56074-1918-PROCLAMATION — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 1, 1918.

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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, 28th July, and 27th October 1916, 2nd February, 2nd May, and 2nd August 1917 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 November 1917 the said declaration was renewed for a period of three months from the 3rd day of November 1917:

And Whereas the said period of three months will expire on the 3rd day of February 1918 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 February 1918.

Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria Hongkong this 1st day of February 1918.

No. 3.

[L.S.]

FRANCIS HENRY MAY, Governor.

By Command,

CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary,

GOD SAVE THE KING.

By His Excellency Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY Knight Commander of the Most Dis- tinguished 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 12 of the Fugitive Offenders Act 1881 it is provided that it shall be lawful for His Majesty from time to time by Order in Council to direct that Part II of the said Act shall apply to the group of British possessions mentioned in the Order and to limit the application of the said part of the said Act by such conditions exceptions and qualifications as may be deemed expedient :

And whereas by Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council made on the 12th day of December 1885 it was ordered that Part II of the Fugitive Offenders Act 1881 should apply to the group of possessions therein mentioned that is to say the Straits Settlements Hongkong and Lábuan :