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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND JANUARY, 1869.

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Regulations, and the whole or any part of the sums so deposited shall be liable to forfeiture for the use of the Colonial Government at any time at the will and pleasure of the Officer administering the Government. 9. The Officer administering the Government inay at any time order any or all Licensed Gambling Houses to be closed either summarily and at once, or after such notice as the said Officer administering the Government may direct, and in every case of a House being closed for breach of Regulations then so long as any Licensed House or Houses remain open, the Officer administering the Government, for the purpose of preventing such irregularity operating to the advantage of any holder of a Gambling License, may direct the Monthly fees payable for the remaining Licenses to be so increased that the total amount of fees receivable by the Government shall remain unaltered.

10. Playing in the Licensed Houses shall not commence before 6 A.M. and shall cease at 11 P.M., or earlier if so ordered by the Officer administering the Government.

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12. No Proprietor of a Licensed House or Person connected therewith shall on any account give money or articles of value directly or indirectly to any Person in Government employ either by way of reward, bribe, gratuity, or payment for service.

11. Not more than 7 per cent discount shall be claimed by the Proprietor of any House on Gains of the Players.

13. No Persons other than those of the Chinese, Malay, and Indian Races, shall be, unless authorised thereto under these Regulations, permitted to enter any of the said Licensed Houses.

14. All Licensed Houses within these Regulations shall be closed as hitherto on Sundays, and no Play allowed therein on any pretext under pain of forfeiture of License and Deposit Money.

RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL,

Governor.

L. D'ALMADA E CASTRO Clerk of Councils.

Approved in Council,

No. 109.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

Notice is hereby given that on and after Monday, the 21st day of September, it has been ordered by the Governor in Council, under Section 18 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1867, that no European, American, Portuguese, Foreigner, or Individual not of Chinese, Indian, or Malay races, shall be admitted into any of the Licensed Play Houses in Hongkong.

J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1868.

WEATHER TABLES-FOR THE PAST WEEK. - REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

1868.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

THERMOMETER.

Self Registering.

Baro- Thermo- meter.

meter.

Min.

Мах.

December

26

30.09

70

30.10

72

27

30.03

70

30.08

71

دو

28

30.04

68

30.05

67

""

29

30.17

67

30,19

53

30

30.30

-54

30.34

51

31

30.39

49

30.43

45

"

January, 1869

1

30.40

48

30.45

48

3358482

65

74

30.04

73

64

76

30.05

61

75

3001

50

55

30.21

44

52

30.29

39

49

30.87

51

30.39

R288884

70

69

60

52

50

DATE.

6 M

*KT 6

Noos,

FTER,

<P.M.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

HYDROMETER.

DRY BULB.

. WET BULB.

BA.M.

THERMO- METER.

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Self Registering Min. Max.

NOONI

WINDS.

RAIN.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dira. F. Dira F. Dirn.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours.

REMAREAS TO WEATHER,

9 A.M.

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180

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2842 23:38 2830 28.30 28.30×64.00 60.00] 65.50] 6a,50$66,00 64.00° 63.50 67.00 SE 28.32 28.36 28.34 28.26 28.25 63.00 70.00 64.50 58.30 66.50 64.50 63.00 70.00 ESE

1 SSE

1 NW

I

0.00

سما

2 ESE

2 SbE

4

0.00

8 28.30 28.34 28.82 28.27 28.25*25.00 400.00 61.00 62.50 59.00 61.00 71.00 Et 29 28.31 28.40 28.40 28.35 28 38 50.50 49.00 46.00 49.00 48.00 45.00 49.00 60.50 NE 80 28.40 28.48 28.40 28.42 28.43 89.00 40,00 38.00 38.00 89.00 36.00 $3.50 50,0NNE 28.50 2655 28.33 25.62, 26 412.50 36,05 £7.50 32.00 33.50 35.00 92.5040.CON

Jan. 184 28.86 28.58 29.53 98.51 98.00 €77951 88.50 34.00 36.30 35.50-36.50 39.30 -VbV.

SSE

5 SSE

6

0.05

រ

4. N

8 N

5

0.21,

L

6 Now

4 N

5 NbW

4

0.09

-8 N

5

0,03

!

אגד 5

4 Nb W

&

0.00

Dense fog until noon; then passing

- fog throughout.

Peak, fine; low, dense fog over the

ocean throughout.

Dense fog and strong wind, through-

out.

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Thick assing fog; 4 P.M. fog with drizzling rain all day; rain during past niit.

t'er fine clear.

Slight frost during past night; fine

overcast throughout.

Fine overcast throughout.

Fog and drizzling rain until 10 A.M.;