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No. S. 132. The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes in circulation, is published for general information under Section 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 65 of 1911):---
Amount.
Nominal Value.
Price when deposited.
Latest market price.
933
Security.
5% War Loan,
£110,000
No. S. 133.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Bangkok.
Nature of Measures.
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.
Date.
Reference to Govern- ment Noti- fication.
2nd March, 1918.
No. S. 47.
Philippine Islands.
All passengers from Hongkong to produce special certificate,
7th March, 1918.
No. S. 49.
Chefoo.
Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
Saigon.
4th March, 1918. No. S. 56.
17th March, 1918, No. S. 63.
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Tientsin.
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 be governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the ports of Tientsin and Chinwangtao.
Canton.
Masters of vessels from Hongkong to pay strict attention to
Clause 26 of the Harbour Regulations.
Shanghai.
7th March, 1918.
No. S. 68.
13th March, 1918. No. S. 68.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and be 21st March, 1918. No. S. 64.
govorned, by the Sanitary Regulations for the port of Shanghai.
Newchwang. All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be treated as
Suspected Vessels.
Ningpo. Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
Singapore.
Netherlands India.
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro- spinal fever. The landing in Singapore of deck passen- gers from Hongkong is absolutely prohibited.
Hongkong declared an infected port. Importation of the following articles from Hongkong or transshipped at this port is temporarily prohibited :—(1) wearing apparel, old and worn clothes, household effects for daily use, and used bedding, unless these goods are transported as personal luggage or in consequence of removal; (2) rags. (Re- fuse of new goods coming direct from the weaving-mills, from workshops where apparel is made or from bleaching- establishments, artificial wool, and cuttings of newspaper, are not considered as rags.)
Quarantine up to 21 days according to the state of health on board the ships but subject to exemption on production of certificates legalised by the Netherlands Consul- General at Hongkong.
30th March, 1918. No. S. $6.
11th April, 1918.
2nd April, 1918.
No. S. 88.
No. S. 94.
9th May,
1918.
No. S. 103
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