CORRESPONDENCE.
(The opinion expcomed ky-norra- pondente mes not necessarily those of the * Hongkong/Telegraph.”]
WHY CHINA-JOINS THE
EUROPBAN WAR.
(To the Wilber of the “Bougaona Tsingraph."} Sir,This question has be come a favourita
subj.et
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1917.
DUTCH FEARS”
PORK BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIP.
Neutrality Rather Than Invasion,
Holland's fears for the fature Judgment by the Chief Justice. are intensified by the mferings of the moment. Not the issst of those
is caused by the shortage of coal, Jadgment was delivered by the for which, apparently, there is no Chief Justice, at the Supreme relief in sight, Germany's promis- Court this morning, in the claim ed supplies having failed to for $1,000 and dissolution of materialise.
patnership in a pork butirees at Each day soon fresh factories the Central Market. discussion among the educated whilst in many places schools are only qusation I have to decide in of closed down for want of fuel, The Chief Justice said: The portion of the Chinese, Different being closed owing to the im-whether the plaintiffs are entitled opinions have been advanced as possibility of hosting them. The to sooounts of the partnership, to whether Chins can justify her bread aird system is working or whether there has been an motion in joining this great antinfactorily, but new trouble has sccount European-upheaval. I do not, arisen from the shortage of partners. The conciation st utated between the in the least, pretend to give a popular reply, but will try my has led to extraordinary scenes, evidence in that planitif' wit potatoes, which in the big towns which I hare arrined on the best to treat this anbjoot justly urowds of women having to wait newses are selling the truth when mot as a masus of gaining public many hours outside the shops. It they say that the partnership favour but as a means of remor is not surprising, therefore, that a books, after the settlement with ing some pablic misunderstand-fooling of deep foreboding exists, the Park Guild, were handed to ing.
Like other great was in the Netherlands and other neutrals are of reconstituting the
The Teograaf myn:-" The the first defendant for the purpose History of the Family of Nations only restrained from following and not an alleged by the basineme this European conflict has been the example of President Wilson | latter, after the accounts had been brought about by a complexity of by the fear of being over-run by witled and the business wound canser, both real and apparent. I Germany." do not, propose here to analyse The paper commenti sarasatio- the aims of the contending jelly on the tendency of the Ger- tifa' allegations that the memoran- Fathermore, I accept the plain- natione, bat auffice it to say the man Pram to tell Datchmen that dam of dissolation at the foot of war has been created by the the need which the submarine wax the partnership agreement was conflicting interests of, firstly the has brought them must be an in-written without their knowledge European Powers and, secondly, oitement to not more strongly or authority, and was not on the of their Allies. As a means of than before för pesos.... “Pasos partnership books when they were solving this problem the European filled with anxiety and terror," returned to the first defendant. Powers resorted to arma in the says the jɔurnal, “is not exactly absence of any poscsfal means of the peace for whish we care or the
It im admitted that motilement. At first the sale of which we look on aa being in the by the first defendant some two
books were
received Sighting was smal), it was a mere interests of human society, and months before the settlement with combat between England, France, terrorism of the German sub-the Park Guild; and it is difficult Besain and Servis on one side, and marine war has-lat u_openly] to believe that the plaintif: were Germany Austria Hungary acknowledge it made all peace parties to the memberandum of and Turkey on the other. Then, work impossible."
either by means of diplomacy or
by force of patriotism, other
inna have been drawn into the
tr
up.
T
account settled when the soon€ with the Guild was outstanding, and this liability, according to the evidence од both Was the
: Europe, at opos, be how important Obione labour sides,
main
in extensive theatrù of war is. The labour shoriage will treable in the partnership finen- ah thousands of people be largely replaced by Uhinese oes. It is, I think, more likely fed in their respective noble labour recently imported into that the ,instead of maintaining the France, though this nor experi-subsequently inserted to support memorandum 網絡 position of nurses of industry, ment. In this respect, Chins will the defendants' contentions. builders of commerce and, in afford a tremendous relief to short, of a centre of all forms of France and her Allies alike. La facts, it is unnecessary to consider Being of this opinion on the human tetivity. The absence of stead of being brought to a stand-the legal effot of the memoran- markets of industrial pmdacts still the French markets will work dam stated. The plaintiffs are, U The caused by the war is thus made on actively and the tightness of think, entitled to the accounts. good by horrible marts of human the market of French labour will The costs will be reserved. floak!
