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THE LUSITANIA.

THE

HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

ever, that the whole matter has been very thoroughly considered. It is the part of the country to give bim opportunity to deal with the situation unhampered by any explosions of jingoism or any partisan effort to "force his hand."--Pittsburgh Prèss.

Germany surely must have gone warfare on the sea, it is not sur-mad. The torpedoing and sinking

(Continual from page 10.) ities like this concede the break down of the elaborate system of law laboriously built up during decades and centuries of human

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915.

If it be true that peatral nations many for the Lusitanis incident, the ship of state in troubled wi- and their citizens have no rights President Wilson will first give ters like these: America and hu that are respected by active Germany a chance to disavow the manity first. participants in the war that is act officially. In official circles

The President's Impulses. now making a graveyard of all close to the President, there is s Every ounce of patriotic fibre Europe, including the neighbour-fooling that such disavowal in the make-up of the President ing watera, the sooner the Govern- must embrace the promise of a is to-day being applied to a satis. ment at Waabington becomes cessation of war against innocent factory solution of the Lusitania aware of the fact the better. men, women, and children in the problem. Every humanitarian Either it can protect from mur future. Furthermore, if this step impulse which the President

VOLUNTEER RESERVES.

H.K.V.B. Order No. 47, issued

yesterday by Major Wakeman Commanding H.K.V.R, are as

follow:-

Parade.

Hongkong, 16 June, 1915. "A" Co., Sece. 3 and 4 of "B"

ELECTRIC COMPANY'S

PROSECUTION.

How the Barber Bilked the

Meter.

Yesterday Mr. Lindsell die posed of the case in which a bar the H.K. Electric Company, "The ber was charged with defrauding defendant who carries on busi

prising that the ordinary news of the Lusitania, although it was derous attack the lives of Ameri-is taken, it is unlikely that delay possesses is being thrown into the Co., and Sec. 1 of "C" Co. willness in Morrison Road, was som- paper reader goes astray, or the well known to German authorities cane following the ways of peace in the reply of Germany will be breach to evolve some means of parade outside the Law Courts at moned for that between April 30

More American Opinion.” Excerpts from American news paper comment on the destruction of the Lusitania published to day reveal the same trend of thought and confidence in President

Wilson which characterised those printed in the Bocuing Post's Sun day editions,

It is for that intent that Germany The situation is full of must anawer-Richmond Times dangerous possibilities. From Dispatch.

the destruction of American lives

A Great Burden Borne Alone.

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5.16 p.m. on Friday, June the and May 29 he fraudulently osused to be diverted and con. 18th. Dress Drill Order.

sumed certain electricity, the pro- perty of the complainants and also for having the seal to his

Gun Club Hill and Volunteer Headquarters Guards The H.K.V.O. will relieve the H.K.V.B. at Gan Club Hill and Volunteer Headquarters on Satur-meter broken. day, June the 19th.

Detention Camp Guard. The H.K.V.R. will relieve the

Mr. Preston, of Messrs Johnson, Stokes and Master prosecuted.

Evidence was given to the .K.V.O. on Saturday, Jane the effect that a particularly bad case 10th, on the Detention Camp of fusing occurred near the Wes- Guard.

A Guard of 1 Officer 3 tern Market, the cause of which daily from the following details. Having searched out of doors for N.C.Os, and 24 men will be found at the outset was not apparent.

Saturday Jane the 19th Secs.

case, without any success, at- 3 and 4 of B. Co. under Capt.tention was turned to the shops, Brutton.

Two employees of the complain- Sunday June the 20th Sec. 1 of aut company went to the defen- dant's shop and inspected the Monday June the 21st Sacs. 2, meter. They found an adjust- 3 and 4 of C. Co. under Lieut. ment of the wires effected, Branch.

whereby the meter was out". out and did not register any current though tho shop was bril- liantly illuminated. One coolia remained in the shop while the other went in search of Mr. Petley

Tuesday June the 22nd Sece. I and 2 of A Co. ander Lt. Evan Jones.

