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ELECTION.

TO THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.

GENTLEMES,

It is my intention to stand for the vacancy on the Legislative Council" to represent the Justices of the Pitica

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Mr. G. E. Wakeman (Crown Solicitor) prosecuted, and Mr. M. K.. Lo appeared

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CHINESE TELEGRAMS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] ELECTION OF SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

PEKING, August sand. Liang Shih-yi has been elected Speaker of the Senate and Chu Chi-chien, vice- Speaker, practically unanimously, Liang accepted. Liuenko was eventually electesl

vice-Speakar. -,

CONSORTIUM BANKS DECLINE TO FINANCE SIBERIAN

EXPEDITION.

Mr. Wakeman said that these proceed- The Consortium Banks have declined ings were instituted because it was found to release ten million dollars to finance out that a large quantity of reels of the expedition to Vladivostock cotton of the chicken brand had Manchulk

cotton.

measurement was.

(BY COURTEST OF THE CHENG NGO! SAN PO."

and

Li Yew-hon has again asked the Central Government to send him additional troops and ammunition, but the Premier has refused.

have shown hitherto, for they will always ALLEGED FALSE TRADE argue that the end justifies the means.

DESCRIPTION. The tender regard expressed for non- SHORTAGE IN MEASUREMENT OF

".

combatants and neutral States" comes

JAPANESE COTTON REELS." strangely from a nation which introduced

At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester- the bombing of peaceful towns and the indiscriminate submarining of merchant day, before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the shipping. Similarly, it is impossible to manager of the Kwong Wing Sing firm. reconcila the protection of national No. 152; Queen's Road Central, was minorities with the systematic exter-summoned by the inspector of Weights mination of the Armenians by the Turks and Measures for selling reels of cotton with Germany's concurrency. Neither into which a false trade description was the Pacific nor in Africa, we are told, applied, dors Germany wish to pursue an aggres sive policy. The Allies, however, may be pardoned if they, decline to exchange the German colonies for Dr. SouF's assur- HAS REFN USED WITH CON-Lances. The islands in the Pacifio would, of course, form useful submarine bases, SPICUOUS SUCCESS IN

THE and we cannot forget the graadiose TREATMENT UF

been disposed of and that they were short PNEUMONIA, scheme of a Central African Empire.

Thu BRONCHITIS. SPRAINS, BRUISES, words of an officially-inspired German

stretching from sea to sea, which, in the of the cotton stated on the reels

cotton was marked as being 560' yards

PEKING NEWS. BOILS, BURNS, AND IN ALL pamphlet of 1912, should "defy the in length, but the reels did not contain Inspector militia of the South African, Union," anything like that amount.

Luk Wing Ting and Shum Chuen Huen CONDITIONS, conquer South Africa

The claim Terrett, Inspector of Weights and Mealuave requested Fung Kuo Chang to de armistice before he resigns. WHERE LOCAL TREATMENT IS that Germany was the only Power which ares, sent a detective to defendant's clare an

adopted the demilitarisation of Africa shop on August 18th for some reels of Fung Ruo Chang's resignation has been as one of its war-aims accords ill with theduced, and he asked the for what the

A Japanese cotton reel was pro approved by various provinces. Pan-Germans' avbwed policy of organis-

The foki replied 500 ing a huge army out of the native races yards. The detective then went out and which, to an ever-increasing extent it was intended to bring under subjection. Terrett, handing him the reel in question. related" the conversation to Inspector Colonisation, says Dr. Sotx, means mis- Inspector Terrett next visited the shop

ion work, and he suggests, that colonial

and asked for Japanese cotton. He was possessions might be distributed among shown some cotton and took a wel out ANTIPHLOGISTIC the European nations in proportion to and asked the defendant who hims!!! was in attendance--what quantity the reel contained. Defendant replied that it contained 300 yards. Inspector Terrett any such settlement! It is certain that then informed defendant that he was a Germany would never accept the findings | police officer and that he wished to mea of any impartial tribunal. It is too well

sure the cotton. This was done and there was found to be 382 yards instead of known that her topdency has ever been 500 yards. Three other reels were tested towards the exploitation rather than thed they contained 412, 163, and 438

yards. respectively. [ protection of those who have come under ber control. The Asgaris are the only native ruce who have continued in willing service to their German masters and, as Mr. Leovò GEORGE pointed out recently, their allegiance is due solely to the ralisation of the fact that under Germany's rule they will always be granted liberty to tyrannise over their less warlike neighbours. Dr. Sons ha himself admitted that from 1900 to 1913 no fewer than 100,000 natives were killed in expeditions against them. It has been an integral part of Germany's form of Colonial Government to support the military tribes against their weaker brethren. Such a conception of what constitutes mission work" would cer- tainly have to be destroyed before any suggestion of compromis: on the subject

