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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915.

PATRIOTIC LEAGUE OF BRITONS:

GERMAN PRISONERS.

TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIA SM AT SHANGHAI,

An Fuormous Patriotic Demonstration.

FOUR ESCAPE FROM

HUNⱭHOM CAMP.

The Men St!!! at Largo,

SERVING HIS COUNTRY. DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Volunteer Excused Jury Duty,

At the Criminal- Sessions, this morning,(Firat Couri) Sapper Blackbarn, of the Hongkong Volunteer Engineer Oo., was called We are authoritatively informed for service on the Jury. Hoak hat four Germans interned in thed the chief Justice, Sir William A Shanghai hob of the prisoners camp at Hungtom Rees Davies, if he might be Patrictio Lorgue of Britons Over Bucceeded in effecting their escape exonsed, as he was working two

lights, dens was duly formed at last from the camp yesterday evening nights out of three on the search- Details of the matter show that night's meeting in the Two Hall, By the NC Daily News live men made the attempt, but February 1. It was a great shut the fifth was caught, in the gathering, the British comitempt, the other four managing munity taking full advantage of to get away. this, the fire opportunity, of Up to the time of writing, one of the escaped prisoners has been expressing of publicly announc ing to all whom it may concern-captured in the New Territory, Full detaile, we are informed, their ideas and sentinitäts on the

It be supplied when they come

Su Ever Frer, H, M ̈Von nimal, was entusia belia voted to the clisir

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depended unzely upon the

spontsarous "support" of" B in ne overstan. Since the meeting-Way

there weie Gussid, rations which

band.

His Lordship, addressing the Hon, Attorney General, said it appeared that Mr. Blackburn was ön duty in the interests of his country at night, and he thought it was a sufficient ground for

roure.

The Altorney General aid he

greed

:

Mr. Blackburn was thereupon excused from duty.

self.

the

FISH.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF

SELECTED FINNAN HADDOCKS,

FILLET HADDOCKS

-AND

KIPPERS.

income-tax payers." Of these war baan doing coast guard daty. again by far the greater number In complimenting them he told Sir Ever ri opened the prudave of the war thers was a gront ceeding by saying tast the ubjedl too much heard of the virtue to suffer any taint of resided in countries where there them to be as the Scouts at Soar-

It was an understood principle of ass the German Flesi. of the meeting was double aperies cosmopolitan standpoint consciousness of hiding under were no exira-territorial rights, borough, who were the first to known to all present. There standpoint that regarded cloak of being no worse than international law that we should

Brigadier-General Cavanagh present wou'd have observed that a sort of nuisance, u somebody alas (hear, hear).

be infringing on the territorial the Patriotic League was in L

sance happily so remote that The question for all of us in:

Sovereignty of these states if we has given a cup for competition sene nu leul moviment. need hardly diet arb the even Lo I love my country enough toked them to allow us to tax among the football teams of the terwar of Shanghai's way (Lingh- forego this or that present gratifica- our people, or passed a law taxing 7th Cavalry Brigade (writes er and hear, best).

tion in order that I may con- these people while, they were one of the Leicestershire Yeo- But I believe," continued Sir tribute to her cause? The other actually in these states. There- manry at the front). In the second called; he nd heard varion. Everard, "that six months of lands to which we have subscrib-fare we could not do it. Even if round, "A" squadron of the criticisme uf the new Lee. Ter hostility have graven into ed are in the nature of charity in we could, a law would have to be Leicestershire Yeomanry beat gravest of them, he thought, w*-

he hearts of at any rate the very the ordinary sense of the word, passed by the British Parliament. "D" quadron of the 2nd Life thms it was superfluous in view ul.

srge majority of us a resistion to help the poor, the needy and Such a law would not be enforce- Guards by 6 goals to 0. the existence of the Nav Logue of the nature of the present distresund. The invitation to-day able,tay, in the Argentine, and

Second Lieutenant Richard There was Shangbai branch of

roggle, which is a stroggle to is to charity in its greatest and the only effect would be to estab the Navy League, of which he he death between irreconcilable widest punes of sympathy and lish a sort of standard, of perfec Lambait, the notor-manager, has had the honour to be President deals (ohetza). And I think love. We are asked to join with tion for people to live up to or been awarded the DS.O. The first and it was in that capacity alone myself that every one of you haB itons beneath alien and distant that he then spoke.

