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THE GENERAL MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL
TO-DAY'S AGENDA.
3.30 pm-Mesars. Butterfield & Swire:
1 N S Brown
2.-J. R. Johnstono
3CC Hickling
42f Davis
Medically fit.
THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1011, 1918.
CORRESPONDENCE.
BUSINESS MEN AND MILITARY DUTIES
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," Sin-May I be permitted the hos pitality of your columns to air an opinion
on the local man power question ?
Sa Nairn 6. TW MeIntyre
We now have a well-constituted tribunal BAD Galloway The following seven mon of military giving decisione upon the question of who age from this Bem have been rejected renn and who cannot be spared from our unfit for service:T. R. Chassels, R A. civilian community to join the fighting The decisions to Wilkinson, LA Barton, T. J. Fisher, forces of the Empire. BE Fielder, J. McHutchon, and R. A date have been so pininently fair that one is tempted to suggest an extension of the usefulness of such a body.
Layton
pm-lhe Hongkong Electric Cn. :— 18 Longheld 2-W. Fraser
3V Sorby.
4.-G. H. M. Bannerman 5.-G. M. Cooko
Medienlly fit.
The following four men of military age from this firm bave been rejected as unfit for servico-H. W. Petley, G. B. Colson, F. F. Duckworth, and H. J. Hunt, 4.16 p.m.-Mesern. Whiteaway, Lakllawa
Company
1.-E. V. Mitchelmore Modically fit. S.. L. Hidden has not yet been medical ly examined, as he is on leave from the Colony.
4.30 p.m.--Doctors: —
1-F: Lindsay Woods Medically ft. 2.-S. 8. Straban
Why not submit the members of our military community to treatment similar to that meted out to civilians, and get the tribunad to express an opinion upon (1) the necessity or otherwise of their presence in the Colony, and (2) whether they could or could not undertake duties of local defence which would free busi new mex for the work which they are best atted to perform. It appears to number of officers, many that the specially senio, officers, is in excess I shall be told of local requirements. that the presence or absence of military men in a matter for the Home Govern ment to decide, but so, also, was the
There are no doctors of military age question of local conscription, and public who have been rejected as ant for sor-opinion is just as likely to influence the vice
Home Government in one case as is the 4.30 pm. International Banking. Cor-other.
poration:
1. D. Ritchie
Medically fit. 2.-K. B. Teid The following two men of military age from this banks have been rejected as for service: G. Hogg and N. Burn 4.45 p..-estrs. Thos, Cook & Son 1.-E. E. W. Abney Medically fit. 14. T. Mausley, unfit for service.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF LUBRICATING OIL.
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A Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of two gallons of lubricating oil.
Defendant was arrested on the Prays with the bucket of oil in his possession. He managed to capo, and when he was arrested later, two more buckets of oil were found near the place,
Dofendant assorted that the Police had trumped up the charge against him.
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe sentenced defend ant to three weeks' hard labour.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
OPIUMA
A Chinose was charged with being in unlawful possession of six taels of opium, other than Government opium, valued at 372
Revenue Officer Wilden stated that de fendant was arrested in Connaught Roail
friend gave Defendant said, a him parcel ut Java to bring to Hong kong and he was not aware of its con- tents,
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfo fined defendant 8250, with the alternativo of three months' hard labour.
THEFT OF A PASSENGER'S TRUNK
A Chinesa pleaded guilty to stealing box containing 42 pieces of clothing from a steamer in harbour.
Inspector Gordon stated that defendant went on board the steamer, and; finding
luggage piled on the deck ready for
PEKING NOTES.
IFROM OUR OWN, CORRESPONDENT.]
PEKING, JUDOo 20th.
POLITICAL
The fears that the execution of Gea- eral Lu Chion-chang would provoko seri- ous trouble in the neighbourhood of the capital are being allayed.” In spite of
LANE CRAWFORD & Co.
EVERY ACCESSORY FOR
JUST
its apparent defiance of law and autho- SOLE AGENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GOODS. rity, the dead is regarded as a military precautions rather than as an act of pri- vate vengeance, and it looks as if it will pass without question, the more so that it has been officially condoned by the issue of the mandate approving of his punish- ment in accordance with previously-pub- lished instructions. It is significant that TENNIS General Feng Yu-hsiang, whose indopen- dent movements on the Yangtazo a few
JUST
TO HAND TENNIS TOHAND
months ago caused him to be viewed with the gravost suspicion and to have his de TENNIS corations and other honours cancelled, should have had these honours and decorn. tions restored, immediately after the execution of General Lu, who was his father-in-law; while to-day an- confors upon him other mandate
POSTS.
RACKET
COVERS
RACKET
NETS.
THE
OLYMPIC MARKER
PRESSES,
GUT
PRESERVER.
CENTRE
GUIDES.
the Fourth Class Order of Merit. Of course, Feng
ng hus atoned for past misdeeda and achieved merit by successful opera- MARKING tions in Hunan against the South, but, all the same, it would appear as if the authorities were anxious to amother any scruples that Feng might entertain re garding the summary execution of his wife's father. Another sidelight on this affair is that the President and the Pre- mier have each given two thousand dol lara to the family of the deceased general in recognition of the fact that they work.
cd together under President Yuan Shib
COURT
PINS.
