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BER OF COMMERCE. Continued from page 5) Armenians, and this circular, which was sent out from the German Embassy requested every Turk to kill at least four Christians.This is no hearsay, but

of fact

A MONETROUS PEOPLE

nations of the world are assembled

together in the most titanic struggle the world has ever seen. On the one side are those fighting for humanity. I need not

arrayed a nation surrounded by

hell hideous, moved by

RACE(COURSE CATASTROPHE

CHARGES OF THEFT A Chinese Breman, a member of the Fire Brigade who was playing the hose on the dead bodies at the Race Course catastrophe was charged before Mr J. B. Wood, yesterday at the Hongkong Magistracy, with stealing a gold bangle valued at $27 from one of the bodies

RACE COURSE DISASTER. MEETING OF THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY

A woll attended and representativo - meeting of the Portuguese Community of Hongkong was held at the Lusitano. Club on Monday. Mr. E. V. M. B. de Sonta (the Consul for Portugal) presided, "and

Sanitary Inspector Frith said he led the defendant bend down, kick up Witness called to Inspector Fisher and Captain Torre do Valle (Aide-do-Camp- something, and put it into his pocket, amongst the large number present werŋ-

usked him to search the man, as witness

say which that side is. On the other had no authority to do so himself. On to HE the Governor of Macse) and

is

that need on by desires, fre

search being made, the gold bangle was Mesirs, A F. B. Silva-Netto (President found in defendant's pocket. Inspector of the Lusitano Club), PV Botello Fisher of the H.K.P.R., - corroborated

ውያ that have dragged them down to the depth of bestiality and rapine, murder and frightfulness, dovil consumed and hell born, so black that hell itself with all the experience that hell has gathered in the centuries that have passed Beelzebub was thrown headlong over battlements of

Heaven, has not been able to supply half the demands made upon it by this

monstrous people that he had not picked up anything, but A. M. L. Soares, B. Botelho, J. M (Applause.) To-day, not a nation in the when he was searched the bangle was Xavier, A. C. Botelha, H. Castro, Pro- world bes any respect for the German found in his pocket Defendant was then fessor Emil Danenberg, etc, --- people, and only her vansal allies can be handed over to Sergeant Cockle who

the previous witness statement. He said (President of the Club de Recreto), Loo that when he got to the railings he saw d'Almada o Castro (President of the defendant hand over the hose to another Associacao man. The defendant then sauntered about

Portuguese de Soccorros

since

said to

the rounds for about five minutes and Muenos), J. D. Osmund (President of the was going back to the railings when wit Catholic Union), A. G. da Rocha (Pre- ness stopped him and asked him what sident of the Lasitano Recreation Club), he had picked up. Defendant replied

dave pacot her in the sense that the took him to the Police Station Defend

the lush of the slave

driver.

The Chairman explained that the meet- Jesus Christ were on earth today the effect that he wished to give the bangle with the families and relatives of the I have not, the least doubt if our Saviourant did not make any statement to the ing had been convened for the purpose of showing the Community's sympathy Kaiser would crucity or torpedo Him to over to a European et he was in victims of the Happs Valley disaster, accomplish his unholy ends. If God is Defendant protested that he was in and also to record their appreciation of in league with the Kaiser as he claims, nocent and said he wished to call his the many tokens of sympathy they had

han our conception of Christianity has foking

received from the Governments of long- for the last two thousand Mr. JR Wood remanded the case kong and Macao and various other official wrong

till today

quarters. He then proceeded to read the TILE FREEDOM OF THE GLAS.

beon

coal coolie was next charged with letters and telegrams of condolence re stealing a copper boiling pan, valued at ceived, and proposed the following re solutions which were seconded by Mr. Silva Netto and enrried unanimously,

$7

The

Germans are now demanding the Trendoin: of the seas. I do not remember, and I do not suppose any of you remem. ber that the seas have not teen as free to German slips as to any British shipa that eve flew the British Ensign, and I beliers their idea of freedom of the sans is the Geroms freedom only, and you all “Inspeður Sim said that the pan prob know what kind of freedom that means:ably belonged to M. Y San & Co, who Napoleon's idea of conquest es compared bad a boota hext to Mr. Blake's, but he With Germany's is in the sumes of the fendant said he had witnesses to call

ratio as a was not quite sure,

beautiful harbour. I believe their idea Mr JR W and ambition is to disarm the entire to-day civilized world with the exception of Ger many and to force upon the world Another Chinuse was charged with

stealing three pieces of gold, valued at'j

A Chinese detective deposed that while viz on duty at the Race Course he saw defendant carry the pan away and ar(1) rested him

drop

22

That this meeting expresses its. sorrowful condolence with the families and relatives of those mem- bors of the Portuguese Community who lost their lives in the frightful disaster which occurred on the 20th February last at the Happy Valley.

