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IN PRAISE OF RIGHTEOUS
WAR.
[BY JUDGE WALKER MALONE.]
I am coming not in a weakling's verse:
with a milksop's feeble whine. With uplifted land and with soft-voiced
drawl, 'nghast at the battle-line; But I come to praise the fight that is fought for the sake of Truth and Rights The fight that is fought for God, and for Home, that will make the Right with Might
cense;
Yes, patience is good, and humility, ton,
and so is the pipe of peace; But the time will come when forbearance ends, and your sugary smiles must Then either your hand must grip at your gun and brighten the sword from its root, Or your slavish neck must bend to the yoke, and your mouth must chew the dust.
You must fight for the ire that toasts your feet, for the roof that shelters your head. For the herd that yields you its milk or meat, for the field that gives you brend; You must fight for bed, you must fight for board, for the woman you love the heat. And, Oh, you must fight with a tenfold
Will for the baby at her breast.
BANK'S LIABILITY · ON
ALTERED CHEQUK
UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL.
SHIPPING NEWS. ⠀
JAPANESE SHIPPING,
Returns issued by the Mercantile
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
OPIUM,
For being in possession of four taels
MEAN THEFT.
The Court of Appeal (composed of Marine Bureau in the Communications of opium, a Chinese was fined $25 by Mr. Lords Justices Swinfen Early and Scrut Department show that at the end of last Wood. ton and Mr. Justice Bray) delivered month the total number of Japanese considered judgment in the case of Mac-steamers ranging from 20 to over 10,000 millan and Arthur 2. London Joint Stocktons was 2,110, aggregating 1,707,328 tons. Bank, upon the appeal of the bank from Sailing-vessela numbered 8,808, repre- months' hard labour and four hours' judgment of Mr. Justice Sankey in the senting 28,657 tons. The following table stocks for stealing two bangles from the Commercial Court.
shows the number of steamers of over 600 wrist of a seven months' old child, which
The short, facts were these:-Mewrs. Macmillan and Arthur had in, their sm ploy a confidential clerk, whose duty it was to fit in cheques för signature. The clerk presented to Mr. Arthur, one of the partners in the plaintiff firm, for signa- ture & cheque for £2 drawn in favour of the firm, the clerk stating that he requir cd that amount for petty cash. Mr. Ar thur signed the cheque, but his evidence was that when he signed it there were written on the cheque the word "Two pounds" and the figures £2 0s. Od." were in the space provided for the pur- pose. The clerk subsequently altered the choque to £120, presented it for payment at the defendant bank, with which the plaintiffs kept an account, and obtained payment of and absconded with £120. Plaintiffs brought the present action, claiming that the bank was liable to re- fund £118, upon the ground that the bank had paid it away on a forged, cheque, Do you greet him with Bibles and hymn.The question in the case was whether the
books, and lovingly bid him pause? ·
plaintiffs were guilty of any negligence Mr. Justice When a rattlesnake rises amidst your which misled the bank.
path. alert with its fiery sting,
Sankey held that the signing of the che Do you pet him, and pat him, and wish que by Mr. Arthur in the circumstances him well, and a song of welcome sing did not constitute negligence such as to prevent the plaintiffs from recovering When a big-armed bully among the Powers from the bank the amount paid less £2.
says the folk of a little land
From this decision the bank appealed. Must sprawl in the dirt and confess to a crime that never besmirched their land,
When a mad dog comes down your village street, with the green foam in his jaws.
Do you blame that people that rises up a
pigmy ready to fight. A David aroused, with only a sling,
defying Goliath's might?
Whon a vain war-lord with a swollen head, inflamed with a brute desire,
Through a little State that was lapped in
pence, comes tramping with blood and fire Despoiling the fields and looting the towns
-do you blaine that blameless State For rousing in Godlike righteous wrath and hitting with righteous hate!
And #a
Lord Justice Swinfen Eady, in the course of his judgment, said the bank contended that on the facts as found it that the plaintiffs entrusted their clerk was entitled to judgment on the ground with the duty of filling up cheques after signature so far na they were left blank, and that in the circumstances the plain- tiffs were alone. responsible for what had happened.
