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CHINA TO WAR ON GERMANY AND AUSTRO-HUNGARY.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

[BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

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OUR LONDON LETTER.

[FROM OUR OWN COURESPONDENT.] THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY OF

MESOPOTAMIA

PUBLIC ANGER AT OFFICIAL INCOMPETENCE.

BRITISH ENGINEERS

ASSOCIATION.

POLICY FOR CHINA

|NEW CHINESE ANTIMONY CO.

OCEAN S8 S. COM APPEAL COURT JUDGMENT.

At an extraordinary general meeting of

In the Court of Appeal, before the Lord the British Engineers' Association the Chief Jussize, Lord Justice Pickford and PERING, August 14th.

President, Mr. Wilfrid Stokes, after Lord Justics Seration, the appeal has Before seven o'clock this morning I had

general business had been tenueacted, been heard by the defendants, the Ocean telephone message from the Watchniopu

LONDON, July 2nd,

said:--

Steam Ship Company, from a judgment suramoning my to that effice at 9.15. On

Not very long after the Association of Mr. Justice Sankey in the Commer Nothing in recent years has aroused arriving there I found myself one of over such widespread anger as the disclosures started the activities of the Association cial Court on March 1st, 1917, in favour dozen foreign correspondents, then the Mesopotamia Report. Nor is this were more particularly directed to China of the plaintiffs, the New Chinese Anti- majority of whom were Japanese: When

in any way surprising. One has to go as a very promising field for the exter-mony Company, Ltd, for £50 damages all had assembled, Dr. Hawkling Ye hack to Crimean days and the exposuresion of the engineering industry and its for short delivery by defendants of anti- Councillor of the Waishalopu, accom of administrative incompetens in that products. We then sent out as Commis mony oxide ore carried from Hankow. to panied by one of the secretaries, entered ampaign to bad naything in the nature and, after the customary greetings, in of a parallel. The ausing thing is that stoner Captain Fitzhugh, with an assist Newcastle in Shanghai and London. formed us that it had just been announced following their tragic failure, several of an engineer named Stovans. When war The defendants denied any liability, In

broke out, Captuin Fitzhugh joined his at nine o'clock that war against Germany the chief personnages pilloried by Lord regiment, and Mr. Stevens joined another the course of his judgment the Lard and Austria was declared as coramencing froth ten o'clock, An English translation George Hauditon's Commission wero pro fighting force Then the position in Chief Justice said:

Chine became more complicated by up-

The skippers sued the appellants to of the Presidential Proclamation of war, moted and decorated. This naturally heavals, and from one cause and another which has already been published in

we felt that it was practically of little recover £1,998 damages for short delivery the Daily Press, was then read by Dr. provokes the question whether burenticracy

then read by

is, in point of fact, above the ordinary use to try to do anything very serious on of 76 tons of the ore, which was shipped. the spot. We had recourse to compro-. usages of life. It reminds one of the old mise, and we have kept at Peking Mr. in bulk and received by appollants for time preposterone pretence of Royalty, Ramsay, who from time to time advissa carriage from China to London on

What us as to any points that come under is through, bill of lading from. Hankow, The King can do no wrong,”

terest and a help to us as an Association. The Jeuracil judge, after hearing a puzzles the ordinary citizen is how it potice, which he thinks might be of in- comes to pass that with colossal inepti We have been taking advice and trying number of witnesses, gave judgment for ude is to be found in high places in the to formulate some scheme as to what would service of the State. A fractional part of the incompetence displayed in Meso potantin in 1915-16 would not be tolerated for twenty-four hours in any reputable But, instead of being deprived of the chance of further mi chief, in this case incapacity is advanced in position or rewarded with a ribbon

Yell

When Dr. Yen concluded, several ques- tions were addressed to him by the cor respondents.

Will the Germans be interned? was the Srst query.

Dr. Yen replied: The regulations will But can you say whether or not tha be announced soon. facrmans and Austrians will be interned

They will not be interned.

are

They ally registered.

will be registered then They And the Austrians The Austrinus will be registered

as well. That will be practically the same as in England at the beginning of the war business house. I believe so.

Le

Will the Germans and Austrians allowed to do business --I do not know the detailed regulations. He added (after consulting with the Secretary): Germans and Austrians are to be allowed to pursue their occupations so long as these are recognised by the Government ay peaceful occupations, and pot consid ered na dangerous,

Will they be retained in the service of the Government? No, there will be some few exceptions.

