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THE HONG KONG

PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.

AMBULANCE WORK.

It is proposed to form in the 46.00 Colony a Voluntary Aid Detach

6.00ment of the St. Joha Ambul-

TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915,

THE AMERICAN NOTE.

Subscription List No. 30.

Voluntary Aid Detachment for Hongkong.

Anonymous

$100.00

Bev. C. H. and Mrs.

BRITAIN'S REPLY TO U. S. PROTEST.

Hickling, 2od sub.

25.00

Chargemen,

H, M.

Dockyard

Mr. H. Anderson

Engineers Chinkiang,"

2nd Sub.

25.00 of man and women are enrolled

Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:

in the Datachments in England,

Collected by Mr. J. Arnold

:---

Captain R. A. Biona

5.00

Mr. J. Stopani...

2.00

Mr. C. P. Arober

Mr. W. A. Valentine ...

Mr. G. Kow

Mr. J. B. Holloway Mr. J. Willson...

Captain A. C. Smith...

Mr. H. Stainfield......

anea Asociation. Large numbers Full Text of Sir Edward Grey's Preliminary Reply.

where they are receiving the wounded as they arrive from the Continent, conveying them to 4.00 Hospitals or Convalescent Homes

are

6.00 and there in many cases taking 5.00 satire charge of them. There are The State Department at Wash showing what the state of trad 5.00 many Indies here who are ington and the Foreign Offos in with these neatral countries ha 10.00 woll qualified by

training London have made public simal bee recently, and I can therefore 5.00 and experience, and whetaneously the British reply to the only nak that some farther con- willing to give their Americas protest against the oehleration should be given to the 41.00 services if required locally, but dus detention of American" shipa question whether United States Collected by Mr. G. T. Lloyd help in order to be elicient must and cargoes seized for search of trade with these neatral countries 5.00 be properly organized. The poatraband. The answer, signed has been so seriously affected, 5.00 Detachment when formed will by Sir Edward Grey, the British The only figures as to the total 5.00 be trained and maintained Secretary of State for Foreign volume of trade that I have acon 3,00 in a state of efficiency by Affairs, wanaddressed to Mr. Walt are those for the exports from 2.00 its own officers, and tested by or Hines Page, the American Am New York for the month of No- 2.00 periodical inspection by the Mil-bareador in Londen, who cabled vember, 1914, and they are as 2.00 itary Authorities. The regulation it to Washington on January 7 follows, compared with the month 2.00uniform will be worn.

The note is preliminary, and will of November, 1913: be followed by a more detailed

November, November, 1013. 1014.

H. R. Hamson

12

A. J. Walters

"

A. Cordeiro

A. J. Lindberg...

www.

D. Brath

J. Xavier

'17

E. James

19

O. E. Warren ...

O.. W. Olson

草编

Mrs. C. E. Warren...

J. Olso..........

Foooho

Hr. H. P. Thom

D. J. Lewis

3.00

1,00 The officers of a. Detachment reply.

2.00 are: Commandant, 1 Medical

1.00 Officer, 1 Quartermaster and Hon.

Foreign Office,"

7th January, 1915,

Exports from New York

for-

BUNDLES OF MONEY.

The Coincidence of Two Places

of Paper.

away,

With such figures the proton on the list of odatraband; sumption is very strong that the they have throughout the war balk of the copper consigned to kept it on the free list; and, on there countries has recently been every occasion when questioned intended, not for their own use, on the point, they have stated but for that of a belligerent who their intention of adhering to this cannot import it direct. It is practics. But information has therefore an imperativa necessity reached us that, precisely because for the safety of this country we have declared our intention of while it is at war that his not interfering with cotton, ships Majesty's Government should do carrying cotton will (bo specially After getting through the or all in their power to stop such elected to carry concealed con- diesry list in the Summary Court, part of this import of copper as is traband; sad we have bosn this morning, the Puisas Judge not genuinely destined for neutral warned that copper (will be con-continued the Criminal Sessions. countries.

