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SAFEGUARDING THE CHINA

**TRADE.

HONGKONG AND SINGAPORE?

ARMS AND AMMUNITION. "PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL POWER TO SEARCH PEDESTRIANS,

A Special Correspondent lately returned j« The Gurerament Gunite contains the from the Far East, denting in an Article draft of an Onlinance to amend further in the London Morning Post with the the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, Washington Status Quo Agreement" and its strategic effect in the Pacife Area has and the Flogging Ordinance, 1903, the following to say regarding the waning and to amend thy Arms and Ammunition Atendiment Ordinance, 102, which is strategical value of Hongkong:--

Clause 11. of the Article XIX. contains shortly to be introduced in the Legisla. che, limitations from the Brities point of

tive Council. view, of which the application of the status guy to Hongkong stands out at once ny, the preclomidating fact of interest;! But although Hongkong has in no reset whatever abandoned her position as one

The “Objects and Reasons

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COURT SEQUEL TO A HONGKONG WEDDING.

OVERDUE BILL FOR

CHAMPAGNE,.

Wines" and spirits, supplied at the wedding of an Army captain when he was married in Hongkong last year, provided the subject matter of an action in the Summary Court on Friday afternoon, be- fore, the Puisno Jusige (Mr. Justive Gom. pertz).

The plaintiffs were Messrs. Dannels

delivered.

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CORRESPONDENCE.

IS HONGKONG HARBOUR

PLACE OF REFUGE?

(TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESA.")

STR.-The account published in the loen? newspapers of Marine Court proceedings "on Fellay reads strangely to a landsman. Two ship's captains were summened for

having neglecteil to move the stenger out during daylight to an anchorage for the night when the typhoon signal was hoisted on August 17th." The moorings of the huggs, according to the order of the Alaring Magistrate in one case, wills -

that he could not get up steam because Mr. Vaux fur the plaintiffs stated- that) | his boiler tubs were taking the defendant ordered wines and liquors What place menappropriate than a for the wedding of a Captain Campbell harbong for juiner repairs to a ship to in 1980. His own firm-chen Hutia effected And what sort of advertis Halge & Co. could not supply them, so he approached Mr. Whyte and requested; s is a fur, cir' of the sounds great him to take the order, and this latter harbours that, practically tand-lockuck agrial. Defendant mentioned that he

The object of this Bill is to increase and Whyte, of Queen's Buildings, and the the punalties for carrying and possessing defendunt was Mr. L. E. S. Hodge, Jate arms or ammunition without a licence.maunging-director of Hastings, Hodge & of the greatest ports of the Empire, her The prevalence and seriousness of these strategic value has, for some considerable crimes seem to afford ample justification Co., and now of the Colonial Commercial

he lifted and relaid at the expense of this sime, been on the wage, The inventions of for the increased penalties proposed. Coingaay, Plaintiffs claimed the sum of mothers war by land, hy sea, and by air The proposals of the Bill are to make seal money dus, fer goods sold and ships owners.

Oh, defendant, explained have ceased to give her the commanding the umsiamm term of imprisonment ten position which she once held both as sen-; years, to give power te itapose flogging tinet to the immediate coast of China and with the ent or birch, ami to provide that as warden of the northern entrance of the all cases of these two offences shall be China Sen.

snitted for trial at the Sessions unless Political events, too, on the mind the Police request the Magistrate to deat leading to the present archie state of with the case summarily. the Chin Empire, or Republic as it is! The opportunity is taken to declare to-day, have rendered her geographical cartridge clips to be munition for the position pay of considerable danger, and purposes of the Arms Ordinares. This to the vriest tyro is must be obvious that is, dong, by clàuse 2

was a friend of Captain Camples and though it is, when the fury of the typhoo to concentrate expensive ships and value! The words at the end of section 15 (2) would be entirely response for the wines threatens, ships must have its shelter aind. able sortifications in her vicinity would of Ordinance No. 2 of 10 which will be and spirits. It was arranged that part for theburage outside? he risking another Port Arthur Great repealed by clause 3 of the Bill provide should is sent to his address at Kings.

