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"FOOLING A NATION. GERMAN DELUSIONS AFTER A YEAR OF WAR.

MACAO NOTES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1915.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.].

MACAO, September 13th PORTUGUESE SOLDIERS SENTENCED FOR

MURDER.

The two Portuguese soldiers who mur

dered the proprietor and wounded

ALLEGED BAU TINNED MILK HONGKONG AND THE HUNS.

ACTION IN THE SUMMARY COURT.

was

RHYC EXPEL GERMAN MEMBERS.

The following resolution

an extraordinary animously pornod at general meeting of members of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club which took place

A claim arising out of the purchines of 55 cases of tinned milk ("Eagle brand) came before Mr. Justice Gompertz in the From a Dutchwoman who has resided

Summary Court yesterday.. H. Honda, in Germany from the beginning of the was until last month, when she left

of 26 and 27, Pragya East, trador, sned Berlin to join her family in London, MT number of other Chinese in a gambling-Chan Yuen, of 6, Cochrane Street, pro-at the Clab House last mening:- F. W. Wile, formerly in Berlin as the house, on the island of Trúpa at Chinese vision dealer, for $135, damage suffered correspondent of the Mail, has soured & -in romarkable account of conditions Corinang after, as they call it there, year of triumphant warfare."

She describes Germany as a nation of hypnotised men, women and children, tener ar elo be served in the common blinded by the conviction that the war gnol. The demeanour of the men was very is won and is being continued only im bad, and they were extremely excited 12 order to make the Kaiser's victory absolute, crushing, and irretrievable.

The Germans, she says, have been brought to this state of mental intoxi- cation by the most extraordinary methods of official suppression and deception The truth is told them only when it is palatable.

new year have just been sentenced at a acourt-martial to 28 years' imprisonment last six

the eoche

yents of

Court.

The

STRAY MONGRELS,

A large number of stray mongrals roars about the streets, some of them being in a most miserable condition, and it is time the

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by him by reason of the inferior quality of 13 cases of condensed milk to that required by the verbal contract entered into between the parties

Mr. W. F. Hind appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. P. B. Dixon for the deferrdaal.

Mr. Hind said the cases of milk were purchased last year by the plaintiff from the defendant, and were to be delivered

15 садоч board

cases on board the cruiser Chikama. The

1.That if is act for the comfort or convenience of the mombers of the club as a whale, or of the subscribers or visitors thereto, that any member who is the sub- ̈ject of a nation between which and Great Britain a state of war exists should con- tinue to be a member of the club.

2That the Articles of Association be accordingly altered by the insortion of the following additional paragraph as the end of-Article XXXII. namely

"Any member who is the subject of a antion between shish and Great Britain a state of war exists shall, pan facto, rense to be a member of the club and shall so longer be entitled to any of the privileges of the club,”

Mr. F. SHYTH, Commodore of the Club, enes were delivered on board at the who presided, proposed the two resolu-

Public confidence is now, estoerner heuthorities took steps to get rid of these the Japanese cruiser 1bouki und 40

Aa institution like the the German military regime as quite as undesirables. valuable an asist for the prosecution of Dogs' Home in Hongkong, which is under the war as ammunition itself. Nothing the agis of the Polier, would render oven remotely likely to undermine that confidence is permitted either, to be very valuable service.. published the newspapers or to be talked about.

WILAT THEY THINK

The same wholeté system of befooling the people invoked to hide the original causes of the war is now in operation present, and with regard to its past. future phases.

The informat's observations may be summarised as follows: Germans think:--

1. That Russia is finished," and that as soon as Hindenburg releases a million or of his conquering heroes from the East they will be transferred to the West, and crushing blow then he delivered against the French and the British.

2. That a new burning gas, invented by the well-known Pintech Company of Berlin, which produce a blaze covering an area of 110 square feet, and, beneath which no living thing can survive, will blast away through the Allied lines. barring the way to Calais and Paris. 3. That although the war is a year old

and neither Zeppelins nor submarines) have accomplished all that was hoped,

nevertheless they have

effectually "terrified" London, and wrecked British sea go merve.

"COCKSURENESS GONE Man,"

of

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STREET GLOWNS.

Some supervision should be exercised over the somewhat truculent behaviour of the cal Chinese watchmen. They are mostly recruited from the common class of Chinese, but when they get inside thr nuiforms, these street clowns" behave Tu a manner that leaves piúch te i desire. They re especially severe on the long- suffering risha coolie, and the brutal way in which they take advantage of the authority uniform confers o kick and cuff them is most reprehensible. It is especial ly noticeable, at the wharves,

YUNNAN COPPER MINES. THEIR DEVELOPMENT UNDER

OFFICIAL SUPERVISION.