cested in bales of cotton. The first caso dealt with was the Your Excellency does not quote | Whatever suspicions wo havo one in which To Hoi, # fowl any particular shipment of copper entertained we have not so far desler, was charged with armed to Sweden which has been detain- made there a ground for detsin-robbery at Yaumati. Prisoner, ed. There are, however, four con ing any ship carrying cotton; who pleaded not guilty, was aigaments to Sweden at the present but, should we havo information undefended. time of copper and aluminium giving us real reason to believe According to the outline of the which, though definitely consiga in the case of a particular ship case given to the jury by Mr. ed to Sweden, are, according to that she bales of colton concealed P. M. Hodgson, the Úcowa positive evidence in the possession copper or other contraband, the Bolicitor, who prosecuted, the of his Majesty's Government, only way to prove our case would robbery took place at 38, definitely destined for Germany, be to examine and weigh the Mong-kok village between the I osanot believe that, with such balas; a process that could be night of the 7th, and the morning figuras bafore them, and in such carried out only by bringing the of the 8th Jannery. The polics cases as those just mentioned, the vessel into a port. In such a received information of the matter Government of the United States case, or in any other, if eximina on the 8th and arrested the would question the propriety of tion justified the action of his prisoner in Kowloon City, On the notion of his Majesty's Gov. Majesty's Government, the caesarching his honas a number of ernment in taking suspected ear-shall be brought before a Prize rolls of subsidiary coin were found goes to a Prize Court, and we are Court and dealt with in the in his cubicle, in a box hidden Convinced that it cannot be in ordinary way.

The rolls were tande up in a accord with the wish either of the

piece of Swedish newspaper, Later Prize Court Liberal. Government or of the people of That the decisions of British the Police found in the house of the United States to strain the Prize Courta hitherto have not the "complainant in Mong-kok international code in favour of been unfavourable to neutrals is village another

of piaco Secretary, Pharmacist, 1 Lady Your Excellency, have the

private interests so as to prevent evidenced by the decision in the Swedish newspaper which corre- 33.00 Superintendent (preferably a train-honour to acknowledge the re- Denmark 558,000 $7,101,000 Great Britain from taking auch Miramichi case. This case, which sponded with that in which the 377,000 2,858,000 legitimate means for this purpose was decided against the Crown, money was wrapped. It was Collected by Mr. R.D. Harveyed nuras), and 20 members (at ceipt of your Note of the 28th Sweden.

least).

December.

Norway... 477,000 2,318,000 as are fu her power,

laid down that the American afterwards identified at the police Mr. A. MacGregor,

It is being carefully examined Italy...... 2,071,000 4,781,000 *3.00

shipper was to be paid, even station by the complainant, her Setzure of Foodstuffs. Lady May has very kindly con- and the points raised in it are Holland... 4,330,000 3,900,000 10.00

With regard to the seizure of when he had sold a carga c.i.f., son and her daughter-in-law. 5.00 ented to become Commandant receiving consideration, as the

and Dr. Sibres to become Medical result of which a reply shall be bean a falling off is cotton lency refera,

It is true that there may have foodstuffs to which your Excel- and when the risk of loss after The amount of money taken was the eargo had been shipped did $104, and jawallory and clothing Oficer. Members must be either addressed to your Excellency exports, an to which New York Government are prepared to not apply to him at all.

Majesty's

to the value of $100 were also 10.00 registered medical practitionere, doaling in detail with the issues figures would be no guide, but admit that foodstuffs should not It has further been represented stolen,

pharmacists, trained nurses, or raised and the points to which his Majesty's Government have be detained and put into a Prizs to his Majesty's Government, The bearing was adjourned 295.00 Indies who have obtained the St. the United States Governans bean most oзreful not to interfere Court, without presumption that though this subject is not dealt until to-morrow.

Joha Ambalance Association bave drawn attention. This con with cotton, and its place on the they are intended for the armed with in your Excellency's note, lodged, Lista 1/19 201,811.22 Certificator in Firat Aid and sideration and the preparation of free list has been scrupulously forces of the enemy Government that our embargoes on the export

Home Nursing. Classes of in the reply will necessarily require maintained.

We believe that this role has

of some articles, more especially $202,106.22 atruction in these two subjects some lime, and I therefore desire

We do not wish to lay too been adhered to in practice rubber, have interfered with will be started at once to afford to send without farther delay much stress upon incomploto. bisherto; but, if the United States commercial interests in the United to ladies who wish to qualify so some preliminary observations statistics; the figures above are Government have instances to for his Majesty's Government to States. It is, of course, difficult which will, I trust, help to clear not put forward as conclusive, the contrary, we are prepared to permit the export of rubber from 1,292,07 Opportunity of doing so:

the ground and remove some and we are prepared to examine examine them, and it is our pre- British dominions to the United A mesting was held at Govera- misconceptions that seem to exist. any further evidence with regard sont intention to adhere to the States at a time when rubber is keto, and hosiery, 28,227.48

