CENSORSHIP
PROSECUTION.
HONGKONG EDITOR
SUMMONED.
Information Which Might be Valuable to the Entmy. An interesting care, the frat under the Censor-bip Re ala tions, was beurd Peloré M., J. R. Wool,
Legistracy at the
when Rear this afterLoo0, Adolphus Cartwright was som moned, as publisher of the Hong hong Daily Press, for mentioning the departure from the Colony of an officer of His Majesty's Forces, and of the arrival of two steamere into the waters of the Colony, contrary to the Censorship Regulations, 1917.
Mr. G. H. W: keman," Crown Bolicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley defended.
Mr. Wakeman asked bis Wars abip that no names of persons or ships should be mentioned in the course of the evicruce. Bawley had agrerd;
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SMUTS OF AFRICA.
FOR NATIONAL SERVICE.
COMPANY REPORT.
A Character Sketch of a
Strong Man. ⠀
Up and be doing, all who have a
band
A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd.
...
"Jaa Smats began at the back-end of our continent driv.
ing geese. He is now near the
Lice driving Germans. Will that be the final stage?"
To lift, a back to bind. It mast
⚫ not be
In times like these that vaguely
linger we To sit our vaunts and hopes; and
leave our land
•·
Untended as a wild of weeds and
sand.
Say, then, "I come!" and go,
O women and men palace, ploughshare, easel, odinter, pan: will enray your names to dates
unscanned.
It is an interesting question, to us as well as to his own people, for he is now in Loadon taking hand in Imperial affairs. We have
as a Of koown bim by naman lawyer, a soldier, statesman, and always as a strong, original It personality. Somebody in South Africa once said: "Botha site sli day at a spotless table with rectangle of virginal blotting ps- per before him, amats barrows At many a dawn to take the for dis way, from morning to night, ward track,
Would years but let me stir as
once I stirred
11
through mountains of official And with a stride planged on to
enterprise, papers."
55
General Smute has strock as in I now would speed like yester
wind that whirred many ways, sad it so happens thats full book about him ap-Through breaking pines; and
"character serve with never a slack, pears to-day. It is a
Standardised. Ships. Sir Leo C. Money, representing the Controller of Shipping, stated in the House of Commons recently that arrangements have been made for building about 100 standardised ships of three sizes. Mr.They will have a deadweight carrying capacity or 8,000 tons, Mr. Bowley amid that bodio 5,000 tons, and 3,000 tons. More
Dnderstand
is than 50 of these vessels are sketch," by a well-known Afrik. So load for promptness all around
construction. ander was asked to request the Pres to aiready keep the names on. He though: Negotiations are rapidly proceed-Levi,
ing for the purchase of tonnage. if the enggested course adopted in Court, the reference
the
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the summonISS
rhat.
and
Kere
ships
under
court
..
outuries!
March, 1917.
GERMANY'S DREAD.
"Crash May Come at Any ........
Hour," Amateriams, March 10-There
LIGHT READING,
"The Police Reserve Caretta,”
4
The Polies Reserve Gastle, a little doubt that Germany, just published, is, in our opinion. The report of the General fearing the worst both internally a distinct advance on any of its Managers of the above Company and externally, is allowing the predecessors. In fact it is packed for the year ending December 31, outer world to know enough to with good "live" readable atas, 1916, for presentation to the prepare it for the graveet and and is about as cheap a twenty shareholders at the thirty-second most terrible events.
cente" worth as one can wish to anual ordinary general meeting of the Company (since its registra tion), to be held at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday, May 26, 1917, at noon, statee - The net profits of the Company for the twelve months on- der review, after paying all charges, including the salary of
the General Managers, and pro- viding for all bad and doubtful debts, allowing for loss on subsidiary coins, the payment of audi. tore fees $700, and including $566.80
divid unclaimed ende forfeited, amount to
To which has to be added the balance brought "forward from last year
journalist, Mr. N. and the Longmane
-Thomas Bardy in the Daily publish it. You are aware," he Chronicle. aid, when the idea of the book was put to him, "that I never "Perfectly publicity. would be rather cambersome. except by the name of the ship
Mr. Wakeman said that both and the name of the master, to true," was the reply, "but to such The Seeing Eye:
were brought whom the versel belonged. There you pablicity comes, whether
Style is a man outwardly; the under the Censorship Regulations was nothing to show what the you like it or not." So reluctantly
eyes are a man inwardly; and deducted: published in the Gazette. destination of the vessel was,
he gave bie consent.
