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Quarter of 1919, because, although Peace has been. signed, no Proclamation has yet been issued by His Majesty in Council under the Termination of the Pre- sent War (Definition) Ordinance, 1919, fixing a date to be treated as "the date of the termination of the present war and because it is thought desirable by the Hongkong Government that the Special War Rate should not be collected for any period subsequent to the Second Quarter of 1919.

4th July, 1919.

H. E. POLLOCK,

Attorney General.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. S. 185.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong,

Place or Port..

Nature of Measures.

Date.

Reference to Govern- ment Noti- fication.

Philippine Islands.

All passengers from Hongkong to produce special certificate.

7th March, 1918. No. S. 49.

Chefoo.

Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong,

4th March, 1918. No. S. 56.

Saigon.

17th March, 1918. No. S. 63.

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,

Masters of vessels from Hongkong to pay strict attention to

Clause 26 of the Harbour Regulations.

Canton.

13th March, 1918. | No. S. 68.

Newchwang. All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be treated as

Suspected Vessels.

27th May, 1919.

No. S. 86.

Ningpo.

Singapore.

Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.

11th April, 1918.

Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro-

spinal fever.

2nd April, 1918.

No. S. 88.

No. S. 94.

Bengal.

Rangoon.

Singapore.

Hongkong declared an infected port on account of plague.

18th June, 1918.

Do.

Do.

Bengal.

Regulations for the prevention of the introduction of plague by sea enforced in the ports of Orissa against vessels arriving from Hongkong.

18th July, 1918.

19th July, 1918.

24th June, 1918.

No. S. 140.

No. S. 175.

No. S. 181.

No. S. 192.

Netherlands-

India.

Hongkong declared an infected port. Importation of the 1st January, 1919. No. S. 1.

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.