Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace this fifth day of
August in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hun-
dred and fourteen, and in the fifth year of Our reign.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
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20 Department of the Secretary of State, Canada,

No. 18
Extra Canada Gazette, 6th August, 1914-



Order in Council granting days of grace for departure of German

ships.
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AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT OTTAWA.
Wednesday, the 5th day of August, 1914.
present:
His Royal Highness the Governoe General in Council.
Whereas a state of war now exists between this country
and Germany, and His Majesty, the King, being mindful of
the recognition accorded to the practice of granting "days of
grace" to enemy merchant ships by the convention relative
to the Status of Enemy Merchant Ships at the outbreak of
hostilities, signed at the Hagiie on the 18th October, 1907,*
and with the view of lessening so far as may be practicable,
the injury caused by war to peaceful and unsuspecting
commerce, —

His Royal Highness the Governor General in Council is
pleased to order and it is ordered as follows: —

1. From and after the publication of this Order, no enemy
merchant ship shall be allowed to depart, except in accordance
with the provisions of this Order, from any Canadian port.
