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STOLEN "GOLD USED TO
"ENCOURAGE CHAOS,
A REFERENDUM PROPOSED.
A great crowd filled the floral Albert Hall, Kensington, W., on July 15th, at a mass meeting to protest against Soviet interference in British affairs,
Col. John Gretton, M.P., presided, and others on the platform included Lord Clive, Lord Strathspey, Commander O. Locker-Lampson, M.P., Mr. G. Hare lock Wilson, the President of the Sea- men's Union, and many Conservative M..'s.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TB,
EXPELLED FROM THE BATH
CLUB.
CAPTAIN WRIGHT'S ACTION FOR
·DAMAGES.
THE ALLEGED DEFAMATION OF THE "G.O.M.""
1926
WONDERS OF THOUGHT
→ READING.
MAN'S
A **PIECE-GOODS'
PSYCHIC EXPERIENCE.
* RAG-SELLER'S " -ROMANCE.
LONDON TRIBUTE TO SIR SHOU SON CHOW,
HONGKONG'S NEW EXECUTIVE COUNCILLOR
REMARKABLE VARIED CAREER.-
INTERESTING COMMENT.
During the crisis of the last twelve
The following exceedingly clever and Captain Peter Wright, the author of the amusing letter appears in the columns bookPortraits and Criticisms, was of the N., Daily News of the 6th inst. expelled from the Bath Club and brought. It is, as our readers will note, based upon an action against the proprietors of the the repart that recently appeared in the months Hongkong has been singularly Hongkong Daily Press of a local hunt" fortunate in its two Chinese Legislative Club for damages.
The matter arose out of the following that caused a mild sensation here at the Councillors, a fact which, we are pleased. passage in Captain Wright's book which, it was alleged, was defamatory of the late Mr. W. E. Gladstons (the Grand Old Man"):-
in public to speak the lan. guage of the highest and strictest prin ciple, and in private to pursue and Mr. Joseph Martin, who was blinded
possess every sort of womas. by the treatment he received in Russian
It will be remembered that when the prisons and whose case was mentioned bock was published a letter written by in the House of Commons, sat-behind Lord Gladstone-describing Captain the speaker
Wright as a liar, a coward and Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson, fool, was published. The object of this M.B., who
commanded armoured-carletter was to induce Captain Wright to contingents in Russia during the war proceed against Lord Gladstone for libel when that country was an Ally of Great so that an opportunity might be given in Britain, said:
the Courta for clearing Lord Gladstone's father of the charges made against him- Captain Wright, however, took no action.
"The Soviet owes private British credi- tors alone more than £950,000,000, and I ask, What right had we to recognise this windling syndicate until it bad owned up and paid up1
Lord Gladstone is a member of the Bach Club and exception was taken to Captain Wright using the Club note-paper It can establish companies in Great for his correspondence. The Committee -Britain-for-trade,-like-Arcos-and-Arcos of the Club expelled him and contendes
can issue a writ for libel, air has that they were entitled to do so for con- done against The Daily Mail. But no duct which they alleged to be injurious Englishman can bring any action into the character and interests of the our Law Courts. for damages for his Club. losses in Russia.
According to the rules of membership Why, an Englishman can even watch however a member of the Club has a wood coming into the country from right to be heard before being expelled Russia and be can actually identify and the Committee did not give Captain it was his own timber because it bears Wright an opportunity of stating his his mark, but he cannot recover one case. This point was not contended. rouble.
The Committee admitted they had tech- nically broken the rule and, in the result,. Captain Wright was awarded £100 dam ages for the loss of the Club amenities. and 225 for the injury to his reputation.
Petrol which is ours has been sent -over and dumped below cost price upon the British market. It is disposed of by the agency known as Russian Oil Products, Limited.
·PLOTTERS' STOLEN GOLD.
JUDGE'S SUMMING UP.
In summing up, Mr. Justice Horridge It first steals our goods; secondly, pointed out that Captain Wright bad a it selts them to us; and, thirdly, our contract with the club to use it unless he money, realised from the sale, returns was properly expelled. The club com- in the form of subsidies to encourage pany did not deny that he had been im- chaos throughout the Empire and to properly expelled.
undermine constituted civilisation. It It is a "kundamental part of English pours in to irrigate the thirsty palms justice that a man should never be con- of spouters in the park, agitators indemned unheard, and when authority has every strike, and even to nourish anti-been vested in a committee of a club of English candidates in elections.. a quasi-judicial character, they should The English Communist Party would recognise the fact that they are placed in not live day if you closed down the that judicial position and must approach the subject free from bias, and they must cash-box at Moscow.
be prepared to listen to anything that is sait," "observed Mr. Justice Horridge.
