DROIT.
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 15TH JULY, 1871.
VOL. XVII.
No. 28.
No. 102.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
At the request of D. CRUIKSHANK, Esquire, Agent of the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, the following Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th July, 1871.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
Notice to Commanders of Vessels and others.
Coinmanders of Vessels and others are hereby notified that the China Submarine Cable runs out for a distance of 3 of a mile, in a direction S. 1 W. from the small white house on the beach at Tachowan bay, on the west side of the island of Hongkong, where it is intended to erect two beacons on the shore, which brought in one will mark the line of the cable.
From the above point it follows a course S.S.E. E. at a distance of about 400 yards from the Hongkong shore and Tree island, off the entrance to Aberdeen, it then takes a line S.E. by E. passing about two cables length off the South end of Taplechow, and the island of Maskong, from which it runs S. East to a point about of a mile East of N. East Head on the Lema islands, it then tends South two miles, and afterwards carries away to the South West.
Should any vessel anchoring during the night unfortunately hook and raise the cable to the surface, the Commander is respectfully requested to have a ship rope passed round the same, and when clear of his anchor drop the bight again, reporting the circumstance with the position where it was hooked, to the Harbor Master of the Port at which he first arrives, and by letter to the Superintend- ent of the China Submarine Cable Company, either at Hongkong or Singapore.
Hongkong, 10th July, 1871.
No. 103.
D. CRUIKSHANK, Agent, Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Company.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified that a Despatch has been received from the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, announcing Her Majesty's Gracious confirmation of the appointurent of the Honorable RICHARD ROWETT to be an Un-official Member of the Legislative Council, rice HUGH BOLD GIBB, Esquire, resigned.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th July, 1871.
No. 104.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The subjoined Post Office Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th July, 1871.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
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