THE TRIBUNAL,
TO-DAY'S SITTING,
The Tribunal again sat this afternoon, when the following Wereamong the cases dealt with:
Messrs. Dodwell and Co.
"Mr. D. J. Lewis appeared on behalf of the firm.
The Obsirman intimated that before the war there
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1918.
IN THE NEAR. EAST.
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Mention has been made of the large number of teachers deserting lucrative employment offered by their profession for the more business housee, says the Japan Chronicle. Now it appear that the number of Japanese youths
marked decrease. sepiring to scholastic and even military bonours is showing a
But, after all is told, it is the Armenian and Syrian woman are eight European men and American Women's Work
who have suffered moat and who three ladies, one Portuguese
for the Armenians. have given most. The Tark, Jupanose Youths and Commercial and sight Otinere in the
in his rathless Messrs. Dodwell and Company's shop The staff was now reduced
gainst the very people who were Cases.
to eix European men and three
Nors Walz, Secretary of the the backbone of the stign-the ladies. The Tribunal understood American Committee, Armenian Armenian and Spring Christians that this reduction was not caused and Syrian Relief, write's as-bee believed that the only way by any men going on military follows
to rid the land of thees peoples service. Mr. White is 38 and married. He is in the house and heroism. Deeds that would have pro Ally in sympathy, is to asai- We are living in an age of who profess Christianity, and are ship farnishing departments, The staggered the imagination a few milate them into Moelemism or to firm asked for the exemption of months
ago are accepted as wipe out completely the women Mr. White.
ordinary and commonplace. The and abildren. Mr. Lewis said that in this delaying down of life for a principle pariment the firm did a big is no longer as idealistio belief; and refinement met a like Tate Women of wealth and culture business and sa regarded it being it is a realism. Men and, women Women educated in France, is in the Imperial dr essantail the world over are giving of their
In consequence of the remark- 3. F. Syme Thomson. interests of the Colony he might "all" to make the world safe for England, in America, accustomed able progress in eosomic circles The following men of military point out that ships whiob the coming generatione.
to ease and luxury, have since the outbreak of war, ssy age from thie firm have been were bailt here besides
been forced to losve In по Reotion of the world has thing behind them and take to for
every-the Chugai Shogyo, the demand rejected as unfit for service-F. some of those that came in were
promising price been paid for the rond, driven
youthe W. Stone sad E. Grant Smith. farnished by the firm. As in
on before correspondingly increased in the 88 the Christian arrogant ruffians armed with industrial and commercial world. Mr. Morton Smith appeared for instance, the firm had farnished an
the Empress of Bassis and the peoples of the
Near East whips; driven sorces desert and This has led to a marked die the firm.
Chairman said the Tri-Emprees of Asia and they had have paid for the right to keep mountain, without food, stripped inclination among gradustes with
alive Christianity. banal understood the firm carried been asked to tender for big
of their clothing, the common honours from the Engineering on a business of shipping and job now. He contended thai Daring best ser o cave prey of the germardes, after the Colleges in the Imperial Ung general merchants, and it was put passenger ships could not go surveyed the Near East from the officers had is ken theit pisk.
Russian Cauciens, through
vorities to accept positions as No respect has been paid to age Assistant Professors with their
The following are medically fit:---
1. G. Morton Smith
1. T. O. Nixon,
to the Tribunal that the firm wa
including Mr. Dodwell, and the
ses unless they
farnished.
wera were
such a
ideal
Turkey, Persis, Palestine, and
ed to six.
Mr. Morton Smith said that five men bad left the Hongkong office for active service,
Mr. Lewis:That is so. I am The Chairman: The firm asked to say that the firm oan ill. meu.
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aaks for absolute exemption for @pare him and they do not want missionaries, or wives of ambses. hood of these Esatern women: coveted. That such an honourable!
all three men before the Tribunal? to lose him..
Yee.
man
In the case of Mr. Morton Smith, 38, married, the Chair,
Baid
the Tribunal understood that he WAR sub-manager and when Mr. Dod. well was away he was in charge of the business. He attended. particularly to the shipping buai-
neas.