...
If the English Communist Party is an illegal organisation, as the Attor- Dey Generál has declared in, and if Englishmen who conduct it are criminals, are not those aliens who furnish it with the siney of war criminals alzo ?
The Government fears that a with drawal of recognition might be treated sa tantamount to a declaration of war. I should like to ask if the persistent Bolshevik meddling in our affairs is not tantamount to ten declarations of
war!
DIPLOMATIC-SLOBBER.-
I am tired of hearing the Soviet te ferred to by his Majesty's Ministers as arriendly State, and sick to death of the diplomatic sloboer with which we tawn upon these funds. There was á ringing mandate from the constituen cies at the last election to Rigs them out, and we should long since have swept the stables clean. But our Govern ment does not propose to act. And yet the peril is as grave as any since the
war.
The committee of the Bath Club did nothing of the kind. Captain Wright was therefore entitled to say that the company had broken their contract with him, thus sutitling him to damages.
He would accordingly ask the jury to give him two sums of money as damages. They would say how much Captain Wright was entitled to for the loss of the club amenities and how much for the in- jury to his reputation.
The jury would not have to give any opinion of Captain Wrightia conduct, though they might be entrued to say that Captain Wright was so disreputable a person that the use of the club would be worthless, because he would be shunned by everybody in the club.
The value of the amenities of the Bath Club could not be gauged by the sub- scription. But any damages that might be given would be given after the deduc- tion of the subscription (12 guineas) and the entrance fee (£7 178. Bd.), which had been returned to Capt Wright.
With regard to the damage Captain Wright had suffered in his reputation, the Will the Government forthwith take jury would probably think that if a man referendum in this grave emergency were expelled from one West End club it lf to each citizen, simply and straight would be very unlikely that he would not ly, the question is put-Yea or Nay, be very seriously damaged in his chance under which flag will you live; the to secure election to another West End buoody banner of Bolshevism or the club. Union Jack? I know in advance what "You must take it that the expulsion England's answer will be....
was wrongful" concluded Mr. Justice At one point in Commander Locker. Horridge. The committee have violated Lampson's speech a well-dressed woman the first instincts of justice. They have shouted some remarks that were inand-chosen to turn Captain Wright out with- ible. There were cries of Up the out giving him an opportunity of putting Reds and counter-eries of "Put her his case before them." out!" Waving her arms and shouting Up the Reds" the woman was escorted from the hall by stewards.
returned a verdict for Captain Wright, After an absence of 30 minutes, the jury awarding £100 damages for the loss of the club amenities and £25 for the injury to his reputation.
A MOUNTAIN OF MURDER.
Mr. W. A. Jowitt, E.C.. for the club Brigadier-General Sir Henry Fug company, said that although the question Croft, M.P., proposed a resolution pro- of the recovery of the 225 might involve testing against the activities of the an interesting legal discussion bis clients Soviet agents in the Empire, and sup did not think that such a very small sum porting the Government in tny steps was worth troubling about they might take to deal with the menace. Judgment was accordingly entered as He said that in Russia anti-Christ was above enthroned upon a mountain of murder Lady Oxford was an early visitor to the I warned you that the Bovist Gov-court and followed the proceedings from ernments are making war aura seat in front of the jury-box.
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time.
SIR, read with great interest your to say, is fully appreciated both in the account of "A Strange Hunt at Bons Colony and at home, writes the China
press & Telegrapå.
Boug," in your issue of the 3rd inst., but there does not appear to be anything remarkable about it." I have a far more interesting and extraordinary experience
to relate,
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I cannot do better than to give you the following, taken from the columns of the Manchester Guardian
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Even then it was a few moments
before anyone found voice, but at last the spell was broken, and he was borne away to the Arts Club by an enthusiastic crowd," shoulder high on three cheers.
The senior member, Sir Shou Son
career.
