Tungsten, its alloys and compounds; tungsten ore. Vanadium, its alloys and compounds; vanadium ore. Zinc and its alloys; zinc ore. Zirconia. Zirconium and its alloys and compounds. List of articles and materials considered as conditional contraband of war: Seaweeds, lichens and moss. Empty barrels and their component parts. Field glasses. Casein. Packing cases of all kinds and their component parts. Horseshoes and blacksmith's materials. Fodder and materials suitable for food of animals. Yeast. Railway stock, fixed and rolling. Apparatus for telegraphy, wireless and telephones. Vessels, boats and craft of all kinds, floating docks and their separate component parts, parts of docks. Oils and animal fats, fish oils and vegetable oils, different from those used as lubricating oils and excluding essential oils. Sausage skins. Powders and explosives not specially prepared for belligerent purposes. Oil seeds, nuts and hazel nuts. Raw and prepared sponges. Nautical instruments of all kinds. Vehicles of all kinds, excepting motor cars which may be used for belligerent purposes, and their separate component parts. Bladders. Wearing apparel, articles of dress, furs, boots and shoes, if they may be used for belligerent purposes. Provisions. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL applying Part II of "The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," to British India, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States, Johore, Kedah and Perlis, Kelantan, Trengganu, Brunei, North Borneo, and Sarawak.London, January 2, 1918.* At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 2nd day of January, 1918. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Lord Privy Seal. Lord Chamberlain. Lord Rothermere. Sir Maurice de Bunsen. WHEREAS by an Order of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council, bearing date the 12th day of December, 1885, + it was ordered that Part II of "The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," should apply to the group of British Possessions therein mentioned, that is to say, Her Majesty's East Indian Territories, Ceylon, and the Straits Settlements. And whereas by a further Order of Her said late Majesty Queen Victoria in Council, also bearing date the 12th day of December, 1885, § it was ordered that Part II of "The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," should apply to the group of British Possessions therein mentioned, that is to say, the Straits Settlements, Hong Kong, and Labuan; And whereas under and by virtue of letters patent dated the 30th day of October, 1906, the boundaries of the Colony of the Straits Settlements were extended so as to include the Colony of Labuan; And whereas by "The Straits Settlements and Protected States Fugitive Offenders Order in Council, 1916,"|| as amended by The Straits Settlements and Protected States Fugitive Offenders Order in Council, 1917," it is ordered that "The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," shall apply as if the protected States named in the schedule to the firstmentioned Order were British Possessions; And whereas by reason of their contiguity, or the frequent intercommunication between them, it seems expedient to His Majesty, and conducive to the better administration of justice therein, to apply Part II of "The Fugitive Offenders Act, * "London Gazette," January 8, 1918. + Vol. LXXVI, page 1016. Page 35. Vol. LXXII, page 622. 1881," to the above-mentioned British Possessions and pro tected States, and such application has been requested by the Rulers of the said States: Now, therefore, His Majesty, by virtue of the powers in this behalf by The Fugitive Offenders Acts, 1881 and 1915," and otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. On and after the 1st day of February, 1918, the hereinbefore-recited Orders in Council of the 12th day of December, 1885, shall be revoked, without prejudice to anything lawfully done thereunder, or to any proceedings commenced before the said date, and Part II of The Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881," shall apply to the group of British Possessions and protected States hereunder mentioned, that is to say: British India; 2. The Governor-General of India, and the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, and the Straits Settlements shall cause this Order to be proclaimed in the Territories and Colonies under their respective Governments. 3. The Governor, as defined in The Straits Settlements and Protected States Fugitive Offenders Orders in Council, 1916 and 1917," shall cause this Order to be proclaimed in the protected State in which he exercises the functions of Governor for the purposes of " The Fugitive Offenders Acts, 1881 and 1915." And the Right Honourable Edwin Samuel Montagu and the Right Honourable Walter Hume Long, two of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, are to give the necessary directions herein accordingly. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL making an Addition to Part II of the Table of Fees annexed respectively to "The Consular Fees (General) Order in Council, 1906," "The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906," and "The Japan (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906."London, January 16, 1918. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of January, 1918. PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. WHEREAS by The Consular Salaries and Fees Act, 1891,” His Majesty the King is authorised, by Order in Council, to fix the fees to be taken in respect of any matter or thing done by a Consular officer in the execution of his office, and to vary such fees by way of increase or decrease and to abolish fees, and to create new fees; And whereas it is expedient that the tables of fees, as now fixed by "The Consular Fees (General) Order in Council, 1906,"*"The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906," and "The Japan (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906," should in certain respects be amended: Now, therefore, in pursuance of the before-mentioned Act, His Majesty is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as "The Consular Fees (Amendment) Order in Council, 1918." 2. The following fee is hereby established, and shall be deemed to be added to Part II of the table of fees annexed respectively to "The Consular Fees (General) Order in Council, 1906," "The China (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906," and "The Japan (Consular and Marriage Fees) Order in Council, 1906": 83 K. On the release of goods by a Consular officer under the British Re-export Scheme (Switzerland):— + Vol. XCIX, page 522. * Vol. XCIX, page 514. Vol. XCIX, page 531. "(a.) Tissues for dyeing, mercerising, bleaching, &c., at the rate of quarter of 1 per cent. of the import value. "(b.) Handkerchiefs for embroidery at the rate of 1 centime per dozen." 3. In all copies of the Orders in Council referred to in the preceding articles which may be printed after the commencement of this Order, the fee directed by this Order to be added to the tables of fees annexed to the said Orders shall be added thereto. 4. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1918. And the Right Honourable Arthur James Balfour, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give the necessary directions herein. ALMERIC FITZROY. BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL further postponing the coming into operation of "The Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914," until January 1, 1919.London, January 16, 1918. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 16th day of PRESENT THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. WHEREAS on the 20th day of January, 1914, an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea,* and for purposes incidental thereto, was duly entered into by His Majesty and the other signatory Powers more especially referred to and set out in the said Convention; And whereas a Statute 4 & 5 Geo. V, c. 50, intituled "An Act to make such amendments of the law relating to Merchant Shipping as are necessary or expedient to give effect to an International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea" (being the Convention above referred to) was passed on the 10th day of August, 1914, the short title of which is "The Merchant Shipping (Convention) Act, 1914 ":t And whereas by Section 29, sub-section (5), of the said Act it was provided as follows: : This Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1915: Provided that His Majesty may, by Order in Council, from time to time postpone the coming into operation of this Vol. CVIII, page 23. *Vol. CVIII, page 283. |