What
REPRISALS
John Bull "Thinks
The editor of John Bull write ===
THE HONGKONG
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GRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1917.
THE S. S. CONGRESS.
NEUTRALS AND THE WAR.
The Position at the End of March.
Scandinavia on the Briak.
China Mall `S. S. Company's New Boat.
The Treasury isenes the fol lowing aancial statement for the (month of Marob, 1917:- -
Revenue and Expenditure.- Balance of A-8019
and Liabilities · · on 28th February, 1917. ...
Revenue from lat to 31st March, 1917,
from
1st to Slat March, 1917,
:
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$1,835,827.32
civeness of a great international THE COLONY'S FINANC State document, to put, on trial the Kaiser and all his criminal gang, and to excento justice to The limit of the gallows upon the High Priest of Murder, this war will end, prace will be declared, and the skin of the Hohenzollerns will be a whole as that of our What is all this nonensical own Royal family. Therefore I talk about the wickedness of re-, say we mus act in the present, pris-la? We are supposed to be not meander and mumble shout fighting for the liberty of free the fature. And the only way nations, for the freedom of the to top the infamies of the sub- world against the murderou-marine is to carry out ruthless the people who tyranny of the Han-for Chris prisals on tainity and civilisation. And we #ppland its inbuman operations
bring home yee, are to act upon the so-called and
to the women who sang songa Christian ethics which are paraded
of praise at the pruel murders by men who would lose the war rather than abate a jut of their of the Lusitania-the just and copybook maxime! Let them immediate vangeance of outraged Expenditure carry their meadlic doctrines to bumanity. Last and rapine grow their logical end, and we should on whit they feed on. The Ger- hars smod. cy to see Belgiam man Navy-that "brave and raped, France overran, and, in gallant foe," according to official due time," our own precios description-began with the sink- women and children made, the ing of peaceful passenger ship victims of the beastiality of the and the drowning of young Boches. That miserable worm the children. It might have been Conscientious Objector can quote thought that of the laws of war Scriptare for his own loathsomeone at least would never be oball- purposes, and will dare to suggest enged or violated by an enemy that to take up arms against the that builds churches to the God enemy is a crime against Obrist. of Mercy and erecta altars to the I do not hesitate to say that those on of Mary. Yet we have beats leaders of the Church who to-day witness to the infamous spectacle are crying out, from the safe of hospital ships torpedoed in mid-sea and the drowning security of their English bishop- rice, against strong and drastic of men too maimed and helpless measures towards an intamogeto take the uneven chances of the foe are traitors to the Master whom waters. they think they serve and to the less invention, the Hun has country they profess to love. In ought to justify or excuse his the time of common humanity crimes. No plas can avail. The House Service Ac- for the sake of the belpless for sick and the wounded-the care the sacoour of the wounded done and solicitude of all honourable to death on the high seas by the foes since civilised man first went to war have been done to death ruthless barbwities of the Hap with deliberate intention sad of let us make an end of this sickly foul purpose. The enemy must sentiment, this namsisting on be taught the only lesson that Bebee, and use
every wear his muddy coal can understand which invention can devise and ingenuity suggest, to crash and conquer the enemy.
Britain's Record. Let me examine this matter:
more closely. There is danger in
of the earth to conduct war on
LIABILITIES.
Balance ..... The assets and liabilities on March 31, 1917, were as follows: Deposits not Avail
able, Crown Agents
Draft, ... Postal Agención, Total Liabilities,
Balance,
Total,
ASSETS.
THE WAR'S MISSING MEN CHINA COAST SEATEN.
Who Finds Them ?
