THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 4, 1915.
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And whereas in order to prevent such arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-operation with His Majesty's forces I with the advice aforesaid have deemed it expedient to prohibit the exportation of the articles hereinafter enumerated :
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 by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony and in virtue and exercise of the aforesaid powers do by this Proclamation declare and it is hereby declared that the above- mentioned proclamation of the 1st April 1915 so amended as aforesaid be and the same is hereby further amended as follows:-
(1.) That in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations the words "and all other metallic acetates be omitted after
the words "calcium acetate ".
(2.) That the following headings be added to the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United King- dom and British Possessions and Protectorates :-
Toluol and mixtures of toluol whether derived from coal tar petro-
leum or any other source;
Lathes and other machines or machine tools capable of being em- .
ployed in the manufacture of munitions of war;
Maps and plans of any place within the territory of any belligerent or within the area of military operations on a scale of four miles to one inch or on any larger scale and reproductions on any scale by photography or otherwise of such maps or plans.
(3.) That in the list of goods the exportation of which is prohibited to all foreign ports in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than those of France, Russia (except Baltic Ports), Belgium, Spain and Portugal, the words "(other than linseed oil, boiled and unboiled, un- mixed with other oil, and not including essential oils)" be omitted after the words "all animal and vegetable oils and fats ".
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 4th day of June 1915.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL..
No. 248.
Regulation made by the Governor-in-Council under section 3 of the Sugar Convention Ordinance, 1904, (Ordinance No. 14 of 1904), on the 4th day of June, 1915.
The Regulations relating to Sugar (not in transit) published on pages 567 and 568 of the "Regulations of Hongkong, 1914," are hereby amended by the addition after the word "Kowloon," in line 22 of paragraph 4 of the words :--
"or in godowns Nos. 1 and 2 situated at West Point on Praya Reclamation Lots Nos. 204 and 205 the property of the China Provident Loan and Mort- gage Company, Limited,”.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
4th June, 1915.
A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.