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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1915.

THE GYMKHANA.

Poor Attendance but Good Racing.

There was bata poor attendance at the Racecourse on Saturday when the second gymkhana was

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A SEDITION CASE IN

SHANGHAI.

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Mr. Ellis-When

this THE DRAIN ON BRITISH article brought to your attention?

MANHOOD Witness Some time before

." May 24.

Charges Against A British- "Journalist.

At H. M. Police Court. at

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Mr. Ellie-Was it brought to A Surplus of Nearly two Million United States or goes out na a

your attention in your position as Counsel ?

Witness-It was brought to my attention by the Crown Advocate.

Females in 1916 By L. 0, Chlozza Money, M. P.

Shanghai on June 1, 1015 before by the fatinual Price gave Money deals with another aspect A Chinese office toy employed In this article "Mr. Ohiozzo Mr. G. W. King, Magistrate, Mr.vidence to handing a proof" of the important question which Sheldon Ridge editor of the of the article to the head printer was recently trested in National Review appened on the following charge: Shanghai,

columns by Mr. W. L. George. of the Shanghai Mercury.

The foreman printer of the Mr. Chiozza Money points out

bar"

but to the country that suffers it the loan in manhood, the loss in productive power, is just

great whether

man packs up and departs for the

Boldier never to return. It is pertinent to remind ourselves of this point in the particular con- nection I am studying here be problem as it affects not the in- cause we have before us a great dividual, bat the nation.

Population in April, 1915.

men who have become soldier will become reatises through the experience, and will be ill-conten to return to their ordinary avoOS Kingdom. Mr. Tommy Atking- tions in that dull place, the Unite

or should we say, under existin circumstances, Thomas Atkin Esquire is to despise the com mon British round and to kee Canada, Australis, or South Afric fresh fields and. pastures new i

Sir Paul's Aldwych, 1491b

(Mr. Gegg) 1 Mr. Horsford's Mascotte, 1401b

(Mr. Sedgwick) 2 Mr. Moonraker's May boy,

148lb (Mr. Knoll) 3 Mr. David Landale's Tinker,

140lb

(Mr. Boyd) 0 Dr. Forsyth's Lorenzo, 148lb

(Mr. Forbes) 0 From a splendid start, Mascotte held in ideal weather. The male showed the way on the outside. race was dropped from the card ow. Tinker joined Mascotte later. At ing to unforeseen circumstances, the village, Mascotte was leading and this left but six events. The by a length, the field being in a aport was remarkably good, Kukri eluster. Maybey joined Mascotte, proving that he is a cracking but Aldwych got the batter of a for that he did on May 15, 1916. Shanghai Mercury gave evid- that it is emigration, and not In view of the considerations I pony when the ribbons are pro- desperate finish by a head, a perly held. He a bit of a surprise/similar distance separating second. | written newspaper known as the Revice containing the leading for depleting the manhood of the an approximate estimate of the apid life and splendid comrade at Shanghai, being the editor of a enoeas to printing the National war, which is chiefly responsible National Review, and being article in question-handed to United Kingdom, and he shows person aubject to the oriminal him by the last witness. por bow serious the problem has tion of it was in the hand-writing already become. He shows that at the end of the war there is likely to be an emigration of young men on an unprecedented seslo unless the Government is fully prepared at the close of

resettling returned soldiers in oalt and important problem of normal industry.

packet, too, according to the and third a breast and there was a brilliant finish, there being but wagering.

and of the 74 Punjabis a head between the three leading Aldwych crossed rendered selections. The officiale competitors. of the Gymkhana Clab are: the line first as the result of a Patrons:-H. E. Sir F. H. May, game effort, K.O.M.G., H. E. Vice Admiral Sir T. HI, M..Jerram, R. N., K.C.B., H.E. Major-General F. H. Kelly, C.B., and Commodore R, H. An- struther, R.N., O.M.G.

Committee:-The Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club (Ex- Officio), the Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Mr. D. M. Ross, Mr. H. P. White, Mr. G. K. Hall Brution, and Me H. J. Gedge.

Judge: Mr. H. P. White. Handicapper: Mr. D. M. Ross. Clerk of the Scalea:Mr. A.

Charlton.

