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THE HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH.

1919.

GERMANS KICK AGAINST

THE BILL,

IL FUNDS.

ALLEGED GERMAN SOURCE.

ACTION FOR LIBEL.

Motivaties

Thr

<if the Independent Labour Party were the subject of investi gation during the hearing of an action

Dun realise that thousands of Ame ricus have laid down their lives in this struggle to attain the peace which we are now getting by victory Certainly,↑ [av ■. J. GREENWALL, DAILY ESTABEN'' but the question is might we not have had

by negotiation earlier! Why could you have negotiated with German Ormy in London -1; could not get to London.

BPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]

BERLIN, December 15th. "We cannot pay the 180,000,000,000 marks (£21,000,000,000) that Mr. Lloyd

for alleged slander and libel brought you resolution you were doing what George wants us to pay.

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AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

BY APPOINTMENT.

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This statement was made to me to day by Professor Balled, who told me that before the war the total national wealth of Germany was 195,000,000,000 marks (48,726,000,000), excluding the railways, General Auction cers, which represented the working enpital of the country.

HUGHES AND HOUGH,

AUCTIONEERS TO THE NOVKINMENT AND ADMIRALTY.

Professor Ballod declared

that the

gres given by Herr Steinmane Bucher. in which the national wealth was naked

could to prevent us keeping up au any My impression and thorough before Mr. Justice Darling, in the King's believed it was that, after the first Bench Isivitou. Plaintiff WIN Mr. aix months, peace would have been got by Thomas Duckworth Benson, treasurer of negotiation, irrespective of the army.

Mr. Swift: The last three and a full the Intependent Labour Party, who also)

geurs has taught you nothing in that carriet n business as an estate agent perpect? it has taught me it is better and

AL Manchester Defendant,

to negotiate for pence than to fight for Mr Edwin Trurman. is the editur of the Pheaton Pruner, and made a specch

An extract from the Labour Leader ciat from 300,000.000.000 to 400.000:0061,000 an the Market place at keston The

marks (£15,000,000,000 to £20,000,000,000). August 18th, 1914, was read by counsel were false, and were merely issued in words compinined of were as follows:

1 described Soria het workers of order to encourage the Gertuan public to I would like to know from were

where all the funds Germany and Austria as comrades and subscribe to the war loans. curiouty, of course are ung from to engage the large brothers, and sent them sympathy and tounsel asked if witness ap differen balls In

the country greetings and to pay printing and other exproses proved of that,

challenge the 1.1 P. to produce anhood of mankind.

Wilatess. I approve of the brother- hottest balance sheet

Mr. Swift: The ordinary Labour the money is coming from,

Barnes and Mr. I sin certain is canang from the same party to which Mr. source that polluted Rosals and is pollut Thorne and all the Labour leaders bulung Mines and manufactures

is a combination of trade unionists-Raw materials We know thut every ing other countries,

And Sovialists. year Germany has been spending millions

Railways invested in war loans of money in bribery, and 1 have not the slightest doubt limi a portion of the that is being spent to-day in the 1.L.P and Socialist propaganda Gorman money,"

Defendant pleaded fair comment ou aby negotiation matter of public interest.

parte

<f

ስኳ

and show where Its my

mind

Have the Sorintists for years been trying to dominate trade union! No.

De Day in fact do it! It is a question isuf ability.

Mr. Justier Darling Do they do if

Mr. Swift Or by what is known as

The national wealth of the country to-day, continued Professur Baliod. is 360,000,000,000 marks (£18,000,000,000), made up as follows: Public buildings

£200,000,000 House property in the cities £3.500,000,000 Real estate Stocks and shares

£1,500,000,000

£2,000,000,000

£1,260,000,000

£200,000,000 £1.200,000,000 £5,000,000,000

be

A total sum of £000,000,000," continued, would pay for the damage done by Germany in Northern France, £500,000,000 for the damage done in Belgium, £750,000,000 for the ships that have been sunk.

The figure

have given you as repre Witness How en 30,000 gerrymand-senting our national wealth, however, is really false because of the decrease in We are, in fact, £1,000,000,000 poorer than we were before the war, and we have now only one copper mine, which produces 18,000 tons annual ly, but the cost of mining it is three times as great as the sum we should have t pay for imported copper.

