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THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1915.

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INSPECTION INVITED.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS:

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INDIANS WAR SPIRIT.

CHATS WITH WOUNDED

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[BY SAINT NIHAL SINGH.

BANGKOK SHIPPING.

INTIMATIONS

JUST LANDED:

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IN QUARTS, PINTS AND SPLITS,

The Abstract Return of Foreign Trade of the Port of Bangkok for the past year, and return of the same for Decomber, make interesting reading, says the Siam Two hundred and forty-nine years ago Observer, Wa may briefly summarise to-day was born Guru Govind Singh, who their lessons The whole year shows a "c is credited with infusing that military create of eight vessels and a decrease of spirit into the Sikhs which has sent their 10,877 tons reg. The record for the year fame as brave fighters round the world was reached in March, when the port was He found the people of the Punjab, among visited by 76 foreign vessels with a ton- whom his lot was cast, to be like nage of 74,985 tons reg. October shows sparrows, and he changed them into the lowest nutaber of vessels as well no the hawls to use his own simile lowest tonnage, namely, fifty vessels of a When he found that he would have to tonnago of 14,361. The Norwegian flag. face the resources of the Moghul Empire established a record, no fewer than 402 Nor IMPERIAL MINERAL WATER Co., with men whose physiques had invited the wegian vessels visiting the port during the scorn of the sturdy race of Mussulmans, year, This is unsurpassed in the history he is said to have vowed that

of the shipping of Bangkok. The highest One of my mon shall fight one number before was 32 German during hundred 1910 Wo understand that practically the

Bottled by the

SUGAR IN A GERMAN SHIP

THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENT.

The hearing was resumed at the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Wm Rees Davies, K.C.) and Mr. Justice Gompertz, of an application by Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. AH Crew, of Messrs. Hastings & Hastings) for leave to proceed ex parte with an application made by Sam Bee & Company, of Hong, kong against the Flensburger Dampf schiffari Gesellschaft von 1869 (for which Messrs, Siemssen were the local agents) as follows: (1) For the return of $14,000 paid by the plaintiffs to Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston on behalf of the defendants to obtain the release of Then, only, will I permit myself to be called whole- Norwegian fleet of steamers in the east are engaged in time charter on Bang- Guru Govind Singh. 1,108 bags of sugar, the property of the

And he did make his sparrows" fight kok most of them being placed by the of Jayau, Ofically Recommended by the

Siam Forest Company, Bangkok, Mesara plaintiffs, and then on board the defen" hawks-fight them so successfully that Thoresson & Co., of Hongkong, through Medical Colleges of The Imperial Universities

steamship Sexta, in the port of within a few decades the Sikhs drove the their local agent, Mr. Borgerson, and Swatow, and which sugar the defendants Moslems out of their province and stab by Messrs Boustend & Co, or Singapore: of Tokyo and Kyoto,

lished a splendid empire of their own. We also learn that this five fleet is to be wrongfully refused to deliver to the plain A number of wounded Sikh soldiers, augmented, four more Norwegian steainers tiffs or their order. (2) For a declaration who were in a fit condition to make the coming out from Home to take up time that the defendants were not entitled to railway journey, were brought by the charters on Bangkok. As most of the a lien or charge upon the said 1,168 bags authorities from one of the hospitals at steamers are engaged on one or two years' Burton-on-Sea to London to participate charter 1915 may see even last year's ro of sugar for the payment of any sums in the celebration of the birthday cord beaten the effect on

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due or alleged to be due to the defendants of this guru, ar teacher, to whom they owe under a time charter party, entered into their fighting spirit and military tradi tions. The meeting was held at Caxton between the defendants and the Man Sang Hall recently, under the auspices to which belong most of the Sikhs sojourn of the Khalsa Jatha, or Sikh Association ing in the United Kingdom.

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Considering throughout the world owing to the war, we may congratulate ontsalves that the trade of the Menam has practically pre- course, bumper freights shortly after the served ite usual figure. There were, of outbreak of the war, but then later the tion of the said 1,168 bags of sugar.

slamp was most marked. There are, At the outset of the hearing the Chief Justice said a statement had been attri I recently spent some time among that there will be a big rise shortly, as the buted to him which conveyed a different wounded Indian soldiers in two of the rice harvest is reported to be one of the hospitals where they are being nursed back best for a long time. The foreign trade meaning to what he had intended to fighting efficiency, and was told many of Bangkok may therefore, be considered relation to the laws of England and the tales, which show the splendid mettle of to be in a very satisfactory state, and we laws of Hongkong "What. I said in the fighters from Ilindostan. wish prosperity to the flage under which effect," added his lordship, was that asked one of the men if the Indian the trade of the Menam will be carried

soldiers found the cold of France and out in 1915, I have frequently had contentions with Flanders hard to bear, UNA Sir Francis Piggott on the subject, and had often lamented that the laws of England were not considered good enough for Hongkong.

Cold?" he replied. "No. Killing Germans is exciting business. 80-long as SUBSIDIES FOR we get at them we don't think of anything else. Then we do not feel the cold.

There was not one among the many. scores with whom I conversed who did not feel proud of the fact that the Germans hold Indian soldiers in holy terror.

