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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26TH JANUARY, 1889.
At the Court at Windsor, the 17th day of November, 1888.
PRESENT,
The QUEEN'S Most Excellent Majesty.
Lord President. Marquess of Lothian. Sir Henry Ponsonby. Mr. Robertson.
THEREAS by the "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," it is provided that, whenever it is made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities are or will be given for recovering and apprehending seamen who desert from British merchant ships in the territories of any foreign power, Her Majesty may by Order in Council, stating that such facilities are or will be given, declare that seamen, not being slaves, who desert from merchant ships belonging to a subject of such power, when within Her Majesty's dominions, shall be liable to be apprehended, and carried on board their respective ships, and may limit the operation of such Order, and may render the operation thereof subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as may be deemed expedient.
And whereas it hath been made to appear to Her Majesty that due facilities for recovering and apprehending seamen (not being Brazilian subjects) who desert from British merchant ships in the territories belonging to His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, will be given under an agreement between the Governments of Great Britain and Brazil, signed at Rio de Janeiro, on the thirtieth July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by virtue of the power vested in Her by the said "Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is pleased to order and declare, and it is hereby ordered and declared, that from and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette, seamen, not being slaves, and not being British subjects, who, within Her Majesty's dominions, desert from merchant ships belonging to subjects of His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, shall be liable to be apprehended and carried on board their respective ships: Provided always, that if any such deserter has committed any crime in Her Majesty's dominions, he may be detained till he has been tried by a competent court, and until his sentence, if any, has been carried into effect.
And Her Majesty, by virtue of the powers vested in Her by the said “ Foreign Deserters Act, 1852," and by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, is further pleased to order and declare that, upon and after the publication hereof in the London Gazette, the Order in Council relating to seamen who desert from the merchant ships belonging to the subjects of the Emperor of Brazil, made by virtue of the said Act, on seventeenth day of May. one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, shall be revoked, and the same is hereby revoked accordingly.
And the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Secretary of State for India in Council, are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly.
- C. L. PEEL.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 34.
The following Notice is published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th January, 1889.
POLICE NOTIFICATION.
FREDERICK STEWART, Colonial Secretary.
Notice is hereby given that in view of the approaching Chinese New Year, the Captain Superin- tendent of Police has been authorised to give permission, under Ordinance 9 of 1886, for Crackers to be fired under the following restrictions:-
In the Districts west of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street, the firing of Crackers will be permitted from 4 P.M. on the 30th January, 1889, until 4 P.M. on the 1st February, 1889. In the Districts east of the Cross Roads and of Shing Wong Street, Crackers may be fired only
between the hours of 4 P.M. of the 30th and 9 P.M. of the 31st January.
No burning Cracker or other fire is to be thrown above the head or near any person or inflam- mable material, and all reasonable precaution must be taken against accident, as every one is liable for damage arising from his carelessness.
The Police will have strict orders to summon or arrest persons firing Crackers in contravention of the foregoing restrictions.
The Firing of Bombs is strictly prohibited.
By Command,
Central Police Barracks, Hongkong, 15th January, 1889.
W. M. DEANE,. Capt. Supt. of Police.
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