Connect for plaintiff were Mr. J B. Berrymandering? Matthews, K., and Mr. Cotes Pready (instructed by Messrs. C. P. Fielder, 1er 5,0),000 Riche

Further questioned, witness said be the value of the mark. Co), and Mr. Rigby-Swift, A K., and Mr. Marshall Freeman (in could not state how many members of struciext by Messrs. Gibson & Weldon) the party had been prosecuted during the War for publishing literature con. appeared for delendant

trary to the Defence of the Realm Re gulatione.

Mr. Swift: Your party was doing something which the Government regard. ed as harmful to the success of the Army

the Seld? I suppose so.

in

SINK SHIPS.

HIRED TO DISCLOSURE OF GERMAN PLAN

Share, Coal and General.

Produce Brokers

an

Commission Agents.

PROPRIETORS

"TO-KWA-WAN COAL”

STORAGE,

HENTLEY'S

COPEN INED

A.FL.C. 418 545 EDITIONR

A1 Teizgrapnie l'air. Telegraphle Address “SKIRION,"

Hongkong.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

The Undersigned have received instruo tions to sell by Public Auction,

(For Account of the Concerned), TO-DAY (TUESDAY), February 26th, 1819, ni 10 A.M., at the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company's Premixes.

40 COILS GALVANIZED STEEL WIRE.

Terms: Cash.

BUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

ON THURSDAY,

Bates Rooms, No, by Des Voeux Road, February 27th, 1818, at 287 PM, at their Corner of Ice House Strest,

A LARGE QUANTITY OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS, DRAWN WORK, AND EMBROIDERIES, Comprising:--

HOUSEHOLD LINENS: You were regarded as enemies of the

Mr. Matthews said the IL. P. had a membership of 50.000, Each member paid is. subscription. Special contributions were received towards their campaign fand, and all the contributions were acknowledged every week in the Labour Leader, the official organ of the party.

Mr. Justice Darling: If the Germans community-Certainly not. wanted to contribute to the party they would not be likely to send a contribution in the name of the Kaiser. You don't find Hindenburg ur Ludendorff amongst the contributors?

:

Reference was made to a pamphlet on 25 W neu's Peace Crusade which was addressed to the women of likeston. them said it had nothing to do with his party, but he approved" of the pan phlet, because peace was coming before

Christinas.

Matthews: I have not mado a Mr diligent search, nor have I any Black

Mr. Justice Darling pointed out that Books. (Laughter.) All I can say is that I have here a number of numce by the operations on sen and in the field. the peace coming now had been obtained It is they luck very like English names. open and public information as to the An army that got no recruits was bound be beaten by the army that got re sources from which the money comes.

gruite, Proceeding, counsel said Mr. Clynes,

Alluding 10 the pamphlet on "Women's the Food Controller, and a member of Ponce Crusade, Leaflet No. 3" witness the Government, was a member of the said he was a director of the National Mr. Justice Darling said he supposed Press, Limited, who had published the anybody was qualified to be a member of pamphlet. He had not seen the pan. the party, no matter what kind of work phlet, but he approved of the women's

which the ILP. crusade ho did or whether he was a Minister of peace the Crown, a judge, or anything else gift: Do you and in the history Labour was not to be understood as of the world such wickedness as the plying only to the horny-handed.

Germans have been guilty of during the last four years ---I think so.

I.L.P.

QUESTIONS ABOUT MR. CUYNES, M.P.

Plaintiff gave evidence. He said be Do you approve the reply to the woman had been treasurer

of the party for mentioned in the pamphlet who need His office was in John- "Would you let them (the Germans). seventeen years. son's court, Fleet-street. He had three come here and do as they did in Bel eons serving in the Army, two bolding gium?"It is a difficult question to commissions as lieutenants.

They offer answer.

OF BARBARITY

An interesting circulas, issued by the German Naval General Staff to naval attaches in November, 1974, was road by Mr. Justice Bailhache in the course of a case in the King's Bench Division re- ently. The case related to a fire on the str. Tennyson, caused by an explosion from a bomb placed among the cargo by

a German.

The German circular stated:

hipe.