Jan Smute" That is the title General Smuts has light blue eyes These Regulations were made A military officer said h for the safety and defence received these papers. It was the of the book and that is the title that "will sometimes assume a of the Colony. With regard to opinion of the Military Anthorities of the man in his own country. the first offence, the charge was that such information might be Bia father, Jacobus Abraham of the ocean. Their normal ex- with publishing on May 9, directly or indirectly of use to the Smate, was a leading Afrikander in the Daily Press, information enemy. There were many people farmer and a politician and
kasb
passenger oa
man whose name should not be mentionen was a board, antri many friends of both sexes went to see him cf.
To him and his wife: nee calculated to in the Colony who already knew Catharnis Pestonells de Vrics be directly useful to the of the intended departure of the enemy, namely certain departures second named vessel. A gentle was born on May 24, 1870, a men-child not then materially from the Colony. On May 7, the
differing from other infante se Daily Press also published, with oat lawful anih rig, the name of
far as one could see. The venus two ships arriving in the Colony,
was Bovenplaate, e "Zwartland" The defendant, and sleo the edit-
Witness, continuing, said that farm pot far from the village of or of other newspapers, bad he was Deputy Censor for the Riebeek West, turning its back received wardinge and express Colony. Speaking from memory that lie between it and the sandy on the Malmesbary Mountains directions with regard to be thought he had giren Do the Censorship Regula warning to the Prees to refrain regions towards the Atlantic.
publishing the depart-
indeed.
been
career.
the war:
mankind.
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$125,374.75
239.08
From this there has to be General Managers'
commission of 5
per cent, on the net profits for the year 88 per Article 80 of the Company's Articles of Associa- ..tion Remuneration of Con- sulting Committee as per Article 92...
יי
$8.268.73
8,788.73 Leaving available for
appropriation $116,845.10 We propose to pay a
+
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Write of steam launch,
"
There was astonishment when bay.
On the more serious side, wo the Frugian Diet speeches in the
are given an excellent "Message" last few days disclosed enough to indioste shat the German people from Lt. Col. Ward, M.P.. were in a desperate condition.rist sketch of a well-known local Revolt, starvation, suicides,
Chinese; Mr. Obsa Sia-ki, `some dianes were openly admitted.
asefal Editorial Notea and a lot of
This morning comes another
grave warning, that the next Corps matter that will be of months are regarded as finally interest to catsidan we well as to decisive on the question of life Reserviste. and death for the German nation. The light side is, throughout,"
Handelsblad's Berlin corres-very creditably done. The Hon. pondent is made the vehicle for Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.0, leade öf this latest confession, which is with a big sheaf of fubny legal tinted with the fear that Germany anecdotes, and, in addition, we may not survive the coming find a burlesque "sketch" of ordes).
the Editor, another "trial" in American joorus- "We approach the end of the told bloody drama," days this writer, leee, "The Parade”—a comie Reservist's who, it must be remembered, programme of s writes behind the strictest censor afternoon-sa exceedingly alever ship, and he goes on to say that and amusing skit on the report of the final scenes will exceed in a Company mesting ("The North terror and horror all that has Point Model Poultry Farm, Ltd."), some witty and irresponsible sug- paused hitherto.
gestions for the obeervance of Oar (Police Reserve) Day"; ■ "and Hongkong markeman's tips on to Shoot Well", and "How
array of good
the
After enumerating all known means of fighting, he adds,
significantly, $125,613 83 perhape
heaven only knows what new and cruel means of destruction" will quite be produced. He continues:- light veree. This latter includes "The Bubaiyat of a Special", "In belligerent countries, per- hape also in some neutral countries, given in E.W.H.'s most ingenioas but worst of all in Germany in and cheeriest style, "The Noxions the spring, when the products of Weed," alas remarkably clever, the last harvest are finished, the" The Special's Soliloquy," which army of home workers will have contrasts in a very able manner to struggle against lack of the life of a Reservist with that fooda. It will become a of a coolie, and a neat little paroxysm of misery, compared "Sing Song." 2,500.00 with which all aspects of wat Finally, the result of last.
