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aunounced, did not intend to employ them against Russia. It was subsequently reported that the German crews had been repatriated, having gone Home vi Roumania (through the Black Sea to Constanzia and thence overland vid Bucharest and.

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Vienna). Both the purchase of the ships by Turkey and the repatriation of the crews would be a flagrant violation of international law, but it appears that the Pawers of the Triple Entente were not disposed to object to the sale and that they actually made representations to the Porte requesting the immediate repatriation of the crews. The view taken in diplomatic circles is stated to have been that Turkey's readiness to buy these ships (to replace the two. Dreadnoughts which were building for her in British yards and taken over by the British Government on the outbreak of war indicated, at any rate, that she had no immediate intention of joining Germany and Austrin, while, as regards that the crews, the view taken was 3.90 if they could be got out of the way Turkey would not be tempted to 1.60 allow the ships to put to sea with their 3.45 original crews under the Ottoman flag, and the danger of a rupture between the Triple Entente and Turkey would thus Now we are told that the 3.45 be averted.

German crews are still on these ships. Whether the Dardanellas are closed or not, the Allied Powers cannot be blamed for maintaining a Fleet in the vicinity of these straits, for the special-purpose of watching these ships so long as they are 4.55 manned by German crews and are thus "liable to the influence of Germany.". From the British point of view it is a 455 matter of vital importanco when regard is had to what is known of Germany's efforts to get Turkey to stir up trouble among the Mohammedan population of 6.65 Egypt.

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Mr. G. N. Orme, having returned from Home leare, has resumed his duties as Head of the Sanitary Department.

Twenty Kowloon ritsha coolies, pro- secuted by Inspector Gordon for rushing at passengers by the Star Ferry, ware yesterday find $1 each.

In the case in which a Chinese Gitter

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China Gas Company was charged with the larceny as bailee of several lengths of piping, the prosecution withdrew, and the Magistrate dismissed the caso, owing to the unsatisfactory evidence of the storekeeper. Mr. Heywood was for the

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A robbery was committed hy three. Chinese recently at Kennedy Town. A coólic

at 11 o'clock at night to his master's shop, carry- ing with him 70 pots of opium, 824 in money, and two tin boxes. The three men- laid wait for the coolie, and at a suitable moment jumped out upon him, assaulted him, and robbed him of all his goods. One man was subsequently arrested, and was identified by the coolie as one of the. men who attacked him. The defendant was brought before the Magistrate and the case was remanded.

Amongst the further London contribu tions to the National War Relief Fund inaugurated by the Prince of Wales arc the following:-Towkay-Loke Yew of HALROP,--At Causeway Bay, Hongkong, Kuala Lumpur (per Malay States Govern- on the ath inst., to. Mr. and Mrs. Maritime du Canal du Suez, £1,000; E. ment Agency), £1,080; La Compagnie JAMES HARROF, a son.

[1993 D. Sassoon & Co., £1,000; Dick, Kerr BUTTERFIELD. On the 5th inst., at Hong-& Co., £962 10s.; and Adamson, Gilfillan kong, the wife of W. A. BUTTERFIELD,&Co., Ltd., £250; John Swire & Sons, of a daughter.

£500; Union Insurance Society Canton, Esc0; Emile Erlanger & Co, £500; Brunner, Mond & Co, Ltd. (fur- ther contribution), £130; Hongkong and Shanghai Ranking Corporation, £500; Highlands and Lowlands Para Rubber Company, Ltd., £250 and Eastern Pro- dnes and Estates Company £250..

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, Ocrosse 7ru, 1914.

CCRRESPONDENCE.

A CORRECTION.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

Sin

of

American Consular Service.

Hongkong, Oct. 6th, 1914. note in this morning's copy of

THE attitude of Turkey in the matter of the Dardanelles and the two German warships which obtained refuge there and are reported to have been purchased by the Porte, is far from, satisfactory in the light of the telegram on the subject which we publish to-day. Six or seven weeks the Pree that I am reported as having ago the Turkish Ambassador in London axpressed the opinion in an address before called on Sir EDWARD GREY and on behalf the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce of his Government renewed the assurance that the greater portion of Europe's trade previously given that Turkey would in the Orient will now be taken over by maintain absolute neutrality in the the United States. I do not know your Yet REUTER informs us authority for this paragraph, but as a present war. to-day that, contrary to earlier reports matter of fact I have inado no such state- on the subject, the German crews stillment as that indicated either in the remain on the Breslau and the Goelen, addew in question or elsewhere, and do though the ships are flying the Turkish not even believe what I am reported as flag Shortly after these ships steamed having said. I will thank you cordially. into the Dardanelles to avoid an engage therefore, if you will make due correction: nant with the British or French warships of the wrong impression the paragraph searching for them, it was announced that mentioned will give in this community.— Turkey had purchased them, had given | Thanking you, I am, Sir,

them Turkish names and that they were

Very respectfully yours,

GEORGE E, ANDERSON.