The bank denied liability,
tons:-
000 tons and over 1,000 tons and over 2,000 tons and over
3,000 tons and over 4,000 tons and over
6,000 tone and over 8,000 tons and over 7,000 tons and over 9,000 tons and over 10,000 tons and over
Mr. Wood sentenced a Chinese to nine
was being carried on its mother's back Number, Tonnage.in Canton Road, Kowloon.
133 172,511 17 197,842 120 82 32 3)
17
11
325,808 278,307 142,858 170,203 110,331 63,116
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.
A Chinese, who was defended by Mr. Guy Haywood, was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball with obtaining from two men, by false pretences, two sums of $19.40 and $23.80. The defendant, it was stated, The following table shows the number represented himself to have been sent by of vessels engaged on varicus foreign the owner of a cargo bout to collect the roufes at the end of last month:-----
sums of money. Number. Tonnage.:
69,097
European American Australian Indian
South Pacife
6 57,082 6
71,905
$19
53
211.970
癟
10 787
17
4
50,181 14,752
SIAM AND THE ALLIES
HER STRENGTH AT THEIR
DISPOSAL:
Reports form Bangkok (says a Manila exchange) state that Siam will place her available strength at the disposal of the Allics. Siam has an army of 15,000 men, peace strength, but as universal service, on the European plan, has been in opera- tion for several years, she can mobilize an The total number of Siamese liable for army on full war strength of 80,000 men. military service is given by latest esti mates as 1,560,658.
The best trained as well as the most mobile portion of the armed forces of
The case was adjourned until next week.
PARTNERE.
One of the two partnere in a fish stall which does business at the Central Mar- ket appeared before Mr. Öyer Ball on a charge of fraudulently converting to his own use the sum of $1,006.36, being money with which he had been entrusted to pay debts due against the firm.
I
Mr. Gardiner appeared for the com- plainant pårther, and Mr. Leo D'Almada defended.
Only formal evidence of arrest was
for a week, bail being fixed at $1,000. taken, and the case was then adjourned
AT THE SEARCHLIGHTS.
On Tuesday evening a number of Chin-
An Indian constable naked them to move on and they all complied with the excep
relying on section 20, sub-section 2, of the From the true Infantry, recruited ese assembled under the searchlights at Bills of Exchange Act. The question was from the inhabitants of the maritime pro whether the facts established such neglig vinces, between the ages of 18 and 40 Kennedy Town, which is contrary to re-
War strength is gulations. ence as prevented plaintiffs recovering years. Its nominal
first and second from the bank. It was the duty of the 15,000, exclusive of a customer not to anglead the bank, and if reserves of 3,000 and 2,000 men respec- be did so on a material point he and not tively. the bank had to bear the loss suffered. At The Navy consists of 21 vessels, all of tion of three men. These became abusive small size and doubtful value, with the when again asked to move on, and they execption of a destroyer and four torpedo
The latter was beats obtained from Japan in 1908, and a assaulted the constable. second destroyer built in Japan in 1919. able to arrest one of the men, and whạn charged before Mr. Wood yesterday: he was fined $20 for assaulting the constable
case might arise where the customer wrote so badly that it led to the bank paying out a larger sum than the customer in would have to bear the loss arising from tended, and in such a case the customer his own indistipet expressions. In the present case he did not think that the
war is the great Arouser: it silences whimpering tongues: It toughens the muscles, it hardens the fist. and brings fresh air to the lungs Tho' it comes with torch and it striken with steel, and shortens life's petty That life it exalts to heroic heights, so a plaintiffs had been guilty of such negli ONE CHIVALROUS GERMAN and 85 for refusing to obey the constable's
span,
man is twice à man.
Yes, patience is gond, and so is peace;
but he is not worthy of good Who will not rush forth when the spoiler comes to defend it with his blood; When that spoiler comes with his bandit crew to shatter with shot and shell, Let the good man rise, with a fervent: prayer, and give him hell for hell 1
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is to relieve the bank from liability. Plaintiffs had no reason to suspect the hoity of their sler Justice Bankey was
clerk.
opinion right and that the appeal failed and
should be dismissed with costs.
