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The China Mail.
SUBMARINE PIRACY.
THE
six weeks ago, Mr. Stoxe, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, described the President's attitude im ia these words: If a German submarine were to sink a belligerent | merchantzuna 'defensively armed the President would consider this a lawless act, and wonkl be | disposed to hold · Gerniany · strictly accountable, and if Germany persisted
CHINA MAIL.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
[BEFORE His Hoxórà Thx CHIRP.
JUSTICE
ALLEGED SEDITION,
CHARGED EDITOR TALKS OF THE
* DEVID OF FALSITY." |
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1918,
It
STOP PRESS NEWS.
that their righteousness could not be blamed. He would be blume, and it LATEST EDITION, coped with, one of the two brigands hit was the intention of the Legislature to riedly rushed ans and died like me do ita utmost to stop in a man did The Brigand who fled on the 10th of the so he did so at his own risk. tah moon of the San Hol year still had been hell in England that no hopes to combine all his men to do evil person could cast reflections to our Awangtung. Unless we rideur.heighbouring rulers, beyond reasonable selves of him a
an early date, that criticism brigand one will be responsible, if
The evidence of the Court translater which Heaven forbid-frouble acines, in
was then takon.. the future. Fab," someone says,in.
توران
Answering Mr Jenkin, witness sait it!
viow of the Chinese
was the
Lat
AMERICA & GERMANY.
THE NOTE SENT.
Wasmxatox, April 19.. was not wanted. 31
Mr. Jaukin this afternoon
President Wilson has sent a Noto Murrison and asked if he read the in violation of international law examined Chief Detective Inspector warning Germany that unless attacks papers.
the Sea Hoi year that brigand declared citizens that s monarchical government that he would die for the City just as the brigand who has now fed has declared; but his traces were nowhere to he founit, when the first sign of the Mr. G. N. Orme Crown Prosecutor, Righteous Troops appeared." Will, then, appeared on behalf up the Crown and that brigued be a fugitive criminal for a
r F C Jenkin, instructed by Mrend time 2 J. E. Gardiner, defendek The jury was
Charged with publishing matter cal- in her attitude he would beculated to excite disorder in China, Iva disposed to sever relations with veruncular organ known as Yin Cheung Germany and submit the matter to Tau, pleaded not guilty.
Po, a Chinese Editor named Wong Hon
Congress which, under the Constitu- tion, is the warunking body." This stage of the discussion has now been reached and the result of the delibera [tions of the joint session of the Senate EL. Howie E. Ray, J. M. Soares, and House of Representatives, whichFX Ribeiro Jant, L. G. Ribeiro,
J. H. Mead, M. R. Smith, the President has convened to gon-' The articles complaint of appeared sider the dual Note to Germany on January 11th last and were as under: the subject, will be awaited through- out the world with eager interest...
sdi
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Tomorrow being Good Friday there will be no issue of the Chise on that day, m
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Witness answered in the airmative against.. merchantmen carrying "Do you read the China Mail?"Americans is stopped. diplomatio The second article contained the askel Counsel.
relations will be severed. " following:-
Witness again answered "yes" bat,
LATER. Who is Yoan Shi Kai? He is a false whether he saw last night's issue he in reply to another question as to
The Note is regarded as practio- man. During the false Ching Dynasty
inning service as false Tautai he said, "No," as he was engaged on other By an ultimatum. Although it does became fabe Viceroy of Chihli and was | police wurk. further admitted to the rank of false
net echtain a time limit, an imme- Witness therefore did not see that indiate answer is demanded.
home of falsehood.
President Wilson thinks the ques-
Minister in the Cabinet. Later his false-China Mail" of lust night Euan Shil news met with a yet back and he was Kai was referred to as "a serpent's egg," Now the levarmest of the nation allowed to go back to his native and a traitor, ant that he had brokention at issue is one, for all neutral has been usurped by the induential trailer back by the Manchus. He laut a false his oath.
Hewastaken and he can prophony the date of the ring to attack Machang, but the seconds and returned a verdier-of not
Dations, surely.
The jury were absent only a few destruction of the nation. Uprightness after he forced (the Emperor) has all disappeared and the fame of false (Ching) dynasty to abdicate the guilty. wickedness has broken out all of a sud. throne and by means of falsehood he obtained the position of President He dem. This will surely being horror to
then.
greatly developed his false- the heart of all who are turn, and make news producing real despotisms under
The
Prisener was discharged.
BRITISH EXCHEQUER BONDS.
Lopes, April 20.
Mr. McKenna stated in the House
over £16,000,000 sterling Exchequer Bonds have been sold to half a million applicants.