JAPANESE

LINES. CONTRACTS RENEWED BY THE GOVERNMENT

Continuing his address, Mr. Potter quoting Lord Justice Buckley, said the

With regard to the continuation of the supreme test was: Is the work or bus As one of them expressed it Overseas Shipping Subsidy, which ex noss done by the agent the corporation's it, when they see our flashing steel pired at the ond of last month, and the ation's and our dark faces they think the devil Bill for the continuation of which failed business, or his own personal business, is after them, and turn tail and run back to pass, owing to the dissolution of the and did the work or part of it which was to their mothers, Diety a contract for renewal hae been con- “HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," being done come within the jurisdiction I inquired about the quality, and ended betweon the Government and the That being the test, he thought he would quantity of the rations they had enjoyed three shipping companie, namely, the be able to satisfy their lordships that the Company, through their agents, Messrs. Siemssen, did perform a most material part of the corporation's business in that Colony; and not only in that Colony, but also in China, so far as the two boats were concerned. As to what Mesars. Sicmsen did, the affidavit of Mr. Crew stated that for many years Messrs, Siemssen had

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Fruit was as plentiful as it is in my own country. Bo long as we cauld get at the apple and pear orchards we did not trouble about the commissariat. We never had so much fruit to eat all at one time in our whole lives before."

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Cheewaters. They were a German company whose activities here were con mae his wound.

essels in fined to the employing of two Eastern waters, chiefly on charter. The His whole attitude was that of a baby only thing which Mesars. Siemssen could who had hurt himself and run to as mother to show her what had happened not do was to fix the charter without com and get her sympathy. His eyes were This he swing. His ps tremble. But his municating with Germany.. could prove by ruting in a further emotion was not due to the fret that be wanted sympathy because he was suffering pain.

affidavit by an European broker. Then came the question, what busines were Meurs, Siemssen doing, their own busi ness or that of the corporation in Gez many He would be able to satisfy their lordships, as the result of correspondence, that Messrs. Siemssen did carry on the

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BROWN CATS !?! business, and that they were able to take I found many of the Indian soldiers

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INDIAN TROOPS. would do if they were in Hongkong. they lay in bed or moved about the hos pital, and asked them why they did it.

Extracts from a German soldier's letter. Messrs. Siemaren had authority to ensThey informed me that it was done to in the Frankfurter Zeitung show that that the Company got the full benefit of keep the tendons from stiffening as their the German army is beginning to realise the charter. If he could show that, then wounds healed, so that they would not the fighting qualities of the Indian the case was finished. Looking at what become crippled and lose the power to troops. The soldier writes

handle their guns.To-day for the first time we had to Messrs. Siemsson had authority to do on The surgeons told me that this move fight against the Indians, and the Devil behalf of the Company, he asked if it was ment of the muscles with a raw wound knows those brown rascals are not to be

But their whole underrated. At first we spoke with con case of an agent doing the corporation's caused intense pain.

passion was to get back to the front, with tempt of the Indians. Today we learned! business or was it a case of an agent a rifle in their hands, and show the Ger to look at them in a different light. doing his own business. The cuswer must mans the cort of stuff Indian soldiers are bo that it was the case of an agent doing made of, and all chafed at the time they had to waste during their con the corporation's business, and nothing cance else. It was clear from the correspondence one-

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NOMURA HOTEL take a diabolical pleasure in showering| Addrew shells on us. When for three days it had The total trade of the Philippine Islands rained shells, and the British thought we shows a loss of P.7,814,910 in the total were beaten to a jelly, they had then in trade for the calendar year of 1914 as store for us a visit from their brown compared with the returns for 1913. allies. Total exports in 1914 showed a gain of

The Devil knows what the English refuse the delivery of cargo unless plain P.1,833,356, but the imports showed a low PEARFUL--WAR CRY tifs paid. That was a very important of P9,448,266 varene bag had put into those fellows. Anyhow, step to tske, and also a very serious step, The total trade for 1914 amounted to those who stormed our lines seemed either bocnu e if they turned out to be wrong (following figures all in geld) 997;273 237 drunk or possessed with an evil spirit. the owners would be liable to a very heavy For the calendar year 1913 the total trade With fearful shouting, in comparison action, Such a step, also, was only a step was $101,083,752 Exports for 1914 with which our hurrans are like the whin which could be taken on behalf of the amounted to $48,089,631 and for the ing of a baby, thousands of those brown corporation; it was not one which would previous year 847,772,956. Imports for forms rushed upon us as suddenly as if bo taken by the agent on his own behalf 1914 totaled 848,388,033 and for 1913 they ey were shot out of a fog, so that at first we were completely taken by Surprise The corporation would not be able to do were 53,312,788,00 ninre than Messrs. Siemssen were doing in Hongkong. They were able to hold up tas cargo and delivery; they also held up the ship at Swatow

Judgment was reserved.

In a despatch from Rome, the corres pondent of the Central News says A Trieste official has announced the blowing up by a mine and the sinking of the Austrian training ship Beethoven, with the loss of the crew and all the cadets on board."

At a hundred metres we opened £ Following on the categorical assurances destructive are which mowed down bun. of the Bulgarian Government of is inten dreds, but in spite of that the others tion to maintain strict neutrality in the advanced, springing forward like cats war, the entente Fowers, Great Britain, and surmounting obstacles with unex France and Russia, have given guarantee ampled agility. In no time they were to bol Abeus and Bucharest that in our trenches, and truly these brown Bulgaria will not attack Greece in the enemies were not to be despised ovent of the latter country assisting With butt ends, bayonets, swords and Servin and will not attack Rumania, daggers we fought each offer, and we had should that State actively participate in bitter bard work which, however, was the war. This is taken to foreshadow the lightened by reinforcemente which approaching participation of Rumania arrived quickly before we drove the and Greece.

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