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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1898.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 385.

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With reference to Government Notification No. 197 of the 27th April last, the following letter from H. B. M. Minister Resident and Consul-General for Siam, with its enclosure, is published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

H. B. M. LEGATION, BANGKOK, August 18, 1898.

SIR,--With reference to my letter of the 9th of April last, I have the honour to forward to Your Excellency herewith copies of a Quarantine Regulation which I issued on the 16th instant.

I have the honour to be,

Sir.

Your Excellency's most obedient Servant,

His Excellency

Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, G.C.M.G.,

Governor, etc.,

HONGKONG.

GEORGE GREVILLE, II. B. M. Minister Resident and Consul-General.

NOTICE.

Whereas in view of the epidemic of Bubonic Plague having now ceased in Hongkong, it is expedient to amend the Quarantine notice of the 7th day of May last.

The undersigned Her Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for Siam, under and by virtue of the powers in that behalf conferred upon him by Section 84 of Her Majesty's Order in Council, 1889, ordains that the following Sections 2 and 3 shall be respectively substituted for Sections 2 and 3 of

the said notice.

2.

Any vessel which, having cleared from Swatow arrives in Siamese waters on

or after the date of the present Decree, shall call at the said station and shall, before receiving pratique, stay there until a period of nine full days shall have elapsed from the time of her leaving Swatow.

3. Any vessel which, having cleared from Hongkong or any Chinese port other than Swatow, arrives in Siamese waters on or after the date of the present Decree, shall call at the said station, and shall stay there until such time as the Health Officer shall have boarded her and given her pratique.

All the other Sections of the Regulation of the 9th of April last shall remain in full force and vigour.

Given under my hand and Seal, on this 16th day of August, 1898.

GEORGE GREVILLE,

H. B. M. Consul-Generat,

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 386.

Information has been received from the Military Authorities that Artillery Practice will take place from the 7th to the 21st September, 1898, between the hours of S a.. and 5 p.m. daily, as

follows:-

From Stone Cutters' Island in North-Westerly and South-Westerly directions.

From Lyemun in North-Westerly direction.

All ships, junks and other vessels are cautioned to keep clear of the ranges.

The inhabitants of the houses at Stone Cutters' Island are warned to keep their glass windows open during the practice.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd September, 1898.

T. SERCOMBE SMITH,

Acting Colonial Secretary,