Dr. You then nude notes from the cor respondents on the Pross censorship to be established. He also announced that the mandate had been countersigned by all the members of Cabinet

WHY IS GERMANY. SO HATEUT

Herr Georg Bernhard, the editor of the Vasche Zestung, is certainly doing his his little bit to "please old Fritz up there in the Elysian Fields," ne William the War Lord su prettily puts it.

sacrificed in order that expenditave should be kept within bounds. The Expedition started with an inadequate staff and an equipment which was short of the official standard for "scrap" on the north-west Irontier.

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the right and proper course to follow the respondents for £628, which repre- as soon as war is over, and the position sented a value of 28 tons. As to tie ro

China shows that our activities can maining 53 tons, be held that wastage,. be usefully diverted into that direction. we have had the advantage amongst owing to the fnherent vice of the antimony others of consulting the Commercial ore itself, during the course of tranship

ment or handling or otherwise, accounted. Attaché at Shanghai, Mr. Archibald Rose

for the loss. Consequently he gave We have also consulted other experts on China, and the net result seems to in judgment for 2029, and defendants have Won at Changchow,. dicate that one of the best things to do, appealed. It appears that the ore was when it is possible to do it, would be to first mined or appoint some really gund, thoroughly up-country in China, 250 miles from A VICIOUS SYSTEM.

qualified, sound business man of suitable Hankow, and that the ora when shipped Apart from the personal aspect of the attainments who would make his head is carried in lighters on one or two rivers story, one thing appears with startling quarters at Shanghai, and who would until it reaches Hankow. When it move between, Shanghai and Peking, and reached Hankow it was taken to a yard clearness. This is the virious system take charge of the position generally in the Russian Concession. According to which obtained in certain departments of Acting under him and with him there the ovidence, when shipped from Chang the Indian Administration. There is no should be some three or four active push-chovy line to the evidence, when the one

ing young engineers also with suitable according doubt that a deliberate attempt was made qualifications, moving about the Pro was received from the yard for the pur pose of being shipped on the Tientsin, that, to conduct the Mesopotamia campaign in vinces and in the important cities of terms of a pence budget. And it is this China. The work that would be carried there were 937 tons on board,

on would be more of a pioneer and somewhere between the shipment at fact which exasperaus the public the educationis character. They should be Changchow and the receipt of the goods from Bankow the 23 tons had disappear- thought that while money was poured out armed with 扛 certain number like water our gallant troops were sent Famphlets in Chinese, and provided with ed. At Hankow there is evidence to show information which would give the Chinese that by the tally system adopted at forth ill-equipped for battle. Lives were the taste for machinery and a feeling of Hankow there were 937 tons received from the yard. The bill of lading is given, a want for mechanical aids, which they dated December 18th, 1914; for a through at the moment do not possess owing to the

voyage from Hankow by the Tienten to lack of knowledge if the existence of Shanghai, there to be discharged and those things and their advantages.

Several members expressed the view shipped in the Peleus, which was voyag that to make representation in China ang from Shanghai to London. The ore was to be carried in this through hill ficial possibility, the appointment of

of lading from, Hankow to London for thoroughly efficient man to represent delivery to the shippers agents. When groups of traders would be necessary the vessel arrived in London the ore wan Also it would be necessary to receive a sent in several coasting vessels from good deal mare support from our banks London to Newcastle, and when event- than at present to enable the satisfactory ually it was delivered at the quay in development of British trade in China:

Newcastle the total weight was 901 Cons. Now, it is for the difference between that 561 tons and 937 tons that the plaintiffs SHIPPING NEWS.

brought the action. The defence set up We have never exercised the slightest furious. "I threatened," General Cove

was that the appellants and' delivered all pressure on our ally Daly or on Rou-per blandly told the Commission," PACIFIC MAIL'S NEW SERVICE, that they had received. What is the onus?. minia.

him ander arrest, und said that I would

It is the onus of upsetting the prima We apologised to the Belgians for

It is now definitely learned (says the facie case that 937 tone had been received. making

use of our right to march get his hospital ship taken away from)

Japan Adrester), that the Pacific Mail If there was some presumption against through their country a right which was him for a meddletone, intertering fnd-will open an auxiliary trans-Pacific pas the shipowners, I think it is one which conferred or us by virtue of international dist." But, such was the system, General senger und freight line, besides its rought to be very easily displaced, and treaties. We have repeatedly offered the

that it was open to the judge, if he came Belgian King a pence under the most Cowper soon afterwards found himself in gular monthly service between San Fran

cisco and Hongkong. Two passenger to the conclusion that he did not believe favourable conditions imaginable, a peace

similar position He telegraphed to liners will be commissioned on the now the true weight was 937 tons put on board, without annexations and with indemni Simla urgently requesting more river service. They will be the Colva and the to give effect to the evidence notwith ties.

