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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915.
The Marine Court.
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it is of interest to note that the, President of the Marine Court mentioned at the opening of yes- | terday'e collision case that counsel MAKE ME MERRY THAN EXPERI I HAD RATHER HAVE A FOOL TO was attending the court for the ENOE TO MAKE ME BAD-A You first time for twenty years. Mr. Like It. Pollock, in acknowledging Com-| mander Bookwith's welcome, observed that, if overhead fans E SHERRY their next visit, the fact were established before counsel would be appreciated. We sympathise with the implied com- plaint for we learn that hitherto
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the Chinese clerks in the court Yesterday tho Telegraph seem to have been better looked published 341 columns of solid. after in this respect than the reading matter. To-day there officials, the lawyers or the press, will be 432 published. We gather that, during the hear
The Mails.
Liangahow to-day. American Miile.-Dae per
ing of yesterday's case, four or five small fans were at work on), the clerka deske, but that the Siberian Mail. Das per only purpose they served so for as the rest of the court was con- cerned was that of supplying sufficient noise and rattle to pre- vent counsel's speech from boing clearly heard.
Taku..
An interesting and significant passage in modern Chinese history is recalled to-day, for, on August 21,1880, the Taka Forte were taken. by a force of British and Frenoh troops. The incident was a part of a long series of attempts by foreigners to bring the Chinese jufficials to reason in the matter of admitting a reasonable amount of outside trade; to teach them to keep faith, and to let them see that the proper way to receive a stranger was not by "heaving half a brick at him. Probably no can is more consciona to-day than the thinking Chinese themselves, of the almost hopeless untrustworthi- neas and perfidy of their old-time government. We are not going to say that the foreigner was im maculate. British history showS that, over and over again, many minor Anglo-Chinese troubles could have been averted had our fathers exercised more discretion
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ties see that time
WOTTON.-Walter Wotton aged 20 of Shanghai: oldest Son or ill of the East. of the late Capt. Wotton. Killed in action.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915.
TO RESTORE OR NOT TO RESTORE.
It will be amusement and not awe that will strike our readers over the solemn debating and memorialising and manifestoing that appears to be going on in Germany in connection with Belgium. ▲ Copenhagen despatch goes so far as to say that an actual split has arisen in high P.ussian quarters, touching the annexation of Belgium: Shall this little country be restored or shall it be permanently annered? The Kaiser, the Chancellor and the Minister for Foreign Affairs are for giving it up, "but powerful factora are working for its annexation. Surely we may be forgiven if we see little in this and in the attached acknowledgment "that the annexation, politic ally, of independent nations is vicious," but material for jest. If there is anything else to be seen, it is that the memorial expresses 6 not inconsiderable "climb down" on the part of the world- conquerors.
ern man.
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If some of those, wily and two fscad Tartar gentry who caused
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS,
THE SITUATION AS A WHOLE.
PROCLAMATIONS.
Franois Henry May, Governor.
ongeged--in military or nava operations in co-operation with His Majesty's forces I with the advice aforesaid have deemed it expedient to prohibit the exports. tion of the articoles hereinafter
By His Excellency Sir Francia enumerated": Henry May Knight Commander
of the Most Distinguished" Order | Now therefore I Sir Francis of Saint Michael and Saint George Henry May Knight Commender Governor and Commander-in of the Most Distinguished Order Setbacks in the East and Suc- Chief of the Colony of Hongkong of Saint Michael and Saint George and its Dependencies and Vice Governor and Commander-in- Admiral of the same.
Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dapendencies and Vice-
cesses in the West.
Whereas by the second section Admiral of the same by and with of the Military Stores (Exports the advice of the Executi
The man who is not prepared tion) Ordinance 1862 as ansanded Council of this Colony and in to introduce a certain amount of by the Military Stores (Exporta- virtue and exercise of the afore balancing into his reading of this tion) Ordinance 1914 it is enacted said powers do by this Proclam. morning's wires will probably that it shall be lawful for the ation declare and it is hereby throw aside bis paper with the Governor by and with the advice declared that the abovementioned reflection that "things are bad." of the Executive Council by proclamation of the 1st April 1915 We prefer to read synthetically proclamation to prohibit for much amended as aforesaid be and and to ass what is going on the period as may be therein mention the same is hereby further amend- Russian front in the light of ed to be exported from the Colony ed as follows:
events in the Western theatra. of Hongkong arms ammunition: (1) That the following head--.. We also find it advisable to read and gunpowder military and ings be added to the list of goods of all these happenings in Esat naval stores and any articles the exportation of which is pro- Up to the Minute-Share
and West with one eye, keeping which the Governor may judge bibited to all destinations other Market News.
the other on the Bilkan situation, capable of being converted into than the United Kingdom. and (Combined$ 148 s. The sinking of a White Star boat, or made useful in increasing the British Fossessions and Protec Capsicum Indos. Preferred 55 83.
the stealing of sentral maile by quantity of military or naval torates:-Bone nah. Daferred.