Award of Royal Humana Society's Medals. The Good Angel for Europe is not too good title for the young Mr. J. Mathias, chief officer af- King of Spain, who makes use of the ON. L. Shengking, and Mr. his libertice as a nontral to allay
With reference to previous The callous disregard for the rights of neutrals shown by the information pablished in regard the apprehensions of the families. Craig, formerly Woondi enemy in hie dealings with to the new steamer Congress, of missing soldiers. One of the engineer of the same ressel, bar Norway has produced a grave porchased by the China Mail latent appeals for his ministra now on the Schuen, have been the recipients from the Royal etele of tension not only in Nor-Steamship Co., Ltd. from the lions came from America in a way, but also in Sweden, where Pacific Coast Steamship Co, it is cable dispatch which read: Dar Humane Society of bronz $1,541,734 53 the democracy, led by Hjelmer now announced that contracts on enlisted ae sa svistor in medal and rellam certificate in Branting, the powerful Socialist covering the purchase and recon- British Royal Flying Squadron descending into the deep tank of recognition of their bravery in politiman, is loadly calling straation of the vessel were con He was last seen lying over
more pro-Swedish and enmmsted in the latter part of English Channel on December the Shengking to the rescue of 1,051,458.90 for a
less pro-German" attitude on the May with the Seattle Construction 4th last. Since then nothing is some Chinese coolice who had been overcome by gas "on the 2,593,193.43 part of the Government." In and Dry Dock Company, and known of him, and he is officially
present advices reported as missing. An agonis morning of October 3, 1916, Christiania the Storthing has held according to
The medals were sent out to be readyed mother and father appeal to three scoret sessions, and the the ship should
H,B.M.'s Consul General here 00 - the
Pacific your Majesty to obtain informa 757,386.11 Norwegian presa, while anxious for sarvios
to preserve pesos, if it can hon sometime during November, and tion and relieve their terrible and, on secenat of the war and at the request of the recipients, ourably be door, are watching may be expected to leave Hong suspense." Immediately upon handed over without an oracial events with some trepidation.kong about the end of December, receiving this message, BO says a
oable dispatch to the New York ceremony. Their many friends The Christiania Morgenbladet, dia probably about the 20th. cussing the secret sessions, urges
will, however, congratulate them The vessel was built in 1913, | Times, the King's personal ssore. osution, and says *--*
is 442 ft. long, 55 ft. beam, try, Senor Don Emillio Maria de on this recognition of brave ia motion the act, particularly in the case of **The Norwegian people know double bottom throughout, 7,985 Terros, set
of investigation Mr. Craig who descended into that what has been discussed may tour grea, 4912 tone net, die machinery
the deep tack after the chief off- mean peace or war for Norway, placement 13,800 tone, has twin through the Spanish Embassy in
oer had himself been overcome is typical of those being investi» gated under the personal dire cargo cooliea, who would all have perished but for his prompt tion of the King of Spain, a work that constitutes "one of the action. most stupendous humanitarian. efforts crested by the war." The membered was lying at the French astness of the work may be Bund at the time, having strived judged by some of the results from Chefoo and Tientsin and was The port deeptank was loaded "More than 200,000 cases have with chestnuts and was being been traced, of which 150,000 discharged, when, at 8 am, the are disposed of and 50,000 ara ateredores complained to still under investigation. A chief officer that the poolies great number of soldiers reported working in it found it too "missing" have been located alivshot," probably meaning that the and in prison-camps, and thus sir was becoming unbreathable. The chief officer instructed the the agony of suspense has been removed from thousands of homes, boatswain to rig sirsboots into the In a much larger number of cases, tank and preparations were being
8811,899.33
128,789.03 The nation has the right to screws, burns oil, fael, and has a Berlin. This osse, it is asserted, and reconed both him and the
The vessel, it will be re
By Judas lies and blood" Subsidiary Coins, $582,178.25 Norwegian people want war? will carry approximately 4,200 already achieved, as we may here discharging her inward carga.
11,692.97 demand that responsible menpeed of about 16 knota.
have a clear understanding of| As reconstructed, she will have 952 361.33what the result of a single decisions passenger capacity for approxi- ... 1,835,827.32 may be, sad what influence it may mately 120 cabin passengers, 100 hare on our relation to Sweden woood and 500 steerage, and will $2,788,183.65 and Danmark. The aiming of be first class, modern and ap-to- marchantmen has been discussed, date in every respect, and when but the real question is, Do the fall up with steerage passengers 334,433.24 The feeling in the country in tops cargo.
35,898,85
very serious, but a little country It is proposed after reconstruct should not be washed into war by ion, when the vessel takes the 8,640.64
water at Seattle, to rename her Another of the journals of the the Nanking in honour of the 212,628.86 capital, the Social Demokraten, accient ospital of China.
strongly anti-German organ, 272,791.01 writee:
Advances,
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Imprent....
count, Crown Agents' Unallocated Stores, Deposit Account
Unallocated Stores,
(P.W.D.).
(Railway),
Coal Account,
a wave of sentiment.
"Serenity and firmness are 125,549.25 necesary in order to accomplish 97,798.15 a policy of absolute neutrality st
300-
the
that ie does not pay to sink InvestmentAccount; 202,612.96 time when the sentiment of the by the Copenhagen Politiken sa / unfortunately, the inquiry, has made to do-thie when the stevedore
hospital ships..