become conciens that it is utterly kien who retain love of their not, as they chore. As for our actor to receive the honour, Mr.

unfortunate fellow-countrymen in Lambart comes of a fightin The Commultics of the Navy loyal to place before the claims native land and are ready to Turkey, they probably by now family, his father having served

· League' End- Considered that

f our coautry anything (applause) render willing service with no had not very much to levy a tax in the Boer War of 1881 and his brotbere in the late Eour War. criticism, and it seemed to thebyshing whether it be personal bope of reward; who welcome

Mr. White-Cooper then pro- He was given his commission soon king, or business interest, or the great privilege of the free po

the outbreak of the 'war. after Weighed against in... The objec V the international character man to act for the common wesl of the Navy Lisugoe, at any rate

"That the Committee of the this settlement (great cheering), and who share in the noble task posed: of the Suaugua brauch, wat may be that there will survive of serving the just cause of our Bes to the comfort of our sailore iew pusillanimon souls fear country (cheers). The proposi.Shanghai Branch of the Patrictio and fal of Lusting the susceptibili- tion which I have to put before League of Britone consist for the when they vistied tuts port,

present of Sir Everard Fraser as also send annual abadies to see of our enemies by any you is: "That a branch of the President, and the Presidents of Farent acciety at Blume. Tuplay of patriotic ardour, but 1 Patriotic League of Britons over, the St. George'e, St. Andrew's, *j ice to feel that the very great sean be now formed in Shanghai." St. Patrick's, and St. David's parent society's constant and Brdus lock had been lur mauajty of us have realised that (Cheers)..

Societies ex officio as Membera; "years to keep before Palmei

1 is our day, and our privilege, Mr. C. E. Anton, Chairman of also ex officio the Chairman of the and the electorate the "neuils 01 Dortizens of the British Empire, the China Association, seconded. Chins Association, these gentle His Majesty's Navy. He was give all we can in person or in Be made an appeal for strong men being instructed to add to aware that the parent society aver puree towards the attainment of support, saying the opportunity their number a representative contemplated furnisning a sip that victory which is necessary was present for all to do some from every important section of Steamer Asama Maru Wrecked. or ships, to the navy, and suit for the preservation of that Em-shing towards the attainment of British subjects resident at Bhang seemed that the new League bad ■*

pue (cheers) and that that duty the ultimate goal, the maintenance hai, and such other members 88 novel object. After all, the over and privilege involve the discip of just rights and liberties...

they may think fit,” ·· seas brauches and members line of sacrificing some part of Sir Havliland de Sausmarez, the Navy Leagau quantitated the comfort, what may he called speaking a Fresident of theShang- very small proportion of the Navy the comparative luxury, to which bai branch of the Royal Society League, It was very much more we have grow¤ accustomed out of St. George, supported the Home then an Over League here, and I do not think any one resolution. It seemed to him, be Finally, truck the Committee of you will shrink from it (Ap-said, that the appeal was rather though the declared object of the plause).

to their patriotism than their

WAR BRIEFLETS.

new League was the provision of » : Continuing, Sir Everard said pockets, but they wore called ship, or ships, yet they all hupou did not think anyone could upon to show in a concrete and

An exception was made for the that in apple days to me the deny or belittle the very useful way, loyalty to their. League might embrace oiler and wider purposes of national good early response that Shanghai country and to justify the desire to Fontoles distriot, which is still to

Britone generally bad made usive her; and it was because he form part of the Army zone. and become the locus of the fort he claims of the various thought that the offer of a man.

Apart from the numerous and flaug outposts of our race (a tun te, but there seemed of-war was an honourable giftio boul). As to the bull be incline to ask w eth self and could be offered to valuable gifts that have been His d Jooty's Unver meal wueruis burden was a bardea, King and country, that, on behalf made in kind, the patriotic funds ei migul, teduce their timesgut was welcome was borne ut his countrymen," he warmly in Australia now total over the Navy's Reus by any amount)

qually, and an inclination to supported the resolution. I had 1,000,000. whton might bonuscibed by sui

emand that voluntary subscrip- been said that the gift of a war- new Longué, betrusion they wou

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San Francisco, February 5,- The steamer Asam Maru of the the Yamamoto Kigon Shoksi in #rocked of San Bartolome in Lower California and will be a total loss.

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tons be superseded by some form ship was a gift which would not Thejum of £1,420,000 has now not believe buy more tus oli, quitable un all of us.

