STATE PURCHASE.
Growing Feeling In "Favour of
Action."
HONGKONG" SIKHS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1917.
Further War Subscriptions.
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The following sent by Bisben [Singh, hon. secretary of the Sikh The definite step taken by the Temple, ie in addition to this list Government towarda State (already published) of war sub- sequisition of the liquor trade scriptions taken at the war an- has been received with mixed niversary services at the Sikh feelings in the Hoges of Commons, Temple on the 5th inat- says the Observer; but the Former List
...$393 00 pablished expressions of opinion Mota Singh, Tang Wo gathered in the Lobby must rot
wharf...
50.00 be accepted sa representing the Ojsger Singh, Motor Car views of the Honra at large.
Co.. While it is true that a certain number who are in favour of State purchase would prefer to postpone the matter until after the war, there is a growing section of the Hae which is in favour of action being taken se voon 88 possible.
DESTROYED ZEPPELIN. apparently drifting on the breeze,
Thrilling Spectacle Witnessed
at Home.
at a height of about 11,000 feet; the enginee were silent and the | vessel was apparently unables to steer, though it looked as if it could either rise or descend at will
TRADE NAMES.
Growing Indian Practice.
Oslcatta, July – 26. - The "As I watched it. came down Caloutta Trades Association has. considerably lower, and hung over addressed the Government of
THE CAINE ROAD COLLAPSE.
Mr. Colbourne Little's Evidence.
CHINA AND GERMANY.
Early Declaration of War Bxpected.
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China will soou declare war apon Germany, says the Paking Daily News of August 2. After
Writing after the recent German air raid, & correspondent at an East
The inquiry which Mr. J. B. the settlement of the Presidential Anglian town says:
us for, I judge, about 20 minutes, Bengal (Financial Department) Wood, as Coroner, is bolding into question, the war isane will be A wrecked Zeppelin lies in a proceeding towards the back of as follows on the subject of the circumstances attending the formally brought up at Cabinet country pisos nour here. It was my house. Then the guns cessed Indiar a trading andar European death of one of the Chinese women meetings again. It is a foregone who were killed in the repent conclusion that all the Cabinet one of the two enemy visitors firing, and I saw that the raider names and titles which attacked the coast during
was being attacked by our own "The sumption by Indians of Caine Road collapse was resumed members will ananimously vote in the darkness of last night and aeroplanes, one at least of which European names for trading at the Police Court this afternoon, favour of war with Germany. early this morning. Fired at by
was above it.
All the obstacles to China's purposes is largely, if not wholly, Evidence was given by Mr. A.] anti-aircraft guns, pursued by our
"I could clearly see mounted induced by the saticipation Colbourne Little, architect, who declaration of war have practically
sach 10.00 aeroplanes, it burst into flamer, on top of the airship some sort of that
The Knomin DEMOR will, by said that shie year he was doing been removed. and fell in a little village near gan, which the crew seemed to inspiring greater confidence, tend work on behalf of St. Joseph'e tang leaders, who were most here a mess of wreckage.
be about to bring into action. to increase business and sosure College. That consisted of build- Opposed to the war, have lost all It now lies a mass of barned Oar men were too quick for them, extended or dit in wholesale ing an extension to the College, and their influence, and are n and twisted metal in a bare field, however, and the Zeppelin baret transactions; and the Committee also repairs to the playground. Powerless to prevent it. Prosid stern crumpled up on the earth, isto smes. It drifted away are of opinion the practice is not He had been supervising the whole ent Feng Kuo-chang, who used its forepart high in the air.
faring mase fosily diving to common to Calcutta alone, bat of the work, as well as seting as to wow war with Germany un- Its coming was expected, as an
earth, stem first."
applies equally to all Presidency architect. He admitted making sympathetically, has changed his official warning_had been given
towne throughout India, and in the sketch (produced), which he mind. In the course of hi 5.00 early on Saturday night.
The
■ lesser degree to the larger banded to the man who was speech given at Nanking prior so 5.00 night was perfect from the
towns. The Committee, therefore, carrying out the work. The work bis departure for Peking, he said: "In connection with the war raiders'
point of view. There was
submit the practice is productive on the playground was commen 5.00 no moon and no wind. « With 5.00perfect calm a large number of 3.00 people took up positions on the
higher
~
10.00
(in excess of previous $40) Ajmer Singh, Priest,
Temple Sang Singh, Gas Co.
