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HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917.
PREMATURE PEACE PROPOSALS.
The Railway Trouble,
DAY BY DAY.
YEARS OF AGE IS ALMOST A PERSON UNDER TWENTY-FIVE ALWAYS VERY CRITICAL BELIEVE THAT IS AT THE ROOT OF THE PROGRESS OF THE HUMAN BACK-Lord Hugh Cecil.
The selfishnama and avarice of certain sections of our working Jolass are well illustrated in the threatened strike of railwaymen en the question of an eight-hour day, concerning which some re- velations are made in to-day' telagrams. The sinners on this ocossion are the members of what
To-morrow is the second anni. |ia known as the Amociated Society
of Locomotive Engineers and vary of the acceptance of the Greek Premiership by M. Firsmas, and the only satisfactory Veniselor. feature of lbs matter is thi {the · tromble ́ ́ ́î confined
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To-morrow's Anniversary.
The Dollar:
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The closing rate 21.11.1/8d. will be found on: Page 1.
Threw Herself from Verandah.
▲ Ühinese girl," aged 18, has been sent in the Government Civil Bospital, suffering from in juries received by throwing ber- self from the woond floor of 12F. Prays Et.
- False Pretences,
A Chiness ourpenter was sen
by falso proʼon088."
Volunteer Reserves
Attempted Suicide.
Pocket Picked.
While the Sleeper Slept.
AUGUST 20, 1917.
THE OPIUM CASE.
Important Statement, of Government's Attitude,
be carried to A conclusion
way
the or
other.
OBITUARY.
Sudden Death of Mr. F. E.
Davis.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
May doe Tentary {{writes; a
Manchester paper
villages.
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With the publication of "A Foust of Lanternie,” s ́eslection from the Chinese classical' posta, - Mr. John Murray has completed
his fiftieth volume in "The "Wis dam of the East" Series. Captain Cranmer Byng, the anthor, is an
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The news of the sudden death the British but of Mr. F. E Davis, a well-known 4000rding to the gai Before the Chief Justice, (Sir member of the American com- press in Sir J.M. BA William Bees Davina), and the manity, which took place early a Man's Single," "cap Pusine Judge, (Mr. Justice on Saturday morning, came as a brage"? But the incident Gomoeris), the Attorney General, sad aarprise to his many friends, in reality, to the history Mr. J. H. Kemp, to-day explained by whom he was known to have to the notion of the pros, why the Government took the apparently been in the very best actually, the work of thir little group of men. The The opening rate of the dollar action they did in the big opium of health for some time past. The Dennis Kendall journals
was case which has been occupying deceased was the owner of one of
the stad of National Union" of Railwayman, On
the time of the Court for some one of the finest yachts in the Hull Morning Nam, Bre told, is not
months, in which the Official harbour, and it was the custom 1874, Kendall had formerly bein concerned in the movement, for its members realise that the
Receiver claims from Lee By-man of Mr. and Mrs. Davis to sleep on the Hall Pocket, and, know- and Ma Chiclang, merchante, for on board in the hot weather. On ing the way in which late name demand made in being put for-
the return of 100 chesta of opium, Friday evening the decesoed wan dealt with at the offics of the ward merely for the benefit of a disgruntled few, and not in the
or thair equivalent in value. gentleman seemed to be in per- latter paper, he contrived that a The Attorney General, in feedy good health and even si- message superently from the interests of railwaymen as a whole, In the midst of a great war, the
his explanation, said: I am tinded a dinner party with some telegraph office should reach the instracted by the Govern- friends. On Saturday morning, Packet early on a Friday worning maintenance of our zailway service
ment to make clear to the Court however, he was taken anddenly announcing, under the heading of is a first essential, but the work-
the position of the Government ill and passed away on-board be- "The War in Denmak," that "che apparently take little beed of that fact, Ail they want is fenced by. He. Dier Ball, at the ia this matter. The Government fore the arrival of adcolor. Death / enemy had taken Umbrage,” “Un
| Polion Court this morning, to have only one object in view, was due to beart failure. The brage **: was given so in the centre work, and in order to attain that three month hard labour for namely, to see that justice is done deceased was of cheery and of the North Bes, and its popula end they are quite prepared to obsining 320 from his employer in this oner, on whichever generous disposition and will be tion sad other particulars were jeopardise our soccess in the war.
side fustice may lie. The greatly missed by all his friends, added. The plot needed, and Grasplag Traitors.