We have treated with the American transports, as otherwise the relief of Kui Santa Cruz, each of 15,000 tons displace standing the statement in the bill of President as with a bosom friend.

would fail Thereupon General Sir ment, slightly larger than the Erundor We have closed our eyes to the action Beauchamp Duff replied, Please warn and the other two liners now on the lading. But on a broader ground I come to the conclusion that the learned judge's of neutral States in gradually atopping General Cowper that if anything of this Pacific Mail's regular run.

Growing trade relations between the judgment cannot stand, because of the all imports into our country, while sort occurs again, or I receive any more England and Russia were plentifully querulous or needless demands for ships, United States and the Far East have statements in the bill of lading. I arrive provided with all their wants. We have I shall at once reanove him from the forces made it necessary for the Pacific Mail to the conclusion that the statement in permitted neutral newspapers to indulge and will refuse him further employment operats its line on a larger plan. Ports the bill of lading of 937 tons is not a is language as bad as that of the worst of my kind." This, be it noted, was the of call, which hitherto have been confined statement which binds the shipowner, to Manila and Hongkong in the South, except for the purposes of estimating attitude adopted while our propaganda of the English Press.

men were will be extended to Singapore, Calcutta freight, and therefore when Mr. Justice We have earnestly and fervently warn dying like flies on the banks of the Tigris, and Colombo. Un their outward trip the Sankey estimated the 937 tons as the ed the Russians in heaven's name aot to The Times aptly points out that foese be disloyal towards their allica, simply be two messages are a maro danining expo two new ships will call at Kobe, Manila, weight shipped at Hankow because of the Cause in our own relations with Italy sure than any descriptive account of a Hongkong, Singapore, Calcutta, and bill of lading he was assuming a weight

Colombo, and on the homeward voyage at and Roumania we have poignantly felt certain type of military bureaucrat the sorrow of being betrayed by an ally. Under the system which obtained, any Manila, Cebu and Honolulu,

We have given the oppressed Polee their officer who reported defects and asked for freedom.

reform was liable to be professionall

SEEKING A SCAPEGOAT.

In the Fossische recently he prints a staggering list of the "beautiful, mag nanibus, and noble. things Germany bas done, and then stands amazed to think that, in spite of all, the whole civilised world still regards the Germuns as barbarians.

When Major Carter, who courageously exposed the breakdown of the medical service on the Tigris, protested 10 hi superior, General Cowper, about the con This catalogue of good deeds runs as dition of the wounded, the latter, was follows:-

TEUEY BAGNANIMOUR.

OPEN CONFERBION,

for which the shipowner was not liable. Now, if that is so, it seems to me to result in this. That you must at least take into account the two handlings at Hankow, Oh how much that is beautiful, mag- ruined.

how the Government could avoid follow where they were put into lighters from nanimous, and noble have we not done!

ing that precedent. Anyway, for good or the yard and taken to the Tientsin, and Yet who is there

that if they had been taken into account. that thanks 118? A section of the London Presa has il the whole world knows now the lament. Throughout the world we are regarded seized on the Mesopotamia Report as a able failure of the Indian Covernment, I cannot but think that Mr. Justice as barbarians, as Huns, as Boches, as pretext to renew their vendetta against and also why India has not pulled her Sankey would have given judgment: for cannibale.

the Old Gang, as they are pleased to full weight in the war. From the outset the appellants. The only reason he did call the Asquith Ministry. Needless to the energies of officialdom at Simla were not take them into account was that he What can be the reason? Bernhard say, the Northcliffe papers are well to the concentrated on an effort to keep Indin thought he was bound to exclude them on frankly confesses that Germany hes poured out money like water in order directing the attack particularly out of the European conflict. Lord account of the statement in the bill of Mr. Asquith himself. To Lord Hardingo, as Viceroy, and the Command fading. That being the case I have to achieve her ends, and still she has Northcliffe's henchmen Mr. Asquith is er-in-Chief, Sir Beauchamp Duft, put up arrived at the conclusion that judgment failed. We also know from other sources like King Charles head to poor Mr. opposition against London for nearly a must be entered for the appellants, and that she has distributed bombs and in-Dick. It is an obsession. But in this year with that end in view. Lord Crewe fernal machines with reckless prodigality instance the Commission ensures-not had at length to use the powers of the therefore I think this appeal must be

allowed among neutrals, and again she has failed. Mr. Asquith individually, but the War Imperial Government in order to compel

