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after all that had been written and said on the subject, we should have such a weak and gmasculated ïneasure. (Hear, hear.) Ht really thought they might havi had a bill going to the whole root of the question: "They had been talking a great deal about taking away certificates of
THE ALIENS B.LL
NO CERTIFICAPE OF NATURALISA- TION TO ENEMY SUBJECTS FOR
FIVE YEARS AFTER THE WAR -- In the House of Commons, on July 19th the report stage of the British Nationality ard Status of Aliens Bill was resumed,
Mr. Stewart moved in provide that no certificate of naturalisation shall for their original nationality, but one. thing they had not touched at all, and period of five years after the termination that was the ridiculous proposition in law, of the present war de granted to any Ge--that if n Gerrian woman gave Wirth to man subject.
a child when passing through London Mr. R. M'Neill seconded the amend that child was a British subject.
meal.
SWATOW NOTES..
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
SWATW, September 5th.. SOUTHERN SUCCESSES,
Since I last wrote the military situa- tion has altered considerably, Chan
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"BUY" WOUNDS HIS MISTRESS WITH A CHOPPAR "
THE QUESTION OF A LOAN. At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester- day. before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese "boy was charged with wounding und | naturalisation and putting people back Kwen-ining, enabled to take the offensive, cutting his mistress with a chopper on
bus driven
the" Northerners helter-August 18th at Hunghom, skelter. As far as
see, the
Defendant, when charged, made the Northern cause on the Fukien" border is hopeless.
following statement: I did cut her. I The embarrassment of the
asked my master for my pay and he told Northerners has been seriously accen tunted by a large defection from their fores. A former Governor of Chekiang,
one can
47.
to ask the mistress. I owed to my stress," and when I asked her for my pay she wanted to deduct the money. I
In the early stages of the war there was a good deal of talk about naturalised I understand, has been the active age asked her to lend me 82 and she refused.
prisoners has been the talk of everyone. Not only have the captures been properly cared for, they have also been conducted in safety to Swatow and shipped thenée
When 1 went back to the kitchen sha holding a chopper at the time and assault. rushed at me and assaulted me.
ed her."*
I was
A Chinese detective stated that he found. defendant on the day following the assault. hiding in a lumber yard and arrested him, Defendant admitted the offence and in-
Sir G. Cave said the Home Office had adopted the general rule that no Ger-
aliens being allowed to be members of the in bringing this about, Now there is man should be naturalised during the war or for five years afterwards. When he Privy Council and after four years of general talk of peace. I do not see why mid "general rule he had in mind bore widows of enemy aliens, men who gestion whatsover with regard to them in cult, for the good treatment accorded by exceptions of three classes the British cogitation the Clovernment made no sugan honourable peace, should prove diffi- the bill Then the Government had not the Southern commanders towards their had fought in our Armies, and persons touched the question as to the admission of friendly race. He was not going to of entardised aliens to that House B give names, but there were men at enemy did not know whether there were any pre nationality who had fought in our Army or the armies of the Allies There were
sent at that moment, but if there were be hoped they would not be offended, but also Poles, vizeths, Alsatians, and some Lorrainans who were undoubtedly hostile they ought not to be there. To allow men to Germany and very willing to help of German origin to legislate with re- to Shanghai ma route to their homes. formed withews that he had thrown the Subject to these thres classes of excrp-right var Hent a pantomime of The whole countryside needs peace badly chopper into the back yard of a hones tion, he did not object to have the priu-
(Hear, hear) Legislature. ciple affirmed by Parliament. If the
Nothing would persuade him that if he During the period I have been subinit-through which he had recaped after the had been naturalised for twenty years tiouse thought it wiss, he would acept the new clause provided words were addin Germany he would not have had er ting these notes on the war to you I have assault.
from actly the same feelings towards this coun- purposely refrained
reporting which would save these three classes.
Inspector Brazil said that "some people They could not Sir J. H Dalziel said he would like try that he had now.
were not confirmed, made a report to the effect that a woman the amendment extended to include antHear, hear.)
get it out of the blood-it was there. rumours which
As to naturalised aliens There have been very wild stories cir- had been seriously wounded in a house in only Germans but all enemy and of in public offees, the country had an idea eulated about the behaviour of the North- Bulkeley Street
nations. Mr. putting this rule in an Act of Parlia ment we should hold this power as a weapon for the peace negotiations. Ger many might be reformed after the war.
