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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918.
Conscription in Singapore, DAY BY DAY,
The frote contained in a recent telegram to the South China Morning Port regarding the Con scription scheme in Singapore have aroused a deal of interent bere. It would seem that the authorities in the Southern port bare gone a little more thorough. ly into the question of allowancen to wives, shildren and other depen-
{MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS partionlar question.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918.
GERMANY'S GRANDIOSE DREAMS.
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To-morrow's Anniversary,
To morrow is the 50th birthday of the King of Greece.
The Dollar.
Infected Port.
"Singapore has declared Hong kong an infrared port.
Land Sales,
THE TRIBUNAL
Yesterday Afternoon's Cases.
DUTCH EAST INDIES.
The Question of Local
Government,,
epare them.
Messrs. Lever Bros.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
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Our books on naval history which give, in terms of flage Nelson's signal ss Trafalgar, will have to be brought up to date to - include, in Marse dots and dashes,
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From now onwards Jack Tar The Preliminary Report on the may write one love. leitar every discusions in the sections of the seven days that, no Censor'a aya At yesterday's sitting of the Dutch Second Chamber on the maypry into. The Privilege General Military Service Tribunal, 1918 Indian Estimates has been Envelope, long ago past its ex the cares were considered of the published. Same members com- perimental state in the Army, is following employees of the Taikoo plained of a lack of steadiness in quite new to the lower desk, Sugar Refining Company the Minister's policy, more which will now be put upon its Mesare. E. J. Book, W. U. Jack particularly as regarded the honour to restrict the weekly The opening rate of the dollar son, J. McCubbin, J. Molntyre, mining industry and the defenses. missive to family and private dents of the men conscripted than on demand to-day was 38. 3‡d. J. Muirhead. A. Nicol, H. O. A lack of sotivity was also irs. One other concession and has been the cars in Hongkong,
Baker, W. P. Seatb. J. Sloan noticeable in the field of legisla- the two services will be "pegs." for scheme bas been resolved
wed O Yang Mr. W. Marray tion and in the improvement of Letters may come home without apon whereby the Governor makes
Sontt appeared for the Company. the relations between the various stamp from the soldier on active regulations to deal with enoh
The Chairman said the Tribu- races. General regret was express-service; whareas the sailor on DA BEA. Moreover, it has been
Exempted from Registration. mal had read the papers and ed that so little progress was sosive service has to pay his panny decided that these allowances #rS
The Hongkong Automobile understood that the Taikoo Sugar being made in the reorganisation (or three-hallpence) per spistle to apply to the cases of men who Association is exempted from Refinery, as indeed they knew, of local government. A number of unless there are no postage stampe have already left on sotive service. registration under the Societies was an entirely British concern, members were of opinion that available, an elastic provision This is only a fast and reasonable Ordinance.
And they aw that Mr. Murray there should be an end of the which is not stretched in hir step, for it would surely be
Conscription Appeal Assessor.Scott told them that the refinery wavering, sometimes hostile favour. bardahip for men who have His ExcelleDo the Governor had a larger capacity and outpat attitude towards the Sarekat Islam volunteered and gone to fight to has appointed Mr. Charles Her than any other engar refinery in on the part of the officials in the bara denied them privileges bert Philpott Ery to sot se Asia. The Company maked for the Outer Possessions. The 780,000) References to poets and diarists granted to men conscripted. We Assessor apon apresis to the absolute exemption of all ten Chiness are pressing forward their of the past do not assist us very hope, therefore, that the scheme Governor in Conveil ander the men before the Tribunal, and it demand for a more just treat much in our search for the strictly which the Hongkong sathorities provisions of the General Military was understood from the papers went, on an equal footing with proper pronunciation of ten. It have under consideration will Service Ordinance, 1918; in that the work was carried on of Europasse, Some members be seems largely to have been dio- deal in a liberal manner with this succession to the Honourable Mr. course throughout the 24 hours-lieved the Government had tated by the prevailing custom.