One has always associated the worsh Britain, therefore, was not giving up for an additional fine of $10 in respectelore, and part to another address for fact as much as would appear ou paper of every arm which is in excess of or gesty unable to attend the wedding harben?" with the ilen “refuge ** zind in allowing the inclusion of Hongkong in below the quantity specified in the re-reception, and in due caurer, one of the I see the dictionary does so, 1 quathe the status quo agreement, since from turns made to the Captain Saperinten drink which had not been" nail" was not the b the Imperial point of view the protection dent of Police by any importer of inried and an allowane wdy made on it This is very rare in accordance with the agreement, Long of the coasts of Cauada, Australia, and dealer in arins, New Zealar and the safeguarding fee, and it seems unnecessary to pro-after the event took place requiries were the trade contes from the Pacific to the vile this special permits. The Ordinance made as regards payment, and the defend. Indian Ocran, are of more importance is made simpler by omitting this pro-ant himself promised to settle an: though

cisian. than colily dutlay on a Colony socelose to

he had failed to lo sc. Later the fem potential enemies

Change repents Section 28 of Ordinance wrote to Dr. Johnson, Principal Civil After all Singapore is but 1,500 odd No. of 10, as amended by the Ordi- Medical Oficer in Hongkong, who was miles from Hongkong, and is an outpost as of 1914 and 19, and substituteshest man at the welding and he pr approachable through friendly reas from section. This section makes the plied to the effect the money had con Europe as well as From Australia and thesis for all offences under the Onli-paid to the defendant.

The mere fanstsman would suppose that Southern Pacific, and hi who balkane tried on indictment ten years. Lt

"Mr." Tinson (ff defendant); He re-within the protection of a harbour and Singapore strongly holds protecting stall is tried summarily except at the first, which is the whole point at ine. holding power of her anchors, a ship Juvides that no charge under section plied to say the, aloney, was reut to the with a mooring busy to supplement the sword over Hongkong and China rons reatiest of the Pier, It omits the prole is a question whether the defendant might ride out a storm in safety. interests. It is worth noting that Port vision for a court of two. Magistrates in personally liable or the firm of fastings, perhaps some mariner will expound this,

But Moleshy in British New Gatinea appar: troduced by the 1989 Ordinance. ently comes outside the status qan approvision is not used in practise and it

That Hodge & Co.

| dark mystery-Yours, etc., ment. but its geographical position, will not be required in future as all seris though valuable, has not the same strate-?

Hongkong. August 95th, 10. ous cases of carrying and possessing arms

The case referred to was that of the gie importance as that of Singapore. The without a licence will he tried op iglict

steamer fuld, which stranded off Ken-" territorial possessions of Australia and ment | New Zealand are clearly exempt from the.

Clauses and 7 ahend the Flogging terms of agreement, and the South Pacific Ordinance, 19, so as to give power to may therefore he considered reasonably impose logging. with the eat or birch, safe from the point of view of Impérial; for offences under section of Ordi elapsed and the hill had, not been paid mus laid for not inoving the ateamer out defquer.

THE TREATY, PORTS.

Unlike the United States and Japan, Great Britain has no possessions in the middle of the Pacifie and north of the Equator that `are affected "by "the agree ment under consideration.· TE real danger to Great Britain's power in those waters comes not from territorial loss, but trade ides, which would be at once conse. quent on a war in Far Eastern Seas. The Treaty ports of China, while of course, international, are, in some cases. Inrgely spheres of British influence, and for al great number of years have acted as ports:

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defence in this case would be that the firm

ME" Vaux said "he "understood – the of Hastings, Hodge & Co., was liable for the debt, and they had iner gone into liquidation.

Baruc (0), orig. a shelter w soldiers; her army and bjerge to save help, defend 2. på plats of scurity nod comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

A portion of a sea, a lake other' large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of Safety for vessels in stormy. weather; a port"er haven. 51

LANDSMAN.

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Whyte, partner in the plaintiff firm who dragged the buoy 150 feet. A prosecution Evidenc was given by Mr. Hnedy Town in the typhin. She had been stated that when after some time had

ying, at buoy, C45, and in the typhoon,

navee No. 9 of 1000,

Juring daylight to an anchorage for the Clause 11 adds two new sections to be unde enquiries among Captain Camp night when the typhoon signal was hoist- Ordinance No. 2 of 1900. The proposed left the Colony, he was old Dr. Johnson, with, Marine Magistrate, directed that bell's brother officers, the captain having ed on August 17th. Comniander Beck- new section at gives the Police power to P.C.31.0... had sent the money to the de- the moorings of the buoy should be lifted stop people in the street and to search fendant, and that was why the Doctor and relaid at the expense of the ship's them for armis, The power of search between the hours of put and Ga.m.r. Tinson's defence was that the goods of the Japanese steamer Saska, Marn

was, written "to.

owners. At the santo Court the master is somewhat wider than that given in the were ordered by Mr. Hodge in his was prosecuted on a similar charge in are The proposed new section. 32, eapacity as managing diector of Easting, conacetion with the gele on Tuesday, the which is based ou section of Ordinance Hodge & Co. and not by him personally 1st ist. Defendant explained that his No. 1 of 118, applies to amas a pre-It was true that defendant had offered boiler tubes were leaking and he could sumption whicle already exists in the ease of opium.

to pay this account privately, but only on not get up steam, but went out na sem condition they sent another recount recog as the repairs were effected. He was det aising Bas-ings. Hodge & Go, as the off by the magistrate with a caution.

