58 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1869.
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 Maiay races, shall be admitted into any of the Licensed Play Houses in Hongkong.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 14th September, 1868.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
Owners of Tenements assessed to the Police, Lighting, Water and Fire Brigade Rates, are informed that the Rates are payable in advance during and within the month of January, for the First Quarter of the Year 1869.
After the 31st Instant, Rates not paid are recoverable under Section 4 of Ordinance No. 11 of 1867.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 9th January, 1869.
FREDK. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
CROWN RENTS.
Crown Lessees are reminded that the period allowed to pay into the Treasury the Rents due on the 25th December last, expired on the 15th instant, and the Treasurer requests immediate payment of the outstanding arrears.
Colonial Treasury, Hongkong, 19th January, 1869.
POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.
FRED. FORTH, Colonial Treasurer.
It is hereby notified for general information that henceforward closed Mails for the United Kingdom will be made up at this Office and forwarded to London by the United States Mail Packets viâ San Francisco.
Correspondence intended to be forwarded by this route must be addressed "viâ San Francisco." Letters, Newspapers, Books and Patterns, will be liable to the same rates of postage as those sent by the British Mail Packets viâ Southampton, viz. :—
For Letters, 24 cents per half ounce.
For each Newspaper not exceeding 4 ounces, 4 cents. For a Packet of Books or Patterns, 8 cents per 4 ounces.
The Postage must in all cases be paid in advance; Correspondence not fully prepaid will be sent via Suez.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st February, 1869.
F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1869.
Baro- Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. metér. meter.
Self Registering.
-Min.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo meter.
Max.
February
30.16
60
30.20
30.19
""
9
30.15
""
10
30.15
11
30.10
"
12
29.87
2283528
30.19
56
57
30.25
58
59
30.24
61
60
30.17
62
30.17
64
30.04
69
29.91
DRESSER
64
62
64
70
998856
49
62
48
47
55
58
61
58
3187888
30.17
60
63
30.21
59
65
30.19
30
57
30.12
62
68
30.15
64
70
29.98
64
29.93
69
.)
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