Percy Hobson Holyoak.
in three shifts, and shas enough too long turned a deaf ear to Pope in rhyming "tos" with A Batch of Gamblers.
men were required of course to those jost demands. Othera obey" was "reflecting an in- At the Police Oras this morn work all these three skifte. That thought the equalisation of all dividual taste rather than s ing, 19 men were charged before was to say the sugar boilers, who Chinese with Europeans would popular pronunciation, for Ed- It would appear that in this Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe with gamble they understood were experts constitute a grievance to the ward Young, a contemporary, matter of Conscription there is ing. Inspector Sim said that trained as sugar boilers before natives. Referring to the variona rhymed it with "thes." Pepys Do aniformity of idea between gambling had been going on for they come here, and the super-harbour works, ragrota were wrote it tee and tea. Yet s con- the various Crown Colenies. Esch some days in a house at Wanchai.visers or brose foremen. The staff expressed that the "praaw" temporaneons Englishman in a - appears to take up the question All the defendants admitted the in August 1914 was 45 Europeans, harbour at Semarang, which had letter dated June 27, 1615 in its own way. In our own case, offence and his Worship in et including two men who were been-began ten years ago, had (preserved by the East India it has been decided that the men ed fines of $3, or six days' hard then in England on leave, leav.not progressed far enough to be Company), refers to the China called up shall be sent to India, labour, sach.
ing 43 actually in Hongkong. taken into service. A speedier drink as "chaw"-his rendering bat in Singapore this point does CIMA Cruelty Case.
Tooy had a Chinese staff of 1,180 carrying out of the harbour im- of the native word Tcha. A Chinese women was charged and emtraat lebear varied be provements of Bidjoewangi and not seem to have been definite- lv. decided. In introducing the remand, before Mr. J. B.tween 900 and 1,600, so that the the construction of a good bar. Conscription Bill, the Attorney Wood, at the Police Court this tetal number of Chinese to desi bour at Benkoelm were also General in Singapore said the morning, with ill-tresting a with was from 2000 to 2,700 în urged. men were required for service "in servant girl. Mr. Crew appeared Au ust 1914. To-day the Europesa Europe or elsewhere," and that for the defence. The evidence at: ff was 41, of whom one was on there is still an intention of eend given at a previous bearing. leave, and the number of Chinese The Pan-German", judged by their arrogant utterances regard. ing men Home appears from the His Worship bound the defendent bad been largely increased. and the Tribunal decided that England" of Zeebrugge. Our Major Morgan made no claim the immortal "St. George for ing their aspirations and intentions bath at the present time and statement now made that the over in a bond of $100 for eix Three men had left the Colony Mr. Ramsay should be exempted. Japanese Allies will be the first after the war, are by far the worst informed section of the German Government is prepared to assist months.
for military service. public. With the fall of Baron von Kuehlmann, whoss views were fiosocially in the sending of
Mr. Bailey then made a state to note the fine watchword, for After the Chairman had dealt much too moderate for the "Fatherland Party" the members of the women and families Home with At the P. W. D. offices on with the cars individually, Mr. ment during which he remarked Togo, an intense admirer of Party and the Pan Germans generally appear to have been indulg. the men. That is a far better August 6, there is to be sold by Murray Scott arged that all the that sometime ago both Mr. Ram Nelson, employed a variant of the ing in a very orgie of fimboyant bombast as to what they intend to scheme that Hongkong's, and in anction Kowloon Inland Lot 1359, men were experts and they would say and Mr. Goodwin wanted to Trafalgar sigual in the great do towards establishing in Africa a compact" Mittel- Africa" | cidentally it overcomes the which has an area of 2 820 equare be quite unable to replace them go but he told them he could not ses battle with Bussis. Said he in his report "I ran up this similar to the other dream with which they still appear to delade difialt question of making feet the upset price being in the Colony.
signal for ell the shipe in sight➡ themselves, namely, a "Hitel Europa." Long ago the Germane, sufficient allowances for wives in $11,280 01 the same day, The Chairman:---You put it to esger to eaavicas a creduloza world as to the reality of their preci. Colonice where the high coat with an area of about 7,573 qasre large European staff you cannot Lever Bros.
