And whereas by sub-clause (9) of clause ITT of the order of Ter late Majesty Queen Victoria-in-Council made on the 26th day of October 1896 as amended by the order of His Majesty-in-Council made on the 28th day of August 1914 it is enacted that the Governor may prohibit the export from the Colony of any article:
And whereas by a proclamation date the 17th day of September 1015 the exporta- tion of certain articles therein referred to from the Colony tras prohibited to certain or all destinations:
And whereas by proclamations dated respectively the lat and 29th days of October the 19th day of November and the 10th and 24th days of December 1915 the said proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 was amended as therein stated:
And whereas by a proclamation dated the 17th day of December 1915 the said pro- clamation of the 10th day of December 1915 was amended as therein stated:
And whereas it is expedient that the said proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 so amended as aforesaid should be further amended:
And whereas the articles other thau arnus ammunition or military or naval stores hereinafter enumerated are articles which I with the advice aforesaid judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arms ammunition or military or naval stores:
And whereas in order to prevent such arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-operation with His Majesty'o forces I with the advice aforesaid have deemed it expedient to prohibit the exportation of the articles hereinafter enumerated:
Now therefore I Sir Francis HeynY 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 by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony and in virtue and exercise of the aforesaid powers do by this Proclamation declare and it is hereby declared that the above- mentioned proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 so amended ne aforesaid be and the same is hereby further amended as follows :-
That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal-
Vegetable fibres and yarns made therefrom, all *
Provided that this shall not be deemed to authorise the exportation to any such country of any goods the exportation of which is already prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Posses- sions and Protectoraten.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 31st day of December 1915.
By Command,
GOD SAVE The Kise.
*This prohibition will include Manila hemp,
Claud Sever
Colonial Secretory.