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No. 5.

PROCLAMATION.

Hornay

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS Hessy May 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 by Royal Proclamation relating to Trading with the Enemy dated the th day of September 1914 it was among other things declared as follows:-

"The expression enemy country' in this Proclamation means the territories of the German Empire and of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, together with all the Colonies and Dependencies thereof.

"The expression enemy' in this Proclamation means any person or body of persons of whatever nationality resident or carrying ou business in the enemy country. In the case of incorporated "bodies enemy character attaches only to those incorporated in an enemy country."

And Whereas it was also declared by the said Proclamation that from and after the date of the sail Froclamation the persons therein referred to were prohibited from doing certain acts therein more specifically mentioned:

And Whereas it was further declared by the said Proclamation as follows :----

"Nothing in this Proclamation shall be taken to prohibit anything which shall be expressly permitted by Our licence or by the licence given on our behalf by a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade whether such licences be specially granted to individuals or be announced as applying to all classes of persons."

And Whereas by Royal Proclamation relating to Trading with the Enemy dated the 8th day of October 1914 it was declared as follows :--

"The power to grant licences on our behalf vested by paragraph 8 of the Trad-

ing with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 in a Secretary of State may

be exercised in Canada, India, Australia and the Union of South Africa by the Governor-General, and in any British Possession not included within the limits of Canada, India, Australia or South Africa by the Governor."

Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HENDY 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 acting on behalf of His Majesty and in pursuance of the power reserved in the said Proclamation and all other powers thereunto me enabling do hereby give and grant licence to all persons resident carrying on business or being in the Colony of Hongkong