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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH MARCH, 1883.
"The requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal who has taken refuge in any of such Colonies or foreign Possessions shall be made to the Governor or chief authority of such Colony or Possession by the Chief Consular Officer of the Republic of Salvador in such Colony or Possession.
"Such requisition may be disposed of, subject always, as nearly as may be, to the provisions of this Treaty, by the said Governor or chief authority, who, however, shall be at liberty either to grant the surrender or to refer the matter to his Government.
"Her Britiannic Majesty shall, however, be at liberty to make special arrangements in the British Colonies and foreign Possessions for the surrender of Salvadorian criminals who may take refuge within such Colonies and foreign Possessions, on the basis, as nearly as may be, of the provisions of the present Treaty.
"The requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal from any Colony or foreign Possession of Her Britannic Majesty shall be governed by the rules laid down in the preceding Articles of the present Treaty.
"ARTICLE XVIII.
"The present Treaty shall come into force ten days after its publication, in conformity with the forms prescribed by the laws of the High Contracting Parties. It may be terminated by either of the High Contracting Parties, but shall remain in force for six months after notice has been given for its
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The Treaty, after receiving the approval of the Congress of Salvador, shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London as soon as possible.
"In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seal of their arms.
"Done at Paris the twenty-third day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight-one.
"(L.S.) LYONS.
"(L.S.) J. M. TORRES CAÏCEDO."
And whereas the ratifications of the said Treaty were exchanged at London on the eighth day of Nóvember, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and in virtue of the authority. committed to Her by the said recited Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, that from and after the thirteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, the said Acts shall apply in the case of Salvador, and of the said Treaty with the President of Salvador.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 98.
HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICES.
The following Hydrographic Notices are published for general information.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th March, 1883.
C. L. PEEL.
FREDERICK STEWART,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
The information contained in this Notice is to be carefully considered, to be noted in the Sailing Directions and compared with the chart when the ship is navigating the part to which it refers.
HYDROGRAPHIC NOTICE.
[No. 36.]
CHINA SEA DIRECTORY, VOL. III.
NOTICE NO. 18.
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The following information, relating to certain dangers on the east coast of China, has been derived chiefly from the reports of officers of H.M. ships employed on the China station.
All Bearings are Magnetic. Variation 1° Westerly in 1882.
LAM YIT ISLAND.—Reef in South Bay.-On the south side of Lam Yit island, at about 14 miles from the shore, the existence of a reef has recently been reported by H.M.S. Iron Duke.1
This danger (Duke reef) covers at high water spring tides, but breaks with any sea-at low water, it is circular in shape, 150 yards long by 100 yards broad. It lies with the following mark and bearings:-the small rock north-eastward of Loutz rock in line with north extreme of Loutz rock, W. by S. & S.; Low cone, Lam Yit island, N. W.; south extreme of South Yit, S.E. by E. 4 E.
South-eastward of Duke reef, at the distance of half a cable, there is a depth of 4 fathoms, increasing gradually to 10 fathoms when one mile distant in that direction.2
1 See Admiralty charts:-Hongkong to Llau-tung gulf, No. 1262; Formosa island and strait, No. 1968; port Matheson to Ragged point, No. 1761: Also, China Sea Directory, Vol. III., 1874, page 187.
2 Originally published in Notice to Mariners, No. 148 of 1881.
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