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NATIONALISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
An Aftray at Johannesburg.
GERMAN EMBASSY'S MURDER PLOT.
Conspiracy to Kill, the Spanish Ex-Premier.
Continuing his revelations con-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1918.
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The cares were tried bafors Mr. On April 13th the Nationalista cerning the intrigues of the Gar-J. Wood, at the Police Court of the Beef made their first at-man Embassy in Madrid, the this morning, in which three tempt to hold a big demonstration special correspondent of the Petit Chinese newspapers were in the heart of Johannesburg, the Parizien on May 8, disclosed a moned for publishing indecent cocasion being a visit by Dr. Datory of dark ronspiracy which advertisement.
F. Malan, the chairman of the reads like a tale of the Middle party in the Cape. The proceed-Ares,
honour".
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The frat case gone into was that against the editar and pub. laher of the Chun Wan Fat Po, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, Secretary for Chiness &fairs, ap. pearing to prosecute and Mr. M. K. Lo to defend.
ings took the form of a reception It eseme that in March, 1917, at the Party Olab in the afternoon Von Stobrer, First Secretary at and a meeting in the Selborne the Embassy, and Grimm, another Hall at night. The reception was of the Embassy's secretaries, a private affair and passed off were plotting nothing less than quietly, Dr. Viner doing the the murder of the Spanish
At the outset, Mr. Lo said that Premier (Count
he wanted to correct an impression Romanones). The doors, bad not long been They went for
he made yesterday, for socording Pascual, the opened for the evening meeting, Anarchiat agent then in their pay that similar advertisements to to the Press, he was made to say however, when an incident occur and endeavoured by broad hints red which eqsed considerable to make him understand what those now complained of had been issentment. At the back of the they wanted him to do. Their appearing in the English press, platform wass Union Jack, which campaign, they said, had failed He did not intend to convey any has been in this place of bonour to procure the overthrow of the Bach impression. for years. A couple of young man who stood in the way of their With regard to the case before Africanders mounted the plat place.
the Court, Mr. Lo said that he form and pulled the fig off
"Bat," insinuated Von Blobrer, was instructed to plead guilty, the wall: Nothing aid "the Press is not the only weapon, but asked for the case to be leni-
dieplay Canalejas encountered Perdina" ently dealt with. As soon
crowd Pardins was the fanatic who they were advised to stop publish pouring into the ha!! cheered areassinated the great Spanish ing the advertisements, the defend- lastily an the fig diesppeared etrtesman. And Grimm, taking sate did sa The advertisement through the side door. On the up the theme, marmured: I was a block of a bottle of medi platform at the time there were there no one among your snarchist cins and the words complained anly a few leaders of the party, friends capable of imitating of were on the bottle in very among thems being Mesars, Pre-
small type, hard to we. It was torios and Batler, members of the
Pascual, bowever, pretended not an intentional offence. He Johannesburg Town Council.
not to understand, but abortly also asked that only the publisher afterwards he was notified by be charged, for the editor bad Vou Stobirer of the sirival of a Agerous anarchist at Madrid to kill the Prime Minister. Pascual was asked to get in touch with him. Gimm explained verbally to Pasonal that the anarchist wanted to avenge his dismissal, and the German diplomaties made it clear that Paseus! was expected to aid him in his enterprise.
News of this sort spreade quickly. A crowd gathered out- side and sang "Bale Britsanis.', Then the irresponsible element sought for ways of retaliating and the trouble grew. Inside all was order and calm.
Half an hour before the start of the meeting there wse s crowd outside the entrance
to the Selborne Hall large enough to block the street. By acme strange means a story began to circulate that at the start of the meeting Union Jack inside the ball had been torn down, and, as if by wireless, the news was commani cated to Pritchard Street, where recruiting meeting was in pro grese. The result was an exodus
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nothing to do with it, and the publisher was quite prepared to take all responsibility.
Mr. Hallifax bed no objection to this.
Mr. Lo further apologised behalf of the publisher.
