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TU. THE

CHINA MAIL.

"THY HONGKONG -HUNDRED."

VIEWS OF THE CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE.

WANTED.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915.

ALLEGED TRADING WITH THE ENEMY,

THE CASE OF THORESEN AND CO.

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The case in which Mesars Thoresen and STATEMENT FROM GOVERNMENT Co., of Queen's Road Central, are aummoned for trading with the exody, was continued before Mr Hazeland at the i Magistracy this morning.

The following letter has been forwarded to us by the Secretary of the Chamber of Compered for publication

Sir,

Hongkong General Chamber

of Commerce. Houghton, 24h December, 1913.

The Committee of this Chamber has had its attention drawn to a contributed article entitled The Hongkong Hun dred which appeared in the." Daily "Press" of this morning and has noted that similar expressions of opinion have Ima voiced before in the Press of the Colony.

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If these be views haid by the Com. munity generally, I suggest that the time would appear to be appropriate lor, the institution by the Government of scheme of registration similar to that initiated by Lord, Dorby in Great Britain If the Military Authorities should be eventually of the opinion that men could be spared from the defence of the Colony for the front, - trust that E.E.'s views will be that such men should be first forthcoming from the Regulars, Terri torial Force and lastly from the Volun teer Foreca.

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"Mr G. N. Orme, of the Crown Solicitor's Department Appeared to prosecute, and Mr F. Jokin instructed by-Mr.A. M. Preston to defo' d...

to

expart

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Fukien the destination of the goods being the goods would be so much the better off. As to Drug Co, there were no means of saying: what the relations of Pasedag and Co. with share of the be that they were using of the profts, Faeding sad Co. were, the Fukien Drug Co. might be or what taking

might

the tiun

alackvors

•German

that

the Fukien Drug Co. ad a cloak for the Mr. Orme wont to recapitulate the gouds they were taking in. msiu facts and to desi with casas at Home. Mr Jenkins id that the evidence of all the witnesses, including the Crown wit nesses, was that what the defendant firm

nid did in the Colony was merely to tranship. was no ofence. In this grea transhipment sad the Crown Advocate had the goods were to be delivered to an ine-

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theb cuous Chinese firm in Amoy. no evidence to support the suggestion Chark William Olson said he was acting pa dag and Co. were interested in the Swedish firm to whom they were manager of the defendant firm at the time Fution Drug Ce, He subreitted that the

and that the people of the alleged offence. The goods were supply of the goods was by

was no evidence that anything passed, or hipped by Duff and Co. of Sweden to the supplied was the Fuklea Drag Co. Thero

Fast Asiatic Co. could pass, to the German Fukien, Drug Co., of Amoy. They were

Mr Euzeland,

ingiring judgment, said shipped by the ម Arabian." His firm were the agents for

company. And as such agents I propose to convict the defandant firm on that tran-hipped these goods, and their agency the first summons. The second summone certain aced Notifies he obtained from Mr Oben-showed cert transhipment

lessness in not having a certain can- of that' The wait the Sip seats. For the porpuse I propose to disrains. I am of opinion that

t of Imports and Expo un 331 which

carole

provided for the Superintendent o permission 2 form produced. At that time he honestly collation of i cences. He also did not seem

that of licence although it said Bame view took that was gu bhad to do. He to obs-rve the fact that the originat to the having regard shipping witness, that before Notification it also mentioned a specific au

the word 460 of October 14, transhipment of goods respect to the s cond summons I propose

enemy firms in China was not forbidden. to decide the By Mr Orme-While the goods were in cost action which is placed on

nemissiou" in Proclamation No. 380.

rule of Inw with of tran-hippent in Hoogkong they transmissio guru

respect to that It is were in the Kowinon godowns, who would

tion a Statute that when the subject in Common Law rights it must be responsible to his hirm as agents for the branch of our law known as the Interprata

d that the evidence for the deprived East Asiatic Co.

Transhipment is a

people, prosecution was in the documents put in be stated in clear and distinct language, the letter addressed by the defendant firm The word Lritish Firms and British Banks have to Fasedag and Co. enclosing a bill every day use amongst shipping reque done, and are desirous of doing, everything lucing for certain goods sent to order. It and it it was intended that the

te & fortiors in a place like shipping in their power to further the cause of was admitted by one of the defendant firm mission included Transhipment, I am of

entitled to

to take over those gonds. Whather distinctly stated a forti

with its large victory und towards this end it has con- that Pasedag and Co. would have been opinion that that fact should have beeg

sride to would There had stantly been impressed upon them that ultimately they would go to the Fukiet Forgkong dently bean some

Co.

this quat Coor

with it is of the utmost importance to foster Drug Co or whether Pasedag and

amuzgi-

i-them 1&wby y was not relevant. When calty the export, and overstas-currying trade of Great Britain, and to maintain the income that letter was written and the bill of lading because on October 14s Notification

committed. Thero were

were that transhipment facilities would not ba derived from business generally-this was sent the offence of "attemp in to 46) was inued in the azette to the effect

supply was

His Worship imposed a fine of 8180 on they are endeavouring to do to the boat several cases, one in that morning's paper. granted in his Colony."

And of the fact the Brat sunmuns, the other summons being of their ability with considerably depleted A great point was made by the defence of staffs already engaged in certain Military the word "transhipment,

that that word was not introduced into any dismissed.

or Proclamations dealing with Trading with the Enemy until the It is causing annoyance to British of the Ordinances Firms to read such view as have been notification of October 14. That was earily. without much explained. Ordinances were framed in circulated doubtless thought or real knowledge of the situe words which wore plain and easily under. "transfer from one ship to ion und the Mercantile Community stood, while the sense of tranghipment," would welcome a definite expression of was simply "tra

another

Flia Worship-What opinion from the Government on the matter.

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The Committee, regarding the subject as of immediate public interest, has directed that copies of this communica tionsehall be bafided to the Press without waiting for your reply.

I have the honour to be, Six,

Your obedient servant,

(88.) D. LANDALE,

Chairman.

The Hondurable,

The Colonial. Socretary.

Mrr :

do you say about

of

bis

word

in

COURT MARTIAL BENTENCE.

Corp. George Martin. of the HK.VE the permission given by the Supertaten: was to-night reduced to the ranks on the dent of Imports and Exports?

bir Oraie-There is nothing in it to charge of neglecting to attend duty, fos:

Court-Martial. show the goods were destined for Pasedag which he was tried a few days ago by

and Co.

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Capt, and Adjutant, Brutton read the Mr Jenkin-No, it would not stato Pasedag & Co, because they were not the Court's sentence at a special parade. con-ignees, Tao Fakien Drug Co. word the consiences.

Mr Orme, continning, said that the defence made another point of not getting anything out of the transaction. That was very small point in their favour. The enemy firma who might have the disposal of the

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