Yaumsti Jsimal Singh, A.S. Wasson
& Co. Bhagat Singh, Bergt Kajor
H.K.P
tory,
#
104
Hit Singh, Cable house, Banta Singh, Telegraph Boots Singh, Sze Yop
Wharf ... Hazara Singh, Taikoo
Suger Rennery...
27
Total ...
5.00
5.00
abafts,
him.
it
NEUTRAL SHIPS AT ALLIED PORTS.
A Million Tons Available.
countries are misled in
of harm and injury, inasmuch ced early this year. He looked at question, I have opposed it from As firms in England and other the playground just before the the vary beginning, but as I am work was commemoed, in com unable to Issist the popular pany with Brother Aimar. He had wishes of the nation, I have to examined the retaining wall in yield."
The Government has learned 1916, and there was no evidence
to
cor.
a
Bre
$
made further desperate attempts declines to accept cargoes bound considered necessary, a concrete a fall forth and south The
"
wider.
Late
TORPEDOED.
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Large brewing interests are naturally opposed to State pur Bhag Singh, e, & Fateban chase, and those in the House of Sorsin Singb, No. 10 Commone, who are in a position Kowloon Dook. to speak for them, express the Gojir Singh, Bape Works opinion that State purchase Bianan Singh, Rope Works would not help the brewers, nor Ojagar Singh, A.S. Watson would it remedy the abuses of the
ground to get the Boston, June 25.-Despite the respondence on basiness matters & Co. trade more effectually than they Dal Singh, Electric Co.
3.00 best view of the coming raid- Entente Allies' acate need of by the title and signature of had been remedied by the Liquor Kowloon
er. There was no sign of panic. ships arising from the submarine European name, by those who 2.00 The visit was long delayed.menace, more than 1,000,000 tons assume them, bankers then to consider it unsafe. When that some Germans are helping Control Board.
Bala Singh, Rope Factory, On the other hand, the smaller Sirsin Singh, Telegraph,
2.00 The hours dragged on, and we of neutral shipping is awinging similarly misled by signatures on he looked at the wall this year General Lin Jea hoa, peetido 2.00 began to think that the raider idly at anchor in the harbours of documents believing that firme it was in the same condition. He Military Governor of Szechwa brewers, private and incorpora- Darbar Singh, A. 8. ked, are not averse frain proposals
was not coming or had been belligerent nations, according to or individuals subscribing the advised that the ground at the A telegram bas been received from Watson and Co. for Siste purchase. At any rate; Didar Singh, Rape Fac
2.00 turned away. At last, just as statement made by Augusto, aramed names are Europeans, corner should be opened up, and Japan transmitting the report of they re
dawn broke, the nnmistakable Ciuffelli, former member of the and people residing in the mofusil part of the wall rebuilt. The play. the Japanese Cansal-General a very willing to assist the Government in their
1.00 sound of Zeppelin engines came Italian Cabinet, and member of and Districts are also misled ground winted re-surfacing and Chenta concerning the German 1.00 from the coast line. öreliminary inquiry. Sir John
In the Italian Mimion, to the Assoc. in their dealings with those he undertook to supervise the activities in that part of the Rutherford, M.P., who may be
1.00 stantaneously the serohlights iated Press here to-day.
persons who assame European work. Witness never had any country. The report in brief stated went up from every direction, taken as the type of country
The atatement was made by names. In this connection, I definite instructions to supervise that during the recent siege of brewer affected by the proposals
1.00 and there, high up, we could seer. Oiuffelli in connection with sm to draw your attention to the the work on the wall. He was Chengta employees of the Siemens
China Company inside the pro- « of the Government, expresseri the
the great silver hull of a Zeppelin, the advisability of pasting in Registration of Business Names aable at that time to give any view, in conversation recently, i
1.00 Having caught it, the relentless execution other plans, besides Act, which has recently, come definite opinion as to the stability vincial capital helped General that State purchase would be a
League beld it fast in their grip. American's titanic ship-building into force in the United King of the wall and it was for that Li, and taught bis soldiers bow good thing if it were carried out
$512.00 The airship turned this way and programme, in combatting the dom, whereby all persons carry reason that he advised the open- tu dig trenches and how to fire
ing on business in the United ing up of the ground. That Geld pieces scoarately. properly that is to say, by a
that, mounted and descended, submarines.