Sir Carson said the amendment was the best part of the bill. The bill as whole was very anemie, but it was some autis- faction to know, that for five years after the war we should not naturalise Germans. He objected to the kind of Argument which said, I am in favour, but I dislike- seeing these things in an Act of Parliament' They had great
A CLAN FIGHT. Sir H. Dalziel while wishing that the present Home Secretary bill had been stronger, admitted that it confidence in the
Recently a very big clan fight as wounds on but he could not bind his successors. Mrwent a considerable way in the direction brokers out at a big market-place called Mason had said there might be a reformed some of them had been advocating for a Germany! So there might.
reformed we should pass not more than 5 per cent. of naturalised are at present fighting for all they are joint of the thumb. There was a trail of y
When Ger tong tinig. He ventured to set that Hopo, in the Kityang county, Two clans the back of her right hand, extending A new Act of Parliament." As long termans had been naturalised because
Many was
that some of the heads of the public
He proceeded to the offices liked to keep them there. Then era troops in places captured by them, use immediately and found the womän they constantly heard of large contracts but in the main these stories have been lying on a bed, which was coveted with being gisen out to naturalised enemy
The blood. The woman had five wounds on aliens. These were the kind of questions baseless, I am very glad to say. which made the country doubtful of the excesses committed in Shang Hang, when her body and they were being dressed by carnestness of the Government in regard the Northern troops recently took posses-a Chinese doctor. There was one wound to wishing to take full advantage of the position created by the war to get rid of sign of it, and the cruel treatment meted on the fore-part of her head, ahout an the penetration by enemy aliens into the out to Dr. Newman, of the American ineb and a quarter in length, and another very vitals of this country. (Hear, hear)
about an inch and a half in length at the Mission, Swatow, are exceptions.
back of her head. There were other the left fore-arm. She
**REAL AND LIVING DANGER."
It is
had also sustained a severe wound across
from the knuckle of the little finger to the
their vile crimes, against international "hey hated üerman militarism and the worth, and a large section of the market-blood from the kitchen to the bedroom...
the remaining sa per cent. had taken that hoped that the county magistrate will night of August 10th, at about 130 aystem under which they were born, whilst | place has been reduced to ashes.
As the Germans had not expiated law and humanity it was only right that the House should show in every Act the passed that they did not owan to allow the Germans to come within the comity of
natious. 41
The clause was read a second time: Sir H. Dalziel moved to alter the word German toenemy," the object being to include all subjects of enemy countries.
Colonel Yate seconded
for itself.
be able to deal with the matter THE WEATHER
September has kept all the fair weather
of August were very wet and storm
Most af July and the whole
Destruction of crops and bridges has been on a very large scale.
step purely for business reasons and in order to secure privileges from which they would otherwise have been debarred. Those men obeyed the call of the blood, and undoubtedly
sympathised with Ger many. Baron Schröder had lived in Great Britain for many years before the war, but he was only naturalised subse quent to the outbreak of hostilities. Ho Mr. Samuel thought it a very good was a very rich man, and the official ex thing to draw a distinction between Gerplanation given for his naturalisation was mans and other enemies. The crimes of
to enable him to continue his business. which we had to complain had mostly been We conscripted his loyalty for financial committed by Germana The Austrians reasons, The House right dismiss all had generally treated British subjectsdeas that because a man paid a Jew reasonably
In any case, it took five pounds for a naturalisation corticate to ENORMOUS SPEED AND CLIMBING years' residence to qualify for naturalisa became a changed man. tion, so that the clause could only apply
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to those resident in Great Britain now.
Mr. Pero asked whether the atrocities of the Turks in Armenia and their trent ment of the Kut garrison were to be for given. We could not possibly make excep tions
FRIENDLY RACES.
stunt." Well, &
THE WONDER AEROPLANE
called this agitatio anus be thoroughly The Royal Air Force will soon have
Some people.
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to be.
The complainant deposed that on the
o'clock, defendant asked her for the lan of 27. He had previously owed her $30, of which $10 had been paid back. He also
lied to him" She refused to lend him owed $16 for rice which witness had sup
any
more and went into the kitchen to sde about dinner. Defendant ones again usked her for money, and when she refusedi he picked up a chopper, and assaulted her. She did not tell defendant that she was going to deduct what was owing to her from his wages, nor did she strike de-
fendant Brst. Defendant said to her:
stant justified. and the reason why this
stunt"
had been taken up so largely swarms of a new type of aeroplane at I will eat you and cut you till you die.” was because the people were convinced the battle front, which is likely to qdd A neighbour, hearing her screams, came that there was a danger which had to be met without delay. When Earl greatly to the difficulties of the Germans on the scene and interfered. „Defendant Sir G. Cave agreed that there had Bart attack by Germany that was described as of the constructor's artis capable of escaped...
