568 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 5, 1917.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ENEMIES BILL.-The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to facilitate Legal Proceedings against Enemies in certain cases.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
JURY AMENDMENT BILL. The Attorney General moved the First reading of a Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend further the Jury Ordinance, 1887.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
The Attorney General moved the suspension of the Standing Orders so that the Bill might be read a second and third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
The Attorney General then addressed the Council and moved the Second reading of the Bill.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
On Council resuming, the Attorney General reported that the Bill had passed through Committee without amendment and moved that it be read a third time.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time and passed.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE BILL. The Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Special Police Reserve Ordinance, 1914, and to remove doubts as to the effect of procla- mations made under section 10 of the said Ordinance was withdrawn.
ADJOURNMENT.--The Council then adjourned until Thursday, the 27th day of September, 1917.
Confirmed this 4th day of October, 1917.
A. G. M. FLETCHER,
Clerk of Councils.
F. H. MAY,
Governor.
No. 444. His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council :----
Ordinance No. 22 of 1917.--An Ordinance to facilitate Legal Proceedings against
Enemies in certain cases.