THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 9, 1916.
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No. 246. The following Proclamation of His Majesty the KING is published for general information :-
By the KING.
A PROCLAMATION.
MAKING CERTAIN ADDITIONS TO AND AMENDMENTS IN THE LIST OF ARTICLES
GEORGE R.I.
TO BE TREATED AS CONTRABAND OF WAR.
WHEREAS on the 11th day of October, 1915, We did issue Our Royal Proclamation
specifying the articles which it was Our intention to treat as contraband during
the continuance of hostilities, or until We did give further public notice;
And whereas on the 27th day of January, 1916, We did by Our Royal Proclamation of that date make certain additions to and modifications in the list of articles to be treated as contraband;
And whereas it is expedient to make certain further additions to and modifications in the said list :
Now, therefore, We do hereby declare, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, that during the continuance of the war or until We do give further public notice, the following articles will be treated as absolute contraband in addition to those set out in Our Royal Proclamations aforementioned :--
Gold, silver, paper money, and all negotiable instruments and realisable securi-
ties.
Metallic chlorides, except chloride of sodium; metalloidic chlorides; halogen
compounds of carbon.
Starch.
Borax, boric acid, and other boron compounds.
Sabadilla seeds and preparations therefrom.
And We do hereby further declare that as from this date the following amendments shall be made in Schedule 1 of Our Royal Proclamation aforesaid :--
In item 3 the following shall be substituted for the present wording :-
“Lathes, machines, and tools capable of being employed in the manu-
facture of munitions of war.'
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In item 8 for “ether" shall be substituted formic ether; sulphuric ether."
And We do hereby further declare that no gold, silver, or paper money captured after this date shall be treated as conditional contraband, and that, except as to captures already effected, item 14 shall as from this date be struck out of Schedule II of Our Royal Proclamation aforementioned.
Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this Twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and in the Sixth year of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE King,
NOTE.The proclamation of the 14th October, 1915, was published in the Hongkong Government, Gazette of the 22nd October, 1915, and the proclamation of the 27th January, 1916, was published in the Hongkong Government Gazette of the 24th March, 1916.