No. 81.
SOIT
QUI M
MON DROI
Vol. LX.
The Hongkong Government Gazette Extraordinary.
Published by Authority
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1914.
The following Notifications are published,
By command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
NOTICES.
No. 423.-The following further statement concerning relations with Turkey is pub- lished by direction of His Majesty's Government.
6th November, 1914.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
The grave situation which has arisen with Turkey involves no religious question and the Mohammedan Holy Places of Arabia as well as shrines in Mesopotamia will be immune from attack or molestation by the naval and military forces of Great Britain, France and Russia nor will any hostile action be taken against the port of Jeddah provided that the Government. of Turkey does not interfere with the pilgrim traffic from the Dominions and Protectorates of His Majesty the King.