hitherto are as nothing.”
month's "Limerick” competition Germany, he remarks, has is given, together with perform- barder triale before her than any acce of the winner and those other nation, for in her case it is of the runners-up. All are well certainly life or death as a nation done, and form very entertaining of the first rank.
reading. These prize competitions This correspondent'a Whole are attracting a sufficiently large article is, in short, a reflection of number of entrants to justify their the almost numbing fear which becoming a permanent feature of is creeping over Germany when the magazine. That for the contemplating the possibilities of coming month is a test of al- | thenɛrt month or two.
literative ability. Ten dollara Whatever may be said to the worth of books are offered for the contrary, it is certain that for best alliterative description, in six Germany the peril is enormous.words or leen, of the Police Any day may bring forth the Reserve. The contest is open to internal crash, for their plight is the public, and there is no entrance, 11,024.03 desperate, and may force the fee. Competitors are not limited army and navy to sctions which to one effort, but every description only desperation could diotate, must be sent in on a separate 2,919.87 and with consequences which coupon, which is provided with
may suddenly cancel all present the current number. 30,000.00 conditions as to the nature and
extent of the war.
steam lighter and ⠀ motor junk
Pay to the Staf Pro-
vident Fund
***
And carry forward to
1917 account
444
18,056.10
3,000.00
845.10 will be invoked to terminste the
"
BANDMAN OPERA CO.
grey tint, or appear like the azare pression is haunting penetration." They suggest a man of resource and surprise, one who is himself first, last and sli the time, though always the man for any occasion. Daring a conversation he may disconcert you, if you do not know him, for he has a trick of suddenly jumping. up full of electrical energy and infections joy. The next time you visit him, he will or bend over his papers as a signal keep his eyes fixed on the ceiling.
dividend of 7 per that he is not in the mood for talk.
cent., which will He has more than a spice of the
absorb tions. He might add that the from
....$63,000.00 devil politely called temperament. To place to Reserve Naval and Mitary authorities are of men from the Colony
A Son of the Veldt.
Ostentation is as impossible of
Fand
20,000.00 considered this a very nerv during the. In-t few months, offence, and that is ebaki be He had beard of such a warning the veldt, and the living spirit most timea bis attitude is perhaps
Young Jan was "raised" on him as cringing would be. At Write off building im deals with accordingly.
provements, forni- He knew that the departure which it gives has been in all his too detached to commend him to Bis Worship In the event of of General Kelly had
tore,
fittings, my convicte, do you sak for a mentioned, for it was done at his did brilliantly as a student, prac masses. Why
He came to Cambridge, the bantering familiarity of the
atensils of trade... in the face Write
cfi aerated penalty 7-Certainly; it is co-request, on the" anggestion of the tised law in South Africa, "anti of this he should be to us Oom
Water and other sidered a very serious offence General. Witness admitted that ipated Bergeon" there, in one Jannie, or simply 'Jannie,' while plant and ma
before the publication of the
chinery Mr. Wakeman then pat in Regalatione, the Press bad sub of many things he wrote, found no one ever speaks of General the two papers cntaining the united copy" tot censorship, fame in the Boer wer, and ban Botha se Dom Louis' (still loss estries complained of, and called bat they had since been request-grown in fame ever since. Here as Louis, I cannot say. That a Obinees clerk who spoke tot to. He admitted that the is a word-portrait of him Eefore is one of the minor mysteries of baying the papers.
