GENERAL MILITARY SERVICE.
TRIBUNAL
MR CHAMPKIN'S CRITICISM OF
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
OFFICIALS RIGHT TO BE FACE- TIOUS UN PROPER OCCASION.
TWO MEN ENROLLED, Aeeting of the General Military Ser
THE HONAKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER - STF, 1918.
ness which, as I bave pointed out; deals very largely with India, the Straits and America and is largely on Governquent account.
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The CHAIRMAN-How do you know that without Mr. Kennedy. If he goes it Mr. CHAMPKINI am going on the remesas abandoning all my exchange busi ported proceedings of the Appeal Council it was dismissed with a passing reference to an exchange of telegrams with my bead office. as if the statement contained nothing beyond that which was of nu importance at all. I think I have good grounds for protesting against this unfair inference. The second point concerned the substitution list. His Excellency stated that there were a number of good men on the list and he must have been singu-
The CHAINMAN-You put it to us that if Mr. Kennedy is taken it will mean the practical stepping of all your foreign exchange and Bill business?
Mr. LEAMPAISI hald instructions to stop it.
The
The Tribunal considered the matter in private and, subsequently, the Chairman announced that it had been decided that Mr. Syme Thomson should be enrolled.
MR. A. K. MACKENZIE.
vice ribunal was held in the Council Jarly misinformed to have made that the CeviRVIS-You give the Tribonat You are in the firm of Messrs. Reise & Co.,
bars,
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Chamber yesterung" afternoon, when the Chief Justice, Sir William Kees-Davies presided over a tall attendance of men There were six cases upon the agenda Mr. N. 1. Brower, of Messta, Brewer & Co., was applying for an extension of the temporary exebiption previously granted, but the Chairman announced that medical certificates had been received showing that Mr. Brewer was in the General Civ tlospital suffering from paeamonin was not anticipated that he would be for work for some two or three months and the Tribunal, in the circumstances, had, therefore, dreided to grant him further two months exemption. The cuse of Mr. J. Crockdake, of the Asiatis
Petro leurs Company, was heard, in private, เอส,
the subsequently,
Chairman announced that Mr. Crookake would he
Lion of the other cases was as follows:-
M. it. Kennedy total exemption. F. yme-Thomson--to be enrolled. W. F. Gibbins-on" month's extension. A. K. Mackenzie- to be enrolled. ..
MR. MR. KENNEDY,
The case of Mr. M. R. Kennedy, of the Mersuasile Hank of India, was the first considered.-M., Champkin appeared
on behalf of the bank.
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statement. He certainly mentioned onar man, but you will see that when I asked
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assurance↑
Ale. CHAMPRIN--That is so. private, and, aubsequently, the Chairman The Tribunal considered the matter.-in announced that Mr. Kennedy would be grunted abeolate
ME. F.
take it!
THOMSON.
The case of Mr. A. K. Mackenzie, of Messrs. Reisa & Company, was then son- aidered. The remaining men of military age in this ärm eume before the Tribunal on July 8th
The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Mackenzie)-
and you only reached the age of 18 on September 28th 1ast. Needless to say, you responsibility of matrimony. tave not yet taken upen yourself the under- stand you are quite agreeable to, and desirous of, doing your duty in this matter. The Tribunal has received to-day a letter sighed by Mr. Holyoak, on behalf of Messrs. Reiss & Co., in which he says
MR. W. F. GIBBINS, The next case denit with was that ci 3r. W. F. Gibbins, of Messrs. Wilkinson, Hayward & Clarke.
were exempted at the meeting of the Tribunal on July 5th, for three months The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Gibbins)-You
to make arrangements. That decision was arrived at after the Tribunal had fully considered all the points urged for your facts before the Tribunal but it was stated that there was an embargo on the export The Tribunal has received a further letter of paints, etc., from England at the time,
on behalf of your firm, asking for your from Messra. Wilkinson & Grist, written further exemption until the arrival of Mr. Banham who is your general manager in the Far East.
MR GIBBINS That is so Mr. Banham: is on his way bere from Melbourne.
The CHAIRMAN-Your head office is it Shanghai!
MrGIBBINS-The head office for the Far
East.