Mr. Dizon, 28, single, was in the book-keeping department,
The Chairman:-It is ander- atood that you have no shipping "control accounts to deal with, only certain Japanese ships you are were acting for ?—That is 80.
The Chirman: Mr. Syme:
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page`L.) "FIGHT AND PRAY:"
New York, July 10, The Catholic War Council has issued a call to "fight and pray." It is signed by the American Cardinals and declares that all American Catholics are enthusiastically working in the prosecution of the war. If the nation fight bike heroes and pray like saints, Americs will lead the nations to victory. It calls upon Catholics to say the Angelus thrice daily for the guidance of the nation and the welfare of the heroes.
THE BOMBARDMENTS OF PARIS.
Paris, July 10.
In the long range and aerial bombardments of Paria from January 1st to June 30th. 141 persons were killed and 432 injured excluding 66 suffocated in the panic on March 11.
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AN AUSTRALIAN RESTRICTION RELAXED, The Minister of Customs announces that he allows im-
Melbourne, July 11. portation of Java and China teas on a basis of Efty per cent of 1916 cargoes. Importation was prohibited eighteen months ago in view of promoting the consumption of Indian
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TYPHOON DAMAGE at QÙAM,” The island of Gaam was swept by a typhoon on July 7.
New York, July 10, The loss of life was small, but much property was destroyed and crops were devastated.
THE SILVER MARKET.
The silver market is steady, MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S
UNIONISM.
We are Living in a Changed World.
London, July 11
MURDER OF A
MISSIONARY,
Anglo-Chinese Complications,
After the passe had been con- War, have come nobly to the sidhave kept resolutely to their faith, the graduates is, of course, because able, as we thought it for eo many tions threaten to develop between
sidered, the Chairman sanounced no exemption and Mr. White
three months.
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Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. The following are medically fit-
1. M. F. Murray 2. "L. O. Robinson
3. P. T. Obilvera
4. O. P. Templeton
5. A. E. Cherry
6. J. 8, Jenninga
The following men of military
in the import and export and rejected as unfit for service: E.
insprauce department. Both A. Barter and N. E. Kent,
SIA vary reduced owing to to the war?—To a certain extent, jes. The insurance referred to is in the form of egencies to Home companies. Mr. Grant "Smith does not awist in this
department.
The Tribunal decided to exempt all the men.
احمد
The "Hongkong. Telegraph." The following in medically fit: -A Morley.
The following men of military age have been rejected as unfit for
of the native
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Mr. Morton Smith, in answer to service:A. Hicks and. O. M./Victims of deportations and the women. How have they kept their in our Tokyo omtemporary, is Baie Act upon the Statale Book,fused to entertain on the ground
to serving both Imperial interesta The Chairman said that in south to Port Said, in Egypt condition. Women with gray alma mater. This state of affairs and the essential interesse of the the case of Mr. Finch he was Through my hands has passed hair have been killed with the may be highly satisfactory frem Colony. The pre-war staff was 26 and single. He is a salesman almost every letter and cablegram bayonet while men laughed, have the viewpoint of industrial de 12 Europeans and six Portuguese in the drapery department. The that has come out of this section been left to dis by the relopment, but is certainly dis Now the European staff is seven, Tribansi understood that the firm of the world to America. Before roadaide; babies tossed from couraging from that of scientif
bayonet to bayonet as sport progreen. Portuguese staff has been increas. did not ask for exemption in this the terrific suffering of these for the tormentors. Women in It is the custom of the Imperial
case except for a short time while people, the martyrdom of Belgian,
childbirth have been driven Universities, the Tokyo journal alterations in the establishment the bleeding of Poland pales.
In no other section of the world on until they dropped dead by the proceeds, to appoint Assistant are being made.
Professors from among graduates hes so much been demanded of roadside.
