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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH OCTOBER, 1896.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 397. The following Circular Despatch with its enclosure is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Colonial Secretary.
CIRCULAR,
DOWNING STREET,
31st August, 1896.
SIR, With reference to Lord KNUTSFORD'S Circular despatch of the 29th February, 1888, * I have the honour to inform you that since that date the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Principalities of Monaco and Montenegro and the Kingdom of Norway have acceded to the International Copyright Convention of the 9th September, 1886, and that Orders in Council were issued on the dates noted in the accompanying schedule extending to these countries, from the dates of the respective Orders, the. provisions of the Order in Council of the 28th November, 1887.
The Officer Administering the Government of
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble Servant,
J. CHAMBERLAIN.
HONGKONG.
Country.
Date of Order.
Date of London Gazette publishing the Order.
Luxembourg.
Monaco.
Montenegro.
10 August, 1888.
14 August, 1888.
15 October, 1889.
18 October, 1889.
Norway.
16 May, 1893.
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1 August, 1896.
19 May, 1893.
4 August, 1896.
* Published in Government Gazette of 21st April, 1888, Notification No. 168.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 398.
It is hereby notified that the Queen's warrant has been received appointing CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Esquire, and JAMES JARDINE BELL-IRVING, Esquire, to be Unofficial Members of the Execu tive Council.
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By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 22nd October, 1896.
J. H. STEWART Lockhart, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 399.
The following Returns are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th October, 1896.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
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