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ROSSITER HASKETT.SMITH.-At St. Peter's Church, Parkstone, Dorset, on June 5th, Lieut. G. H. BLAGDON ROSSITER, Somerset Light Infantry, third 500 of Dr. and Mrs. Rossiter, of Caire Lodge. Weston-super-Mare, to Dozis ALETUE, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. St. B. BASSETT SMITH, of Spurteld, Parkstone. DEATH. STEVENSON. -At 9, Woosung Road, Shang. hai, on August 15th, the Rev. Jins WHITEFORD STEVENSON, Deputy Direc tor, China Inland Minion, aged 74

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the merits which each has shown in the protection of the coloured races entrusted to its care. Who are to be the judges in

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A Chinese detective then went into the witness-box and "bare out the statement made by the Crown Solicitor.".

Inspector Terrett stated that when he charged defendant with the fact that this defendant replied that he did not know cotton was less than the amount stated anything about it. How could he know When witness asked where defendant had

bought the cotton, Japan. It seemed to be common know- be replied from

ledge that all Japanese cotton was less. in measurement than the amount, stated

on the reels.

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Southern leaders have established a

Military Government in Hunan.

CANTON NEWS.

BY COURTESY OF THE CRENO NCOI

SAN PO."

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CANTON, August 3rd. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.

Traffic on the Canton-Shamshiri Rail- Way is still suspended. Trains can only. reach the Three Eye Bridge station, as Fatsban and other stations beyond are

flooded.

SITUATION IN KING-CHÓW.

Canton forces, which have been deputet A message from Hoihow states that the

The people's army in the east of King- to attack King-ehow, have not yet arrived. show has been suppressed, and all the lost, ground recaptured: Northern recruits are landing at King-chow,

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HONG. KONG'S HELP.

Mr. Lo: May 1 assume that that com mon knowledge is shared by all people large majority, probably. Witness added who buy the reels 7-Witness: By

that "if nn were possessed of the People in Hongkong might not be decciv-has been received by Mrs. Pollock from knowledge one would not be deceived The following letter of acknowledgment ed, but persons from the country who

Dr. Barnardo'a Homes:- were ignorant of this common knowledge;

18 to 26, Stepney Causeway, London, would be cheated,

Continuing, witness said that-even the defendant were dealing for

25th June, 1918. the first time in Japanese songs he was kind letter of the 16th April, containing DRAIL MADAM, We have received your of Colonial possessions could be enter-contained the stated 500 yards or less. £137 134. Ed., being result of donations. expect defendant to know whether a reel

tained.

Defendant belonged to a class of people and a 'Sale of Work during Lent in uid dealing with Japanese piece goods, with

of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, and on behalf Three cases (two deaths) of bubonicment or weight was common knowledge of our Honorary Director and Council £

whom the fact of a shortage in measure- plague were reported in the Colony of He had measured cotton reels other than ser.d herewith our official receipt with Thursday.

of Japanese manufacture, such as British and American, and had found the reels very grateful thanks. Such a gift from to be in excess of the stated amount. By overmas is most cheering in these times the other cotton reels in the shop. virtue of a warrant witness hnd seized of high food prices, for our family num

S

London Orvical 181, FLEST SEKIM, É.C. A Chinese youth was sent to the Government Civil Hospital as a result of falling from a scaffold erected round the Po Hing Theatre. Youmeti:

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, 24TH Augter, 1918

GERMAN

HYPOCRISY MENDACITY.

Mr. Edwin Russell, son of Mr. Maurice Russell, of Yokohama, who was wounded in France two years ago and invalided out AND of the Army, has been appointed to the Intelligence Department of the British Forces operating in Siberia, says the

remembering the needs of the children in the Homeland in this time of stress and strain..

Mr. Wakeman cited many authorities hers over 7,000 children and their needs "and said that the defendant could not are neither few nor small. We are mo be relieved from responsibility unless ho grateful to our friends in Hongkong for Prence. It was common knowledge that proved that he was innocent of the

the reels were short in measure. It was a very serious offence, and it was up to the defendant to prove to the contrary.

