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NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,

No. S. 71.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.

Place or Port.

Nature of Measures.

Reference to Govern-

Date.

ment Noti- fication.

Bangkok.

Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro- spinal meningitis. All ships leaving Hongkong after 2nd March to call at Koh Phra to get pratique.

Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.

All passengers from Hongkong to produce special certificate.

Amoy.

Philippine Islands.

Chefoo.

Swatow.

Saigon.

Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.

Do.

Tientsin.

Canton.*

Shanghai.

All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be inspected. Per- sons suspected of infection will be isolated and in such event the vessel will be disinfected. If any cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis are discovered the vessel and all passengers to Indo-China will be put in quarantine for six days and disinfected. No restrictions as regards load- ing and disembarking cargo.

All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and he governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the ports of Tientsin and Chinwangtao.

Masters of vessels from Hongkong to pay strict attention to

Clause 26 of the Harbour Regulations,

All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and be governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the port of Shanghai.

Newehwang. Hongkong declared an infected port.

2nd March, 1918. No. S. 47.

6th March, 1918, · No. S. 48.

7th March, 1918. No. S. 49.

4th March, 1918. No. S. 56.

13th March, 1918. No. S. 57.

17th March, 1918. No. S. 63.

7th March, 1918.

No. S. 68.

13th March, 1918. No. S. 63.

21st March, 1918. No. S. 64.

2nd April, 1918.

No. S. 79.

No. S. 72. Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 31st March, 1918, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks :—

BANKS.

AVERAGE AMOUNT.

SPECIE IN RESERVE.

$

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

Mercantile Bank of India, Limited,

TOTAL,

7,287,537 5,000,000*

21,153,097 17,000,000

1,147,285

550,000†

29,587,919

22,550,000

*

Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £150,000.

† Securities with the Crown Agents £110,000.

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