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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Lrn.

BANKRUPTCY COUIFT. Herons THE CHIEF JUSTICE (BIE WILLIAM BES DAT, KC.).] APPLICATION FOR A RE CEIVING ORDER.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. THEFT OF TWO ZING BLABS Two Chinese youths, who were employed in saraping the boiler of a reasol in hare

zine slabs, valued at $16.

Mr. Hind made an application on bour, were charged with the theft of two

Tsspector Kent said the defendants behalf of Chan Hang Chun for were arrested while bargaining with a

reviving order against the firm of Chan

marine bayker in Wing Lol Wharf

Mr. Dyer Ball ordered each defendent to receive ten abrokes with the birch.

because we have 800,000 German resory AMERICA AND THE WAR.

in America who will rise in arms against your Government if your Government MR. P. H. HOLYOAK'S IMPRES- SIONS OF HIS VISIT TO THE USA should dare to take any aciton against

Mr Gerrard replied Yesterday afternoon the Hon. Mr. P. Germany.”

have 600,001 lamp posts in America and H. Holyoak gave his "Impressions of America's War Preparations ton that is where the German reservists would gathering of some two hundred repre- find themselves if they tried any upris- sentative members of the American and ing." (Applause.) It was to be doubted, whether at that time this however, Kingsclere British communities at by invitation of Mr. G E Anderson, threat could have been carried out Consul-General for the United States. Thenos chward America realised that

A Chinese youth pleaded guilty to pick Amongst those present were HE the she would be forced to come into Oficer Administering the Government the war for the sake of civilisation,

might (the Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern, C.M.G.) and she began to set her house in ordering another boy's pocket on Monday and organised & Secret Service, which was the Chief Justico (Bir Wale ne Davis, K.C.), the Puisno Judge (Mr. H second to none in the world. Instead of H. Gempertz), the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Lander), Commodore Sandeman, the Hon. Mr. R. E. Pollock, K.C., and The band of the Lt. Col. Ward, M.P. Middlesex Regiment was in attendance and discoursed pleasing selections of music while the guests partook of tea.

having

A PICKPOCKET

Bui Sang

MW. B. Hind asked for the order under section 7 (a) Dankruptcy Ordinance No. of 1891 and be further referred to Halsbury (page 58, vol. 2) in connection with the practice at home in respect of

a similar case.

The Official Receiver, Mr. A Nisbet, objected and said that on the face of the petition there was no possibility of sub-

His Lordship adjourned the petition until the next Bankruptcy day.

Inspector Kent said the complainant wis standing near the Sun Wing Com pany when defendant came up behind him, and, lifting complomant's pocket stantial assets. with bie loft hand, intorted his right hand into it and extracted some money A District Watchman noticed this and had defendant, arrested. Defendant stated at the Police Station that he had only been a week in Hongkong, and, being desperate with hunger, committed the offence

THEFT OF MILK.

the holocaust which everybody expected, the Secret Bervice marked down man after man who gave evidence pro-German sympathies. When at length war was declared many of these people including men of wealth and influence- suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. h America The competent manner in which Mr. Anderson, in thanking the guests

handled this difficult problem farnish for their presence, said be thought it would be advisable to give them a fewd a lessons to civilization. (Applause)

Ir. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to So much was due to America, of which words in explanation of the occasion.

many nasty things had been said and three months hard labour. Vary few poople outside of the United

been things hal still more States--and not everyone within-under- stood the war situation in America thought in the early days of the war, One of the principles that Washington laid down was that America should not interfere in European affairs The fech ing that brought about the departure from this policy was noticed in 1915. In January the American people became rustless, and in February they had the announcement of unrestricted submarin ism. In May they passed a law to raise an army by conscription. When Amerien went into the war it was without the auppert of the West, but, later, the East dragged the West with it. The problem in the U.S.A the people fight but to make them ander

was not to make

cattle with anthrax

RECEIVING ORDER GRANTED. Mr FBL Bowley applied on, beball of Chan Chi Kce, of 7, Des Your Road, order against the firm for a receiving

was indebted to the of Tung Fat, which petitioner for 6300 in respect of prin- cipal due to him under a promissory note dated June 5th, 1814,

stated In his petition the petitioner that on November 17th last he received a notice signed by Tua Wun Chun, a partner in the firm of Tung Fat, suspend Partner in ing paymont,