Let me say at once that we so the state of tra le with these rule, though we cannot give an easiat a belligerent countries jackets, and hosiery, The whole 29,510,53 ment House at noon yesterday,

when Colonel Gordon Hall ex- entirely recognise the most friend-neutral countries which may unlimited and unconditional $231,625.75 plained the duties of membara. y spirit reforrod to by your Expoint to a different conclusion or undertaking in view of the for carrying on the war, and when sale trade is working night and Daly those who had qualified (cellency, and that we desire to show that it is the action of his departure by those against whom a new trade in exporting rubber day to meet the demand for live and a quarter million service were invited to altend this meat-reply in the same spirit and in Majesty's Government is partic. we are fighting from hitherio from the United States in suspic ing. All those present signified she belief that, as your Excelionular, and not the existence of a accepted rates of civilization and iously large quantities to neutral, and an equal number of

while trusora,

ho wholesale their willingness to join the cy alates, fraukoess will beat state of war and consequent humanity, and the uncertainty us countries has actually sprung up shirt-mskar has orders for no Detachment, and it was decided arve the continuance of cordial diminution of purchasing power to the extent to which such rules since the war, I would be tower sasa il million shirts and to hold classes of instraction as relations between the two coun-and shrinkage of trade which is may be violated by them in future. impossible to permit the export of seven million pairs of woollen above at the Military Hospital, trios. Bowen Road, commencing on His Majesty's Government upon trade with neutral countries.

From the 4th August last to the right of his Majesty's Govern Monday, March 1st, at 11 a.m., cordially concur in the principle

That the existence of a state of the 3rd January the number of ment were admitted to submit to when Dr. Alice Sibree has kindly enunciated by the Government of war on such asosle has had a steamships proceeding from the Prize Court cargoes of rubber consented to commence à course the United States, that a belliger very adverse effect upon certain United States for Holland, Den- exported from the United States, of lectures on Home Nursing, ent, in dealing with trade between great industries, such as ootton, mark, Norway, Sweden, and Italy which they believed to be destin-

nsutrals, should not interfere un-is obvious, but it is submitted has been 773. Of these there are 45 ed for an enemy country, and for complaining of this ohange, ports. We had no loons standi Ladies who do not hold St. 198 such interference is neces that this is due to the general cause which have had consignments or reasonable latitude of action for and did not complain. But the John's Ambulance Certificatessary to protect the belligerent's of diminished purchasing power cargoes placed in the Prize Court, this purpose were conceded. But effect of it must be to increase the and who are anxious to join the national safety, and then only to of such countries as France, while of the ships themselves only his Majesty's Government have difficulty of ascertaining the pre- the lectures at the Military stry. We shall endeavour to keep dom, rather than to interferegos Prize Court, and one of these arrangement with the rubber ex der necessary, in the interest of Detachment are invited to attend the extent to which this is neces-Germany, and the United King-eight have been placed in the now provisionally come to an sence of contraband, and to ren- Hospital,

our action within the limits of this with trade with qeutral countries. has since been released. It is, portera in Great Britain which our national safety, the examina principle, ou the understanding in the matter of cotton, it may be however, essential under modern will permit of licences being given tion and detention of more ships that it admits our right to inter-recalled that the Government conditions that, where there is real ander proper guarantees for the than would have been the case if fore when such interference is gave special assistance through ground for suspecting the pre-export of rubber to the United the former practice had continued. not with bona fide trade between the Liverpool Cotton Exchange sence of contraband, the vessels States. 200 the United States and another to the renewal of transactions in should be brought into port for

We are confronted with the I would conclude by saying that Peading a more detailed reply neutral country, but with trade the autton trade of not only the examination; in no other way can growing danger that neutral in contraband destined for the United Kingdom, bat of many enemy's country, and we are neutral countries, ready, whenever our Botion may unintentionally exceed this pria-

to make radress."

"

N. L. Railton

1.00

Already noknow-

Monthly Subscript-

ions Already acknowledg

od, Läst 1/19

Remitted to London

op 22/12/14 £17,000

at 1/9.5/10........ 161.436.95 Balance in hand $40.188.80 Hon. Treasurer Hongkong, 18th Feb., 1015.

AMMUNITION

N. J. STABB,

POSSESSION

At the Police Court, to-day, before Mr. J. R. Wood, two Chinese were charged with being in unlawful possession of 300 rounds of rifle ammunition, and second charge was preferred against the second defendant of being in posiossion of 50 rounds of ammunition and one old revolver.

