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THE BIG OPIUM CASE.

Six of the Defendants Discharged.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

CONTEMPORARY OPINION,

The hearing was continued, thie A Cause That Will Not Die. morning, of the case concorsing some half a ton of opium which was seized last week on board the .. Teucer, in connection with

which fifteen men were charged with importing the drag and with being in unlawful possession of

the same.

Mr. Davidson, of Messra. Hastings and Hastings, appeared for the defence.

Evidence was given by the chief fireman to the effect that the opiam must have been put on board the ship at Liverpool. He first noticed it at Penang, when, the ship being short of coil, he saw the sins in the bankers, He asked the men to throw it overboard, as he was afraid that if the chief engineer discovered the staff they would get into "trouble. He had also lent the men money, and he was afraid that he would not get it back if there was any trouble. However, the men refused to do as bo ad-

vised them.

Mr. Davidson argued that there was no evidence to connect six of

the mon with the affair and they were discharged, the magistrate, Mr. Hazeland, reserving his decis ion with regard to the rest until Friday.

VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

Orders issued to day" by Major Wakeman, Commanding B. K. V, B., state:

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The following leading article, hearted " A Osase That Will Not Die," is from the Philadelphia North American of Jaa, 29 :-

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The blue books and white books of European diplomaoy long ago became somewhat dull reading. The murder of the Austrian archduke and ultimatam to Servia have receded far into the past. Nearly all ion men have died, a fleet of warehips has been cank, cities have been destroyed, whole pro- vinces laid waste; and the world has greater matters to examine than fine-span dieputation as to the complex causes of the colossal crime.

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But there is one early incident that lives. After more than six months of carnage, the very first act of the war-the invasion of Belgium-till challenges the attention of statesmen, scholare and jurists:

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915,

VESSELS LEAVING PORT.

New Regulations Issued To-day.

Belgium had to accept the nesur anos offered, in view of the fact that its performance depended upon the repadiation of a still more solemn assurance. The A Government Gazette Extra- idea that a broken pledge should ordinary issued to-day contains be regarded as a recommendation the following notification by the to confidence in a new pledge Harbour Master from the same source is on-

doubtedly original, not to say unique, in the sunals of legal disputation.

With reference to Government

Notification No. 286 of the 3rd August, 1914, the following modi. Traffic Regulations for the Port of Hongkong is published for general information --

fication of Part II of the Publio

Vessels Leaving the Port.

Until farther notice merchant vessels will be permitted to leave the port at any time by day or night under the following con-

THE WORLD WAR.

Half a Year of Fighting

(Continued from yesterday). From Steinbach the French could see Malbaasen, ten miles away, but fresh German forces arrived to stay the offensive. Similarly, another advance east to a standstill, before Altkirob, ward from Belfort was brought The hardest aghting in the West ia January took place along this front, bat as January closed the French were still unable to de bonch into the plain from the Vosges or advance over the plain

from Belfort.

considerable detail in a new offensive. !

Kitchener's grim comment that

| the war would begin in May found

WAR ITEMS.

a mournfol echo in Allied failure 200,000 Indian Troops Fighting

With Allles.

in France, German invasion had been halted in September, but the

Delhi, January 13 The liberation of France seemed more remote in January then in the Viceroy, Baron Hardinge, in a happy days of that Autumn speech to-day at the opening of month. In the West the honours the Viceregal Council, disclosed for January wore with the Ger- that the troops which India has wane, but of real progress there contributed to the war numbered "Marshal February" in Command. tributed in France, Egypt, East In the last week of January Africa and along the Persian two considerable operations, Gulf. Biron Hardinge spake Russian in the East, a German in feelingly of Ladia's proof of pas the West, divided The Russian operation wae nection he said "that the noblest

was none.

ed

200,000; These soldiers are die-

attention.triotic sentiments. In this con

Petroleum Scarce in Germany.

More important, but no more candid, is the recent defence put forth by the Imperial Chancellor, Doctor von Bethmann-Hollweg. Thie statesman's courageous" ad- mission at the opening of the war

directed at that East Prussian sentiment ever uttered" concern- that Germany was committing great wrong" because of "necess:

In Champagne, four months of frontier which had been successing a nation's duty waaexpressed ity" has been the one noble atter-ditions:

(1.) Application must be made ance of his government during the conflict. He now rejects; how-to the officer in charge of the effort had failed to abake the Ger- fally assailed in August and also in the words of Abraham Lincoln: ever, the esteem which his frank Eximination Service, H. M. Dook-man held on the hills east of along the northern bank of the With malice toward none, with

French forts defending the city ected at the gap through which right." and generous statement won and yard, through the Colonial Hartheims, which commanded the Vistula toward Thoro, The Ger- oharity for all, with firmness in the joins the chorus of detraction bout Maater at the Harbour Office,city and had been occupied by man operation seemed to be dir- right, aa God gives na to see the (2.) Mastera muat atate when before the war. There the Get the successful offensive had reach- against Belgium.

applying whether they wish to mine transformed into veritable the bank of the Aisne east of leave hy day or night.