Mr. Holyoak proceeded to outline the A Chinese was charged with stealing a impressions he formed during his visit bottle of milk, the property of the Dairy to Amerien. At Honolulu he found that Tarm German intrigue had succeeded in It was stated that one of the coolies

The assets of the firm are estimated infecting a considerable portion of the employed by the Dairy Farm Co. to This was traced deliver milk left a bottle of milk on the to a German chemist. When he reached doorstep of a house in Bonham Road and to be over $105,000, and consist of the San Francisco, three Germana were being walked away after ringing the bell. The following items: About $3,200 due to band, 30,800 unaccured prosecuted for Inciting a revolution in occupant of the house answered the call the firm for goods sold and delivered; India. They were the former Consul at and found that the bottle of milk had $1,000 Honolulu, his successor, and a German disappeared. He called out to the coolie, formerly connected with the German who stated that the bottle of milk had Consulate in San Francisco. A recent boen left on the doorstep. As defendant telegram stated that they had pleaded happoned to be the only person to pass

guilty,

Mr. Holyoak went on to say that on arrival in America he felt that there was distinctly anti-British feeling, though the people were strongly pro-Ally. Thi

WEST INDIAN'S UNHAPPY PEIGHT.

A West Indian was charged with boing A vagrant.

leans made by the firm to variona per sons; about $99.000 due to the firm on contracts for the sale to their customers of cotton yarn.

The liabilities of the Arm exceed $130,000, of which over $93,000 is due to

cotton yara

His Lordship made a reclying or lor.

CANTON AMERICAN RED CROSS.

A casa was dispatched by the Canton American Red Cross to Colonel Gordon EJ HAM.C., Cairo, per Beamship Co, on November 23rd con taining the fallowing articles: 19 domn Kargical swals, 60 many tail bandages, 100 khaki hawkerchiefs, 12 ore bandngen,

ng by taking this course, that way, he was arrested and the bottle stand. Now that the nation had entered the war they would not quit until their they considered, they would best serves of milk was found in his pocket. objecta were attained. There were two the interests of their country, by avoiding Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to firms on contracts for the purchase of grant facts which stood out in the world further exposures in the Court, adding a month's hard labour. to-day above everything-even above the the less said about these cases, the War. Ong was democracy and the other better for Germany."'

womanhood. In conclusion, Mr. the new

Inspector. Sim said the defendant came Anderson mentioned that originally be

to No 2 Police Station on Sunday and had asked Mr. Holyoak to give his in pressions at a small dinner, but the pum.

·ber of people who desired to he present could be ascribed, he thought, to two stated that he had no money and had had? made this impracticable, and a conver-causes. The first of those was to be found nothing to eat, and asked whether anything in the unfortunate War of Independence, could be done for him. Witness took him to sazione scerned the only solution.

The Hon. Me, Hoiycak said that be which had separated the great Anglo the Bailors Home, but defendant could was glad Mr. Anderson had given that Saxon race The history of this unfor not be taken in there 9 he was not chin bandages, 25 pillow cases, 20 Bur-

tunate struggle was apparently still taught and accentuated in the schools British subject. Defendant want away, throughout America. He expressed but came back on Monday night and said hope that after the present world-struggle he was in desperate circumstances; he was all this would cease. (Applause) What ever may have been the differences which a seaman but had left his last stup because books and magazines, 3 post, waist-cost

what he went to the Dutch ferences had long since disappeared, and had also stated that he led to the War of Independence those dif- the master treated him very crually. Ho he hoped that the scholars in the schools brothers in blood, traditions, ideals and fused. would be taught in future that we wore Consul for assistance, which had been re religion. (Loud applause.) He trasted that ns a sequel to the struggle for world independence, the two nations would be permanently united to promote the peace, of the world. (Applause)

explanation, for otherwise be (Mr Holyoak) world neither have had the presumption nor temerity to address at large on audienco on this important sub jeck. His impressions were merely those of a sojourner. It was obvious that President Wilson's early conception of this war and the relations of America to it had undergone a considerable change Mr. Wilson's attitude in the early stages of the war had, he thought, been misjudg ed. Up to the time of the infamous sinking of the Lusitanic, and for some time after, the U.S.A. was not in a position to declare war against Germany. No one was

Mr.

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Defendant told the Court that he came Ho had only from South America seventeen cents.

