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Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the powers in that behalf by "The Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890." or otherwise, in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as "The China Order in Council, 1920," and shall be read as one with "The China Order in Council, 1904 "* (hereinafter called the "Principal Order "), and with any Order amending the same.

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2. The words in Article 119 (f) of the Principal Order" not exceeding, as regards any matters provided for by The Consular Salaries and Fees Act, 1891,' fees fixed and allowed. from time to time by any Order in Council made under that Act" are repealed.

3. The words in Article 164 of the Principal Order "shall, if not paid in British gold, be paid in China in British or Mexican dollars at the rate of exchange fixed periodically by the Treasury" are repealed, and the following words are substituted therefor :

Shall, if not paid in British gold, be paid in China in dollar currency at the rate of 10 dollars to the pound sterling."

4. Any fee paid previous to the making of this Order shall be deemed to be valid if paid in accordance with the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of this Order.

5. This Order shall take effect on the day on which it is first exhibited in the public office of the Supreme Court at Shanghai.

And the Right Honourable George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL amending Note 5 to the Tables of Fees annexed to "The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906.".-London, June 28, 1920.‡

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 28th day of June,

1920.

PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN OOUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The Consular Salaries and Fees Act, 1891," His Majesty the King is authorised, by Order in Council, to + September 15, 1920. "London Gazette," June 29, 1920.

* Vol. XCVII, page 150.

fix the fees to be taken in respect of any matter or thing done by a consular officer in the execution of his office, and to vary such fees by way of increase or decrease, and to abolish fees and to create new fees;

And whereas by The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906,"* the several fees set forth in the tables annexed to the said Order were established, and it was provided that the said tables and notes thereto should be construed as part of the said Order;

And whereas it is expedient to amend the said notes in certain respects:

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the before-mentioned Act, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1920."

2. Note 5 to the tables annexed to "The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906," is repealed, and the following provision is substituted therefor:

5. The above fees, if not paid in British gold, are to be paid in China in dollar currency at the rate of 10 dollars to the pound sterling.'

3. Any fee paid previous to the making of this Order shall be deemed to be valid if paid in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of this Order.

4. This Order shall take effect on the day on which it is first exhibited in the public office of the Supreme Court at Shanghai.

And the Right Honourable George Nathaniel, Earl Curzon of Kedleston, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH NOTIFICATION of the Denunciation by the British Government of the Convention between Great Britain and France regulating Commercial Relations between France and the Seychelles Islands, signed at London, April 16, 1902.—London, June 30, 1920.‡

Foreign Office, June 30, 1920. NOTICE of denunciation of the Convention respecting commercial relations between France and the Seychelles Islands, signed at London the 16th April, 1902, was given by the

* Vol. XCIX, page 522.

"London Gazette," July 2, 1920.

+ September 15, 1920.

§ Vol. XCVI, page 33.

French Government on the 10th September, 1918, and was published in the "London Gazette" of the 15th October, 1918* Since the expiration of the period of denunciation, the Convention has remained in operation subject to three months' notice on either side.

His Majesty's Government having decided to terminate this Convention, notice to that effect was given to the French Government by His Majesty's Ambassador in Paris on the 5th instant.

In accordance with this notice, the Convention will cease to have effect on the 5th September next.

BRITISH RULES made by the Board of Trade under the provisions of The Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act, 1919.-London, July 10, 1920.!

THE Board of Trade hereby make the following Rules under the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping (Wireless Telegraphy) Act, 1919.

Dated this 10th day of July, 1920.

1. In these Rules

H. A. PAYNE, Secretary to the Board of Trade.

Interpretation.

The expression "coasting trade" means trade exclusively carried on between ports in the British Islands.

The number of hours occupied in a voyage from port to port means the normal number of hours occupied in a voyage between one port of call and the next.

Classification of Ships.

2. For the purposes of these Rules ships shall be classified as follows:

Class I. Ships carrying 200 persons or more which are not engaged in the coasting trade.

Class II. Ships not engaged in the coasting trade carrying 50 but less than 200 persons and ships engaged in the coasting trade carrying 50 persons or more.

Class III. Ships carrying less than 50 persons.

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In reckoning the number of persons carried by a ship there shall be included the normal crew of the ship and the maximum number of passengers permitted to be carried by the passenger certificate of the ship.

Nature of Installation.

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3. The installation shall comply with the requirements of the International Radiotelegraph Convention, 1912,* modified by any other international agreement (and in particular the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1914), or of any international agreement by which the said Convention of 1912 may be superseded.

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4. The installation shall be of the spark or interrupted continuous wave type.

5.-(1.) The installation shall include a normal installation and an emergency installation, except that where the normal installation complies with the requirements of this rule as to emergency installations as well as those as to normal installations a normal installation alone shall suffice.

(2.) A normal installation must be capable of transmitting clearly perceptible signals from ship to ship over a range of at least 100 nautical miles by day under normal conditions and circumstances.

(3.) An emergency installation must include an independent source of energy capable of being put into operation rapidly and of working for at least six continuous hours with a minimum range from ship to ship of 80 nautical miles for ships of Class I, and 50 nautical miles for ships of Classes II and III, and such independent source of energy must be capable of being worked for at least six continuous hours independently from the source of propelling power for the ship, the steam supply system and the main electricity supply system.

(4.) For the purposes of this rule an installation shall be deemed to comply with the above requirements as to range if it is able to maintain communication on a 600-metre wave at a range of one and a half times the number of nautical miles hereinbefore respectively prescribed over sea by day with a Post Office Standard Station when employing a receiver without amplification devices.

6. There shall be provided between the bridge and the wireless telegraph room means of communication by voice pipe, telephone or other means, and an operator or watcher when on duty shall not leave the wireless telegraph room to deliver messages or to call his relief.

* Vol. CV, page 219.

+ Vol. CVIII, page 283.

Ships not Fitted with Approved Automatic Apparatus.

7. If not fitted with an approved automatic apparatus for registering the signal of distress

(1.) A ship of Class I shall carry certificated operators in accordance with the following table, and while at sea a certificated operator shall be always on watch:

Nature of Voyage.

(a.) Voyage exceeding 48 hours from port to port.

(b.) Voyage exceeding 8 hours but not exceeding 48 hours from port to port.

(c.) Voyage not exceeding 8 hours from port to port.

Number and Grade of
Operators.

Three operators, of whom one shall hold a First-Grade Certificate, and not more than one a Third-Grade Certificate.

Two operators of whom one shall hold a First or a SecondGrade Certificate.

One operator who shall hold a First or a SecondGrade Certificate.

(i.) A ship of Class II shall carry certificated operators and certificated watchers in accordance with the following table, and while at sea a certificated operator shall always be on watch at the times specified in the Schedule to these Rules, and either a certificated operator or a certificated watcher shall always be on watch at other times.

Nature of Voyage.

(a.) Voyage exceeding 48 hours from port to port.

(b.) Voyage exceeding 8 hours but not exceeding 48 hours from port to port.

(c.) Voyage not exceeding 8 hours from port to port.

Number and Grade of Operators and Watchers. One operator who shall hold a First or a Second-Grade Certificate, and two watchers.

One operator who shall hold a First or a Second-Grade Certificate and one watcher.

One operator who shall hold a First or a Second-Grade Certificate.

(iii.) A ship of Class III shall carry one operator who shall hold a First or a Second-Grade Certificate, and while at sea the operator shall always be on watch at the times specified in the Schedule to these Rules.

Ships Fitted with Approved Automatic Apparatus.

8. In the event of an automatic apparatus for registering the signal of distress being approved by the Board of Trade

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