Wead remanded the casa till (2.)—That a similar expression of gym. pathy be extended to the Chinese, Japancas, Indian and other Com nunities in this Colony which, under identical circumstances, lost many of their members.

condition which would make us na h-20, trom the Race Course on the morn

It lias Reen

China i to-day

a revolution the German

silence, the audience standing up);~; (3.) That this meeting expresses its

by many people that this war might ending after the catastrophe, These two resolutions were passed in

Mr. C. Mel. Messer (Capt. Supt. of but I have just read an articls by Thomas Police, said he saw difendant pick up Cartin on How Germany is governed, something from the ground, near a dead and I do not think that there is the body he went up to him, seized his slightest hope of a breakdown in Ger right hand, and found a gold button many The chains of Prusian inilitarism inside it. This was dropped and could not

Eraily

rivetted around the necks of thes and boken by the witness a card. Witness explained that they will never be be found again. Defendant eaid he was che trying to identify a body and showed

Severed

Köf

arttish Care VWwhen a body was identified & card wan

MUST DO OUR ALL.

Four,"

T

or three articles in his pocket,

Defendant said he picked up the gold from the ground

sincere thanks to the Government. and Legislative and Executive- Councils of this Colony for their kind expression of sympathy with the Portuguese Community for the loss of life and injuries suffered by several of its members in the Happy Valley catastrophe

presented to the Governarent and. Municipal Council of Macao, which, in terms of affectionate brotherhood, expressed their sor rowful participation in the grent grief felt by the Portuguese Com munity for the loss of those of its members who perished in the disaster.

Now, gentlemen, the time is past when placed upon it.____________________ | (4)~~Pust a similar vote of thanks be we can feel antisfied that we are doing ** Inspretor Sim said the defendant was bit the time has come when we must do handed over to him, and he found two our all, and at once, both with money and man

and knowing you all as well

am sure you will realize the necessity of immediate action, and do ali withm your power to help with this struggle for liberty and humanity With these few romarks ger

gentlemen. I wish to Defendant replied that there was a Begond adoption of your report man employed as a foreman of a glass

ELECTION BY CO

factory at Wanchai who would do so..

Mr. JH Wood remanded the case till Mfr. Dunbar proposed, and Mr. Gordon to-day for further inquirica.

OF COMMITTÉE,

wowed the re-election of the Committee,

Mr. J. R. Wood naked if he could find anyone who would say he was a good, man.

Hon. Mr. P H. Holyoak Mr. SIL Dodwell, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland cally of the order from the President of Mr. C.

GT Bdkins, the United States that all German houses D. Landale, MA 0 were to be closed in the Philippines 01. D. Parr, the Hon Mr. There was one important point on which Lang ASTRONOJ Stabba M

be laid particular stress.

While the

and

(6)That this meeting expresses its

The proposal was carried unanimously Bettiah Government, he said, placed Gers (6.)

B. Butter, the Commercial, teman arms on the Black List they did not presentative of New South Wales, being appear to take Bany

y notices of firms invited to address the

Germans. He urged the Cham receting, said he employing sincerely hoped tight not be taken na and draw the attention of the British ber to take some action in this matter

about to utter criticism of the local Government His Government to it. If they wanted to put sphere of work covered Japan Korea, the Germans out of the commercial life Manchuria, Eastern Siberia, Mongolia that sort of employment which enabled of the East they should put them out of Chion, French Indo-China, the Philip

pines, Hongkong, the Dutch East Indies, them to get good The Buruits Settlements, Borneo, in, and to keep chain business, connections Burmah, India and Ceylon. and during together There was another matter to if whole of his wanderings he never lost which he would like to draw the Chuam any opportunity of making the closest ber's attention. When last he was in study of national progress mad

ad trade and

and Eastern Siberia be simply marvelled at of closely studying German Intrigue and the enormous number of ~ first class