For the Russian movement two strongholde, and from them they Solssons, the previous week, Lombarded Rheims, whenever the French were too pressing on possibilities were to be consider their front. Accordingly thead. It might be simply an effort French, unable to take the forts, sought to drive the Germans from them by pushing north-east of Rheims and weat of the Argonne. Here, just north of the Chalons- Verdan railroad, on the Cham- towns offersive took several familiar in all battle reports, but thean advances were but slight and were gradually beaten down, while just to the east the Germans continued to hold their ground before Verdun and in the St. Mihiel zalient.

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(3.) Application must be made between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4.45 p.m.

(4.) Instractions as to what signal will pass the vessel through the defence will be given to the master together with a written

be secured.

About Arras and to the north in the corner of Belgium still anosdupied by the Germans, the French and British tried to push

time

As the originator of the "scrap

Petroleum products of all kinds doctrine regarding of paper

the. chspoallor

are daily becoming more difficalt treaties,

world-wide

to purchase by the ordinary an bad attained

sumer su Germany. Some weaks eminence which he resents, After

to relieve pressure upon the army ago it was declared that benzine six months' cogitation, he has decided that he has been a victim

to the south, facing west between could only be obtained as meill- of misunderstanding, and that his

the mouth of the Bzura and the cine, and then only with a doctor's The writings upon this theme historic phrase, far from, being a

Nids, it might be an effort to prescription. Shops and large alone make a considerable litera-oynical repudiation of interna-pass aigned by the Officer in

straighten out the whole Russian departmental atores which convey sure. James M. Beck has devoted. tional honour, was, in reality, an charge of the Examination

battle front from the Baltic to the their customers' purchases to their eian success had besten down the warned that this method of trans- to it a whole volume. Premiere indictment of British hypocrisy Service. Without this pass no have declaimed upon it; posts and Belgian perfidy. He repeats vessel is to attempt to leave. pagne Plain, a desperate French Carpathians. In Galicia, the Rus-homes in motor-vans are now

(5) Vessels must leave during

salient, which had extended into acting business wastes a large have celebrated it mournfully and the charge that Belgium had defiantly; essayista and historians"abandoned her neutrality" by the period of official day or official

Russian Poland. Substantially quantity of petrol, and that ens have treated it solemnly, satirioslly consulting with Britain as to re-night for which the pass was

straight from the Carpathians to temere might be informed that in indigannily; and it remains to-day sisting the long-threatened viola-issued, otherwise a fresh pass must

the Vistula, at the mouth of the ordinary eases they can quits Bzura, the Russian battle line now well carry home their parcels the most prominent issue of the tion by Germany, and says:

"England drew the sword only (6.) Vessels wishing to leave by

ran. Bat north of the Vistula it themselves. bont round, following the Vistula great straggle, the one inexhaust

because she believed her own night mast provide themselves

west nearly to look, then went ible subject of controversy.

interests demanded it. Just for with two red and two white lights. (7.) Should the Senior Naval

north to the East Prussian lins Belgian neutrality she would never have entered the war. That Officer consider it advisable to

north of Miawa, and, crossing the is what I meant when I told Sir close the Port to out-going craft

line, followed the Masurian Lake

where the recent fighting bad Edward Goschen that among the by night, thrae red lights hoisted:

much of the surrounding territory, berg. at Blackhead Hill will indicate east, to win La, Bassee, the key to front to the latitude of Kosaigs between Soissons and Bheims, land to go into the war, the Eastern Entrance closed, three to advance on Lille and along the Ever since October the Ger-carried the German line farther Belgian neutrality treaty had for red lights at Harbour Office Wert sand dunes toward Ostend. mans had been able to hold the south than it had been at any

ern Entrance closed.

Everywhere some ground was Masurian Lake country, but if the since September 12 west of her only the value of a scrap of

By day three red balls will be won, some of the gainslost, butall Russians could enter Prassin from Rheims? Was it conceivable that paper.""

hoisted as previously notified..