to be placed under the command of Rear Admira! LIMPUs (of the British [The information given in the peru Navy, lent to Turkey) on behalf of the graph in question was taken from the San Francisco Chronicle. We are pleased. Turkish Government, which, it was to publish the correction.—Eo.]

THE

WAR.

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THE STRUGGLE IN FRANCE.

VIOLENT BATTLE ON THE LEFT WING.

ALLIES OBLIGED AT SOME POINTS TO GIVE GROUND.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.

AN ORDINANCE FOR THE MORE EFFECTUAL PREVENTING AND FURTHER PUNISHMENT OF THE OFFENCE.”-

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OPPOSE HOME. GOVERNMENT'S

POLICY.

A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative, tiên. I must therefore, Sir, oppose the Council Was held yesterday at the suspension of the Standing Orders,

Council Chamber.

LONDON, October 5th. 4.25 p.m.

The following were present:

A Paris communiqué says:-The battle on the Left Wing continues. violently on the North of the Oise. The result is undecided. We have been. obliged at some points to give ground. There is no change in positions

elsewhere,

LONDON, October 6th.

1.10 a.m.

·A“ communiqué issued at 11 o'clock in the evening says:- The general situation is stationary. The battle continues on the Left Wing. We repulsed night and day attacks in Argonne and the heights

of the Meuse.

SMALL FORCE OF ALLIES TWICE INTERRUPTS GERMAN

COMMUNICATIONS.

LONDON, October 6th.

The Daily News correspondent at Rouen reported on the oth inst. that twice a small force of the Allies had temporarily destroyed communications at the rear of the German Army with the result that there was a sudden cessation of activity, the aeroplanes being short of petrol, and the food supplies were disorganised for some days.

THE BATTLE IN EAST PRUSSIA.

HUGE GERMAN LOSSES.

LONDON, October 5th.

A message from Rome says that the Russian Ambassador announces that the Germans in East Prussia lost 70,000. Two Russian armies are advancing on Allenstein from the West and South.

LONDON, October 6th. An official annoucement at Petrograd says the retreating Germans.

are endeavouring to hold fortified positions along the frontier from Wirballen to Lyck.

TSAR AT RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS,

A Petrograd message states that the Tsar has arrived at the Russian

headquarters.

THE SIEGE OF TSINGTAU.

JAPANESE REPULSE A NIGHT ATTACK.

The Consul General for Japan forwards us the following report regarding the siege of Tsingtau which he received yesterday:--

The following report was published by the Department of War on

the 5th inst. :---

On the 2nd October the enemy's infantry, numbering about 350, made a night attack against our picket party in front of our Right Wing. We were fully prepared for this attack, as it was expected judging from

their previous movements, so we at once concentrated a violent fire upon

them and drove them back. Their losses were one officer dead, 47 bodies abandoned, and 9 inen captured, Our gasualties were 5 dead and 8 wounded.

The enemy is firing incessantly from land and sos.

On the 4th, our heavy gun artillery bombarded the German gunboat Its when she came near enough and four shots struck her hull, in consequence of which the vessel retired out of range.

ENTENTE POWERS AND THE DARDANELLES.

THE "GOEBEN" ANDBRESLAU.”

LONDON, October 5th.

2.40 p.m.

A telegram frota Constantinople says that the Ambassadors of the Triple Entente Powers say that the closing of the Dardanelles, affects, Turkey more than the Allies. Consequently, if Turkey ishes, the Strait inay be closed indefinitely.

The Allies Fleet cannot withdraw until the Gorlen and the' Brendon are in a true sense Turkish warships. German crews are still aboard, although the ships are flying the Turkish flag, and the vessels are still, fiable to the influence of Germany,

GERMAN RAIDS IN EAST AFRICA.

BRITISH FORCE'S GALLAN TRY PRAISED BY COLONIAL

SECRETARY.

LONDON, October 4th.

6.28 p.m.

