1088 THE HONGKON
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29тH OCTOBER, 1898.
It is understood, however, that the present engagement does not prevent either of the two Governments making in the system actually in force between the two countries such modifications as may be made applicable to all other countries without distinction.
The Undersigned avails, &c.
BRUSSELS, July 27, 1898.
(Signed)
P. DE FAVEREAU.
No. 2.
Sir F. Plunkett to M. de Favereau.
The Undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple ipotentiary at Brussels, being duly authorized thereto by his Government, has the honour to accept, on the conditions therein laid down, the proposal made in the note of this date which his Excellency M. de Favereau, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, has done him the honour of addressing to him, establishing a provisional modus vivendi between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Kingdom of Belgium pending the conclusion of a definite Treaty of Commerce and Navigation.
The Undersigned has, therefore, the honour to state that, on this understanding, Her Britannic Majesty's Government will, on their part, undertake not to make any modification after the 29th July, 1898, in the system actually applied in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the sub- jects and products of Belgium, unless previous notice of any such change shall have been given three months beforehand to the Belgian Government.
It is clearly understood that the present engagement does not prevent either of the two Govern- ments making, in the system actually in force between the two countries, such modifications as may be made applicable to all other countries.
The Undersigned avails, &c.
BRITISH LEGATION, BRUSSELS, July 27, 1898.
(Signed) F. R. PLUNKETT.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 485.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 28th October, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
POSTAL NOTIFICATION.
The importation of the following articles into Japan is prohibited by the provision of the Imperial Japanese Customs Tariff Law which will take effect on and after the 1st January, 1899:-
1. Adulterated drugs, chemicals, medicines, food and beverages, considered to be injurious
by Laws, Ordinances and Regulations of the Empire.
2. All articles for use in smoking Opium.
3. All articles which are considered dangerous to the public health for sanitary reasons, or to the safety of animals or plants, under the Laws, Ordinances and Regulations of the Empire.
4. Articles in violation of patent design, trade mark, or copyright laws of the Empire.
5. False coins of any kind, and imitations of coins which might be considered to be false
coins.
6. Opium. (Opium imported by the Imperial Government for medicinal purposes is excluded
from this probibition.)
7. Prints, printed books, paintings, engravings, carvings or any other articles, which in
view of public security or morals might offer any danger.
General Post Office, Hongkong, 25th October, 1898.
A. M. THOMSON,
Postmaster General.
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