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not want both men fined, but only the paper. The position was that Pasonal received the mysterious at the passing of the Ordinance, anarchist, but eventually turned on May 30, he salled the editora him out of bis house, refusing to of the Obinese papers to his office have anything to do with him. He and there they had the incurred thus the wrath of Van whole Ordinance explained to Stobrer, who sent for him, and in them. They asked for time to towering rege reprimanded him be allowed to cancel their con-
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for turning their man adrift, tracts and they were given ten Fically Pasonal pat a straight days in which to do 80," but question: "What did you want to some still continued to insert the crowd of make of the man?" To which advertisements. Later they came many hundred people, more or Grimm replied angrily: "Never to his office again and said they less excited, drifted down towards mind; don't meddle with matters did not understand the Ordinance the Town Hall. Their intention which do not concern you. We are sad s farther full explanation was
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Babel, if ont true, is the best- found tale in Genesis, and one bea witness of it every day. A new tongue is arising, to increase the original confusion, compact of English, Arabic, and French. An Arab seked me the other day where the new "abemin duffer "THE (cherain de fer) was going to be. INVESTMENT AND AGENCY The men of the desert call our motor. "etron bille" or "terumbile" (sutomobiles), a truly onoma tore' word. The archin who AN Interim Dividend of Three holds out a faked curio at BabylOD and half Dollars per share saks you to bay an "saties." The for the six months ending 30th.. contractor is the contratchi" June, 1918. will be payable on ("cantras" and "chi," the Turkish FRIDAY 26th July on which termination that implies "agent"), date Dividend Warrants may be At Aden I hear the Are behave obtained on application at the coined a verb from an English Company's Office. which is conjugated in all its FRIDAY the 19th to FRIDAY The Transfer Books of the expletive—“damful-ni,” to abuse,
Company will be CLOSED from moods and tenses. "I damfaled the 26th July (both days in- you." "he demfaled me," sic, clusive) during which period no with the Arabir flexions. Similarly transfer of shares can be re- the Arabe of Mesopotamis have gistered. adopted our verb "to finish." A By Order of the Board of familiar greeting from the Arab Directors.
was to get into the ball, but
given. They asked for further finding Ingress impossible by the
time, but in the case of the paper President Street entrance, there
in this caas only ten days more was a big and saddsa rash around
were given, bas this
time the building to the Market Street pieces of wood, sad the fact that was again exceeded. There was door. Here they were met by a the police made no effort to stop no tendency on the part of Head Constable, who did his best this destruction emboldened the the editore of the papers to to persuade the "demonstrators" crowd. Several rashes were help him in matter, but they to desiet. By this time, however, made to obtain entrance into the seemed to think that by going to the leading files of the mob were club premises and, although the him and asking for explanations o incensed that they made a balk of the crowd were kept to they could dodge the law. As strong endeavour to force an the pavement, a number of men the matter had been so fally gone entry, but the Head Constable succeeded into obtaining admit into, there was no possibility of a and one or two sssistants held the tance by way of the stoep. Their misunderstanding. That way narrow door safely until the auccess was communicated to the why he had brought the case into orowd desisted in its efforts, crowd by additionel fuel for the Court. He did not ask for a heavy Afterwards there was a return to fire in the abape of ruge, table- penalty only a nominal fine. President Street, where a crowd, cloths and comfortable-looking
Mr. Lo made a brief reply, and which
being conatently bent wood chaire,
his Worship imposed a fine of augmented, sang patriotic aira, A number of attempts were $10. At different times after 9.30 some made to harangue the crowd by Mr. Hallifax asked his Worship stones were thrown, breaking returned soldiers and by civilians, to make it clear to the defendants several windowe. The atones bat it was almost impossible to that the law had to be complied were only thrown when figures hear what was said owing to the with and the advertisement must appeared at the windows. Plain-din and conflict of voicee. One be withdrawn-bath the picture tive appeals by the crowd for Boldier was heard to say that the sad the worde.
