GERMANS IN
IN HONGKONG,
EXTRAORDINARY ATTITUDE
OF OFFICIALS.
Hongkong, April 19.
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In the Legislative Council to-day, introducing a motion for the clusion of Germans from Hong- kong after the war, Mr. P. H. Holyoak said that the mercantile community did not desire to be and would not be, if it could be avoided, associated in the Colony, either socially or commercially, with men and women who had failed to realize what honour, justice and mercy mean and who acknowledged neither international obligations nor treaty unless they stood to gain by so doing. He had no hesitation in saying that the liquidations of the German firms had abundantly proved that we should be better without Germans in trade. "Fur- ther I cannot help feeling that we
1 have delayed too long in giving China a lead. A bold declaration of our views may strengthen her own, inspire her to join the Allies wholeheartedly in declaring war on the enemies of progress and induce her to intern 01 banish those within her boundaries."
Mr. C. E. Anton and Mr. H. E. Pollock made speeches in support of the motion.
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Mr. Lau Chu-pak, Mr. Wei Yuk and Mr. Ventris, Attorney-Generat made speeches opposing the tion and the Governor, concluding the debate, said that he thought every official was throughly vinced that the resolution was not in the best interests of the Colony. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, in reply, said that he objected in the strong- est possible manner to what he characterized as a studied insult to the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.
The resolution was defeated by 9 votes to 4.--Reuter,
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