THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1917.
TELEGRAMS.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."]
(Continued from Pugs L.)
HONOURING CANADA,
London, July 2
HAL the King has telegraphed to the Governor-General of Canada expressing satisfaction that the Queen and himself will be able to be present at to-day's service in Westminster Abbey commemorating the Sftieth anniversary of the Con- federation and in honour of Canada's sons fallen in 'the war.
His Majesty's rejoices with the Dominion in celebrating this jubilee of its strong and ever growing prosperous life and he joins in honouring the living and the dead who, br their deeds, have added a glužious.chapter to the Empire's history.
Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. Walter Long, H.R.E. the Duke of Connaught, Lord Lansdowne, The Commonwealth Gov- erament and Earl Grey also sent messages to the Governor General.
Mr. Lloyd George says: The Confederation has enabled Canadians to attain internal unity and self-government and to achieve the beneficient development of their country's resources. The Confederation has done not less for the E- pire. It has inade Canada the pioneer of that antonomous nationbood which is an unique characteristic of our com monwealth nations. The history of the past filly years is certain proof of the part Canada is destined to play, in concert with her sister nations, in promoting pence" and unity in the world after victory has been won.
THE COTTON CONTROL SCHEME.
London, July 2 The Colton Coutrol Board has decided regarding spinners who have cotton ou call that prices may be fized and delivery, Laken without authorisation of the Board until further notice.
Alexandria, July 2
The Cotton Exchange has reopened" Cotton jobbing has been suspended for a fortnight.
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENT.
London, July 2
The Press Bureau announces that Mr. J. P. Cynes. the Labour in eruber of Parliament for Manchester N.E., bas been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food
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CAPT, W. L. CARTER.
WHAT WE'RE COMING TO.
MOTOR PROSECUTION.
Death of a Well-known Resident.
Smaller Papers, Sharter Words«
Police Case and a Cross- Sammons.
It's no use blinking the truth, It is with deep regret that we til the menace of the Ubow is re-
The hearing was continued at bear, just as we are going to moved we shal al have 2 cat down the Police Court this afternoon press, of the death of Captain W. our lives 2 the absa, main. We must of the case in which an Indian L. Carter, agent and manager of eat less bread, curb our appeye & the China and Japan Telephone the good things of life, wear fewer Company in Hongkong. He clos, box our hard hats and wear passed away, we understand, at caps, don unstarcht linen, sand 1 p.m. to-day.
our feet take our sugar, and in sl things and at al times put our- salves on strict rations.
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
A BATHING FATALITY,
U. S. TIFFIN AT HONGKONG
HOTEL
Chinese Clark Drowned at North Polat.
Stirring War Speech by the Consul-General."
A bathing fatality occurred at the North Point bathing beach yesterday. It has been reported to the Police by Chan Pat-ean the cheaffer in the employ of the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak is charged Whilst there has been no large Brothers Tobacco Company, that Secretary to the Nan Yang oslebration of Independence Day with driving recklessly, and with
en assistant clerk of the firm, in the Colony this year, sigus named King In, aged 27, was kooking a coolie down. "Defendant took out a cross have not been wanting that to drowned whilst bathing at the
summons for sessult against the
The deceased gentleman, who was born in Shanghai in 1877,
Police Reserve constable who day is the anniversary of the being the eldest son of Mr. W. H. M.P.amust make shoter spechsa,
at about five o'clock. Although Staten, for the Stars and Stripes two men went to the man's Carter, had occupied the position the male pop maat iako Zarrested him and also against the independence of the Unitedback. The tragedy took place bas flown from all the American resone, they were unable to save mentioned for fourteen years. He knickers 2 save cloth Tenths, lie for malt,
Mr. Leo D'Almada appeared business houses and also on was formerly a 2nd Lieutenant in persons must prasch shorter aer-
for the Polica constable, the East Lancashire Regiment, moss, and the new hungry and had the South African War publio must make do with smaller nedal to his aredit."
papers.
tion named this afternoon.
He leaves a widow and two children, with whom the deepest sympathy will be felt.
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CANTON AND THE MONARCHY.
The Beesrve constable stated
told defendant 10 the Шва to the
him.
