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No. 4.
[L.S.]
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 5, 1914.
FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by Section 189 of the Army Act it is enacted that where the Governor of a Colony in which any of His Majesty's forces are serving declares at any time or times that by reason of the imminence of active service it is necessary for the public service that the forces in the Colony should be temporarily subject to the said Act as if they were on active service then on the publication in general orders of any such declaration the forces to which the declaration applies shall be deemed to be on active service for the period mentioned in the declaration so that the period mentioned in any one declaration do not exceed three months from the date thereof:
Now, therefore, I, Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in- Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same do hereby declare that by reason of the imminence of active service it is necessary for the public service that His Majesty's forces in this Colony be subject to the said Act for the period of three months from the date hereof as if they were on active service.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1914.
No. 5.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
[L.S.]
FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander- in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same.
Whereas by Section 13 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1893, it is enacted that the Governor may in case of great national emergency or in case of actual or apprehended invasion of or attack on the Colony by Proclamation call out any Volunteer Corps for actual military service, and whereas it is also enacted by the aforesaid section that the period of such service shall continue so long as the Gorvernor-in-Council shall consider necessary and shall end only by order of the Governor.
Now, Therefore, I, Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.M.G., Governor and Commander-in- Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same acting with the advice of the Executive Council to the effect that such calling out is necessary and should be continued for the present do by this Proclamation call out the Hongkong Volun- teer Corps for actual military service until my further order.
A Magistrate or Justice of the Peace will be in attendance at the Supreme Court and at the Magistracy to enrol members of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserves as members of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, and to enrol additional members for that corps.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hongkong, this 5th day of August, 1914.
By Command,
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
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