Chow, who we may say here is most ably supported by Dr. Kotewall, recently had the honour of Knighthood conferred upon him, and now we learn by telegram that STRANGE HUST AT SHANGHAI,“ Psychic Textiles Man Who Discovered an the first Chinese undficial member of the he has won the distinction of becoming Order. A very Remarkable Feat. "Pardon me, Gentlemen. Did I take Executive Council, the seat having be long?
come vacant through the death of Sir Exhausted, distraught, but trium European friends in the Colony and in Paul Chater. Not only will Sir Shou's phans, Professor Wragg Cellar, leaning this country (where he was a popular over" Blackfriar's Bridge, gazing into the pellucid depths of the Irwell, honorary associate commissioner of the glance at an order sheet held tightly Exhibition) rejoice that such a high Hongkong section at the British Empire: with both hands, and, in his quaint mark of confidence has been bestowed
Manchester brought those withia hearing quickly back to earth with the "pon him, but the appointment will be commonplace remark quoted above hailed with keen satisfaction by the large"
Chinese community who have long har boured the grievance that they have no representative to share the knowledge of what went on behind the sealed doors of the Executive Chamber.
Sir Shou has had a remarkably varied Born in the Colony 67 years ago. Arriving there he found his Man- he is a British citizen, and was one of chester principals, together with his Bradford taipan who had made Western education. After ten years.in the first Chinese to go abroad for a special journey by aeroplane, ready to the Korean customs service, Yuan Shih greet him.
Kai took him into the Chinese-Consular After he had been given the cus service, where he remained until the tomary Manchester greetings on both outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. cheeks there was a general rush to various official positions were then oc- wards him of various textile men, more cupied by him in China until he became of less responsible for the overéroad. ing of the International Settlement of managing director of the China Steam Shanghai The noise was deafening. Navigation Company, and subsequently There were loud cries of Tell us 'ow Railway. Afterwards he became Customs managing director of the Peking-Mukden thah did it, lad: Ah weesh my mon Tantai of the extensive territory centring ud wakken up, or summat, and so on,' and the noise made by failing altches on Newchwang, where he had control of was like unto the familiar click of the all foreign intercourse for three and clog iron.
a-half years. Subsequently, Prince Ching took him to the Foreign Office at Peking Professor Wragg-Cellar, pyscho- logist, auto-mobilist, telegraphist, and where, after acting as Councillor for what not, had taken up a challenge to some time, he was offered a high position find an order which was hidden away tries. This post he declined for health aa Minister to one of the European coun- 'somewhere in the Settlement. Bradford
people knew it was there: they had reasons. When the revolution broke out raised. their voices from time, to time in 1911 he returned to Hongkong as a and said so and Manchester was
haven of refuge, and became a large pro- always sending out stuff which we
perty owner. know is entinently quitable for your market. Therefore the Professor said he felt it was really up to him, since Manchester and Bradford had made his researches possible and loyally supported him in all his undertaking,
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to do or die.
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vindicated his claim.
The task was over. He bad fully
The actual hant defies description. The Professor was obviously in abnormal state, and, during his accoubt, an
he seemed to find some difficulty-in-ex- plaining how it came about that his legs became so shaky during the hunt that he frequently found it necessary to rest then
on brass rail.
Shou, as representative of the Frenzy
It may be of interest to recall that Sir" at Mukden, was host to the late Earl Kitchener when that distinguished soldier inspected the battlefields of Manchuria after the Russo-Japanese war. In Hong- kong he holds many public appointments, including a seat on the Court of the University, chairman of the Bank of East Asia, and directorships of several important land and industrial companies. (second and first grades) of China and Among his decorations are the Chia Ho
the Rising Sun (4th class) of Japan.
HONGKONG NAVAL YARD.
UPKEEP.
"At times be strained like a blood- bound on the least, but, in contra PEOPLE EMPLOYED AND COST OF distinction to the Hongkong hunt, the went about with the utmost secrecy. Outside the Astor House building he saw an old triend, an old customer, and Please God,' be muttered to him. self, I will find out if he has the order, even if it costs me the price the Admiralty, on July 7th, if he could Mr. Penny asked the First Lord of of a bottle of the best Hongkew.
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT.
He was quickly on the trail. At state what is the superficial area of the the Club entrance he made the merest | Daval dock and naval yard at Hongkong: pause, after which he literally pulled the estimated value of the land; the his companion through the portals, number of people employed; and the an- passing three China tower-pot pede-nual cost of upkeep. ** stals. After a strenuous search in the Mr. Davidson: The total area of the Club bar he uttered a slight cry and land in the occupation of the Admiralty dragged his companion back through at Hongkong and Kowloon is about 113 the portals, passing as he did so six acres. No valuation has been made of China flower-pot pedestals. He slap any of the property. The freehold is not ped hard on the nearest, quickly twist. held by the Admiralty, and in most cases ed it out of the way, and was in the the land is Colonial Government pro street again before being discovered by perty, which would revert to the Colonicl the members of the Committee.
