This certificate is valid only for a period of not more than

do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows:

I have made all necessary inquiries in order to satisfy myself as to the ultimate destination of the goods, particulars of which are set out in the Schedule below, to be exported by me or on my behalf on board

to

of

, and consigned to

and do hereby declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief none of such goods are intended for consumption in any State at present at war with His Majesty, and I make this declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of "The Statutory Declarations Act, 1835."

BRITISH NOTIFICATION of German Treatment of British Deposits in German Banks.-London, October 13, 1914.*

Foreign Office, October 13, 1914. ACCORDING to information received by the United States Ambassador from the United States Embassy at Berlin, and communicated by his Excellency to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, deposits of British subjects in German banks are not subject to seizure. Claims to withdraw such deposits will not, however, be entertained by the German Courts until further notice.

BRITISH ORDER OF COUNCIL further varying the Orders relative to the Prohibition of Exports. - London, October 19, 1914.†

At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of October,

1914.

By the Lords of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council.

WHEREAS it is provided by section 2 of "The Customs (Exportation Prohibition) Act, 1914," that any Proclamation or Order in Council made under section 8 of "The Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879," as amended by the Act now in recital, may, whilst a state of war exists, be varied or added to by an Order made by the Lords of the Council on the recommendation of the Board of Trade;

And whereas there was this day read at the Board a recommendation from the Board of Trade in the following words :

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1. That the prohibition of the export of the undermentioned articles from the United Kingdom, established by the Order of Council of the 11th September, 1914,$ be withdrawn from this date:

Molasses, invert sugar, and all sugar and extracts from sugar which cannot be completely tested by the polariscope.

2. That the prohibition of the export to all destinations of sugar, unrefined, and of sugar, refined and candy, established by the same Order of Council, be withdrawn so far as regards exports to the following destinations :

The Channel Islands;
Malta;

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Gibraltar:

Falkland Islands;

St. Helena;

The East Africa Protectorate;

British West African Colonies and Protectorates.

3. That the following articles be deleted from the list of articles prohibited from being exported to foreign ports in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the exception of those of France, Russia (except Baltic ports), Belgium, Spain, and Portugal, established by His Majesty's Proclamations of the 5th and 20th August, 1914† and by the Order of Council of the 25th September, 1914 :

Uniform clothing;

Men's marching and shooting boots;

Heliographs;

Horse and pony shoes;

Graphite.

4. That the export of the following articles to foreign ports in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas, with the exception of those of France, Russia (except Baltic ports), Belgium, Spain, and Portugal be prohibited, viz. :

Undressed goatskins;

Sheepskins, woolled (i.e., with the wool left on);

Graphite, suitable for the manufacture of crucibles.

5. That the export of the following articles be prohibited to all foreign ports other than those situated in His Majesty's dominions, colonies not possessing responsible Government, possessions and protectorates :—

Woollen and worsted yarns;

All woollen and worsted cloth, without pattern (except women's dress stuffs and cloth manufactured from merino wool), if suitable for uniform clothing;

Uniform clothing;

Cardigan jackets, woollen jerseys, woollen gloves, woollen socks, and men's woollen underwear of all kinds.

6. That the export of the following articles be prohibited to all destinations:

Compasses other than ships' compasses;

Signalling lamps operated by electricity, and capable of being used for signalling Morse or other code;

Men's heavy boots;

Horse-shoes;

Heliographs;

Woollen waste;

Woollen rags applicable to other uses than manure, pulled or not;

Woollen tops;

Woollen noils.

Now, therefore, their Lordships, having taken the said

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recommendation into consideration, are pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, that the same be approved:

Whereof the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs and Excise, and all other persons whom it may concern, are to take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

BRITISH NOTIFICATION relative to Enemy Ships in the Suez Canal.-London, October 23, 1914.*

Foreign Office, October 23, 1914.

His Majesty's Government have issued a notification in the following terms to the representatives of foreign maritime Powers in London, and have asked them to communicate it to their Governments:

Since the outbreak of war certain ships of enemy countries have remained in the Suez Canal.

Some of these vessels were detained by the Egyptian Government on account of hostile acts committed in the Canal; some because there was reason to apprehend that they contemplated hostile acts; others, though perfectly free, have refused to leave the Canal in spite of the offer of a free pass, thus disclosing their intention to use the ports of the Canal merely as ports of refuge, a measure which is not contemplated by the Suez Canal Convention.

His Majesty's Government do not admit that the conventional right of free access to and use of the Canal enjoyed by merchant vessels implies any right to make use of the Canal and its ports of access for an indefinite time to escape capture, since the obvious result of permitting any such course must be greatly to incommode and even to block the use of the ports and Canal by other ships, and they are consequently of opinion that the Egyptian Government are fully justified in the steps which they are taking to remove from the Canal all enemy ships which have been long enough in the Canal ports to show clearly that they have no intention of departing in the ordinary way, and that they are putting the Canal and its ports to a use which is inconsistent with the use of the Canal in the ordinary way by other shipping.

"London Gazette," October 27, 1914.

BRITISH PROCLAMATION extending the Prohibitions contained in the Proclamation of September 9, 1914, relating to Trading with the Enemy.-London, October 26, 1914.*

GEORGE, R.1.

WHEREAS by our Proclamation dated the 9th day of September, 1914,† called "The Trading with the Enemy Proclamation, No. 2." certain prohibitions, as therein more specifically set forth, were imposed upon all persons therein referred to;

And whereas by our Proclamation dated the 30th day of September, 1914, the prohibitions contained in "The Trading with the Enemy Proclamation, No. 2," were extended, and the importation of sugar was prohibited as therein more specifically set forth;

And whereas by our Proclamation dated the 8th day of October, 1914,§ our Proclamation of the 9th September, 1914, called "The Trading with the Enemy Proclamation, No. 2," was amended as therein more specifically set forth;

And whereas it is desirable to revoke our Proclamation dated the 30th day of September, 1914:

Now, therefore, we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Proclamation declaring, and it is hereby declared, as follows:

1. The aforesaid Proclamation of the 30th day of September is hereby as from the date hereof revoked, and from and after the date hereof this present Proclamation is substituted therefor.

2. The importation into the United Kingdom of all sugar is hereby prohibited provided that the foregoing prohibition shall not extend to sugar (not being raw or refined sugar made or produced by an enemy or in an enemy country, or refined sugar made or produced from raw sugar made or produced by an enemy or in an enemy country):

(a.) Cleared from the port of shipment to this country on or before the 26th October, 1914;

(b.) Imported under contract made prior to the 4th August,

1914.

3. Nothing in this Proclamation shall be taken to prohibit anything which shall be expressly permitted by our licence, or by the licence given on our behalf by a Secretary of State or the Board of Trade, whether such licence be granted especially to individuals or be announced as applying to classes of persons. 4. The words "enemy" and 66 enemy country and "person" shall have the same meaning in this our Proclamation as in our said Proclamation of the 9th day of September,

1914.

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