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HONGKONG BOY A PRISONER.

Mr H. W. Sayer" Missing."

then advertised in the Times and received a reply which is given in fall below as it may be the means of others' finding the whereabouts of those that are missing.

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR.

No Fourth of July Celebration in HongKong.

We have received the following from the United States. Consul General for Hongkong:-

In line with the manifest dis-

ceremony.

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There will be no reception st the American Consulate General but the Consulate General will be closed all day Monday the 5th of July...

Hongkong, June 28, 1915.

"DZICAGE 2 14321

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1915.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY IN CHINA.

Talluence of Local British. Organisations.

would refer the Honourable Mem

ber to the answer I have given to his preceding question.

Comments of "The Times. "

On May 17 The Times in

A PLEA FOR PUBLICITY.

Why our Government Should

he seeks to hide himself, but the Tadpoles and Tapers of our public offices go one, better and retire, into the ink-pot itself, closing the lid of it, thereby cutting off all

That was prettily pat and amusing enough, but one doe not want the whole nation t soquire that frame of mind.

its Oity section commented on the Put all Their Cards on the Tablecommunication with the outer sadder instance of the absurd

question as follows :—

Mr. Henry William. Sayer who

From Shanghai the DEWTH was a sergeant for some years in

comes to-day that the Britieb There is only one form of trial the Hongkong Volunteers, and

London, May 21.-As will be community in China are at last known to the English Common who left here for Canada about

soen from the questione asked by taking definite stope, both Law writes: Lie Hodour Judge four years ago, is now, it is be

Sir William Bull (U. Hammer mercantile and social, for Parry in the Sunday Chronicle, lieved a prisoner in Germany. He position of the community, and smith.) in the House, the question separating themselves from their and that is a trial in Open joined the Canadian Contingentin accordance with the policy

of trading with the enemy in German connections. Our Corres- Court. An English judge can- and proceeded to England some followed by other nationalities China is making progress (writes pondents in China have called not close the docrs of his court monthenge. The last letter received daring the present war, there is a. C. Daily News correspondent). attention more than ones to the and turn the people cut. If he from him here was dated April to be no general celebration of all depends on Japan. The Gov- anomalous position existing there wants to play the fool he has to do 14. He was then in good spirits the 4th of July by Americans this tament will easily deal with the between British and German it in public. Hia sieter, Mrs. Clement Drew, year.

interested opposition in this trading firms, and to the apparent What a splendid thing it would who resides in London, had one "It is understood that the U.S.S. country. Another resolution from incertainty of British policy as be for the country if every other of her letters returned with the Wilmington will dress ship but the Tientsin branch of the Chins to the severance of commercial Government official had to do his notice that he was missing. She will confine its celebration to that Association reached London this relations with the German traders public work in the face of the week and was at once sent down in this neutral country. To public, with the casual crowd to the Foreign Office. All these judge by a letter published on folling over the railinge at the expressions of opinion help. If Saturday in Manchester by a back of his room, and the reporter siue attached to their expressions Chamber of Commerce," who telling us all about it! Half the the Branches only know the real "member of the Manchester taking down all he had to say, and of opinion they would be always "presumes" that he "cau trade evils of the world spring from the ap.and doing.

with a German in New York, corroding secrecy that has eaten though the goods may be for its way into the heart of our German consumption," and asks official life.. why, therefore, he should not continue to trade with a German in China, when he knows the goods are for Chinesa consump. linger in cur old citadel of Free tion, some odd notions seem to Trade even after the Lusitania les- son. If such views are known in Manchester to be at all widespread, it is not surprising that the riot. ing there last week against the Germans and naturalized Ger- mans should have been particular- lyferocious. The problem created for British traders in China who for many years have been far too lax in employing German rather some energy and enterprise for than British agente, may require its solution, but the time has come for tackling it.

Mr. Bayer is the third son of Mr. B. Sayer, the well-known Hongkong architect who has been so closely identified with the Cigarette and Tobacco Fund. His daughter, Mrs. Drew writes as follows:-

London May 23, 1915.

GEORGE E. ANDERSON,

CHINESE FINANCE.

Claim for Money Under Deposit

Note.

I don't know when you lost heard from Harry; his last letter was written on April 15th and I've been anxiously awaiting

This afternoon in the Summary farther news. Many Canadians

Court, before Mr. Justice Haze are missing, so. my friends tell land, Kwong Shi, 75 Bonham me, and last night one of my let Strand sued Ngai Taing Tip, sole ters to Harry was returned mark-proprietor of the Kam Hing firm, od "missing." I gave me an

78 Bonham Strand West, to re- awful shook, of course, bat we can

cover the sum of $733,95 being only hope that come news will money deposited by the plaintiff come soon. He may be a prisoner with the defendant and interest or wounded; we'll do our best naturally to find out all we can and let you know, I feel awfully Saxions, and so sad about having to write to you like this.

thereon.

for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hung for the defence.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared

The plaintiff's case was that the money had been deposited

A Tientsin Circular,

world."