3

Wednesday June the 23rd Sece. and 4 of A. Co. under Lieut. Blason.

and the foreman.

profound students of interna that there were many Americans on the seas or else it cannot. If tolerated!

curbing for-ever the insatiable tional law confess, as they are aboard the ill-fated Cunard liner, it cannot protect the lives of In the event that Germany de last of the frenzied combatants of confessing hero to-day, that they are niterly at sea themselves evince a reckless disregard of the peaceful Americans by maintain- fends its naval policy as ex- Europe. Every milestone in the opinions of the world in generaling its noutrality itmust endeavour emplified in the Lasitenia and halting advance of civilisation to oo many points, and, were wo 10 and of this country in particular in come other way to remove the Falaba insidents, the belief still its present standards is being call upon them to-morrow, would not know exactly how to advise determination to win by any conditions that make a mockery prevails here that a policy of non- studied for precedents to apply, methods and at any cost-only of peaceful international rela intercourse with Germeny offers Every moral law is being weigh the President about them.

compatible with the assumption tions. Though Americans of late the only appropriate solution of ed, and the paychology of mad men that blood lust has toppled reason have received and endured stripes the case short of war.

is being studied in the hope that from its throne. That deaths were in the name of peace, they can No man in the United States so sooner or later, with firmness and not more numerous was due to easily receive and endure too thoroughly realises the excellent discipline and a fortunate many.---Chicago News.

re- courage, some means may be chance, rather than to German

sponsibility which rests found to call to account in no

проп International law contemplates bim in the crisis growing out of unmistakable way, first, Germany, volver into a crowd, the law pro- It contemplates their destruction President Wilson. The President which have forgotten themselves intent. When a man fires a re- the capture of merchant vessels. the Lusitania incident as does and then those other natings samen he must have intended the ander certain conditions. But it knows better than any one that if not themselves, then, at least, natural consequences of his action. does not contemplate, provide no matter what his own views may all other nations, To the slaughter of the in The natural consequence-how for, or justify destruction of the be, no matter what suggestions

Whether the suggestion that nocents in Belgium and in Poland over, happily averted-of firing a crows and passengers of ships may be made to him, the re- intercourse with Germany shall has been added the slaughter of torpedo into the bull of the without giving them a chance for aponaibility for what is done be broken off shall be adopted. Co. under Capt. Landale, the innocents on the Lusitania. Lusitania was the taking of Amer-exfety. Witness certain pro- in the name of the United States whother the suggestion that the This last massacre violates all on life. Germany so designed visions of the Hague Convention at this juncture is his, and his President shall, for the first time previous law of the seas. It accorde the bolt, and it is that design that of 1907-provisions whose whole alone. Every sincere patriot, every since the war broke out, call with the law of the sens recently fills the American heart with tenor is contrary to that assump intimate friend who save, "The Kaiser Wilhelm, instead of the promulgated by the German fosthing and bitter resentment. tion.

President alona should speak," military bureaucracy which Government and announced by it

emphasises that responsibility.

apparently is rauning the Govern- in American newspaper advertise

ment of Germany, to say, per- menta a week ago Saturday-the morning on which the Lusitania

Not since the days of the Civil sonally, whether he approvee of There is no excuse for Germ the same issue arises as that in War has any President been con: the methods used in that case, the sinking of the Lusitania by sailed. Whether the American any. There is no place in the the case of Thrasher, who lost his fronted with each a burden as Government will acquiesce in sun for such deeds. Here worn life on board the Falaba.-President Wilson is now called shall be chosen; whether some this new German law of the spasinge were sont out, it is true, but Chicago Herald.

1 upon to bear, McKinley's was the other method shall prove more is a question which will agitate these warninga thomselves bo- The obligation of maintaining nearest approach to it when he appropriate for the situation in all American hearts to-day and trayed a wanton abandonment of the national dignity and honour faced the Spanish War, bat Pre and, it can be set down dow all days until the decision is humanitarian precepte and the rests upon the official head of the aident McKinley's decision was

that the President will throw the nanounced, A mere formal espousal of policies at once mar-nation-ita President. We may reached when all the rest of the

fall force-moral, certainly-of. protest in words, an exchange of derous and contemptible. By be sure that President Wilson world was at peace and when the American people behind it. notes between the State Depart what miracle is it brought about with calm and informed judgment the United States faced a nationis mind and heart, look Intimates of the President, who ment and the German Embassy, that a great people renowned for will adopt measures that will of comparative military insignifi- for a policy, expressed in a state between Ambassador Gerard and kindliness, wholesome virtues, enable the people of the United cance and the gist of the issue Wilhelmstraa00 amounte

to and big, brave hearts, follow Statea to retain their self-respect lay at our own doors. It has been Paper or whatever form the Pm., outside the Ferry Wharf and fifty dollars on the first count and nothing but a put of wind is William Hohenzollern in his in this emergency. In the mean well said here that if the United President's action may take cross to Kowloon by the 6.25 p.m.