93 9..
Prussian pickpockets, Sir Isa stores provisions or any sort of and oleo-rerin of capsicum.
viotual which may be need as. Chemiosle, druge, etc., viz.:-- Shell Transports. 90/8, Hamilton's brief commentary on
buyers.
affairs in Gallipoli, the delirions food by man or any or either of Caffeine and ita eslts. Paral twaddle talked in the Reichstag
China Sagars. $127, bayers. Luzone. $39, sellera. Raube. $4,sellers, Humphrey's Estates. -$6.60,
buyers.
Star Ferries.$361, sellers. Chin Providents $8.90,
sellers.
`Peak Tramways (old): -89,
buyers
Powell's-$6.90, sellers.
The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 18 9 3/81.
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To-day's Anniversary. Today is the 55th anniversary of the taking of the Taku Forts.
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The Bishop of Victoria.
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Addition to the Register of Medical Practitioners.
such arms ammunition
gun-
debyde.
are all interesting enough in their powder stores goods or articles way, but it is on the points we respectively: have mentioned above, on the unanimity of the Allies in declar-
East and West.
Theobromine-Sodium Salicylate. Coal (including sath- ravite and steam, gaa, household, and all other kinds of coal) and... And whereas by the third sec. coke. Gianos. Phosphates of ing cotton contraband, and on tion of the Military Stores (Ex. melais, manufactured. Pho
phate rook, viz.:Apatites." Phon- Mr. Lloyd George's statement Portation) Ordinance 1862 as with respect to the monitions enacted by the Military Stores phates of lime and alumins, on put at Home that it is more (Exportation) Ordinance 1914 it Phosphides. Phosphoric acids is provided that it shall be lawful and oxides. Steel containing profitable to fix our attention.
for the Governor by and with the tungsten or molybdenum or both, advice of the Executive Council by and any tools or other articles proclamation to prohibit for anch made from such steel.
(2.) That paragraph (4) in the period as may be therein mention. ed the exportation of all or any of said proclamation of the 23rd July the following articles namely erme 1915 be revoked. Looked at mathematically the ammunition military and naval (3.) That the heading "Eub German net gains do not appear stores and any articles which the bar (including raw, waste, and to amount to mach. The Russians Governor shall jodge capable of reclaimed rubber, solutions con- have given ground; given it pretty being converted into or made ase taining rubber, jellies containing freely; and they have had to draw fal in increasing the quantity of rubber, or any other preparations off a pace in the Baltic, Bat ons arms ammunition or military or made wholly of rubber; includ- containing rubber) and goods has the feeling, after reading the naval stores to any country or place Petrograd communique, that one therein named whenever the Goving tyres for motor vehicles and knows the worst, for it is ernor by and with the advice afore: for cycles, together with articles absolutely frank in ite admiss said shall judge such prohibition or materials especially adepted to know where to look for the such erme ammunition or military pair of tyres in the list of geode ions; so much so that it helps us to be expedient in order to prevent for use in the manufacture or xy- lies in the Berlin announcement, or naval stores being used against hibited to all destinations other But on the West we have a steady His Majesty's subj ote o forces than the United Kingdom and the exportation of which is pro run of determined small advance or against any forces engaged or British Possessions and Protec and, above all, the admission of which may be engaged in military torates should be deemed to in- the Germane that their lines or naval operations in co opera elude balata and gutta-percha have been penetrated by the tion with His Majesty's forces.
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and patience. Nevertheless, in the main, they were right and the Chinese were wrong. If the latter objected to the foreigner there| The Bishop of Victoria will be were other ways of manifesting the Preacher at the Peak Church their sentimenta besides entering at 6.30 p.m. to-morrow. into treaties with him and then breaking them. Lord Elgin and Dr. and Mrs. Lander" at Home others tried to make the Chi
The Bishop of Victoria and ne of the 'Eftier and six- Mrs. Lander will be "at home" would to all missionaries on Monday prove whether the foreigner was next at 4.30 p.m. at their resid- in the East for the altimste good once the Eyris, 3 the Poak.