ZINC AND LEAD MINES WILL

LIKEWISE BE OPENED,

We take the following from the Peking Daily News-

success was

·INTIMATIONS-

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

JUST UNPACKED:

FOLDING FURNITURE.

BACH

CAMP BEDS

$8.50

EACH.

MOSQUITO CURTAIN AND FRAME

COMPLETE $15.50

COMPLETE.

EACH

$8.50

EACH,

The cbjects of the meeting were sufficiently request of the plaintiff, but the latter did tions. I doing so he said that the FOLDING CAMP TABLES nob se them prior to delivery. cruisers left Hongkong, and when they sat out in the resolutions they had heard Tin. "They were simply following the got to Singapore the milk was found to read and needed little comment · from be unuseable and unsaleable. It was bad, Letters were written both from the boukhead of all the other British sporting

clubs, particularly that of the Bombay FOLDING and the Chikuma complaining that the Yacht Club, and he thought they all very milk was bad, and finally the milk for warded to the Thouki was so back towell realised the necessity for passing the Hongkong and arrived in January this revolutions.

year.

Plaintiff then saw the defenilant

The first resolution was seconded by

Mr. A. DENISON and the sound by the Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C1, and un- animously carried. Mr. Pollock was also thanked for the legal assistance he had rendered in the framing of the resolutions,

and there were certain negotiations, which came to nothing, and the writ was finally issued in respect of the balance of the 15 cases. If his lordship glanced ni the writ he would find that the plaintiff had oredited the defendant with 7.95 per ease, half the purchase price of the milk. He put that figure in because he understood from what he had been told by certain people in the Colony that when milk was not good but still saleable iting at Sai Ying Pan. Inspector O'Sulli. was the common practices to allow half value...

Mr. Hind said it was not a question of

Yunnan is one of the richest copper The late Ching

His lordship-Who drinks this milk districts of the world. 4. That England can do and is doing Dynasty depended on the copper supply that is not good but still saleable?

nothing, in a military sense, and that from that province for the minting of The Imperial Government her French and Russian Allies, reali-copper cash. sing British impotence," are on the appointed ofheials to supervise the mis-that. There was sugar in the milk and ing works, and at one time the Yunnan it sometimes crystalized, and the milk verge of internecine strife with her. 6. That having kept the British Navy mines regularly shipped six million

from German ports and from delivering cattles of copper to Peking every year. consequently became slightly solid, but it an attack on the German Fleet, and The best mines are situated in the Tung was still good and useable. He has been During the Taiping informed that under these conditions it having driven the invading armies from chuan district.

was usual to allow half value. He practically every inch of German Rebellion, the mining operations were Austrian soil, while occupyingtens suspended, the regular supply of copper

to Peking was cut off and the Imperial framed his figuits accordingly, but he of thousands of square miles"

as to save subsequently found that that was not the enemy territory, German has "won the Government led to resort to minting

now wrest teu-cash copper pieces- s war, and nothing can

material. After the Taiping Rebellion, matter with the milk, and that it was He therefore applied to in obtained victory from her.

actually cour, not much

Upon the running the mining works. establishment of the Republican Govern have the credit of $101 to the defendant ment, the copper mines were taken over struck out of the writ, and he sued for by the Tungchuan Mining Company, the whole amount, $246, 13. This company had a capital of $300,000, the Government supplying one half of the expital. But the capital has never been the milk were valuelet-Yes, my lorit. fully subscribed and the Company has never secured satisfactory results in the development of the mines. Consequently, the tins were perfectly good when they the output is limited, and as the adoption were put on board, the cruiser, and they were examined by the plaintiff's fokis. of antiquated native methods means

Thus No doubt on the voyage down the milk Company for its copper is high greater expenses, the price quoted by the

was put in a hot place or was exposed to He did the various Government Mints found it unprofitable to purchase Yunus copper and therefore the raw material for the the sun and thus became had.

not see how plaintiff could get over that:

In answer to his lordship, who said that from Japan, and other countries. minting of copper coins was all secured The Government recently organised the Gold Mining Burean under the Ministry plaintiff must prove that the milk was Enemy territory occupied, 70.00 $4 of Finance for the purpose of control, Mr. Bind said he purposed calling

Just as the baffling calm of London strikes the new arrival as the paramount aspect of the war in England (said the Lady), so it is the almost indescribable conndenes of Berlin which most impresses one in Germany. It is something more It is cocksureness gone than confidence. mad.

