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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 3, 1919.
bishops and the Right Reverend the Bishops of England to compose a form of prayer suitable to this occasion to be used in the churches and chapels and to take care for the timely dispersing of the same throughout their respective dioceses; and to the same end We do further advertise and exhort the general assembly of the Church of Scotland and all spiritual authorities and ministers of religion in their respective churches and other places of public worship throughout Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and in the quarters of Our Dominions beyond the seas to take part as it may properly behove them to do in this great and common act of worship and We do strictly charge and command that the said public day of thanksgiving be religiously observed by all as they render thanks for the favour of Almighty God and have the sense of His benefits.
Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this First day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in the Tenth year of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
GEORGE R.I.
By the KING.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a definitive Treaty of Peace between Us and the Associated Govern-
ments and the German Government was concluded at Versailles on the 28th day of June last :
IN conformity thereunto We have thought fit hereby to command that the same be published in due course throughout all Our Dominions :
AND We do declare to all Our loving subjects: Our will and pleasure that upon the exchange of the ratification thereof the said Treaty of Peace be observed inviolably as well by sea as by land and in all places whatsoever strictly charging and commanding all Our loving subjects to take notice hereof and also conform themselves thereunto accordingly.
Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this First day of July, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and nineteen, and in the Tenth year of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Printed and Published by NORONHA & Co., I'rinters to the llongkong Government.
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