No. 21.
PROCLAMATION.
Horna
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS Hesey May, Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by the Military Stores (Exportation) Ordinance, 1862, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council by Proclamation to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the "Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the maid Colony (amongst other things) Artne, Ammunition, Gunpowder, - and Military and Naval Stores, and any articles which His Excellency may judge capable of being converted into or made useful in incre using the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Stores, Goods or Articles respect ively, subject to any permission that may be obtained under Section 3 of the Ordinance":
And whereas, by various Proclamations issued from time to time, auch exportation and carriage coastwise were prohibited, and remain prohibited until the 27th day of May, 1915, and it is expedient to continue such prohibition :
Now, therefore, I, Sir FRANCIS HENRY Mar, Kuight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, "prohibit for a further period of one year from and including the 28th day of May, 1915, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony, Arma, Ammunition, Gunpowder, Military and Naval Stores, Sulphur and Saltpetre, the last two being articles which I judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of Military or Naval Stores, or any or either of such Arms, Ammunition, Gun- powder, Stores, Goods or Articles respectively, unless this Proclamation aball, in the mean- time, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained under Section 3 of the Ordi- nance above mentioned.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony, at Victoria, Hongkong, this 28th day of May, 1915.
By Command,
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Eland Sevem
Colonial Secretary.