51172-1917-PROCLAMATION — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1917.

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Extract from Enclosure 2 in Circular despatch dated 20th March, 1917.]

OTHER ÖVERSEA POSSESSIONS AND PROTECTORATES.

Applicants belonging to any oversea forces other than those of the self-governing Dominions, including the local forces of any Colony or Protectorate, should make appli- cation as follows:-

(a) If they are in the United Kingdom, to the Colonial Office.

(b) If not in the United Kingdom, to the Governor of the Colony or Protecto-

rate in which they enlisted.

All applications under this heading will pass through the Colonial Office to the War Office; and the Army Council will arrange for the actual issue of each badge.

PROCLAMATIONS.

11

No. 4.

[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 section 189 of the Army Act it is enacted that where the Governor of a Colony in which any of His Majesty's forces are serving declares at any time or times that by reason of the imminence of active service or of the recent existence of active service it is necessary for the public service that the forces in the Colony should be temporarily subject to the said Act as if they were on active service then on the publica- tion in general orders of any such declaration the forces to which the declaration applies shall be deemed to be on active service for the period mentioned in the declaration so that the period mentioned in any one declaration do not exceed three months from the date thereof :

And Whereas by declaration made on the 5th day of August 1914 it was declared by Proclamation published in the Government Gazette Extraordinary dated the 5th day of August 1914 to be necessary for the public service that His Majesty's forces in the Colony be subject to the said Act for the period of three months from the date thereof as if they were on active service :

And Whereas by Proclamations made on the 4th day of November 1914, 3rd February, 30th April, 30th July, and 29th October 1915, 2nd February, 2nd May, and 28th July and 27th October 1916 the said declaration was renewed for a period of three months from time to time:

And Whereas by a Proclamation made on the 2nd day of February 1917 the said declaration was renewed for a period of three months from the 3rd day of February 1917:

And Whereas the said period of three months will expire on the 3rd day of May 1917 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 being of opinion that the necessity of His Majesty's forces in the Colony being subject to the said Act continues do hereby declare that by reason of the imminence of active service it is necessary for the public service that His Majesty's forces in this Colony be subject to the said Act for the further period of three months from and after the 3rd day of May 1917.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 2nd day of May 1917.

By Command,

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE KING.