One eadare-bat though warships been allocated for the relief of that tud meru discipline of Wat

jjousiemna even wrote to the press might go, their names would live distress out of the Prince of bud so far lanted to the the cung an income tax for (applause), and a warship suitably Wales' Fund, which on January is that we bood woizy our des Britons. He might pass amed, as no doubt it would be, 8 reached £4,336,000, about ideas like fust (app use) and ask whether that gentleman to show the source from which it

Out of 2,300 barristers at the a głost crisis in quad ever been amongst those who came, whatever might be the histy and England requren & i kained acry against what had been alumate fate of the iron and steel Paris Bar, 1,500 are fighting in

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desorbed, be might almost say which composed that ship, would the French lines; foriy-one have (Apple). And since they, as an iniquitous poll- remain an emblem of the unity been killed, thirty-two wounded, Borsuppose sustituy quat: Fuutio.. auced from treatora Britous which Britons overseas wished to and twenty-one made prisoners.

Compul-ory registration? show with those who lived within Exchange, national ends, it was ke 1 ** ( ugutes). Tast gentleman had, the dominions of King George

Lieutenant H. G. Garnett, of contribue our mus, hugh it in! perdyr, missed the point of the (Applater), an impercepti vis lavuun, towards how gue, which invited them Turning to the subject of the the South Wales Borderers, the the burden of e ྂ་

to-muine with other overseas suggested income tax, Bir Havil-Lancashire cricketer, who has resing our burrito in ranging themselves laad said he could not help feel been wounded at the front, is nowe (Applause).

with the great dominions of the ing that the reason why people progressing favourably in hos ine Shanghai branch of the Navy Crown in giving a free gift to had advocate an income tax pital, Longue new noluing aut-goistico Mherland, as a proof to was that they felt indignant with

The Handeleblad learne, from Íntain new L ague, and they there the world that distance and some who could, and ought to, tozė lent it incir duly to Turberxe do but userify love of put their hande deeply into Berlin that the German amouni- Bulat si tum), the 10 country; for no Act of Parliament, their pookete, if they had not on works are manufactu inged gouds are to be lost in the

three million shrapnel HUD of the Sumingual uranda of ape no Older in Cuyoil, was done so, as they should (ap-come the Failo gue of broty to open our parsea on plauer). With such a feeling as monthly, and that their highest Urine (Applause). I bell of that may which we were that he sympathised most wurmly; capacity of production has uct effor, they were enouraged by a position to know more and he hoped that, while there was yet been reached Router, the eager support of a bal Work tomisly then the mijanity of yet sime, those, if there were any

An announcement was made on when med, sluco, tge wat began, siajai home people (applanss), of them, would mark and inward- dispotied the kRKOWANIA SITU, Besides, to come down to bed ly digest what he had said, and January 6 by the Minister of Wer would nui bay upuany, with which stok, willing, rell-denial founded what he was sure were the that the Military Government of Parie and the two adjacent de -they. huu ucito bad to single the conviction that no man sentiments of the meeting.

He believed that the income partments, the Seine and the (houf, hour)—an apacu. Bybelvetu i himli and that a man's which was 2016 the work measured by his value tax schame was practically as Seine et-Oise, would no longer be

|to his fellow-menuch self impossibility, but that was not to moluded in the "Army zono,"

our uniof sival

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it was une that in times pas del precluded any doubt or say it was not a thing which came

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert there might have been, in fact hesitation lest our neighbour, within practical polition. There there was, in sume quailors so forsooth, is not paying and play- were some 3,000,000 British sub-Baden-Powell inspected the Boy incitastion to put the idea of ng his part worthily (Applause) sota overseas in foreign count Booute at Worthing recently, who Shingher-landers fira suu Luvs et our country, love of right ries, and of that number probably have since the outbreak of the fosyzdowo, Italweki, ta' the parky and of (datiow, was too austere the outside 200,000 were

"GEENLOCHY,"M Captain E. E. Williams, having arrived from the above Furts, Con- signces of Cargo are hereby informed that their goods are be Gedowns of the Hongkong and in landed at their risk into the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Consignees, rek and expense,

Ail broken, chated, and damag- godowns, where they will be examined on Tuesday, 23rd

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No Claims will be admitted after the goods nave left the to- downs, and all Goods remaining undelivers d'after the 23 dinetanu No Fire beau allo su turance has affected.

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