What the dissatisfied railway--
care first came directly to the The deepest empathy in felt for "The Taking of Umbrage" was Order No. 47, mated to-day notice of the Government in the widow. There are no chil. the talk of the town over the men do not, or will not, see is
ferm of 2 is presenta dren.
werk end. Kendall was diamia that a movement of this kind, Mejr Wakeman, Command the
ing H. K. V. B, sistes :—Pouches tion to the fact that the which while being posible of realisation will be worn by ali ranks on the Official Receiver, owing to lack of Happy Valley on Saturday after account of his joke, but
The funeral took place at from the Morning New
for ed during war time. Tos coa Friday, 24th instant.
daring peace, cannot be encourag parad for Tuesday, 21st, and fonds, was unable to continue the noon. Owing to an unfortunate quickly found work on the proceedings. It was pointed misunderstanding as to the time Sostamax and latterly was con- ceding of fewer hours means the
Religious Meeting. employment of more men to dõ
out that, in consequence of the the cortage was to pass the Monu neoted with the Press Amsociation. The weekly religious meeting extraordinary length of the pro-mrat, a great many of the the work, and we should have of the Helens May Institute will coedinge, the shareholder who deceased's friends arrived too lase
The family of Count' Maritz tbought it would be apparent to be held on Tuesday at 5 p.m., was providing the funds for the for the service The large num- Esterhazy, Hungary's new Prime the most ignorant that these are and will be conducted by the Official Receiver had, in support-ber who attended and the beauti- Minister, is probably the richest days when the nation bas no Rer. C. Cooper Hast, C. F. ing the winding up proceedings tal wreaths sent, were an ample in the Austrian Empire, and its labour to spare. The railways. The meeting is open to all women.and the present action, already index of the general esteem in estate, though diminished in we are told, bave observad a
Įspent a "considerable_fortane which the decessed was" hold, recent times, still exceed the loyal trade throughout the .The paites report that and the war, bat that trace is now Chiness, aged 62, has been sent sources
whole of his reThe funeral we conducted by whole of Ireland in extent, and at present available. the Bw. W.T. Featherstone, the include twenty-one country seats, endangered by a little knot of to the Government Bivil Hospi It was also pointed out that est part of the service being in sixty market towns, and over 400 diroontents who are placing their tal. He was seen to throw him-the sction was probably about to the chapel. own considerations before the self into the harbour. It was be dismissed, part heard, and that areds of the Siste. Such an found that the old man had no the shareholder in question would Hongkong just over three years The deceased had been in aude cannot be too strongly fixed place of abode.
perbapa be ordered to pay the and established the bonisers of codewoned. The triviality of the demand makes the Pia all the
For picking paree from a because he could find no more aiera' agents.