PEAK TRAM..

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had paid the money with his own cheque to Hastings Hedge & Co., but that could| not affect the defendant's position ag re afegards Mr. Whyte.

Grm from which it was due. Dr. Johnson

plaintiffs, and on the application of the His Honour gave judgment for the defence execution of judgment was post- poned for ven days,

DEATH OF MADAME CORREIA DA SILVA.

{TO THE EDITOR DE "THE-HONGKONG -

DAILY PRESS ""]

at the Station about a minute before

SIR,Last uight I arrived, with a friend -

10.30 p.m. and found the tram full.

Closer inspection, however, revealed fact that there were two vacant seats in tained the Chinese and some the third row from the back. This on. ash- buckets which, we wess informed, belong- led to the Peak Tramway" Co, and were.

the

erased lady will be remembered as the Conductor told us he had no authority to wife of H.E. Senhor Henrique Correia du run an extra car, though when the 10. Silva, an ex-Governor of Macas and started there were six European and

retsper of the present incumbent of about ten Chinese shut out. the offer in the Portuguese Colony. Beth

Naturally an argument ensued, and was

of transhipment for British trule" and i mare inteligently the Naval Treaty as

vast number of British mercantile; whole not realises that "Artiem... interests,

gives the right to any Contracting Power These party an! now. north of Hong gaged in

which u kong at least, practically situated in a national eurity to suspend, with day Japanese sen, since a Japanese web of notice to the other Powers, several of the martime influence abrointely encircles all articles of the Five-Power Treaty, includ the trade outlets of Swatow, Amcy. Foo-ing Article XIX. itself, and then without chow, Shanghai and the Yangtze River, transgressing the previous pact she may Coefoo. and Tientsin. Now that all fleetsid, herself in possessis of meir vala of the potential enemies of Japan are well able strategic points. reared from those waters the initiative General Gutovin chiverly points out o therein must inevitably rest with Jupan page 3 of his book that the national herself, and it must never be forgette training of Japanese ju-jitsu binches first that the political appetites, of uations of all to endeavour to me the opponent's grow it proportion as their power in-strength against himmelf, and is it not colony on Saturday reports the death of

A private telegram received in the being taken up to the Engine honse.

They could not be removed to mako ezzweiyable that Japan's acceptance of the Madan Maria de Carmo Correia da room for passengers, it appeared, and wo This question of the China trade and Saval Treaty as a whole and the futur Silva,, which and event took place in were obliged to wait half-an-hour for the its safeguarding is the greatest problem you are at in paventar but a Lisher the previous day. The de next tram at 11 o'clock; as the European for Great Britain which aries out of the applicatich of her national athletics, The limitation of armaments in the Pacific.se. author on ages 71 and 73 of his Can anyone, therefore, blame her for look points cut that on 2nd November. adopting the necessary defensive measures 1917, 3. Lansing, the United States which are proposed for Singapore Japan Sentary of State, and Viscount Ishii occupies a strategic position of unique signed an agreement in which the Secher and Madame da Silva, when they were told that the 10.30 tram, really but advantage in the north; it is only right interests of Japan in China wiec were in Macao, were frequent visitors to it full complement of pissrugers, sine that Great Britain should console herself as pesially in the regions decat Hongkong, and it was on the occasion of the two back seats were each occupied by with the most advantageous aunilable to Japina. position in the south, since al' strategy)

the laying of the foundation-stone of the Ex Chinese, and the next by three rightly directed should be hard on the

new Cub de Lusitano that H.E. Sir Chinese and the ash-buckets, making An interview later stern Kronpensky, spoke of the friendly relations between curse, quite correct in total,

Edward Stubbs, Governor of Hongkong, fiftren in the three seats, which was, "of Russian Ambastalar in Tokyo, and Baron Motono, of the Japanes: Eureign Offer, the two Colonies and made special refer- |- I have recollections, however, of seeing The third and last detailed clause in the gave the impresion that the tier stats worthy representative of the Portuguese of 15 Chinese in the three back seats. ence to Senhor Correin da Silva as a at times more than the full complement Jatočne guy Agrovment, refers to the ing man was well aware of the possibility of