Lord Justice Pickford and Lord Justice. Where, then, lies the fault? Bernhard's Committee of the first Coalition Govern them to change their attitude and give Berutton deliversal concurring judgments theory is at least ingenious:-

ment. It so happens that four of the nine help as part of the Empire. When Lord England is still regarded abroad as the members of that War Committee are Crews was succeeded by Mr. Chamberlain and judgment was entered for appellante shrine of liberty Why is this? Because included in the present War Cabinet of the latter was overborne by the opinion with costs. our diplomacy is lifeless, stupid, and six members namely, Mr. Lloyd George of the official world with which he had narrow, while the English diplomacy acts Lord Curzon, Mr. Bonar Law, and Mr to deal: Simla asserted its authority, and from the knowledge that it is not the Arthur Henderson, while two members of thenceforward what was done was done MOTOR VEHICLES IN SHANGHAL deed itself but its tactul and skilful the War Committee were such important reluctantly and was attended by disaster. manipulation that exercises the adequate members of the present Government s

The U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, influence over public opinion. This is Mr Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain. The

I have referred to the passion for Mr. Thomas Sammons, notes that after where the English are our masters, Northclife papers demand the impeach

economy which took hold of the pundits 08 years of netivities the foremost horse- Probably we have spent far more ment of Mr. Asquith; but, as his borin Indis even after they started upon the vehicle landmark in China is now recognis- money than the English on our secret leagues were equally responsible with hum service in foreign countries Yet what it is not exactly apparent how he can be Mesopotamia campaign. But that is not ing the steady advancement in the sale of are the results we have to show Look arraigned and they go free The truth is the only evidence of the spirit, or lack motor cars at Shanghai,

This pioneer establishment:

ment originally at Spain, a country where German money that this sort of bysterical clamour, which throughout. It was only a few months afforded all the facilities of a sucessful

of the right spirit, with which they acted has been scattered with a lavish, hand. seems to be "common form.

at Carmelits

stable, but subsequently added as

EVIDENCE OF PAESIMONY.

Yet there English dilpowaty, effusive, House, disgusts responsible men. It is back that India raised any war loan, oranking department under the super

the war.

reward, and before very long we shall to side-track the main issues raised by the Conscription for the white residents, or vision of a number of foreigners, employ- raised new troops for the Army More ing 350 skilled Chinese workmen. More see that ancient land of chivalry and Report.

over, it was not till recently that the recently the coach-builders have been ex- romance, with all its great potentialities, MY GOVERNMENT IN INDIA:

feeding and munitioning of Mesopotamia tensively employed in making motor cat attached to the British triumphal car. Opinion is divided whether the Reners were undertaken. Sir Beauchamp Duff bodies ranging from commercial vans and ought to have been published now or after refused to build a railway for the use of small runabouts to large limousines. Bonne hold the view that its the forces pushing up from Basra on the The horse vehicle features are now gri publication is a proof of the fearless ground that it would stop similar work dually yielding to the steady encroch courage of our rulers; others think that in India and the Indian Finance Dements of the automobile, department, it casta doubts upon our war efficiency partment hacked him up on the ground which is conducted by an American ex- which must hearten our enemies and give bat a railway in Mesopotamin would not pert, with the result that the horses, ea pain to our Allies. But, having publish-rey When these were the views held by ringes, and conches are being relegated ed the Dardanelles Report, I cannot see the men in authority is it surprising that to the rear, while the automobiles, and (Continued at foot of next column,) things turned out as they did--B.B. motor equipment are takin first place,

Is it entriely too late? Cannot our authorities, even at this eleventh hour, be roused to make the necessary supreme.

in South-Western Europe to our cause

Judging from recent developments in the land of chivalry and romance, some thing like an eleventh hour effort has certainly been made to repair the omis sions of carlier days.

effort to gain over at least this one nook