728 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 22, 1916.
Name, business and address of consignor
Name, business and address of actual consignee
Port of Customs clearance in {
France) Algeria
(If the goods are to be sent by parcels post, that fact should be stated here.)
Description of goods
(This description is to be given in both English and French.)
Place of production or manufacture Number of packages
Marks and numbers on the packages
Gross weight of the packages
Net weight of the goods
Value of the goods £...
Date...
(The weight should be given both in English units and in kilogrammes.)
(The weight should be given hoth in English units and in kilogrammes.)
Signature..
A list of the articles covered by the French (and Algerian) prohibitions of import, in respect of which import licences will be issued (for British goods) by the French Customs Office in London, is printed below for convenience of reference.* Exporters who are in doubt as to whether goods which they desire to despatch are or are not covered by the prohibition should address an inquiry on the subject direct to the French Customs Office in London, at the address given above.
* The list of prohibited articles can be consulted at the Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong.
No. 556. It is hereby notified that the Authorities of Indo-China have prohibited the taking of cinematograph pictures within the territories under their jurisdiction by any persons other than French subjects.
No. 557.-The following Finding of the Marine Court of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the fire on board the British S.S. Polavon, is published for general information.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
22nd December, 1916.
FINDING.
We find that on the 2nd November, 1916, the British Steam-ship Polavon, Official No. 136,811 of London, was lying alongside the wharf of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, Kowloon, for repairs.
A fire broke out on board this ship at about 8 a.m. on the 2nd November, 1916.
We are of opinion that the fire started in the Engine Room at the fan engine casing and ignited gases given off by the kerosene from the tank at the fore end of the store
room.