This and other similar reports bat could not evade the gleaming . That the Entente Allies are Kingdom mast trade under their advice had not been carried out.. thorough reorganisation of the whole being industry.
jinterference with greater patrio.
powerless to utilise this class of awn names, or submit to regia Witness bad nothing to do with have demonstrated to the Goverz
contractor. Aement the necessity of China's Wour is wacled," said Sir tism than those engaged in this hail of explosives burst round the as deplorable by Mr. Ciufelli. opinion that an Act, drawn be done, the contractor received parations are being made for this
Then the gane opened fire. A neutral tonnage was characterised tration. The Committee are of engaging
to how the work
to early declaration of war. WSE
Pre- John. "is a reduction in the industry.
raider. I saw no bombe dropped, Greed, he said, was the moving on similar lines, is very necessary namber of breweries. Where If one with practical know and it seemed obvious that the one factor with many of the ship in India in order obeck instructions from witness. Wit eventuality, and when the proper there are now six, probably two ledge of the business like myself aim of the commander was to dis-owners. The Allies should take efectually the practice resorted es obtained no
permission time comes, and it will come would suffice. There would thas were to state that from a com-entangle himself from the net of immediate steps to correct the to by Indians, by not only deceiv from the Building Authority for shortly, war will be declared upon be an enormous enving in working mercial point of view State pur searchlights and projectiles around situation, Mr. Ciuffelli asid, by ing the public, but also rendering the work to be done. He inspect. Germany at once. The war pro expenses, in carriage, and in cost chase would prove an excellent of distribution.
transaction on behalf of the nation,
increasing port duties to sait difficult where recourse to lawed the work on the playground a clamation will probably be issued "I do not know whether it will it would bediecounted, butitie tras appeared to strike
At last a particularly good shot lost confiscatory point for is necessary to trace the actual week previous to the collapse. ben one least expects it, it is
The intention was raise the middle stated in official circles. the raider prolonged stays and refusing proprietor. The Committee are be a benefit to the consumer or nevertheless. It is equally trae amidships. I saw it stagger, and bunker coal to such ship as in a position to furnish, if it be of the playground so as to give
last evening reporte not. The absence of competition that gigantic improvemente could
reached us that; learning that the may result in a lowering of the take place in the general
example of a self-styled European material used was mostly rubble. Government would soon declare alardard; on the other hand, it arrangements and conduct of the cape; turned its nose skywards through danger zones.
"Hundreds and then towards the earth,
Witness We at the site at war upon Germany, and that the may have the effect of steadying trade from a public point of view bat to no parpose. The raider Danish, Dutch, Greek,
of Norwegian, firm, the owner or partnere of
The about one o'clock on the day Chinese-Austrian relations might and which are natives of India the oatpat.
The Government I am tempted to make suggestions, was crippled and began will be dependent on the meltsters, but for obriene reasone, must drift. Its late was sealed, 1,000,000 tons,"
to Spanish shipe, totalling more than only manner in which this un. of the collapse. At that time also be affected, the Austris
O soldiers have fortified the Austrian and the Government buyers may
Mr. Oiafallideairable state of things can be be did not know the causes. frain."
There is one thing to and we marvelled that it bad so said, “ not always be a good judges as which all moderate men have long survived. The huge gaabag of the belligerent nations because ion of a Registration Act."
are lying idla in the porta remedied is is by the introduct Saturday last he made a farther Settlement at Tienteia.
inspection and be came to the private brewers are, while they made up their minds, and that is floated now broadside on, now of the submarine menace. The
conclusion that the building of may not be able to regulate that prohibition or confiscation stern towards the spectators. The owners of many of these ships are
the upper wall had been "ecamp- the price as well as it is regulated is impossible,'
sad was now very near, for the deliberately holding them in port to my mind, they would be got was toc narrow, He would have ed." "The foundation of the wall by competition. The indasiry The Rev. F. B. Meyer's Views.
Straits Men's Experience. gans cessed firing, and we could in order to reap the extraordinary only just, but necessary. But expected it to be at least two feet will probably benefit by the re "I advocate State purchase hear our own aircraft going up in profits which they expert will there are other measures which. moval of the present state of do-without hesitation,"
Mr. J. B. Mair, of Caledonia, certainty, which has done a great Ber. F. B. Mayer.
writes the pursuit,
sooras to them when, in their might be adopted, and which Only a few minutes passed minds, the shipping situation has might prove se efficient. The plan (produced) was not scontate. ateamer when she was torpedoed-
Witness went on to say that the who was on board a Japanese deal of barm. The sooner the "It promises a successful end-after this when the airship burst reached a point where trade rates Governments, corporations, or matter is settled the better for the ing of the Batocratic power of into fazee.
will be higher than they are now, individuale of belligerent nations was merely a sketch plan and was Tilbury, has joined up, says the Mr. Wright (P.WD.) said it at about 10 sm. two daya from brewer and for the consumer." alcohol. Now we have to deal ***She's on fire, she's on fire!" and insurance rates will decrease might be given the power of not, perhapa, mimately accurate..
