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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 12, 1916.

Silica bricks;

Silk and silk manufactures, the following:

Broad silks of all kinds, whether all silk or of silk mixed with other yarns (except with artificial silk yarn or metal threads), in the grey or discharged, undyed, dyed or printed, but unweighted;

Schappe and spun yarns; Silk, raw or thrown;

Silk waste;

Surgical instruments;

X-Ray apparatus.

(5.) That the exportation of the following goods he 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:-

Absinthe;

Chemicals, the following:-

Barium sulphate ;

Calcium sulphate ;

Iron sulphates;

Sodium sulphate and bisulphate (including nitre cake);

Strontium sulphate ;

Glucose and malt sugar;

Leather, varnished, japanned or enamelled;

Leather waste;

Linen thread;

Rock crystal;

Salt, rock and white, except table salt;

Spices, all kinds of, other than pepper, but including pimento: Starch, including dextrine, farina and potato flour.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 12th day of May 1916.

By Command,

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

GoD SAVE THE KING.

No. 16.

[L.S.]

FRANCIS HENRY MAY,

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished 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:

Whereas by an Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council made on the 26th day of October 1896 (hereinafter called the Principal Order) it was provided that the said Order should apply to and have effect in all or any of the Colonies specified in the Schedule thereto in which it should be proclaimed by the Governor of the Colony and should come into operation in each such Colony on being so proclaimed therein and should continue in operation therein until the Governor should by proclamation declare that it had ceased to be in operation therein.

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