[defendania" heavy costs, solely Mars, Davis and Co., manufact greater. There is, seemingly, no man's pocket in Ocasanght Road money for the prosecution of the quarrel with the rate of pay which Central yesterday, an unemploy- action; whereas from the facts These men earn; it is all a mattered Chinese, who appeared before disclosed in the course of the prosion as to the merits of the ecthasiastic rendent of the old of the precious eight hour day. Mr. Dyer Ball at the Magistracyceedings it appeared to be mani- We wonder what car gallant this morning, has been sentenced featly in the interests of public plaintiff's osse, nor to any desire Chinese mystic Lao Tsu whose Tommies will think of their to six months' bard labour, justice that the case should be Oficial Receiver;"at the it is sa infance on the Ramian 10, protect or indemnify the Quistist philosophy had a great countrymen when they hear of this latest movement. They would Before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the obe
aking its present action solely people. no doubt appreciats en eight-hour Police Court this morning, When the fanta direlosed in the because of and in deference to As was to be expreted. Pope Broedict's around effort to restore day, if they could get it. But for Chinese, who was credited with winding op proceedings, and the your Lordships expressed.view. Ia the division lobby of the peace to a war-stricken world in received aniversal consideration, them it is a matter of fight, fight, having atolen a blanket from charges which have been made in that the criminal proceedings House of Commons recently two but, from the reception which it has been given, it is apparent that fight at all and every boar of beneath the head of a coclis who the present case, were thus should remain in abeyance until members who were giving their totinustion of the struggle is--and is horrore became intensified not grumble. That is because sentenced to six week's hard Government, they were of opinion to is wholly usable at present to talked cordially together. They like its predecessor, ia premature. However terribin the the day and night. They do was asleep on the Prays, was brought to the knowledge of the the civil action is excluded. The rotce to women's sufrags were
shareholder that I have referred introduced to every day that the war lasts the time for pesce has not yet come, they are patriots first and every labour. Nor will the end be in sight until the Allies are much nearer the thing else last.
that the charges made, whether But they surely realiention of the sims for which they took up arms. As the spirit will bare cause to complain if, Mr. E. L. Sisinfioid, a clerk at true or false, were such as to provide any further fands for the had sat in the esme House for gal head of a great Church, we can understand the Pope's burning after doing their utmost to secure the Supreme Court, was bathing Criminal Courts at the earliest course which has been taken by another sorom the floor for most demand investigation by the prosecution of the action, and the fifteen years, and had faced ons anxiety to see an end put to the present holocaust, but we fear that, victory, they see fual triumph at the North Paint betek on opportunity. They accordingly the Government is, therefore, the of the time. One was Mr. Balfour.. in bis concern for the welfare of humanity in general, His Holiness delayed by a grasping group of Sunday morning and whilst he decided to institute criminal ouly practicable method of at and the other Mr. Devlin. They has not inficiently discriminated between the guilty and the inno- their fellow countrymen who re- was in the water some dishonest ceat and has largely overlooked the basis of the struggle. As to fass to work more than eight person must have, entered the
proceedings against two
|oncs giving effect to your Lord- had · of
been introduced, 44 the purity of his motives we have no doubt, bat, as one of the hours a day.
the defendante in
shipa view and accomplishing it were, by this.
women, whose matshed, for when he came out be French papers pats it, the first duty of a would-be arbiter of peace Germany's Latest Vagaries.
the object of the Government of orase bad brought then together. missed a pair of gold sleeve linke, have
action and each proceedings is to arcide between good and bad. And it is in a failure to do Toe German Prees bas, of valued at $12.
been commenced sering justice done.
They strolled up the lobby this that the Pope's proporsis have broken down.
Mr. Alabaster, on babalf of the and left it together. The meeting The intention of the Government course, been commenting upon One of the principsi points which the Pope emphasises in the the Pope's peace proposals, and in
When a Chinese went aboard was to proceed with these charges defendante, said he would like to aroneed many thoughts in the growing terribleness of the war the longer it continues. The whole the land of the Modern Bun, is the e... Namboi, s West River the view expressed by your Lord- the fact that the Government had Another incident typical of these forthwith, but having regard to say that the defendants welcomed minds of old Parliamentarians. world is fully conscious of that fact, which is admittedly reason would appear, they have not been boat, yesterday, he was searched ships against the continuance of undertaken to finance one of the strange times was the appearance why the conflict should be brought to a close as soon as is humanly everywhere received with favour, by one of the ship's guard, and the criminal proceedings during parties in the action so as to see of the Countess Markievies with possible. Bat bere we come to the question of responsibility. His Some of the comments, however, tied round bis back ran B flat
that the issues of this case coulder sister, Miss Eva Gors Booth, Holiness rightly says that defenceless cities, quist village and inno are in striking contrast when tin, found so contain six taele of the order at have dreiection; be tried to a finish, because the on the terrace of the House eating cent inhabitants have been stricken with desolation and death. But compared with utterances made prepared opium. The man was the war; it was not they who, oblivious of the sufferings which would German officials at the beginning at the Police Court this morning, thus remain in suspet se. It must, charges, which the defendants felt Irish rebellion of Easter week, who has willed this? Assuredly not the Allies They did not start by the German press and by charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, to proceed at present with the plaintiffs had chosen to launch strawberries and dream.
