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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915.
CIRCULAR.
No. 37.
BRITISH LEGATION, PEKING, August 14, 1915.
SIR,-With reference to my Circular despatch No. 25 of the 16th ultimo forwarding King's Regulation No. 10 of 1915, I transmit to you herewith a public notification which I have issued to-day embodying the decision of His Majesty's Government respecting the delivery to enemy firms in China of goods already sold to them.
I request that you will exhibit this notification at your Consulate and that
you will take such steps as are open to you to give as wide a publicity as possible to the notifica- tion in your Consular district through the columns of any British newspaper published and circulating therein.
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSUL
I am, Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
J. N. JORDAN.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.
KING'S REGULATION No. 10 of 1915.
The undersigned, His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, publicly notifies all whom it may concern that it has been decided by His Majesty's Government that delivery of goods already sold to enemy firms in China must be completed within the following time limits :----
Not later than August 25th, 1915, in respect of goods already in stock in China; Not later than five days after arrival in the port of discharge in China in respect of goods which left the United Kingdom prior to July 25th, 1915, but which have not yet arrived in China;
Not later than the 26th of September, 1915, in respect of goods which left the United Kingdom after July 25th, 1915, but which had been handed to an inland carrier for shipment before July 26th, 1915.
Delivery of goods to enemy firms in China will not be permitted after the dates mentioned above.
J. N. JORDAN,
His Britannic Majesty's Minister.
BRITISH LEGATION,
PEKING, August 14, 1915.
CIRCULAR.
No. 38.
BRITISH LEGATION, PEKING, August 20th, 1915.
SIR, In continuation of my Circular No. 37 of the 14th instant, I have to inform you that the Foreign Office have decided that goods from any British Colony or Dominion shall be accorded treatment precisely similar to goods from United Kingdom.
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
HIS MAJESTY'S CONSUL
J. N. JORDAN.