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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 99.--Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against. Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Date.
Reference to Govern- ment Noti- fication.
Bangkok.
Amoy.
Philippine Islands.
Chefoo.
Swatew.
Saigon.
Tientsin.
Canton.
Shanghai.
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro- spinal meningitis. All ships leaving Hongkong after 2nd March to call at Koh Phra to get pratique.
Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
All passengers from Hongkong to produce special certificate.
Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
Do.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be inspected. Per- sons suspected of infection will be isolated and in such event the vessel will be disinfected. If any cases of cercbro-spinal meningitis are discovered the vessel and all passengers to Indo-China will be put in quarantine for six days and disinfected. No restrictions as regards load- ing and disembarking cargo.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and be governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the ports of Tientsin aud Chinwangtao.
Masters of vessels from Hongkong to pay strict attention to
Clause 26 of the Harbour Regulations.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and be governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the port of Shanghai.
Newchwang. All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be treated as
Suspected Vessels.
Ningpo. Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
Singapore.
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro-
spinal fever.
The landing in Singapore of deck passen- gers from Hongkong is absolutely prohibited.
2nd March, 1918.
No. S. 47.
6th March, 1918. No. S. 48.
7th March, 1918. No. S. 49.
4th March, 1918. No. S. 56.
13th March, 1918. No. S. 57.
17th March, 1918. No. S. 63.
7th March, 1918.
No. S. 68.
13th March, 1918. No. S. 68.
21st March, 1918. No. S. 64.
30th March, 1918. No. S. 86.
11th April, 1918.
2nd April, 1918.
No. S. 88.
No. S. 94.
No. S. 100. Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th April, 1918, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:---
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Mercantile Bank of India, Limited,
7,518,379
21,102,200 17,000,000
5,000,000*
1,174,685
550,000†
TOTAL,
.$
29,795,264
22,550,000
Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000.
† Securities with the Crown Agents £110,000.