Inland Lot 2281, Babington Path, us that
The last osse taken was that of "The fate of the Empire depende notwithstanding this Mr. D. McNicoll, of Mesere. "pon this event; every man is pas "Mitte! Europa" soheme, bad mape published showing in detail living necessarily demeude a bigh
expected to do bis utmost."" ita appearance according to the powerful imagination of the Pan- rate of allowance. Another point, feet, is to be sold, the upset price apare say individual man of those
The Chairman said the Company Germans. The mape no doubt created a certain amount of interest which concerns the men them in this instance being $3.786. before us ?-We cannot spars a put it to the Tribunal the the Times have changed since Dr, Police Appointments. and not a little amusement but failed lamentably to convince any but selves, is that the General in
His Excellency the Governor unenpervised.
man without leaving a department sale in Obins of soap manufactur- Johnson said: "The Irish mir their own bombastic body sa to the possibility, to say nothing of the Singapore has definitely stated probability, of the Germans ever being able to found such an Empire that most of the men will be John Wodehouse 10 Rot Be has appointed Mr. Philip Peveril
ed in England by Mesra. Lever better with the English than the You cannot spare & sugar boiler Bros. and seasciated firma was of Scotch do their language is in Europe. Their African echeme is even more picturesque and of recommended for commissions,
or a super viser?-No.
Imperial importance becsasa by nearer to Eagliah; se s proof of conree equally absurd. From the telegram referring to the matter Here in Hongkong there has been Captain Superintendent of Police The Chairman remarked that the manufacture of soap was which they encoeed very well sa it would be soon that the Pan-Germens prefaced their interesting a deal of talk as to the probability and Mr. Thomas Henry King to member of the Tribunalenggeated produced the by-product, players, which Scotchmen do not. little narrative regarding their African dream with one of their of men getting commissioned act sa Deputy Superintendent of that Mr. Nicol, had been on leave.alycerine, which was used for Then, Sir, they have not the characteristically naive remarks to the effect that "only weaklings rank, but so far no pronounce- Police during the absence on can believe in the possibility of an understanding with England." ment has been officially made. leave of the Bonourable Mr. They further state that "a victorious Germany will have no paper Cannot the authorities take a loaf Charles Mellysine Messer agreemente: she will simply require of England, France, Belgium ant of Singapore's book and set. farther police.
Acting Appointments. and Portugal the cession as an indemnity of such portions of their present doubts on these and other
His Excelleney she Governor present possessions as Germany may need for the establishment of points at rest?
sppointed. Mrs. Alice Dahor: h her Central African Empire." This is very interesting as is the fact
Hickling to sot se Medical Officer of Health, and Mr. J. L. McPher It seems that sĺthough eab.
son to act as Secretary to the It will thus be noted that the Pan-Germsas are still under atantial agreement has been absence on leave of Mrs. Daley Sanitary Board, during the the delusion which no-one but themselves not even the vast maj- resobed ze result of the Angle Annabels Hardooh Gale or until ority of their fellow-countrymen-antertain for a moment that the German Prisoners of
Wer farther notice, with effect from German Armies will yet be able to compel the A'lies to admit defeat Conference st the Hagoo sad that they will be able, as they state, to plunder them to the astie there is a delay in the ratification
the 17th July, 1818.
To Exporters. faction of even the most jingoistio of the Pan Germans. What the of the understanding because the Germana intend to do with their new Colonial Empire in Afrios is Germans desire "s satisfactory tions from the Secretary of State
It is notified that under instras further explained by the leading Pan-German newspaper, the Kreua settlement" of the position of for the Colonies, replies to tele Zeitung, and from the statement it would appeer that the Teutonethe Germans in China. It graphic applications for permis have the matter worked out in their usual methodical manner, Ger. will be recalled that during sion to export restricted goods many intends, it will be learned with interest, to develop the new the sitting of the Conference must be paid for. The Superin No exemption was granted and reply to the question raised sa to Of misspelt surnames, especial- Empire into a great military power, with carefully protected wireless boast was made by the enemy tendent of Importa and Exports Mr. Graham was advised to the probable value of the glycer-ly those of remote origin, there is stations, roads and railways, shore batteries and depots for raw that the German delegates had is therefore authorised to require lancee.