And to my mind there is no lengths to which this cfficia this. Dickens satirised it in bis the fact that the millions of the There is nothing new in all craze for secrecy is carried than description of the Circumlocution Prince of Wales's Fund which Office. Aa Mr. Barnaole aid with have come out of the pockets a pride: "The Department is the charitable rich and poor are socessible to the Public if the being administered in gamers by Public approaches it according an irresponsible committee, whe to the official forms, if the Pablis will not take the public who does not approach it according to supplied the money into their the official forms the Pablio has confidence as to the way in which itself to blame."

it should be spent. made it as impossible as it was ill-doing but surely it in the The official forms then, as now, It is not that anyone suggests possible to be that any information essence of an English public should be obtained from any charity that its administration Department that had made up its should be public, and not conceal- mind not to part with that infor- ad. The result of the policy of mation.

the alosed door in the haturs! reault. Rumours, probably of To anyone who believes in are circulated. Some associations the most misleading obaracter, popular Government, publicity is and individuals are said to be the oxygen of social life. To a favoured at the expense of others, Victorian, who was brought up to and one great city publicly dis

old-fashioned

Associates itself from the Fand. for a silence in the administration What advantages can be claimed of these public trusts which is social ideals of English people? antagonistic to the legal and

Some Modern Instances.

certain

It

The Open Court.

It can be said that all the papers would devote more space to the subject if only we were

The war has forced upon us the honour not swamped by war matter,

necessity of trying certain indivi- notions about liberty, it ia mel Certainly the Foreign Office is

duals on the charge that they are ancholy to see them treated with now "sound" while the coming

spies, and their trial takes place no more reverence than the and probably also at the office of

Judge's room, in which private officials of Whitehall are the charges at the Board of Trade

in camera. The word means the Catechism. No doubt the young the Attorney Gonoral will be all

and domestic applications have children of light, and I am an old to the good. Perhaps, therefore,

always been heard, bat in which fogey drifting into senile dark- before you receive this, the quee

no valid trial could be conducted,ness; at the same time the old I could multiply instances of tion will be settled according to

No one doubts the wisdom or folk have interesting visions of this modern official thirst for your wishes. By this time every

necessity in this terrible time of the future, and I have a very secrecy, but I do not want tɔ ape one realises there will be a bitter

such a trial taking place in camera. distinct vision that if we are going pear a grumbler at the powers. commercial war long after this

The prisoners will be fairly tried to carry official secrecy and mis- that be, and only use these ex campaign has ended; we had

by an English Judge and an trust of the people to greater amples to try to enforce the wie better prepare for it.

English jury; they will have the lengths than they have run to at dom of the old-fashioned principle General approval, too, is felt of

advantage of counsel to defend present we shall have even more I am contending for-the princi the action of the British at Shang-

them; but every lover of our con- stormy days ahead than those in ple of publicity. from the Germans. Not in our

the condition of the world around Let me give a few instances of resent secrecy and epplaud hai in catting themselves adrift

stitutional liberty will grieve that which we now lives instances of tea is natural that I Fould lifetime will it be possible to go

us drives us to deprive prisoners what I mean. "No one has a great publicity. I have been brought back to the old footing, and there London May 28th 1915.

fore the step is quite natural and

on trial of the greatest and best er belief in the righteousness of up to a profession whose watch Since writing to you we put an 22 cents per thousand dollars per is that the British should give that are apparently being made, with the defendant at the rate of timely. The general opinion here

essential of justice the publicity our cause than I have, sad that is word is the Open Court. 'Since of an Open Court, type why it has always seemed to me the law is in England the advertisement in the Times asking. for information of Harry as they long had been made the defen-as in the actual war, What you are man firma in Ohina to terrories me by assuring me that camera of the war was a secret diplomacy of justice muet at all times ba day interest. Shortly after the away no point in the trade struggle continues The Times, by Ger- Dictionary which tries to soothe plomacy that led up to the origin life, liberty, and property, courts I have an old dry-as-dust Law unfair to the people that the disupreme arbiter of every man's had no record of him at the Headant closed his shop and was not doing st Shanghai and elsewhere their Chinese customers is given is a word of old German origin In the history of the past, secret open to the subject and the law Office, and next morning I had thie very kind letter from some for some considerable time. in China we are doing all over in the Peking and Tientsin Ti o from cammer, which means crook- diplomacy has undoubtedly led to be duly administered therein." gentleman in Woking "which About a year ago he was appro- England.