On the first oharge defendanta

were each fined $350,"or in default three months' hard labour,

"BRITISH TRADE FAIR

We

responsible for adverse effects

his

Must be Searched in Port. ・・・

rubber from Great Britain unless

The Demand for Clothing,

of necessity provide abundance Tue enormous "demand for

of work for the makera of cloth- clothing for the new army must

Cardigan

drawers,

and the second defendant, on the Big Event Arranged in London. think that much miscon-Jin particular to the detention of given, to ship' rabber from the manufacturing armament. The solely to interference with con-

additional charge, was fined $60,

or fourteen days.

Child Drowned.

The body of a Chinese girl has been sent to the Public Mortuary, She was three years of age, and fell into the harbour from a boat in Shaukiwan yesterday and was drowned.

̧· Alice Momorial Hospital.

The Hon: Treasurer of the Alice Hemorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to noknowledge with thanka the following donations to the Pabaney, $25; Laurence Gibbs, fands of the Hospitale E. $20, D. W. Oraddock, $10; J. Lamm, $10.

bis Majesty's Government do not the right of search be exercised, countries contiguous to the enemy desire to contest the general and but for this practice it would will become, on a scale hitherto

principles of international law on Copper Increase Suspicious.

have to be completely abandoned. anprecedented, a base of supplies which they understand the Note of the United States to be based, Information was received by us for the armed forces of our Your Excellency's note refers that special instructions had been enemies and for materials for and desire to restrict their action ception exists as to the extent to copper. The figures taken from United States ander another trade figures of imports show traband destined for the enemy, which we have, in practice, inter-ofheial returns for the export of designation to escape notice, and how strong this tendency is, but His Majesty's Government are The Board of Trade will hold a fered with trade. Your Ex-copper from the United States for each cases have cocurred in several we have no complaint to make of British Trade Fair at the Agri-collenoy's Note seems to hold his Italy for the months during which instances, Only by search in port / the attitude of the Governments pared, whenever a cargo com- ing from the United States in cultural Hall, London, from May Majesty's Government responsible the war has been in progress up 18th to June 1st, of samples of for the present condition of trade to the end of the first three weeks be discovered and provod.

oan such cases, when suspected, of those countries, which, so far detained, to explain the case on as we are aware, have not depart which such detention has taken British manufactures, exhibited with neutral osuntries, and it is of December are as follows:-

The necessity for examination ed from proper rules of noutrality place, and would gladly enter by manufacturers, limited to stated that, through the action of 1013: 15,202,000lb. 1914: 30, in a port may also be illustrated by We endeavour, in the interest of 1uto any arrangement by which toys, fancy goods, earthenware, his Majesty's Government, the 285,00016.

a hypothetical instance, connect our own national safety, to pre-mistakes can be avoided and re- glass-ware, outlery, electro-plate, products of the great industries Norway, Sweden, Denmark, od with cotton, which has not yet vent this danger by intercepting pacation secured promptly when clooke, common jewellery, paper of the United States have been and Switzerland are not showa occurred. Cotton is not specifical goods really destined for the any injury to the neutral owners and stationery. Buyers going to denied long-established markets seperately for the whole period in ly mentioned in your Excellency's enemy, without interfering with of a ship or cargo has been i the fair should communicate on in European countries which, the United States returns, but are arrival direct with the Board of though neutral, are contiguous to included in the heading "Other note, but I have seen public thore which are bona fide neutral. properly caused, for they are most

statements made in the United

desirous, in the interest both of Trade, British Industries Fair, the seat of war. Such a result is Europe" (that is, Europe other Sister that the attitude of his Ma

Manifests, 32, Cheapside, London, E.Q. far from being the intention of than the United Kingdom, Russia, jesty & Government with regard to

the United States and of the other Since the outbreak of the war nentral countries, that British The fair will be conducted on his Majesty's Government, and France, Belgiam, Austria, Ger- cotton has been ambiguous, and the Government of the United nation should not interfere with Exhibition and the object is to that it should be due to their corresponding figaros under this in the cotton trade. There has vious practice, and have prohibit by the neutral countries of goods the lines adopted at the Leipzig they would exceedingly regret many, Holland, and Italy). The thereby responsible for depression. States have changed their pre- the normal importation and use placa contracts for British monn action.

heading are as follows:-

never been any foundation for ed the publication of manifests from the United States, have,, factures.

19137,271,0001b. 1914: 35, thin, allegation. His Majesty's till thirty days after the departure I have been unable to obtain 347,000lb Complete or conclusive figures

Government have never pat cat of vessels from the United Statesd

E GREY

State of Trade With Neutrals,

Delayed Publication of