The other members of the Court agreed,
BRITISH CASUALTIES.
A MONTH'S TOTALS.
SAILOR.
ADMIRAL VON SPEE AND THE
**MONMOUTH" IN 1912
instructions.
CHASING A PICK-POCKET.
An American engineer, named Peter Lindfors, residing at the Astor Ненин Hotel, charged Chinese, before Mr.
In The Cornhill for June Mr. Bennett Coplestone tells a story of von Spee which We are glad to quote in justice to a brové for whose chivalry is in vivid contrast Dyer Ball, with stealing from his pocket. with the conduct of the German Navy the sum of 80. to-day. It should be premised that in 1912 and 1913 the captain of the on-
The American said that he was walking
Following, uy the Daily Telegraph, mouth, the senior English naval officer along Queen's Road, near the Grand are details of the losaca given under the the China Station, and Admiral von Hotel, on Tuesday evening, when he felt Speo, commanding the German Far principal headings in the War Offer Eastern squadron," were close and inti-someone bump against him. He put his hand to his pocket, found that his money Lieut. Col Lawrence
casualty lists issued from May 1st to Maymate frienda:- Shaw,
In December, 1912, the Monmouth was had gone, and, upon looking around, saw awarded tive Distinguished Service 31st. The lists include casualties report cruising in the Gulf of Pechili, which re Order, was in practice as a doctor ined from all points at which our armies Ching prior to the war, and, volunteer-are engaged:-- ing, was given & commission in the R.A.M.C. He was through the evacuation; of Suvla Bay and Cape Helles. Since May of last year he has been in France, where he has a field ambulance command,
WAR NEWS.
A NOTED SOCIALIST.
31. Hjalmar Branting, the Swedish Bocaulist leader, who declaros that the Kaiser must go before the peace of Europe can be aseared, was the first Socialist member of the Swedish Partia ment. He was selected in 1896. Now he is the leader of a party that consists of considerably more than 100 members. M. Branting is also the editor of a Socialist daily with a considerable circulation. His wife is ¿ well-known Swedish | novelist.
BELGIUM AND RUSSIA.
The Congress of Councils of Workmen's | aod Boldiers' Delegates from all Russia concluded its discussion of war aima on June 24th.
M. Vandervelde, the Belgian Socialist Minister, said:--We are completely in &groment with the Congress as to the aims of the war. But there aro differ ences of opinion ns to the means and methods. You have just put an end to despotism, but we were free before the war. At the present timo our brother Belgian workmen Bre the stares of William II. With the rejoicing which the Russian Revolution caused in Belgium there is now mingled a certain anxiety as to whether it will prove to be capable of solving the problems presented to it. After what I have seen and heard I carry away with ing from Russia a very favour- able impression.
Killed
Died of Wounds Died
Officers.
semblen & long flask with a narrow bottleja man running towards the sea front neck. Admiral von Spee, who was lying down Ice House Street. Complainant with his powerful squadron off Chifu, in ran around the other way, by the Hong- and the neck of the bottle, received word from
N.C.Os.
Men. a correspondent that the second Balkankong Hotel, and when coming into Des 1,098 17,703 War had brought England and Germany Veux Road he saw two men conversing.