Government should it not be required for *** By this time the Professor was like Service purposes. The number of people a man demented. He tote along the employed at the Naval Yard is about Bund with his companion held Grmly 2,580 and the annual cost of upkeep ap by the wrist, until he reached Jinkee proximately £204,000. In addition, 400 Road, where the Professor, who by this persons are employed in the Armament, time had his companion firmly wedged Victualling and Medical Establishments. between his teeth, gave him a vigorous The total cost of these establishments is shaking, and, lo, the order dropped about £57,000 per annum
out.
"During the recital the Professor had held his order sheet firmly with both hands, but, towards the end, his voice seemed to break, to falter, and great excitement prevailed when it was Been that the precious sheet of paper was slipping through his fingers. Pre- sently it fell on the carpet with a dull thud."
• CHINESE SALT LOANS.".". Reply to Sir Fredric Wise, Sir Austen. Chamberlain said."
The following loans have been issued on the security of the Salt Gabelle:
[(1) 'Anglo-French loan of 1008 for £6,000,000 secured on salt "taxes in certain provinces, estimated to yield Tla. 2,260,000 per annum.
country every day and that several
NEWSPAPER COMMENT. great trade unions have passed, with- out the knowledge of their members, Commenting on the case the Daily. under the control of the Minority Mail says: Captain Peter Wright's Movement, which is the British branch action against the proprietors of the Bath of the Red International. We feel for Club ended in a verdict for the plaintiff.
(2) The Hukwang Railways loan of Sir, it was when the order fell out of 1911 for £8,000,000 secured on salt taxes the miners because we see they are being The incident should none the less have n my hands that I woke up, and found in certain provinces, estimated to yield used by Mr. Cook to achieve his salutary effect by discouraging the prae- that I had fallen out of bed and broken vainglorious aims. Those people who tico of publishing libels on the dead, of the stillness of the night-
bave come to make trouble in our midst abould be given 48-hours notice. The resolution was seconded by Mr. R. Mitchell Banks, *K.C., M.P.N
Mr. Havelock Wilson said that the people of Great Britain had been living in a fool's paradise in minimising the Red menace.
More attention should be paid to the men of the sea, as British soldiers had been fighting the Bolahics for 9 years, What was wanted was a great league, composed of all classes, to join in a great effort to preserve what our fore- fathers had left to us from being stolen by the microbe of Bolshevism.
The resolution was carried unanimous
which there have been many complaints recently.. :
Oh, Sir, it was all a dream! Why does Professor Max waste his time hunting up fountain pens in hot Hongkong when he can come to sajubrious Shanghai and do something really usefult I am, etc.,
Shanghai, August, 4th, 1928.
S.L.
The truth about Mr. Gladstone is that he was one of the most upright charac- ters in an age rich in great men. What ever evidence may be gathered from vague tittle-tattle concerning him we have never heard it mentioned, much less justified, by any responsible person. But even if Captain Wright felt it his belonged was well justified in taking duty to publish it and considered himself notice of his conduct, especially as the capable of defending the publication offended party was a member of the same before a jury of critics and men of letters club,
his behaviour when he was challenged by The trial showed that the committee of tie relatives of the dead statesman was the club affected did not follow their own altogether deplorable. In our opinion rates, and for this neglect of formality the committes of the club to which he the jury awarded Captain Wright ample
(Continued at foot of next Columa.)--I damages in the sum of £125.
Tis 030,000 per annum,
(3) Chinese 5 per cent. - Gold Loan of 1912 (Crisp Loan) for £5,000,000.
(4) The Reorganisation Loan of 1913. for £25,000,000. This loan is paid in the first instance out of the Sait Gabelle, but the amounts so paid are refunded to the Salt Gubelle in monthly instalments" from the Maritime Customs Revenues.
Sir F. Wise: Who looks after the administration of these funds 7.
Sir A. Chamberlain said his hon. friend had better put his question on the paper and make it a little more concise ne to what be meant by administration.
Sin H. Brittein: Is the right hon. gentleman satisfied that the security of the British investor is still sound 1
Sir A. Chamberlain said he should have notice of that question.
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