THE HONGKONG GÖVERNMENT GAZETTE, JANUARY 19, 1917. 19
Whereas, on the 27th day of January, 1916, the 12th day of April, 1916, the 27th day of June, 1916, and the 3rd day of October, 1916, We did, by Our Royal Proclama- tions of those dates, make certain additions to and modifications in the said list of articles to be treated as contraband; and
Whereas it is expedient to make certain further additions to 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 Qur Royal Proclamations aforementioned:----
Diamonds suitable for industrial purposes.
Silk in all forms and the manufactures thereof; silk cocoons. Artificial silk and the manufactures thereof.
Quillaia bark.
Zirconium, cerium, thorium,; and all alloys and compounds thereof. Zirconia and monazite sand.
And We do hereby further declare that, as from this date, the following amendments shall be made in Schedule 1 of Our Royal Proclamation of the 14th day of October, 1915, aforementioned :-
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For item 4, "emery, corundum, natural and artificial (alundum), and carborun- dum in all forms," there shall be substituted "emery, corundum, car- borundum, and all other abrasive materials whether natural or artificial, and the manufactures thereof."
And We do hereby further declare that, as from this date, the following amendments shall be made in Our Royal Proclamation of the 12th day of April, 1916, aforemen- tioned:
For "
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gold, silver, paper money, and all negotiable instruments and realisable securities," there shall be substituted "gold, silver, paper money, securities, negotiable instruments, cheques, drafts, orders, warrants, coupons, letters of credit delegation or advice, credit and debit notes, or other documents, which in themselves, or if completed, or if acted upon by the recipient, authorise, confirm, or give effect to the transfer of money, credit, or securities."
And We do hereby further declare that the following articles shall, as from this date, be treated as conditional contraband in addition to those set out to Our Royal Proclamations aforementioned :----
Sponges, raw and prepared.
Glue, gelatine, and substances used in the manufacture thereof. Empty barrels and casks of all kinds and their component parts.
Given at Our Court, at Buckingham Palace, this Twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord One thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and in the Seventh year of Our Reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
NOTE: The dates of the publication in the Hongkong Gazette of the various contraband proclama. tions now in force are as follows:
Date of proclamation.
14th October, 1915.
27th January, 1916.
12th April, 1916. 27th June, 1916. 3rd October, 1916. 23rd November, 1916.
Date of Hongkong Gazette.
22nd October, 1915. 24th March, 1916.
9th June, 1916. 25th August, 1916. 17th November, 1916. 19th January, 1917.