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And whereas by sub-clause (9) of clause III of the order of Her fate Majesty Queen Victoria-in-Concil 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 dated the 17th day of September 1915 the exporta- tion of certain articles therein referred to from the Colony was prohibited to certain or all destinations :

And whereas it is expedient that the sail proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 should be amended:

And whereas the articles other than anus ammunition or military or naval stores hereinafter enumerated are articles which 1 with the advice aforesaid judge capable of being converted into or made useful in increasing the quantity of arms ammunition ve military or naval stores;

And whereas in order to prevent suck arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any furces engaged or which may be engaged in military or naval operations in co-operation with His Majesty's forces I with the advice aforesaid have deemed it expedient to probibit the exportation of the articles hereinafter enumerated:

Now therefore I Sir Flasons Hesex Mar Knight Commander of the Most Disti- 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 thint the above- mentioned proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 be and the same is hereby amended as follows

(1) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destina- tions other than the United Kingdom and British Possession aul Protectorates, for a period of one year from the 17th day of September, 1915-

Caustic Soda; Sodium.

(2.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other thau France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal, for a period of one year from the 17th day of September, 1910

Acetic Acid;

Antimony, compounds of, except sulphides and oxides of antimony (the expectation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdon and British Possessions and Protec- torates);

Copper, compounds of, except copper nitente, copper iodide, copper sulphate, and suboxide of copper (the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protoctorates);

Sodium cyanide;

Sodium sulphide.

That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destium- tions other than the United Kingdom, for a period of one year from the 17th day of September, 1915-

Hessian cloth and bags.

Given under my land and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 1st day of October 1915.

By Coumiand,

GOD SAVE THE KING,

Claussevem

Colonial Secretary,