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THE CALENDAR.
HEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
10.45 m.
Anetion of Blousehold Farniture, Brots and Shoes etc. at Mears. Higher and Flough's. 11 Auction of Wicker Furniture
at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's.
- Opening night of the Frawley Coy
General Memoranda.
MONDAY, August 2-
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, August 24, 1917.
WHAT IS SLAVERY?
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Tomorrow is the anniversary of
*
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917.
COMMERCIAL
HONGKONG FREIGHT MARKET.
enlar, dated 13th August, says
Messrs Snowman & Co Freight Cie
their own proper force and authority
THE MAGISTRACY. not gmnted. The defendant then to Hongkong, and that these Acts
called personally on Mr. Llord and will be enforced by all Her Majesty'a |
LARCENY" FROM A DWELLING. left a parcel on his desk with the officers civil and military within the
words. please accept." Mr. Lloyd In Me Wood's Court this morning, a took the parcel "umpered to Mr. Colony" Dr. EITEL, who had
Chinese coolie, was charged with Titan (the Acting Superinten exhaustively studied the subject,
Exchange was up a farthing to day, breaking into No. 21 Swatow Street dent). This parcel was opened by comments on this announcement in
faral stealing a table valued at $2. History of Hongkong" as follows;
Mr. Lloyd in the presence, of Mr. In answer to the charge defendant "The secretly underlying insinuation the destruction of Louvain by the pleaded not guilty and stated that he ratian, and it was found to con- 'that Hongkong bond-servitude, be-Gormans in 1914
was merely visiting a friend living intain a gold watch and chain of lungs to the category of slavery an
the house from where he was alleged to
considerable value. defined by the Slave Tende Acts was
have stalen the table.
Mr. Lloyd gave svidence bearing out. The foki of a grocer's shop, who the assistant Crown Solicitor's statement a pare fiction, put forward only to glow over the defeat of the Govern
arrested the defendant, said the table In the course of bis evidence witness was given to his master by a former mentioned that previously, on the 8th ment in attempting to meddle with
residant who left the house. Witness inst., defendant had informed the wit- Chinese national customs." He also
arrested defendant as he was leaving tess that it was very difficult to see him over the collar 1 adds that the general question as to
the house.
He added that when he in his office and asked witness for his what English laws were in force in Mr. and Mrs. Lintou (well-known in Hongkong was dealt with by Ordin-Hongkong) have left Singapore for kome, the former on sick leave and the once (August 19, 1945, and May 6, latter to resume nursing work, in a 1440) when it laid down somewhat military hospital. Mrs Linton was viguely that all laws of England that instrumental if assisting Lady Smith existed when Hongkong first obtained Darrien's Hospital beg fund to a con luch! legislature. (April. 5, 1843) sklecable extent during her residence in should be deemed in force in the Singapore.
· Colony "when applicable.”
Mr. P. H. J. G. Joncheer, Gettoral Manager at Hongkong of the Java Pacific line, who has been stopping at summer resorts in Japas, has gone to the United States on business.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
.
Chinese Mail Service.]
THE SOUTHERNn recalcitrants.
SBANGHAL, Aug, 23.
50.
Notwithstanding the warning given by Sir Jos DAVIES, it does not appear that any attempt was ever made to enforce the Stave Trade Acts against the Chinese bood- servitode system, which, like bigamy, would seem to have been put in the category of those "social customs " the free exercise of which was secured In compliance with the President'a THE verdict of the Jury in the kid
the Chinese by Royal proclamation request, the Cabinet is sending several shortly after the territory was ceded delegates to the South and South-West unpping case at the Criminal Sessions to the Britisli Crowe. The question Provinces to arrange a political com- yesterday has deprived us of an inter
came into promigence again thirty-promise. esting legal argument on the question eight years after. Hongkong becaine whether the social institution in China, a British Colony, when Chief Justice generally described
7.8 domestic FMALE in trying a kidnapping cue
SHANGHAL Aug, 23. slavery," is recognised in the Britiste denounced from the Bench the system
Some disagreement has arisen between Colony of Hongkong. The case at of purchasing or adopting girls for the President and the Prime Minister the Sessions was one in which a man employment as domestic servants-as over the question of pardoning the was charged with kidnapping, or a form of slavery. The Chief Justice monarchists concerned in the recent attempting to kidnap two young girls alleged that there were from 10,000 Restoration. whom their mistress in the witness to 20,000 feniale slaves in the Colony box acknowledged that she had and that this form of slavery flourished bought from the "parents, in the case
only through the failure of Govern of one of the children, and in the laws. The setion of the Chief Justice ment officers to enforce the existing
THE MONARCHISTS.