ferry. tantamount to our acquiescence fierce rivalry with barbarisma ? time individual opinion should States were to-day a nation on the which will take rank in import Kowloon men will parade. at in Germany's new law of the seae. Does he invite the United States be confined to the inevitable hor European Continent, close to the ance with the farewell address of Let us not for one instant deceive to join in the war against him? ror and detestation of the act and scene of action, the problem of George Washington and the 6.45 p.m., Dress Fall Marching Hunghon Railway Station at ourselves us to that. The alter Certainly within the past few its awful consequences, leaving the President and of the whole Emancipation Proclamation of Order with ammunition. Topes native to words-action-is weeks he has again and again to a calmer moment consideration country in the Lusitania affair Abraham Lincoln. Furthermore, fraught with consequences of insulted our sovereignty, dis of the question of whether its would be increased tenfold. The decision on this subject may be horror. Chicago regarded our rights, and flaunted perpetrator may still be regarded salvation of the country, so far as and his advisers are alive to the expected soon. The President our privileges. Were our people as rightfully, belonging to the waris concerned, say officials here, We do not express our opinion less patient and our Government family of civilised nations.lies partly in the fact that the fact that the nation is not dis- this morning about this latest losa est in its stern pursuit of Washington Star

country is so far removed from posed to tolerate delay. Neither is illustration of the method of war prate, long ago we should have If it is true that no warning the atmosphere of war that it has there any disposition among off fate that is being pursued by the bean goaded into the supreme was given the Lusitania, but that and can keep its censes.

cials here to permit eny. If the German submarino fleet. It is folly of war. Philadelphia she was torpedoed by a German Up to this time the President German Government, for instance, only another illustration of what Evening Ladger..

submarine while the passengers has borne his own burden eub-time s copy of its official report shall delay beyond a reasonable has heretofore been done and the

had no time or opportunity to stantially alone. Until the

'incalculable

Tribune,

world has in large measure be come callous because of the series

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The Extradition Case,

Accidental Death.

and 2 of B. Co. under Lieut. Thursday Jane the 24th Seca.

Bonnar.

and 4 of B. Co. under Lieut. Friday June the 25th Secs. 3 Hancock.

These guards will be in uniform day on which they go on duty. and under arms throughout the

The guards will fall in at 6.10.

Recruits.

to be worn.

Sergt. Major Bond on the Cricket Recruits" will "parade ander Ground at 5.15 p.m. on Monday, June the 21st. Wednesday, June the 23rd, & Thursday, June the 24th. Dress Drill Order.

"D" Company. Parade Ground at Volunteer "D" Co. will parade on the leadquarters at 5.15 p.m. on Wednesday, June the 23rd, un. der Sergt. Major Cooke.

Signallers. Bignallers will parade on

Sergt. Major Bond at 5.30 p.m. Dress Drill Order.

Transfer; Pte. E. Ormiston is transferred to "D" Company.

Resignations. are permitted to resign.

Ptes. P. Going & J. W. Wilson

ing coolie what he wanted, and, The defendant asked the wait-

learning what was the matter went The coolis seized him and a strug- to the meter to put things right..

gla ensued, and though the de fondant succeeded in disarranging the adjustment, the coolie made him replace it.

His worship fined the defendant

five on the second.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Lt. Col. A Chapman, V.D.state

Corpa Ordera issued to-day by

Joined.

* Private A. B. Stewart joined

Scouts Co. (No. 3. Section). the Corps on 16th inst., alloted Corps No. 1880 and posted to

Sick Leave.