A New Departure. A Russina lady has been appointed to the Bussian Post Office in Tientsin. This is a now departure.
b room to priot the Captl of/pat by his Worship, witness by some sports at Happy Valley had never gone to war, except
to
and Mr. J. H. Gardiner & good many British houses too, This is the first "Glorious Fourth” was present for the defence.
which has seen Great Britain ard Ite a sad fact, but war is do that on the day in question he Allies in the war, and it was only shortly after the war, Captain
America fighting side by side as Carter was given a local com The Chronit small enough as it is, defendant driving a car at a natural that the real spirit of mission in the Royal Engineers, but if the paper famine contigues,
westerly
now exists being made Lieutenant, with the it may be even smaller and then great speed in
comradeship which be direction. When
got honorary rank of Captain. He the only way in which the days near Shelley Street, he knocked
between the two countries should zas extremely well-known, looal news can b givn is 2 cat our down a chair coolie, and after he be manifested in some way, is, and will be greatly missed. words Recording 2 our papr. had done so he immediately tried the British and American com It was at one time thought that It appears that Captain Carter With smaller papes must cum was admitted to the filitary shorter worda. It take some about 15 yards away, went up worthy celebration but upon con the more important. Now, were
to kick him. Witnew, who was manities should units in some Hospital on the 18th ultimo, doing but needs must won the
sod suffering from typhoid fever. He Ubos dive. The die must be
aideration it was thought beat they justified from those general- take made, fairly good progress until combd, al the big words giva the
to -await a more favourable
causes, those general conditions,
· Thus it Friday last, when he became biff and at the short worde old Hospital. Defendant flatly refus
Was in taking the step they that the day was marked, had
would laken in, ba cuperate, he died at the institu- hve 2 their alo many years of/taken to the Police Station. This apart from that mentioned above not say in declaring war, but in: rather worse and, failing to re-out 4 service. Big words that ad and the coolie demanded to be portauity.
was done and defendant was
only by a private tiffin at the declaring that a state of war bet useful service wil not be scrapt, charged. but their lett rations wil beverly
Hongkong Hotel, by members of een Germany and the United soewer to questions
the American community and States existed? The United States cut down. Trinstance theri nevar
exid the car Waż going for the benefit of American naval perhaps in the Mexican war, The funeral takes place to Turky in 1 issue of the Obron. faster than asra generally did on morrow, the cortegs passing the Snople must be suff.
where the issue did not represent Osine Road. At the time of the men at present in port Manament at 5.30 p.m.
It don't look nice. It is a blow trouble, an Indian constable pass at the Hongkong Hotel for tiffa, effort to preserve free insti- There was a large attendance primarily and directly 81 2 the liberti of the Pres, it thretne ed and when defendant would the special room set apart being tations, or the glori of our me tongue, our not believe that witness was filled. The Stars and Stripes, nations in the exercise of their protect small English of Shakee and Wordy. Police Reservist, although he had together with the Union Jack, rights and free institutions. All Bat 2 go on in the old way is his armlet on, he told the Indian formed the only decoration. The through their history thers had quite imposs. We must make up constable to see into the matter, chair was occupied by the Ameri- been an under-current of love for our minda 2it. Banding the news but he refused to do so, saying can Coneal-General, Mr. G. E. and fidelity to those free institu paper will not be the old id that he was not on duty. dalliance over the brek table it
tions which they established when The Chairman, addressing the|their nation was born. Now, as was. Oar lesar moi. r gon 4) a. We ahsi feel wen we take diner, witness eaid that he did
not know that several articles in company after the repast, asid a matter of fact, they had joined they bare now an opportunity
ap our Chron or Tele and pick the car had been stolen. He also that they wished to express to the in common with the Allies in the such as they never had before of
out the ims of news with moch anderstood from Mr. Lau Chn-British community in Hongkong immediate causes of the war settling the Irish question once (From our Own Correspondent.) diff, that we r really doing our pak that the car did not belong their appreciation of the many Belgium was invaded, France was and for all by an act of generous
Canton, July 3. bit. Nor do we epose events wil concession ?"