(8.) A limited number of month-fighting was of the siege ohare the south they might outflank the the Germans were planning a final ly passes permitting launches and ter. It was advance and retreat position and compel the Germans desperato effort to come south to pleasure craft to leave the harby trenches; the shovel, and not to retire on the Allenstein front Paris, less than seventy miles from our will in fature be issued, the sabre, was the weapon. Not as they had in August, or, turn the point where the German They may be obtained quder the could the Alliee comfort themseling south along the Vistula near now stood?

vas with the reflection that greaten Flock, they might undertake to same conditions as a press crifices of life in proportion to the pass the river and eat too morare coming across the battle assassinated Belgian viz., from the officer in charge of

hopefal German weakness, operating at the Bzara. If the country which went to war in the Colonial Harbour Master with The subject has a fatal fascin- defence of that cause challenges the permission of the Provost On the contrary, & French oper- movement were directed north ready to put in the feld new troops which were now ready to the Aisae, and just east of Soasoria, maximum profit might be the clearing their training camps of renewable on the first of each after a brief period of prosperity, evacuation of all Prussia to the stand in the battle lines, the Sections on duty will be relieved ation for the advocates of Ger- admiration for its audacity rather Marshal. These passes will be ation along the first hills north of and west toward Allenstein its formations, that they were, in fact by the H. K. V. O. at 7 a.m. on many, both here and abroad. Let than its wisdom.

We by no means subsoribe to month. them range ever so far in the

Special arrangements will he was halted, turned back, driven Vistula, thus shortening the Rus volunteers so much disonesed in firet to its starting-place and then sian army and protecting its flank, Saturday, March 20.h..

realms of Pan-Saviem, Teutonic the theory that Great Britain's Masketry. The following members are ordered to attend at civilisation, French hatred and foreign policy is purely altruistic, made in the case of yacht rages across the flooded Aisne The which would rest upon the Baltic, Berlia balletins of early days. It the British in the second week in the Vistule near Plock, it might arrived in France they might the King's Park Range panotually British greed, they are drawn or that she is pouring out her on application to the officer in

at least push back the allied fronta September, and in the third week compel the retreat from the Bzará either at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, back irresistibly to the corpse of blood and treasure solely for the charge of the Examination ground lost here had been won by if it were directed south across the field before Kitchener

January the Germans were able, and the abandonment of the sec for some miles. If they were March 20th or 9.30 am. on 3an Belgium and involve themselves aake of plundered Belgium. Nor Service.

despite all the demands upon them ond German offensive in Poland, unable to reach Paris or take Ver day, March 21st, for the purpose lamentably in the coils of exteau- is this fantastic idea suggested by

Meantime, far off to the south, dan, they might still break of firing the Standard Test (Re-ation. A New York attorney, for Britain herself. If Belgium.had

Russian advance through through the Woevre, or compel ocuits course):~A. 0. Ling, H, example, has been driven to pro lain several hundred miles distant.

men to win this triumph under J. U. Shepherd, J., M. Gordon, E. Hypocrisy Unveiled," in which and if a Germanised Belgium had Court, Mr. Hassland heard the the eyes of the Kaiser himself. Bakovina had reached and passed the abandonment of the second Hancock, A. O. Little, E. A. Ram, dice a defensive pamphlet, "War instead of across a narrow channel, This afternoon, in the Police from all quarters, to mass sufficient Men

Berlin talked of Gravelotte in the Carpathians at Kirilibaba invasion of Alsace, H. Summers, H. Tobias, J. E. be unveils the justification of not meant, as Germany boasted, case in which two Chinese men Joseph, W. B. A.. Moore, F. T. Germany in this ingenious man- a knife at the throat of Eng- and a small boy stand charged connection with this victory. The Pass, and by January 20 was re- Meantime, all military opera

land," the British government and with the murder of a Chinese.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared French explained that the river ported well inside of the Transytions were now being terribly Chapple, J. E. Raymond, FB. ner

"Let us suppose that your people would possibly not have

and prevented reinforcing their flank of the southernmost of the snowstorme in the Vosges, the L Bowley, C. G. Alabaster, W. Davison, W. H. Ford, house was afre, with the only construed their guarantee of Bel- for the prosecution and Mr. Otto foods had carried away bridges ranian line and approaching the hampered by weather conditions, The case for the prosecution roops and thus mado retreat in- Austrian forces defending the Carpathians, in Belgium, every-

evitable. Conceivably the truth Hungarian frontier. At the same where save in Russia, P. Oliver, J. J. Stubbings, J. means of escape over your neigh- gium's neutrality to require resort Kong-sing for the defence.

seemed now to take firm grip, bai Waldron, C. E. Howell, H. Mac bour's roof. Would you daily over to arms.

But even in that case it was that the small boy annoyed ay halfway between. But the time the Germans in Poland, on seemed now f farlane, S. Gray, 8. G. Newall, the question of the "nentrality

been, Germany, a blind girl and that she com-fact was that the French had been their part, were giving renewed in Russia a mild season prev

to a man, who berated W. M. Johnston, G. C. Bickling, of your neighbour's house?” B. Innes, H. E, Goldsmith, W. Weatherspoon, J. McCubbin, E. Howard, R. Mitchell.

The reason for the vitality of Parades.-A. B. &C. Companies this question is that Belgium (with the exception of the mem. represented an idea; and an iden bers detailed for musketry) will that has within it the germ of parade on the Cricket Ground at truth and justice cannot be crash- 8.30 am. on Sunday, Marched or exterminated. It is more reasons which had impelled Eng Bis, for a half day's held potent than armies, will outlive training. This parade will only empires.

