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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH JUNE, 1897.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 241.

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His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that in celebration of the completion of the sixtieth year of Her Most Gracious Majesty's Reign the different Government Offices be closed on the following days :-

Tuesday and Wednesday, 22nd and 23rd June. By Command.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th June, 1897.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 242.

The following Telegram and Amended Sanitary Regulations for the Port of Shanghai are published.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 9th June, 1897.

"COLONIAL SECRETARY,

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Hongkong.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary.

"SHANGHAI, 2nd June, 1897.

"Formosan ports, Amoy, Macao declared infected. Sanitary regulations 1896 in force.

"HANNEN."

NOTIFICATION.

Amended Sanitary Regulations for the Port of Shanghai, declared Binding under the Hand and Seal of Her Majesty's Minister at Peking the 21st Day of May, 1896.

1. It rests with the Superintendent of Customs and the Consuls to determine the places to be considered infected. When any place shall be declared infected the Superintendent will notify the Harbour Master and he the officer in charge at Woosung.

2. On boarding vessels at Woosung the officer in charge will, if the vessel is directly or by intermediate ports from any place declared to be infected, hand a copy of these Regulations to the Master, and request him to hoist a yellow flag at the fore while proceeding towards Shanghai.

3.-On being informed that a vessel is coming up with the yellow flag at the fore, the Harbour Master will send the Health Officer on board.

4.--Such vessels shall anchor two miles below the lower limit of the Harbour, and River Police constables shall be placed to keep watch outside the vessel so as to allow no one to go on board or leave her pending the Health Officer's decision.

5.-If there has been no case of infectious disease during the voyage the vessel may be admitted to pratique at once.

If there has been a case of infectious disease during the voyage, and such discased person has left the vessel during the voyage, the vessel may be admitted to pratique at once.

If there has been a case of death from infectious disease during the voyage, the vessel may be quarantined for one or two days.

If there have been inany cases of infectious disease during the voyage, the Health Officer may order the vessel to proceed outside of the Red Buoy at Woosung. Measures may then be taken to remove all infected persons, and to purify the vessel and cargo.

But no cargo may be removed and no person may be allowed to leave the ship or to go on board without the sanction of the Health Officer.

In any case the time of quarantine may be extended at the discretion of the Health Officer and the Consul concerned.