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E CORRESPONDENCE.

GERMANS AND AUSTRIANS IN CHINESE CUSTOMS_SERVICE.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ HONGKONG

DAILY RESS"] --

Su-Genea and Austrian members of the Chinese Maritime Customs still comi tinue to board British stoomers, although all Masters of British steamers have strist instructions that no alion enemies are to be allowed on board their ships. China may be a neutral country, but it does not.

THE COLONY'S FINANCES.

STATEMENT FOR APRIL

The Vienreich Stateneat for the ninth April, 1015, is as follow

$3,015,466.07

REVENUE AND EXPENDITVTE Balance of sets and liabilities

on 31st March, 1015. Revenue from 1st to 20th April,

1015

Expenditure from 1st to 30th

April, 1915.

959,332,54

$4,094,770.05 1,495,978.03

$2,539.901,02

Balance ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ON MAK

30TH APRIL, 1915...

Liabilities.

THE HONGKONG DALLY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 12ro, 1915.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY, JAPAN DECLINES FOR THE TIME

BEING."

INTIMATIONS

LANE

A NEW SHELL CO.

The Shell group has formed a new emm- any entitled the Shell Marketing

for the purpose of marketing The Japan Guseste, ina leading article, Codictions of the Sheil-group-in-the

say's United Kingdom.

Too much stress need not be laid of the It is stated that offices have already refusal of Japan to avoperate with treat been taken, and as soon as the facilities Britain in enjoining onomy-trading, for marketing the products have been bedrage, by all accounts that refusal is transferred from the Shell Company qualified by the term for the tim

But it would be interesting toi business will be inaugurated on a large being geale. No public issue will be nude, and knew the reasons for Japan's delay in ny further capital required will be Sumael Samuel, Mr. P., will be Chairman stire The Japan Times, this morning SPALDING'S ATHLETIC drawn from the parent companies. Mr. endorsing the British prohibitory mon

merely of the new company, with Sir Reginald "It understood on good authority

CRAWFORD & Co.

MacLeod, Mr. W. Foot Mitchell, and My. R. Waley Cohen as directors.

that though the British Government has requested Japan's subscription to the enemy trade prohibition, the Tosya Government has replied to the former that she cannot comply with the request for the time being, meing to the complicated relations of

SOLE AGENTS FOR

GOODS.

EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR

legislation in this country, spurt from the SPALDING'S

question of approval as matter of principle,

The new company is being formed as it 8 281.129.38

has been found that great prejudice has House service account

6.35.50 beer caused by entrusting the sale of Crown agents' advances

62.10.09 Shell producks to any company in Postal agencies

29,450.83 Overdraft, Bank

which the Shell" group has neitber 2,230,659.67

interest nor influence ne shareholders nor *

in the management. Hitherto the $2,614,782.47 Total liabilities

"Shell" Company's products have been

We have italicised the only reason distributed by the British Petroleum Com Balance

$2,538,901.02

pany, whose capital was largely held by vouchsafed, but find it somewhat mysteri ons. What are the "complicated rela Europaische Petroleum Union, tion of legislation in this country Total

$5,153,543.10 Gesellschaft met beschranter Haftung, of 9 549,704.37

130.673.71

Assets.

follow that all persons in the employ-Deposits not available ment of the Chinese Government are neutral. inasmuch that persons who are entitled to extorritorial rights and privi·| Jeges, sob as Germans and Austrians resident in China, continue to preserve their nationality and their civil and political rights just as if they had never ocased to have their sidenes and There domicile i their own country. fore Masters of British ships would be within their legal rights ́if when boarded by any alien enemy, no matter in what employment he might be in, or for what ever purpose he boarded a British ship, if they were to clap that alien unemy into irons and take him to Hongkong, or any other British port to be interned.

Subsidiary coin Advancgs Imprest

Railway construction Unallocated stores

Crown agents current account. Exchange

Total

Bremen.

