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THE OVERSEAS CLUB

AT SHANGHAI

THE ENEMY.

"advisable" into a word or series of words! moaning absolute and actual prohibition. (Hour hear.) If the government con- sidored it advisable not to trade, surely

THE

WAR'S EFFECT JAPANESE INDUSTRIES.

INTIMATIONS

PROFEST AGAINST TRADING WITH the inevitable, logical and next step is The following extracts are front recont to forbid actually and absolutely" all trading with the enemy in any circum- issues of the Japra Chronicle: --- stances whatever. I have been reminded,

· MACARONI, and I know, that there are many who have declined to trade with the client on

The Dairi Flour Mill has recently talimi the

up the manufacture of insearoni, with hole for others who are not so high-re is quite successful, the Asaki reports. grund of patriotism; but there is a loop Japanese flour and machinery. The ven minded. One Briton under a patriotic the product being in no way inferior to feeling, refuses to trade with the enemy,

About 200 members of the Overseas Club were present at a special moeling held at the Palace Hotel on June 23rd, to consider the following resolution:-

Resolved that members of the Shang bai Branch of the Overseas Club urge the Government to take immedistes steps to prevent trading with the enemy in Ching, on lines similar to those prevailing in Great Britain and the Overseas Domin-

ions.

The chair was occupied by Captain Lake, Vice-President of the Club, who was supported on the platform by Messrs. E. Jenner Hugg, E. S. Little, C Holliday, H. A. J. Macray, E. F. Mackay, W. A. Č. Platt, H. M. Man, and Miss E. Newbery (Bon. Secretary), d)

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neory plant. At a cost of Y 2,400,000, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. which was sanctioned by the Diet at the last session, therefore, the Government proposes to extend the Imperial Foundry. so that it may be able to supply the wood.

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and another Briton, feeling himself at any of the foreign macaronis hitherto "m- liberty under the advisable clause of ported. Moreover, is-can-bo turned-out the Government, takes the business!

It at 30 on a ponnd, against 43 en which. simply means that the patriotic Briton the imported article costs. suffers personally, and nothing is done towards the great aim of preventing trade with the enemy. That can only be done by joining hands all round, and if we cannot do it voluntarily, by an act of self-abnegation, then wo must ask the Government to make it impossible, to make it a crime for any Briton to trade with the IMPERIAL IRON FOUNDRY, enemy, and that is what we ask you to do

The Department of Agriculture has to-day. There are difficulties in the situa-

statement regarding the The CHAIRMAN pointed out the object fur

tion. We are not able to solve thoso published which the meeting had been called, and dificulties, because we do not understand widening of the operations of the Imperial! Bid that it had been thought fit that athem all. But the Goverament is in Iron Foundry. The various canom:c large body like the Shanghai Branch of passion of all the facts, the Govern- changes brought about by the war, says the Overseas Club, with over 900 members, ment knows all the details of this great his triement, have caused unprecedented the Japanese mercantile must leave it to activity in ought, by passing the resolution, to lend question and its support to the authorities in their or responsible Government to find a waymarine, with a consequent increase in ship- endeavour to represent the feeling to the of overcoming the difficulties and to pass, building, the tonnage under construction Government.

as quickly as may be, an Order-in-Council] in Japan at present amounting to between Thick ster plates The resolutia was then proposed by requiring all Britons to cense trading 200,000 Rad 300,000. Mr. E. S. LITTLE, whe said: It is with with the enemy.

for shipbuilding cannot be produced in a certain amount of diffidence that: 1 Now I should like to pat to you just | Japan, there being in no stealworks the": move this resolution. It is an abnormal one or two final words consider it to resolution and one which, on the face of it,le the duty of every Briton, not only to is smething contrary to the kind of case trading with the enemy, but to take thing we Britons are sécustomed to. We other steps to prepare himself in every are sportsmen, and we always like to give possible way to push British trade in fair play and no favour to all in the China. The great incentive at the back field. This is not a resolution altogether of trading is that of making profits for in accord with that feeling or the strictly curselves, of making a Trang, supporting One of the articles of trade that Ger Christian teachings we have all imbibed. curselves and our families, and of giving many has lost and Japan is gaining, says Nevertheless, it is one which it is neces-

ourselves those things which we delight in the Mainichi, is the supply of cotton blan sary to consider, to pass and to net upon

Bat I would ask you to go beyond this kets to India. An order for 100,000 has War is the negation of all the highest more or less selfish, though very nccessary, come to hand, of which half has hocu taken idents of our life and, in such a state incentive, and look open it as a patriotic up by Kola xporters, 20.000 by an Osaka as we are in at present, we have to do duty. if we vote for this resolution I things which are abnormal and non-trust that everyone will go forth from this, and the rest is still under uegot in tion, This is the first order received fo altruistic. War is the negation of all the room determined to fit themselves as they Japan for this class of grund, and the erdinary things of life, of moral and every have never done before to take the trade trade is considered a promising one.

