CO129-420 - Governor Sir May - 1915 [1-2] — Page 351

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Paraphrase of Code telegram from the Secretary of State5

for the Colonies to the Governor, Hongkong, dated

6th. February, 1915.

Your telegram of the 3rd. February.

Proclamation is as follows:-

Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph

6 of the Trading with the enemy Proclamation No. 2, transactions

hereafter entered into by persons, firma or companies resident,

carrying on business or being in the United Kingdom (a) in respect to banking business; with a branch situated outside the United

Kingdom of an enemy person, firm or company or (b) in respect to any description of business; with a branch situated outside the

United Kingdom of an enemy bank shall be considered as a trans-

-ations with an enemy. Always provided that the acceptance, pay- -ment or otherwise dealing with any negotiable instrument which was drawn before the date of this proclamation shall not, if other-

-wise lawful, be deemed to be a transaction hereafter entered

into within the meaning of this paragraph.

If the Governor-in-Council of any British

possession shall issue a proclamation extending the provisions of

this proclamation to transactions by persons, firms or companies resident, carrying on business or being in that possession such first-mentioned proclamation shall have effect as if it was part of this proclamation.