MARKERS.
TENNIS BALLS. 'THE "RISELEY ” FOB
COURT
MARKERS,
LAWN
MOWERS
TENNIS RACKETS.
TWO POPULAR MODELS.
AYRE'S
, and that removal, carried away the trunk, which kai The interesting feature of the sitga- HARD AND GRASS COURTS. SLOTTED THROAT.
The two principal reasons why our local businces mat is able to perform less blues work to day than he did in pre-war days unlitate that he has now to perform military
as well ng business duties, a Government interference has greatly in crossed the amount of labour involved in the transaction of business. The latter reason is beyond local control, but not so the former. The members of our business community are being partly incapacitated for their ordinary work by the military. burdens which are laid upon them Thuso burdens probably seem light to the military mind, and they would seem equally light to those who have to per form them if they did not interfere Ho
ENLISTMENT OF NON- EUROPEAN BRITISH SUBJECTS
THE CONDITIONS. We are informed by the Colonial See retary that a telegram has been received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the effect that the Army Coun
belonged to a gentleman who had arrived from Vancouver. Defendant was arrested by a defective as he was getting inte a ricsha.
tíon as it exists today is that Lu's exe
was anticipated a week ago. The pro- cution will not precipitate a crisis as
vinces Boom to be satisfied that "Lu Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe sentenced defend. the Butcher" received no more than his ant to six weeks' hard labour.
ALLEGED INDECENT
ADVERTISEMENTS. CHINESE PAPERS SUMMONED At the Hongkong Magistracy yester-
deserts.
Peace seems to bo no nearer. Tho Rap Parliament has opened another session and announced that China will now be divided between two governments. It blames Peking for perversity in not reconvoking the defunct Parliament and General Luk thereby restoring peace.
Whave decided that British subjects, acriouely with business. In what office is day, the Editors and Publishers of the Wing-ting has telegraphed from the
cil
who are not of European descent, may there not an officer or a sergeant who be enlisted with combatant or other anits spends a considerable portion of his office
ditions:
of the British Army on the following cou-hours on military duties which could easily be taken over by one of the regular offices Similarly, substitutions could surely be arranged for the men who now
(1)That they agree to cat the ordin ary rations of the British soldier.
South inviting the President to have. re-
Feng Kao gard to the distracted state of the coun-
chong has replied that the Cabinet system try and to promote peace,
'an Kwong and Chun Wan Fat Po, two vernacular newspapers, were summoned before Mr. J. R. Wood, for publishing indecent and immoral advertisements.
The Hon. Mr. E. B. Hallifax, Becretos, in operation, and that it is for the Cabinet, and not himself, to decide what tary for Chinese Affairs, prosecuted, and
(2.) That they will receive the same spend nights on the searchlights. Such a Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defendures should be undertaken. In other
rates of pay as the British soldier transfer of duties would curtail the (3.) That they understand and can number of officers' early afternoon bath- make themselves understood ning and tennis parties, but it would add English.
to the efficiency of business, which is the (4.)-That they will be posted to exist foundation of the Empire, and it would ing units according to their medi. give a more equitable apportionment of cal categories in accordance with duties am, sir, Yours faithfully, current posting instructions. The formation of special units will not be allowed under any circum stances
GROUSER.
CHANGED TERMS OF BUYING AND SELLING SHIPB.
ants.
Kwangtung,
words, he disclaims all responsibility. The Government seem to have received Mr. Lo applied for a remand, on the another case of life. Generals Tsuo Kun ground that be had only been instracted and Chang Huai-chi, who had become on Monday to appear on behalf of his tired of fighting, have been persuaded clients, and; therefore, had not sufficient again to proceed to the front. The form. time to consider his position. Mr or go with the high-sounding title of Halifax had kindly given him copies of Inspecting General of the translations of the advertisements Hundo, Szechuan and Kiangsi; while which had appeared and be required time the latter's vanity has apparently been to find out whether the advertisements tickled by his appointment as Com- published were really indecent or other mander-in-Chief of the Government ex- The shipping market in Japan is now wise In his opinion, the offence was spedition to in an uncertain condition, in other words, purely technical one, and it did not shipping men have no clear iden as to whether the shipping market will become appear to him that the advertisements or depressed. This state of affairs complained of were in any way offensive shows itself in the abnormal terms on which ships are now bought and cold. He also wished to offer some argument The Japan Chronicle reports that re- on the matter. There were similar ad
Kukara cently
kara Company bought the Kukura Maru and a few other steamers verfisements appearing in the English 50.00 en condition that these steamers should dailies which described certain effectual be sold back to the original owners treatment for certain cases. Those ad 40.00. though
at what price
was not made 10.00
i known. This is
chartcr vertisements could not in any may be transaction Another unusual transaction termed indecent or immoral, 3.00 is the ale of a newly built steamer of 40.00 3,000 tons from the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND. The following is the subscription list to date Acknowledged to 28th May, 1915, $27,841.58 Since received:---
Mr. E. M. Joseph Mr. F. G. Becke, Sub. May/
M.S.S., Bub. June/July *Lucky Numbers
น
per
Messrs. Komor & komor........ Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin ........... Sweepstake, per Hon. Treas.
