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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 30, 1920.

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within which presentation of negotiable instruments for acceptance or payment, and notice of non-acceptance or non-payment or protest may be made under Article 301, shall be six months from the coming into force of the Treaty.

8. Rules made during the war by any recognised Exchange or Commercial Associa- tion providing for the closure of contracts entered into before the war by an enemy, and any action taken thereunder are hereby confirmed, subject to the provisos contained in paragraph 4 (a) of the Annex to Section V of Part X of the Treaty.

9. The power under Article 155 of the China Order in Council, 1904, or under any Order amending the said Order, to make King's Regulations, shall extend to the issue of regulations for the purpose of enforcing the charge created by this Order, and for making such arrangements as may be required for establishing and assessing the claims and debts for the payment of which the property charged is rendered liable, and for the pay- ment, in whole or in part, of the sums due.

10. This Order may be cited as the China (Treaty of Peace) Order in Council, 1919, and shall be read as one with the China Order in Council, 1904, and with any Order amending the same.

11. This Order shall come into operation on the date when the Treaty of Peace comes into force.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

No. 63.-It is hereby notified that the name of Mr. Jons WHYTE COOPER BONNAR has been restored to the List of Un-official Justices of the Peace.

No. 64. It is hereby notified that PUN MAK-HEUNG() Sub-Inspector of Vernacular Schools for the New Territories has been dismissed from his office as from the 26th January, 1920.

No. 65. With reference to Government Notification No. 479 published in the Gazette of the 10th October, 1919, it is hereby notified that Sections D and E of the Prohibited Export List of the United Kingdom have been abolished.

No. 66.-The following firm has been granted a licence to trade under the Non- Ferrous Metal Industry Ordinance, 1919, Ordinance No. 1 of 1919-

In continuation of Government Notification No. 51 dated the 23rd January, 1920.

Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

No. 67. It is hereby notified that the Regulations relating to the Control of Ship- building and Ship-repairing made by His Excellency the Governor under the powers conferred by sub-clause 1 (a) of clause III of the Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council dated the 26th day of October, 1896, as enacted by the Order of His Majesty in Council dated the 21st day of March, 1916, on the 28th day of December, 1916, and published in the Gazette on the 29th day of December, 1916, as Government Notification No. 565, are hereby repealed.

30th January, 1920.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

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