For

"It is necessary to hite through third parties, who stand in no relationship to the official representatives of Germany, agents for arranging explosives (explo sis) on ships bound for enemy coun- tries, and for arranging delays, embroil. ments, and confusion during the loading, dispatch, and unloading of this purpose we are especially feco mending For your attention loadors' gangs, amongst whom there are many narchists and escaped criminals and that you get in touch with Gorman entral shipping offices (as a means of observing agents of enemy contrive who are receiving and shipping the muni-

tions)."

literature, which has been condemned by the magistrates?—Not anti-British-only Pacifist.

Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Casea, Double White Batin Quilts, Linen Damask Serviettes, Class Cloths, DRAWNWORK-Bodspreads, l'illow Cases,

Bath Towels, Face Towels, de, &c.

Tray Cloths, dc, dc. EMBROIDERIES ВосСяргенів, Table Covers, Tea Cloths, Runners, 18 by 54 itL

A few lots of Attache Cases and Bellow Valises.

(All new goods and small lots to suit

purchasera). Terms: --Caah

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

ON THURSDAY,

February 27th, 1919, commencing at 2.30 r.., at their Balos Roarus, No 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of Ice House Street, TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BRASS AND BRASS-

MOUNTED DOUBLE and TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS. &c. &c., Comprising:-

Two Chesterfield Sofas and Arm-chaire (new). Folding Card and Occasional Tables, Une Upholstered Suite, Bedroom Furniture comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Washstands, &c., (fumed Teakwood), Side- boards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Mr. Rigby Swift, opening the defence. Tables and Chair, &c., Dinner Services, The Stoves,

A SCATRING SPEEČA.

ed themselves before compulsory service Mr. Justice Darling said it came to cune into force. The balance sheets of this, that the Germans did not outrago the party were certified by auditore. All the women when they entered Luxemburg the moneys passed through his hands, because Luxemburg had no soldiers, and said he had no greater desire than to Crockery, and good Glass Ware, tooking and the annual balance-sheet was always the argument was that if they came to have a verdict by a British jury.

published. It correctly disclosed all the England they would not do any harm if defendant, he said, when doing what he Electro-Plated Bath Room Utensils,

There was no truth in

there was not anybody to protect them.

BALIEN IN NON-RESISTANOS.

Witness replied that he believed ab colutely in non-resistance.

could to

Electric Ronding Lamps, Blackwood and Teak wood Serens, & quantity of Blackwood Forest Blue and White Panels, Side Tables, Forniture, including Large Blackwood Chaire, Cabinets, Pictures, Severale Carpets new and second-hand.

A150

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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

B.S. COLOMBIA" VOY 9-OUT FROM SAN FRANCISCO, HONOLULU, JAPAN PORTS AND SHANGHAI.

THE above-mentioned vessel having arrived

from the above-mentioned paris, consigases of cargo are hereby informed that thoir Cargo will be landed at their risk into the Hasardone and/or extra Hazar dons Godowa of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Kowloon, and storeriat cou«ignens' risk.

Consignees of Cargo are heroby notified that, they must produce an import Permit, signed by the Baperintendent of import and Laporte, Hongkong, before Bills of Luling can be countersigned.

All brakan, chafed nad dawnged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined or Fabruary 24th, 1919, at 10 AM.

All Claims must be presented within a month of the Steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised.

No Claims will be admitted after the Govile have left the Godowns sod all Goods remaining undeffered after February 26th, 1010, will be subject to reot.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected. Consignees are requested to send in their Bill of Lading for counter-signstore Immediately. PACIFIC MALL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

Alexandra Buildings.

[360 Hongkong, February 20th, 1919.

NOTICE

AND

TO CONSIGNEES.

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

TONSIGNEES per Company's steamer

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are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kow. loon, where it will lie at Consignee's rink. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Gudown on and after February 21st.

Optional cargo will be landed, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

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All broken, chafed, and damaged goods to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 am. and noon within the free storage period. No claims will be admitted after the Good have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after February 28th will be subject to redí.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the undersigned on or before March 14th or they will not be re- cognised.

Na Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agente. Hongkong, February Bast, 1818. [900

THE

PENINSULAR AND

ORIENTAL STEAM

NAVIGATION CO.