Start: Mr. Paul M. Hodgeon Time-Keeper: Mr. M.S. S183000. The following are the results:-

Three-quarter Mile Race-For

Time: 2min. 12 2/59008. Pari-mutuel.

Winner

1,

2,

Cask Sweeps.

$28,20 16.50 0,80

$567

162

Ticket No. 1st, 172, 2nd, 03, 3rd, 148, Polo Pony Sourry-500 yards found a post and in.

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81

ide trained polo ponies, to be Hidden by playing members of the Hongkong Polo Clab. Mr. Gilpin'e Bir Galahad, 1681

(Mr. Kaoli) Mr. A. W. Forbes' Fluke, 1681b

(Mr. Forbes)

Mr. Gilpin's Snowflake, 1681b

(Mr. Goldusy

2

3

of the defendant.

of this Hoa. jurisdiction ourable Court, did

publish and offer for sale the said newspaper containing seditious matter, to wit, an article en titled "The Betrayal," contrary

in Council, 1907.

A. W. Starling, Printing Mana ger of the Shanghai Mercury said the defendant was at present editor of the National Review.

There is doubtless some trul in the auggestion that a ma taken from the uninspiring oi odmetauces of an English pro vincial town and plunged into th have named, we are able to give popalation of the United King become infected with the ide ship of a great campaign wi dom now, in the month of April, that there are many other place 1915. To judge from the birth-boeide home. I can even believ rate, death-rate, and emigration from my knowledge of some records, we have at the present time, in round figures, a popula tion of 48,000,000 people, and of these the females number about

1,800,000 females, 22,100,000, giving a surplus of

our small towna, that a ma

to the China (Amendment) Ordet the offices of which were in the hostilities to deal with the diffi- 23,000,000, and the males about 80 far as this is true, pity 'tiat

Mr. S. H. Molean appeared for the prosecution and Mr. Francia

Ellis for the defence.

the Shanghai Mercury. The same building so the offices of National Review was printed by

witaese's office.

to the article."

In opening the case for the

Counsel Was your attention prosecution, Counsel quoted the drawn to this particular article? clansa of the Act which par- Witness-Yes. The "copy" was For bona ticularly applied (Clause II, handed to me by the No: 1 Boy. sub-sections I and III), and There were red ink corrections then briefly outlined the evidence made by Mr. Ridge. The article to be given in support of the was subsequently printed. Wit charge. It would be shown, be said, that defendant gave the marked "O.K." by Mr. Ridge.

neps identified the final "proof" article to the Shanghai Mer cury printer, and was personal- ly responsible for publication of the National "Review. "I need tinued, that the artiole contains bardly point out," Counsel con- matter which is directly (1 sub mit) calculated "to cause disorder in China, especially under the. conditions which existed at the time the article was published.. The article complains that His Majesty's Government and His Majesty's Ministers have acted in a manner which has betrayed the intereste of China and the in- terests of Chinese citizens. It is

Chins ponies that have not won Mr. B. D. F. Beath's Mad Eve,

a race at official meetings, off days, or gymkkapas Bince January lat, 1914.

Mr. Blank's Wild Cat, 1531b

(Mr. Forbes) 1

Mr. F. A. Gace's Alverstoke

(late Welsh Chief), 1521b

(Mr. Sedgwick)

(Mr. Bishop)

Mr. W. B. Hind's Besttook,

147lb

168lb (Mr. Thompaco)

Mr. C. C. Boyd's Tipperary,"

188lb (Mr. Boyd)

0

Sir Galahad had practically won from the fall of the flag, and he secured the verdict by three lengthe. fle cleverly turned 2 his mount round the post and led comfortably back to home, wio- ning by three lengths from Flake

3

Sir Paul's Duke Dahlia, 1591b

(Mr. Gegg) 0

Mr. Ellis Kadoɔrie's Baroda. Chief, 155lb (Mr. Kaoll)TMTM Mr. Cedric O. Boyd's Corpora

tion 152lb (Mr. Boyd) 0 Aftes false start, Alvorstoke took the lead. Into the straight Bartlock challenged the leader. -Wild Cat Lowever ahct to the front a few strides from home and won by a length, two lengths separating sscord and third. Time, min. 30 1/5aeca. Pari-mutuel.

