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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH AUGUST, 1866.
2. If any ship of war of either belligerent shall, after the time when this Order shall be first notified and put in fore the United Kingdom and in the Channel Islands, and in the several Colonies and foreign possessions and dependencies of t Majesty respectively, enter any port, roadstead, or waters belonging to Her Majesty, either in the United Kingdom or in the Channel Islands, or in any of Her Majesty's Colonies or foreign possessions or dependencies, such vessel shall be required depart and to put to sea within twenty-four hours after her entrance into such port, roadstead, or waters, except in cass. stress of weather, or of her requiring provisions or things necessary for the subsistence of her crew, or repairs; in either which cases the authorities of the port or of the nearest port (as the case may be) shall require her to put to sea as soon possible after the expiration of such period of twenty-four hours, without permitting her to take in supplies, beyond what r be necessary for her immediate use; and no such vessel which may have been allowed to remain within British waters for th purpose of repair shall continue in any such port, roadstead, or waters, for a longer period than twenty-four hours after h necessary repairs shall have been completed. Provided, nevertheless, that in all cases in which there shall be any vessel. (whether ships-of-war or merchant-ships) of the said belligerent parties in the same port, rondstead, or waters, within the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, there shall be an interval of not less than twenty-four hours between the departure therefrom of any such vessel (whether a ship-of-war or a merchant-ship) of the one belligerent, and the subsequent departure therefrom of any ship-of-war of the other belligerent; and the time hereby limited for the departure of such ships-of-war respectively shall always, in case of necessity, be extended so far as may be requisite for giving effect to this proviso, but further or otherwise.
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3. No ship of war of either belligerent shall hereafter be permitted, while in any port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty, to take in any supplies, except provisions and such other things as my is requisite for the subsistence of her crew, and except so much coal only as may be sufficient to carry such vessel to the nearest port of her own country, or to some nearer destination, and no coal shall again be supplied to any such ship of war in the same or any other port, roadstead, or waters subject to the territorial jurisdiction of Her Majesty without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
4. Armed ships of either party are interdicted from carrying prizes made by them into the ports, harbours, roadsteads, or waters of the United Kingdom or any of Her Majesty's colonies or possessions abroad.-I have the honor te be, Sir, You. most obedient humble Servant,
The Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong.
EDWARD CARDWELL.
Now, therefore, it is hereby declared, that the above Rules are to be obeyed by all Persons within the said Colony of Hongkong, and that obedience to the said Rules will be strictly enforced.
By His Excellency's Command,
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
W. H. RENNIE, Acting Colonial Secretory,
Given at Victoria, Hongkong, this 17th Day of August, 1866.
No. 122.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby made known, for general information, that no Chinese Port not hitherto opened to British Trade, is henceforth to be considered as open-without a formal Notification to that effect.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 16th August, 1866.
W. H. RENNIE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
No. 123.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return of Notes in Circulation and Specie in Reserve at the Bank of the ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, in Hongkong, is published for general information.
By Order,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th August, 1866.
W. H. RENNIE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Account of the average amount of Notes in Circulation at the Bank of the Oriental Bank Corporation, in Hongkong, for
the month ending 31st July, 1866, rendered in accordance with the terms of Her Majesty's Royal Charter * Incorporation.
NOTES ISSUED,
SPECIE IN RESERVE,.
Oriental Bank Corporation, Hongkong, 1st August, 1866.
$320,600. $150,000.
J. McDOUALL,
Manager.
I hereby certify that I this day inspected the Books and Treasure of the Oriental Bank Corporation, and found # necessary amount of Specic as required by the Royal Charter.
A. F. ALVES,
Accountant.
Victoria, Hongkong, 17th August, 1866..
*FRED. FORTII, Colonial Treasurer.