His Excellency if that man's services were available the reply was I am afraid Une could hardly call him a good man in the circumstances I suppose, but who were the other good ment I wrote The next case considered was that of to the substitution other to enquire and Mr. F. Syme Thomson, of Messrs. Dodwell tere is his reply, I regret I have no one & Co-Mr. S. H. Dodwell was present on
With reference to your notification of further! A good deal was said about the to offer you h "Could absurdity go any behalf of the fra
September 30th concerning Mr. A. R. cadets employed by the Hongkong bank You are in the fra of Messrs. Dodweli & Co. useful member of our staff and can ill be The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Syme Thomson Mackenzie, although he is extremely but the gentlemen were never on the You were before the Tribunal in July spared considering how seriously the staff substitution list, nor was the fact that last when the Tribuna decided to enrol has been reduced by the war, in view of their services were at any time available you with exemption for three months his youth and the fact that he is extremely made public by His Excellency until The business of the firm is that of ship after they had commenced their duties in ping and general merchants. Your pre- cannot oppose his enrolment. In justice anxious to be released, we feel that we that bank. I willing and anxious to confortu to the guese: Now, including Mr. Dodwell, it publicly that we part from him very have always been quite war staff was 12 Europeans and six Portu-to Mr. Mackenzie, I should like it stated. wound and patriotic views of the lending
Is eight Europeans,
of the tong- granted exemption for as long as he was or bank assistants, but his example is wihtap service. "Messrs."Morton Shit to get him back at the earliest possible i
banker here in the matter of conscription kong staff, I understand, bave left for reluctantly and shall be extremely gind engaged in the special work which he i
moment. "That is very flattering letter now doing. The result of the considera conveniently misquoted against me by His and Nixon, of your arm, beth'ot military from your emplorers. You say you are Excellenes views way that ignored, as are those of every ing of the Tribunal. You are 31 years of we all wish you the best of luck. other, business man on the Appeal Triage and single, and are in charge of the banal. Surely this is most inconsistent ports and Experts department in and unjust. Now consider His Excel addition to that, you have, I think, the lengy a statement that he would not rare distinction of being a member of my hesitate to run the risk of having his procession. I do not know whether that signature forged. Well, just after is Dodwell & Co., but it is a fact. In addi- is of material assistance to Alessrs. Excellency propounded this astonis tion to the Imports and Exports depart view of the responsibility of a customer to his banker, someone is alleged to have ment I understand you are in charge of The CHAIRMAN (to Mr. Kennedy)-You put it to the test, and if you read your the insurance department, but do not were granted exemption for three months police news you will have seen that he think you claim to be an expert in insur in order to give the bank time to make was committed for trial on Mr. Kennedy's ance. Your firm is agent for Insurance turthy nrrangements, and the decision of evidence as recently is last week Surely companies with head offices elsewhere the Tribunal, at the tile, was that the it is a very elementary point of law and have had son military training in hunk could con back to the Tribunal, if of business, and one that is well known the Cambridge University volunteers and absolutely necessary to request farther to every lawyer and business man, that in the London and Scottish. In a letter exemption.
baen then the Alercantile the risk of forgery is one that ordinarily written to the Tribunal your firm” says the that Mr. Baretto, in assistant in your Hunk, on your behalf, has appealed to the tails not, Livernor-in-Lounal after a full hear; banker. ""494 the customer but on
ask you if it is for one moment department, is leaving the firm. I under ing the appeal was adjourned for four conceivable to you as business men that stand, also, that bir. Dodwell, whe bas weeks. Sausequently, the bank addressed any prudent banker can view the prose just returned from leave, has engaged a a letter to the Governor-in Council which pect of forged cheques with the com- Canadian officer to come here to work in members of this Tribunal have had an placency that His Exosilency seems to the export department. He is coming, opportunity of reading and considering.com.
consider quite fitting! Let me remark, The ruatter came up again before the in passing, that if there is no obligation Mr. DoownL--Ho is here. Governor-in-Council on August 8th, and, on a customer to take precautions against The UHAIRMAN You put it to us that after a full discussion, the Council de- the forgery of his signature the remark-you would have been prepared to acquiesce clined to interfere with the decision of able epidemic of crime against banks that | in the decision of the Tribunal and allow the Tribunal bat stated that you could has broken out within the past few weeks r. Syme Thomson to go if Mr. Baretto Gibbins said he wna 20 years of age. He In answer to further questions, Mr. go back to the Tribunal, and if the Tri will be very difficult to cope with. The had been available to go on with the new had been in the East for five years but bunal refused to grant you total exemp-statement that His Excellency could learn man, Mr. Coulter?
in November next, he would have com. tion, or against whatever decision it came all the signatures in my bank in two days A. DODWELL-Yes. Mr. Baretto is an to, you could again appeal to the Gover-will not, I think, carry any more weight expert engaged in dealing with Southted 15 years service with the firm.