THE DUTCH MINISTER AND -CHANG HSUN.
quiet tone of our market has remained Since we reported on 4th last. the unaltered and little business has been negotiated on either trip or time charter basis. The Saigon to Mongkong rate bas
weakened slightly. Whereas when we last went to price $1.18 was the ruling rate, fixture of a small natsiler hus since been
through at 81.10 per picul But with the
basingly small demand. Little further that of a medium sized regular cosster. I
had been fixed beyond for a round trip Hongkong to Saizola ir Hongkong on lumpsum basis of 43,500 enquiry for tonnage is only a small At time of wo
tonnage at a cent or two per pical is in the market, of rice from Saigon from 1st to Pith
July 1017, amounted to 1,913 tons as compared with t tors for the supe Mr. Jenkin: Do you make it atation for you were last year. Quo
round sifted rice. practice to give your home address to stands at $3.60 per picul fab, "aigon for ordinary tradora!
August to September shipment.
Saigon to Java Saigon to Japan:-
· advised.
arrested the defendant the latter home aktress,
attempted to stab him with a knife.
After hearing further evidence is six months' hard labour. Wombip sentenced "the defendant to
DESTRUCTION BY PRIVATE
RICKSHAWS.
Witness Yes, it they nak for it. Mr. Jenkin: Have you done this before?
Witness: Yes.
Mr. Jenkin: To what persons have
Port of
A
Remain Philippines :-There is a de-
Saigon to
and in this direction Offers at 81.40 have been made without takers and teonage could probably be little over this figuro.
placed at a
Mr. A. David coolie was brought you in the past year given your home this ection is very strong. We last
before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning ou the charge of causing obstraction by leaving his rickshaw unattended in Tee House Street.
Inspector Garrod informed Flis Wor ship that the Police had a lot of trouble with private rickshaw coolies in fee House Street who, in spite of repeater warnings, have taken no heed.
His Worship impoaed & fine of $4.
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
In Mr. Dyer Balls Court this morning a écolie was charged with assaulting a Chinese in Wing Woo Street.
The complainant said be identified defendant as use of a party of four men who attacked him in Wing Woo Street yesterday.
:)
The defendant pleaded not guilty stating that complainant was mistaken. After further evidence was heard. Ilis Worship-dismissed the case.
OBSTRUCTING THE PAVEMEST.
Mr. F. Ellis, manager of the Exile Garage, was summoned before Mr. Dyer
allowing his employees to ait on atoble -
address:
to Hongkong-The rate in reported $1.70 as the ruling rate for inside the bar loading and this has strengthened to the extent that quota- were made at 81.80 $1.00 for inside ontside the bar fouling respectively. Afixture of a small ou
tions
Witness: I cannot say, but I would give my private address to a trader or anyone who would ask for it.
Mr. Jenkin: In order that he may steamer has been fixed at 81.00 for inside
call and see you?
Witness: Yes.
at latter
rate
size ported
local
and 81.64 for outside the bar loading.
Newchwang to Canton:-Wa bare still
nothing
Lond
to report..
-There is
for collier
The Witness then continued his evidence and said that the defendant had called on him at his reticence or the 6th instant and had a business with
is still a strong demand tonnage Japan to southern ports, but in the absence of bottonis it is to state a rate although it is offers at about 35/- conversation with him in the presence per ton, tonnage might be closed for the of Mr. Schofield. The conversation Singapore. With regard to local busi fatter part of the year loading Moji to held concerned the shipment of pigirone, stocks of Hongay
Coal at this port are fairly good so that there is little and steel plates.
demand.
A small steamer of about 300 tons has however been fixed for a num ber of trips at $9.95 per ton. kong 4 trips 89.25 per ton.
Fixtures reported-Hongay to Hong-
Mr. Jenkin: Did the defendant say intended to influence your conduct as anything in that conversation that was
public servant..
Vitness: No.
a
Mr. Jenkin: Was the watch in nesting the first present you received; in such a manner.
Witness: Yes.
Mr Jenkin: Do you know of any reason why the defendant should give you a present of this sort ?
Noop-Anction of Kowloon Inland case of the other, apparently an-orphan, caused a firet great alarm and extradition of Chang Hsun and insists Ball this morning on the charge of "Witness
Sales Blooms. TUESDAY, August 28-
J
9.30 pm: Axstion of Furniture,
Curtains, Pianos, etc.. ute.. Merers. Hughes and Hough's.
WEDWAY, August, 20 S-
THURSDAY, Augusi 30-:—
offender.
