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No. 16.

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Vol. LXVI.

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The Hongkong Government Gazette Extraordinary

Published by Authority,

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1920.

The following Notification is published,

By command,

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.

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NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 208. His Excellency the Governor has received the following telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies dated the 10th April, 1920:--

Reparation Commission ask that following notice may be published in territory under your Government on April 15th :---

Division of enemy tonnage. With reference to paragraph 20 annex 2 part 8 Treaty

of Versailles which runs as follows:-

"Reparation Commission in fixing and accepting payments for specified pro-

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perties or rights shall have due regard for any legal or equitable

interests of allied and associated powers or of neutral powers or of their 66 nationals therein ".

Reparation Commission hereby give notice that they will proceed to divide ex German ships on and after June 15th, 1920. All claims which it is desired to make in respect to any of these ships under above quoted article should be notified through Government of claimant to Secretary, Maritime Service of the Reparation Commission, Bridgewater House, London, S.W. 1, not later than May 15th, 1920. Reparation Commission cannot undertake to consider any claim received after that date.

A. G. M. FLETCHER, Colonial Secretary.

14th April, 1920.

Printed and Published by NORONHA & Co., Printers to the Hongkong Government.