Winner

Cash Sweeps.

"Ticket No. 5, $308.70

M

08,

$8.20

Tari-mutuel :--

Winner $8,90

LE*, 0.10 2nd, 69.80 Cash Sweeps:-

Ticket No.

Tat, 100, $401:40 2n3, 3, 140.40 3rd, 75,

70.20

a matter of common knowledge

тая

under instructions to hand me

Witnees The foreman all leading articles of the National Review, to get my signature before printing.

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On

death but I suppose it is now something

over twenty thousand. It will be seen that twenty thousand more or lots makos little impression upon the above facte, so exceed- ingly greater are the faste of peace than the facts of war.

8 Britain as the proper bea and front of a great Empire, wil all alike decline.

might come to the conclusion the there is No Place Like Home, I true, and in ao far as it is true is our duty to dissuade rathe than to persuade men to leave u Although our loss of men in

If emigration sets in like People are beginning to realise the war is actually great, it is fever as a result of this war- through the war a problem which relatively small when compared it shows a further expansion upo before the war was serious enough with these gigantic tofala. I

the big figures of recent yesra -the enormous majority of do not know how many men the nation will be in grave dange females in the British population. we Few are aware, however, of the

have actually lost by If it happens, then year by yea dimensions which that problem

Continent, tbe

our power to produce, our wealt has already attained.

our income, our means of sustai When the last Census was taken four years ago-in April, 1911 Mr. Ellis-Will you explain the population of Britain was what you mean by saying that the found to be, in round figures, foreman called your attention" 45,200,000. The proportions of

the sexes were as follows:---

Males ***

21,900,000 Females

23,300,000 Female majority 1,400,000 It is difficult to exaggerate the social importance of these little females of the United Kingdom known facts. Four years ago the exceeded the males by 1,400,000. | A great army of women is denied the possibility of legitimate mar riage or motherhood. A great Mr. Ellis-However, the article army of women is necessarily appeared, did it not?

thrust upon the labour market, The Immediate Prospect, Witness-Yes.

which would not matter in a

Making allowance for the properly organised society, but mattera much to all masa and to cessation of emigration, and for women in auch sooiety deaths in the war, what is likely to ag ours, The existence of be the population of the United such 8 great majority of Kingdom a year hence in April, females telle seriously upon 10107 It will probably be, in the productive powera of the cluding, of course, the Army and nation. It has a tremendous in- Navy, about 46,300,000, divided the nation's literature an in- 1aence upon the nation's thought, by sexea as follows:-

Males its mark in the recorde of our flaence which has already made

Witness read this article.

Mr. Ellis-And it passed year

review ?

Witness-No. Mr. Ellis-Did yoa allow the

matter rest there?

Witness-No.

Mr. McKean-That is the case for the prosection.

that at the time this article "was published strained relations existed between the Gaverament of China, and it is with that subject that this article deals. have to consider whether or not

His Worship said he would It states that the British Govern

From the Two Mile Post once

round in.-For subscripment is responsible possibly charge should" be framed.

tion grilling of any season.. Mrs. Beeton's Kukri, 152 lbs, (Mr. Seth)

18,50 20.00 Mr. 16.00

1

2

a

Mr. Ellis-The metter cannot

more than the Japanese Covera be dealt with sammarily, and ment for the demands which were have instructions from my client made by Japan on China at that what to say when the charge is think there can be no doubt, that particular time. I submit, and I

articles of that nature, articles

read.

The Court adjourned until 2.15

expressing those views, are cal- Pn

calated to create disturbance be

Mr. David Lindale's Soldier, 152 lbs (Mr, Boyd) $79.50 Mr. Ellis Kudoorie's Baroda

Ohiel, 153 lbs (Mr. Gegg) 3

Shellim's Lucky Gem, 155lb

(Mr. Knoll)tween Chinese subjects and Brit. Mr. Sedgwick's Winning Blazard, 1491b.....(Mr.

ish subjects in Chine, and be- tween Obinose subjects and Ja Sadgwick) 0

panese subjects in Chins. Brutton's Thurleston, 1401b......... (Mr. Forbes)

05, 44.10 Ladies' Nomination. — Tent Pogging.

Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton (Nominated by Mcs. Wakeman)

1

Mr. Knoll... (Mrs. Shellim) 2 Lieut. A. W. Förbes, R. N., "

(Miss Lammert) 3 Mr. 0.0. Boyd (Mrs. Landale) 0

Mr.

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P. C. C. Colleary then gave 0 evidence as to receiving from

Ong Milton in Four Years.

Who Shall Deliver Us P Curiously, indeed, the war in

It is unatterably sad to take u one way has reduced the surplus of women. This may seem strange look at the pages of pictures

an illustrated newspaper and t but itis true. The war has brought emigration to an end, and, there those who have just died in th fore, stopped the departare from war. A mere pageful, constip our shores of an army of young, perhaps fifteen or twenty boun lose by death in the war nearly tremendous sense of reparabl able-bodied men. We shall not men's portraite, filla on h ss many men as we should have loss. What would be a feeling lost if the war had not occurred, if we could see a procession paɛ because of this staying of emigra.us of the young men who hav tion.

died for as since, August? An what should we feel as a mat of national loss if there fab through the streets of Loudon th emigrants of 1913, who number ed es many souls as the entir city of Bristol? I wish by som magic of words I had the powe to make a picture live for ever British citizen.

Females...VORENO

Female majority... 1,000,000

The considerations I hav advanced will show how import .22,200,000 ant it is that the problem of

nation getting the 24,100,000

back t work should be studied before the time. In the afternoon, bia Worship

war is brought to a close. It steps That is to say, in 1916 the commensurate to the problem are informed the accused that a

population of the United King-not taken, we may easily lose as Prima facis case had been made

dom will be considerably larger a nation, at the close of the war, out, and accordingly he had fram- ed the following charge. "For|

At the beginning of April, 1915, than at the beginning of the war, enormously more than during ite that you, William Sheldon Ridge, the majority of women has made while the female majority will continuance. Millions will have did on May 15 and on divers sub: an enormous growth as compared have continued to grow, reaching to be spent if the thing is to be Kukri dashed eff from the start the Court a warrant authorising for sale a newspaper called the which I have quoted. In the last one of the most important pro- that, because the war is coating Bequeat dates pablish and offer with the four years old figures dimensions which easily make it done properly, and my fear is him to search the premises 25 National Russe Ching in four years the female majority has blame--if not the most important $2.000,000 a day, our governing Naoking Road. Defendant was

powers will boggle at epending in the office and witness read the which was printed an article head- increased, quite apart from the problem-of our time.

If, after the war, emigration few millions in a month when war, for two reasons, The first is warrant over to him. When eudioma Baraya" containing that in the ordinary surplus of again begins, and again grows, it comes to reorgachaing the witness stated what he had seditious matter, contrary to the births over deaths the females the problem will year by year nation for purposes of peace. 3rd 14.70 come for defendant asked him bins (Amendment) Order in have been in a majority, (1) be- grow in gravity. This bringe me

take

Council 1909, Article Il sub-sec- $580,70 then directed a

cause more female children than to the consideration of what I tion I".

male children survive infancy, conceiva to be a very serious 100.20 ployee to bring him certain Asked if he understood the and (2) because disease and laccid danger lying before us at the

80.10 papers. He did so, and amengat charge, defendant said he thought ent kill more males than females. termination of the war...

so; and then after having for The second reason is that the of the article in question. Upon receiving this, witness left the

Bad won in a common cant

by four lengths.

Time: 2 min. Pari-mutuel. Winner $19,20

let 890 2ad 21.60

Cash Sweeps.

Mr. L.P.Coldney (Mre. Currie) 0 Ticket No. 1st

Capt. Thomson(Mies Hastings) O

Capt. Hattersley Smith (Miss

"

120, 2nd 116, 3rd 32.

27 EACH.

to "

.

Beat and Chinese em-

I fee the suggestion made in

It must not be. If systematic organised resettlement is not thought out well in advance, emigration after 1916 may reach 500,000 a year. Does the Govern-

Wilkinson) 0 Ons and a Qasiter Mile Race.the papere was the original copy mally cautioned he added: I pro-last four years have witnessed an / Beveral quarters that it will be our ment realise that? IF do, what is

to Bay,

to reserve anything I have enormous and unparalleled rate duty at the end of the war to enit doing to defend ne from so

call any witness in this Court?