The CHAIRMAN-The Tribunal, at ita nur-in-Council. The position, then, is this, with, you than it does with me. Apart China produce. I did my best to induce previous moeting, had before it the fact The Tribunal, after full consideration of from the questionable propriety of such him to stay with us, but he would not. the case, granted you temporary exemp a statement directed in a British Colony
The CHAIRMAN-Your letter goes on to hibited, and it was put to you by the that the export of paint was totally pro- tion. The Governor-in-Council has, so
at a British bank with a very long and deal with the Imperial aspect of the case Chairman that, in the circumstances, your lar as it goes, confirmed the action of the honourable connection with the Colony,
and states that Messrs. Dodwell & Co. presence here could scarcely be regarded Tribunal, but you are perfectly free now the assertion in manifestly absurd. I have contributed to the Imperial Exche as in the Imperial interests or in the to put forward any new grounds in sup represent, you know, important busi- quer £900,000 during 1916, and 1917, in essential interests of the Colony.
income tax and excess profits, the bulk of Mr. GIBBINI understand that our "port of the present application. First of ness interests that are not bounded by my
All perhaps I should ask Mr. Chumpkin own bank. I have given you the figures which is derived from trading abroad head office has been in whether any efforts have been made to of my turnover in foreign exchange, a Continuing (to Mr. Syme Thomson) did with the Colonial Office and that there communication. fod anyone from Home as a substitute. very large proportion of which is on you find Mr. Baretto invaluable ?
MIURAMPKIN-Every effort has been account of Indio, the Straits and Mr. SYM THOMSON--He is an absolute are many letters and a lot of new evidence made but without success. I have received America, and is therefore directly on expert.
to be placed before the Tribunal. I "am a cable and also a letter from the Manag. Government account for the financing of
Mr. DODWELL-I do not think it was Banham arrives when he can look into simply applying for extension until Mr. ing Director of the bank stating that the war shipments of food and material. It made clear at the previous meeting of the the whole head office has done its utmost to get a rests with you to decide if this business Tribunal that we do quite a large export tartar matter. He will be here in a discharged man from the army to come is to be the sport of a small minority of business in all sorts of South China com- The CHAIRMAN-The question is would out East, but, so far, without result, and officials who confessedly know little of modities, and you cannot work that buai- the letters from the Colonial Office affect that it is impossible to relieve Mr. what it means, or if the well-balanced and
ness with a man who knows nothing about the position t Kennedy from Lention or any other considered opinion
Do you mean to 'suggest, the business it Mr. Baretto had the knowledge and that the importation of paint to Hong- of branch.
majority is to prevail in a matter that with him and Mr. Coulter the department kong is now regarded a # The CHAIRMAN-Ï take it anyone who will affect every bank in the Colony, for could have been worked satisfactorily.
un Imperial necessity? came out would have to be an expert in if the business of my bank in seriously.
The CHAIRMAN-At the last meeting of Mr. GIBBING-I do not know what the banking matters, because the gist of your dislocated the interests of every bank will the Tribunat your firm did not know that letters contain. I think the embargo has contention before the Governor-in-Council, suffer. Every assessor that has sat on the Mr. Baretto was going?
· as 1 understand it, was that a gentleman Appeal Tribunal has recognised that and
now been removed and that the position Mr. DODWELL NO. When I beard of is rather different regarding supplica. with experience in banking was required has protested against the official attitude the decision of the Tribunal I telegraphed Go replace Mr. Kennedy,, You have com- in this matter. I put these considerations that I did not intend to resist Mr. Syme municated with London but they hold out | strongly before you an business men. Thomson's going or to apply for a fur no hope of being able to meet your require. am not wanting in respect for the official ther extension, but now, when I get back, merto.
members of the Executive Council and Mr. Baretto informs me that he is leaving Mr. CHAMPELN-No hope whatever, would not deny them their undoubted us and so, with reluctance, I have to The CHAIRMAN-It appears, from the right to be facetious on proper and con-apply for a further extension for Mr. records, that the Hongkong and Shanghai venient occasions, but I do feel it neces Syme Thomson. Bank were expecting three men to joinjsary, in the public interest as well as in
The CHAIRMAN-The fact of your return their Eastern staff to release people from my own, to protest most strongly against to the Colony makes no difference se far here. Your efforts in that direction have the marked indifference of a small section as this particular department is oon-Gibbins. been futile?
of officials in this Colony to vital business cerned? and Imperial interests that they make no
Mr. DODWELL None whatever. pretence to understand. I take the view The CHAIRMAN-I take it you are anxi that a bunk which is engaged in Imperialous to let M. Syme Thomson go and that work and is entrusted with the custody Mr. Syme Thomson personally is anxious and management of public funds is doing to go.
ME. CHAMPKIN-Yes.
The CHAIRMAN-Your pre-war staff was three and at present it is three. The work cannot be done with less ↑
Mr. CHAMPEIN--The work cannot pos sibly be done with less.
The CHAIRMAN-How does your staff compare with the International Bank?
In answer to a query from Mr. Champ. kin, Col. Passby announced that the Inter. national Bank had founimen left out of eight.
Mr. CHAMPKIN-It must be remembered that I have a note issue and the Inter- national Bank has not.
The CHAIRMAN And, also, I suppose, you would claim that your's is a British bank and the International Bank is an American bank?
