WAR DECLARED
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SECOND EXTRA
BETWEEN BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
Full Text of Hongkong Proclamations.
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FOUD BOARD APPOINTED.
Arrangements for Defence of the Culony.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1914
of this
olause shall not
CORRESPONDENCE. L COST.OF NECESSARIES.
make any dddition on account of the purchase being compulsory and they shall fix the prices at (To the Editor of the Hongkong
Telegraph.]
Sir,-A recent telegram from states that "Stringent
late Queen in Council of the 26th therein, and shall continue in reisin any such animals, vehicles, antil the boats, or other personal property day of October, 1890, it is provid-operation therein ed ea follows:--
Governor shall by Proclamation for such purposes. "For the purpose of determin- deolare that it has ceased to bo
7. The Governor may take and which such articles shall be sold ing the amount of any remanera in operation therein... tion or componention payable II. In this Order the words retain; for such period as he may at such rates as will, except under this Order, and" the prices "the Colony" mean any Colony think necessary, possession for under special circumstances, Paris' at which any grain, article of specified in the schedule hereto public purposes of any landor other recoup to the Government the punishment has been fixed for an food, coal or other fiel taken and its Dependencies, and the property, including gasworks and cost of purchasing the same and attempt to profit by raising the
means the works for the supply of electric other expenses incidental thereto. prices of provisions"
If such a under sub-clause 0 of this Order torm "Governor " may be sold to inhabitants, the person for the time being light, waterworks, wells, and
15. Any person authorised by course as this can be adopted by Governor shall appoint a Board administering the Government of springs of water, tanks and other the Governor in writing in that a country actually involved in the consisting of five persons, of the Colony,
receptacles of rain water, and may behalf may enter upon and into throes of warfare, might it not be whom oue shall be a Judge or III. So long as this Order shall if ho think it necessary for the
in the Colony, and examine and Hongkong? The Chinese shop- bo offers either in the service of following provisions shall have Colony, cause any buildings to be inspect such land or building and keepers are taking advantage of Stipendiary Magistrate, two shall be operation in any Colony the purposes of the defence of the any land, house, or other building followed by the Government of pulled down and removed, and The following Hongkong Pie alsy enacted by the aforesaid the Civil Government of the offect: Government Gazette Extraordiu section that the period of such Colony or in His Majesty's naval 1. Every person who shall for any property to be removed from every or any part thereof, and, in the present situation to charge may use force to effect such entry, all sorts, and are reaping fortunes- ary. (Published by Authority) service shall continue so long as or military service, and the other the time being he within the one place to another, or to be case of opposition or obstruction, abnormal prices for provisions of
Govornor-in-Council shall two shall be inhabitants of the limits of the Colony shall be destroyed.
aramination, and inspection, and thereby. And who are these men? the was issued this áftoradou : →
consider necessary and shall end. Colony,"
subject to military law for the
shall not be liable for any People whose business thrives Proclamations.
only by order of the Governor. Now, therefore, I, Sir Francis purposes of the Army Act, and 8. The Governor may direct damage directly or indirectly do- under the protection of the British Now, therefore, I, Sir Francis Hears May, K.C.M.C., Governor the said Act shall, subject to that all the resources of any casioned by such forcible entry. flag; people who claim British or Chinese nationality as it suite Henry May, KC.M., Governor of the Colony of Hongkong and the provisions of this Order, railway in the Colony shall be and Commander-in-Chief of the its Dependencies and Vice-be deemed to apply to such placed at his dispossl for any 10. Every person who refuses their convenience to do so; and Colony of Hongkong and its Admiral of the same do hereby in person in the same manner as if purpose which le considera or neglects to obey or comply with people who, when occasion arises, Dependencies and Vice Admiral pareusneo of the powers vested such person had been a person necessary in connection with the any order or requisition made are the first to dislocate trade by of the same seting with the advice in me as aforesaid appoint a accompanying His Majesty's defence of the Colony, and no under this Order, or does anything means of the boycott and other of the Executive Council to the Board consisting of five persons troops or some portion thereof liability whatever shall be incur whereby the execution of any such measures at which they are effect that such calling out is namely
when employed in active service red on account of any interference order or requisition is prevented adepts. Surely they should be necessary and should be continued!
beyond the seas, and such person with the regular traffic which may or hindered, or with intent to taught that they cannot be per for the prosent do by this Pro-
eball, for the purposes of the said thus be occasioned.
prevent or hinder the execution milted to clamation call out the Hongkong
Act, be deemed to be under the actual Corpe for Volunteer
command of the Officer Command- military service until my farther
ing His Majesty's troops. order.
