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No. 31.
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Vol. LXV.
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The Hongkong Government Gazette
Extraordinary.
Published by Authority.
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1919.
The following Notification is published,
By command,
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 291.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has received the following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies dated the 28th June, 1919:-
'Peace Treaty with Germany was signed by representatives of Allied and Associated Powers and by representatives of Germany to-day at four o'clock. Concluding article of the Treaty provides that the first Procés Verbal of deposit of ratification will be drawn up as soon as the Treaty has been ratified by Germany on the one hand and by three of the prin- cipal Allied and Associated Powers on the other hand. That from the date of this first Procés Verbal Treaty will come into force between the High Contracting Parties who have ratified it. That for determination of all periods of time provided for in the Treaty this date will be date of coming into force of the Treaty and that in all other respects the Treaty will enter into force for each Power on the date of the deposit of its ratification. Date of the ratification, i.e., of coming into force of the Peace Treaty cannot be stated yet."