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Mr. DooWELL-I think he might. Ef the Tribunal would grant a further exemp tion to Mr. Byme. Thomson, in order that Mr. Coulter might have an opportunity of gaining some experience, I would Certainly do my best to carry on, with Mr. Coulter then. I should. ilke to be able to allow Mr. Thomson to go.
The CHAIRMAN-Has Mr. Coulter had Me Was with the bank
experience before!
of British North America and with the International Harvesting Company. He
its "plain duty towards the country by Mr. DODWELL-Yes, that is so, but I can. safeguarding the interests of the public not continue that department without him, which are the interests of the country.
The CHAIRMAN Do you think, suppos Yat His Excellency says if we adopt the ing the Tribunal was to grant further Attitude of protecting public interests exemption to Mr. Syme Thomson, that
where shall we be 1
surely a this Mr. Coulter would be able to acquire most disquieting statement from a public & sufficient knowledge of the business in a official. Any business mad, soldier who is a strategist in the widest
and any lew months1 sease, can tell His Excellency where we should have been by this time if the tection of public interests had net boon the special care of every wine and far seeing statesman, who has had to deal Mr. Champzig--I do not make any such with the economic problems of this war. claim because I think the International I ask you to consider these thingens bank is quite prepared to stand on the having an important bearing on the Bame footing as myself irrespective of policy of those officials whose views on nationality Continuing, Mr. Champkin Imperial affairs are too contracted to waid-It will perhaps be convenient if i Take a brief statement to the Tribunal appear to regard the great commercial is a business man but has no experience admit of business considerations, and whe regard to my position in this matter. and Imperial interests of this. Colony as of our particular trade. was glad Mr. Kennedy's case was re-s kind of unworthy and sordid obstacle ferred to the Appeal Tribunal, despite to the successful prosecution of the war. the fact that the Military Authorities did not claim him, because I wanted to make culty in deciding that the majority in
feel sure that you will have little dif it quite clear that I applied for his the Appeal Tribunal have every right to exemption only on very necessary grounds. expect that their views shall not be You have the papers concerning that appeal and no doubt you will be guided arbitrarily set aside by the Governor, that to some extent by them, so it will be quite is totally wrong in principle, harmful in such a policy at a critical time like this relevant if I draw attention to one or every sense and opposed to those Imperial two matters that were dealt with by the interests and war efforts that busincas Executive Council, or rather by some few men, under very considerable difficulties members of the Executive Council in what, are doing their best to serve, 1 think, was a very misleading and injudicious way. The first was that the from the Governor-in-Council. We have The CHAIRMAN This is not an appeal written statement I submitted to the listened, with all respect, to what you Appeal Tribunal did not add anything have said, but we have to deal with the fresh to the evidence I gave before this case on its merits. The action of His Tribunal. That, sir, is not the case. Excellency and the Executives Council Presumably you have that statement appertains to them.
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The CHATEMAN-What happened to Mr. Weall Germany,
Mr. DODWELL He is now a prisoner in Mr. LANG-How long has Mr. Baretto been in your employ
Mr. DonWELL--Five years.
the expert knowledge possessed by Mr Mr. ADAMBON-Has Mr. Byme Thomson Baretto?
The CHAIRMAN-When do you say Mr. Banham will be here f
Mr. GIBBINS About the let inst. I am applying for a further mouth's exemption. Major MORGAN-I have no objection to one month."
The Tribunal considered the matter in announced that a further one month's private, and, subsequently, the Chairman exemption would be granted to Mr.
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extent. I have only been in the job for MT. SYME THOMSON-Not to the same! three and a half years.
The CHAIRMAN You are anxious to go already booked, sir,
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zoek de February let who could come down here to take your MY ADAMSON Is there another man place. What abcat Foochow 7: before you, and it in hot necessary for me Mr. CHAMPKIN As you have read the as far as I know in Foochow
Mr. DonWELL, We have only one man to point out that it contains very con papers dealing with that appeal I can vincing ligarea that I did not think it to only assume that you will be guided to Mr., DooWELL When I went away the Mr. ADAMBONI thought there were two- disclose originally. It states a case that some extent by these proceedings. I have other man was on the point of leaving. carried conviction to all the assessors and to expose certain fallacica which were Moreover, he has no knowledge of this
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to a
banker and the best business brains în letter of July sub, to the Appeal Council wir MORGAN claimed: non-exemption,:
perhaps, a slight temporary exemp
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LAWN TENNIS. DOCKYARD RECREATION CLUB,
A vary pleasant afternoon was spent by the tennis section of the Dockyard Recres; tion Clap on, the Club's tennis courts vn Saturday, when an American tournament was held to inaugurate the opening, the tennis season. Twenty members and of friends took part, and twenty-four games in all were played by each player. Bpons It is requested that clubs adhore to the were provided for the winners of each fixtures as arranged in order to finish Section: The wingers of A ixtion weze the season in good time.
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