ZEPPELIN PILOTS KILLED.
·Lostos, April 20. ·
Mr. Tenant has stated in the House of Commons that since
'tees blaze. What should we do the false pretext of Republicanism CANTON INSURANCE DIVIDENDS of Commons thats to the end of April
for the salvation of our nation? Langoficials became entirely tainted with and theung have sided with the rebel vil habit of falsehood and one followi frio deseted their energies to the oppressistake of practising false FINAL OF $7 AND INTERIM O sis
He manipulated the population on of the people. In order to datter in his own order to enable himself to be
We are officially informed that the that pute man, they care nothing for thecome a false Emperor and by false The number of cases
thelity that may befall the whole pro.decrees he conferred false honours General Agents and Consulting Com
viner of Kwungtung: but have bought turns thanks for his
MA all officials and the later Hongkung, Thursday, April 20, 1916. Magistracy during 1015 was 12,260 the services of men to support them in by false kowtowing" Yunnan offered meeting of Shareholders to be held. reistes of the Cunton lusurance false favour office. Ltd., will, at the forthcoming empatent with 11,0341 in 1914, and the fan ctious detrimental to righteousness, him opposition anc sent hiar su revente was 376,130:13 compared with the rostile that the majestic astro-ultimatum.
Yuan hoped to on Wednesday, the 3rd proximo, with 89%, 109.34+ for 1914.
tranquilise and
Yunnan polis of the Proviacre is filled with gloomy
pacity
by declare & final dividend of $7 per his skill in falsehood and having portents of destruction. They
nave falled in his plan be further hal fabeshare in respect of the Working January at four pilots have been The Hon Mr. E:Shellim has kinal-eremulated their poison on the top of proclamations tened in the name of the count for the year 1914, and add killed and one injured in Zeppelin ty presented prizes for the best Team TheRun Yam Hill and centralized Chief Oficials of the various provinces,000 to the Sterling Reserve Fund: raids.
their troops at the foot of the City of denouncing the Yunnan rising and $400,000" to "Underwriting Suspense Services shoot to be held at King's people and the votery as their enemies. false Emperor he may well become further declare an interim dividend in the InterNg Yeung (Cantos, treating the successful in his attempt to become & Reinsurance Fund; and they will threatening its (rebel) army. Being un- Account, and $203,019.00 to the
Park Range on Easter Monday
ring the last few days the troops of devil of falsity and cause the world to rightedunums have everywhere arisen, but smile at his fa seness for ever."
of $18 per share in respect of the The ladies of the Union Chiffchrelying on their defended position they
The Crown Prosecutor said the Working Account 1915 and carry Work party sent several parcels of are still ready to try the text of ses prisoner was charged under in Ordinance forward the sum of $2,160,780.55. seks, Shirts, and articles for Hospitatud make it appear that they will never emble the authorities of the Colony to of 1907 the object of which was to ase by the English Mail to Coldy to leave Kwangtung until it deal with persons who published matter has been entrely ruined. What at which would have a tendency to create Gordon Hall, RA.M., Haul quarters, ainety there brigands have against our internal dissensions in China to which. "Abbassia"" Chiro,
Kwangtung! and how unfucky our wag the Colony was to some extent an ung has been in falling in with those appendage and likely to become brigands! Now numbers of irgent tele-refuge for people who were dissatisfied
PREMENT WILHOS seems to be coming to the end of a very prc. longed discussion with Germany and Austria on the subject of sub- marine pimey-it would be a mis- nomer to dignify the sinking of merchant ships without warning by the name of warfare," which is popularly understood to be regulated by certain well-defined laws. One of these lawa is intended to secure that a belligerent before sinking a merchant
ship shall take reasonable precautions to segue the safety of non-combatants travelling on her. Yet the British House of Cummons has just been told by the Under Secretary of State for War that over three thousand British non-combatants have lost their lives through the enemy's submarines and mines. When we add to this large
and Individual scores
-
心
pes of Jayan arrived at Nagasaki When the Canadian Facile Cola, ss,
on the morning of the 10th from Shanghai, en route to Vancouver, two cases of small-pox foreign children Republican Army to assault sarions die Mr. Jenkin interposed, submitting were foured in the first elas and the ship was disinfected before going up the harbour, her departure for Kobe being delayed several hours.
aphie repnets have been received from with the policy of that country.
sistricts, and we base constantly Mr. Orac went on to suggest that Top le is perhaps the plan of the Shi Kai heard of victories of the Revolutionary the word "mitor referred to Yan
tricts first before they attack Canten, wo to make Lang and Cheung helpless and exhaust their power but leave them a rond to escape, in order that the dease
popalution of Canton may 200.be involved in the calamity of deep water and hot The Japanese papers state that there. We people can only pray that the
K reue bood.