No. 3. FRANCIS HENRY MAY.
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir Francis
Henry May, K.U.M.G., Governor
and Commander-in-Chief of the Jolony of llongkong and its Dependencies and Ving-Admiral
of the same.
I, Sir Francis Henry May, K.C.M.G., Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same being satisfied thereof by inform tion received by medo hereby proclaim that war has broken out he wood His. Majesty and Germany.
Given under my hand and the Public Sent of the Colny st Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1914. By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN, Colonial Secretary. God Save The King.
No. 4.
FRANCS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
By Hi. Excellency Sir Francis Henry May. K.C.31.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its De pendencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by section 189 of the Army Act it is enacted that where the Governor of a Colony in which any of His Majesty's forces are sorving declares at any time or times that by reason of the imminence of activo morvico it is
A Magistrato or Justice of the Ponce will be in attendance at the
upromo Court, and at the Magistracy to ourol members of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserves" as members of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and to ouro!! additional members for that corps,
Givos unde, my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1914.
By Command.
CLAUD SEVERN,
';
Francis Arthur Ilnzeland, Paisne Judge,
Edwin Richard Hallifax Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
George Norbert Wakeman, Land Ollicor,
Henry Edward Pollook, K.O., (senior European Unofficial
#queeze
the com- of any such order or requisition unity in the way they are now 9. The Governor may seize shall be guilty of an offence doing, without even the excuse of and tako possession of any grain, against this Order, and shall, on active, or even imminent, warfare - Provided that a person who is article of food, coal or other fuel summary conviction thereof, be to justify them.
Yours faithfully by virtue of tais Order eubject to and minoral oils within the limits liable to a fine not less than 20 military low aball, unless the of the Colony, and may sell any dollars and not more than 100
L. E. G.
member of the Legislative Covornor directs otherwise, be grain, artiole of food, coals, fuel, dollars, or to imprisonment for a Hongkong, 5th. August, 1914. Council), and
tried by a competent Civil Court, and oila so seized and taken at term not exceeding one month. Woi Yuk, (senior Chinese and not by Court Martial, for any such prices as may be determined
offence for which he would bo by the Board hereinafter mention- 17. If any person shall, by triable if he were not subject to ed, and the moneys to be received obeying any order or requisition, military law.
for such sales shall be paid into made under this Order, be the Treasury of the Colony, prevented from fulfilling any
contract, such person
shall
Unofficial member of the Legislative Council), for the purpose of the said Board
Provided also that a person determining the amount of any remuneration or compensation who is by virtue of this order payable under the Order of the subject to military law may, if 10. The Governor may, by not he deemed to have thereby Queen in Council above referred the Governor ao directs, be tried proclamation, prescribe the maxi- committed a breach of contract, to, and the prices at which any for any offence punishable under mum price for which any artiole but such contract shall be deemed grain, article of food, coal or the Army Act by a Civil Court-of food may be sold by retail, and to be suspended by each order or
Colonia Sagrotary. other fuel fakon under sub-clause that is to say, by a Court of Sum- any person who after such pro-requisition so far as its fulfilment SORE THROAT:
Gad Save The King.
No. 6. FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor,
By His Excellency Sir Francis Heary May, K. C. M. G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its. De pondencies and Vice Admiral of The comb.
