OROIT.
THE HONGKONG
Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY.
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Dublished by Authority.
VICTORIA, FRIDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 1885.
VOL. XXXI.
日八初月二十年申甲 日三十二月正年五十八百八千一 簿一十三第
3.
[1] G. F. BOWEN.
PROCLAMATION.
I...
By His Excellency Sir GEORGE FERGUSON BOWEN, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished ber of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong-
l its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies has communicated to the Government thi Colony instructions with reference to the tenth section of the Foreign Enlistment Act. d in the Government Gazette of the 3rd September, 1884,) to the effect that public ships of the rent (French and Chinese) Governments should not be allowed to take on board at Hongkong , such as would assist naval operations; and that, therefore, no more Coal should be furnished lligerent ships than would be necessary for moving to the nearest port where no naval operations carried on; and that no Coal should be supplied to the same ship without permission until expiration of three months from previous supply; also that the repairs of belligerent ships supply of provisions for their crews should be restricted to such as are strictly necessary to gerent ships to hold the sea on voyage to such nearest port where no naval operations are ied on; and that no repairs are to be effected or supplies furnished to belligerent ships, ur supervision of the local authorities, whose duty it would be immediately to report to the In each case in which these instructions may be infringed:
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the instructions aforesaid, it is hereby ploclaimed that the above u to be obeyed by all persons whatsoever within the said Colony of Hongkong and its waters; that obedience to the said rules will be strictly enforced.
Gilson under my Hand and the public Seal of the Colony, this 23rd day of January, 1885.
By Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 27.
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
refrence to the above Proclamation, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to the Harbour Master shall be the Officer specially entrusted with the carrying out of the
contained therein.
By Command,
W. H. MARSH,
Colonial Secretary.
al Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 23rd January, 1885.
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