CANTATA AT UNION CHURCH.
at Union Church last night to hear A.. large congregation was present the Cantata "Olivet to Cavalry given by a choir et opwards of forty; voices. The soloists were Miss Wilks (soprano, Mr. H. E. Muriel and
Mr. S.. Gmy (baritanes), and Mr. J.
STEEL HELMETS.
Losnos, April 20. Mr. Tennant, nplying to a ques- tion in the House of Commons, said be understood that steel helmeta were unsuitable for use in Meso- potumika.
THE NEW LIQUOR DUTIES.
A WORD FOR THE LICENSED DEALERS.
HR the GovERson, speaking at a that the Prosecuting Counsel could nos Goodall and Mr. Handiside (tenors) at a meeting up the Legislative Council explain to the jury what was his own very phuiseworthy indeed, reflecting recently-imposed additional fiquor and the whole interpretation was this Afternoon referred to. the opinion was paing to interes no little credit on the organist. Mr. duties. He said he would like to
article Mr. Jenkin submitted that Prosecuting Counsel would have to E. J. Chapman, who was responsible reier to the remarks he made.
the
its case.
fund..
FINANCIAL YOTES.
Miscellaneous
that although the information leaked out and although advantage was taken of the information by some persons, the licensed dealers--that was to say, the merchants of the Colony-were in no wise concerned with the with- drawal from bond of liquors in order to escape duty" He would like to mention that, because people might think that they had been responsible for a certain loss of revenue which would have' accrued
CHAOTIC CONDITION OF KWANGTUNG.
call evidence...
for its production. The baritone at the bust meeting of the Council The Cldef Justice said that was the recitutives by Mr. Muriel in the concerning the increased liquor duties. total the number of non-combatants hull. insurance of the hiyo Maru amoants brigands will make away without killing only way that the Crown could prove second half of the Cantata Kusa
E then said that somehow or other of other nationalities who have lost to Yen 4,000,000 by a London Company anybody or causing bloodshed, which evidence would have to be adduced. It composed of the choir of Union know where to lay the blame and
information of the increase His lordship did not think distinct feature.
hadl The chorus was leaked out and he said he did 1100 their lives from the same cause-through the Tokyo Marine Insurance would indeed he flagrant disregard of international Co. Another statement in the Japanese destructive work is work that should be for the Crown. The ordinance was Church choir and other friends. The loss to the revenue. He would now But was merely the suggestion of the advocate Church, assisted by the Wesleyan that probably the result would be law-the total is appalling. Many Tress is that the Board of Directors of done only when very necessary. Now unique que and so far as be knew hart collection was in aid of the new organike to say that investigations show. subjects of neutral countries are the T.K.K. instracted the Captain topposing the rebellious brigands ali take no parallel in any part of the world. included in the total, and one can abandon the steamet. In reply, the all the existing people will be busy in unique ordinance gives a unique practise
to Hight and republicanism in restored.
Mr. Jenki: you say that only be surprised that this piracy has Captain telegrapheti that although the strengthening the province, and there will by Counsel, I will say no more. been allowed to continue so long steamer was in danger of sinking there be be any disturbance. Being however,
Mr. Orme said if there was any without a much more forceful protest was still room for silenge operations if in a "strategic position and a defended becurity, he would he loath to express by the Nentral Nations than we have the weather improved. The Band of torer, the brigands practise wickedness his own opinion.
and indulge in oppression. Indeed the
Proceeding with the case for the The Governor at to-day's meeting yet, seen. The "latest cables from Directors' therefore iletermined to con-
longer they are allowed to remain, the Crown, Mr. Orme said they had no of the Legislative Council recom- America clearly indicate that the time the salvage operations and to
reason to doubt that the Government of mended the Council to vote a sum patience of the United States the despatch Engineer Kageyama with the will be endangered, and the longer the Yuan Shih Kai, and by "inuential votes:-
more the life and property of us people China was in the hands of the President of $65,351 in aid of the following traitors are cherished, the sooner the traitor Yuan, he submitted, was cleared Public Works, Recurrent- greatest and most powerful of all salvage boat Koury Jarn.