Government at Mrcan.

the argument then being that six Chinesi sular territories and possessions of Japan future misunderstanding, in respect to

Th news of Malame Correin da only weigh as much as five average Euro- in the Pacific Ocene, but this claus the above agreement, but Metano thinks silva's death, we feel sure, will be received peans,and the fact remains that two should be read in close conjunction with that by that time Japan will have at her with much regret by both the Portuguese seats in the 10.30 tram were occupied by the explanation of the maintenance of the disposit! more efficacións means than the and British communities and still more by anh-buckete status quo, which precludes new fortifien-nited States of enforcing the interpretathesidents of acno, with whom the tions or new naval bases, and measures totion given by Japan." This seems to have deceased lady was extremely popular for have been within their rights, but it would Legally the Peak. Tram Co. appear to inerruse existing ones. Formosa, the been an amazingly accurate prophecy since her acts of unostentatious benevolence, in have been a graceful concession on their Prandares, the Loochous, and the other who but Japan to-day has any cacious particular to the charitable institutions part, under the circumstances, to run an Possessions of Japan specified by these inns in these waters of enforcing any of Macno. Mr. Carlos da Rocha Asump-extra tram.-while it would have also in- restrictions were properly fortified in no interpretation whatever of agreements, a retired official of Macao, is a clusa dicated a desirk to serve—and "not merely small degree before the signature of this such as above.

possibility of avoiding,

ding, not previpitating.

WAT..

JAPAN'S DEFENSIVE SCUMEN

+

TAL PSITION OF FRANCE,

SAIGON RICE MARKET. -

The Executive of the Peak Residents' Association will doubtless note that the.. authority to run an extra CRT to relieve anexpected ad unusual congestion has he withdrawn.Yours faithfully,

CH.B Hongkong, August 5th, 102

CEYLONS LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

agreement and in this alom Japan The Naval Treaty, of which Article relative of Senhor Correia da Silva, and exploit the Public, with happior relations obtains an advantage, a perfectly correct XIX. (this status que agreement) forms and his family much sympathy will be felt

is now resident at Hongkong With him for all concerned. one, over the other Powers. Her naval part. was, as has been said before, signed in the heavement. power, based on her main islands needed by the U.S. of America, the British a better screen of defence than did the Empire, Japan, Italy, and France, but naval power of the ether nations, whose ArticlXIX. was a stiróbál agreement sign- beadquarters were so für retpoved. Her dis. Fed only by the first three Powers. Ita'y is. tances were but hundreds of miles, where juf course, not ficted in the Pacific, but the other Powers had to reckon in thou-France is most materinly affected, since · The Compagniò dé Commerce & de Bands, and she did not have to make he not only has great posscasions in the Navigation d'Extreme Orient, in their any great encrifice to include these speci- South China Sea, including Els important report dated Saigon, August 13th, state = fied territories, siner, if u wär were forced naval base of Saigon, but also has terri- Our market has been very firm since our on her she could at any roment in three torial élaims of considerable importance in last report and prices have advanced some- or four days reinforce these possessions the New Hebrides, the Hociety Islands, whint in spite of the lack of enquiries. as aud where necessary.

and other portions of the Southern As a matter of fact, the supply of paddy MEMBERSHIP TO BE INCREASED.. Further, from a purely commercial Pacific. It does not seem to have been from the interior has been rather poor point of view Japan may continue to erect frequently commented upon that France and the Hongkong market, although very In Committee of Supply on July 25th. wireless stations as at Yap, concentrate is outside and unconcerned with the status irregular has shown an upward tendency. Mr. Ormsby-Gore (Under Secretary for- stores of fuel or her commercial trading agreement, and it may yet happen The rains are still regular and planting the Colonies) stated that the forts and send out her citizens to colonise that our Great War Ally holds in her is almost over in all the provinces. her various mandatory island or indus hand the real balance of power. Every The total amount of rice exported from trial purposes. Thus gasily could she, student will have his own interpretation January 1st to July 30th is 811,129,00 and will she, legitimately convert all these of the agreement above discussed, and the against 059,021 in 1922. pressions into a neceful network more thinking people that direct their We quote to-dayWhi. Saigon rice, against interference to her trade by other attention to it the more likely are the No. 2 sifted Japan quality, Hongkong, nations. She has probably read a little great issues involved to be clarified for 85-35 per picul Lob. Saigon, for August

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