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CORRESPONDENCE.

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY FEF96."]

WAR CHARITIES,

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

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 6mm. 1916

B-I should be glad if you would Sin, The following telegram received: correct inis-statement in Professor by the Governor from the Secretary of Middleton Smith's article in to-day's State for the Colonies in noknowledgment. Daily Press. Professor Smith is mistaken of the undertaking by the Colony to pro- in thinking that he was the only Professor vide £10,000 a year for the duration of in the University for a year, as I was the War towards the support of the Royal myself Profonor of Political Economy Elying Corps Hospital, Bryanston from October; 1912-Yours faithfully, Square, London, is published for general

W. J. HINTON.

information:

Hongkong University, 5th July, 1916 ** NO TAXATION WITHOUT

REPRESENTATION."

[TO THE KUITOER OF THE

DAILY, PRESA.”*]·

HONGKONG

.SI,One has repentedly noticed in public print the suggestion that Britons living outside the United Kingdom might well be asked to help the by paying income-tax.other-country

AN ENEMY TRADEMARK.

CHARGE AT THE HONGKONG POLICE COURT.

BOAT WOMEN.

WHO OBSTRUCT LOCAL SHIPPING.

Two Chinese hontwomen appeared be The case was resumed at the Magistrny fore Mr. Wood at the Hongkong Polico yesterday, before Mr. Wood, in which Court, yesterday, charged with causing Li Tak Man, of the Kwong Yat Lung, an obstruction in the harbour. It was firm, 198, Wellington Street, was summon-stated by Mr. H. W. Hearne, of the ed for selling 24 snuff-boxes on which was

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, the trade-mark of William Meyorink

that these two women brought their

bays Co., a German firm now in liquidation A second summons charged him with bay ing in his possession for salen quantity Your telegram, 16th June, Army of such stuff-boxes, bearing the registered Council desire expressions of most grate-trade-mark of the same firm. The surto swing into the harbour again. Such ful thanks to be conveyed to War Charities Committee.”

Yours faithfully,

E. R. HALLIFAX,

Hon. Secretary, War Charities Committee. Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, Hongkong, 5th July, 1916.

THE REGISTRATION ORDINANCE.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS.]

mons was taken out by Mr, A. S.D. Cous land, manager of Alex. Ross & Co, the liquidators of William Meyerink & Co Mr. Shenton prusicuted.

boat which was making for her berth, and the skipper was placed in A quandary, whether to drop the anchor through the junks" ar allow his vessel women, he said, were a great nuisance to shipping.

A fine of 825 each was imposed,

OUR SOBER SOLDIERS.

LORD FRENCH'S TRIBUTE:

Admirable work by the Royal Army. Temperance Association was described t the twenty-second annual meeting of that body, at which Field-Marshal Viscount French presided, at Caston Hall, West-

Mr. A. S. 12. Cousland said his fr were appointed liquidators of Messrs. Willa Meyerink & Co., in October, 1914, in pursuance of the Alien Enemies (Wind ing up) Ordinanes. William Meyeriuk & Co were the registered owners of the trade-mark produced, and the ownership was now vested in Alex, Ross & Co. under the Alien Enemies. (Winding up) Ordminster nane. This trade-mark was used in re- spect of snuff-boxes, like those produced. Mr. Shenton here produced three par als of snuff boxes, bearing the trade-mark referred to which were recovered from, the defendant's promises.

Lord French, who is chairman of the had presided since the lamented death council, said that was the first tima ho

of Earl Roberts, and he desired to ex- Press what an irreparable loss they sustained when their beloved Field- Marshal, who lived and died for his King and country, was taken from them. (Cheers.)

The point has akse been raised in connection with the registration of Shanghai companies in Jondon, which, nolche voleus, pay the tux. And correspondents seem to ignore. the fact list a principle of some import- ance is involved; in fact, the very prin- ciple that led to the famous “ Declaration of Independence" of the United States.

STR, With reference to the Notice No one in his senses would," I think, appearing in your paper this morning, venture to assert to-day that our American you kindly say whether Pensioners of can Colonies were not right in their the Hongkong Government are exempted resistance, to an obstinate and mentally under Clause (2) of the above-mentioned deficient King, determined to put inta | Notice? practier a femlish mother's advice-" Be a king, George and to his incompetent to call personally at the Office of the mark, the name of Messrs. Meyerink ouly courts-martial, and cases of drunkenness. Prime Minister, whn, to his cost, dared to ignore the soleman warnings of ren statemen like Chatham and Burke.

Are cripples or the bed ridden bound

Captain Superintendent of Police, as may be inferred from the opening para- graph of the said Notice Yours thank fully,.

PENSIONER.

Hongkong, 5th July, 1918-

HONGKONG CHAUFFEUR'S

JEALOUSY.