chance of disturbance and danger will indicated. During the last few months neutral countries-is exhausted, and Sentholders are requested to be in draw neas, Take this as an illustration. there had been a rebellion in certain well it might be. Germany gave to their seats in gooil time at the Oratorio They have gathered wandering rascals and provinces. Cheung, who was the Civil the United States the most explicit Selections which will be given in St. beggars, to whom they gave militaryGovernor of Kwangtung, was no longer 9,15 p.ro.--Sacred Music at St. John's guarantees that she would confine fohn's Cathedral at 9.15 to-morrow uniforme, sed sharp weapons, allowing in office. Things are very minch in them every day to distuch us people ad the melting pot went on Prosecuting ber submarine operations within the (Good Friday) evening by a choir of to indulge in opiumoking and gam Course! and I shall be in some doubt limits of international law, but she over eighty voice. The suloists are bling. They have afforded hem 43 to what exists as authority now." has been consistent only in treating M. Owen, Miss Wilkes, Mrs. Robertson, live on the wealth of the people. Alreferred to lung and Cheung
Miss White, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Goldsmith, special protection and offered them to Counsel thought the word "briganda'
The Chief Justice commented on the ed the Belgian Trenty of Noutrality Mr. A. W. Armstrong, Mr. Fl. f "Muriel of their own interests and honours, but appeared in
this was merely intended for the security
frequency with which the word -as "merely a scrap of paper." The Mr. J. W. White, Mr. C. E H: Beay, no regard, whatever was paid to the injury
the second history of the submarine operations Mr. A. J. England. The collection will Now since they would brave death for
M. C. Tucker, M. A. Bortes and that was done to the general population. Chinese was the same all through.
article and asked if the word of the past few months is a record of be divided between the fund for blind single man and put to death any person adding that it was a sort of relmin. He Prosecuting Counsel answered "Yes" flagrant violations of the guarantees give to America, unrelieved, so far as
sabliers and sailors and the Cathedral who differs from them in minion, if we went on to comment of the "falsity of
do not condole with the people and punish the devil" Organ Fund; last year the collection at their crime, we can never protect our ofa we are aware, by a single attempt Spohr's "Last Judgment amounted to person, and sulll less can we ever estat that the word devil was also a term of "The Chief Justice wittily observed to fulfil them. Indeed, no sooner just over $650-the record for the fish our "bation. In this 20th century in endearment applied by the Chinese to had she given those, gtiarantees theriral-and it is hoped a similarly which the, power of the people has much foreign residents (laughter). than au excuss was found for evading large amount will be obtained on this developed, should anybody practise auto-
Good Friday. Public Holiday.
Cathedral in aid of Charity.
General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, April 92
Public Holiday.
SuxGay, April 23 :—
Easter Day.
St. George's Day.
9-Excursion to Macan by ..
“Taishan".
Monday, April 24-
Public Holiday.
Rifle Shooting at King's Park between
Regular and Auxiliary Forces
Tomar, April 25:-"
this written undertaking as she treat
Foccasion.
BA.T. PACIFIC SERVICE.
diso
eracy over the people and indulge in uppression, making it every day his busis De to subdue the people, the history of the East and West shows that trouble "The British-American Tobacco Com-disturbance arise, when those brigands in is bound to follow. How sanch more will
pany
Mr Orine said he had quite forgotten them. Germany suddenly found it convenient to raise the point that all
that. The word did not mean anything bad and he thought the Chinese really merchant ships carrying a gun for
misunderstood the worl. They said their protection against piracy should
fan kwai," but just meant something be treated as warships! It is just
strange.
Continuing Mr Orme said it would another instance of the Scrap of stenraers that is soon to be put into (of trouble) and fan up the Bamse drts of disorder were rapidly spread by is reportal to have acquired a fleet support, of a singla man, stir up the be for the jury to decide if the articles of Paper order.
were enlculated to create disorder. "All The "British service on the Pacific Four big moden Admiralty instructions to commanders boate are to be put on the run first (of wickedness) against the people? Now those who were new to the study of the Heaven-sent troops of vengeance bave politics and did not really understand" An agent for the B.AT. steamer: line
already been appointed at Shanghai set forth to punish such a ruler as was the difficulties & Government had to
of merchant ships states: "The right
of the crew of a merchant vessel forcibly to resist visit and search, and
2 p.r.--Sale of Crown Land at P.W.D. to fight in self-defence is well
Taqaruar," April 27-
Noon-China Firs Insch. Co's, Meating,
SATURDAY, April 20
ג'
Noon-HK. Jockey Club's Meeting.