Though all Belgium had been be compulsory for members

done field- made a Iesvain, though of Bras- not who have

We do not know the nature of firing either during the Stone. sele and Antwerp not one stons cutters Camp or on the 7th inst. had been left upon another, there the doctoral degree which the Dress marching order, but with would still shins from the desola-chancellor holds, but in view of his out waterbottles or haversacks, tion the idea that inspired the defence we sincerely hope it is not Recruit drille will be held on the orifice; there would still ring a doctorate of lawe. His attempt day morrow and on Monday the danntless defiance of a nation stiges from that goalgius Cricket Ground at 5. 15 p.m, to- in the eare of a listening world to erase the "corap of paper March 22nd. Parades for the that chose death rather than dis which Sections on duty as ordered by Phonour, and thereby served the nationality and stamp it upon the the Examination Service through/ground gained had disclosed any of von Hindenburg's main force lines that the Germans were now

cause of all mankind.

the O. Ca. Guards

Main and Peak Guards.-The

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Promotion Ple, Q. H, M. Bannerman to be Corporal.

Posting. Oorpl, Bannerman to Coy. O. Section 4.

Blank Ammunition. When using blank ammunition single loading only must be practised, It is dangerous to charge and load from the magazine.

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would have

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MURDER CHARGE.

The case was proceeding 88 we went to prese.

of

of France and

many

the

Hol-

It was to be deduced from ra

was conceivable that if they took

inter

The metaphor is almost worthy not England, that made the plained to

and England, with feating the centre of the Russians sustained campaign. Not Joffre of Pennypacker, who compared treaty orap of paper," the boy. He called upon the two thrown back, that after six monthe evidence of a determination to while in France severe TO Belgium toa misguided pedestrian while, as the matter stands, Great prisoners to help him and they the combined military resources push on to Warsaw and, by de made equally impossible, disputing the highway with Britain is incontestably in the came up and attacked the deceas- Belgian and Indian contingents, in Poland, compel the right in or French, von Kluck or von automobiles. That it suggests position of upholding her part in ed, bitting him on the head with the more accurate picture of Gor- the tresty al tremendous cast, a stone in such a manner as to were not adegants to begin the East Prussia and starekin the Hindenburg, but Field Marshal

full command. France. Beside this fact all else was efforts. inflict injuries which caused his drive of German troops from Carpathians to abandon their new February seemed about to take of minor import. Once more Ger In France, on the contrary. Once more, as in December had been able to match man there was unmistakable evid- the month closed with a German death.

with men and hold her linea from ence that new German con-raid upon England, this time by

not water. With the Kin Switzerland to the German Ocean, centrations were going on.

In some quarters the German land reported the abandonment of residence at Sandringham sa an of virtue, for Germany to violate

railroad service, from objective, half a dozen German the treaty for self-protection; it access was interpreted as the first the regulari

aircraft not Zeppelins is quite out of the question step in a new drive toward Paris. Belgium dame echoes 1 observers to find Fresh German troops were report passing of artillery, offi

reports had it flaw over Norfall for impartial

Bowing bombe and spreading", de- guilty the country which observed arriving On the other hand, tione. Similar reports had pre od and defended the treaty for all reporte agreed that the first ceded the felling of the Octol

considerable force of Kitcheners blow along the Yser, the second the same reason.

the great German "England ought really to osase new army waa beginnin ping on this theme of Belgian the Content, the Frenc

thet pera

buth of the Aine 880m lor. He does

the

many setting fire to Belgium and while Germany as clearly has France under the ples of self-violated her part for her own defence against Russia in a mie- advantage. fortune for which the learned The fondamental inspiration of counsel is to be commiserated. England, of course, is self-interest But Belgiam, he says, "cannot or self-preservation-the identical complain of the war she invited," purpose which Germany pleads, Бесацьо

But it cannot be denied that she Apollinaris-A British Product The Germans delayed long is promoting that cause by de We are requested to publian enough to give assurance that her fending a cruelly wronged nation the following On account of integrity and independence e would and the sanctity of international unjustified attacks upon Apol be protected and reparation made obligations, while Germany, un linaris, it is announced that this for all losses. The future his der the same ples, has foresworn popular natural mineral water is torion will refer to this not of her word and committed a and always, has been a British Germany as a manifestation of a strous seaal concern. The Company has 4.600

most sublime sense of justics, It is really astonishing British abarebolders who hold 97 anginal and unique in the aznala steteeman per Gent, of the capital of £3,230, ofthe world an

bifer 000 Attacks on Apollinaria therefore injure British interests.

The

fatare historian will also nquire, perhaps, what reasons

dhord

Where

and Brit

was the new Jon the Leer where

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