Whoreng a stato of war exista
between His Majesty the King and Germany.
of Clause III of the said Order mary Jurisdiction in a summary clamation, and until it shall bave is thereby rendered impossible. in Council may be sold to the manner if the offence is not been revoked, shall sell any article
18. The Governor may ly Pro- inhabitants of the Colony of punishable by death or penal of food at a higher price than the Hongkong and its Dependencies. servitude, and if the Court price so prescribed shall be deem-clamation postpone for such Given under my hand and the considers that it would be ad-ed guilty of anoffense against this period as he may think necessary Public Seal of the Colony at equately panished by imprison- Order, and shall, on conviction or just rad expedient the time at shall become due and payable, months, and in all other cases exceeding 50 dollars, or Vistoria, Hongkong, this 5th day meat for a term not exceeding six thereof, be liable to a fine not which any rent or other moneys of August, 1914.
By Command.
CLAUD SEVERN. Colonial Secretary. God Save The King,
No.8. necessary for the public service
that the forces in the Colony should be temporarily subject to the said Act as if they wore on active service then on the public. stion in general orders of any such declaration the forces to which the declaration, applica shall be deemed to be on active service for the period mentioned in the declaration so that the
period mentioned in a tire declaration do not oxceed
months from the date thereof,
Now, therefore, L, Sir Francia
Dependencies and Vicc-Admin
FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
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the period of maturity of bills or other negotiable instruments pay- were an offence against the civil 11, The Governor may take able in the Colony, and may sas- law not triable by a Court of any steps he may Consider pond for such time as he may This Proclamation is issued to
Summary Jurisdiction.
necessary in the interests of the think right the execution of the
inform the inhabitants of
2. Any declaration made by defence of the Colony for control-judgment of any Court of Civil Jongkong that His Majesty's
the Governor under Section 189 ling the trade in beer, wine or Judicature and the enforcement By His Excellency Sir Francis of the Army Act shall be deemed spirits.
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12. The Governor shall, out of or other 10 apply to every military force an attack by the enemy in force, and Commander-in-Chief of the
the public funds of the Colony, recovery of the possession and that the prosent strength of Colony of Hongkong and its De raised in the Colony. the defences and garrison of the pendencies and Vice-Admiral of
3, The Governor may order pay to every person who shall be of property in default of payment any person to quit the Colony or required to do any personal of rent if he shall consider that, fortress make unlikely a raid by the same. produtory cruisers,"
Whereas by an Order of Herny part of or place in the Colony service by virtue of this Order owing to circumstances arising All necessary measures to defent late Majesty Queen Victoria to be specified in such order, and such remuneration, and to every out of the state of war or the such a raid are, however, being in Council mads on the 20th day
if any person shall refuse to obey person whose property shall be immediate apprehension of war, taken, and the Government trust of October, 1898, it is provided any such order the Governor may taken, including any grain, article the immediate execution of that the canadence of the people that the said Ortor shall apply to cause him to be arrested and of food, coals, or other fuel taken auch judgments will be shown by their proceed and have effect in all or any of the moved from the Colony or from by virtue of sub-clause 9 of this ment of such process would be
or temporarily taken inequitable or inexpedient. such part thoreof or place therein, olause,
19. Sab-clauses 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, Henry May, K.O.M.G., Governor 93 with their ordinary business Colonies specified in the schedule and for that purpose to be placed possession of or removed or des- | thereto in which it shall be pro-l
troyed by virtue of this Order, 7, 9, and 15 of Clause III of and Commander-in-Chief of the 8 in time of porca.