His Worship Do you desire to occasions I have taken leave to as a means of relieving ourselves Chronicle.

of emigration, which on many courage, and stimulate emigration great denounce de a danger to the of the problem of getting the Witness-Net in this Court.

nation back to the normal Bia Worship I must for

country. mally commit you to

trial

Before

your

Supreme Court, on

take

the

day

The emigrants, who numbered about one million in the four years, coasieted as to a consider able majority of the female popula

of which due notice will be given. tion of the United Kingdom. It

With regard to bail, obviously I

dissetor? Sunday

A Dangerous and Deplorable Proposal,

Bids for Super-Dreadnoughts,

I see it blindly argued by

Major Lander (Mrs. Lawder) 0 For all China ponies. Lieut. Wyndham-Quin, R. N.

Mr. Moonraker'e Maybey, (Miss Liebert) 0

150lb (Mr, Knoll) 1 office. Mr. C.H. Blason (Mrs. Forsyth Mt. Nemezse's Shabrang,

Mr. Mc Koan said he proposed Fari-mutuel.

157lb (Mr. Sedgwick) 2 going into the box to pr. ve having Winner

329.00 | Sir Palo Duka Dablja, 15211

parchased at the offics of the 3370.

(Mr. Gogg) 3 National Review a copy of the 17.00 Mr. David Londale's Tinker,

paper onntaining the article, 12.30

150lb (Mr. Boyd) 0 His WorshipThat is rather Cash Sweeps.

Mr. Blank's Wild Cat, 14016 unusual, is it not? Ticket No. 1, 78, $444.15

(Mr. Forbes) 0. Mr. McKean agreed." 2, 62, 126 00 After Shabrang bad led for some

New York, Italy and Greece His Worship However, I know 3, 114, 63.45 distance the winner shot to the of no real objection to your going must allow that. Have you any may be added that not only do people who cannot see an inch are attempting to secure Argen- Gymkhans Staker-Value $200. front and won without pressure into the box if you choose to do so suggestions as to the amount, Mr. Our emigrante consist chiefly of before their nosea that because at tine's new super-Dreadnought

One mile For all China by six lengths, two lengths away Mr. McKean then gave evidence

males, but that they consist the end of the war we shall have the Moreno, ponies. Catch weights 10at Duke Dahlia was third.

chit fly of the young and able on our bande hundreds of thou Mr, Mckean think the bodied. We may take acte here sands of young men, we should stated, as offered seventeen The Greek Government, it in that on May 24 he went to the Crown would be satisfied if the of the curiong fact that for a Co our best to encourage them to million dollara (£3,400,000) office of the National Review, 25. Nanking Road, and was sup.

socused were bound over in the plied by a Chinese assistant with sum of $500, with two sureties of country to lose 250,000 young go to the Colonies to help Imperial None of the offers, so far, lave boo

men and women in a single year expansion, and incidentally to accepted. The Moreno is a vessel a copy of the National Review $1,000 each goes almost annoticed, while the gave as trouble.

of 23 000 tons with twelve 12. dated May 15, which

Mr. Ellis-I have arranged loss of 10,000 men in warlare ex- copy

One or two cheerful advisers inch guns. She was built by the Ticket No. 184, let, ...$715.05 witness now produced. The article that two British subjects shall be eites great attention. It is true of the nation have pointed out New York Shipbuilding Company 197, 2nd, 204 30 entitled "The Betrayal" appear present to give the necessary that emigration is not the same that this glorious idea will be the and scheduled to be completed

24, 3rd, ... 102.15 led on page 841.

thing as death to the individual, more feasible brounge m any young | in 1914,

61b. Winters of an open raee

cr open griffla race or ponies.

that have won the aggregate

prize in the Gymkhana Siakes in any eerson 6lb extra. Non- winning eubscription grilling allowed 5

5lb.

Time, 2min. 49 1/5aace. Pari-mutuel. Winner-$11.50,

1.t., 87.70; 2nd., $8.50. Cash Sweeps

McKean?

Bsouri