The Government Commie with it as a rival. It is an in-came from hundrede of throats.
Pinang Gazette, having complete- "The damage to the cause of chartering or purchasing such of Bionera will enter on an inquiry of persum in imperior. We have to Then a little later a cry of "She's the Allies caused by these idle these neutral shipa sa should be which he asid was accurate, and the way Home. It appears Kr. Little then produced a plan y recovered from his experience an explanatory kind, I ande:- negotiate with a strongly en- coming dowel" stand, and no final decision will be trenched autoctacy.
ships cannot be computed. The deemed necessary, at prevailing his Worship accepted it.
that all the boats got away safely, Acquire The end had come. The air- money damages ran far into the quotatione, in order that they come to by the Cabinet outil it the trade as a property and the ship was flaming from end to end. millions, since the insetion of this might be operated for the benefit the wall was really thicker in the contained seven Europeans and Proceeding, witness said that except Mr. Mair's bost, which has received from the Commie-nation can mend or end as it will. So it hovered for a second or two, tanaage contributes toward a con- of the Allies, as against the in- middle than at the bottom, and some of the Japanese drew. eioner sfull data upon the pressat It is my belief that with the and then, assuming a perpendi- stant increase in ocean freight terest of private owners. position of the liquor trade in experience of U.S.A. and Russia calar position, looking like an and insurance rates.
This boss was launched on the all its branches."
"It is generally known that to enlighten as we shall not be inverted incandescent barner, fell damage is even greater because many neutral shipowners do not place and it was found that another boat dashed against it A comparison of plans took weather side in a choppy sea and "An Excellent Transaction for long before we end it. That is slowly in a trail of fire and smoke. every hour that these ships con- allow their ships to trade because according to the plan of the and carried away their radder,
the Nation."
probably why. in May last, the By the time the Zeppelin was tinue to remain idle prolonga the in case of the loss of their ships P.W.D. the base of the wall then water began to come in and Sir Archibald Salvidge the annual conference of the Licensed destroyed every available vantage war just that much and strength the vsiae of the insurance, even was six feet six inches. bat they lost their cars. The current famous head in, Liverpool of the Victuallers Defence League id place was occupied by people ens the hope which Germany taking into consideration the ex-sccording to the plan of Mr. took them and they were at the Unionist organisation, which he through its chairman: We are attracted from their homes by the place in her submarines. traordinary freight rates, will not Little it was only four fest six has democratised with unsparing diametrically opposed to say sound of the firing. They came
mercy of the sea, and began to vigcar, said in an interview form of State purchase."
out just as they got up, many mitted to continue this practice? their loss. But this cannot be appear that the foundations were in the boat up to the armpite in "Should shipowners be per- compensate them entirely for Mr. Little added that it did not all rapidly, with nothing to bail that be doubled whether it
the water out. They were sitting - "Prohibition carries ue only to without shoes or atookinga, and Are neutral Governments doing avoided. The Government or down on the hard ground. They was wise for anyone connected the end of demobilisation, and others in only prismas or night right in permitting their merchant other oharterer might protect the with the trade to make any public then we must begin the old weary dresses.
ships to remain idle while they neutral shipowner by contracting earth. The wall was not built of the last gasp a British destroyer.
brown water for 6 hours, and just at simply were statement, owing to the fact that conflict to limit the power of this The fall of the pirate was greet are clamouring for food and to make good the difference in square stones. His opinion was that turned up and took them on board. such opinions might be looked evil traffic. But State purchase, ed with a great burst of cheering. marchandise? Are the belligerent case of loss by submarine, or to it was the lower wall which col. Lowe, alao of Caledonia, upon as emanating purely from carrying with it national control, One woman almost cried nations to remain silent on this compensate him by the construct lapsed first and that it was anfit died jast after being taken on will make the nation master in its with joy as she exclaimed, "What very important question? Are ion of a new ship for delivery for its purpose. However well board. Mair sad Lowe were in "It is extremely difficult for own house, and we shall have to a fine and speedy revenge for the they to continue their policy of during or after the war. one like myself." be said, "who deal, not with the trade, but with murder of all those dear little permitting these ships to remain
constructed the upper wall was, their sarongs and they suffered has no official knowledge of what the astional conscisace.