EXILE GARAGE MAN BEATEN ALMOST TO DEATH.

ing five chauffeurs employed at the In the early hours of yesterday morn Dragon Cyolo Company entered the Exile Garage armed with hammers and other heavy weapons, gagged a chauffeur who was sleeping, dragged him from his cubicle and commented to beat him

brought help, three of his assistante were unmercifully. Eventually the man's cries arrested, and the others got away.

For a century and more no British government has ventured to impose a tax on any of our colonies, and it is most unlikely that it will be done now, how ever great the need. On the other hand, a very posible result of the War will bo a fundamental change in the British

·Constitution, including the creation of an Imperial Parliament with a propor- tion of representatives from each of the Dominions beyond the Seas. Nor should the difficulties and objections to provid ing similar representation for the smaller British communities dotted all over the world-the Crown Colonies, the trading ports-prove insuperable. In return for the boon of direct representation in Parliament, the Englishman abroad, whose home is also outside one or other" of the self-governing colonies, would, as a rule, gladly animal to taxation for Imperial purposes. For it would be idle to pretend that the present system, or rather want of system, is at all satisfac- tory,

Some of the more important of the smaller Colonies have committees, or councils, partly elected, but usually the vote of the offeint und notated me hers can swamp the votes of elected members. If Weihaivel may be taken as at all typical, there are British posses of the assault. The complainant, it was sions which perhaps unavoidably-are stated, was so badly injured that he had denied even this privilege. Fourteen to be taken to the Government Civil years ago three civilian menbers of our Hospital. He was severely damaged community were nominated to form a about the head and body, and one of his Committee, euphemistically described as legs was also badly cut and bruised. an "Advisory Council? The Coun. He was beaten almost to death. The cil" had, I believe, one meeting, but no affair occurred at 2.15 am. on Wednes more. In fact, the thing died of in-day.

Mr. Consland said that the bozes pro- duced were not Moyerink's goods though they were identica) in mako and trade

fireat changes had become apparent in the Army through the work of the asso ciation, resulting in an enormous redue. tion in the percentage of defaulters, being missing. Meyerinks, he added, ob Canteens were less frequented, erine had tained these gouds from Austria or Gerbeen reduced, and the inculcation of thrift and temperance was being felt many; they did not come from Japan.

throughout the Army. But perhaps the His worship, after examining the tins, most severe and exerieinting test had genuine and otherwise, said there was no seen the events of the last two yours, turing which time the Army had been doubt as to the difference in the goods.

engaged in the most trying and exhausts Mr. de Souza, who was an assistant ing campaign that history had ever in, Moyerink & Co., having been with had quitted themselves in the most try. known. The manner in which soldiers them since 1902, and who is now on the ing and exhaustive campaign in history staff of the liquidators, said the goods was in complete accord with the best produced were not those of Meyerisk traditions of the past. It could not be [& Co.; they were imitations. Before thenied that in war as we saw it to day there was a greater call upon individual war the firm did a large business in heroism, courage, initiative, and endur tin boxem bearing the trade-mark concernance then ever before, ed, selling 70 to 73 cases of tiny a year. the hard-fought battle of one or two days' Lord Feneh proseeded. "Instead of

there were some on the way out when as-rom excessive strain, instead of return. They had none of these tins in stock Jint duration, Fllowed by periods of freedom tilities commenced, the vessel having been work to a bivouac secure from fire, our interned. The goods came from Germany soldiers in the field have to endure au ing from twenty-four hours of trench Austria, and each case contained existence under constant fire which covers miles of ground and goes on incessantly from week-end to week-end. Speaking from my own experience in command of the Army in Franco for Boventeen months, believe that the great fighting qualities of the individual soldier were never so When its history comes to be written, the marked as in this tremendous war. nation will learn what it owes above all elec the man in the trenth. Such a result could not have been obtained with- out the moral atmosphere of the suldiur undergoing a great change. has been indicating that change. Mer For thirty or forty years the soldier

Inspector Watt said that on 27th June bo visited defendant's promises, He searched the premises and found a num ber of the tins produced, some of which

The arrested men were brought before Mr. Orme yesterday, and in their behalf were in show cases. Defendant was asked Mr. Dennys pleaded not guilty. Hind prosecuted.

Mr.

The evidence given went to show that

great jealousy exists between the different Chinese chauffeurs in the Colony, and this was alleged to have been the cause

fantile paralysis! The resulting form A remand was applied for and granted.

of government may be described

paternal," or personal," according

to its effect on the individual.

In any ease, even if unavoidable, it is a form of. government that is un-English; it is cer tainly not government by consent." The wense of corporate unity is destroyed; a healthy public opinion is non-existent; legitimate criticism of public matters is taboo. Man being a gregarious animal and the art of conversation boing long since dead, we are reduced to discussing our neighbours and indulging in other questionable forms of exercising our talents and our powers of imagination; und "society "is synonymous with

flunkeydum.**

SOLICITOR'S ALLEGATION.

