41276-1915-PROCLAMATION — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 1, 1915.

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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 and in virtue and exercise of the aforesaid powers do by this Proclamation declare and it is hereby declared that the above- mentioned proclamation of the 17th day of September 1915 be and the same is hereby amended as follows:-

(L.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destina- tions other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protectorates, for a period of one year from the 17th day of September, 1915:-

Caustic Soda; Sodium.

(2.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all foreign countries in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, other than France, Russia (except through Baltic ports), Italy, Spain and Portugal, for a period of one year from the 17th day of September,

1915:-

Acetic Acid;

Antimony, compounds of, except sulphides and oxides of antimony (the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protec- torates);

Copper, compounds of, except copper nitrate, copper iodide, copper sulphate, and suboxide of copper (the exportation of which is prohibited to all destinations other than the United Kingdom and British Possessions and Protoctorates);

Sodium cyanide;

Sodium sulphide.

(3.) That the exportation of the following goods be prohibited to all destina- tions other than the United Kingdom, for a period of one year from the 17th day of September, 1915:-

Hessian cloth and bags.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 1st day of October 1915,

By Command,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.