VISITING CARDS
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CLOBING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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557
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Banks Sugars Douglares: Indos (pref.). Indos (def.); -Wharfs Docks Comenta Langkafe
406
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18 (a)-Stores Depreciation-
Amount to be written off value of the Dredger S "Enoch,
A Public Works, Extraordinary.:—
Upkeep of Plant,
Hongkong
7,500 11,000
Since he was speaking on
the subject of ravenue
would
Mike to mention that owing to the unhappy condition of affairs in the neighouring province, they were likely to suffer a great loss in connec tion with the conservancy contract. As they were aware, it brought them in considerable revenue; they sold 4,500 the soil to the cultivators of mulberry 2,361
trees in the Shuntak district. It had been impossible for some days to deliver the 10,000 soil and instead of getting a revenine of between $4,000 and 5,000 a month they had to incur, the expense of conveying 4,400 the stuff out of the Colony and dumping it into the sea The resultant losa was 1,500 somewhere between $9,000 and $10,000 1,500
a month. That, of course, was a merp fraction in comparison with the loss etailed by the chaotic condition in which the Kwangtung Province, How 3,000 found itself
Buildings. Married Quarters......... Caol Extension,
Communications-Roads, 15%. Paving of Main Roads
Drainage. Training Nullah, Wongzei
-chong Village............. Training: Nullah, Magazine
Gap Training Nullah, Aberdeen..; Kowloon-
Miscellaneous Drainage
Works
Drainage.
2,800
Training Nullah, Waterloo
Road
Miscellaneous. Repairing and Coaling Yard
for Government Launches.. 12,000 New Territories.
Communications~~ Roads. Castle Peak to Sha Taa Kok, Bridge over Au. Tau Creek
Drainage. Mizellaneous Drainage
Works
4,000
1,000
· Total... # 65,351
FIGHTING AT KONGMOON AND BUNHUL
HICE FAMINÉ THREATENING
Telegraphic communication with Kongmoon has been cat. Information reaching Hongkong this morning is to the effect that about 300 of General. Lung's troops held a strong position on
National Defence troops, who finding
will go back to Heaven. The Military description would cause disorders, The Governor also recommended. Hill, resisting continual attacks by
sum of
ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEETING.
storm, have encirled it with part of their Free, and on the 19th inst. sent the other part to attack the city of Sunnui
moou). The Chui Kwan (General Lauga toors) angebout 300 strong at this plano also Fighting continued there the whole day Reinforcemente for the
recognised in International Law and
and Ciril Governors in most of the pro-tumults and probably rebellious if they the Council to vote a expressly admitted by the German
vinces hava surrendered on the approach were not checked and it was the $2,718.85 in aid of the Exhumation themselves unable to take the bill by of our troops, and all the prople who duty of the Colony to a friendly power at Mount Davis Cemetery. prize regulations in an addendom
formerly supported, and lod blindly in to desist na far as was in their power the 5 issed in June, 1014, at a time when't
Lavour. (of monarchy) have now dis de facto ruler of the country and parti was known that numerous
appeared leaving no trace, and become cularly by checking any seditions publi merchant vessels were being armed
silent. Hop is it that those wicked cations, which were likely to cause LUSITANO RECREATION CLUB (situnted about six miles from Kong- in self-defence." The armement is
rascals still hope to rely on their defended Carension. He would not. like to lay position and to offer us opposition? Injustified any of the evil remarks minile down that the officials of Kwangtung supplied solely for the purpose of
thu might of the 7th inat, reading, that about them in those articles. Since the resisting attack by an armed vessel of
bis woops had changed their mind, and articles were written rebellion and dis-The Lusitano Recreation Club will Chai Kwan are on their way from Ca the enemy. The instructions very
hold their tenth athletic meeting on the order hard to some extent spread the Race Course, Happy Valley, on Eastern and are expected to reach Sunhat explicitly state that it must not be
wwwman naghhouring langdon and eso time Monday usal forn
SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY" like the present, great care, nãould." be There will be culi sweeps on wine of rice lamino prevaile in the villager whatsoever. The claim made by the leut Ja-ing the fruit-eason. Be suremedy in old vite. It is and for neighbouring friend powd It was benefit by receiving the profit on the Commercial Society in Hongkong is
lukasta tagasztani esparexercise in the Colney in controlling the races, the commission to go to the of the Sunbui district-- The purpose ROWEL, complaint is sure to be prensa matton which might cause trouble, to Tobacco Fund, which, fand will alao buy only five eties Britist Admiralty is recognised by to keep a bottle of Chamberlain Colin, the deep rested cough of the adult of the no excuse for the public paper tale of programmes President War, or when the↑ It may save to. For me by il ghemska same bottle serves the hole family!
Chafers and Dirrhosa Remedy og handrop and hooping right of the child to say he was voicing the sentiments of iraute the prizes at the
Lady May his landi question was before the Senate some ists and Scorekeeper
therefore he was not to be the mooting For me by all Chemists and StoreK SOMEO
THE FRUIT SEASON.
today.
Sunher
considering means of reiting risa district
save the villagers from starvation