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CHAPTER III (B).

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(B.)—Action by Major, General Staff.

(i.)—At the Precautionary Stage.

1. On receipt of orders from the G.O.C. he will send the message "Precautionary measures" to Commanding Officers.

(ii)-At the War Stage.

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1. On receipt of orders from the G.O.C. he will send the message

all troops.

2. He will promulgate the following General Staff Orders:-

General Staff Orders.

Hong Kong,

Mobilize" to

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1. Declaration of Active Service. The following Proclamations, issued by His Excellency the Governor, are published for information :-

(See Chapter VI (i) (1), paragraph 5 (i) and (ii).)

2. Mobilization. The units in garrison will mobilize for the defence of the Colony, in accordance with confidential orders which are in possession of Officers Commanding.

3. Action by General Staff, Section Commanders, and Reserve.-The Major, General Staff, D.A.A., and Q.M.G., O.C.R.A., C.E., O.C.A.S.C., P.M.O., C.O.O., D.P., Section Commanders, and O.C. Reserve will take action in accordance with the detailed instructions which are in their possession. 4. Command. The following are Commanding Officers of Sections and Reserve:-

No. I Section No. II Section

No. III Section

No. IV Section Reserve

Commanding

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Co. R.G.A. 1st Indian Infy, Regt. Co. R.G.A. 2nd Indian Infy. Regt. British Battalion.

5. He will, on the war stage being notified or previously, on receipt by the G.O.C. of instructions from the Governor, notify their appointment to the Censorship Staff of 1 censor, 19 assistant censors or decoding clerks, and 2 interpreters, whose names he has registered, establish a censorship of submarine cables, and supervise the working of it.

6. He is charged with the custody of a packet containing the documents to be issued to the censor on the establishment of cable censorship, and which was checked and compared with the Defence Scheme revised to the 30th June, 1905.

7. He will have charge of all arrangements connected with receiving, collating, and distributing intelligence. Intelligence will be received from-

(a.) The Governor, who will communicate by telephone or messenger direct to the G.O.C. at headquarters office in Fletcher Street any information he may receive by cable from the Secretary of State, or from the Governors of neighbouring countries.

(b.) The Commodore, who will communicate by the direct telephone line from his office in the dockyard, or by messenger with the G.O.C. at the headquarters office, any information he may receive by cable or from incoming ships, with regard to the location and movement of any enemy's ships in the neighbourhood of Hong Kong, also information of the intended entrance or exit of any of His Majesty's ships to or from the harbour.

(c.) The Harbour Master, who will inform the Major, General Staff, at the head- quarters office through the Colonial telephone system, which centres in the Central Police Station, or by messenger, and also, on examining vessels concerned, of the approach of any ships communicating with any of the ships' signalling stations, and also of the hour of departure of any ships from the harbour.

(d.) The Superintendent of Police, who will communicate to the Major, General Staff,

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