criminal proceedings which will civil proceedings against then Counter Markieviez was ODA be entailed, flang Europe into the greatest catastrophe which has of the war. For iaptance, it is well- and, having nothing to say, was
defendante, involving sssions of* ** the loaders of the ever fallen on the world and who converted peaceful countries into known, that the late Chancellor, aned $500, or six monthe hard criminal proceedings are not they could wholly refate. Wore and was first condemned to death, bloody battlefielde. Indeed, the Entente nations strove might and Dr. von Bethmann-Bollweg,stafediahoor." main to avert the disaster; bat Germany had willed war, and war explicitly that Germany had no
abandoned. As regarde the civil she proceedings to remain un the centenas being reduced to it had to be. It is when the Fope oɔmes down in concrete sugges-intention of subjagating Belgium. The coxswain of the Tai On proceedings, it appears to the decided, the defendants would imprisonment.
She had jast tions that he fails to appreciate the rightful sepent of the situation. Now, we have the Cologne steam ferry launch, ranging from before it, that it is not in the credit, and it was only right that p
suffer serious damage to their been released under the amnesty. Government, upon the material; He talks of "a reciprocal reatitation of occupied territories," and Gasette stating that it "refases to Hongkong to Sham Shui Po, bas interests of public justice that the fame should be tried so that pete forward a proposal which, if carried into effect, would menu accept the Pope's proposals for the reported to the Police that, the case should be dismissed it would not be allowed to be in Seoul Printing Offles recently
The wife of an employes of the" reversion to the status quo ante bellum. He even advocates the restoration of territories, declaring owing to the wash of his bost, without a decision, because the the mouth of anyone to say attempted to commit suicide by application of the principle of “ mutual liquidation" to the payment that Belgium and Northern small sampan, in which were a
"We might have proved this biting off her own tongue. Thanks of war costs. Putting the ordinary meaning to these words, it is are much more valosble France woman and twochildrar, capsized. plaintiff canno find the necessary that the war shall cease now, that Germany shall evacuate the ter than the German Colonies," This He Went to their rescue and funds to contide it. The Govern- charge if only we had money to first aid gires, says the "Seoul enongb." Now the Government Pro64," her life will be saved, but ritories which she has cocopied daring the conflict, that the Allies appears to be conclusive-proof ancoeeded in picking up the charge apan pablie lands the Baancing the plaintiff, the will life be worth living for
ment proposes, therefore, to shall hand back the German Colonies, and that each nation shall that Germany's plans of aggree woman and one child, but a haar its own burden of war coste. Expreseed otherwise, the Allies sion have incloded at least the four-year-old child was drowned, responsibility for the fature costs, defendants wished to meet this women without a tongue ?ers must be willing to go back to the conditions which existed before intention of adding Belgiam to The body has not been recovered. of the Official Receiver, and for charge, and their one regret was that the Grown, was ill-advised war broke out, while the nations which have been responsible for the German Empire, for she
soch costs as the Court may in trying to get these issues cabbage and hay madness have The venerable jokes sbout the war and all its horrors must not in any way be punished for purpose, no doubt, of ertending At the Magistrage this morning, [award againat "him if the
decided in another way, This become a sad and serious reality their unspeakable crimes, the only condition being that they, in the German coast line. The before Mr. J. B. Wood, a Chioace
provo Baconesfal. common with the other nations of the world, shall agree to a policy German, in his arrogance, seeme was charged with stealing a fry. It should be understood that the other way was now not to be pro- in Germany, owing to the scarcity of disarmament.
