THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 11, 1916. 87
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 especially granted to individuals or be announced as apply- ing to classes of persons":
And Whereas by Proclamation dated the 8th day of October, 1914, the said Pro- clamation dated the 9th day of September, 1914, called the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 was amended as therein more specifically set forth and the said Pro- clamation of the 8th day of October, 1914, was to be read as one with the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2:
And Whereas in pursuance of the powers conferred by the above-recited Proclama- tions the Board of Trade acting on behalf of His Majesty by licence dated the 4th day of November, 1914, granted licence to the persons therein referred to to pay the fees therein more specifically mentioned:
And Whereas by Poclamation dated the 5th day of November, 1914, it was declared that the provisions of the Proclamations and Orders in Council then in force issued with reference to the state of war with the Emperor of Germany and the Emperor of Austria King of Hungary should be extended to the war with Turkey subject to the exception in such Proclamation mentioned, and it was declared that the words 'enemy country' in any of the Proclamations or Orders in Council referred to in Article I of the said Pro- clamation should include the Dominions of His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Tukey other than Egypt, Cyprus and any territory in the occupation of Us or Our Allies:
And Whereas by Proclamation dated the 7th day of January, 1915, the provisions of the Proclamations dated respectively the 9th day of September, 1914, the 8th day of October, 1915, and the 5th day of November, 1914, were extended as therein more specifically set forth:
And Whereas by Proclamation, dated the 16th day of February, 1915, called the Trading with the Enemy (Occupied Territory) Proclamation, 1915, it was declared that the Proclamations for the time being in force relating to Trading with the Enemy should apply to territory in friendly occupation as they apply to Our territory or that of Our Allies and to territory in hostile occupation as they apply to an enemy country:
And Whereas by Proclamation dated the 25th day of June, 1915, called the Trading with the Enemy (China, Siam, Persia and Morocco) Proclamation, 1915, it was declared that the Proclamations for the time being in force relating to Trading with the Enemy should apply to any person or body of persons of enemy nationality resident or carrying on business in China, Siam, Persia, or Morocco, in the same manner as they apply to persons or bodies of persons resident or carrying on business in an enemy country, provided that where an enemy has a branch locally situated in China, Siam, Persia, or Morocco, nothing in Article 6 of the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 should be construed so as to prevent transaction by or with that branch being treated as trans- action by or with an enemy:
And Whereas by Proclamation dated the 14th day of September, 1915, it was declared as follows:-
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"For the purposes of the Proclamations for the time being in force relating to Trading with the Enemy the expression 'enemy' notwithstanding any- thing in the said Proclamations is hereby declared to include and to have included any incorporated company or body of persons (wherever incor- porated) carrying on business in an enemy country or in any territory for the time being in hostile occupation":
And Whereas by Proclamation dated the 16th day of October, 1915, it was declared that the Proclamions and Orders in Council then in force issued with reference to the state of war with the German Emperor or with reference to the state of war with the German Emperor and the Emperor of Austria King of Hungary or with reference to the state of war with the German Emperor and the Emperor of Austria King of Hungary and the Sultan of Turkey should be extended to the war with Bulgaria subject to the