"No doubt," adda Mr. Graves, Governor have issued
Both the Tukwan and the Civil hapning jast bekos we barat the bim. He did not sessult the cffers that had been made for invaded, Russis was invaded and official pape 2 print them on. On the defendant, whose shirt was 50 co-operation in the celebration of Great Britain was threatened with to the coolie injared. spirit in Hongkong bad been one recognised those facts. They were Question. Major W. Redmond "the memory of the Sinn Feinnotioen in regard to the restoration on, it looks se if the bigger the torn by the coolie who was foki that day. He thought that the political submersion, They all mendes moving plea from the rebellion aud
Dublin agitation are too fresh in the used very mild terme, stating
the Bibernisa of the Honarchy. The farmer hape the amalir will b the paprs Witnessendeavoured to stop them of universal sympathy; and there the cardinal principles on which trenchse to tue
& the greater our task in keeping from fighting the coolie who was had been a strong disposition even the war was being fought. The memories of the. Ulater men to that he understood public opinion peple informed of whats going on. injured and was lying unconscions to urge the Americans to join United States was not really "In the course of the war the law of their laying down their throughout the country to be in 4 this state of things no 1 is
with the British in this the 14lst, threatened and there was practio- on the ground. Irish troupe have behaved with political arms just at present. favour of a continuance of the drectly 2 blame. Ite just war. The
The coalie, in the box, said celebration of the separation of ally little danger of a military their acudatomed valour. They Yet why should they not mater Republic, and therefore he would nation with al its Allies is girded
States. But he thought, the They had watched the war up aplenalise the Provisional Government
Mr. Geo is working when the car came at the back
Committee thought, and the till now and had come to the coa- did service which should never which they proposed to set up in protect it and be responsible for up to a the thing thro. Our gal that he was standing by his chair Great Britain and the United invasion,
the maintenance of peace. He prem
of him and Hreland when civil war threatened
American community, so far seclusion that slowly but surely the be lost sight of by Englishmen, who may from time the north? Bus with this hopes the people will remain mire & main is conjunct with the
crap fo while Pres Wil & Mr. Hospital.
The coolie, who is charged with thought, that it was better that quired that they should take part Balr not letting the gras gro
when the they should celebrate it sloge. in that struggle. At the back of under their feet. Oar superb asexalt, says that
For this was a peculiar occasion the immediate canses were those the Catholica from the south have the British Empire wild their "gainst Chang Fan. He recalled atmy ander Sir Dag Hsig ia do sccident occurred he was at the in the history of the United States, general conditions which they· ing Iders, & fulfilling slihe hopes opposite side of the road. The and it was an occasion which must recógniss. They were in their country. These men in the political capacity both inside and tionists who had laid down their Topond in them by our O. of Sificar came along at a great speed merited introspection, and self- the atroggie, not merely' beomuna - field have worked and fought side outside the House of Commens lives and says that he and the Sir Wm Bobaɔn. The Hindy line and struck his foki, who was examination, rather than con- of sabmarine warfare, but for
LATE MAJOR REDMOND. Role settlement of the Iriah
question? By insisting A Plea from the Trenches. anding aloof with six out of the pins Ulster. counties under ber In view of the recent death of domicion? Or will Sir Edward Major - W. Redmond many Carson and her other leaders have referencea to whom were made imagination enough to see that in the house of Commons and elee- where the following, taken from the Observer ic hand, is especially interesting:
Several of the current maga sines contain articles on the Iri-E
Review:-
bave.
rendered
The Officials and the Manchu Restoration.
Cross-examined by Mr. Gar
knacked him
Anderson.
to time be inclined to question the difference. Let them take into/gaiet and carry on their basiness Gov & War Cab 2 diest an une down. He had to be taken to that had been able to judge, exi-tenoa of free institutione re
ka usual.
real attitude of Ireland. On the, as my scheme proposes, their
The Governor, in his state- Catholic... fellow-countryman fields of France and Flanders the
vary strong terma Orange troops from the north and many of whom have supported ment, used
alike maintained the honour of lives, and who have proved their the heroic acts of the
by side with growing intimacy, fair and free system of governader 3 administration of this ment, the men of the north and
kind economio schemes for Ire Bouth may not be trusted to workand's good could be taken in out in friendship the salvation of
hand with double effect." their common country.
revǝia.
