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THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette.
報門 轅 港
香
No. 28.
號八十二 第 日三十月五年酉丁
Published by Authority.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 12TH JUNE, 1897.
日二十月六年七十九百八千一 簿三十四第
VOL. XLIII.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.---No. 239.
The following Circular Despatch and its enclosure are published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th June, 1897.
CIRCULAR.
DOWNING STREET,
7th May, 1897.
SIR, I have the honour to transinit to you copies of Her Majesty's Proclamation of Neutrality on the occasion of the war between Turkey and Greece, together with copy of a letter from the Secre- tary of State for Foreign Affairs embodying Rules which Her Majesty has directed to be observed during the continuance of the present state of war, and I have to request that you will cause both documents to be immediately published throughout the Colony under your Government, and that you will not fail to conform to Her Majesty's Commands.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of
HONGKONG.
By the QUEEN.
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
VICTORIA, R.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas We are happily at Peace with all Sovereigns, Powers, and States :
And whereas, notwithstanding Our utmost exertions to preserve Peace between the two Sovereign Powers, a State of War unhappily exists between His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey and His Majesty the King of the Hellenes, and between their respective Subjects and others inhabiting within their Countries, Territories, or Dominions :
And whereas We are on Terms of Friendship and amicable intercourse with each of these Sovereigns, and with their several Subjects and others inhabiting within their Countries. Territories,
or Dominions:
And whereas great numbers of Our loyal Subjects reside and carry on Commerce, and possess Property and Establishments, and enjoy various rights and privileges, within the Dominions of each of the aforesaid Sovereigns, protected by the faith of Treaties between Us and each of the aforesaid Sovereigns: