THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 5, 1915.
the allied Power a prize made on the mer- chant service of that Power, may enter a port of his own country, and he will deliver his prize to the local authority without prejudice to the ulterior measures to be taken for the adjudication of the prize. He will take care, in that case, that the report or procès-verbal, and the inventory which he shall have drawn up, as well as the sealed packet containing the ship's papers, be sent exactly to the proper Court of Adjudication.
E. GREY.
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Puissance alliée une prise faite sur la marine marchande de cette Puissance, pourra entrer dans un port de son propre pays, et il remettra sa prise à l'autorité locale, sans préjudice des mesures ulté- rieures à prendre pour le jugement de la prise. Il veillera, dans ce cas, rapport ou procès-verbal et l'inventaire qu'il aura rédigés, ainsi que le paquet cacheté contenant les papiers de bord, soient envoyés exactement à la juridiction chargée du jugement.
PAUL CAMBON.
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No. 5.
PROCLAMATIONS.
[L.S.]
FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the
same :
Whereas by Royal Proclamation relating to Trading with the Enemy dated the 9th day of September 1914 it was among other things declared as follows:-
"The expression 'enemy country' in this Proclamation means the territories of the German Empire and of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, together with all the Colonies and Dependencies thereof.
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The expression 'enemy' in this Proclamation means any person or body of persons of whatever nationality resident or carrying on business in the enemy country. In the case of incorporated bodies enemy character attaches only to those incorporated in an enemy country."
And Whereas it was also declared by the said Proclamation that from and after the date of the said Proclamation the persons therein referred to were prohibited from doing certain acts therein more specifically mentioned:
And Whereas it was further declared by the said Proclamation as follows:-
"Nothing in this Proclamation shall be taken to prohibit anything which shall be expressly permitted by Our licence or by the licence given on our behalf by a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade whether such licences be specially granted to individuals or be announced as applying to all classes of persons."
And Whereas by Royal Proclamation relating to Trading with the Enemy dated the 8th day of October 1914 it was declared as follows :--
The power to grant licences on our behalf vested by paragraph 8 of the Trad- ing with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 in a Secretary of State may be exercised in Canada, India, Australia and the Union of South Africa by the Governor-General, and in any British Possession not included within the limits of Canada, India, Australia or South Africa by the Governor."
Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same acting on behalf of His Majesty and in pursuance of the power reserved in the said Proclamation and all other powers thereunto me enabling do hereby give and grant licence to all persons resident carrying on business or being in the Colony of Hongkong