Meaning of Reprisals. When the Germans began their
Balance, Bank, Crowa Agents' Current Account,
awful work they were warned by Exchange,
Some of
ethics will have us believe that |
the word is the same as "crimes.
Total,
Mexican OpiumTM Imports. It is notified that the importa Nothing of the kind. Reprisale tion into Mezion of prepared are a legitimate means of warfare, opium of opium dross is limited peace indulged in to force upon the to a quantity not exceeding five
let me recall that when an article
enta
are retaliation
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894,368.92 people is excited, owing to the "a pallid echo" of the powerful established the death of the gain came to the chief officer and The Stockholm missing soldier, while in a still informed him that two of the sofferings to which we are ex-ex-Premier. 21,057.27 posed. But such a policy is de correspondent of the London greater number of cases no trace coolies were dying in the tank. The officer at once hurried tô the the British Government that we
2,137.35 manded by the majority of the Bystander thinks that the charge of the missing has been found.
"Besides this, 30,000 civilians pot, calling out as he passed to 'allowing the rentimentalist to
in the premiership is more population." have all the Bay. He needs to should be forced to reprisals.
$2,788,188.65 What are reprisals ?
Norway's premier censorgan, apparent than real, and that in the invaded sections of Bal- the second engineer that some be answered in no uncertain
however, the Christianis Tidens Hammarskild is still as powerful giam and France have been thing had gone wrong in the
located for their families; 5,000 deeptank. tones; it is important that judg.our so-called mentors in Christian
Tegn, thicke war ideritable. It an ever. He writes of the strug-
The cargo had then been work- ment in his favour should not go
gle between the two Swedish seriously wounded have been says: by default. We are a bomane
this country who does not want and says:
"We do not know suy one in leaders, neither of them in office, brought back through the King's ed out to the ceiling on the after intercession; 'forty-four pardons aide, leaving that on the forewide people. We bare done more
have been granted, of which untouched and it was when the than say other race on the face
majority of Norwegians do not powerful citizen with, perhaps, sentences, mostly of women boards that the gas sppeared to
maintained, but the "Branting is Sweden'e most
nearly twenty were death cooliea had reached the limber civilised lineswar which is in enemy a return to that legitimate kilogrammes at a time, provided understand how it is possible. one exception, and that is Ham-accused of being spies. It is take full effect. On reaching the essence, if you like, uncivilised warfare he has violated. Jest to that permission has previously Compare Germany's submarine marekjold. The wrestle between probable Edith and we entered upon this conflict see what even the Hague Cop been obtained from the Municipal war, which is causing the loss of Branting and Hammarskjold is famous English aurae executed men
Cavell, the tank the chief officer saw the two lying unconscious on ready to play the game, anxions to ference thought on the subject, Board of Health.
lives and grest auffering, with the terrifically foros............
at Brussels, would have been the ceiling and, withous abide by therales. Barthe enemy
manner of proceeding of the
"The foud in between pro-saved bad there been time to a moment's nésitation, descended decreed otherwise. Not only did forbidding collective punishment
other belligerents. The reports German Conservatives, who sap carry out the King's efforta. to their rescue, but was himself be tear up treaties and regard for inhuman warfare was dis
that a united Scandinavia jä bonoarable obligations se aaught | dassed, it we expressly stated airmen over the towers of Cologne ble to prevent war have' ng raal) pro-German policy, and.
port Hammatekjold and wäni s "This work probably deals overcome by the fumes and pro-with more individual tragedies fell by the side of the unconscious -be entered upon a campaign of that the proposal was "without well within striking distance!
