colonies des îles Windward, savoir Grenade, Sainte-Lucie et Saint-Vincent;

Le 30 janvier, 1914, pour les îles Leeward.

Le "Protocole de Signature des Puissances non représentées à la Conférence," visé à l'avant-dernier alinéa de l'article XXII de la Convention internationale de l'Opium, a été signé :

délai fixé par la Convention). le 29 décembre,

Les Puissances, dont la signature n'a pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre, 1913, sont les suivantes :

L'Autriche-Hongrie, l'Uruguay, la Serbie, la Bulgarie, la Grèce et la Turquie.

La Convention a été ratifiée par le Danemark, le Siam, le Guatemala, le Honduras, le Vénézuela, les États-Unis d'Amerique, le Portugal.

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL under "The Copyright Act, 1911" (1 & 2 Geo. V, c. 46), regulating Copyright Relations with Italy.-London, February 9, 1914.†

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of February, 1914.

PRESENT: THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS His Majesty, by virtue of the authority conferred on him by "The Copyright Act, 1911," and having regard to

L'Uruguay, la Bulgarie et la Grèce ont déclaré qu'ils feraient signer le Protocole dans un délai rapproché.

+"London Gazette," February 10, 1914.

Vol. CIV, page 13.

the provisions of the Berlin Copyright Convention,* was pleased to make an Order in Council, dated the 24th day of June, 1912 (hereinafter called the Principal Order),† extending the protection of the said Act to certain classes of works to which protection is guaranteed by the said Convention;

And whereas it is provided in Article 2, proviso (i), of the Principal Order that sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of "The Copyright Act, 1911," and such other part or parts thereof as confer upon the owner of the copyright in a literary, dramatic, or musical work the exclusive right of making any record, perforated roll, cinematograph film, or other contrivance by means of which the work may be mechanically performed, and such other part or parts thereof as confer copyright in any record or perforated roll, shall not apply in the case of any work of which the country of origin is Italy;

And whereas His Majesty has received an assurance from the Italian Government to the effect that the widest protection is granted in Italy to works of British origin, to the authors of which is reserved the exclusive right of every form of reproduction, execution, or representation by any means whatever (including the cinematograph, as well as mechanical musical instruments);

And whereas, in view of this assurance, it is expedient to revoke the provision above referred to in Article 2, proviso (i), of the Principal Order:

Now, therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice of his Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred upon him by "The Copyright Act, 1911," is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

1. The provisions of Article 2, proviso (i), of the Principal Order are hereby revoked so far as they relate to works of which the country of origin is Italy.

2. In the application of the provisions of Article 3 of the Principal Order to works of which the country of origin is Italy, the commencement of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act and for the commencement of the Principal Order.

3. In the application to works of which the country of origin is Italy of sections 1 (2) (d) and 19 of "The Copyright Act, 1911," the commencement of this Order shall be substituted for the commencement of the Act, and for the passing of the Act, in sections 19 (7) and 19 (8), wherever those expressions occur, and the 1st day of July, 1914, for the 1st day of July, 1913.

4. Where any person has, before the date of this Order, taken any action whereby he has incurred any expenditure or liability in connection with the reproduction or performance of any work at a time when such reproduction or performance would, but for the making of this Order, have been lawful, nothing in this Order shall diminish or prejudice any rights or interest arising

*Vol. CII, page 619.

+ Vol. CV, page 138.

from, or in connection with, such action which are subsisting or valuable at the said date, unless the person who, by virtue of this Order, becomes entitled to restrain such reproduction or performance agrees to pay such compensation as, failing agreement, may be determined in accordance with the provisions of "The Copyright Act, 1911."

5. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1914, which date is in this Order referred to as the commencement of the Order.

And the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary orders accordingly.

ALMERIC FITZROY.

RULES of Court for His Majesty's Courts in the Coasts and Islands of the Persian Gulf, framed under The Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Council, 1910."*Bushire, March 4, 1914.

[Approved by the Secretary of State.] 1. In the construction of these Rules and of the Forms and Table of Fees annexed thereto, the following terms shall (if not inconsistent with the context or subject-matter) have the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to them, that is to Say:

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Registry" means the Registry of the Court or any district Registry thereof, or provincial Court acting under Article 7 of "The Foreign Jurisdiction (Admiralty) Order in Council, 1910."

"The Judge" means the Chief Judge of the Court, and includes the Judicial Assistant to the Consul-General.

"Legal practitioner" means any person entitled to practise before the Court.

"The Court" includes the Court sitting in banco and a Judge of the Court in Chambers, and all matters save the trial of an action shall be heard in Court or in Chambers as a Judge of the Court directs. The trial of an action shall be in open Court.

Where any mention is made of the parties, or any of them, such mention includes their legal practitioners respectively if they are represented by legal practitioners.

Actions.

2. Actions shall be of two kinds, actions in rem and actions in personam.

3. Actions for condemnation of any ship, cargo, proceeds,

* Vol. CIII, page 177.

slaves, or effects, or for recovery of any pecuniary forfeiture or penalty, shall be instituted in the name of the Crown.

4. All actions shall be numbered in the order in which they are instituted, and the number given to any action shall be the distinguishing number of the action. A general heading and the distinguishing number shall be written or printed on all documents in the action as part of the title thereof. Forms of the general heading and of the title of an action will be found in the Appendix II hereto, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Writ of Summons.

5. Every action shall be commenced by a writ of summons, which, before being issued, shall be indorsed with a statement of the nature of the claim, and of the relief or remedy required, and of the amount claimed, if any. Forms of writ of summons and of the indorsements thereon will be found in the Appendix II hereto, Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8.

6. In an action for seamen's or master's wages, or for master's wages and disbursements, or for necessaries, or for bottomry, or in any action in which the plaintiff desires an account, the indorsement on the writ of summons may include a claim to have an account taken.

7. The writ of summons shall be indorsed with the name and address of the plaintiff, and with an address, to be called the address for service, not more than 2 miles from the Registry, at which it shall be sufficient to leave all documents required to be served upon him.

8. The writ of summons shall be prepared and indorsed by the plaintiff, and shall be issued under the seal of the Court, and a copy of the writ and of all the indorsements thereon, signed by the plaintiff, shall be left in the Registry at the time of sealing the writ.

9. The Court may allow the plaintiff to amend the writ of summons and the indorsements thereon in such manner and on such terms as shall seem fit.

Service of Writ of Summons.

10. In an action in rem the writ of summons shall be served

(a.) Upon ship, or upon cargo, freight, or other property, if the cargo or other property is on board a ship, by attaching the writ for a short time to the mainmast or the single mast, or to some other conspicuous part of the ship, and by leaving a copy of the writ attached thereto.

(b.) Upon cargo, freight, or other property, if the cargo or other property is not on board a ship, by attaching the writ for a short time to such cargo or property, and by leaving a copy of the attached thereto.