Mr. Lo admitted that it was a false I will be interesting to you to know description, but be submitted that his that of all the Outposts of Empire, Hong- client had acted innocently. The goods kong, by comparison with its size, stands were sent by the defendant's agents in Japan. Defendant had not previously out as the most generous to our Homes dealt in reels, but had purchased only during the war, and we thank you very defendant had stated that the ree! con- Japanese curios, piece goods, etc. The heartily for your shape in stimulating tained 500 yards, believing, it to be so.

these gifts. We know the hard work

Fox artistic hypocrisy and unblushing Japan Gazette. mendacity the speech which the German Colonial Secretary addressed "to the

At the Police Reserve Headquarters, German Society eclipses, all the previous last evening, Mr. John Wattie (P.-<. 703), efforts of the KAIBen's Ministers, Dr. who is leaving to join H.M. Forces, was SOLF has the effrontery to invite Great presented by his comrades with a fare. His frank reply to Inspector Terrett which it must have entailed. I notice that Britain to try and cultivate more con-

well gift in the shape of a draft for innocent. If his client was convicted your collection has gone up by leaps and fidence in Germany-the nation which Rs. 300. Mr. Franks, A.§.P., made the

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and despoiled Russia and Roumania after inviting them to discuss peace on the ANOTHEEMURDERKEPORTED basis of no annexations and no in: MAN STABBED TO DEATH IN, A demnities." He went on to urge that

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£35

be employed to examine everything that 233 6s. 9d. in 1915; £50 in 1918; £100 in 18. 10d. ih 1012; £36 Is. Od., in 1914; is imported from Japan.. It was to the 17; and £137 138. 6d. in 1918. advantage of the seller, that his goods The Hongkong War Charities Com- should be approximate to. the goantity mittee have generously sent us three and quality stated, otherwise he would amounting to £2,300, and the thoughts lose the confidence of his customers. It St. George's Society have sent us £1,000. waa to his client's advantage to show up These are in addition to individual gifta the Japanese manufacturer and not to and collections such as your own. There shield him.

must be a very kind feeling beating in the hearts of the Hongkong residents for the children in the Homeland, and we are exceedingly grateful.

The manager of the firma said that his shop dealt in Japanese goods. He only commenced dealing in cotton last year.

He had a branch at Kobe, which sent.

Our work continues apace. Since war. him the cotton reels. He was not aware children-a large proportion being the broke out we have admitted 6,077 how many yards a reel contained. children of our soldiers and sailors, customers to the effect that his goods were from Singapore, so that you will see our had received to complaints from his Among the admissions last year were twe

Cross-examined by Mr. Wakeman ce-

net reaches far and wide.

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Yet another murder has been reported to the Police, a man having been stabbed to death in the vicinity of the Kowloon Docks on Thursday evening,

It appears that the murdered man, boiler-maker in the Kok-un-kok named near the Kowloon Docks, while returning Lai Yun, quarrelled with another man

from work. Words apparently led to abort measure. the Central European Powers give some with a dagger in the abdomen, the left fendant stated that his shop was worth ever refused admission: We have no

blows. The murdered man was stabbed

Our Charter is:-"No destitute child thing more than lip-service to these forearm, and the right and left about 2200,000.

voting system, no waiting list, und no ideals an enduring peace will be shoulders, His nasailant is reported In reply to Mr. Wolfo defendant said red tape. I a child needs help it is in sight. At present, however, the to have made his escape in the direction be knew that the reels were chicken" always readily given. In all 88,000

of Yaumati

brand reels because of a certain, mark on children have entered, our Homes; and German militarists appear to prefer

them. He was unable to read the English 10,356, Barnardo boys are fighting for us Gorman dominance as a guarantee of

characters and therefore did not know on land and sea. Over 6,000 of these are future peace to the League of Nations

what was the amount in each reel,

in the Overseas Contingents-boys migrat.. which the Allies aim at establishing

Mr. Lo again submitted to the Magised in previous years. Until they discard this heresy they are

Once again thanking you and the other tráty that his client was acting inno It is further stated that the Policecently, and asked for the release of the friends very heartily. I am, dear

Madam, faithfully yours," not likely to show any greater respect have a description of the man who com

colton goods seized by the Polion mitted the murder and have set several for international agreemente than they detectives on bis track.

Mr. Wolfe reserved his decision till next Friday.

The Police, who arrived shortly after wards, conveyed the wounded man in an ambulance to the Hospital, but he expired taken to the Public Mortuary on the way, and the body was thereupon

CLAUDE WRIGHT (Central Secretary),