6,415 within short distance of "Der Tag"
1,043 Von Spee and his officers did not clink As he approached them they ran away. 63 glasses to "The Day"; they were pro He gave chase, and Trooper 95, of the fessionals who knew the English Navy Mounted Police Reserve, also joined in 3,741 75,658 and its incomparable power; they left the chase. Eventually, one of the men
315
45
Acoidentally Killed Drowned
10
5
Wounded
Wounded and Missing
122
Missing, Believed Killed or
Drowned
120
532
8
From these must be deducted the ing:-
|
First reported killed, wounded, or missing; afterwards re-
ported not killed, wounded, or missing
9
Missing Prisoners of War
401 silly boastings to civilians and to their
colleagues of Kiel who had not eaten of was caught in the passage between Jar 232 English salt. Count von Spee thought dine's and Whiteway, Laidlaw's, and. 5,529 first of his English friend who, in his the 89 was found in his possession. follow-at the mercy of the German squadron, 241 elderly cruiser, was away up in the Gulf
This leaves the total, as follows:--
Officere
5,091 Men
.107,075 The figures for December, Jangary, February, March, and April respectively
Officers Men
were:--
When charged, the defcadant alleged
which was as a cork in its neck. He at that the American pulled a handkerchief once despatched a destroyer to find the out of his pocket and the notes dropped Monmouth's captain and to warn him
that though there might be nothing in the out. He (defendant) picked them up, news it were better for him to get clear and the American gave him 45 cents. He of the Gulf. "There may be nothing in (defendant) wanted $1, and when he sak the yarn," be wrote, "I have had many
scares before. But it would be well ifled for this anunt the American struck you got out of the Gulf. I should he him, and he ran away. most sorry to have to sink you.” - When
the destroyer came up with the Monmouth
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced the defendant
she had feturned to Wei-hai-wei, and the to three months hard labour and four. message was delivered.
Her skipper bours' stocks. faughed, and sent an saswer somewhat
953
39,731
Officers Men
953
32,499
Ofacers Men Officers Men
1,910
16,277
as follows: "My dear von Spee, thank you very much. I am here. J'y suis, y
1,765
$8,709
Officers Men
Teste I shall expect you and your guns
at breakfast to-morrow morning." War
-+
ANOTHER HIGHWAY
ROBBERY
› A Chinese fortune-teller, reiding in
did not come then; when von Spee did The police have received a report of 4,381
meet and sink the Monmouth she had another highway robbery. 31,010 another captain in command, but the The full list includes a number of story remains as evidence of the chival modifications of casualties previously re-rous naval spirit of the gallant and Ho Cheung village, between Kowloon ported. The above individual. Sgure skilful von Spee... must therefore, be taken an approximate, although the totals are not affected by the modifications referred to.
From the Admiralty during the same period have been issued lists of casualties. sustained by officers and men,
Of these the details are:--
N.0.0. and
M. Tehkheidzo, president of the Con
Killed grass assured M. Vandervelde that the Died of Wounds Russian democracy fully sympathized Died of Injuries with the sufferinga of Belgium. "You Died
Officers. Men,
36
694
8
B4
◊
В
12
knew," he said, as we do, what the road Drowned
4
55
in which can lead to speedy peace. You Ancidentally Killed
&
5.
understand the significance of that wounded
52
1,374
struggle for a general peace, Russia is Injured
12
solely animated with the desire to roject Missing, Believed Killed or
any other peace than one based on the Drowned
"
0
principles proclaimed by the Revolution. Missing.
45
187
(092
One thing you can be assured of, that the Prisoners of War liberty of Belgium is as dear to us as the..
5
interests of the Russian democracy."
Total
177
2,347
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE. “
City and Sai Kun, has reported to the Police that he was proceeding to Kowloon City on the afternoon of August 20th when - he was attacked by two men. One of the men stabbed him in the back with some A meeting of Company, Platoon, and Eec- blunt instrument, and he bad money and
tion Commanders will take place at
MEETING OF COMMANDERS.
Headquarters Club at 5.45 .m., on jewellery stolen from him so the value Tuesday, August 28th. Uniform of $26.60. optional.
· INSPECTION,
All ranks will be ineocated by the D.S.P.
(R) on Thursday. August 30th. Fall
The man's assailante go away.
The
wound is not a serious oDA.
in at 5.45 p.m. Detailed orders will| KAISER'S. SON-IN-LAW BACK FROM, ba iened.
P.
PREVENTATION.
on
A presentation by the Polien Reserve to 681 Gaskell will take place at Headquarters Club
Friday, August 24th, at 6 p.m.'- Hongkong, August 22nd. 1917.
(Bed.) T. F. Horna. Capf..
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THE WAR.
A Vienna dispatch says that Prince Ernst August of Cumberland Duke of Brunswick, a son-in-law of the Kaiser, has arrived in Upper Austria to. recu perate He is suffering from nervous prostration. He commandé à corps on
the western front.
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