The Official Press Bureau publishes a` statement "by the Secretary of State for the Colonies (the Right. Hon: Lewis Harcourt), concerning -operations in East Africa. It says:There has been considerable activity on the British and German, boundary owing to attempts by the enemy to rard British territory and cut the Uganda Railway With the exception of the decupation of an unimportant frontier station. all attempts have been repulsed and the raiders in every case defeated and forced to rotira” Mr. Harcourt warruly thanks the Volunteers, and praises the gallantry of all arms. The Governor, of British East Africa mentions Captain J. Pottingea and Subadar Sherbaz Naick Gul Mahomed for conspicuous bravery, and Lieutenant R. Hardingham for excellent work in keeping touch with the enemy for six days,

Hoo. Mr. CLAUD SEVERS (Colonial Secretary).

because I agree with my hon. friend who represents the Chamber of Commerces that unofficial mombers have "ot been treated

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR properly in this matter, because it is imperative that they should know what FRANCIS HENRY MAY, K.C.N.G.

is to be brought forward in the case of HIS EXCELLENCY MAJOR-GENERAL F. Ha Bill which the Government proposes tr KELLY, OB. (General Officer Command pass through the Council in all its stages ing Troops),

at ons sitting. The unofficial members full opportunity of have not had a considering this Bill. One unofficial colleague informed me that he had not Hon. Mr. J. H. Ker (Attorney had an opportunity to study the Bill at all before he came to this Council, and General).

I certainly think, Sir, that Rule 3 of the Standing Orders ought not to be suspend- ed on this occasion in view of the short notice given to unofficial members.

Hon. Mr. E. D. C. WOLFE (Colonial

-Treasurer)..

Hon. Mr. A. F. CHURCHILL (Director af Public Works).

Hon. Mr. B.. R. HALLIFAX (Secretary for Chinese Affairs).

Hon. Mr. C. McI. MESSER (Captain Superintendent of Polies).

Hon. Mr. Wei Yu, C.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWETT, O.M.G. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE.

Hon. Mr. LAU CHU PAX. Mr. M. J. BREEN (Clerk of Councila). TRADING WITH THE ENEMY

ORDINANCE.

HIS EXCELLENCY Gentlemen: As I intimated at the last meeting of the Council, I have been obliged to sum mon you rather burriedly and I am sorry that I have been unable to give you longer notits. I am also sorry to learn that the Bill which forms the second item on the orders of the day only reached some hon. members at a very late bour this morning. We sent it out at about 11 o'clock.

than that..

HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen: This is not an ordiary Bill, nor is it am ordinary occasion.The Bill practically gives effect to a proclamation which is the law of this land although none of the residents herein have had it thrust upou them. I refer to the proclamation con- cerning trading with the enemy. I feel convinced, gentlemen, that when you have beard. the Attorney-General's explanation of the Bill it will be sufficiently clear to you, and I have not the slightest doubt that after consideration of the Bill you will come to the conclusion that it is a reasonable and proper measure to bo passed, always remembering that it is the embodiment of the policy approved in detail by His Majesty's Government.

Hon. Mr. PozLock-I would ask, Sir, that you put to the meeting the question as to whether the Standing Orders be suspended.

A division was then taken, and resulted as follows:- v

AYES:Captain Superintendent of Police, The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, The Director of Public Works, The Colonial Treasurer, The Attorney-General, The Colonial Secretary.

Nors:Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Hon. Mr. Landale, Hon.

HIS EXCELLENCY-The General did not vote.

The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Much earlier Mr. Hewett, Hon. Mr. Pollock.

The motion was declared lost. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then moved the second reading of the Bill. In doing so

he said-The object of this Bill, Sir, which has been, as your Excellency has said,

HIS EXCELLENCY - Or taken than that, and the chit books have all been signed and we thought it had reached there cipients, but apparently that has not been the case is every instance The final in-introduced under the authority of the structions from the Secretary of State un this matter, which, as you can well under stand, has occupied a great deal of attention and formed the subject of considerable correspondenes, were only re- ceived yesterday, and as the mutter affects vitally & large section of the mercantile community it is very necessary that this legislation to put the matter now on & permanent basis should be passed with The least possible delay. I therefore crave your indulgence to pass this Bill, which the Attorney-General will fully explain in due course, and I can only add that I am sorry to ask so much of your indulgence.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT-1 rise to point of order, Sir. I wish to make some remarks about this Bill. Can I speak now or after the Attorney-General's statement?