STEAM

FOR STRAITS, CRYLON, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITER/ RANEAN PORTS, ***

moneys received.

help bis country by promoting

LONDON, A plaintiff' suggestion.

recruiting, suddenly found the obnoxious Cross-examined by Mr. Swift: Do you

and pestilential doctrines of the Indepan.

TODOS BIlls of Lading lasted" ro swear Mr. Clynes, the Food Controller,

dent Labour Party being promoted in his

BATAVIA, Amricas, CoffinENTAL is a member of the Independent Labour

They were printing the Mr. Justice Darling: You believe we live Lown.

AND BOUTH AFrican Poutu. Party - have never heard of 'his with should allow ourselves to be conquered doctrine of peace by negotiation with drawal.

THE Homeward Bicamer, Treadle Sewing Machine (nearly new) by German province of England on inofensive people by the bombing of Willcox & Gibbs with all accessories, 1 Plano Tile Majesty Mail, will be doers to hod Has be repudinted the Party-Gerby the Germans, and if they choose to the Hans; stating that it was no attack Have the L.L.P. repudiated aim-Not you would not resist them ?They could reprisala for our blockading of German by Ernest Kaps. Dresden in very good con- ports that if we let the Germa occupy dition and one "Reliance" Typewriter ae a member. We don't agree with his not make it a German province,

Mr. Swift Have you ever been thin country the lives of our wo an and (now). London during

raid -No"

children would quite safe. Could the (Laughter.)

Independent Labour Party be surprised Counsel, having read the pamphlet, if inez who loved their country and word asked, "Do you agree with that? When trying to serve it came to the conclusion when one occasion stond in this court that such sentiments were inspired by a

bombs were

dropping do you desire to help Germany, and that the money used for such propaganda could mean that these were not attacks on in-

only be from Gorman sources?

What people 1

tainly not.

actions.

May I take it he is not in sympathy with your actions -To a certain extent be in, and to a certain extent be is not. Witness said that Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald was one of the principal members of the party. He did not think Mr.

make

an

air

MacDonald was & Pacifist in favour of offness said he was not, surprised that information was given us to ita source.

pence at any price.

Mr. Swift: Have you for four years people all ever the country criticised the heen asking for peace by negotiation LLP. and said they were the friends of Certainly.

Have you been assisting in obtaining ponce by victory-We want peace by nego. tiation That has been our position.

With your German friends," said Mr. Swift. Witness:

Mr Balfour friends," I think

calls them

Mr. Justice Darling asked where Mr. Balfour called them German friends." Witness: In the House of Commons. Mr. Justice Darling: Mr. Balfour sometimes speaks ironically.

Mr. Swift Was Mr. Balfour quoting My Ramsay MacDonald --No.

fo you really tell my lord and jury Mr. Balfour was alluding to the Huna an

Germany

Counsel read an extract from a Ger- man paper, which said:

of

In the balance-sbeet they found "£50, por J. Ramsay MacDonald from one "his friends "dropped from the blues.

They were asked to believe that, because it come

per J. Ramsay Mac Donald, it was above all suspicion ana Amid all the blindness only members

criticisin

Them

there Bag of a tiny little party had preserved cool, £100 GT, £30. Yet nobody must say calm, and wise vision-the members of anything about it. Counsel submitted the Independent Labour Party, which that there was no evidence that the specch seems destined to play a further part referred to the plaintiff individually, and In the course of the war, and especially that it was not a libel, but fair

CA

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at the conclusion of peace. It is impos-t upon a matter of the highest ment, torist. The words were only a repetition

and

One Badminton et with Racquets etc. Oon Croquet set (full size) Several Bicycles.

Piano by Collard and Collard in good condition

(Full Particulars from Catalogue). Terzus:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

ON FRIDAY, February 28th, 1018, at 11 ... at No. 2, Humphreys Building, Kowloon,

THE SUNDRY VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

Ac

FURNITURE, &c.,

therein contained, including:-

Large Chesterfield Bota and Arm-obair

sible to estimate high enough the very of words which statesmen had been using (English make), a few pieces of Blackwodel courageous behaviour of Hamsay Mac- Donald." (Laughter.)

for months. The Independent Labour Furniture, etc. party would not say where the money came from.

Mr. Swift: Do you agree with that I think we shall play an important part.