"Pasting these idle reasela to it made no difference, because severely from cold. Three of the children the other day 1.” in their ports while they send work would be of great advantage it was the old lower wall that Japanese died in the boat and the is being proposed to express an "It is the only just way of The Zeppelin was first winged their own ships to neutral coun- to the cause of the Allies. The went. Witness thought at the quartermaster jumped overboard opinion. So much has been said dealing with those whose capital by the anti-aircraft guns and then tries with cargoes of provisions? acquisition of more and published of a misleading has been invested in the trade set on fire by one of our airmen.
that time that the wall was sound sad was not seen again. Mair "I do not believe that bellige 1,000,000 tons at this critical enough to have the extra weight a pat ashore from the des and contradictory nature that in good faith. You cannot The Birship fought the seroplane cent nations should respect the stage would be of inestimable added to it. He had no filling introyer at Falmouth with a naval what I might term the rank and wipe that out by an act with her gana, but the end soon so-called rights of neutrals in this value, in view of the fact done with eight feet of the wall, pair of pants ten eizes too small file of the trade are in a state of of practical confiscation. But by came, it descended in a field away regard. No, I am convinced that that losses by submarine at and did not think that he for him, a pair of boots with no perplexity and anxiety. The trade State purchase you can pay an from any habitation, and was they have the right to prevent the tacks thereafter could speedily be had incressed the thrust on socks and tied with strings and a stall events cannot be charged sanual interest, raised partly by utterly destroyed. Our airman continuation of this practice in s replaced by ships under construc the wall. He agreed that the naval jersey and no topes, and with having urged State parohase, the use of distilleries as at present landed safely.
lawful manner. This could be tion. although if, in the opinion of the for other purposes, by the sale of A gentleman who lives not far accomplised either by curtly or
heaving raine had assisted in the with a thres days' board. "The Government, it was in the in- legitimate victasle, and by the from the ploughed field in which dering such ships to quit the the utilisation of idle ships should that was not the sole reason. another patrol and suffered "Contracts or agreements for cause of the wall falling, but other bosts got on all right and terests of the nation that this immense saving in priecas, taxes, the Zeppelia fell gave me an in- territorial waters of the country be so worded that the failure of The should be done and just and fair workhonses, asylums, police, sto. teresting account of the last wherein they expected to remain, their falfilment would be con- wet, as though it were continually
lower Wel
alittle inconvenÍSAOU. terma proposed, I believe it would The nation will be able to afford moments of the raider,
or charging them such heavy port sidered an infraction of neutral-damp. not meet with serious opposition. the interest of £200,000,000 out
"It is a difficult problem, and of its saviuga, and nitiquately to dous bombardment just before the would be made exceptionally
"There was," he said, "a tremen- duties that their stay in harbour ity.
His Worship read out the Witness was cross-examined by can only be successfully solved by pay out the capital.
enemy was sighted, the firing expensive. Belligerent natione
There should be no delay in opinions expressed by the other M. GE Wakeman (rown stripping the question of all pre- jadios and biased opicions. The ers,
And as to staining our fing- being so heavy that I thought at could also, in my opinion, refase discussing this problem, so that architects who have given orid- Solicitor), Mr. D. Steavenson (en we already stain them by first a naval engagement was bunker coal to neutral ships nations may reach that point to comment on them. Mr. Little Mr. M. K. La (on behalf of the public opinion in the Allied ence, saking witness if he wished behalf of St. Joseph's College), Prime Minister in the House of accepting $60,000,000 per year in proceeding in the North Sea. unless they sccepted cargood where the Governments will find added a few remarks, saying he Lau family, and by Mr FB, L. Commons bore testimony to the the way of revenue from alcohol. "A little later the raider ap-bound through the danger sone," fact that no trade in the country I hold up both handy for State peared, shells brusting all round "These might be considered it necessary to agres on a prompt did not think that the water bad Bowley (who is watching the
it The airship game slowly, by some man coercive measures, but,
and energetic programme." 's greatéffct,
!interest of Mr. Lättle),
self-interest.
has submitted to restrictions and purchase."
The moral
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that we wrong.
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