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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 297.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Date.
Reference to Govern. ment Noti-
fication.
Orissa.
Plague Regulations imposed in Orissa Ports against arrivals
from Hongkong.
18th April, 1913. No. S. 110.
Burmah.
Hongkong declared a Plague-infected port.
Chittagong. Regulations for the prevention of the introduction of Plague
by sea enforced against arrivals from Hongkong.
Netherlands- Hongkong declared an infected port. Importation of the
India.
following articles from Hongkong or transshipped at this port is temporarily prohibited :--(1) wearing apparel, old and worn clothes, household effects for daily use, used bedding, unless these goods are transported as personal luggage or in consequence of removal. (2) rags. fuse of new goods coming direct from the weaving-mills, from workshops where apparel is made or from bleaching- establishments, artificial wool, and cuttings of new paper, are not considered as rags.
Ee-
Quarantine up to 21 days according to the state of health on board the ships but subject to exemption on production of certificates legalised by the Netherlands Consul General at Hongkong.
18th April, 1913. No. S. 111.
18th April, 1913. No. S. 112.
23rd May, 1913. No. §. 147.
Singapore.
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of Plague.
18th July, 1913. No. S. 217
26th September, 1913.
A. M. THOMSON,
Colonial Secretary.
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 298.-It is hereby notified that information has been received from the Mili tary Authorities that Gun Practice will be carried out as under :
On Monday, the 29th September:—
From Stonecutters, in a Westerly direction, between the hours of 9 a.m. and
noon.
On Tuesday, the 30th September, and on Friday, the 3rd October:-
From Belchers, in a North-Westerly direction, between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 12.30 p.m.
On Tuesday, the 7th October :-
From Lyemun, in a North-Easterly direction, between the hours of 7 p.m. and
11 p.m.
With reference to Government Notification No. S. 288 of the 19th instant, the practice shown therein as taking place on the 30th instant from Pakshawan, will commence at 7 p.m. instead of at 7.30 p.m. as therein stated.
All ships, junks and other vessels are to keep clear of the ranges.