Mr. J. R. Wood discharged defendant, ordering the 17 cents to be returned

la the Western States he found that they did not fully realise that they were at war, until, in the first place, Bishop to hind. Brent preached a remarkable sermon in he described his experiences on the the Cathedral of San Francisco in which

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Can passage tickets be procured on board 1-Yes, sir

Street during high noon business men Defendant stated that he wanted to go could be seen engaged in studying the to San Francisco, but boarded the wrong said heliograph and Morse systemis, while in Times Square there was a full-size mudel vessel.

The magistrate, addressing defendant, ticket You had no permission to go on The ship was not going to San Francisco,

He supposed he was drunk at board and you did not possess &

What have you

This Year John Litzitis, German, was charged List Year more aware of that fact than the Pre-Western Front; and, in the second place sident. Ho did not by that mean that Secretary Lansing pointed out that the with being found on board a steamer Dacrasan Mr. Wilson's blood did not boil at the issues in this war really involved the

existence of all civilised nations includ-bound from Seattle to Hongkong, with atrocities committed by the Germans, but ing America In New York there was out a ticket and without obtaining the President Wilson's a total charge of atmosphere and on every permission of either the owners of the ho did say that Notes to Germany, whether written for Bide there were evidences of active war

preparations. For example, in Wall reel or the master, the purpose of gaining time or not,

contempt, were treated with co Bolyonk quoted President Wilson's address to Congress on the 5th instant of a battleship on which naval routine the time. na the question of the price of peace was being carried through for recruiting Mr. Dyer Ball-Did you intend to and passengers are not allowed to go on In this address Afr. Wilson declared that purposes: In a short time the West

joined hands with the East, and it was get a passage on that ship-Witness--| board without tickets, *the intolerable thing of which Germany felt that the war was a God ont idea. No, I wanted to take ship to San Fran to sty? had shown them the ugly face-this The preparations for taking a part menace of combined intrigue and force worthy of the nation's great resources were made with characteristic "hustle. which they now saw so clearly as the Millions were freely voted for the maau- German power-thing conscienceless, facture of munitions, the building of honourless, incapable of a covenanted ships, the construction of aircraft, and seeing a ship in the docks, got on board cisco

the provision of destroyers to form a lane and went into a bunk, where I slept round the town. On going to the har- peace-must be crushed, and, if it be cross the Atlantic Big increases were had money with zoo to purchase my bour on the 15th of November I saw a not utterly brought to an end, at least made in the personnel of the Navy, and, as regards the Army, it was estimated

Did you get the consent of the owner It must be shut out from friendly intor that by the middle of next March there

President Wilson would be a million fully-trained Ameri of the ship? No. course with nations.

cach of can troops on the front in France, Bent Note after Note which in the turn was freely eritioised. (Applause.)

isco and went to the ship's neg. Defendant wont into the witness-bor. Hợ

wij intend

to take a steamer to San Fran Unfortunately for me, the tickets were said went to Seattle the day before, there was no ship in, I went all sold out. I went to the harbou

ticket.

Mr. RT Martin, chief steward of In conclusion Mr. Holyoak referred the veel said that when the ship was with satisfaction to the fact that the two days out from Seattle his "boy" policy of excluding the Germans from the who had been sent to the store-room Lor Colony for a term after the war which

but they were, apparently, but a means to an end. At any rate, in the Notes des patched after the sinking of the Lusitaniae submitted to the Hongkong Legisla some stores, came rushing up and in-

and Great Britain. President Wilson

otting on board went into

a bunk and slept. I was unaware that the steamer was not bound for San Fran not make any shipping agency to purchese bar on the Way,

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there was an enormous change either in tivo Council in the early part of the year, formed him that there was the situation or in his view of it. Per had found expression in America, France, moving in a berth in the sonally, bo (Mr. Holyoak) did not think and said. If the German people con as the " glory hole.” that there was any change of thought. tinue to be obliged to live under their mes found the defendant When the Lusitania was sunk the U.S.A. present masters, after the war it might be is taken to the chie

impossible to admit them to & partner- had a large number of citizens who ship of the nations, which must hance-ed as a owed allegiance to Germany and they forth guarantee the world's peace or to not give any constituted a menace which the admit them to free economic inter Government was not in a position to

guard against

Indeed, Mr. Gerrard

ercourse.

which must inevitably, spring out fro

their partnershipss,

In thanking interesting address. Mr reported that, during a discussion on be had been very submarine warfare, Herr Zimmerman charitable, for no dou many mora but for the mando mistakes and would the Allies had placed

said to him: The United States does not dare to do anything against Germany

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