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BER OF COMMERCE. Continued from page 5) Armenians, and this circular, which was sent out from the German Embassy requested every Turk to kill at least four Christians.This is no hearsay, but
of fact
A MONETROUS PEOPLE
nations of the world are assembled
together in the most titanic struggle the world has ever seen. On the one side are those fighting for humanity. I need not
arrayed a nation surrounded by
hell hideous, moved by
RACE(COURSE CATASTROPHE
CHARGES OF THEFT A Chinese Breman, a member of the Fire Brigade who was playing the hose on the dead bodies at the Race Course catastrophe was charged before Mr J. B. Wood, yesterday at the Hongkong Magistracy, with stealing a gold bangle valued at $27 from one of the bodies
RACE COURSE DISASTER. MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY
A woll attended and representativo - meeting of the Portuguese Community of Hongkong was held at the Lusitano. Club on Monday. Mr. E. V. M. B. de Sonta (the Consul for Portugal) presided, "and
Sanitary Inspector Frith said he led the defendant bend down, kick up Witness called to Inspector Fisher and Captain Torre do Valle (Aide-do-Camp- something, and put it into his pocket, amongst the large number present werŋ-
usked him to search the man, as witness
say which that side is. On the other had no authority to do so himself. On to HE the Governor of Macse) and
is
that need on by desires, fre
search being made, the gold bangle was Mesirs, A F. B. Silva-Netto (President found in defendant's pocket. Inspector of the Lusitano Club), PV Botello Fisher of the H.K.P.R., - corroborated
ውያ that have dragged them down to the depth of bestiality and rapine, murder and frightfulness, dovil consumed and hell born, so black that hell itself with all the experience that hell has gathered in the centuries that have passed Beelzebub was thrown headlong over battlements of
Heaven, has not been able to supply half the demands made upon it by this
monstrous people that he had not picked up anything, but A. M. L. Soares, B. Botelho, J. M (Applause.) To-day, not a nation in the when he was searched the bangle was Xavier, A. C. Botelha, H. Castro, Pro- world bes any respect for the German found in his pocket Defendant was then fessor Emil Danenberg, etc, --- people, and only her vansal allies can be handed over to Sergeant Cockle who
the previous witness statement. He said (President of the Club de Recreto), Loo that when he got to the railings he saw d'Almada o Castro (President of the defendant hand over the hose to another Associacao man. The defendant then sauntered about
Portuguese de Soccorros
since
said to
the rounds for about five minutes and Muenos), J. D. Osmund (President of the was going back to the railings when wit Catholic Union), A. G. da Rocha (Pre- ness stopped him and asked him what sident of the Lasitano Recreation Club), he had picked up. Defendant replied
dave pacot her in the sense that the took him to the Police Station Defend
the lush of the slave
driver.
The Chairman explained that the meet- Jesus Christ were on earth today the effect that he wished to give the bangle with the families and relatives of the I have not, the least doubt if our Saviourant did not make any statement to the ing had been convened for the purpose of showing the Community's sympathy Kaiser would crucity or torpedo Him to over to a European et he was in victims of the Happs Valley disaster, accomplish his unholy ends. If God is Defendant protested that he was in and also to record their appreciation of in league with the Kaiser as he claims, nocent and said he wished to call his the many tokens of sympathy they had
han our conception of Christianity has foking
received from the Governments of long- for the last two thousand Mr. JR Wood remanded the case kong and Macao and various other official wrong
till today
quarters. He then proceeded to read the TILE FREEDOM OF THE GLAS.
beon
coal coolie was next charged with letters and telegrams of condolence re stealing a copper boiling pan, valued at ceived, and proposed the following re solutions which were seconded by Mr. Silva Netto and enrried unanimously,
$7
The
Germans are now demanding the Trendoin: of the seas. I do not remember, and I do not suppose any of you remem. ber that the seas have not teen as free to German slips as to any British shipa that eve flew the British Ensign, and I beliers their idea of freedom of the sans is the Geroms freedom only, and you all “Inspeður Sim said that the pan prob know what kind of freedom that means:ably belonged to M. Y San & Co, who Napoleon's idea of conquest es compared bad a boota hext to Mr. Blake's, but he With Germany's is in the sumes of the fendant said he had witnesses to call
ratio as a was not quite sure,
beautiful harbour. I believe their idea Mr JR W and ambition is to disarm the entire to-day civilized world with the exception of Ger many and to force upon the world Another Chinuse was charged with
stealing three pieces of gold, valued at'j
A Chinese detective deposed that while viz on duty at the Race Course he saw defendant carry the pan away and ar(1) rested him
drop
22
That this meeting expresses its. sorrowful condolence with the families and relatives of those mem- bors of the Portuguese Community who lost their lives in the frightful disaster which occurred on the 20th February last at the Happy Valley.
