CO129-412 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [7-8] — Page 346

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and the Commodore. Your telegram of the same date informing me that war had broken out with Germany was received on the 5th instant and the following Proclamations, Enclosure No.6, were

immediately published:-

(a). Proclamation of State of War.

(b). Proclamation that His Majesty's Forces are subject to

Army Act.

(c). Proclamation calling out the Hongkong Volunteer Corps

and enrolling of Hongkong Volunteer Reserves as members of the Volunteer Corps and of additional

members of that Corps.

(d). Proclamation re-assuring population as to adequacy of

the defences to resist attack and enjoining it

to pursue its usual avocations.

(e). Proclamation announcing the appointment of a Board to

assess compensation for articles taken possess- ion of by the Government.

(f). Proclamation publishing the Order-in-Council of 26th

10.

October,

1896.

On receipt of your telegram of the 5th instant I published the Order-in-Council, copy enclosed, concerning the granting of Days of Grate, amended in accordance with your instructions by telegram of the same date; and on the 6th Angust I substituted another Proclamation on the same subject, amended in accordance with your second telegram on the same subject of the 5th instant. On this date I appointed the Harbour Master as Detaining Officer and his instructions were amended in accordance with your telegram of the 5th instant. I enclose a copy of the instructions.

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Again on the 5th instant I issued a Proclamation,

copy of which is attached to Enclosure No.7, prohibiting the exportation of various Military and Naval Stores. This list is on the lines recommended in the new Defence Scheme, copy of which is being sent to you by this mail. In list A are

included