Any N.C.O. or man detailed

for duty with a guard who is incapacitated by aiokoess must ob tain a medical certificate from the

immediately inform the Officer Medical Officer of the Corps and in Command of the guard or the Abiutant, in order that a Bub- stitute may be detailed. Failure, to comply with this order will be treated as a serious offence.

Parades. Parades for Thursday. 17th M.G. Co-Squad Drill and Skir». mishing at Happy Valley. Fall in on road between Law Courts and City Hall at 5 16 p,m, and proceed by special tram."

Centre and Left Sections M.G. Co., 5.30 p.m.-N.C.Oa, and men of

Civil Service Co; and Scouts Co. who were not prosent when their units werainspected-Squad Drill and Rifle exercises at Head- quarters. Recruite under Sergt. Ballook. Remainder Nil.

It was the vandalism of Louvain without the provocation. It was escape from the ship, the loss of Cabinet met to-day he had con- on the Lusitania disaster, which the bombardment of Rheims with- Americans who were aboard may ferred with no member of it. He W8B requested through Ambassa of outrages that would have been out the opportunity of an answer- give our Government cause for has seen no outsidere. No memof it will not delay matters, in dor Gerard last Saturday, the lack scouted as impossible if narrated ing defence. It was the ravaging serious action. At whatever angle bers of Congress have called to view of the assumption of full in a work of fiction. That a nation of Belgium without the excuse of the catastrophe is viewed, it will tell him "what the people of my responsibility by Germany and Wednesday, June the 23rd, at that entered this war upon the "military necessity. It was do do the cause of Germany, no good. district think." No suggestion the facts gathered elsewhere. It 5.30 p.m. at Murray Battery.inant, 6.30 p.m.. Right Section claim that it would do the world liberate piracy and cold-blooded The killing of non-combatsate has been made by ang picayune is not improbable that the Pre-Uniform optional. a service by imposing upon the assassination, and is on precisely and neutrals is ropugnant to every politician that there are politica world"German Kultur abould the same moral plane as the knife- American. Nevertheless, "this is in the question now before the aident to-day will be prepared to Class of Instruction. prosecute the war by sinking pas- thrust of the lurking criminal not the time for the people of country. No person, of whatever lay before his Cabinet the first A Class of Instruation for mem senger steamers on which there who strikes in the dark from the this country "to pass judgment. station, has had an opportunity draft of his policy or document,bers desiring promotion will be are men and women and children, mouth of an ally: Warnings do The Government will do that to jar the calm precision with whichever is may be. In any held on the Cricket Ground on citizens of neutral nations, with not extenuats and the presence of deliberately and calmly when the which the President has ap event, the decision of the Presid- Tuss day, June the 22nd, and out warning, is brutal beyond the arms aboard the Lusitania does į time comes and when all the fucts prosched the task before himent will provide for action-but Thursday, June the 24th, ander No. 1. Section Artillery Battery, wildest dreams of the most eavage not palliate. No maxim of inter-in the case are obtained-Albany his own

not for war--New York Evening frit impressions a few short months ago. The national law can even be cited to Argue · sinking of the Gulflight, on a par excuse this act, even "in the

have been weighed in the soli-Post. It will be alleged that Germany tude of his study, and that which with the sinking of the Lusitania, elightest: it rests solely on the was endeavouring to establish of is left for practical application as is notice to this nation and to al doctrine that the strong will of fectively her paper blockade of a policy represents the uradalter The hearing was continued for other nations that Germany has Germany mast and shall prevail England; but granting that to be ated thoughts of a safe and sane & brief period this afternoon, and ceased to regard any of the rules by marder, if need be. Rich- the case, the establishment of an man, a naturally peaceful man, then there was another adjourn that have heretofore been obsermond Leader.

effective blockade offers no "war- bat of a man whose patriotism, ved in warfare. — Lexington "Maine blown up in Havana rast for the destruction of neutral conrage, sense of justice and ment.

