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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 5, 1919.

4. Egyptian Theatre.-To include all operations-

(a) In Egypt, between midnight 4th/5th November, 1914, and midnight 18th/ 19th March, 1916, but excluding operations for which the Sultan's Sudan medal has been awarded.

(b) Conducted by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force between midnight 18th/ 19th March, 1916, and midnight 31st October/1st November, 1918, but excluding operations for which the Sultan's Sudan medal has been awarded.

5. African Theatre.--To include all operations as set forth below, but excluding local military operations against native tribes or rebels for which the African G.S. medal is awarded-

(a) In British, German and Portugese East Africa, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia, between midnight 19th/20th August, 1914, and midnight 25th/ 26th November, 1918.

(b) In German South-West Africa and on the adjacent borders of the Union of South Africa between midnight 19th/20th August, 1914, and midnight 9th 10th July, 1915

(e) In Kamerun and on Eastern and Northern Frontiers of Nigeria, between midnight 23rd/24th August, 1914, and midnight 18th/19th February, 1916.

(d) In Nigeria, between midnight 4th/5th January, 1917, and midnight 15th/

16th May, 1917.

(e) In Togoland, hetween midnight 6th/7th August, 1914, and midnight 26th/

27th August, 1914.

6. Asiatic Theatre.--To include all operations-

(a) In Hedjaz, between midnight 4th/5th November, 1914, and midnight 13th/

14th January, 1919.

(b) In Mesopotamia, from midnight 5th/6th November, 1914.

(e) In Persia and in the Persian Gulf, from midnight 5th/6th November, 1914. (d) In Trans-Caspia, from midnight 18th/19th July, 1918.

(e) At Shaik Said (South-West Arabia), on 10th and 11th November, 1914; and

at Perim, on 14th and 15th June, 1915.

(f) Conducted by the Aden Field Force, between midnight 2nd/3rd July, 1915,

and midnight 13th/14th January, 1919.

(g) In the Frontier regions of India, carried out by forces which actually took. the field between 5th August, 1914, and 31st October, 1918. The speci- fied military operations, together with the qualifying areas and the open- ing and closing dates thereof, will be published in a subsequent Army

Order.

(h) At Tsing-Tau, between midnight 22nd/23rd September, 1914, and midnight

7th/8th November, 1914.

7. Australasian Theatre.-To include all operations against German Pacific Depen- dencies as follows:-

(a) New Britain, from midnight 10th/11th September, 1914, to midnight 21st/

22nd September, 1914.

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(b) New Ireland, from midnight 15th/16th September, 1914, to midnight 18th/

19th October, 1914.

(c) Kaiser Wilhelm-Land, on 24th September, 1914.

(d) Adıniralty Islands, on 21st November, 1914.

(e) Nauru, on 6th November, 1914.

(f) German Samoa, on 29th August, 1914.

By Command of the Army Council,

R. H. BRADE.