, which drifted from its position on the rock during the Gale of the 8th instant, Anot yet been replaced.
J. P. McEUEN, Acting Harbour Master, &c.
Ha
Department, Hongkong, 21st October, 1878.
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