The following proclamation was issued in a Government Gazelte extraordinary yesterday William Robinson.
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir William Robinson, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished 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 peace and amity subsist between Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and His Most Catholic Majesty the King of Spain.
And whereas certain of the subjects of the said King of Spain in a cert rt of His dominions called the Philippine Islands volted against His authority, and are in progress between His said Most Catholic Majesty and the said revolted subjects.
And whereas Her majesty the Queen is irons that no Ni ior Military expedition should be fitted out within Her dominions to proceed against His said Most Catholic Majesty's dominions in the Pk.2ippine Islands or elsewhere.
Now, therefore, I, Sir William Robinson, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Adiiral of the same, do hereby warn and strictly enjoin all persons within this Colony in no wise to prepare or fit out, or be engaged or to assist in preparing or fitting out, or to be employed any capacity in uny Naval or Military expedition to proceed against the domitions of His said Most Catholic Majesty in the Philippine Islands or elsewhere under pain of the penalties prescribed yairist all persons offending ayainst the oreign Enlistment Act, 1870, and all other Statutes and Ordinances in such case madly and provided.
By Command, J. H. Stewart Lockuarr, Colonial Secretary.
Gop faVE THE QUEEN.
Given at Government House, Hongkong, this 22nd day of December, 1896.—Hong-Kong Daily Press, 24th December.
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