On duty at Headquarters H. K. barbour 9.40 and destroyed. Many and noncombatant livee. The right and humanity have never A verdict of accidental death

Kowloon H. K. V. R.; At Kon V.R.; On duty at Gun Club Hill, "If each a deplorable situation wounded and doubtless more kill-sitaation created is undoubtedly yet failed to find fearless expres was returned at the death in should arise, the Imperial German ed and drowned. Publis opinion serious.. For that very reason it sion in time of emergency.

loon (Detention Camp):-Oa duty Government can readily ap should be suspended until further should be left to the quiet judg The policy which President at the Police Court, this morning, quiry held by Mr. J. R. Wood,

Equipmont.

to-night Centre Section M. G. Co. preciate that the Government of report. On the right of Febra- ment of the Government, which Wilton, will eventually draft into into the oircumstances

Members of A", "B" & "O" Officer on daty Captain Wood, the United States would be con- ary 15, 1898, Capt. Charles D. is created to deal with precisely writing and lay down on the table rounding the death of one of the Baff Equipment are requested to 2 Section Artillery Battery. Off- Bar Coys, who are in possession of On duty to-morrow night-No. atrained to hold the 'Imperial Sigabee wired this message to such situations and can be trusted in front of Germany will be an Chinese who died in consequence return same German Government to a strict Washington. Neither President, to act wisely-Newarke News. American policy. If there is any of injuries sustained by being Higby at Volunteer Headquarters derly Officer 2/Licut, Bonnar H. to. Sergt. Major cor on duty Lieut, Danby Ore accountability of such acts for McKinley nor his Cabinet spoke their naval authorities, and take officially upon the Maine for days Wilson takes his customary calm of the President at this, time, it Kowloon wharf a few days ago.

In the new war crisis President one thing uppermost in the mind knocked down by a crane on the at any time between 3a.m. 1 p.m. R. V. R. Orderly Sergeant, Ser any steps it might be necessary after it had been sunk. We did and steady position. He will says that the United States and its

4 p.m. & 6 p.m. and obtain in geant Hurley H, K, V.B. not go to war with Spain till over nothing until he knows all the patriotic people shall run this Consular At Home." exchange Webb Equipment. two months afterwards. Give facts, What a God's blessing it country and protect its rights as H.M. the King of Sweden, Mr. The following members will p.m. and cross to Kowloon by

To-day, being the birthday of

League Match.

the Star Ferry Wharf at 0.20: Washington, now, time in which is that we have not a hothead in they see fit. This is only another Arthur Nilsson, the Swedish represent the Reserve in the the 9.30 p.m. ferry. to face the terrific problems raised the Presidency now! We need way of saying to the propegan Consul General, held a reception match against Taikco and the by the death of Americans in the more Woodrow Wileone in the diets of Germany who would at the Consular offices, which Naval Yard at King's Park Range the men conveyed by private This Order does not apply to stoph the President, when he sinking of the Lusitania cf Ireland public service, and we need more influence the judgment of the was well attended. H. E. the on Saturday, the 19th instant at steam-launches to Kowloon, wrote that, had in contemplation yesterday afternoon. Don't try Woodrow Wilsona in private American people at this time, to Governor and H.E. Major General 2.30 p.m.-Bergts. D. Tollan, J. Names of the men to so be to "safeguard American lives and to rush the President. Give him life—Ohio State Journal. property and to secure to Ameri- time. Let him decide upon his

the proponents of England and Kelly were represented by their Mackay, B. Green, Corple. J.Lyon, conveyed must be reported by United States Proposals, the Allies who would see it drag aides de camp, and others present F. Fisher, B. W. Grey, Ples. E. the Sgt. Major of the Company can citizens the full enjoyment of next atop in the unvexed aloofness Washington, May 11-It is not ged into war on their side, and to were the various consular offcials Carpmael, K. McLennan, A. to which they belong, to the Officer their acknowledged rights on the of his lonely walk last evening improbable that before proceeding the hysterical Americana whose of the Colony, and many of Watson, and A. Hamilton in charge of the Gun Club HiT high seas," have not been dis- through the White House grounds. to the final step in his program- passions of the present are dan- Swedish community, heads of closed. It is fair to assume, how Chicago Post,

mo to secure redresa from Gorgerous guides to the navigation of business houses eto,

Herald.

to take to safeguard American

lives and property and to secure

to American citizens the full

enjoyment of their acknowledged

rights on the high sens." What

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Postings. Webb having joined are posted to Ptee, O. W. Olson & H. M. B. Coy. Section 2.

Nate. The guard for Gun Guard each day before 190 clock. Club Hill will parade outside 2000,