Mr. E. Truaman, Bath-street, Ilkeston, Witness said he knew where all the the defendant, said he was a member of our German friends "1-1 don't pre money came from. He would not accopt the Ilkeston Town Council for twelvo tend to interpret Mr. Balfour's mind. 1 an anonymous gift to the party. Without youre, and was offered the wayofalty, but He had also thought it was a torm that slipped out his books he could not explain one item was unable to accept it.

sat on the School Board and the Derby- innocently.

of £50 per J. Ranisay MacDonald hire County Council. He edited The Mr. Swift asked if the party at Glos And another E100 froin C.A.F." He Pionter, a local journal. When the In- gow on January 2nd, 1916, passed the would not accept one penny without a dependent Labour Party agitation began, TOROlution That all members of the Independent Labour Party be requested Bantee of the bona fides of the individ. pernicious circulars were surreptitiously

could not say that his business pushed under not to maint the Government in recruit had suffered in consequence of the ad collected and ways, and the police leged libel. He knew that the Germans had subsoribed to the Junker papers, in France.

ing campaigns

Witness said it was quite pomible. You did not want to raise an army An army was raised. We preferred a voluntary army and not a conscript one. We were against compulsion.

PEACE 'BY NEQUTIATION,

His Lordship: Are you noquainted with what they did in Italy-No, Thon read what they did in Italy,,; will be a revelation,

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"CONAMENTIOUS OBJECTON."

With the Germany in Belgium and France you were begging for peace by Further cross-oxamined, plaintiff add negotiation We have got it now. Pro he was a director of the National Labour sident Wilson has been negotiating. Preen, whose office had how raided by Mr. Justion Darling: Have you not the police three or four times, and of the realised that Mr. Wilson and his country National Friss Bureau. have rained an army -How can you negotiate with people with an army of Billions of mari if you have to some thing which will put you on equal torzne?,

From the beginning of the war has there bean poured out from the National Pronn Burents a stream of anti-Britinli (Continuad at foot of rent solumn)

a great numbor. One distributor, a schoolmistrene, was dismissed by the education authorities Hip mesting, at which the apocoboom- plained of was made, was a reply to This propaganda.

Mr. Justice Darling, in summing up, Bid the jury must be satisfied that the wards referred to the plaintiff personal- ly. The Independent Labour Party could not bring an solion, boosung they wore

Large Brass Bedstead, Wardrobes, Toilet Table, Washtand, 'de, ko.

Electric Fittings and Sunblinds On view day of sale, Terma-Cash.

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HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

PRELIMINARY, NOTICE.

PUBLIO AUCTION,

The Undersigned hate received; instruc- tions from The Hon. THE DIRETOR Or PUBLIC WORKS to sell by Public Auction,

at the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Premisce, . WAR DEPARTMENT MATERIAL,

As follows:-

from this port sa asual, taking Cargo for the above Portr. Passenger com- modation in the connecting vessel when

trom vailable, secured before departare Hongkong.

Baco Velushie Cargo for Italy, Franes ad London (ner arrangement) will be conveyed by this Stammar pronding to Bombay and De trauslipped to the marrying So. for Morelco and London.

Farcela will be received at the OEce until 1 P.M. the day before sailing. The contents end veins of s) paskagas arə reyourəl

Pur farther particulars, salling dates, ela,

EVD PARK,

Superintensis,

PRIT 12

AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN LINE (Ellerman & Bucknall B.S. Co. Ltd).

THE Steamship

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will be despatched for :- NEW YORK VIA PANAMA CANAL on the 28th February.

For freight and further particulars apply terms

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FARM NEWS

DAIRY

Butchers'

Meats

LAMB

BARES.

BREF. MUTTON.

RABBITS,

2

not a corporation. The plaintiff night 250-Rails, weight about 53, tons; SCRAP SAUSAGES BRAWN,

not be suspicious of the source of the ILON comprising 1-Anglb, Hound, Flat, income of the Independent Labour Party, but the defendant was,

After a few minutes' deliberation, the jury found for the defendant:

Judget win eniteród for the Jofon- dant, with coste.

Sheat Iron, de, about 140 tons.

Date of Bale will be published later. Torms:-Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers to the Government.

[401 Hongkong, February 20th, 1919

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