frightfulness," when be violated prejudice to the question of When the Astariss and the Glon- foundation. They only delude. Entente Socialists (with docilely than any branch of activity crest-men. On his arrival a moment what the cester Castle were torpedoed, and and the present is too serious a pro-Entente Liberals under theired by the war. Pouring in here after, Mr. Oraig was told by the the growth of the months, and Manual of Military Law says on the reprisal threat was made, the time to withhold the truth from wing), who want good relations to the paince by cable, telegraph, excited Chinese that men were Belgian, which has grown with reprisala." This is to-day is a menace to the civilised the subject:
Episcopal Bench was mum. Not the people. All responsible men with England and as means there and letter, are the pleas of dying below and, without hesita Reprisals between belliger lawn sleeve flattered in protest must keenly ponder, so as to pre- to want to throw Hammarskjold. mothers for lost sons, wives for son, descended into the tank with world. If you were suddenly con-
"This difference of viewe has lost husbands, and children for a rope and, seizing the first form fronted by a mad dog, with
for no gaitered leg stamped dis-vent as from being slowly driven foeming month and eyes blood illegitimata act of warfare, approval,
come to a bead in an armaments lost fathers and brothers. Each he came serous, was hauled up when-thank into a paralysing famine. Na Bhot with desire to kill, what for the purpose of making the God!-the Government proves as man in Norway, and no party issue not visibly connected with tells a story of terrible suspenés. into the tweendecks. After re will forfeit any of his rights, and would you do? Would you quote enemy comply in fature with the good as its word, then there goes should that attitude lead to furaha pro or anti-Germanism; but at Most of the appeals are from poor gaining his breath, he again bottom all Swedish armsments people, who write with touching descended and rescued," the re- copy-book phrsees abant kindness recognised laws of war. They up a bowl-not of indignation to animals and put out your and are not a means of punishment, against the mazderers of our er injustice against the small ill-issues are between pro-Germanism simplicity, and with doubt as to maining Chinese. While recover to 30sx the brate to your side? or of arbitrary vengeance, but of wounded men and brave nurses, treated country, we are not re- and anti-Germanism. The pro how they should address a king.ing his breath he was attract
ex-bat against the violation of ethics, sponsible before God and before armaments party is pro-German, Bat the simplicity of the appesis ed by the Chinese endeavouring No, you would pick up the first coercion. Reprisals are an
Conservative, and Hammarsk- has only stimulated the earnest to get hold of something in the bludgeon or wespon available, treme measure, because in most the refusal to turn the other cheek, the world.” and with frenzied blows beat cases they inflict suffering upon It is not my desire to say a word An Amsterdam dispatch to the joldian; and the antiarmaments ness of the King'a efforts.” tank with ́s boathook and learned The appeals of mothers and that_the_onef_officer was still the life out of the bound. Well, innocent individuals. In this, against the Church, but, na- London Daily Chronicle selle as party is pro-Allies, Socialist-
children are arranged alphabeti- below. The Chinees had suo- ? to-day the Hon is the hound; however, their coercive foros fortunately, in this as in so many that things in Sweden are Liberal, and Brantingian.
"Daily the struggle takes a cally in huge cases, and constituteoseded in fastening the hostbook he is the mad-log of Europe, exists, and they are indispensable other matters of national concern, just as serious. The extreme
it is out of sympathy with the shortage of food, caused by more pro-German verene pro- the most touching feature of the into Mr. Mushing' clothes and In his madness, born of despair, as a last resource,"
Will the Archbishop of Canter-soul and thought of the people. too lavish exporte to Germany, Entente character. Hammarak work. Glancing among these ap hauled him half-way up to the be is denying all the laws of hamenity, and is the name of the bary, who suggests that by adopt. It is not even to be argued that combined with the strong pro-jold's Conservatives swear that peals, says the correspondent, one tween decks when his clothes Deity which his orimee deny, is ing reprissle for the sinking of reprisals have proved ineffectual. German sympeiby of the court the Opposition's motive is Ea- could see the agony each one had tore and he fall again to the bottom sustaining bruises to his' ronning amok in the world, hospital ships we are tainting our Take an instance in point. On and the aristocracy, have brought tente-Activism" (Activism being for some stricken home:
desire for fighting on either "One French mother wrote the head and arm. Oa learning Hague Conventions, framed with bonour and making unclean our no fewer than three occasions the about a state of popular die-
The Socialist-Liberal | King :-
that the chief officer was still ✨ laboriona care and superggarded hands, tell us whether the bomb Germans threatened, and in one content that even threstene the side).
