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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 23, 1915.

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Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred upon him by the Copyright Act, 1911, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:-

1. The Copyright Act, 1911, including the provisions as to existing works, shall, subject to the provisions of the said Act and of this Order, apply--

(a) to literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works the authors whereof were at the time of the making of the works Citizens of the United States of America, in like manner as if the authors had been British Subjects: (b) in respect of residence in the United States of America, in like manner as if such residence had been residence in the parts of His Majesty's Domi- nions to which the said Act extends.

Provided that-

(i) the term of Copyright within the parts of His Majesty's Dominions to which this Order applies shall not exceed that conferred by the law of the United States of America:

(ii) the enjoyment of the rights conferred by this Order shall be subject to the accomplishment of the conditions and formalities prescribed by the law of the United States of America :

(iii) in the application to existing works of the provisions of Section 24 of the Copyright Act, 1911, the commencement of this Order shall be substituted for the 26th July, 1910, in subsection 1 (b).

2. This Order shall apply to all His Majesty's Dominions, Colonies and Possessions, with the exception of those hereinafter named, that is to say:

The Dominion of Canada.

The Commonwealth of Australia.

The Dominion of New Zealand.

The Union of South Africa.

Newfoundland.

3. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1915, which day is in this Order referred to as the commencement of this Order.

And the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary orders accordingly.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

PROCLAMATIONS.

No. 176. The following Proclamation of His Majesty the King is published for general information :----

By the KING.

A PROCLAMATION

RELATING TO TRADING WITH THE ENEMY (OCCUPIED TERRITORY).

GEORGE R.1.

WHEREAS, as a result of the present war, certain territory forming part of the

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territory of an enemy country, is or may be in the effective military occupation of Us or Our Allies, or of a Neutral State (in this Proclamation referred to as territory in friendly occupation "), and certain territory forming part of Our territory or of that of an allied or neutral State, is or may be in the effective military occupation of an enemy (in this Proclamation referred to as "territory in hostile occupation"):

And whereas it is expedient in Our interest and in that of Our Allies that the Pro- clamations relating to trading with the enemy should apply to territory in friendly occu- pation as they apply to Our territory or that of Our Allies, and should apply to territory in hostile occupation as they apply to an enemy country :