American women, All of this has left undaunted with superior scholastic attain whether travellers, teachers, the spirit of the wonderful woman positions used to be greatly ments, and consequently such
Major Morgen asked for non-Country at the outbreak of the they would become Mosleme, they former attraction in the eyes of Unionist position is not maintain-
adore and consule this Offered safety and protection if
"I am not ashamed for one to! position has now lost much of its say that I think exemption in both ouses.
the whole Armenian, prefering to die rather than to better opportunities are offered years,"
Serious diplomatic complies- that Mr. Finoh would be granted Syrian, and Greek women, and renounce their religion or betray them elsewhere. Although the Mr. Austen Ohamberlain, who ities in Peking in connection with the Chinese and British author- hand in hand the East and West their people.
Tokyo paper think it says little need these words at the sanus the recent murder of Mr. Graham, hare met to grapple with the
It is true that many of these for the mors! culture of these general meating of the Women's situation, while our American women have gone into harems: young men in attaching para- Unionist and Tariff Reform that the unfortunate man was soldiers have been hastened to the A member of our Consulate mouat importance to a question of Association, in London, proceeded killed by Chinese pirates about front to make the world safe for service told me
a British missionary. It is stated democracy.
yesterday remuneration in choosing their to give his reasons for bis change two months ago while proceeding that he personally had seen girls future profession, such a tendency of opinion. "It is not maintain to Fakien from Chering. A While Germany was trying her sold at auction for anything from must be scepted as inevitable in able," be Kaltar apon defenceless Belgium eighty cents to two dollars in more the present condition of Japanese because our people the majority asys the Mainichi correspondent and valiant France on the western than one city within the Turkish society, where materialism has of our people weald not sapport at Peking, Sir John Jordan, continued, "partly the time the incident was reported, front, she was at the same time Empire.
sach a powerful bold. In order as in maintaining it with the the British Minister, look up the greeping the Tark by the throat on the east with her mailed first who had charge of the relief work a bright scholastic fature to are necessary to make it a nosement, demanding that speedy Dr. Frederick W. MacCallum, to induce capable young men with consistency and resolution which matter with the Chiness Govern- Moslem on to deeds which she American and Syrisa Belief in fessors, and make them contribute cause the whole world has ohang pirates. A month and a half passed and driving the misguided for the American Committee for accept positions as Assistant Pro- it is not maintainable partly be measures be taken against the Thompson, 31, and single-he is 8gs from this company have been her own professed Christianity the Russian Cadeause, home on to the fatura progress of scientific ed around us, and the conditions without any response being made,
dared not commit.
short visit, has told me how work, it is important that their with which we have to deal are whereupon the British Minister is "Women and children first" when the Russian troops advanced treatment in the Universities entirely different from those with said to have informed the Chinese. has been the chivalrous maxim to Trebizond and Van be sent should be improved, at the esme which we were confronted when Government that Great Britain the past three centuries."Women out relief workers to buy back time giving closer attention to the that policy was formed." and children first in suffering
Christian women from Moslems, moral training of students in the East, where the sands of the has been the word in the Near and purchased their freedom for higher educational institutions,
We should not be impatient.
intended to dispatch ́s gan-bost The Government were not dealing pirates, and desired that China a dollar spiece.
to the watera frequented by the Another and still more de-with a clean slate, they were not would detail a warship to scoom- desert of Der-El Zor are strewa with the slacking bones of the the wondrous poise of these cordingly inspires greater auxiety chapter. There was a Home gay the British vessel. This pro
The thing that I marvel at is plorable tendency, which so-writing for the first time in this a query, said that the piece goods wilson.
saows of the Caucasian passes are sanity? which were dealt in were mainly
that the anmber of young men there were pledges to Uister, that the seridos domestic ancest posal the Chinese Government re- from Manchester and Home geneervice.
Mr. Morley was passed for stained with the blood of helpless
They, like our men in the sapiring to military honours has given not by the pressat Prime left it without any warship aval- women and children. "erally, and some small silk from
Above all, and out of this close to some great anperhuman years.
trenches, must be brought very shawn a gradual decrease of late Minister alone, but by his able for the France. They had dealt in flour Messrs. Brewer and Co. reign {
serror in Tarkey, power by their suffering. Their specially marked this year in the diversity of opinion and an so take co-operative action, Britain This tendency was predecessor, there was infinite refusal of the Chinese Government from America, but they could not
purpose. Owing to this The following is medically in дож liberated Palestine, wonderful mother love is unend decrease in the number of almost infinite conflict of interest, get it now. This department fit-N. L Brewer,
in struggling Persis, and in ing. Women have carried their applicants to Military Academics and it saved “no dealt with eundrisa geneally.