Roberts warned the country against un The new machine-a brilliant example then jumped through the window, and great cruelty on the part of other of our political stutt enemies than Germans, which he hoped a real and living danger with regard great weight of bombs, machine guns, and
Today there was carrying with its pilot and observer # Defendant stated that be asked the would never be forgotten. It would he the enemies in our aidat. wise to make the probibition apply to a ceeded to a certain extent in the right than 20,000 feet in an extraordinary short it to him. He then went to his quarters This bill pro other equipment to na altitude of more woman for money, and she refused to give those races. He thought, however, be direction, and conferred enormous powers, time must stick to his exception for friendly but its effectiveness would depend entire Bearing, as the new machine will, above and she followed and assaulted him. He races. In Germany there were few. but ly upon the wander in which those powers the average range of guns and German picked up a knife and threatened her with were. exercised. The wenkness ui the bill airmen, it will be able to cross the fighting overament was that there was no per swiftly for a new load. It is so fast, even --and, he might add, of the policy of the lines, drop its bombs, and return home it. She continued to assault him and, in son ally in charge of the department at great altitudes, that long distances caned towards the window, the bars of which an endeavour to escape her fury, he back- administering the law with regard to aliens. He appealed to the Home Scere tary again to consider the question of having a Minister and an inter-depart mental committee appointed to deal with this justter.
in Austria many,
The amendment was agreed to. Sir . Cave then moved the addition of his exceptions and this was agreed to and added to the fill.
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Mr. A. Williams proposed an amend ment to the effect that the certificates of persons with a double nationality should not be put in jeopardy, unless they did
"Sir G. Cave was unable to accept the amendment. There were, he said, methad by which a man might, even in Austria, renounce his civil rights. He promised, however, to give further consideration to
the matter.
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Mr. -Hemmerde rejoiced that the toy arnment and the Home Secretary had stood firm on this matter, had kept a judicial mind, and had refused to be ried because of a newspaper He was all for refusing certiäcates of Bir E. Carson asserted, that the amend aaturalisation during the war, but at the ment went to the whole root of the quesame time he maintained that, despit tion of naturalisation. A man could not the presence of the foreigner in our midst, serve two masters, and it would be we had to show fair play, and to see to most dangerous thing to allow a man to in that nothing was done which would in owe allegiance to more than one any way defame the fair name of the Bovereig
The amendment was negatived without a division.
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be accomplished in the shortest periods. and bombing raids which, with the older broke, and he fell down. type of machine, would perhapa -need whole day's preparation, will now
Mr. Wood remanded the case till Satur carried out within a couple of hours.
day. Its engines are completely reliable, and the risk that they might fail when a hundred miles over the enemy Lines-a risk too common with some earlier types no longer exists. It says not one of this much for their supreme value that.
ENEMY LOSSES IN ITALY... HUNGARIAN M.P.S SHOCKED.
Dr.
Islote, "y"
type of aeroplane has been brought down, has made quite a sensation by suddenly The Hungarian Premier, Dr. Wekerle. in spite of the Huns utmost efforts.
dying, as is often the case, in the winter,
When the weather will not permit high larting out the truth about the Piave.
"I am going," he said in Parliament, the machines will By low, and so great public opinion. During our retreat 12,000 to give the real facts in order to quieter is their speed that all but the fastest of prisoners fell into the enemy's hands" modern scouts will be left well behind Actually the figure is 20,000, them. Commander Bellairs said the country The utmost skill and nerve are needed did our losses amount to?
Here Deputy Zlinski asked: What had shown during the last four years to fly these machines. The observer must Sir W: Dickinson moved an amendment exemplary patience, which was not very not only be able to ward off hostile air-gigantic, most regrettable losses, but they Werkerle answered: "We had providing that where an alien is a sub-well requited by the bill. The Germans craft by accurate machine-gun fire, but did not exceed those of the tenth and ject of an enemy State it shall be lawful still claimed Sir Edgar Speyer as a Ger he must also have an expert knowledge eleventh Italian offensives, when we lost subject, to make a declaration that she the country in the matter of alien legista, since When covering jong distances at lowes were about 100,000.
bis wife, if she was a birth at the counter the mouse was
her covering 50,000 10 100,000 men. Our present desires to resume British nationality, and tion. When criticism had beca madere great heights it is extremely difficult to all casualties. [Interruptions and cries the Secretary of State, if he was satisfied garding men of German extraction in and one's way by any landmark.
