THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915.
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Consequently the navigation of the Adriatic Sea to the North of this Line by mer- chant ships of any nationality is forbidden.
ARTICLE 2.--The Minister of Marine, or the Authorities delegated by him, may nevertheless grant, after necessary enquiries, special safe-conducts to merchant ships. desirous of proceeding to ports belonging to or occupied by Italy or Montenegro.
Vessels desirous of entering the Adriatic must proceed to Gallipoli (Apulia), where the safe-conducts of entry must be obtained.
For leaving the Adriatic, vessels after having received permission at the port of departure must proceed to Bari, where they will be furnished with the safe-conducts of departure.
Vessels provided with safe-conducts must cross the blockade line Otranto-Aspri- Ruga (Strade Bianchi) during daytime only. They must stop on that line at a distance not greater than 5 miles from the Italian shore to be visited by the men-of-war destined for that purpose.
ARTICLE 3. The rules laid down in our decree of June 13th, 1915, No. 899, as well as any special regulations which the naval authorities may think fit to enforce on vessels entering or leaving the Adriatic, must be observed by all merchant vessels of whatever nationality navigating in the Adriatic in the circumstances provided for in Article 2.
ARTICLE 4.- Vessels contravening the rules laid down in the preceding articles will be considered guilty of violation of the blockade, and are liable to capture and confisca- tion, together with their cargoes, according to the regulations in force.
ARTICLE 5.-The present decree will come into force on July 6th, 1915.
No. 427. The following is published for general information.
PRIZE CLAIMS COMMITTEE.
Whereas a Committee has been constituted to receive and consider claims made by British, Allied or neutral Third Parties against ships or cargoes which have been con- demned or detained by orders of Prize Courts, and to recommend to what extent, in what manner, and on what terms such claims should be met or provided for. And whereas the vessels mentioned below have been condemned or detained by order of Prize Courts.
This is to give notice, to all British, Allied or neutral persons having any such claims against the vessels mentioned below that such claims should be sent, with all necessary particulars, to the Secretary of the Committee, Board of Trade, Whitehall Gardens, Lon- don, S.W., as soon as possible, and in any case within three months of this date, after which they cannot be entertained.
Dated 27th day of July, 1915.
(Sailing vessels are shown in italics.)
CONDEMNED OR DETAINED BY THE PRIZE COURT IN EGYPT.
Concadoro, Fadl El Rahman, Hefz El Rahman, Kassed Kerim, Maria, Neemet Allah.
CONDEMNED OR DETAINED BY PRIZE COURTS IN INDIA. Alesia, Braunfels, Erzherzog, Franz Ferdinand, Frankenfels, Frienfels, Kurmark, Pagenturm, Rheinfels, Rotenfels, Varzin, Warturm, Wartenfels.
CONDEMNED OR DETAINED BY PRIZE COURTS IN CROWN COLONIES.
Adolf, Bethania, Chow-Tai, Emir, Erymanthos, Frisia, Furth, Georg, Graecia, Jose- phina, Kalymnos, Karlsruhe (launch), Kawak Lorenzo, Macedonia, Moltkefels, Paklat, Professor Woermann, Quarta, Rajaburi, Ranee, Rappenfels, Reichenfels, Sandakan, Schneefels, Slawentzitz, Spreewald, Steinturm, Syra, Tannenfels, Thor, Trifels, Werner Vinnen.
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