34,226,40

4,017,024:71 SPIES - WITH

423,836,39

GOLF.

"GOED

MEDAL"

¡CLUBS.

DRIVERS AND BRASSIES PRICE $5.50 EACH.

HIRONS

PRICE $4.75 EACH

AUSTRALIANS. understood, and perhaps our contempor- R. FORGAN'S CELEBRATED CLUBS.

1,544.60 643,31.

GERMANS IN OUR UNIFORMS AT THE DARDANELLES.

$5,153,653,49

MURDERED ENGLISHMEN, HOW THE IRON CROSS MAY BE GAINED.

A DESERTER'S STORY.

In many cases the Customs Offer when on duty on board a stoupner mess on board; if it so happens that the Officer on duty is an alien enemy, then the Master of a British ship is committing a grave offenes against the comraon law of Great Britain

The murder of an Englishman seems to which prohibits way British subject havbe a sure guarantee for the Iron Cross, ing any intercourse whatever with an according to statements made by a

German desorter in Holland to. M alien enemy.I an,. dear Sir, yours Leonard Spray, the Daily Telegraph's faithfully,

correspondent,

The deserter in question, a reservist of the 17th Regiment of Bavarian Infantry, had been summoned to the Colours on the outbreak of war, had marched through Belgium with the Western army, and had been flung forward with a host of others in the vain attempt of early November to break the British line that barred the way to Calais.

"QUILDITE."

PASSENG ER S 10SINGPAORE

PASSPORT ARRANGEMENTS. The following regulations which were published in the Gazette were approved by the Governor of the Straits Settlements in Council on June 1st, 1015, with regard to the documents to be produced by per Bons arriving at Singapore from place outside the Malay Peninsula:-

When I deserted," he said, "we only had twenty non-coms, and men left in my company of all those who started out in August. The regiment to which it belonged and lost since that time more than 7.000 m-n-that is, it had been killed twice over. Of course, reinforcements had 1.-British, Allied or neutral passengers continually arrived, for the fighting may be called upon to produce aither (a) strength of the regiment is 3,500 officers a passport on an official form and bear-and men. Since the beginning we had ing an official stamp. This is essential received 11,000 men. Of these 7,000 had h the case of personality signed of one of the (b) a certificate of nationality

Consul or other proper authority. stating name of passivelling and date destination, name of ship by which of sailing.

3-In the case of passengers of British Indian birth they will be liable to be Janded at St. John's Island by the Ship's Agents and the ship will not be delayed if this is carried out,

MADE AT ST. ANDREW'S.

DRIVERS AND BRASSIES

.. PRICE $4.00 Each,

IRONS

PRICE $4,00 EACH

AUTOGRAPH

CLUBS.

PRICE $3.50 EACH.

which could not be cut, usa Gordian kn with an Imperial Proclamation? No doubt this reason adduced by the Jupon Times fully covers the cast when

Up to now, however, ary will explain." the Japan Times has alleged other grounds for Japaneso reluctance to ban It has admitted brade with Germany. that Japan is even noy buying what A Rester's message from Caire publish-German goods that can be got through whatever channel: still open and also ed in the Home papers says! -----

Japanese ships ore carrying Magnificent pluck was shown by the that

China's exports destined for Germany. TAYLOR'S It knows also that Japarese vessels are East, while said traders in Japan are supplying German traders in the Far permitted to carry on trade" as usual." All this, it declares, is in conformity with LADIES' AND LEFT-HANDED CLUBS. a principle of the country, in all Japan's wars, not to interfere with the peaceful trace of the enemy whether with neutrals or ourselves." To completely stop our trade with Germany, then," said the Japan Time, we will have to surrender every point of view, whether from the point of view of international usage, of the legality of the matter, or of morality and humanity. That attitude the Japan Times took last month, and, so far as can

Irish regiments in the landing of the British Expeditionary Force at the Dardanelles. The Dublin and Manster Fusiliers in the landing at Seddud Bahr, on the southem extremity of the Galli. poli Peninsula, suffered hovy losses. The landing took place on April 28th-

From the beach, about fifteen gards from where the men landed, was a. mound. strongly entrenched by the Tarks, and to the right a fort. The com- heavy guns of the fort had been silenced by the fleet, but it was holding about 200 of the enemy with machine guns. Major Grimshaw, of the Dubling, moved about courageously in the open rallying his men together. The Dublins, with the Man sters on their left and the Hauts on their right, assaulted the fort.