HIB EXCELLENCY-You had better speak

now.

HIS EXCELLENCY-I think you had bet ter wait until later.

Secretary of State, is to provide for the prevention and punishment of the offence of trading with the enemy. It seems convenient and desirable to explain what has been done by the Colonial Government in this matter since the outbreak of war, and to state what this policy of the Government will be after this Bill becomes law. But before doing so, Sir, I would like to try to clear away a misapprehension which seems to exist widely as to what constitutes enemy character in connection with the offence. of trading with the enemy. Enemy character in this connection does not depend in any way on nationality or national sympathies, but on commercial domicile. A German subject established in trade in Hongkong on his own account and resident here is, in the eyes of the law, a friend. A British subject estab- Hon. Mr. HewETT It is quite true lished in Germany and resident there is, that the Bill did not reach us until late in the eyes of the law, an enemy for the this morning. I, in common with other purposes of trade. The former is looked unofficial members, received it late, and do Fipon as part of the commercial system not pretend to have read it thoroughly, and assets of the British Empire, and the was very busy at my office this morning, latter as part of the commercial system and my work took up the whole of my and assets of the German Empire. With time, but from what I have seen of this this principle in view, the policy of His Bill and the Proclamation, it appears Majesty's Government, which is the policy that we are unduly generous in dealing of this Government throughout, is, while with peoples who are our enemies.

using every possible endeavour to prevent money or the equivalent of money reach- The COLONIAL SECRETARY-We are deal. ing. enemy territory so as to assist the enemy during the war, not to crush local ing with the principle of the Bill.

Hon. Mr. HEWETT-What I was going This policy is not, Sir, as I just stated, traders and not to stifle fair competition. to say I can say later. I can merely say, Sir, that I have been asked to speak a purely local one; it is part of the policy by the unofficial members with regard to of the commercial life of the Empire. Tha the passing of this Bill. Although we re-firms which ere managed by enemy cognise that you are acting under in-subjects fall naturally into two classes: structions from the Secretary of State, (1) firms which are branches of firms in and that the Bill will no doubt be passed Germany, or which have partners in in this Council, whatever we may say onGermany; and (2) firms which are purely the subject, we do not think that such an local and have no connection with German important Bill, affecting the whole trade territory except, of course, as they might of the Colony and affecting our own indi- [doal with German goods. With regard to vidual interests, should be rushed through firms which have branches in Germany, in five minutes. The community should for have partners in Germany, the posittr have time to consider it, and I think I am taken up by us is that any dealing with expressing the views of unofficial members the branch here must, under the conditions new present when I say that the unofficial of modern commerce and local commerce, members will vote unanimously against it. amount to dealing with the enemy. Any

*Later,

contracts entered into would be contracts for the benefit of the whole firm, including the partners in Germany. Accordingly such firms were told they could not con- tinue to trade here without permission. The COLONIAL SECRETARY Seconded. It was found, however, that very large Hon. Mr. POLLOCK-I am sorry to British interests were involved in their say that I must oppose the suspension of trading, and in view of those interests, the standing orders on this occasion. As and to avoid dislocation of local trade and your Excellency is aware, Rule 3 of the British trade in other parts of the Empire, Standing Orders particularly lays it down certain limited permission was given them that a printed copy of every Bill should, to continue transactions embarked upon if possible, be sent to each member by the fore the war. These fall into three clerk at least two clear days before it is classes. Firstly, they were allowed to read first time. Now, Sir, if that stands of stocks in the Colony and any ig order is necessary in the case of an coods due to arrive which were shippail ordinary Bill in which merely a first before the war. As hun members know, reading is formally taken at the sitting ia in any goods of that kind British bauks question, how much more necessary is it were largely interested, and to prevent that the standing order should be observed the disposal of those stocks might cause when it is a question of passing through & Peron 16:53 and even embarrassment to Bill through all its stages at one single British institutions. They were also meeting of the Council. In fact, Sir, I riven permission to export from the would submit that where such procedure Colony, so far as the furisdiction of this is intended as the passing through of a Colony extends, any goods contracted to Bill at the same meeting of Council it is he brought into Hongkong before the out- absolutely imperative that Rule 3 of the break of war. The permission given, of Standing Orders should be observed by course, does not extend beyond the terri- which members should be given at least turtal limits of the Colony, but so far as two clear days to study the Bill in ques- we were concerned they were allowed to

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the suspension of the Standing Orders to enable this Bill' to be passed through all its stages at this meeting.