*** I suffer night and day in not lying unconscione in the dark as it was thought by the honouring of Freiburg was not "india care executed, acts of exceptional existence of the dynasty. We Opposition retorts that the real
Activists are Mr. Hammarskjold's knowing what has become of my tank, Mr. Craig descended for the and chivalry of the world, he has pensable as a last resouros" cruelty against prisoners in their read :---
"The danger of a revolution Conservatives, who want to force dear boy, and I would prefer, I third time and brought him safely Faughed to scorn; international We are at war-not at chear or hands. A threat of reprisals led understandings, without which dominoes. The enemy is out to to the abandonment of those against the present Government Sweden to fight for Garmsay." believe, the certainty of his death; to the top, thus saving the lives Denmark is also restive; the and of having a tomb where I of all three. Fortunately their the world would be in anarchy kill our splendid fellows by any wanton sote. And what shout and royal family of Sweden is so and for ever bathed in blood, foul mesne. We can hope to the use of asphyxisting gas and great that two war-ships have Copenhagen Politiken thas com could go to pray, rather than to experience was not attended with live in this endless and armel serious consequenose, ne might have been blasphemously set at prevent his worst infamies only liquid fire? The enemy won early been placed in the anchorage ments on the U-boat war-
"Scarcely a day passes without anoertainty, which consumes me have been the oase after inhaling, naught. There is nothing the by, inflicting represeire punish and great advantages by these opposite the royal palaos to ba Han will not, and little he would ment. France, that great and merciless and heartless methode available if the King and Queen the painful news of torpedoed as by a slow fire. It is horrible, even for a ame, sach poisozons mot, do now that he sees the end chivalrous nation, has indulged Let any one who has seen men are compelled to flee.
Danish ships » with . cargoes Monsieur the King, for the two gases, both being shortly after fi “The situation) in Sweden is of absolutely necessary sup-brothers of this poor boy have for daty, and both officers are to of all his hopes, the massacre of all in reprisala by air raids since the who have come through that his dreama-nothing he will not early months of the war. If ordeal of Hell and to-day are just very serious. Every day the at plies and of Danish seaman's already died on the field of honor, be congratulated on the recogni
the and if our isst son, Obarice, istion by the Royal Hamane Society do unless those who are suffering Germany does not play fair, she gasping out aliving death, saltitude of the Government and its sufferinge and death in from his-infamies take strong, must be taught that foulness does bimself whether we were not just sympathy with Germany are open ses. This treatment by dead, we have no more sons. A Df their bravery,—Shipping and drastic, persistent measures to not pay, even if the lesson in-fied in using all the skill our resented more vigorously by the Germsay is against all internet-weeping mother pats her supreme Engineering, bring home to him now the involves the injury and killing of chemists could command to ane people. Sweden is also influenced ional law. The sctions are not hope in your Majesty.'
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innocent non-combatant civilians, wer these foul and falon methods, by Norway, which is moving fast only unlawful and indefensible, A wife made this simple apề" medisté pensity of bia orimes,
Oar women, our childres, our “Let us,” says his Grace" leave toward war against Germany, but also purposelesa, only causing peal : *Seigneur, L'appeal to your Vague Thrests are Vain. You know the sort of talk the wounded Tommies and simed to the enemy an insatiable mono- Sixty-six Norwegian ships were detriment, loss, and grief to the kindness for my husband, missing telegram to some mother or child politicians have indulged in every sailors are more to us than the poly of their infamous disregard sank in Hersh and seventy in meatral without any advantage to the 27th September before tolling of the exposeful result
*** his staroh day since war began. Of what whole German nation pat to of what was honourable and April, Speakers in the Storthing the belligerent conesrned. Ger Souchas, avail is it to invoke the civilised gether.
There are some 150,000 decent in warfare." Well, ars have declared that at this rate many will possibly succeed in "The appeals, do not always world against the Huu, vaguely
corroding gases which eat into Norway will have no ships left catting of Denmark from all sup follow the niosties of diplomatic and untraceable milasing threaten to bring the criminals to Well,
bombed the lungs, are burning fluids that eighteen months hagos.” plies and produce s'ɑrisis of aa-communications. Some of them palace records-ran book, be they high or low- Freiburg, and I trust we shall see and blind, honourable and Till March 6, Knut Hammarsk employment and want. One are on rough paper bought at the then Napoleon's army Whatever their station"-ster pour down our fie upon every deontwarfare socording to the jold had-guided Sweden's des would think that Germany would conatry store, and are in fremb 100. To mark the wards Mark my words unless town and city in the Empire of tents of the Archiepiscopal Bench? tinies throughout the war, bat be able to understand that such ling handwriting of old persons, those 150,000 cases, the Allow like a solemn com-Infamy which is within reach of Yet if we had listened to the voice owing to popular premate he a policy in nos only aimless, bas But the King dose not see these placed above the record
it with our sirmen, Remember Rheims, of sickly sentimant we should then ranged to be succeeded by will also be harmful to her own defecte, and has greatest sana am- framed soroll, a wrskih
› pro- "Lɔuvain, Dinant; God speed our to-day have beva à bossed Dr. Jobwarte, who is described interests in the end.”
Church and People.
have Wo