ALL MODELS.

STOCKED IN ALL MODELS,

mand was given to take the fort. The principle, which is unassailable from GOLF BALLS. CADDY BAGS. CLOCK GOLF

GOLF PAINT. TEES. CAPTIVE GOLF ETC.

besen, it was a stand un international JUST ARRIVED: NEW CONSIGNMENT OF

SPALDING'S G. M. TENNIS RACKETS.

It appeared to political principle. assume that the boyoutt was not legitimate international wenpoa BM enemy in war time, present qualitied refusal to join in that boycott is assur- amee that Japan has not decided

against but 'the

Lieutenant Bastard, of the Dublins, dida a very brave thing. Leaving the men, who had momentarily taken cover from the machine-gun fire, he ran to an opening in the fort and repeatedly fired his resolver It is thought that he must have killed or wounded some of the gunners, for the fire from the fort slackened. He escaped miraculously. A soldier said that a colonel, with a cute in his hand, led the men in their bayonet charge up the hill The British completely rented the Turks and established themselves on the hill, but

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

What the German fliers themselves | Grimshaw, who had done so much in this country both tateris dumestic | ANEUFFERING FOR ONE MONTH ONLY

A

definitely on that point. As a matter of faet, the British prohibition of trading with the enemy is sufficient warrant for the measure, the legality of which, we believe, has never bom questioned in this or any other war. Therefore, Japan's objection cannot be based on any in WE national political principle, Thera remain the questions of profit and of the

reasons for abstinomes from co-operation questions put to the wearers: think of the Iron Cross is shown by the ensure the success of the attack, wers

Are you found dead on the battlefield. The oologefin ber Ally's war-policy, and we must boothlack?" "Are you on the Stuff!" of the Dublins was killed in one of the suppose that Japan Ends warrant inst "Have you killed an Englishmen "boats before he had a chance of lending.tain commercial, industrial or legal diffi Many stories of heroic deeds by the culties peculiar to the country. If so, it The first two questions," the German deserter explained," mean orderly to an Australasian troops at Gabe Tepo are would be well that those difficulties were officer or engaged in one of the administuld, One Australian, renowned for nis plainly stated. A little public discussion trative departments. Both categories height and great strength, jumped in a might clear them away. On the other stand in close connection with the afficers, Turkish treach and bayoneted five hen hand, they might prove quite insuperable, stad as officer is sometimes willing to do in quick succession, hurting each mat manifest to the world. As it is Japan's and Japan's attitude in this matter made THE WIRELESS STATION, his soldier a service, he obtains for him of the trench on the end of the baront.

an Iron Cross. The last question is German officers are moving about fiely reluctance is mystifying, and, like every in the uniform of Australian and few mystery, is bound to evoke rumours that may be misleading. Of course, there is OPEN FOR WORK ON THURSDAY. | meant half contemptuoualy,

One ancceed in often good cause for diplomatic disore. "It refers to that battle with the Zealand commandera, A Gazette notification states that the English in connection with which the preventing a company of New Zealaders tion, but now that the Japan Timer states on good authority" that "the British Radio Telegraph Station at Cape army order of the Crown Prince of from firing during the greater pat of D'Aguilar will be opened for the trans- Bavaria was reinforced by the lower com- one night. He spoke perfect English and Government requested Japan's subscrip

and mission of radio telegrams to and from mands in such a way that no mercy was when questioned as to who it was dring tion to the enemy frade prohibition

in just near replied: "They at the that "the Tokyo Government has replied shown towards the English. ships on the 15th instant. Messages for Englishmen and Indians who were ent French, who have just come to reifore that she cannot comply with the request Keep quiet. Don't fire for the time being," the only reason given transmission to ships will be received:-off from their companies were murdered us.