The more ho studied Ger-

Austrian and German Boldiers imprisoned man ways the more he realized the there. Now that possibly 200,000 had treacheries of which wind that they had

thair freedom what was going to they hind teen guilty in the direction

and the violated

more

he

and from

the

Fo

Vladivostock He

happen

recently in

humanity. It behoved not only British

every principle sacred led an important made by

subjects but the subjects

to their level; nor raise them to ours

got sink

and around

Imprisoned

grateful thanks to the Police, Military, Naval and Medical Au- thorities of this Colony for the promptitude and courage withe which, in the face of great danger, they responded to the call for help, succeeding thereby in saving the lives of many members of the Por tuguese Community

That it expresses its sincere thanks

to the Honourable Mesare Lan Chu Pak and Ho Fook, who, Ba the representatives of the Chinese Community in the Legislative Council of this Colony, expressed, through the Press, their much ap preciated sympathy with the Por (7.)-That it alen expresses its sincere

tuguese Community

thanks to Capt. Torro do Valle (representing His Excellency the Governor of Macao), to His Lordship Bishon Pazzoni, to His Excellencs the Portuguese Minister at Peking, to the Rev: Father Jose Maria da Costa Nunes (Capitulat Vicar of the Diocese of Macao), to at Canton the Portuguete Com-

the Portuguese Consul munity

(represente), to Mr. Obaldia,

(Consul for Brazil and to the Rev. Father Rev. Father Noval (

ish Mission

the

Panama)

to the

of

of

to the mem the Lusitano Club

Fortuguese Schont Fund Como vlek June 1917 and to all persons and corporations who have expressed their sympathy with, or who have in any way rendered help to the mambers of the Portuguese Community on the occasion of the disaster?

& member of the Chinese Government all the Allies

he to do their utmost to hound them right was fully confident that if representations out of commercial and social existence lost in interning

were made to them no time would be He was cou avinced that we could

стреств those in

They could Fust before the war, when he was in not trust the

as far as they India making investigations of the con

During the last three ditions, what did he and The Germans months in Australia they had had started twenty years previously to e man who had been living there for 51

this great war and they had year. He had always

looked upon not only the whole of the metal intereste sa model German citizen. Whenever there

here in their

of the subscription lists came round

always amerine e ras Upon the Chairman reading & telegrara

rendy

whe from the Rev. Father Jose Maria Bed Crose or made

had found that ho was one of offering free board and tuition at the anything else Coeta Nudes, Capitular Vicar of Macas,

Mr Suttor referred to the showed its appreciation by

Xavier, the meeting Bina danger to Hongkong shipping i

in having applause, and, on the motion of MA prolonged

work up for

but also

matter to his Government and

Australia well master teach lie for

placing bombs

on boats Seminary of Macão to the four BOSS of

further investigations

found that the cont

the

Hermans held praction/ for sinking men, women and children. In the late

interest in all the Australia. At the tithe when the

ar

tons of zine delivered at

conclusion,

Haugstermans had been getting so many Germans large in these parts P de V Soares a special vote of

a ton dozenactly the same metal Then herlin's he £40 a ton, while England had to pay £ion and he once again urged that the strongest thanks to the rev. gentleman was carried

the man whom the British Empire knew

and of whom they had a right to be

proved Mr. William Hughes

to

do the Chinese

hey unanimously">vi

finding Back

pre kookwubscription was then opened in

interned

deeply

thanked

overy German

Buttor

favour of the dependants of those mem- what the Germans

were up to, immediately tioned in reference to his last remarks who died in the disaster,

address and men bers of the Portuguese passed a Bill it was done zimost at one that the Chamber had made represents their families unprovided

Jearing atting-under which every share held by tions, and had sent telegram, after

Germans w was wiped off the roll and

was given the other

the

and

was so in

cram, to achieve what had been asked less than half an hour generous that holders of

Nothing had been left undone as far asocia ng those German that Chi not at the to which they had

aber concerned and the forced by the war but

matter why now in the hands of

of the

higher which the share

Epretions fof authori

the war. He was glad

Verman

there was

(nuning interests in Austral and

never would be again.

lause

Hughes Also had another Bill passed dealing with the Metal Excha

been

settled for all timer tlist none but Brit interests could control the metals from pressed

ilia they

Mutuos

It was

agreed to let Portugues de Soccorro administer the funds thus

BEBBed, and the meeting terniinated with

voto of thanks to the Committee of the

On the propwall of the Chairman, Lusitano Club for the use of the Camões

by Mr. 8. H. Dodwell, the Hallera

new members were elected -

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