to be wholly oblivious of the fact ing pan from the Officers' Mass, position of the Government will coded with The fact that these and high cost of genuine tobacco, Such a pesce, we need hardly say, will in no wise meet the that there is as little likelihood of 74th Punjabis. Evidence was be that of a guarantor of the per-
criminal proceedings had bean says the Associated Press. Thi righteous demand of the Allies, which is that the arch enemy shall him retaining either Belgium or given by a sepoy to the effect that Bone who originally guaranteed started had inflicted a great bard- latest tobacco aabetirate authorin-
the Official Receiver. These per be required to make reparation, so far so that is possible for all the Northern France as there is of heaw the man with a pole trying one will still remain primarily ants were all men of business, composed of strawberry leaves, ship in this case. The defend-fed by German suthorities was misery and suffering which he has brought to peoples whose one him receiving back his former fish the frying pan out of the dewire was to live in peace. Fall compensation can never be made. Colonies. The former are redual kitchen. He succeeded in getting liable to the Official Receiver for and their credit was tremendous vender blossoms and anda. - The lives of innocens women and children and those of the flower of ly being wreated from him, while the pan upon the pole, bat, then all the posts which he may have setet, and to have criminal charge wood. Allied manhood cannot be brought back, nor can the priceles tres-the latter have passed away it dropped and made a noise. The to bear or pay, and will be hanging over them was mone sares of art which the Germans have rathlessly destroyed ever be for ever. The Odlogne Gazette defendant ran away, but witness liable to reimburse the Govern- troca and oppressiva. They were The attempt of the Offs of replaced. But enemy nations can be punished and made to realise pathetically askeWhat staat chaeed him and effooted an arment for any costs the Govern- axions that these cases should Works to restrict smoking in Go- the enormity of their crimes; and that is the teak to which the Allies our world trade and the property reat. The defendant stated that ment may have to bear or 8o, on, and they fully hoped to rernment offices, would have are setting themselves. With the Pope's expressed desired to en- of German merchante every he was only walking in the vicin-pay on behalf of the Omojal fee themselves before all the pleased Falmerston, Fam" did sure future pesos and liberty by treating territorial and politica! where?” Wers the Germanity when he was suddenly arrest. Receiver. The Government has world, and then be in possession not like smoking, and ww gacations so that their salation shall conform to the people's sapira Presa and the German people noted. His Worship saked him if he instructed me to state their post of such rights, as against those annoyed by the perfama of siala tions, the Allies are in complete agreement. That is the cause for so blind to the scinal state of could get anybody to say that he tion in the matter, thus fully to who had launched this prosecn- tobacco clinging to the diagatobe which they went to war. Bat, before that end is realised, Germany Esira at present existing, they was a good man, and defendant your Lordships, in order that it tion, as the In would give them from a certain Embassy Lust be must be beaten, and, having been besten, must be compelled to should have no difficulty in nader apoke of two men who would may be clearly and publicly under. Although an offer of the Court had a batics sent to make amends for her anpardonable sine. Not until that prospect is standing that Germany, by her come and speak on his behalf, lood that its intervention, with nominally plaintif shecharge amador with instruct de by ka witnesses, and bibit it forbidding the in sight can the Allies abeathe the sword. Germany, we know, own inseamats, folly and sobrtion, Acordingly the case wase ad them of public money, in the were
Mid unawer for clerks and of would welcome a pesce on the basis of the Pope's proposals. The bas gone far towards destroying parned til to-morrow to permit civil proceedings to not due to the da
say prejudgment or formed of
Allies assuredly would not.pl
both.
Bather Robbed.
Cleverly Concealed.
Child Drowned.
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