admonished and told to omit the nocordingly The lowering of the Union could be regarded as a soldiers' advertisement altogether. Jack at the Nationalist meeting in rest room To emphasize the The next case was that of the the Selborne Hall saoted in an incomplete divorce of the building Tai Kwong Yat Po, Mr. Lo again flammastory manner upon the from its Nationalist friends, a appearing for the defence. There Drowd below-mostly made up of abell-shooked soldier swarmed were two summouse against this returned soldiers. A mare was up to the first floor verandah and paper, and it was again agreed to made for the National Party Olab, lashed a Union Jack in a pro-proceed against the publisher as we went up the Tigria was in Plein Street, and before the minent place. This was the only and not against the editor.
"Turk finished," and it wủa police could prevent it, a number signs for the singing of the Mr. Lo stated that the adver- always accompanied by an Hongkong. 10th July, 1918. of men seized upon opon a motor-National Anthem which Wastisement complained of was one] eloquent gesture of finality. bicycle and side-car which bad taken up whole-heartedly by s in the middle of another long been placed on the stoep for bare-headed crowd.
advertisement and was safety and, dragging them into the street, est fire to the petrol were brought out by instalmente careleerness and be seked for
The furnishings of the club conspicuous. It was a case of and consigned to the flames amid small penalty. The side-our flamed like match- cheers. At 11 o'clock there was A fine of $10 was imposed: wood, and very soon the whole of a large and angry crowd outsida Lo the other case against the the neighbourhood was illuminat-the National Party Club. A well-rame paper, Mr. Lo said he could ed by the flames. Fael was added known member of the Committee not plead guilty becuase he had to the fire in the shaps of bicycles of the Comrades of the Great War to contest the translation of the and flower-to be. The Fire Brigade was tackled. An arrest was advertisment. The construction made an early appearance on the ffected, & man being bundled off pat on the words in the transla. scene, but as the debris was burn to Marshall Square by a posse of tion was quite different to what ing in the gatter their efforta constables said the cheers of the was intended in the advertisment. were not needed, Meanwhile, re- crowd. This man was daly The translator was then put inforcementa of police had arrived charged with sessalt.
with no response.
tank,
not
the witnesa box and denied the
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary.
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the words used. The translator had missed their proper meaning. After further orces examina- tion, his Worship imposed a fine of $10.
ΑΝ The last case was that against six months ending 30th June N Interim Dividend of Three Dollars per share for the the Cheung Ngai San Po, and Mr. 1918, will be payable on FRI- Hallifax afsted that this advertise- DAY 26th. July on which date mant was a most indesent one. Dividend He had previously spoken to the obtained on application at the Warrants may he publisher, who had promised to Company's Office. into the witness box and produced take it out, but on buying a copy -ame of them came by tram Four arrests in connection with the transistion, which he admitted of the paper the next day he Company will be CLOSED fromt The Transfer. Books of the from Hospital Hill and they the disturbances had been made had been pat ipta var. br. Mr. Look up their positions on the till midnight, but after that Wood, of the 80's Office, atapa of the club and before the things gaie ened down and the After that be cheaked it again arance. This did not prevent majority caught their last cars to The meaning was quite apparent the angry crowd climbing on theeabarb. Thecrowd gradually ly indecent and was not veiled in the stoep of the club and burling cleared away from the wracked any way. missiles at the windows. Pane club, until at midnight only the Mr. Lo contended that the after pane gave way before the police and a very low sightseers translation was incorrect. spiteful crashes of stones and remained;
Mr. Bin Tak-fan then went into
found that the advertisment FRIDAY the 19th to FRIDAY still in,, except fra fem words the 26th, July (both days ir that had been blacked out, but clusive) during which pericd ro which left the esme indecent transfer of shares can be inference.
registered.
By Order of the Board of
$20 in this osse, and warned the
His Worship imposed 's fine. Directors. publisher to cmit, the advertise ment in fature.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary- Hongkong, 10th July, 1918.
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