Wead remanded the casa till (2.)—That a similar expression of gym. pathy be extended to the Chinese, Japancas, Indian and other Com nunities in this Colony which, under identical circumstances, lost many of their members.
condition which would make us na h-20, trom the Race Course on the morn
It lias Reen
China i to-day
a revolution the German
silence, the audience standing up);~; (3.) That this meeting expresses its
by many people that this war might ending after the catastrophe, These two resolutions were passed in
Mr. C. Mel. Messer (Capt. Supt. of but I have just read an articls by Thomas Police, said he saw difendant pick up Cartin on How Germany is governed, something from the ground, near a dead and I do not think that there is the body he went up to him, seized his slightest hope of a breakdown in Ger right hand, and found a gold button many The chains of Prusian inilitarism inside it. This was dropped and could not
Eraily
rivetted around the necks of thes and boken by the witness a card. Witness explained that they will never be be found again. Defendant eaid he was che trying to identify a body and showed
Severed
Köf
arttish Care VWwhen a body was identified & card wan
MUST DO OUR ALL.
Four,"
T
or three articles in his pocket,
Defendant said he picked up the gold from the ground
sincere thanks to the Government. and Legislative and Executive- Councils of this Colony for their kind expression of sympathy with the Portuguese Community for the loss of life and injuries suffered by several of its members in the Happy Valley catastrophe
presented to the Governarent and. Municipal Council of Macao, which, in terms of affectionate brotherhood, expressed their sor rowful participation in the grent grief felt by the Portuguese Com munity for the loss of those of its members who perished in the disaster.
Now, gentlemen, the time is past when placed upon it.____________________ | (4)~~Pust a similar vote of thanks be we can feel antisfied that we are doing ** Inspretor Sim said the defendant was bit the time has come when we must do handed over to him, and he found two our all, and at once, both with money and man
and knowing you all as well
am sure you will realize the necessity of immediate action, and do ali withm your power to help with this struggle for liberty and humanity With these few romarks ger
gentlemen. I wish to Defendant replied that there was a Begond adoption of your report man employed as a foreman of a glass
ELECTION BY CO
factory at Wanchai who would do so..
Mr. JH Wood remanded the case till Mfr. Dunbar proposed, and Mr. Gordon to-day for further inquirica.
OF COMMITTÉE,
wowed the re-election of the Committee,
Mr. J. R. Wood naked if he could find anyone who would say he was a good, man.
Hon. Mr. P H. Holyoak Mr. SIL Dodwell, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland cally of the order from the President of Mr. C.
GT Bdkins, the United States that all German houses D. Landale, MA 0 were to be closed in the Philippines 01. D. Parr, the Hon Mr. There was one important point on which Lang ASTRONOJ Stabba M
be laid particular stress.
While the
and
(6)That this meeting expresses its
The proposal was carried unanimously Bettiah Government, he said, placed Gers (6.)