Sir J. Jall, is not bto by any
so
place.
[ was..4 0866 of
is bending under the combind knocked to the ground uncon- by side in brotherhood and amity, after all, they are largely of the Takwan will send an Army to blos of the Franco Brit Legions, cions. He went across to defend-gratulation. For a good many free institutions. It was their
the North to punish the rebels
a maiter of theory bat they had ence, jasme blood, and, where they are One may ask, in all seriousness,
Police Station. The man refused. 4lorn hope is already a back no. if this is not a sign that, under act, their forebears have lived side and re-establish the Republic, while the 5s. Prince Ker Win's land asked him to go to the years, patriotism had been merely new declaration of independ but he urges the people to remain If our Navy is 4 the mo check he got hold of his collar. Defend come to a point now when patriot democracy against autooracy quiet and await developments.
Patriotism mas become real. ciples for which they had.. On bearing the news from of the Ubos, it is only pro tein. aut would not go, and a fight took em must betreuelated into action. and they must adhere to the pri
When they considered it, there was always fought: and always died. Peking, Li Lieb-kwan (who a means. The fight wil b fought out The defence Was that
an immense difference between They were fighting as Lincoln sisted Sham Chan-huen to attack! 2 the fal no of rounds and we al defendant was driving the car at the United States to-day and its said that the dead might not Lang Chai-kwoong) called on ali
kno where the Ubos wil bwen quite a normal speed, when right position 141 years ago. Then they have died in vain and that Gavern- "The old system of government Lord Mounteagle discusses in the high officials and eteted that Time is cald. The U.S. A. has 2 in front were two coolies carrying were a small nation, taking the ment of the people, by the people in Ireland is dead--no sane maalthe Quarterly Review the possibi- he would lead an Army against reckond with and it & whas a chair. Before defendant could terrible step of defying what was for the people shall not perish, believe it can ever be revived.lity of injury to English trade by the North. He proposes an aliance they say is tra the Ubos woat nose
pall up, bie OAK struck then, and perhapa still was to-day, The causes which led them to Let it be the task of statesmen of Iriah tariff," Is this," he asks, between six Southern Provinces. arcund with impa wen Tom Ed one of them and knocked him the greatest Power in the world. go to war merited that they should. sil sections to devise a new system really a substantial danger? The Commander-in-Chiel of the
down. He (defendant) pulled up They felt called upon to do it for not fight the war with anybody founded on freedom and possess. The Irish market is far less im Yanasa troops has informed the geir busy.
immediately. The Police Bressone which they considered but themselves. It was their war. ing every reasonable safeguard portant to British trade than the Takwan that over $90,000 ia due Meantime things cant bas for minorities. Let old prejudices British market is to Irish trade, soldiers' pay and that his men usual: War makee al the diff. cose walked up and thoroughly adequate at the time As regards the Allies, they wanted be cast seide; let the bands which Irash fiscal liberty need not in-lask provisions. The Tak waabus Face must b faed. We must have been grasped upon the field tringe Free Trade between the two ordered the Finercial Department adjoet our lives 2 the ait. Praps of battle be grasped upon the countries more then is involved in that, no matter how important the terrors of having 2 endure fields of peace in ireland also; les tue fostering of infant industries other claims may be, the saldiers faw. cals of this sort shing daily England trust fully and freely advocated by Adam Smith. must be paid first.
mey stir ne ap 2 xtra efforts 2 the people who have given Some British trades might be The Provincial Assembly met win thro as quickly as poze 90′ mary brave 201diere to slightly affected, but they are yesterday and decided to request that we may njoy again among the common cause. In this surely able to take care of them- the Takwan's appearance to-day the blessings of peace a ful and way, sad in this way alcns, selver; indeed, to Irishmen concerning the developments in
overflowing measure of the King's san Ireland, consistently with her generally, the question would Peking.
English Wm Me. in the Daily Chronicle,
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U.S. Raliways.
as very oo10, and caught and which bietory had thorough their help and also to help them, hold of his roughly. The coole, ly justified. To-day, for the first because they had a common end they in view, but their wat with was she friend of the one time in their history,
were engaged in a foreign Germany was their own. injured, also got hold of him and assaulted him.
war with A first class Power.spansibility. If every soldier -The case was adjourned.