In the event of hostile vossels claimed by the Governor of the on board of any ship or boat.. Colony of Hongkong and its
being sighted, three guns will be Colony and shall
4. The Governor may make such compensation as shall be this Order shall not apply to come into fired from the Tamir" and the operation in each such Colony on any regulations or orders respect agreed on between the Governor any person in His Majesty's naval of the same do hereby declare red British ensign will be hoist being so proclaimed therein and ing any port or harbour, "in the and such person, and in default or military service, or to any of or of agreement, such remuneration His Majesty's ships, or to any that by reason of the imminence ed on that vessel and at the mast- shall continue in operation therein Colony and the movement
location of ships and bosts or compensation as shall be award-property belonging to the Lords head of the flagstaff on the Peak, until the Governor aball by pro- therein or in any waters of the ed by the Board hereinafter men- Commissioners of the Admiralty for the public service that and will be kopt hoisted as long clamation declare that it has His Majesty's forces in this
as the enemy is in sighti
War. ceased to be in operation therein. Colony, and any provision of any tioned, whose award shall be final, or to the Secretary of State for Colony be subject to the said
While this siganl remains And Whereas the Colony of
law of the Colony which may be
Given under my hand and the. 13. For the purpose of deter threo Act for the period of
hoisted the public should avoid Hongkong is specified in the said inconsistent with any regulation months from the date hereof es
collecting in thoroughfares and | Schedule.
or order made by the Governor mining the amount of any Public Seal of the Colony at Vic- if they were on active servico.
Now, therefore, I, Sir Francis adder this sub-clause shall be remuneration or compensation toria, Hongkong, this 5th day of "Given under my hand and the any other action likely to cause
excitement or conlasian,
By Command, Henry May, K.O.M.G., Governor auspended and of no effect during payable under this Order and the August, 1914. Public Seal of the Colony at
On the retirement of the enemy and Commander-in-Chief of the the continuance of such regulation prices at which any grain, article Colony of Hongkong and her order Provided that no such of food, coal or other fuel taken Dependencies and Vice Admiral regulation or order shall be put under sub-clance 9 of this clause of the same Do Hereby Proclaim in force in each a manner as to be may be sold to the inhabitants, the said Order in this Colony.
prejudicial to the action of His the Governor shall appoint a lajesty'e naval or military forces. Board consisting of five percona, ORDER-IN-COUNCIL, At the Court at Balmoral, 5. The Governor may require of whom one shall be a Judge or The 20th day of October, 1808, any person to do any work or Stipendiary Magistrate, two shall Present: Tho Queen's Most render any personal service which be officers dither in the Civil Excellent Majesty. Lord Privy the Governor may think necessary Government of the Colony or in Seal. Duke Tife, K.T. Sir Fleet to order in aid of or in connection His Majesty'n naval or military wood Edwards.
with the defence of the Colony, service, and the other two shall be C..V. Guns for the Corporation.
· All' It is hereby ordered by Her 6. The Governor may require inhabitants of the Colony. Majesty, by and with the advice any person to apply any animals, questions referred to the said of Her Privy Council, as follows: vehicles, ships, boats, or other Board shall, in case of a difference
of active service it is necessary
Victoria, Hongkong this 5th day of August, 1914.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Quilonial Secretary, God Save the King,
No. 5;
FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
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the Uolonial flag will be hoisted. Further Proclamations will be issued as necessary from time to lice.
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Given under my hand and the Publio Seal of the Colony al Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1914.
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By Command,
"OLAUD" BEVERN,
Colonial Storetary. God Save The King.
No. 7.
FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Governor.
CLAUD SEVERN.
Colonial Secretary.
God Save The King.
Lieutenant Colonel
Botterill,
By His Excellency Sir Francis Henry May, K.O.MG, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vico-Admiral of the same.
1. This Order shall apply to personal property belonging to or of opinion, be decided by the votes commanding the 4th (City of Whereas by Section 13 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, it is By His Excellency Sir Francis and have effect in all or any of under the contiol of such person of the majority of the members. London) Battalion of the London or Stipendiary Regiment, has offered the Cor- onected that the Governor may in Henry May, K.C.M.G., Governor the Colonies specified in the to the Government, if such pro- The Judge
guns sent out by the City of case of great national emergency and Commander-in-Chief of the schedule hereto in which it shall perty be required in aid of or in Magistrate shall be the Chairman Poration one of the four machine 14. The said Board, in fixing Volunteers to South Africa and London with the City Imperial or in case of actual or apprehend Colony of Hongkong and its be proclaimed by the Governor connection with the defence of of the Board. ed invasion of or attack on the Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the Colony, and shall come the Colony, and, in default of the
into operation in each each person supplying the same, may the price to be paid for ortioles
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