458 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH OCTOBER, 1872.

No. 4.

[L.S.] A. E. KENNEDY.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency SIR ARTHUR Edward Kennedy, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.

Whereas by Section XX of Ordinance No. 12 of 1872, entitled "An Ordinance enacted by the "Governor of Ilongkong, with the Advice of the Legislative Council thereof, to regulate the Manufacture,

Importation, Storage and Carriage of Explosive Substances,”—it is enacted as follows:-

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"This Ordinance shall come into force on such Day as shall be hereafter fixed by Proclamation "under the Hand of the Governor":-

Now, therefore, I, SIR ARTHUR EDWARD KENNEDY, Governor of the Colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said Section and by virtue of the Authority thereby in me vested, do hereby under my Hand Proclaim, that the said Ordinance shall commence and take effect on and from the 1st Day of November, 1872.

By His Excellency's Command,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th Day of October, 1872.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

No. 194.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified that, until further Notice, the One Dollar Notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will be received at the Colonial Treasury, as well as by the Sub-Collectors of Revenue, in payment of Government Dues.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th October, 1872.

No. 188.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

His Excellency The Governor having been informed by the Medical Authorities that the Fever, commonly known as Dengue Fever, is of an infectious nature, all Commanding Officers of Ships or Vessels arriving in the Harbor are hereby notified, that if they have any case or cases of such Fever on board, the Quarantine Flag must be hoisted, and the usual Regulations must be followed.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 4th October, 1872.

No. 189.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

It is hereby notified that, under the Provisions of Ordinance No. 11 of 1844, Thursday, the 7th of November next, is fixed for a Special Sessions of the Justices of the Peace, to be held at the Police Magistrates' Office, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, for the purpose of considering applications for Licenses for the sale of Spirituous and Fermented Liquors during the Year commencing on 1st December next.

Applications for such Licenses must be lodged at the Police Magistrates' Office at least Ten days before the Sessions, in the Form prescribed in the said Ordinance, and no application will, after that period, be received for submission to the Sessions.

Printed Forms of Applications may be obtained by intending Applicants at the Police Magistrates' Office, between the hours of 10 A.M. and 4 P.M.

By Cominand,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 5th October, 1872.

CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary.

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