Garon Routine Orders were Mr. J. M. McHutcheon, of posted up in various public places Imagine a pale-faced, tremend- Humour General Smuts has, Messre, Butterfield and "Swire, and that the Orders produced ously serious-looking young man, and it is a thing that serves an sid be had seen the notice re-contained the name of the officer who appeared much taller than sotive man well. He was to speak ferred to. The name of one referred to in the case.
he really was, owing to his thin-at a meeting somewhere in South steamer mentioned was that of Mr. Wakeman, objecting to a nese; given to holding converse Africa, and, noting the arrivals
debate apon the espionage Opening of New Season To-night, one of their ships. It arrived in certain question pat, said that with the pavement, always in for it, one Datoh lady said to
$116,845.10 measure and the Kenyan Bill There will be "High Jinks ibe Colony on May 5. To bis the Press of the Colony had thought, "and seemingly taking another: general knowledge the second received no modification of the notice of what went on around "Would that be Jannie, now?"
which provides for nation-wide ship mentione arrived on May 6 Regulations, so far as he was him; with high cheek bones and "No," was the answer: "I've addition of $20,000 as above, will the war with Germany.
Reserve Fund-Thie, with the prohibition during the period of at the Theatre Boysl to-night; se the Bandman Opera Oo, han and left on the 7th,
aware. The publication of the the hangry look that betokens always heard that Jannie is good stand as $200,000. Cross-examined
Washington, May 10.- The arrived. This play will be by Mr. other 13 ebipe names was tech-the man whose mind is grappling looking." At which General Bowley, witness said he could nically a breach of the Regula with many problems.
Smuts blashed torn between oon Mr. Lau Cha Pak having resign reported favourably on the new Manhattan", all merry and bright,
Consulting Committee,-Hon, house acmmittee of finance has repeated again to-morrow (Friday) -
night, and on Saturday Mr. And here is another vignette of ficting emotions but well able to ed, the exisiting Committee now revenne bill. It provides for an half-an-hour tions. The papers might not to what time their ship arrived, but think there would be say object him after the war, that of a taan thank Nature for entitling him to consists of Hon. Sir O. P. Ohster, increase in the income tax from will be staged. he thought it was about I p.m.,ion, bat it wass breach.
I
it had ripened physically and believe repute rather than the OMG. Mr. J. Scott Haraton, Dr. the present figure of two per cent. and it anchored to a baby wabib Witness esid a summons had mentally :-
lady. the limits of the naval anchor been taken out against the Morz- Gone was the pallor of his face,
J. W. Noble and Mr. H. P. White to four per cent. The limit is very heavy, so a successful season No man looks better in khaki
for the Company should be Auditors. The
In00x30 Company's reduced for ing Post about the same thing as gone also the thinness of his than General Smate, but brass sccounts have been audited by without
Barners assured. dependents, Is the course of cross-examina-one of the summonses in the frame. His skin was now clear but does not take away in the Mr. Francis Maitland and Mr. O. $3,000 to $1,000 and tion, Mr. Bowley pat certain ques present case. He had received with the ruddy glow of health. least from his vivid personality. Bernard Brown, A.0.A., who offer married men, from $4,000 10 tions to the witness, which Major letter to the effect that the The ascetic east of his features He is an instance of the man and themselves for re-election.
Big Passenger List. $2,000. A graduated superisx The Pacific Mail steamer Vene- Wakeman objected to, and Mr. Morning Pat had sentan apology, had been diminished by a conclothes, not of clothes and
is imposed on all incomes of more Bowley said that if the Court wes and that the summons had been siderable growth of flazen beard man." Says his biograph: not going to be conducted in the
than $5,000. The bill provides suala has arrived in port with 50 He had gained remarkably, not
Ás sman-about-town, he
for sa excess profits tax of six aloon and 196 steerage pas. ordinary way, he would ask for
Mr. Bowley said there was so only in flesh, but in obeet mes the proceedings to be held in intention to defy the Govern- eurement. His expression had dresses more carefully than the
per cent. on all corporation profiteengers." in excess of sixteen percent. The ment or anybody elie. He changed from one of constant average South African (dress is
excise, liquor and tobacco taxae Further questions were, pat, thought the firat offence brooding until it bespoke alert not a strong point with aa), yet without even a suspicion of
have been doubled: " and these were slao objected wee of s very trivial nature. He nee and vigour.