"It will take a terrible reverse; a real and a very tangible one, to shake this spirit, to say nothing of breaking it down. It has been produced in conse quence of organized offeinl deception and deluding of the people.

What happened on July 31st was typical of what I mean. On that day the

war amiveTSKÝ Kaiser issued his manifesto. This was published by the newspapers as a gratis extra, accom- panied by the following table:-

miles..

1,000 to 8,000 guns captured.

2,000 to 3,000 machine guns captured.

The foo has occupied :-

by

ling the gold, silver, copper and other metals necessary for the minting of colis The Ministry of Finance now requests that a high officis! be appointed to super, 416 sq. miles in Alsace.

intend the development of the copper The Tangchuan 4,000 sq. miles in Galicia. Our prisoners of war, 1,696,400, of whom mines at Tungchuan.

there are in Germany 6,600 Russian Mining Company will be taken over officers and 720,000 non-commissioned the Government so that better results mar and in Austra-be secured. The lead and zinc mime will officers and men, Hungary 3,190 Russiau officers and also be developed under official supervi- 610,000 non-commissioned officers and son.. men, a large portion of whom were appointed Director General of the Tung-

chuan Mines by a recenti Mandate. captured by German troops Total number of Russian prisoners of

His lordship-You wat to claim as if

Mr. Dixon said the defence was that

Mr. H. A. Lammert with reference to the condition of the milk,

His lordship-Does Mr. Lammert know anything about milk i

Mr. Hind-Woll, he seems to know something about everything that is bought and sold in the Colony.

A “GUILD" FIGHT.

PORCH CHAIRS WITH ARMS, DUCK SEATS AND BACKS,

EACH

EACH.

$7.50

WE WITH VALANCE PILLOW

HAMMOCKS

EACH

$12.50

FACH.

CHAIRS

A fight which resulted in five men being FOLDING DECK sent to Hospital occurred yesterday moTN.

van, in charge of the case, informed Mr. Wood at the Magistracy on Monday, moening, when a charge of assault was laid against thres of the men, that the case was a serious one, as the defendants

are alleged to have used a chopper and inflicted some nasty wounds on the com plainants, who are at present, unable to appear i Court.

Mr. Leg d'Almade, who represented two of the defendants, told his worship that, as at present instructed, the affair was a guild fight, and that he had a good defence on the charges.

His worship, in remanding the case, to the condition of the complainants is refuted bail until the medical report as

received.

ORGAN RECITAL. With the object of replenishing the somewhat depleted Cathedral Organ Fund, the Organist (Mr. Denman Fuller) gave an excellent organ recital last evening. Certain parts of the instrument have. again suffered badly from the damp weather, and extensive repairs are urgent. The Cathedral was wail ly necessary. filled, but the collection taken up was most The programme was as disappointingly meagre, the amount only

follows:- totalling $56.33,

Tocata and Fugue in D minor (Bach); Madrigal (E. Lemare); To the Sea (Mag- dowell); Au S ir (E. d'Evry); Excerpt, (E. Elgar); Gerontius

(B. Harwood) Requiem aeternam

Dream of

Toccata (Widor). Mr. Sung Lien-kaei has been

His lordship-I know perfectly well what a capable man Mr. Lammert is, but you want an expert on milk, somebody

war, 8,791 officers and 1,330,000 non-com-KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF who is engaged in the business, missioned officers and men.

WHAT THEY ARE NOT TOLD.

"Of course, what the German masses

FUND.

The Tung Wa Hospital

begs

to

For

Fund-

are not permitted to know makes sa oven acknowledge with thanks the following

interesting tabulation

more

Mr. Hind-Unfortunately, they won't speak about another brand of milk.

His lordship declined to grant Mr. Hind's request for an adjournment to

example, the Germans do not realise donations to the Kwangtung Flood Reliel enable him to make further efforts to

because it is never referred to in any way,

shape or manner that

They have lost:--

T. T. from the Chinese Consul,

Perang

The bulk of their Colonial Empire of Per Man Fat Shing from Hin

1,027,000 sq. miles.

2. Their entire over-sea cominerce.

3. The use of their merchant marine,

4. Hamburg and Bremen as ports.

5. At least 9,500,000 officers and men in

killed, wounded, and captured.