THAT HIS CLIENT HAD BEEN "BEATEN LIKE A DOG.”

A Chinaman who was charged with being in possession of 19 taels of Govern ment epiam dross at the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday was defended Mr. Faithfull, who pleaded not guilty,

A Chinese detective spoke to arresting the man as he was coming of a steame which had just arrived from Singapor Defendant had a suspicious-looking box with him and upon this being opened It ought not to be outside the limits of it was found to contain the drug in practical statesmanship to provide thessa falso bottom, smaller British communities, arranged in groups according to their white papula tion, with direct Parliamentary repre sentation.

Replying to Mr. Wood, who asked how Government opium dross was able to leave Singapore, Inspector Wilden said that it must have been for the use of the

There is one other reform urgently crew. needed. It is not good for the governor, Mr. Faithfull claimed that his chent was bringing the box to Hongkong for another man," and that the reason he

or the governed, that his term of office

should be unlimited. In the larger colonies the term is fixed, and there is

where he obtained the goods, and be re- plied: "From the Yee Wo (Kobo) firm's He also said that he bought 300 dozen of the tins from Japan in April

mar."

Jast

who can endure life in the trenches as In the witness-box defendant admitted we know it today, with the cheery sang ordering the tins from Japan, but said in the field, must surely have been sub- froid which has characterized our soldiers he was not aware that they had also beject to influences different from those of sold by Meyerink & Co. He did not know that he was doing wrong.

Mr. Shenton expressed the opium that the defendant knew there was a good mar- ket for the tin snuff-boxes, and he also knew what he was about in having Meyerink's trade-mark upon them.

His worship took the same view and-in posed a ûne of $100 and 825 costs.

the past. Their moral fibre must be stronger, their patriotista and sense of duty higher, and the best ideals within them must have been stimulated and brought out. I venture to think that to fluence in producing those splendid re- tlils association we chiefly owe the in sults." (Cheers.)

The Bishop of Birmingham, who was in the uniform of an Army ebaplein, said if legislation on the drink problera was good for war time, it would be wise to let it remain in peace time,

Mr Clare, White (general secretary). stated that the sale of beer in the cantorts,

THEFT OF A NAVAL WHISTLE was 50 per cent, less than when the

COOLIE SENTENCED,

association started. and nineteen defen- tion: barracks had been closed. They had 382 branches, with 161,828 membera, in the Regular and New Armics and a further

WEARING-DOWN" TACTICS,

day, a coolie was charged with stealing

At the Hongkong Police Court yester-363 members in India. (Cheers.)

in harbour. A petty officer gave evidencz a whistle off one of 11.M.'s ships now

to the effect that the defendant was a coolie employed by the Ordnance Depart burger Pest communicates some interest- The war correspondent of the Strank

the defendant take the whistle off its tube view of the object and progress of the ent. When witness was on deck he sawing information from Main Road and put it in his pocket.

quarters. After criticising the French

military operations round Verdun he writes

Defendant's story was to the effect that he took the whistle to have a look at it

His worship sentenced defendant to he did not mean to steal it

four months hard labour and four hours

stocks

THE ABERDEEN MURDER CHRGE.

never even suggested that the intention The German military authorities have

may be included as a subsidiary incident is to take Verdun. The fall of a fortress in the accomplishment of greater tasks. Whenever it has been the immediate aim, in the East as in the West, no fortress has long withafaws a German attack. Vien bur enemies, overcome by nervous insecurity in consequence of the events round Verdun, attribute to the German military authorities what the latter bave never admitted, they do this with the

of the Verdun battle. object of diverting the attention of the

no real reason why it should not be the ran away was because he was all-treated The Aberdeen road-maker who 1 French from the real purpose and success

rule in the smallest. It speaks volumes by the Chinese officer who arrested him. charged with the murder of another road for the type of men who represent the Mr. Faithfull also alleged that his client maker Imperial Government that hitherto there

as the result of a quarrel over a has been, comparatively speaking, so little mis government, so little friction a man is suspected or even guilty of a brought before Mr, Wood yesterday,

was beaten and treated like a dog. "li pair of missing wooden clogs was again None the less, it is a mistake that one crime it is surely no reason why be mag should be in supreme control for

Another road maker was called to say should be beaten in this way.'

that it was accused who common

commenced the

ten or fifteen years. I am, etc.,

HERBERT L. BEER.

Weihaiwer School, June 26th, 1916.

The correspondent declares that the sole intention of the German military author ities was and is to wear out and destroy troops at the least possible coat to Ger as many as possible of the enemy's hest

many. He adds that the success which has attended this plan is as complete ant

The officer denied the allegation of illi quarrel which terminated fatally, and a brilliant as the tactical surprises of Tar

further remand was granted.

treatment and the case was remanded.

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