Mesopotamis have risen women ehildren for months and months, and similar institutions. The refuse In answer to a farther question,
whose names belong with the foraging for food, hiding them Tokyo journal attributes
was obliged to act independently, Mr. Morton Smith said that Mr.
and socordingly the warship wis Government heroines of our age: Dodwell was at present away.
in the snow to keep them state of things partly to the fact tona and the preparation of their
that leisure for their deliberato Chakiang and Fakien. Mrs. Henry Morgentha, who
The Chinese wuthorities from the door of the Consulate in Parm, and finally reached relief that the horrors of the war now scheme which might give them this notion of the British Watahi Constantinople offered food to wandered two and a half years the idea of their one entering conditions they had embodied in sovereignty, applied to the Pak
elations Women who
Chekiang province, regártida have raging have led parents to detest some chance of reconciling these an infringement of Chins dying Armenian women and resobed Oxzarea last week, some upon military or naval careers, any plans they might propose. children, who bound up their of them carrying children born but more largely to the prevalence Bel-wounds and went day after day on the road. Other women, who among the rising generation in office," Mr. Chamberlain pro- proces, lodged with the British
"A new Administration is now ing Government, saking that with her husband to do what she have seen their own children generally of a strong inclination seeded, and we look to them to could for these afflicted people batchered or die of starvation to materialism.
authorities. before the breaking of diplomatic have taken up another woman's Shoggo grieves over this state sucoses in so doing our hopes that
The Chugai sake action. We build on their the Peking message to the Desks On the 17th instant, continues relations with America. Is there anyone in those de
on the
Miss Mary Caroline Holmes, when their own arms were empty. welfare of the State. In this Irish policy but the two sides, protost
child and carried it on to safety, of things as affecting the future we may fulfill not one side of our jurnal, the Chiasse Foreigu partmente, who could assist in ult. at 1 8.x, at Sakon Station, on romance, "Who Follows is Their to a recent conservative estimate, urges the introduction of some power we require and afford a
Tientsin-Pakow Line on the 22nd author of that charming Syrian Two million women, according matter also the Tokyo journal which may both give us the man-Hinister in complianos
Office. your office :-I do not think so. the border of Shantang and Train," who has lived to see her have found safety within relief improvement in the treatment of settlement of anis long strife better has ignored the pro formally lodged
with We have reduced our staff to the
the British minimum we can. Carry on with hekiang Provinces, between the beloved adopted country a land stations established throughout | military and naval officers of}swoon frish political parties and which he regarde se preposterous The assistants we have left have 35th Down Goods train and the of desolation and waste, and to the Russian Cancasza, Persia, lower grades.
application, but the been with us many years without 4th Up Passengers train. A great cable to America: "Women and and Mesopotamia by the Ameri
number of passengers, it is stated, children are dying in the Lebanon can Committee for Armenianing this regrettable situation is, which the Government menstre ourselves. It is obvious that I A more effective step for better cannot at this stage state the form from a Government which has were injured. The track coolies region at the rate of one thousand and Syrian Relief, Metropolitan in the view of the Chugai Shoggo, may take. I venture to hope that the last two months in regard to Major Morgan applied for non-
committed suicide, apparently s ́day. exemption in the case of two. He imitating the recent action of two starvation and deportation is now that they have reached a este Japanese youths, so that the will keep an open and candid British Minister further takes the
The suffering from Tower, New York. These women, to improve the moral education of presumed that when Mr. Dodwell sidesman in Japan who considered indescribable,"
you and all responsible people
British representation. The came back he would be within themselves blameable for a same- military age and that he would what similar railway fatality. the American Board of Foreign losses; with eager hands they restraint. While oongratulating
Misa Mary Louise Graffam, of sit down and mourn over their objecta may be kept under proper you see it."
haven, have not been content to tendency to run after materialistic mind for its consideration whenne, sccording to the Mainiaks
correspondent, that the Chinese... in due course. come before the Peking Leader.
