40962-1915-PROCLAMATION — Page 2

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 1, 1915.

And whereas in order to prevent such arms ammunition or military or naval stores being used against His Majesty's subjects or forces or against any forces 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 prohibit the exportation of the articles hereinafter enumerated:

Now therefore I Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distin- 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 do by this Proclamation declare and it is hereby declared that the above-mentioned proclamations be and the same are hereby revoked:

And I do further by and with the advice aforesaid and in virtue and in exercise of the powers aforesaid by this proclamation declare and it is hereby declared as follows:-- (A.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destinations for a period of one year from the date hereof :-

Acetanilide:

Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin);

Aconite and its preparations and alkaloids ; Alcohol, methylic;

Ammonia liquor, and its compounds;

Antipyrine (phenazone);

Anti-tetanus serum;

Barium chlorate;

Belladonna and its preparations and alkaloids;

Benzoic acid (synthetic) and benzoates ;

Bismuth and its salts;

Bromine and alkaline bromides;

Calcium acetate and all other metallic acetates;

Camphor;

Cantharides and its preparations;

Carbolic acid;

Chloral and its preparations, including chloramid;

Coal tar distillation products, namely, benzol and cresol and the fractions of the

distillation products of coal tar between benzol and cresol;

Coal tar products for use in dye manufacture, including aniline oil and

aniline salt;

Coca and its preparations and alkaloids ;

Collodion;

Copper sulphate;

Cresol, all preparations of (including cresylic acid) and nitro-cresol ;

Emetin and its salts;

Ergot of rye, not including liquid extract or other medicinal preparations

of ergot;

Eucaine hydrochlor;

Formic aldehyde;

Gentian and its preparations;

Glycerine, crude and refined;

Henbane and its preparations;

Hexamethylene tetramin (urotropin) and its preparations;

Hydrobromic acid;

Hydroquinone;

Iodine and its preparations and compounds;

Mercury, salts and preparations of;

Neo-salvarsan;

Nitric acid;

Novocain;

Nux Vomica and its alkaloids and preparations;

Opium and its preparations and alkaloids ;

Paraffin, liquid medicinal;

"Peptone Witte";

Phenacetin; Potash, caustic;

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