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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 6, 1914.

Power to im- pose restric- tions on

business

of enemy

of local

branches

of enemy firms.

between His Majesty and Austria-Hungary provided that any of the officers or directors thereof should be resident in German or Austro-Hungarian territory, to carry on its business in any way whatsoever except for the purpose of completing transactions entered into before the outbreak of war between His Majesty and the State in whose territory such officers or directors are required to reside, and it shall be lawful for the Governor to impose such restrictions in the case of any such bank and to require any such bank to submit to such supervision as he may think fit.

6. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordi- nance or in the Trading with the Enemy Proclamation No. 2 issued by His Majesty on the ninth day of September, 1914, if any enemy, as defined in Article 2 of the said subjects and Proclamation has a branch locally situated in the Colony, or if any firm carrying on business in the Colony had at the commencement of the war between His Majesty and Germany or at the commencement of the war between His Majesty and Austria-Hungary any partner who at any time after the commencement of either of the said wars is or becomes an enemy within the meaning of the said Proclamation, or if any German subject or any Austro- Hungarian subject carries on business in the Colony it shall be lawful for the Governor to impose such restrictions on the business of any such branch, firm or enemy subject as he may think fit.

Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 6th day of October, 1914.

M. J. BREEN,

Clerk of Councils,

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 6th day of October, 1914.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

FORM No. 1.

WARRANT.

The Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, s. 2. Hongkong.

To each and all of the Officers of the Police Force of the Colony of Hongkong and to

Oath having been made before the undersigned a Magis- trate of the said Colony that an offence under the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, has been committed (or, that it is anticipated that an offence under the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914, is about to be committed)

by

of

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Victoria in the said Colony namely that the said

unlawfully did ou or about the.. 1914

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and that the said

uses (or has used) the premises

in connection with his (or their) business or trade: