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GREAT BRITAIN AND M

KRASSIN.

THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1923.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY, INDIAN CONSTABLE ACCEPTS THE COMPLAINT ABOUT A YEE-

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BRIBE.

GAOLED FOR SIX WEEKS.

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At the Magistracy, yesterday, Teja Singh, Indian contable No. 94 was charged with obtaining a bribe of $2 from

Chinese, »

Mr. Leo Longinotta appeared for the

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It was stated that defendant who was

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Russia (An Hon, Mamber? Why do you not win it What is the good of talk ing like that? That is the sort of lights, (Continued from prije 2).

MOON TYPHOON SIGNAL. irresponsible talk which is responsible

Readers have remarked on the fact that Mr. Lloyd George-That is a very fur mere mischier than I can tell. How

· doubtful' precedent. That was pan war can you. wir unless you are prepared to our leading article yesterday the Hong between this country and France, and my lose? What do I mean by that! If you kong Observatory made no allusion to the bon, and gallant friend met presume that say you are going to crush Bolshevism beerious statement in the letter signed there was justification for that war. Wa cause it is up evil thing, put your might We merupték full responsibility for the quarrel, into it, put your manhood into it and we fought it right to the end. Does have lost hundreds of lives; are wo pre anyone in bis House propose that warpared to lose hundreds of thousands more į abould be made on Russia-that we should We have £9,000,000,000 of debt; are we do what we did with the French Revolution going to pile up another £3,000,000,000 or by the whole strength and resources and £1,000,000,000 mibro). If you are not pre- manhood of this country? I aot, what is pared to do that, what is the good of talk the good of quoting that precedent? Leting slightly sincerely hope that my me pursue the narrative, 1 ay again, hon, friend's views about the Polish ünless war is to be declared between coun- prospects are right. I wish I could be ur ed "a: 'the Observatory, the tact is consquare the matter tries there is un procedunt, for declaring sure. think they were badly advised. Imunicated to the Water Pulice who under would not take a that you cannot trade with a country barnestly hope that my reading of the take the duty of passing on the informa at you abfier its Government. Take the situation is wrong, but is there anyone to to the outstations here sugaals are showed. For what laxity there was in view? it is car which has been given by my hon.here will predict that I have taken

wrong

Full respect to this” signal at Lyeemoon Pass world is quarrels. The

have the binne tberriure resta either un to and you of explosive Changé d'Affaires in Mexico the whole time.

parrels here and quarrels there where! water rolce us the Mitary signal effi- We never 'crused trading with Mexico, the blood pressure is still too high." You

ver at LyteMIA. Where you had anarchy and civil war, will not restare its health until you bring trading was impossible; but that was not down to something like ne pormal Do not let us excite it; "do not let us stir beenuse we refused to trade with Mexicu. it up; do not let us have prejudice here, a We did trade, as a matter of fact, I am quarrel there an outrage there, and do not tobi, you must not trade with Russia befes o say, 1 will quirrel with that men who is not of my way of thinking: I do not approve of him.' You will never get peace in the world in that way. I would not guarantee, nor would any Minister holding any responsible position guarantee. the stability of any land unless you get peace in the world." (Cheers,)"

Manchu" to the effect that the typhoon signal at vermoon Pass ramlined up least sixteen hours after the sigust had been lowered at the Observatory, this demining ships: all than sime if Jak Bayun duty in Bonham Road went up to a

Enre there bec no other signals were visible to

and told aChinso

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When publishing this complaint wir of the boxes belonging

to the we mentioned that it was a matter for had been placed on the street and were which the Observatory could not fairly causing an obstruction. He said that if he the firm would le hamed, The practice, we understand, took out

but ho is that when the gnal is hoisted or lower have

would up - for $2,- und suramons set against the firm. The youth told the constable that the master was mut, and the constable replied that he would have to summon him. When the master arrived, the youth reported the matter." and information was given to the Police. Defendans returned in the evening, the money was given and he was nerested..

friend the oens of Mexion.

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We had ind

Case of the atrocities of the Bolshevist Government. Hare we never traded with andtries guilty of atrocities! What about Turkey! Were there any atrocities in Hissia that exceeded in horror, in number, in persistence, the atrocities perpetrated by Turkey agarust the Armeniñas. whose hundreds of thousands.

Did we evar trading for a single hour? (An Hon, Member- We ought to be done.")

matter

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We are in a poțit on now to say that Maes statement was "anggerant, Defendant's statement W that need to be furnishte WILD more noticed ten or twelve boxes on the road. preme inprmation as to tine and data, and he'ördered the youth to rimere the than was appled in the letter went for obstruction. He then went away and a publication. The writer wrote a reply: Chinese folloped him and asked him

the Observatory H 39 "The signal at pulled down late on the evening at the Chines föred bim 22 and wit- card, and at 10 m. ou 24th it was still

#rest him. The man, up at Lyceoon, and as I was not in that however, retained the money and told him to summon him if he wished. He pazed of Suci,"locality after that time, I dj shiu tout they now knew that the action when it was eventually lowered there.”; the shop later to see if the gbstruction was which bad been laen was, Rexton taken by Turning to the Observatory's Weather removed a 2 two men then seized him, took the Government omemny and as a wools. he hoped to now every step-wona de Report for July 24th we find that it dues in forcibly into the shop and one of curin Laken to prove to Bush and the word not bear out the statement that the igual offered hip the 9. He seized the rise and that we were taking no action or a hustle at the Observatory was lowered late oä

was taking him. to the station when he was character against that country, and that the evening of the 23rd. The signal was arrested. we were determined at last to carry out the

ratis xt that we had no business in lowered at 6.05 am, on July 24th.

This, however, does-not-entirely-disposa-hard-Isbour, internal affairs of another ivuntry. There could be no doubt that the moving repson.of the action of the "Government, or of the complaint.If-the signal at Liver quite ng doctrine that which he and friends thoroughly up moon was not down by 10am. it meant

worry as proved, was that we find to save Europe. that ships were detained in, Junk Bay for LONELY LABOURER STABBED when you trade win as people. Were we what we had to do was to give Russia as a 24pvuurus for bor Parts Goverment in Wote an incentive to get to work, and the several hours longer than they need have

Fonly way to do thng was to start trading beer. s docemption, 1ks, Disguvernment, Ta

Mas, to wole sores of bousands or the necessaries of life, and thus bring about a state of affairs which would mago. Anmogent popple wire

Bolsheybgm impossible in the future. streets! Wig, were not responsible for what had been begun, was carried through

tiny,! Ble yet we euntinued our relation,

in a sane, reasonable, and common-sense this country has opened up most of tpirit, the day, he hoped, would not be far cnmoal trades of the worm, (Laughter.) distant when there would be a restoration border was win tar South Seas of of pance, weonomical and pratical, throug of whetligi It was Math Quežimai, We out the Near East.

Want a misturtune the hon, member was not in the nose. Our trade in that part of the world was very substantial.

Dever was 11 sɛggrated' that we should grale trading with dry; thot we should

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The constable.was sentenced to six werks

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A desperate řesistabor. was offered

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robbers early WOMEN Thesday morning by labourer who was living in #11 annumbered mat- sheil in the rilinge of Wong Nail Wei, The Jabourer. it is stated, was in

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A TALE OF TWO

AND ONE HUSBAND.

An amusing incident,, which had a sequel | bed, when he heard a noise as if his door

cL13*# uur representatives, ((Laughter.)) Lieut. Lol Archer-Shee (Finsbury, C.U.) We could probably send some over to-day said it was stated that consignments of gold in the Police Court, yesterday, took was being forerd open: Bhortly afterwards with advantage in boug countries. (Laugh and platinum were on the way from Russia place in Fat Hing on Tuesday night,

1 is really a per doctrine that you to this country, no doubt for M. Krassin, Two women were found in the middle of must approve of the habits, customs, go and that they were insured at Lloyd's by the street, using most filthy language and erument,seligion, impery-at-apanplu the British Government: He-asked-War bevure you start grading'with them,

there any truth is that statement, thus accusing each other of heinous "affences, would be very pleasant to have no trade.

the insurance was effected by the British There was the usual crowd and when the relations except with' people just like cur- Government! seaven"--the same görürnment, who showed the ' atr. Lloyd George-There is not a word Police interfered they found the women sathe windung aur judgment. THL is #

of truth in it. (Laughter.)

trying to me each other to pieces. The Juxury which is beyond the reuga organy "Lieut.-Col.. Archer-Sheo said that at any exceps a favoured country. We must take rate the gold and platinum were coming women were taken to the Station, pent the stem government is we had elsewhere, and to this country from Russia for the purpose night, in the cells and when charged with thank Liod for very happy we are here of establishing trade credit, and he insisted fighting, yesterday, one woman made an (Lunghter.) I think we have displayed in that if we entered loto trade relations with this matter the sort of rough common sense Russia and took this money in return we explanation to the following effect: that leads the British people in the end should be receiving money that was the uid that owing to the approaching hands on-and that a metal clock worth alde to give good reasons for it, but they property of the people who paid it. (Heur, marriage of her son she required extra sixty cents!

neur.) 1 might be said that if we did not

1 the right conclusion. They may not be

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four men case in two of whom attempted to" seiže, the Jabourer, Resistance #LF; offered, and, although the robbers demand- ed the key of a box on pain of death, the labourer undaunted, refused to give it up. He raised a cry of "Thief" which in-. furiated the robbers, one of whom whipped but a dagger from his waist and stabbed the man. The robbers then made a hasty departure from the cottage, taking with them the only article they could lay their

The injured man was re get the gold the Germans would. He would assistance, and, knowing the second woman moved to the hospital by the Police, who Lur prefer to see the Germans or some other intimately, asked her to help. The woman afterwardly spent several hours in tracking Let the look at this matter without pre inferior rice getting this money, which readily agreed and 'everything went the robbers. judice, "You cannot afford to have to despite the gibe, of the Prime Minister, Many prejudicy if you are a trading co was regarded by millions of people in this merrily till the wedding ere, when to ber munity; you cannot always examine the country as stolen property. (Hear, hear.) surprise and just indignation she found her records of your customers. What is the

A competent observer who had come from friend making love to her husband. (This, position 1 It is very easy to go up in this Russia had told-bin-that-tho-Bolshevist House and say-Look at this horrible thing Government would collapse within a very

of course," was not in the contract) She look at this atrocity and that atrocity few months if they were left alone. renaturally became jealous and ordered the Are you "guing to grasp this tainted hand absolutely refused to support the Prime woman out of the house, Later, she heard Russia exported 4,000,000 tons of grain Minister in the attitude he bad taken up! before the war, and every grain of it is on this matter."

that there were further, carryings-on," needed by Europe now, and in Europe. Mr. O'Grady (Leeds, S.E. Lab.) was and she went to the woman's house and include Great Britain, Millions of tons of glad the Prime Minister had taken the view invited her to discuss the matter. timber, scores of thousands of tons of flax he had. Important business men had told were exported before the war, all needed him they were prepared to take the risks led to blows and then the Police inter- to Hongkong on the steamer Victoria and by the industries of the world. When are they were not bothering about the gold fered.

are generally sound.

S' CHALLENGE

,

you going to trade with Russia? Is there any than here who will get up and say

We will never trade with Russia as long

if commercial relationships with Russia

on

Words

NO EVIDENCE. LAUNCH-CREW AND PASSENGER

Mr. J. F. da Roza charged a Chinese crew of a launch at the Magistracy, yester day, with the theft of a pocket book and some funcy.

Mr. Roza stated that he was a passenger

be engage a launch to take his luggage

The Magistrate bound each over in 260xhore. Defendants came up to him, told

were thrown open and freely and widely without the intervention of the co-operative to be of good behaviour for six months, system. He thought they were peddling

years.

as there is a Bolshevist Government "f

Lieut. Col. Pago Croft-So long as when they talked about.

"tainted

gold single British subject is imprisoned in and stolen gold. The fact was, and Russia you ought not to trade with them every one knew it who knew anything about Mr. Lloyd Gorge My bon, and gallant Russid, that the payment of that country's friend will perhaps be very shocked to beur obligations could be secured by the develop- that in fact I anid so to M. Krassin. Isment of its resources within the next five there anybody here who is ever likely to

Normal conditions could not be win the confidence of the people to the restored until the proposals with were now extent of being chosen to the office which in negotiation were brought to a successfu) now held or the office which is held by my conclusion. right hon. friend who will say that he will never trade with Russia as long as there is Bolshevist Government? All I can say is it would be an act of gross folly which ither he would repent of of the country that trusted him would repent of

Lacut.-Col. Archer-Sher- Clemenceau

said so.

Mr. Lloyd George. He did not say 80, I know far more of 31. Clemenceau than,

the hon, and gallant member does. M

CONFIDENCE TRICK.

NEWLY FOUND "FRIEND TURNS

THIEF.

him that the second officer had ordered them to take his luggage into their launch and Eproceeded to do so. He interfered and had his luggage transferred back to the launch he had engaged. He then discovered that bis pocket hook was missing and suspected the men,

As there was no evidence that the men:

At the Magistracy, yesterday, a bad stolen the pocket-book they were dis Lieut. Col Page Croft said there were Chinese was charged with stealing a box, charged." people in this country who would sooner containing valuables to the value of - BIZI. see our country, pour than that her honour should be affected by the opening up of relations with the Bolshevist Government,

The debate was continued by Mr. Tillett (Bulford, N., Lab.) and Mr. Billing, who

talked out the notion...

Clemenceau no doubt said that as long as ORDERING THE FAMILY ROUND "The Bolshevist Government are guilty of

from another Chinese.

STEAMER

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BLOWN ASHORE. EXPERIENCES A

TYPHOON. The Wo Fat Steamship Co., agents of

Complainant is a stranger to the Colony and met defendant with whom he entered into conversation. Defendant subsequently paid the man several visits and invited him the Moon, a Chinese vessel, commanded to stay at his house. Complainant did so,

and everything was all right for a few days by Capt. Thirlwal, lave received a telegram

From informintion received it would

atrocities they will not be recógnised, but That raw recruits are sometimes not so On Tuesday night defendant, was heard from Macao to the effect that the Mo Hon to say that you cannot trade with a people raw as their caplains think is proved by moving the box and when asked what he was blown ashore near St. John's Island, whose Government is guilty of atrocities incident that took place in the Philip was doing replied that he was arranging Macao. All hands were reported safe, and

pine Islands while the 15th. cavalry was to rule out more Governments than I care stationed there. A recruit was on sentry the room. Complainant, took no patice, will arrive today from Macao, to think of. To see peace established in the duty for the first time, and the officer of but when he got up in the morning be found, world is not an easy task I wonder the day, with his wife, bis daughter and whether any of my hon. friends who ride his dog, was passing who goes there?" themeves in the position of those who have The captain, replied promptly Cap box was subsequently found voyage to Huiphong from Hongkong, which broken up in the yard. Defendant was port aku left on July 20th, encountered a arrested yesterday morLing

severe galo kad, put into St. John's. för Defendaal admitted the offence and was enfage How it www blown ashore is not sentenced to a month's hard fabour.

known.

this particular prejudice have over put The sentry called,

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got to consider the whole situation. We are pin coats, wife, daughter and pup.”........... -- responsible not merely for what to be the recruit hesitated only an instant and done today, but, we are responáible "for" "ĽA Zaid curtly."* Captain, advance, and the Future. It appals me when I think cognized Wife and daughter, märk what may happen unless peace ja restored in time! Pup, at Easol

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