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No. 5.

PROCLAMATION.

Willem Robwigs7

Gorernor.

By His Excellency Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished 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 peace and amity subsist between Her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN and His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain.

And whereas certain of the subjects of the said King of Spain in a certain part of His dominions called the Philippine Islands have revolted against His authority, and hostilities are in progress between His said Most Catholic Majesty and the said revolted subjects.

And whereas Her Majesty the Queen is desirous that no Naval or Military expedition should be fitted out within Her dominions to proceed against His said Most Catholic Majesty's dominions in the Philippine Islands or elsewhere.

Now, therefore, I, Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Suint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Adiniral of the same, do hereby warn and strictly enjoin all persons within this Colony in no wise to prepare or fit out, or be engaged or to assist in preparing or fitting out, or to be employed in any capacity in any Naval or Military expedition to proceed against the dominions of His said Most Catholic Majesty in, the Philippine Islands or elsewhere under pain of the penalties prescribed against all persous offending against the Foreign Enlistment Act, 1870, and all other Statutes and Ordinances in such case made and provided.

By Command,

Hewartbockhart

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THk Queen.

Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 21′ day of December, 1896.