No. 95.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
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His Excellency the Administrator has been pleased to direct that the 17th May, being Whit Monday, be observed as a Holiday in the Government Offices.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.
No. 96.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Circular Despatch relating to the International Exhibition to be held at Philadelphia in 1876, is published for general information.
Intending Exhibitors are requested to communicate with this Office, before the 30th June next.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.
CIRCULAR.
SIR,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
DOWNING STREET, 12th March, 1875.
1. I have the honor to inform you that Her Majesty's Government have accepted the invitation of the President of The United States to take part in the International Exhibition to be held at Philadelphia in 1876, and have entrusted the interests of the British Section to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council on Education.
2. Her Majesty's Government attach special importance to the worthy representation of Colonial Productions and Manufactures at this Exhibition, which will be opened on the 19th of April, 1876, and I request that you will bring the matter under the consideration of your Executive Council, and that you will give the widest publicity to it in the Colony under your Government.
3. Mr. OWEN, C.B., the Director of the South Kensington Museum, who has been appointed by the Lord President of Her Majesty's Privy Council Executive Commissioner for the British Section, has been informed by the General Director of the Exhibition that in May next it will be necessary that he should know approximately the amount of space required by Great Britain and the Colonies, and that the fullest details must be furnished before the 1st of December next.
4. I hope to be able to transmit to you by the next mail the General Regulations of the Exhibition. 5. It will be desirable that you should inform me by Telegraph, as soon as it can be ascertained, of the probable amount of space that will be required by the Colony under your Government.
6. I propose that, as in the case of the Vienna Exhibition of 1872, a London Committee of Colonial Representatives should be formed to advise upon matters connected with the Exhibition of Articles from the Colonies.
I have the honor to be,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
CARNARVON.
No. 97.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Complaints have reached the Government of the annoyance caused at night to persons who live in houses along the Praya by the unnecessary shouting of coolies engaged in landing goods.
Notice is hereby given that the Captain Superintendent of Police has been instructed to with- hold the issue of Passes to those who, after due warning, have not adopted measures to prevent the repetition of the nuisance referred to.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th May, 1875.
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