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They talked of freedom of the
SITORS AY TAX HOTE
SHONGKONGWROARIA
sona- they meant "sequiring rights in | the territories of other nations Hee G. E. Anderson Laurit
HrD.. Abraham
polatect out that many question), ag" to | Miss "L. G. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jo international maritime lawwerk, amil He Geo. Arahbutt Leiria perilously obscura and unsetting. He Me OF. Baker Mr. S. Longbold Mr E. Murray Bain Mr.W. E., Londs so referred to rules which had become Mrd. E. Baring Me Lord obsolete or nooded rovision in view of Mr W. Barker MrJ. Lopea
Baring
Mr G, Ludin present experience. The position of the W. Neil Barker Major and Mrs D
entral, when he really existed, sperited Mr and Mrs EL A Macdonald
Mr LR Macdonald sommiseration and attention. Our Jar Capt.d. Barter MF: MacDonald
Miss Macfarlane to him, when measures of reprisal Master Batter
was somewhat HER. Balilios were resorted to
Mr H Bell indefsite; an international: tribuna 16as M. S. Bell might, interpret the law, as on former Mr. D. J. Call ocasións it has done, against na.. aga The lecturer concluded by pointing out that there was a possible new and impor
Baxter S
and Mrs Maitland
and
Norton
Drawing attention to the persistent use of the phrase freedom of the sea by the Central Powers as a justification of their conduct and their future policy, he examined the history of the phrase, and
Dr. showed the great variety of conflicting
Marriott meanings attached to it by statesmen
| Mr and Mrs DM. Mr. HE Maslin and Governments. As used by Grotius
Mr. Birbeck Mr F. W. Mol atyre
Mr G. E. Mast *** it meant fredom to navigate and fish in
Mr and Mrs AL MrJ. Merook the open sea without let or hindrance:tant development of international law, a Bounty. Mrs Mitchell. his exposition was a restatement of the possible creation of a true sagetion for
Mr and Mrs R. Mr and Mrs. A. 8.
Braddell Montgomery Roman law. Of has freedom, England, the enforcement of the terms of any Mrs F. A. Branagan A Moulder notwithstanding common calumnies to treaty of peace providing for reparation Capt. & Mrs Branch Mr Jack Mourdes the contrary, had been one of the on the part of Germany, by concerted MrG. Broun M EL. Mystro earliest champions. Not Grotius, as the policy as to the conditions upon which Mr and Mrs A. 3, Mr. J. S.Nicolson.
Mr W. G. Browell Mr R. &. Nelson common belief was, but Elizabeth might access to the Allies' ports should be
Van Bunten be said to be the first true defender of granted. But a necessary preliminary Me L. A Calderon Dr
Mr N. Burna the principle. No one had protested was the dropping of a phrase which had & Mims Carpmael Ozorio more strongly than she against the high
at least six different meanings, and some Miss Carpmas! Miss E Pencils strain of sovereignty on the part of Princes who claimed for any State special ave of them are such as Grotius would Mrs U Christianson Mr and Mrs S. 0. powers over the open sea."
It was true that some of her ancees scry, especially James, asserted the doctrine of England's lordship of the But that claim was practically abandoned curly. It is a significant fact that, after Trafalgar it WB3 formally dropped by the Admiralty. England had followed, MOTTO OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. As regards the consting trade and pilotage, a policy of liberality which few States had imitated. There might be aid to exist still one exception to the freedom of the seas; the chain of Turkey as to the Bosphorus and Dardanelles was an anomaly. But with this exception
peace for all but pirates.
Darrow sexs.
bavarepudiated; a phrase which generally Mrs R. R. Plunkett Pholpe
RPM. J. E. Fitn naval strength of Germany and date 3. Coronell Mr. P. Potts
covered some plan for increasing the priving Britain of the advantages incident to her belonging to a widespread Empira..
Mr. D. Courtney Mr. B. Preston, Jr.
B. Davenport Mrs J.
J. F. Preston Mr CC Davis and 3 children My H. Dent: Mr and Mrs B.
Prichard
Mr J.-Donnidson
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Mr Thos. Donaldson Me B. E. Printer Mr and Mrs W. T. Mr R. H. Ray
7. Miss. Reay
Me F. Richelman Mr D. Reichelraan
Mr G.CF
Reifel Capt. A. Bobinson Mr V. silveirs MEE Me J. A., Sinclair :
Mr. N. Fairbank Mme Kanalt
RA. Foulkes Mr H. J. Frui
Mr M. Gaujobb
Skinner
Reporta are current that a change is contemplated in the motto of the Prince of Wales It is stated that the German Mr. J. C. Ginder
Me Norman words Ich dien (serve) will be sup arseded by the Welsh Eich dyn Mr Goulbourn Mrs Ely. Slight which, I am told (say's writer in the Glasgow Herald) manns Your man."
Mr & Mr. J.
Hold - Mr and Mrs W. Q..
MTF. B.S
Simmons
freedom of the ses existed in time of At present there is a national prejudice Mr G. Gritti einer and child
•
'THE, GIZMAN CLAIM, Coming to the many loose uses of the phrase, in time of war, sir John Mac dodell showed how England had strug- gled at the Conference at The Figue for the protection of neutrals against mines, how Germany had opposed our efforts, and how our representatives had fall centrals if the English proposals were predicted the calamities which must be
ings attached to the phrase by Napoleon disregarded. Examining the many mean
and repeated often verbatim by German statesmen, Sir John showed how Eng
against any vestigy of things Teatoric, Mr H. E. Gambart. Mrs M Blade but it must be remembered that the Capt. T. P-HAU Mr W., E. Smith
Mr H. B. Mr.oad erest of the Prince of Wales-three Me and Mrs W. A. Mr.
Hannibalst ostrich features with the motto
Snyder dien commemorated a
Teh Mr G. Harper
MA P ---Pery-
Spiers Mr J-Stalker episode in English history. It was bome Mr D. Haskell by the King of Bohemin, who was Mrs. J. G. 1 MY AW. van der and was then adopted by the victorious Battle of Cracy. Amongst the slain at the and Prince, of Edward the Third. The crest and motto have been used by the Prince of Wales ever since origin has given it that glorious feat of English arms. Is throughout the centuries. The signific- he lost on the ordinary individant. ance of the Welsh Eich dyn" would
Mr O. Henly Miss M. Bodge Mr H. F. Stoneham Mrs A. E. Hodgins Mr CP Templeton Me and Mrs. Paul Mr F. Theyskins
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Mr F. G. Thompson Me A. She Looks word M. R. Trotters Association MrA.Shelton Hooper Capt. N. Tys
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the fact that in the mouths of many The Western India Turf Club has voted the conventional description of their of the tuberculosis sanatorium in kambay inpatienos at the extent and diversity The Club has also voted the net proceeds of the British Empire and the advant of the extra day's racing on the 12th sges, commercial, naval, and military. December, with an additional donation of incident thereto, It has also, as the one lakhy, to the Our Day" fut lecturer showed from extracts, come to mean a claim for paramountcy at ses by Germany. It was much as if the Rad Cross or white fag were placed over a ammunition dump or gun emplacement Some German publicists. recognizing that domination on land must be limited; that Weltherrschaft" is impossible; without domination on ses, had in effect. Towed that sich was their real meaning and purpose. The evolution was coto plate; the phrase had come to signify the opposite of what it did originally. Fancy," exclaimed Sir John, "a dialógua» between Grotius and von Tirpitz as to the freedom of the seas!" It was not an, accident that the United States had in- tervened with armed force in Western affairs only twice or thrice, and always for a like object against the Barbary pirates and the planners of the U-boat campaign.
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