B. Butter, the Commercial, teman arms on the Black List they did not presentative of New South Wales, being appear to take Bany
y notices of firms invited to address the
Germans. He urged the Cham receting, said he employing sincerely hoped tight not be taken na and draw the attention of the British ber to take some action in this matter
about to utter criticism of the local Government His Government to it. If they wanted to put sphere of work covered Japan Korea, the Germans out of the commercial life Manchuria, Eastern Siberia, Mongolia that sort of employment which enabled of the East they should put them out of Chion, French Indo-China, the Philip
pines, Hongkong, the Dutch East Indies, them to get good The Buruits Settlements, Borneo, in, and to keep chain business, connections Burmah, India and Ceylon. and during together There was another matter to if whole of his wanderings he never lost which he would like to draw the Chuam any opportunity of making the closest ber's attention. When last he was in study of national progress mad
ad trade and
and Eastern Siberia be simply marvelled at of closely studying German Intrigue and the enormous number of ~ first class
The more ho studied Ger-
Austrian and German Boldiers imprisoned man ways the more he realized the there. Now that possibly 200,000 had treacheries of which wind that they had
thair freedom what was going to they hind teen guilty in the direction
and the violated
more
he
and from
the
Fo
Vladivostock He
happen
recently in
humanity. It behoved not only British
every principle sacred led an important made by
subjects but the subjects
to their level; nor raise them to ours
got sink
and around
Imprisoned
grateful thanks to the Police, Military, Naval and Medical Au- thorities of this Colony for the promptitude and courage withe which, in the face of great danger, they responded to the call for help, succeeding thereby in saving the lives of many members of the Por tuguese Community
That it expresses its sincere thanks
to the Honourable Mesare Lan Chu Pak and Ho Fook, who, Ba the representatives of the Chinese Community in the Legislative Council of this Colony, expressed, through the Press, their much ap preciated sympathy with the Por (7.)-That it alen expresses its sincere
tuguese Community
thanks to Capt. Torro do Valle (representing His Excellency the Governor of Macao), to His Lordship Bishon Pazzoni, to His Excellencs the Portuguese Minister at Peking, to the Rev: Father Jose Maria da Costa Nunes (Capitulat Vicar of the Diocese of Macao), to at Canton the Portuguete Com-
the Portuguese Consul munity
(represente), to Mr. Obaldia,
(Consul for Brazil and to the Rev. Father Rev. Father Noval (
ish Mission
the
Panama)
to the
of
of
to the mem the Lusitano Club
Fortuguese Schont Fund Como vlek June 1917 and to all persons and corporations who have expressed their sympathy with, or who have in any way rendered help to the mambers of the Portuguese Community on the occasion of the disaster?
& member of the Chinese Government all the Allies
he to do their utmost to hound them right was fully confident that if representations out of commercial and social existence lost in interning
were made to them no time would be He was cou avinced that we could
стреств those in
They could Fust before the war, when he was in not trust the
as far as they India making investigations of the con
During the last three ditions, what did he and The Germans months in Australia they had had started twenty years previously to e man who had been living there for 51
this great war and they had year. He had always
looked upon not only the whole of the metal intereste sa model German citizen. Whenever there
here in their
of the subscription lists came round
always amerine e ras Upon the Chairman reading & telegrara
rendy
whe from the Rev. Father Jose Maria Bed Crose or made
had found that ho was one of offering free board and tuition at the anything else Coeta Nudes, Capitular Vicar of Macas,
Mr Suttor referred to the showed its appreciation by
Xavier, the meeting Bina danger to Hongkong shipping i
in having applause, and, on the motion of MA prolonged
work up for
but also
matter to his Government and
Australia well master teach lie for
placing bombs
on boats Seminary of Macão to the four BOSS of
further investigations
found that the cont
the
Hermans held praction/ for sinking men, women and children. In the late
interest in all the Australia. At the tithe when the
ar
tons of zine delivered at
conclusion,
Haugstermans had been getting so many Germans large in these parts P de V Soares a special vote of
a ton dozenactly the same metal Then herlin's he £40 a ton, while England had to pay £ion and he once again urged that the strongest thanks to the rev. gentleman was carried
the man whom the British Empire knew
and of whom they had a right to be
proved Mr. William Hughes
to
do the Chinese
hey unanimously">vi
finding Back
pre kookwubscription was then opened in
interned
deeply
thanked
overy German
Buttor
favour of the dependants of those mem- what the Germans
were up to, immediately tioned in reference to his last remarks who died in the disaster,
address and men bers of the Portuguese passed a Bill it was done zimost at one that the Chamber had made represents their families unprovided
Jearing atting-under which every share held by tions, and had sent telegram, after
Germans w was wiped off the roll and
was given the other
the
and
was so in
cram, to achieve what had been asked less than half an hour generous that holders of
Nothing had been left undone as far asocia ng those German that Chi not at the to which they had
aber concerned and the forced by the war but
matter why now in the hands of
of the
higher which the share
Epretions fof authori
the war. He was glad
Verman
there was
(nuning interests in Austral and
never would be again.
lause
Hughes Also had another Bill passed dealing with the Metal Excha
been
settled for all timer tlist none but Brit interests could control the metals from pressed
ilia they
Mutuos
It was
agreed to let Portugues de Soccorro administer the funds thus
BEBBed, and the meeting terniinated with
voto of thanks to the Committee of the
On the propwall of the Chairman, Lusitano Club for the use of the Camões
by Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, the Hallera
new members were elected -
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