THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 7, 1913.
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APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 73.-His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Honourable Mr. EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX to be an Official Member of the Executive and . Legislative Councils for so long as he shall hold the office of Registrar General.
5th March, 1913.
No. 74. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. EDWARD SHELLIM, provisionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, to be an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council, vice the Honourable Mr. EDWARD OSBORNE resigned.
6th March, 1913.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 75. The following Circular issued by H.B.M.'s Consul-General to the British mercantile firms in Canton is published for general information.
7th March, 1913.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.
Circular to British Merchants in Canton.
The Republican Board of Foreign Affairs having addressed a letter to His Majesty's Minister at Peking stating that at the present time, when the disbandment of troops is pro- ceeding throughout the Provinces, there is a risk of bad characters combining with ignorant persons to make secret purchases of munitions of war with the object of disturbing the pub- lic peace, the undersigned begs to notify British Subjects that in the purchase of munitions of war by the Provinces the approval of the Central Government is necessary and that merchants undertaking such contracts should satisfy themselves of the existence of permits from the Ministry of War regularising the transaction.
J. W. JAMIESon, Consul-General.
H.B.M. Consulate-General,
Canton, 22nd February, 1913.