REGULATIONS, Now passport regulations have just been issued at home which should be noted by British residents in China. Passports issued prior to August 5, 1914 and held by British subjects in countries other than France (including Algiers and Morocco), Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden will become invalid on August 1 of this year. Those held by British subjects residing in any of the above countries became invalid on the first day of the present month, whilst passports held by Britons resident in the United Kingdom, which were issued prior to August 5 1914 be came invalid on February 1, 1915. A number of passports have been issued between August 5, 1914 and February 1, 1915. These will be valid for two years but if the holders contemplate proceeding to France or Belgium they must previously obtain: a supplementary document and have it vised by a French or Belgian Diplomatic or Consular officer. At the end of two
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