of (a) at the Telegraph Counter, General by our soldiers who had not been in the identity was discovered later. Hi was being "the complicated relations

taken down to the beach and shot. Geregislation in this country," unfriendly Post Office Public Hall, between 9 a.m. forefront of the battle at all.

Some of those who murdered English man snipers are also dressed our rumour-mongers are bound to get to work. By such unfriendly critics Japan's and 6 p.m. on week days; (b) at the

attitude might even be construed as.one Telegraph Office Room No. 18, 3rd floor,men and Indians in this way were actually uniforms. General Post Office Building between 7 decorated with the Iron Cross. The irony

of half-hearted support of Allied war- a.m. and 8 a. and between 6 p.m. and of the question I have quoted lies in that

measures and even of the AngloJapanese 10 p.m. on week days, and between 7 a.m. it meant. Oh. yce; you played the brav

Alliance- view which we do not counten. anes for the moment. Wo remember that and 10 p.m. vù Sundays and Public Holi- man behind the frout. While we carried out the charge; you were busy murdering day's.

The Coast and Land Line charges Englishmen who no longer defended will be Minimum per radio tole themselves, or who, wounded, were unable gram of 10 words, 83.00; for each to figlit."

word after the additional

first tea, 30 cents. To the local charges must be added the ship or suist charges of the receiving stations. These charges ean he ascertained at the Telegraph Couater, General Post Office. Only tele- gramas in plain language will be received.

AUGUST 4TH ANNIVERSARY. The Central Committee for National Patriotic Organisations, which arranged the recent Imperial meeting at the Guild ball, and of which the Prime Minister, Mr. Balfour, and Lord Rosebery are pre-

Thea

GIRLS "MAN" A TUBE STATION.

BOOKING CLERK WHO WEARS

CREAM BLOUSE.

The first London railway station "manned” entirely by girls was opened i on June 6th. It is Maida Vale Station. on the Bakerloo Tube.

times.

THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEER. CORPS ORDERS DY, LIGUY.-COL. 4. CHAPMANY

There are two collectors two porters, two hooking clerks, and two additional women who are to act as relief collector and relief booking clerk respectively at busy sident and vice-presidents and Mr. Henry The uniform worn by these quiet, seri- Cust is the chairman, are organising meet-ous-minded young women is as unassum- It consiste ings to be held in every city, town, and vil-ing as the girls themselves.

of pavy blue skirt and jacket, with modest lage of Great Britain and the Empire on

hat that Wednesday, August 4th, the anniversary white facings on the collar, and of the declaration of the war.

resembles a cross between a policeman's helmet and a girl scout headgear.

do The booking clerks

not. wear An attractive young woman uniform. who handed out tickets was in a filmy blouse of cream lace, with a pina-green ribbon lurking among it, and her arms! were bare to the elbow. Still, she seemed

The resolution presented to these meet ings will embody the renewed confirma- tion and consecration of the vows of the Empire.

THE PRESS BUREAU IN

LONDON.

A JOURNALIST AND AN EX- COLONIAL GOVERNOR AS CO-DIRECTORS.

Mr. Asquith anocanoed at raonth that the management of the Press Bureau will in future he undertaken by Sir Edward Cook and Sir Frank Swettenham joint directors. The Home Secretary will be responsible to Parliament.

The two gentlemen," he added, "have been rendering most valuable ser- vice in an honorary capacity as assistants to the previous director."

to have risen to the gravity and import arce of her part.