Police Recreation Club.
The Winning Number? "Kingsclere Kitty"
Passed
Sympathy
Collected by Mra. T. Arthur,
List No. 12
to the Towa Kisen Kaisha. The price of
Mr. Hallifax said he was not pressing
10.00 the vessel is reported to be Y850 a t for a heavy penalty. With regard
5.00
to
to Kwangtung. If Shakespeare lived in China to-day he would never have ins name!" He would have realised asked the immortal question: "What's that it was everything. This re-union, Peiyang party, suggests a renewal of the or apparent reunion, in the ranks of the campaign against the South with in- Japan supplies the funds in the form of creased vigour, provided, of course, loans for industrial and other purposes. MONEY RAISING MRVICES.
learn
The Government, it need hardly be ex- plained, is resorting to all kinds of devices for raising money. The country's birthright is being sold, for a veritable It is appalling lo the extent to which its asacts are ness of pottage.
mortgaged
The latest security to E rather high price on the face of it: similar advertisements, appearing in being
ayed pan is the Peking-Mukden seriously affects British Railway 5.00 earned that the seller is to pay Yo 20.000 20.00 ton per month as charter money to present prosecutions were only the begin interests, but the plea is that if the
the buyer for the next twelve months.
hold the Chines
sonable for what Why this sum is not deducted from the ning of a campaign, and the other cases Britich do not lend money they cannot in their hour compelled price instead of making it appear that would be dealt with in regular course. The they may be com the ship has been sold at a record figure law applied equally to all classes, het of extremity It is possible that the
easy to
to understand-unless, ther Chinese or English. No doubt there security applies only to the railway out to send up. the value were similar advertisements appearing side the Great Wall, as it is the line in the English papers but they, too, within the Wall which is the subject of
7.00 but it is by no means high when it is English papers, he pointed out that the be pife
463.00 191827 797.08
Expended to 28th May, 1918.
Bince expended
11,000 cigarettes sent to Lt.- 05. R. V. L. Dunlop, U.I.E., D.E.C., R.FA Commandery, 17th Div.
Ammn. Column, B.E.F. 5,000 cigarettes for 25th Mid-
dlesex Regt., Mt. Austin: Barraoka 100,000 cigarettes sent to the
troops at the Front.....
it is ned MAN
indeed, it of tonnage.
Per
The Mikami Shokai has bought the would come under the Ordinance. Treaty obligations. The outlook, indeed,
Mr. J. R: Wood remanded the case till
m to-day!**
Shosho Mar II, and the Rekizan Maru (formerly the Shoshe Maru VII.), both vessels of 2,030 tons, from the Shosho Yoko, ostensibly at Yes. It is stated, however, that the actual price is Y600, 38311 and the buyer is bound by agreement to Cheung Ngoi San Po were also summon-
give two-thirds of the preft that may be $28, 160-19 realized by reselling the steamer.
3&6:37
SHARES IN PRIZE BOUNTY.
is gloomy. Not even a ray of hope is to be discerned, for the situation, bad my it is, may very well become worse. *PERSONAL
Spencer, who was trans
The Editor and Publisher of the Willing to the US. Legation
ed under the same Ordinance
Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the case till 9 a.. to-day.
forked from
here, is to return to the Japanese capital, Mr. MacMurray coming back to Peking Balance in hand...........................
to his former position of first secretary. Daring his short stay here Mr. Spencer W. A. DOWLEY,
made many friends, who will genuinely BATTLE OF FREE TRADE.
regret his departure, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer.
An amendment of the scale of distribu-
Bit John Jordan left for a vacation Viscount Harcourt, in a letter to thest Peitsibo Hoogkong, 8th July, 1916.
tion of prize bounty has been authorised
under the auspices Council. net is Trade Union in Man-
garden party acknowledgments by Order in ou un her mouth fester, said that the battle of Free Trade of the Auto-Chintoo Bocicty, held in the Amonget several received is the following from Armr. offices, man, and boy composing the com. (if no other has been won by the war. grounds of the British Legation on plements of his Majesty's ships and ves There may in future be penal taxes for Monday, was very picturesque and soeur- Staff Sergt. Bacon, London Irish Rifles, sels of war, and actually present on board a time on enemy goods and security taxes ed to be enjoyed by the many Chinose May 11th, 1918" Thank you very much at the time of such service, and every per- for materials for pivotal industries, but and British Indies and gentlemen who Music was rendered by the for the cigarettes coming from Hongkong on present and assisting, shall receive no protective or preferential duties on attended.
shares according to bis class. The shares raw materials and food, and no ovcane Irridentist hand. They reminded the of happy days spent range from 2,000 in the case of the Com duties on manufactures, because they: THE GERMANS
mander-in-Chief, Grand Fleet, to two
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