860 Mr. Fletcher regarding ine produced.
no end, and in the category that material, food and munitions and doubtless a host of other things succeeded in getting cancelled applicants for each permission to
You volunteered before the of the new Irish Chief Secretary that are not mentioned. But in mentioning the matter, the Germans the arrangements for the
pay to him the sum of $7.50 in
Military Service Commission last has a place. How either the seem wholly oblivious of the fact that when they had large tracts of deportation of enemy subjecte addition to the cost of the The case of Mr. T. Ramsay, of year 7-Yea I did.
Shortts or the Sootte osme by an i African territory and had the opportunity of franding something as from Chins, but that this was homeward telegram. This will Messrs. W. 8. Bailey and Co.,. And we understand that while extra “*” is inexplicable unless Dear so Empire as they are ever likely to found, they failed lament subacquently denied. At any rate, have elect from 1st August, 1918, we next considered, Mr. D. J. it is your duty to say you cannot we assume that it was through ably sad for the same resson as they failed to make a success of any it is now evident that this bas
A Battle Royal.
Lewis appearing for the company, be spared you would be very glad ignorance. Esoh family at any of their other colonies in other parts of the world, namely, owing to been one of the surjote discussed Eight Chinese sandwiched Reading from the papers, the to go?-Personally I should like rate can boast of an old-time" their inability to treat the natives properly sad to eliminate from and that even yet it is not themselves in front of the dock Chairman maid that the firm, car to go but I am in rather a strange celebrity who diedained the use their commercial affairs the military element with all its irksome definitely settled. Why the Allies bafors Mr. E. D. O. Wolfe, at the ried on business as shipbuildera position.
of the superfluous consonant. officialdom and worse faults. Colonial possessions that do not pay should listen to the German Police Court this morning and engineers. They also under- The Tribunal decided to call There was the Michael Book their way, that are not, after a ressonable period, self-supporting, are threata this matter we charged with fighting. Itstood that at present the Company up Mr. MoNicoll.
praised by Roger Bacon, and in merely a drain on the mother country and such were practically all osanot BAY, The plain appears that one of the men was bad on hand some considerable A Statement Corrected. Germany's colonial possesions. We had an admirable example of facte
George II,'s reign the James Short sre that Chica this sort of Colonial maddling when the Germans had Tsingtan, declared war on Germany, that collided with another
has casting tarf when be accidentally contracts both mercantile and for The Chairman:-Just before who made and sold to the King man, the Admiralty. The general the Tribunal rises, the Tribunal (of Spain for $1,200 the finest which from the beginning received a large annual subsidy from enemy subjects have been known Words were exchanged and these mercantile work had also much has received a letter from Mesers, telescope then in the world. Germany, It was, of course, in the hands of a Military Governor to be up to the Hunnish methods quickly gave way to blows. One increased during the war.
The Wm. Powell and Co. very frankly and consequently ite commercial potentialities were made anbeervi- of intrigue, and that Chins, as men who was getting the worek Campaar put it to the Tribunal correcting an erroneous statement A link with Valtaire and Rous- eat to its supposed military valas.