His resourcefulness as a soldier, dandyism. On his farm he falls ta, whereapon Mr. Bowley said thought that it was necessary to
Washington, May 11-The into the general habit, and the "New York, May 9.-New federal shipping board has par that the newspapers were per prove that the publication was his obstinan daring his recent homeliness of his attire, no leaa. York siste troops will be the chased 34,302 tons of Austrian mitted to mention boste running contrary to public safety and the have been seen during his recent than his attitude towards the frat troops of the line to ships held in American porta returned to the Colony are Kr. on certain routes, and that bis defence of the Realm. If any fine East African vampaign sa a question was relevant to that technical offence had been com British general. His like qualities welcome visitor, would put the represent the United States in since the breaking off of relations and Mrs. A. 8. Sorensen and Mr.
France and it is announced that between the United States and J. Ornickshank. point. If the steamer were going mitted, then the proprietors re- when he was our "sweet enemy" most bashful at his ea39.
Strong, without being still, arrangements now completed will Austria-Hungary. The sum paid to a certain place, the mention of gretted it. With regard to the in the Boer war are illustrated it would be lawful.
pablication of the ship's names, by this little inoident:
farseeing without being a prophet, permit the landing of the exped-for the vessels is $6,778,000. Hie Worship asked for those he submitted that the papera had
Owing to a native's tresobery young enough to have his best itionary foros on French soil carly Washington, May 11-The senate's committee on DAYS routes to be told him.
authority to publish certain ships, the troops one night took his career before him, General Smuts in August.
Washington, May 10. Mr. affairs has approved the bill Mr. Bowley should pro-and the frot thet these two ships camp by surprise, and in absolute is a remarkable contribution by bably be disclosing Siate secrets complained of had been named was silence. Moet of his men get Greater Britain to the forces goid. MoAdoo has warned American increasing the personnel of the if I told you what they are. Is pure sccident. With regard to away, but, incredible though it ing our part of Armageddon, sad shipping companies, against dia- navy to 150.000 men and that of should probably be prosecuted one of the steamers, all her move may seem, he himself was left Mr. Levi's exposition of him is se obeying the orders issued by the the United States marine corpe to myself. On the list in the paper ments had been published up and sleeping the sleep of exhaustion timely as it is full, intimate, and United States navy with regard 30,000. It has amended the there are the names of 16 steamers, down the coast long before the smong some bushes in the Gats readable. It presents me to sa to routes to be followed, ports of measure so as increase the base Carr and you will see
we are only Daily Press fad published. Be rand- range of hills. When he Afrikander leader who has all and stoppagee by men-of-war pay of enlisted men $25 per Conte Summoned for two. That has asked for the cases to be dismissed awoke it was some time before he thought deeply, in a swift man of of the allies. He states that the month,
Washington, May 11-The Du can 4 D could believe the evidence of his action, and who might be a hero ships will forfeit their insurance- with a cantion. been going on for months. 1. Mr. Wakeman:—No instrng-1 Mr. Wakeman said it was eyes, which persisted in telling to his valet if he had one. But with the government in the event administration apparently favours Demond Mine tions have been tened sing these viewed as a serious offence. him that he was surrounded by he has none, literally or gure that their disregard of orders M. Hoover's plan for controlling Flober Hi G
Goldsmith regalations were pablished. They His Worabip thought the fenos khaki. He no sooner realised his tively, for he has attained the makes their seisure by Entente the food situation throughout the Gordon Miss L
country. Mr. Hoover, in a public goldsmith Mira L. A Skisida RM are all aware of that. The Bules en an overnight on the predicament than he began to only true independence, which warships necessary
ay: the name of any steemer,' part of the editorial devimo methods for getting away, consists in a man doing his own Washington, May 10.-1 in statement, bas denounced the Hap Yin Fa Mr & Smith R
Witness said that there was at. He imposed a fine of $20 in which he succeeded before work Me in the Daily predicted in collated aroles here prevent prices of food throughout
many minuter had passe notice to show, on each summons,
that the
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not
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camera.
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AMERICA AT WAR.
(Gables from the “ Manila "Bulletin"),
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from for
The silvance booking is already
Communication Restored. The Eastern Extension Tele- graph Company advises us that able communication with Mauso is restored.
Returned. Among residents who have
Last Night's Storm. The Colony experienced a very heavy storm last night. For the 24 hours ended at 10 a.m. to-day 4.21 inches of rain fell.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED,
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