Missions, stationed at Siva, in have resobed out for work, and are Japan on the great increase of stood as an isolated problem. He
The Irish question no longer to independent action by the Government gave tacit approval Tribunal. He presumed also that Important Shanghai Trial, : being the head of the firm he
The case against the three to accompany her mission girls weaving raw cotton and wool into war situation, the Tokyo journal could be found aht only to gratify Turkey, who secured permission busy carding and spinning and her national wealth, thanks to the
British warship.-N. G. Dady was convinced that unlem melná would be given exemption. Fortuguese citizena (J. L Car on their way
The Tribunal considered the neiro, L Lemos and E. P. Car- Malatis she was forced to leave garments for the 400,000 orphan prosperity has had the effect of kind of Legislature for it itself, into exile. 4t cloth and fashioning it into deplores the fact that economie the desire of Ireland for some
News. osses and later announced that neiro), who were arrested some the 200 exiles, whom she had so children in the various camps, demoralising the sound ideas of bas to evolve Legislatures for Tr. Syme Thompson would be time ago in connection with the heroically defended, and from and making uniforms for the the rising generation. given three months exemption. big Shanghai share frauds, will whom no word has as yet been soldiers, The case of Mr. Morton Smith and bo held in the Portaganee received. Mr. Nixon would be exempted Consular Court on the 16th Mrs. Henry Biggs, wife of night furnishing garments, pro-
busy from morning antil Austria's Bread Ration, inst. In the case of J.-M. the former president of the paring food, caring for the sick.
The New Austrian bread ration Baptista, who is charged with American College at Harpoot, From 'every class and every about three ounces. embezzling funds belonging to gave her life while working circumstance in life they are
of 90 grammes is equivalent to the American Trading Co., for the destitute peoples in doing their atmost to help. Bide and who is now in custody in the region of Harpoot; Mra, Clar by side with them, all working Japan, the Japanese authorities ense Lasher died of typhue after and looking forward to the com have granted extradition. the seige of Van, where she and ing pesce, when the world will be is coming out of our age of The following men of military Baptista will probably arrive here her husband had cared for han- a safe dwelling place for women heroism, for East and West,
Liang Shih-yl." age from this firm have been next week in custody of a 8. M. dreds of wounded. rejected as unfit for service-H, P. detective, saya. the Shanghai
and children, are American despite their differences, have Minister of Finants, arifved the siege.and in all this operió
Lanng Shib yi, former Obidike Overy and O. Sipart,
Meroury of July §.
American women have remain women, braving the dangers of joinedļhands in a doinmbú treat the Colony today from the stand around Tiantai led at their posts, braving indes- war und of pestilence,
-land a nexwER-BOTT
invalided in August; 49
The Chairman:-The firm is able to get along without one man ?-We might do for a month or two, but it is a different matter to going along indefinitely.
are
The Obairman:- You managers for the Union Water Boat Company and the United Aabestos Company ?—Yes,
any change. We only have one European in each department,
;
for the time being. Messrs, Wm. Powell and Co. The following are medically
£t****
1. E. W. White.
2. 3.0. Finch.
No men of military age have seen rejected se unfit for service from this firm.
Three months' exemption was
granted.
Belgian Minister To China. Monsieur Paul May, the gian Minister to Chins, left for Tientsin on the 28th ult.
Railway Collision.
A collision occurred
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this
Surely a new internationalism
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time
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other parts of the United King- dom to undertake large portions hitherto discharged at Westmin of those dution and functions minster, the whole mioline World break down from ovëzWork,”
this
With
showed-rach negligence during
Killed at Zeebrugge,
who lost their lives in the Kutok Amongst the gallant officers on Zeebrugge was Captain Hanty Crosby Falalián, D.ÃO, EF- who was in command of the Blas jackels In 1900 l sacred as the Chin War as midabipman HILS. Autore, noting # A.D.G to Usplain HA, Bayly thron