ENEMY SHIPPING.
ሩ .
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23. The enemy ships seized by the
out on charter.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 23. The Dutch Minister refuses the o, so at Mr. Geo. F. Lammert's from her elder brother, her legal excitement among the Chinese, but upon his being treated as a political
guardian in China." Mr. ALABASTER, their fears were allayed wheb the Counsel for the defence, strongly Governor, who had previously been. pressed the point that the mistress of anxious to institute proaccutious these girls had not lawful custody of against the purchasers of servant them, as the sale could not be recog, girls, now assured them that he Settimanent Day: Bongkong Stock nised under British law. This legal would not allow of any *barsh
Bangs
question was reserved pending the measures dealing with an estab-authorities are not to be sold but let decision of the Jury on the facts of the lished Chinese national custom. caie. As, by five to two, they found In the following month Chief the charge against the prisoner of Justice SMALE again denounced the female servitude system as strongly kidnapping or attempting to kidnap
as ever, called it down-right slavery, the girls had not been proved, he
and addressed A letter was discharged, and an the question of Governor SATURDAY, SK Hotel Co's Half What is Slavery?" does not now matter was eventually referred home, on the subject. The come before the Full Court for and was reviewed in a debate in the argument and decision.
House of Lords. The Attorney The Englishman fresh from home General. to Hongkong (Mr. G. stands aghast at the very idea that PHILIPPO) had declared that this #slavery" is possible anywhere under practice did not constitute a criminal
5.45 pu.--Inspection of Police Reserve, by D.S.I.. (R.) in Queen's Statue
Sqnare.. FRIDAY, August 31 ----
Queen ■f Helland's birthday (1880). Emperor of Japan's birthday (1879).
Sept. 1-
Yearly Meeting.. 4.38 p.m.-Full moon:
THE CHINA MAIL."
#NOTICE,
Communications relating to news should
be addressed to Tax EDITOR.
Correspondents mont forward the
names and addresses with any communies-
AGREEMENTS WITH ENEMY BUZJECTS.
No.
!,
outside the farge, thus obstructing the ef Imperts and Experts, then gave Mr Tracman, Acting Superintendent
pavement."
evidence to the effect that the defend. Mr. Gardiner appeared for the defendant visited him on the 13th instant, And that later that afternoon, Mr Lloyd hranght a gold watch and chain into his office and explained how it had been presented to bim...
ont...
After evidence was "heard the defendant promised to remove the obstruction and His Worship imposed po fine.
DISCRIMINATING, RICKSHAW
COOLIES:
Mr. Thomas A. Loughlin, manager" of the BankLine Ltd., appeared before Mr.
Complainant said that lies at Happly. with refusing to accept him as a fare. Dyer Hall to charge a rickshaw coolic
11
STOP PRESS NEWS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
NOW IN LENS.
BUT VERY HARD FIGHTING CONTINUES
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR OF MILITARY OPERATIONS.
Loxnos Aug. 23... General Maurice, the Director of.
Mr. Jenkin then submitted that ae- cording to Mr. Lloyd's evidence there was nothing in the defendant's conduct to show that he had attempted to influence Mr. Lloyd in his duty as a Military Operations on the General
Mr. Jenkin hard said, and committed south-west. He declares that since case, of attempted bribery against fighting very hard, with many cure, at Lens, but we ne now right into His Worship made a note of what the fon from the north-west to the
that the Germans are
SHANGHAI, Aug, 23. - The Foreign Office has notified the
public servant. There was, therefore, Stuff, says to the
subjects will be valid unless they have ments made with "German or Austrian various Foreign Ministers that no agres
been approved by the Government."
.RULE OF THE AIR ROAD.
EMPYREAN TRÄFFIC.-
2
the British flag, and that it should offence; that parties entering into LORD MONTAGUS SCHEME FOR be possible in any British Court of
a transaction of this nature in Law for a judge to ask What England would in no way bring themselves within the operation of. is Slavery?" is reference to a human the criminal law, and that the Police being who has been admittedly sold magistrates bail no jurisdiction in
striking proposals to make for the Ford Montagu of Beaulieu bad some regulation of the great air traffic which aurreby in the air, he said in a lecture he is confident will come about soon
tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily and paid for as a chattel. Could there the matter. Here we may quote after the war. Unless we were to have be any possible doubt about it? asks Dr. EXTEL's summary of the debate
Laitb.
for publication bat as evidence of good All mater for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
Lottery relating to business should be addressed to THE MANAGER,
Hate of subscription to China Mail"
is
#36 per annum; per quarter and per men- 3m pro rata!,
The Chics Mail is delfrared free
sab-erbern in Hongkong and Kowloon,
must be regulations strictly enforced by international agreement.
the 'sverage Englishman. Was not this in the House of Lords: Lord at the Central Hall, Westminster, there question answered definitely, many STANLEY OF ALDERLEY favourably 'years ago, and was it not settled for criticising Dr. ErTEL's port, stated all time that the British flag should that the Attorney General had been
defendant.
| amongst the rickshaw coolies at
Valley to discriminate against those the defendant for frial at the next who do not pay more than the legal Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court, haustion and losses, had to with-
fare.