From the time of the revolu- wan taken out of France tion until to-day, they had to-morrow, and if all the other never known what it was to face Allies could come to s sati factory Penang Harbour.
a real foe abroad. Had the change peace with Germany, America The report of the Penang Har-come over them or others? It would have to carry on until she rational existence, bodume a loyal seem rather ose of preventing Is is stated in official quarters
bour Board for the half-year was certainly a subject for care secured a satisfactory peace as re- and true partner, ready to take British trade from strangling that a telegram has been received
ending December 31, 1915, states; fal thought. Usually there garde her own rights. It was The tonnage handled during were two causes, or s series their own war. The time had coma her fuil place in peace and war Irish by means of traats and simil to the effect that the whole Navy
the period under review shows a of cances for a war. One might when they should send their own with England and Scotland är devices, as it was strangled in is opposed to the restoration of
decrease on the previous six be known as the approximate men, themselves, their brothers and all the great young the eighteenth century by direct the Monarchy.
United States railway com months of 13,681 tons. The nations of the Empire, so many Government sation. Moreover,
panies have been instracted to highest monthly total was 33,324 or immediate caner, and the and their sons, into the trenches. of them her own children. if Free Trade is vital to good
adjust their services in order to tons and the lowest monthly total other was usually known as the It was their war, and victory sumat "The reflections here set down relatione (se in my opinion it are the very reflections whichs), how machi
with 31,726 tons and 24,729 tons had gone to war with Germany control that military despotiam more ancora
Australia and France's Day, make the maximum amount of 88 20,037 tone, as compared remote or general cause. They be theirs. Until they could transport available for the mering respectively for the correspond-primarily because of certain out in Germany to a point where course through the minda of many it would be if freely adopted by
Australia is taking a most of cel, food, and fuel for the ing period of 1915. During the rages apon American lives and their future rights would ha thonssade of Irish soldiers in Ireland then if imposed in British generous interest in the cstebra irops..
half-year thirty-eight vessels property, and because of the reprotected; they could not honor. trenob and camp to-day; and of interest by the predominanttion of France's Day on July 12
Dead Fishermen's Dependents. (exclusive of the Board's own fusal of the German Government fably make pesce. It was a time these things many and many an partner! Does the great British in order to assist the war orphans
At Grimsby County Court a craft) were docked for painting to observe international law and for personal service, sacrifios Irish soldier thoughs who will people think it unreasonable of of France.
special sitting was held to allocate and repairs; the tonnage, based the refusal to accept those rules of and self-denial. It was their never think again in this world.” Ireland to-make, thïa claim, if
a sam of about $12,000 to 50 being 37,947 tons as compared had considered as properly re- and they must all do their duty. upon the tonnage in dock daily; international conduct which they new declaration of Independence, British Ship to the Rescue..
dependents of dead fishermen un-with thirty-five vessels and a Oce hundred and enrvivors from the French steamer tion Act. The allocations varied half-year The Botual gross was what they considered the do it. (Applanes.)
Bixty der the Workmen's Compensa toonage of 34,750 for the previous presenting their fights That He knew that they were going Medjerda, which was sunk, were from 10s, to 25, a week, and the tamnage of vessels was Half-primary cause of the war. Now picked up, by a British steamer, money had been paid into Court year ending June 30, 1916, 10,185 at the back of that were the gene-Star Spangled Banner"
During the proceeding, spe which brought them to Port by the Grimsby Fishing Vesselatos, Half-year ending December ral causes, and the general causes National Antheus WALE Yendre,
Insurance Company.
of a war nasliy in history beannos - nil standing.
Mr. Alfred Perceval Graves, only in reparation for the admit writting in the_Contemporary{ied injustios of centuries of com- Besic, seks how Ulster will amorsial legislation, of which the the undoubted advantage she has results still operate to this day? gained by the Premier's guarante Is the sacrifice too great if there That she is not to be included by a real settlement can be Zagainst; her - will in the Home obtained 1”
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