mach se any other belligerent of the encounter sent out the that its work was in Imperial made to the Tribanal during the seau has been mapped by the The fact ir, as can easily be proved, the Germans have shown country, has a perfect right either 8, 0.8." to s handful of interests sad in the essential in enquiry into their case, the death of the late Bir B. H. Stan themselves quite incapable of successfully founding colonies in any to intern or deport all Germans clavemen working in the serests of the Colony, and on that erronecas statement being that ley's mother-in-law, Mrs. Cor. part of the world; and as they are not likely to change their methods on Chinese territory. Indeed, vicinity, and his antagonist was point the Tribunal did not wish the work of re furnishing the trade Tennant. A friend of this they are unlikely to be successful in the future should they have knowing what we do of German anon overpowered. The matter anything further to be said. Empress of Asis and Empress of descendant of Cromwell was the opportunity, which is even more unlikely here they have aspirations in the Far East might have ended there but for the They also put it forward as a Ruseis had been completely done Louis Philippe. He need to tell failed so signally in the past. Before the eyes of the German public, and of their determination fact that the clanemen of the van- claim for the exemption of Mr. by themselves, whereas they find bow when he was, a boy, playing we read, is dangled this fanciful idea of s "Mittel-Europa” and a to
stop ot nothing Mittel-Africa so that, according to the Pan-Germans, Germany attain their ends, one or other of scene, and, taking a hand, a battle the same as to-day.
to 'quished one appeared in the Ramsay. The pre-war staff was that this re-furnishing was in in the Palais Royal, a ostafally faut done partly by themselves dressed old man spprotebed him, may make for herself a great place among the nations." No one will these stepe is an urgent necessity royal followed, the implements of Mr. Lewis said Mr. Rammy was and partly by Meman. Lane laid his hands upon the future, deny that the Germans had already made for themselves a grest This is not moment for dealing warfare need being bare of iron, quite prepared to go but it was a Crawford and Company. This king's head; and said : “ Bememe place among the natione, position which they might have retained soft-heartedly with Huse; and we stones, bimboo poles and other question as to whether he would confirms the remark made at the that you have had the blessing of had they not allowed themselves to become obsessed by such sincerely hope that even yet we useful weapons. The first three be better employed here or in the time by s member of the Tribunal Voltaire." Upon another occasion grandiose schemes such a those mentioned, schemes absolutely an- shall witness a wholesale buzdi defendants were fined $2 osob trenches as a private soldier, { that work of this kind was also the boy's tutor pointed to a min realisable for resecns obvious to all save the Pan-Germans, who ing of enemy subjects out of and bound over and the fourth The question as to the effect on done by other Arms in the Colony in the street, mying: neem determined to delude themselves until their great awakening China, where their presmos can was also bound over. The rest the Admiralty contracta if Mr. and it does not alter the decision be glad to have pawn that
| only lead to harmful reenita,» wore discharged.
Rsmmy left was raised.
of the Tribunal,
that is Jeun Jacque
or (to be more accurate) the fancy that East Africa, Togoland, South- Enemy Subjects in China. West Africs are to be the. 'corner pillars of this new Colonial Empire of Germany.”
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Mr. Marray Scott-He was explosives.
extreme nationality which we find away on sick leave.
Chairman (to Hr. in the Scotoh." By their "langu How was his work done in his McNicoll):Are we right insge" the Doctor obviously means absence? He is undoing some of suppoeing that the export of soap their manner of speaking English. absence at the expense of the the work that was done in his from England during the war is The succses he notes is repeated
very largely decreased?
by the "Playboy" actors, Company. (Laughter.)
Mr. MoNicoll said he could not Major Morgan asked for non- saawer that, as he had not got the A word is wanted.- What word exemption in the case of five men. figures from the other and. The have we to express the antithesis
Mr. A. G. Graham.
The Tribunal decided that. would not be exempted and the & Co. ?-The offices are entirely a elab debate on the point re Mesara. Young, Beck and Nicol agree at this end had incressed. of militarism? "Civilism and
You work with Harry Wicking "civilianíem there would be exempted.
were suggested in
apart, but in a kind of way we wently; but neither meets the ste with them. We work from case. As the war goes on, the In the case of Mr. AG. the same address; that is all, need for the missing word grown. Chairman said he was formerly -Ies
They are agents in Hongkong ? keener and keener. In its engni- Graham, aged 30, married, the
fisance the word, must be sa Whampoa Dock Co., but just re-the war as agents for Bouth tarism." storekeeper in the Hongkong and
mili- And they could carry on during effective and definite as cently be left the Company. Chins ?That depends on the
W. S. Bailey and Co.
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