J
Defendant told His Worship that he
was already engaged by another gentleman that morning; that was why
fixing ball at $5,000.
DEMOCRATIC ARCHBISHOP.
July 31 the enemy, owing to ex-
draw more than double the number of Divisions from the British front than we had to withdraw.
The meaning of the false claime
be conki not accept complainant as DR LANG. PROPHESIES BRIGHT of victories in the German eye.
fare.
Worship imposed a fine of 25
After further evidence was heard His
||
FRAUDULENT SCALES:
A'shopkeeper at Wanchai Road was fined 23 by Mr. Dyer Ball this morning
muniqués was that the German people had to be encouraged in view of their aecumulating sufferings, and
FUTURE FOR LABOUR.
He could not imagine the old system of private property in industry surviving, inconveniences, as, for example, Ger-
•break-
long, said the Archbishop of York to the members of the Leeds Chamber of man railway traffic frequently. Commerce.
ing down, coul getting scarce, etc." Industrial changes after the war would The Germans recently transferred would be limited to certain classes of
Under his scheme certain air levels for having in his possession scales 5 with the development of that democratic many troops from the Frenek front
be far-reaching, and it was inconsistent | be the symbol of freedom and that wrong in his exposition of the traffic. The first. 2,000ft, should be against the purchaser; and a stall holder spirit which the war bad helped to foster to the British front. under it no man or woman, boy law; but that, on the other hand, prohibited to all traffic except to the in Wanchaf Market, using scales that the old system should continue.
Regarding the Italian offensive, or girl, should be sold as "property" the Chief Justice had rushed into landing, while the lower mit des registering 7. against the purchaser, and quantity of auction, he really important successes have been
owner of the soil or for purposes of
There must be an increase in the. was fined $5. wild exaggerations. Lord KIMBER should be used only by machines with
this involved co-operation between gained which might lead to very capital, management and labour: Capital important developments.
to
It has a strange sound to an English
Postage is Charged at the rate at fifty
cents per month.
MAI should be sent as soon as possible as
2 eta, per copy.
179.0 who comes
LEY remarked, on the same occasion, fresh to the
silenced engines
The lowest flying level would be
care as cheaply as possible. Above this
OFFICIAL.
CHARGE AGAINST A «
JAPANESE
labour must be masured of its just share
in the distribution of reward. "yet involved serious strategic die
The most bopeful method of securing advantage». ..
Urdam for extra copies of the C Colony to read that here in Boug deeply interwoven with the forms ground that they will want to operate
that the custom of adoption was reserved for commercial pinnes, on the ALLEGED ÄTTEMPT TO BRIBE ANDust be prepared to receive less, and The Russian breakdown had act the supply is limited. Caan 10 ct., Credit kong, in a British Chure of Law, of Chinese society, and that
ence of subscription 'th the Overland the answer to the question "What must be taken not to confound, would be a level for general air traffic, Chinn Mail is $12 per annum: postage is Slavery?" cannot be given off the habits and institutions of the 10,000ft. would be the stratum for the 31 per acoum sztra. Eingle copies twenty, hand, bat needs to be referred to Chinese with what prevailed in official planes of each nation. These
Alterations and additions to Advancing the Full Court for argument and other parts of the world. After this, civil forces and by the necessary: sir Tong Seng & Co., of No. 19 Queen's
would be used by naval, military and
policemen,
1re cents each.
misuta on Pages 2, 3, 6, and 7 should decision.
wat to the Office. c. B, Wyndham otreat, not later than 11 30...
nents on pages, 1. 4, 5 and 8 should be phus not later than 1 p..
It is a good many years since Alterations and addition to Advertise this question was last raised in be Hongkong. MR. ALABASTER called
Court's attention to
that S far
the
back
05
So Now Advertisements should be sent in the
before 2 p.m.
