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All necessary measures to defeat such a raid are, however, being taken, and the Government trust that the confidence of the people will be shown by their proceeding with their ordinary business as in time of peace.
In the event of hostile vessels being sighted, three guns will be fired from the "Tamar," and the red British ensign will be hoisted on that vessel and at the masthead of the flagstaff on the Peak, and will be kept hoisted as long as the enemy is in sight.
While this signal remains hoisted the public should avoid collecting in throughfares and any other action likely to cause excitement or confusion.
On the retirement of the enemy the Colonial flag will be hoisted. Further Proclamations will be issued as necessary from time to time.
By command, &c.
6. A Proclamation will be issued under the Military Stores (Prohibition of Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, if one is not already in force, and one under the Peace Preservation Ordinance, 1886, if China is hostile, or there are symptoms of disaffection or unrest among the Chinese population.
7. The following Order will be published at the same time as Proclamation (iii) above:
Order made by his Excellency
Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by sub-clause 13 of Clause III of the Order of the late Queen in Council of the 26th day of October, 1896, it is provided as follows:-
For the purpose of determining the amount of any remuneration or compensation payable under this Order, and the prices at which any grain, article of food, coal or other fuel taken under sub-clause 9 of this Order may be sold to the inhabitants, the Governor shall appoint a Board consisting of five persons, of whom one shall be a Judge, two shall be officers either in the service of the Civil Government of the Colony or in His Majesty's naval or military service, and the other two shall be inhabitants of the Colony;
Now, therefore, I,
Governor of the Colony
of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, do hereby, in pursuance of the powers vested in me as aforesaid, appoint a Board consisting of five persons (namely, the Puisne Judge, the Registrar- General, the Land Officer, and the senior European and Chinese unofficial members of the Legislative Council, all to be indicated by name) for the purpose of the said Board determining the amount of any remuneration or compensation payable under the Order of the Queen in Council above referred to, and the prices at which any grain, article of food, coal or other fuel taken under sub-clause 9 of Clause III of the said Order in Council may be sold to the inhabitants of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies.
Made at Government House, this
day of
(Signed)
19
,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
8. The Colonial Secretary will advise the Governor with regard to such further orders under the Order in Council of the 26th October, 1896, as may be necessary from time to time, and with regard to orders required under the two Proclamations referred to in paragraph 6 above. He will carefully consider, in connection with the existing state of the food supply of the Colony, the desirability of special orders with regard to the prohibition of export or restriction of distribution of food-stuffs.
9. When the General Officer Commanding informs the Governor that it is necessary to put in force the arrangements for the Examination Service and Regulation of Traffic detailed in Chapter VI (ii), the Colonial Secretary will publish in the Gazette the appointment of the Harbour Master to be Chief Examining Officer of shipping, and at the same time a notification drawn up by the Harbour Master of the position of the examination lines, and of the rules appertaining thereto.
10. The Colonial Secretary will obtain the Governor's signature to a financial Minute for 50,000 dollars on account of war expenditure, and bring it before the Finance Committee and Legislative Council at an early opportunity.
(2.)-Action by Registrar-General.
1. The Registrar-General will arrange with the Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital that sick and wounded of the Chinese Coolie Corps shall be received at the hospital, and that generally it should relieve the Government Civil Hospital as much as possible of the care of Chinese patients.
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