during the period of such war own hands; and push it so that we may "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"spend of law, all of which ar which the Germans have had into our

1s is now going on. We have been strengthen the hands of one Government JAPANESE MILLS AND MILITARY taught all our lives: "Thou shalt not and of our Allies against the enemy. To

CLOTHING, do that Britons must recast (some of us) All the cominandments are held in our old ideas. The Germans have been

ENORSLOTS, REQUIREMENTS OF RUSSIA. abyance and might is the only thing accustomed to take risks. We must take that is right today. The Germans have risks, and we can only hope that when taught us that and are driving it home we take those risks our

Orders from Russia for 3,000,000, yarda Government) in every possible way. It would be a will keep a benevolent eye upon us and of military cloth were received last CLEARANCE SALE monstrosity of thought and act to meet come to

rescue wherever possible sutum, and for 5,000,000 yards mare, i a man in the street, thrust & bayonet in We must do the spade work which the the spring, the whole to be delivered by Of the latter order him and take his life, whether you knew Germans have done. We must get beyond August 15th next.

law to-day and into the interior, into the back parts of one-half, the War Office, (rough whom ur brave fellows are out of the Continent China to get that trade which we have it came, being ft with the rest on its to do that. so as to prevent the eneing been accustomed to sit down here and wait hands. On an extension till March being further transgressing the ławe of | until it came to us. We have got to granted, the Japan Wool Weaving Co. 30 per cent. discount for CASH. hamanity,

do the spade work, and would strongly secured an order for 1,300,000 yards, and We are face to face 10-day with the urge every Britun to regard it as his the test was distributed among five other most unan dan struggle, of all human bunden, patriotic only the companies. A further rider for 300,000

london, history- WAF of borlariem pomini civilisation. It is an almost nuthinkable people, and fit himself to take the trade he secured by the Japan, Wool Weaving thing Tent mnths ago it was entirely which the Germans now have, which they Co

According to the Russian comissioners unthinkable, 1 think if we review human have won by hard work, by faking risks. history and take the subject and details of and by getting into the interior. I trust who came to Japan to make purchases, the most gavage wars that ever disgraced that we shall pass this resolution and that says the Manichi, the Russion Gorr the world, nothing en beat or rival the Government will be urged to restrict

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the awful deeds of rburism and altogether, trading with the enemy, and ment has to keep 10,000,000 men (includ devilry the Gerrus a perpetrating in that we shall recognize, not only in ouring primers) clad, and this takes eight

selfish interests,

All the do wool- but on great yards of okoth per man Europe. There is not an unthinkabla] own thing they have not done. They have mur patriutic grounds, that we must take this len mills in Russia could hardly turn na dered women, babies and innocent men.trade in order to weaken those, powers 80,000,000 yards of cloth in eight months, they have destroyed ships of ms military of Darbarism and strengthen the powers and there is the clothing of the general well. The value whatever and generally gaged in which we are fighting for liberty and population to consider as

orders placed in Japan represent unly one unmerciful murder--not a fair man-to-civilization. (Loud applause.).

an fight. If we last ten thusand men

THAT O do you get? and what do you Mr. E. F. MACKAY, in seconding, speke twentieth of the Russian Government?: in fair fighting none would have a word to as follows:-I say that no legitimate requirements.

psy Recently, continues the Osaka paper, say, but the deliberate murder character- measure can be taken of too severe, a

We the Japan Wool Weaving Co, dispatched istie of German warfare today, the character to destroy the enemy..

Probably you tell your boy to get just “(5)" misuse of the white flag and the deeds of ought to remember that in-commerce as 3000 pieces of musetine to a British from the Compradore Why not tell, bir devilry performed in Europe are the signs well as in war, the enemy will stop at Coverdiment order. Messrs. Takata & got of the WAT

of barbarism against nothing in order to gain his ouds. · Ju¦ Co., of Tokyo, have received orders from civilisation which we are fighting. Some is sometimes said that we ought to consider Ergland for the supply of hundreds of writer said that the Gerung have taken those unciny subjects with whom we lived thousands of yards of military cloth, but

m lid off Hell, and that is what has in terms of friendship for many years have had to refuse them, as the Japanese It is just as easy, and you will be certain to Do they approve of the mills cannot possibly undertake any furget something good. Besides, you will pay happened. Our civilisation, our liberty out here. our lives, all the things we hold dear, and inhuman methods adopted by the ther contracts. The demands in England Ins the things we pride ourselves on, that Government? If there are such let them are very heavy just now, owing to the THERE IS NO RETTER OIL THAN we have fought for and stood for come out and say so. (Applause.) In this equipment of the new troops just proceed- centuries, are liable to disappear in a great war in which our come is throwing ing to the front. The Russian military

FISH." Ceload of darkness.