"Tlicy hear nothing of these things

not a whisper. They know only about their glorious victories" east and west.

Kong Guildhall, Touron... Proceeds of sales of the Canton Nam Young Brothers Tobacco Co's cigaretics at Captain Tom Gunn's Aviation Moet- ing at Shatin

Mr. Wong Ting Hing

Mesars. Ab Kwong & Co. of

Perth, West Australia

They know only that their submarines Already acknowledged have sunk so-and-so many hundred British ships' aggregating so-and-so many hundred thousands of tonnage.

think that submarines have

They paralysed

British commerce. They will not believe.

thousands of ships are leaving British

Total

"ME AND GOD."

procure this export evidence, and gave 9,210.00 judgment for the defertant with rosts.

176.08

146.80

CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND.

NEW CANADIAN PACIFIC

STEAMSHIP CO.

The first meeting of the Canadian Pacific Steamships (Ltd.) was held in Montreal Last month. Mr. C. M. Boa worth was elected chairman of the ecm- pany, and Mr. H. Maitland Kersey appointed managing director, with wh

The Cana office in London, England. dian Pacific Steamships (Ltd.) will 'com. mence operations on October 1st, taking over all the ocean steamers now operated

3.00 FOR THE ALLIED FORCES AT THE by the Canadian Pacific Railway and Allan lines. The head office of the new corporation will be in Montreal.

EACH

IN STRIPED CANVAS.

$3.50

EACH.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

SAKURA

BEER.

THE BREWERY'S OWN BOTTLING.

MARK

TEIKOKU BREWERY CO.LTD. MOJI, JAPAN,

Hongkong, 12th Augart, 1915.

SOLE AGENTS,

SUZUKI & CO.. ALEXANDRA BUILDING,

TEL. NO. 468.

Specials

Westminster Tobacco C. L

London.

WESTMINSTER

(256

TURKISH

'SPECIALS.”

The great European war has made no difference to the blend of

be Tobacco used for these Cigarettes as the Manufacturers have always 50.00 DEATH OF A FORMER C.P.R. tcarried in their London bonded warehouses stocks of Turkish leaf

sufficient for three years.. PRESIDENT.

FRONT.

50.00 .$521,363.5$

-$530,954.76

Total ackaawidged to September

4th, 1915 "A Mahamedan ".

$0,390.98

Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp..... Mr. C. J. Pirie (further Contri..

bation) ... M. J. Witchell Senior (further

Contribution)

10.00

5.00

ports every week for every point of the THE KAISER ACKNOWLEDGES THE ALMIGHTY! compass.

to

The following story about the Kaiser, supposed to have heen related by the Archbishop of Cologne, is quoted in the The Kaiser's gift, of a lamp for the Heimdal, a Danish paper in Schleswig, self-efface- tomb of Saladin shows how persistently which refers to it as an example of the

characteristic the least original of Germany's plans of Kaiser's

The present ment."- world-power is pursued

The Archbishop, it is declared, having propitiation of Islam is laboriously

Occasion congratulates his cupied from Napoleon's efforts in Egypt, taken when he assured the faithful that French Majesty on the recent Eastern successes, men had severed themselves from the the Kaiser held up his hands deprecating- sect of the Messiah." About the onlyly, turned his eyes to heaven with the things that Germany can claim for her moet indescribable expression of intense own in this war are the poisonous gases gratitude and religious fervour which the and molten flames. And even these Archbishop had ever witnessed, and said: might be traced to a source indicated in" It is He up there who is helping me.

I know it: Thank Himy not me. Scripture

Mr. J. Witchell Senior (further

Contribution).

Mr. C. Thorne

Mr. D. W Craddock, General Traffic

The steadily increasing demand is proof of the high quality of 6.03 Agent of the C.P.R. Co. in Hongkong, the Tobacco used in the Manufacture of these Cigarettes.

5.00

informs us of the receipt from the 10.00 management of a telegram advising that Sir William Yen Horn, late President of $0,475.95

the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 6,939.41

passed away on Saturday afternoon, the ..$.536.57. 11th inst..

Amount expended

Balance in hand There is barely enough to cover further Consignment. An extract from a letter from the front shows how much our efforts are appreciated.

GEO. J. B. SAYER, Hou, Secretary and Treasurer,

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wounded officers lying at the Jacobstadt hospital have given evidence of a German attack on a Red Cross party. of which the Germans killed two Sisters. of Mercy, and two doctors.

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