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No. 1.

PROCLAMATION.

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir CECIL CLEMENTI, Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same I

Whereas by the second section of the Coramissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, it is enacted that the Governor in Council shall have power to nominate and appoint Commissioners under the public seal for the purpose of instituting, making, and con- ducting any inquiry that may be deemed advisable and for reporting therooti:

And whereas the Governor in Council deemed it advisable that an inquiry should be instituted, made, and conducted as to the circumstances under which the 8.8, Swaning wus on the 15th November 1920 seized by pirates while on the voyage from Shanghai to Hong Kong and on the 2nd December 1926 did appoint :-

The Honourable Mr. Enwis RICHARD HALLIFAN, C.M.O., C.B.E.,

The Honourable Mr. Eowano DUDLEY CORSCADEN WOLFE, Lieutenant-Commander GEORGE FRANCIS Hore, R.N., Commander FRANCIS N. MILES, O.B.E., R.N.,

WILLIAM GEORGE Gooors, Esq.,

Captain ALFRED JAMES HOLLAND, and

Captain ALLAN Huon Stewart,

to be commissioners for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting such inquiry:

And whereas the said Commander FRANcs N. MILES the said WILLIAM GEORGE Gogers and the said Captain ALFRED JAMES HOLLAND ure desirous of resigning their offices as such commissioners and the Governor in Council has accepted their resigun- tions:

Now therefore I, Sir CEOIL CLEMENTI, Knight Commauder of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same, with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby appoint :-

Lieutenant-Commander Lewis JOHN PITCAIRN Jones, D.R.C., B.N.,

THOMAS GRAHAx Well, Esq., and

Captain ARTHUR WELLESLEY DAVISON, R.N.B.,