International saw and the common usage authorities, the Osaka journal states, lahk the winds, in this death with a somewhat jealous eye on English If the Germans win, a great pail of of war to darkness will set over the world, which struggle in which the best of our men are orders coming to Japan, and have been Tur BEST OIL FOR ORDINARY HOUINHOLD centuries could not remove. It is absolu-being slain by foul means more than fair, tely necessary for the continuance of those who are not for us must be against making inquiries with a view to keeping the whole of the Japanese mills engaged (Applause.) civilisstion in comfort on earth that us.

It is said we should exclusively on their work. The Mainichi Britain and her allies should win in this consider the Manchester merchant and the thinks (or perhaps it would be better is terrible strife. (Applause.) We hara a probable serious lose owing to the stoppage.

I do not think there can be say, hops) that there will be some com

I think the petition between the two Governments for Photographic Goods of Every Description OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE,higher object then, as Britons, to carry of trade.

pur flag to victors. We are fighting for any stoppage to his trade, humanity and liberty in its highest sense leading British and neutral merchants he Japanese cloth. as no nation or combination of nations in Shanghai can take over all the trade ever fought in the history of the earth, that has been done now they have gat and we glory in that fact, I do not ask the opportunity to do it. Let us try you to engender in your hearts the hymnt deal effectively with this disgraceful of hate, or lower the standard of fair trade with the emery in China. Let us fight which we have always stood for. tell the Government that eight hundred

The Department of Agriculturo..and. Lave that to the Germans, We Britons, members of this Overseas Club in Shang I rust, will always keep the fag lying hal back up the stopping of Manchester Commerce has arranged to hold a

with representatives of the We marchants from trading with the enemy ference for the highest kind of civilisation.

the Mitsui have nothing to be ashamed of. We have completely and definitely until the war principal gas companies,

and Mit Bishi firma, Government ex: Tought fairly treated prisoners kindly is ended. (Applause,)

The resolution was then put to the perts, and others, regarding the subsidies and have not murdered women and child- jm. Now that I have explained away meeting and unanimously carried.

to be granted to manufactusers of dyes Mr. HOLLIDAY said that he had a matter and pharmaceutical chemicals, as zane or difdence, I say that I do not mora

is resolution in any bitter spirit of to mention not directly connected with ioned by the Diet at the recent special pisarship, but for the great principles that for which they had been summoned, sesion. A great deal of dispute has cen The honorary tred about the question whether the vari for which we are fighting. We out here but still of importance, have a part to play. It may not escortary had peeived a letter from the

ous companies concerned should work "If important, but no part, however small chief secretary in London, saying: can be neglected,

you want to up any active work independently, making the drug and dye- We therefore ask you to urge the present in connection with the war, making an auxiliary to their business. Government that all trade with the suggest that you become responsible for This was how they wished it, and how the The Diet as a whole, emy shall cease in China, as is has or two beds in Netley or one of the Bill was drafted. ved in Great Britain and in other her great hospitals. The cost is £ng however, was rather in favour of a very arts of the world where the British flage annum, I will keep you posted as to large concem, which would be capable of As a branch, continued the economical distribution of labour and STUE VOLUME, which consists of en lies and we are doing that on the greathe ninatis,"

Pages, and includes a Sketch Piasepad principles which I have just 1st Holliday, they had dena absolutely utilisation of bye-products which hare We have no wish to destroying for anybody exept themselves, added so much to the coonomic efficiency individual Germans, but we are deter They celebrated Empire Day, had a very of the German dyeworks, and the previ sion for the subsidising of dye manufac id that we will do everything we od time, and he themeht, got thi possibly ean to destroy that system for money's worth of fun out of it, but that are as an auxiliary industry was there- The which all Germans stand, and whid I was literally all they had dore. Roughly fore removed from the Bill Its description of Chinese Bosial regret so many Germans in China stand 32 was 8028 and the committee did not authorities propose to put the new law Customs and Superstitions, combined they have approved of the dastardly for justified in finding thi with the neight it gives into political things which the rest of the world has the finds of the branch, because, out of terested have to come, to a onou-ion re condensed and which have been perge every dollar received ninety cents had t sonditions in China, make "CHILDated by Germans of the highest class, be sent home and, in addition, there were OF PAR CATHAY" an excellent volume for from the Emperor down. So we to-day stderable expenses. It was suggested.

TELEPHONY 1219.

Hongkong, 4th February, 1915.

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