Time has proved, and, taking one thing
Kallan Minlag with another, there is not much We are informed that the total are blandering in their tactics, section of the Military Stores rubber,vis." Borneo, Gui
French, The Germans we know, And whereas by the fourth and the following varieties of doubt as to the Chinese having output of the Administration's and the density of their head s is (Exportation) Ordinance 1862 yule, Jelutong, Palembang, Pon profited by the visita of the west- mines for the Week ending th not easily exaggerated; but they renumbered by the Military Stores Lianac, and all other substances
August amounted to 52.331 tons have all the same, China and the Pareigner To-day and the sales during the period, eye to business which tells them is enacted that the Governor may partly of rubber bs aubstituted a keen (Exportation) Ordinance 1914 it containing caoutchono"; and that the words" goo is made wholly or to 354.07 tons.
that ten miles gained on the Ras whilst any snok proclamation is sian front will not compensate in force permit to be exported or of rubber" in the aforessid head- for the words "goods made wholly so much trouble during the early Companies Struck off the them for ten yards lost in France. to be water-borne to be no export- teenth Century are aware of the and middle parts of the Nine-
Register.
They know, a great deal better ed any particular articles or olses It is bereby notified that the than the man in the street can of articles the export of which is state of things that obtains to-day pames of the following companies tell them, how to estimate the prohibited by such proclamation in the list of goods the exportation
(4.) That the heading "rosin they must surely turn in their have been struck off the Register: worth of successes in Russia. The to such persone and on such terms foreign Forts in Europe and on graves. Chinese by the thousand-The Mongolian Produce Com- authorities will continus to seek and subject to such conditions the Mediterranean and Black of which is prohibited to all are going to other countries for pany, Limited. Provident Rubber to deceive their troops and the and regulations if any as to the Seas, other than those of France, their education intellectual or Estates, Limited. commercial, as the case may be
public generally, but they them Governor may seem fit and may while tons, if not hundreds, of
Rolves have no illusions in the at any time revoke or vary the Russia (except Baltic parts), thousands of Chinese in their own
matter. The Eastern front is, and terms of any such permission: Spain and Portugal, be deleted. country are under the active
has been all the way through, the
(5.) Thrs the exportation of the And whereas by sub-clause (0) influence of foreigners. Best of all, Register of Medical Practitioners of fighting; is, in fact, a pann late Majesty Queen Victoria-in-all foreign porte in Europe and The following addition to the least important of all the centres of clanse III of the order of: Her following goods be prohibited to there never was so good an under entitled to practise Medicine.in in
the game, the native this Colony, published in Gor-duck, or what you will; and it October 1896 as amended by the Seas, other than those of France, standing between
a decoy Council made on the 28th day of on the Mediterranean and Black The document in question was signed by all sorts of people and the foreigner as there is to- ernment Notification No. 201 of has to be owned that it is serving order of His Majesty-in-Council Russia (except Baltic ports), Spain including "a score of leading professors," and the editors of two day. The Central Government has the 7th May, 1915, pursuant to its purpose excellently. of the leading newspapers of Germany. What has happened to come into line with Europe and 31 of 1914, is published in the given every sign of its anxiety to Ordinances No. 1 of 1881 and No. turn the professorial and journalistic mind away from the oft-America and is daily adding an-Gazette. Person Qualified to Prac- reitsrated Treitschkean postulate; "Let it be granted that small nations must go"? It was the professors and the newspapers that other nail to the coffin of anti-for- tiae Medicine. Bree Radha Kri- Astor House Hotel; eignism; and we all hopefully look shaan, were the foremost to spread this mischievous foolery; and now it is forward to a day when China will Bachelor of Medicine and Bobe- they who are telling the public that "the annexation, politically be able to share and share alike lor of Surgery of the University of independent nations is visions," Is there nothing behind all with the white races where trade
of Hongkong. this? Le there no significance in the fact that one of the signatories is concerned, and will no longer is Herr Dernburg himself, who has recently returned from America be depressed by the feeling that ➡having gauged with tolerable accuracy what America is begin ber enterprise must continue to
| regulating the unruly elementé in! And whereas by proclamations tops, noils and yarus of daims ning to think about the aorality of annexation? The fact that the depend on the amount of foreign
the Balkana. Renter speaks of dated the 21st day of April the memorial ends with each a trumpet-flourish 33: "We are firmly capital ahe can raise.