Advertisements and Sulpcriptions which
the brief turmoil caused by the local slavery question disappeared as quickly as it had arisen." And we believe the present is the first time it han reappeared since.
also silenced, while from 6,000ft. to
co-operation was to establish. Buart In connection with the recent representative of capital and labour to German chim that they had taken regulate matters of common concern,
really try to appreciate the position, and were not armed. Mr. Kisaburo Takagi, inanager of Bud for its success it dependel primarily 40,000 Russian prisoners, this is sur
on a new spirit in which each side should prisingly' low: "moreover half of theux. Roud Centrul, was Burnmoned before to sympathise with the problems of the proposes that the levels should be answer a charge of attempting to
Above 10,000ft. Lord Montagu | Mr. J. R. Wood" this afternoon to otkár, internationalised, free to all, prov and bribe Mr. John Daniel Lloyd, of the son, and possessed in full measure that Three feet nothing was a minister's pilots comply with rules for meeting overtaking, dan and that their craft are Imports & Exports Dept, with a double portion of original sin with which passed as air-worthy Aircraft desiring
ministers' children aro caually credited.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE..
PASSINATECTION,
are not ordered fo a fixed period will be 1844 the local, Legislature passed beyond the austomary-length and to leave their own levals would, of gold watch on the 13th of August. The only hopeful thing about him whe Station at 5.49 pm sharp on Thursday.
continued until countersrandød.
Telegraphic Addra Ham Hongkong. į Code A.B.O. 5th Edition. A
Telephone No, 22
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saying
As this article has run much
aa ordinanca intended to define
courac, mas their wireless to ask permis in the Offices of the Import & that he seemed to be conscious of his much might still be profitably said sion from national or international flying Exports Dept, with a view to inhandicap. So one night, when on the subject, we propose to authorities. The British Empire, he fluence Mr. Lloyd in his duty as a
his prayers, he used a revised version of and promulgate the law relating to deal with the question in a further remarked, was in a peculiarly favourable
his own Gentle Jeans, meek and mild." be prayed, "look upon a little scamp." alavery in Hongkong, but it was article in to-morrow's issue of the Position, for our widely separate1 Public servunt."
In one of the most business-like Government offices, says & writer in tory notices exhibited for the benefit of London paper, there are the bement of visitors. One is
disallowed by the Secretary of State China Mail.
on the ground that the English lawa
nation.
...
Bo
Brief 1 Kit down!
possesions will enable us to proceed Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed round the world, over land and sea, Mr. T H. Gardiner, defended. without asking for concessions from any Mr. Longinetto, of the Crown Soliciter's Office, opening the case for the Crown, said the defendant
SUPPLIED BY ALLA CHEMISTE.
firun dealt largely in the exportation- of iron piping, and other metals, and DHYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's
Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea in that respect had come in frequent. I am somewhat Remedy because it relieves emps in
If the official in question were making.
We Don't Intern | g
other, which ma
macks of Americss of a lar
Tar myself but
as to slavery extend by their own proper force and authority to Hong- kong and require no further definition TEETHING CHILDREN. or promulgation. Sir JOHN DAVIES, TEETHING children have more or who succeeded Sir H POTTINGER, Lean diarrhoea, which can be con
trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, is necessary is to give
the prescribed disallowance gave notice that the more than natural and then castor oil to ponnd It can be bought from any On the 18th most defendaps sent a might have a disconcerting effect on the times have to do, the following threat cleanse the system. It is safe and sure chemist. A bottle will keep for your
would be arrested for what I think
All ranks will parade at Central
August
Notform, Belmets anal
ifles.
will be
news or any other molical unfitness.
granted on
than that of
on busi-
ground the
Recruits will not parade. The parade will March Pest in Column of Fours in Queen's Statue Square. at 5.15
Mousted Fabes will fall in at Stables Ambulance Platoon will parade with- out carriages and stretchers.7.
(8gd.) LE Boron,
A.S.P. (2.):
the Governor who attempted the Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy. All that the Alomsch and intestinal pains quicker contact with Lloyd (of to 8C on with your story. "I am listening Slavery Ordinance, in announcing dose after each operation, of the bowals than any preparation they can com Imports & Erports Department), inquities of visitors, which he may some-inent will not go in lor reprisals, as
Acts of Parliament for the abolitien Even the most severe and dangerous and no home, is complete without it. Flerk to call on Mr. Floyd to obtain vintor
of slave traffic and slavery extend by care are quickly cursby it. For sale For sale by all Chemists And Boots Pa
lap all Chamiatsudorazsepera
an export permit. This permit was of you!2.
One hopes that the British Govern
Let Teutonis bear alone the banner with urged by a citizens meeting in Lendon- the device we liggeted year ofmingo
Women and hiren firstt