The girls average la ago about uinetcon or twenty years. They have had a week to a fortnight for instruction in their! dutine, and they have picked them up quickly. They work under the generel supervision of a stationmaster (a maa), who looks after a section of the line corn- prising several stations.

They perform the same dutes as men and work the same hours. Seats are pre- vided so that they may sit down at slack moments.

The girls employed by this railway come chiefly from other avocations, chief among them being typists, dressmakers, clerks, and waitresses.

Sir Edward Cook was formerly Editor

They slipped tickels and waved lagging of the Westminster Gazette and the Daily Ners; Sir Frank Swettenham was Goy-passengers aboard the trains as though

they had been at it for years. ernor of the Malay States,

PROMOTIONS.

1-Lance-Corporal K. S Vergette, Ei Service Co., to be Corporal, dated 14 July, 1915. Private F. Sutten, Civil Service C to be Lance Corporal, dated 19 July, 1918. Private S. J. Clarke, Civil Service Of to be Lance-Corporal, dated 10 July, 1916, Privato G. 8. Archbutt, Scot Company, to be Lance Corport

dated 10th July, 1915.

JOINED.

Privato P. Tangap joined the on 10th inst.. allotted Corps No. and posted to Signalling Section,

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IN

LINE

DRAB LINEN,

COAT AND TROUSERS $7.50.

the Japan Times said in May in this LONDON CUTTER.

connection:

There is one point, however, which must not be lest sight of We are at war with Germany as much as Great Britain is, and the Anglo-Japaness Alliance makes weightier the fact that the two Powers mako a common enemy of Germarry. From this point of view it should be conceded that we are morally bound to be of all possible help to Great Britain in carrying out her pan of war. From this point of view, also, we should tolerate no

act on our part that, however indirectly,

will benefit the common enemy. But while Japan is settling the pre- in this Cofiminaries of participation

18mbargo on trade with the enemy, rumour may be running abroad, and it could asily be overtaken by a prompt state- MUSKETRY (PART 1); 3.-Recruits of Engineer Company heat of the true facts of the case in full. King's Park on Sunday. 18th July, The Diet is not in session, but Ministers 5. Uniform must be worn. Curve means of making known their views Grimes, R.E., will attend.

hon occasion arises, and we suggest that His is one of those occasions,

PARADES.

4. Parades for today (Monday);

IS. 7 D.

6.15 p.m. Right Section M.G. BEEF WHOLESALE AT

Musketry Instruction on Kenne Road Range for the following me bera: Compl. Grose, Ptes. Al Cordei Benjamin, Archio, D'Azevedo, Greaves F. Murc

5.30 p.m. Remainder of Right, M.G. Ca., Skirmishing and drill a Headquarters. Remainder: Nil

BUTCHERS' DILEMMA.

Pereira, A. J. V. Ribeiro. G. Rat is said in several parts of the country Service Right there is small likelihood of any ro Seton and Tavares. to be carried. Corp. Grimes, R.ction in the price of meat before Sept., -----will- ettend. – ---

the public are repeatedly warned to Sextat less meat."

squyers from Legion, the Midlands, and

southern countries are buying fa le in Norfolk at eximordinary prices. at sheep are fetching 17s."a stone and Cing at over £5 a herd, Cattle are orth 15s, to 17s, a stone alive; best beasts I reached the record figure of 81s, a

DETATI..

5.--Gan Club Hill, Koricon.

On duty until 17th instant:

Service Company, Officer on duty: Capt. Churchill. DETENTION CAMP. KOWLOON,

On duty to-night: Seats Company. The highest prices in the history of the

Oficer on duty: Lient. Murphy.

Cattle Market were realised at the Orderly Officer until 17th inst. Lied of May when best beef was sold at 13s. a stone (of 6lb, or Is. 7id. à lb.). Rees, Orderly Sergeant until 17th insta local butchers association, faced with common dilemma, is now to consider Sergeant Longmire.

G. E. STEWART, Gupta closing of shops the first two or

Adjutant, H.E.V days of the week.

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