Those are the Hungarian losses. that, it is advisable that she be permitted the Foreign Office Lord R. Cecil almaya to do so, might grant her a certificate of raised the question of honour. naturalisation.
give these exact figures in order to .. i men ought to relieve the Government of Sir G. Care accepted the amendment, embarrassment by retiring.
forestall disquieting rumours, I further He claimed to be as keep and determin-state that in the whole offensive and re- but said that so far as he was concerned question of honour, but of inspiring ed as anyone in the country that this treat 36 Hungarian regiments and 37 the power would be very seldom exercised. ronfidence in the country. He hoped the war should be carried on against the Austrian were engaged.
The bill, passed through the report bill would be strengthened in another enemy with all lawful weapons, and he stage
Interruption, and cries of You don't. place
laimed that in his administration of the say how many Hungarians were enrolled OMISSIONS FROM THE BILL.
Home Office he bad done his duty in con- On the motion that the bill be read
in Austrian regiments:"" Bir G. Cave said that as to the poether matters. He had always been strict losses were at least. 150,000.
nection with aliens'ns in connection with a third time
Dr. Wekerle proceeded: The Italian The enemy strict and often very hard in his extraordinary thing to him, und nothing tain, there was not one of the recon-
now spreads reports that our losses worn showed him more how little the House was stations of the group of hon, members aliens. Some of his most severe critics You mong shortage of good.") But in sympathy with the country, than the who bad considered the questions that we had themselves asked for the examption there was never any real shortage of: fact that a bill that people had been net embodied in the bill, and no anvend
of enemy aliens (laughter) for the re-. clamouring for all through the country ent had been proposed which would
Icase from internment of
enemy aliens unition.
grant it proved to be carry the bill further in this respect
to send aeross the river a suf for the last three or four years, and re- The effect of the bill now was that every already interned. (Laughter.) He could cicacy of ammunition and provisions, but not be accused of delay in regard to this I contradict the reports that numbers of cently in particular, had been put down for consideration on two Fridays, and turalised since the war would be care year, but the Government were awaiting did. (Interruptions and dissent)
case where an enemy alier had been a bill. It would have heen introduced last soldiers died of hunger. Not one of them that the debate had only been attended on fully reviewed by the Committee, with an the averageby from fifteen to twenty memoper reference to the Committee as an answer from the Dominions. The The retreat was systematically execut ber's. (Ilear, hear.) All he could say was whether the certificate should be conting moment they got the answer from the ed and only covering troops fell into the he did not believe that at the pretented or not. If it was not to be continued troduced. No one was more glad than these events may be taking everything Dominiona the bill was framed and in enemy's hand. However disappointing moment there was any question agitating it would be at once withdrawn.
· REPLY TO CHITICISM..
Bir E. Carson said it was really, an ion of persons naturalised in Great Bri-erstation of the law, with regard to due to shortage of ampuuition. (Criod of
to
With
and
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a nation worn out by the horrors of the war, and the infamy of those arrayed should be appointed to deal with this ant Mr. R. M'Neill thought that in one the enemy than to us. We have, in fact, regard to the suggestion that a Minister he or more anxious to see it efficiently together, they cannot be considered thing Armly administered. (Hear, hear.) defeat, since they involve greater loss to against us, more than was the treatment tir, he would point out that the work meted out in the past and at the pre-wan now being admirably done by the respect the speech was decidedly unentino reason to low confidence. Even if we pent time to aliens, and especially to departments concerned, and he greatly no reference to the suggestion that this consider the affair as a strategic gain."
factory. The Home Secretary had made have not gained a complete success we can He could not help also reflecting obhieved by acting upon the suggestion. hill ought to be regardedling with
The official Vienna Agency says 20,000 apon the fact that, after three or fourbe achieved by acting upon the suggestion. instalment of legislation dealing with to 25,000 sick men would have to be in- years' cogitation upon this subject, and
ad (Continued at foot of next Column.)
cluded in say total given by Dr. Weberle.
this subject.
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