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H. B. M. SUBJECTS IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

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between British subjects and Chinese subjects and authorities, and may make any such regulations apply either throughout China or to some one or more of the Consular districts in China, and may by any such Regula- tions repeal or alter any Regulations made for any such purpose as aforesaid before th, commencement of this Order.

Any such Regulations shall not have effect unless and until they are approved by Her Majesty, such approval being signified through one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, save that in case of urgency, declared in any such "Regulation, the saine shall have effect unless and until they are disapproved by Her Majesty, such disapproval being signified through one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, and notication of such disapproval is received and published by Her Majesty's Minister in China.

96. Such Regulations may impose penalties for offences against the penalties, same, as follows: my, for each offence imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour, and with or without a the not ex coding 500 dollars, or a fine not exceeding 500 dollars without imprisonment, and with or without further fius for continuing offers not exceeding in any case 25 dollars for each day during which the offence continues after the original tine is incurred, but so that all Buch Ragalwins bogo fromd as to allow in every case of part only of the mixi num pelo biti iflict.

87. All such

as shall be printel, and a priutel copy thereof Publication, shall be afici aal sal tunes kept exhibital conspicuously in the public offi: of each Consular Oficer in Chia, to whose district the Egulations apply.

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Printed copies of the Regulations appli tabla to each district shall be provital sals1 thrin at sich rashable prices as Her Majesty's Master in Chia from timɔ tɔ timɔ direct:

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83. No penalty shall be enforced in any Consular district for any When penslller offencɔ apakast any such Rgulation nati! the regulation has been so affixed enforceable, and kept exhibited in the public office of the Consular officer for that distrit during oas month.

83. For the purpose of convictin; any person committing an offence Proof of against any such Rapalation, and for all other purposes, a printed copy of Regulations, the Begulatoa puspording to be certià: luni:rth han1 of Her Mujesty's Minister la Jhim, or aller the haul and consular seal of one of Hər Majesty's Joasalar Ofiers in China, shall be conclusive evidence of the Regation; al no proof of the haal-writing or seal purporting to certity sum: shall be required.

Japan

9). The foregoing provisions relative to the making, priating, publica- Regulations for tion, enforce at, and proof of Regulations in anl for China shall extend and apply, mu'ttis matin lis, to the making, printing, publication, enforce- meat, sal proof of Ragulation in an 1 for Japan, with the substitution only of Japan for Chint, and of the Tycoon of Japan for the Emperor of China, and of Her Majesty's Mini ber ía Japan for Her Majesty's Miniatar in China, zal of Her Majesty's Consular Officers in Japan for Her Majesty's Consular Officers in China.

91. Any charge under this order of an offence against any Treaty or Trial of offenses, against any such Regulation as aforesaid, shall be en juired of, haard, and detarmiasd in like maaner in all respects as any ordinary criminal charge may be inquired of, herd, and determined under this Order, subject only to this qualisation, that (notwithstanding anything in this Order) every charge of an offence against any Treaty or against any Regulation for the observance of the stipulations of any Treaty shall be heard and determined in a summary way, and (where the proceeding is before a Provincial Court) without Assessors.