410 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH NOVEMBER, 1868.
And I do further order that every British subject of Chinese descent who shall sue in any Chinese Court of Justice, or appear in public before the anthorities of the Empire, shall be, and he is hereby required to pay all due respect to the Chinese authorities according to the customs and usages of the country, save and except that such British subject shall not be bound or required to observe any custom or ceremony whereby he would admit that he is a subject of His Imperial Majesty.
Given under my hand and seal at Peking this sixth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
RUTHERFORD ALCOCK,
Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade,
No. 124.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Account, duly certified, of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation in Hongkong, during the Month ending 31st October, 1868, is published for general information.
J. GARDINER AUSTIN, Colonial Secretary, Administering the Government.
Government Offices, Hongkong, 6th November, 1868.
AVERAGE
SPECIE
BANKS.
AMOUNT.
IN RESERVE.
$
Oriental Bank Corporation,..
506,155
168,719
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,.
297,966
150,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.......
348,375
125,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,...
610,853
400,000
TOTAL........
1,763,349
843,719
NOTICE.
All persons intending to apply for Seamen's Boarding House Licenses for the Year 1868-69, under Ordinance No. 6 of 1852, are to send in their applications in writing to this Office, on or before Saturday, the 21st instant, stating accurately the position of the House, and that there is an entire dwelling intervening between it and any Ilouse Licensed for the sale of Spirituous, or Fermented Liquors.
In measuring the rooms, strict regard will be paid to the Regulations laid down on 1st January, 1855, and no License will be granted to any House that does not come within the full meaning of the Ordinance.
Before a License can be issued, the Applicant will be required to produce the sanction of a Police Magistrate.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 5th November, 1868.
NOTICE.
Applications for Passage Broker's Licenses for the Year 1869, under Ordinance No. 11 of 1857, will be received at this Office from this date up to 31st December next.
Applicants are requested to state the names and addresses of the Parties they offer as Sureties, under Clause I of the Ordinance aforesaid.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.
Emigration Office, Hongkong, 5th November, 1868.