Why should Europe he shifted
from a whirlpool of activity into
be relieved. Chins gow to war partly as a means of gating in- Buenos for herself in fatare, and
spot of bloody and most partly in order to give Bome INCORRIGIBLE inhuman murder? This seems material support to other nations,
miy
10
EUROPEAN LAD.
be
Imprisonment and Birchlag for Theft.
beare two dayu
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to be a huge saorifice to the Certainly she in Europesor, but
no patron they would of war! "A fow effects certainly not endure this sacrifice China's participation in the without good reasons. It is the European Wer German principles of militarism | foreshadowed here. She will be that have thus transformed treated as having given a belping Europe, bringing it into a state hand to her friends; this will of war. Germany is largely held assure her of mutual help in The European lad, named John -responsible for this expensive future. She will receive loan Adama, who was, some time ago, -transformation. All calamities hindrance in fnture. She will be ordered to be birobed by Mr. O wrought by the war are the les bothered by her rivals. The D. Melbourne for stealing, was outcome of German militarism. potential benefits which Chins again before His Worship this German submarines have done will receive will be surely realised morning, charged with stealing] considerable damage to neutrals. after peace is declared. She will $36 in money, the property of This is a serious breach of Ia-naturally be treated ternational Law. This has pro- greater friend by her Allies gineer of the a.s. Yatahing, yester Henry Thomas, the second en- yoked the anger of several nations than before. Those who are her day. and has thus the efoot of Allies ought to adopt a more. involving them in war. Conse-friendly attitude towards her and
The boy pleaded guilty. quently the interference of Inter-to render her each sistance as geant Murphy that the lad left It was stated by Detective Ser- national law was at once sought may enable her to get on well in his father's for by those particularly interested the Society of Nations. Actusted before, and very sarly yesterday in the German policy of the by clean and pious motives ahemorning went on board the Tst- "submarins blockade.
will fully deserve such assistance abing, which was lying alongside! Germany has shown herself as as may enable her to develop the wharf at Kowloon. He d an open enemy to Chins by the har natural resources, now lying breakfast with the second en- Emperor's advocating of the undeveloped. wall known
China's latent gineer in his room, the boy ory;* "Yellow abilities are spormone, and it is leaving the boat at about 10 Peril, "This is the foundation of advisable for her to join in the o'clock. Chinese enmity against the Ger-war for the common interest of second engineer went to leave Sometime later, the Dan zation. This was intended the nation. to check the growth of China's
the ship, and, on opening one In the eye of International Law, of his drawers in the cabit, ambition, preventing her from her attitude towards Germany found that $38 was mining. becoming a great Power or a necessarily a correct one, and ad- The police were informed, and progresive nation. Thus Chine mits of no condemnation. Her from engairies made, the defend- has good resson to join the war, sime are pure and pious. She ant was arrested last night. He When we carefully weigh the has become involved in the war, had în his possession a new brief advantages and the disadvantages simply in the interests of the case, which contained of the war, we come to the con- nation as wr′′l as in those of her of lay pistols, an esotrio torch, a number clusion that she is justified in worthy Allion. What nation can pair of new shoes, a whistle joining in it. The following are stand without having allissoos, Boma other small artioios, “aní pipe, the advantages Firetly Chine, in the light of modern politics? $3.40 in money. The boy she landed at consignees risk and upon entering the war, is allowed the is acting as any other mitted that he obtained the goods to put of the payments of interest nations will do, if they are from the proceeds of the larceny. Izdue to Germany. This means a placed in a similar position. In As the ship was dus to leave to Enancial relief. Secondly, she taking a shams in this war, the day, the second wgineer mould may disregard, all the unfavour-shows herself an absolute defend- not attend. able termi contained in those of the principles of humanity. treaties signed between her with Being a member of the Society of other nations. Thirdly, she is Nations she would not bear the permitted and encouraged to sight of inhumas ornelay. She her Onatoms detents the atrocious actes commit-
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What did you do with the His Worship (to the defendant): money ?--I spent it, Biz.
Sergeant Murphy said the boy was recently before the Court for
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