the possibility of the re-establish- 14th day of May the 4th day of
(6) That the exportation of convinced that the war will end in fall victory for Germany," will
ment of the Balkan League on June the 11th day of Jone and the following goods be prohibited. deceive no German in authority, though it may allay the disquietude
the side of the Entente Powers," the 23rd day of July 1915 the to Forta in Danmark, the Nether of the newspaper-reading Berlin public fora brief half-hour. People
but that possibility is, we imagine, said proclamation of the 1st April lande, Norway, and Sweden confident of victory do not unusally draw up a memorial to that
Do new thing. Bat there was 1915 was amended as therein rea-Terneplates. effect, or append their expression of confidence to a docament pray-
equally a possibility-doubtless peotively stated:
(7.) That the exportation of ing for the restoration of land which it has cost millions of lives
a faint one-that at Iraet and hundreds of millions of pounds to hold for twelve months.
And whereas it is expedient tin-plates, including tin boxes Bulgaria might be inveiglad that the said proclamation of the and tin canisters for food pack Like all other documents of its kind subscribed by Germans,
into joining the enemy, not for the let April 1915 should be further ing" which is prohibited to ports the memorial is swimming in bypocrisy and is branded with the
great love which she bad for Ger- amended;"
in Denmark, the Netherlands and persistent and characteristic Teutonic refusal to call things by their
Washington, July 7. many and Turkey but by ressoД And whorens the articles other Sweden, be prohibited also to proper names. If its object is to let the people down gently, to Ordinance to provide for declara- Ramoure continue to circulate of political differences between then arms ammunition or military ports in Norway. prepare them for what the Government will, sooner or later, botions of ultimate destination in about the possibility of the Ger herself and Roumania and Servia. or naval stores hereinafter enn-
(8.) That the exportation of
its existence; otherwise the professora and bankers and newspaper.chandise to certain places and for bases on this side of the Atlantia, this direction seems now to be the advice aforesaid judge capable All oleaginous nuts, seeds, kernals forced to do, there would seera to be some tri ng justification for respect of goods wares and mer-mans establishing submarine Whatever danger there was in morated are articles which I with the following goods be prohibited to Spain:-All- vegetable oils. men and led captains would have done better to economise their ink, furnishing of export manifests, The latest story is that basss will put to flight. Greece too, is be- of being converted into or mado mas If they are so anxious to exhib t their feelings to the world, why do Ordinance No. 10 of 1915.-An be set up on the broken coast in coming more and more amenable; useful in increasing the quantity Given under my hand and the
and products. they not trokle game gush subject as "Is a corap of paper binding ?" Ordinance to provide for the in the neighbourhood of the mouth or perhaps we ought to say "one of ama ammusition or military Public Beat of the Volos at The academic view on that point should be worth having. To the corporation of the Mother Superior of the St. Lawrense. In view of King of Grass," for the feelings or naval stores : thing of most of those who are watching: this war from day to day the cure faint pouty of the strides which the Germans of the people themselves in the Aud. whereas in order to pro- forgat 1915
Victoria Hongkong this 20th day. there is not much doubt as to the ultimate restoration of Belgium the "Cours de Saint Paul de are believed to have made in sub matter have been patent for long vest such arms ammunition or by Germany. And when the country is restored there will be the Chartree" by which the institution marine construction, this ides is enough; and the audisses which military or naval stores being indemnifying of the people-a minor financial operation which will known as the Aiale de la Sainte not considered so fantastic as it the King has given to the British used against His Majesty's sub- swollow up considerably more money than Germany has in her Enfance and as the French Con- would have been a few months Minister seems to add to the projects or forces or against may exchequer at the present moment. In her more sober moments vent is carried on.
ago,-Times,
mising condition of things. forces engaged or which may be she must sometimes realise this.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
Ordinance Approved. His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances:
Ordinance No. 0 of 1915.A¤
GERMAN SUBMARINE BASES ON THE ST. LAWRENCE.
American Rumours.
The Near East.
made on the 28th day of August |
and Portugal: Cotton yarn and 1914 it is enacted that the Gover thread. Game, resins, balamand nor may prohibit the export from reinous substances of all kinds, the Colony of any article:
except such as contain azoutobono And whereas by a proclamation (the export of substances contain dated the let day of April ng caoutchouc being prohibited that the diplomatic circles of the articles therein referred to from United Kingdom and British We may take it, presumably, 1915 the exportation of certain to all destinations other than the Entente have had a busy time the Colony was prohibited to Possessions and Protectorates): Lately, adhtrolling, pacifying and certain or all destinations":
Hair, animal, of all kinds, and
hair.
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By Command,
AM THOMSON.
Colonial Secretary, God Save The King