of April 21, just to head. China, ed, and that originally camere unjust wars and national action We want a Blackstone-to-day to makes one hope that the dear boy ached for payment and promised In the House of Cominans. no less than Great Britain; has meant crooked or winding, and of is a prisoner of war it an tu repay the loan when he could Let me append the questions been dependent for aniline dyes the word got used for the vault could not honeatly approve, that, as they have taken over soob which the eaner citizens explain to Government officers "The 7th B Canadian Infantry issne of the writ or since.

but had paid nothing up to the and answers in the House on Germany. In 1912 more than ing of an arched roof, and as the Surely a self-governing nation a lot of affaire connected with were fighting a gallant rear

Sir William Ball asked the Tls. 5,000,000 worth was import ald Judges used to sit in noble is entitled to know frankly from men's life and liberty, their quarter action,

The defence making a

88 that the Secretary of State for Foreign ed, and when war broke out rooms with pillars and vaulted time to time what are its relation courts will be more blessed when stand, brave stand, but an money was lent to the Kum Affairs whether he is now prepar-large stocks fortabtely had to surrender tong of which the defendant wased to advise the total stoppage the country, which the Chinese the Judge's Chamber.

were held in roofs, so the word came to mean ships with other countries that it they, too, are open, averwhelming forces and are at not a partner.

of trading with

may be called upon to fight or the enemy dealers have been selling for present prisoners of war in Trainae case was proceeding te wein China, which is demanded re-export at considerable proft. lineage or not the word is not

But whether it be of German befriend?**** Kaisorio, Bishoffewrda, Saschen.

by practically the entire British But this does not suit the Ger- English, and the thing is not Eng. community in the Far East; mana, who want to atop any open. lish. I who have done all my life's whether he is aware that the mass ing there for the non-German work in the open, have learned to of British sentiment in this imports of aniline dyes, which value the bracing surroundings country favours the policy may result from the starting of whether the majority of the few manufactures in Great Britain or merchants still supporting the the United States. A circular continuance of this trading are, has accordingly been issued, or are not, either of German origin signed by the following German

Went to press,

SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.

Hongkong Police Reserve or dera issued so-day are sa follow

Parades.

An instance of the attempte

I remember a dear old foreign grieve, too, that a Press play the grast game of euchre, a musician with whom I used to Censor should be necessary, and game he did well understand. "A very dear friend of mino,

although like everyone else Lam When any ely ruse was put for Lient Rufus Sleevée is taken

satisfied that bis duties ara hon-ward to ambush him, he would aleo; he was in command of your

eatly and ably carried out, yet say in his broken English as ho brother's company. They are in

of the public Court, and grieve one cannot but hear every day smilingly played the correct card: need of the necessities of life and

to see this great tradition of the the crop of unwholesome ramoura "You think you play mit childs." if you send a discreet letter I am

past centuries broken, even in on which have taken the place of sure he will answer it, I will write

hour of momentary necessity.

And that really is the attitude and ask-bim also to do all he can

hodent news and dirritate the of our governors and rulers to the you may send parcels through

I often marvel that the Courts, public mind into an unhealthy Man in the Birect. or connected with German trading firme:-Carlowitz and Co., A. in spite of much arohaio atupidity

condition. the same source, forward them Monday, June 28.-Nos. 1 & concerns or possessing German Ehlers and Co., E. Gipperich and in their arrangements, continue

They try to keep him in ignor- through the Prisoners of War 2. Chinese Platoons and Nos. 1 & interest; and whether he will now Co., Otto Kleemann and Co., in such high publio favour, and I sary evil of the war. I express with scant information, becsuas It may be that this is a necesrance of affairs and fob him off Committee, Savoy Hotel, Strand. I2 Portuguese Pistoons. consider the advisability of adopt Eduard Meyer and Co., Sander have no doubt that the main o opinion on the subject, having they regard him as a Child in have already made the necessary Tuesday, June 20, No. 1ing a change in the existing regu- Wieler and Co., Siemesen and reason for the popularity of our indeed no access to the evidence the Street, rather than a Man in arrangement, but they can do British and Indian Platoons, and lationa?rap melen a with more. Not more than 11 lba Nos. 3 & 4 Portuguese Platoons.

Co, Sietse, Plambeck, and Co., Courts is that they are open and upon which alone opinion could the Street. Mr. Neil Primrose (Lib. Wie- Telge and Schroeter, and A, publio, and, therefore, morally be soundly formed. We know, It may be an old-fashioned, are allowed in one parcel. Doa't-

Musketry,

beck.) The matter has been Walte and Co. be down bearted, we will get them

The six best scores at Satur-under consideration, and sotion Tientain colour dealers are awarely respected by the people,

sweet and olean, and consequent old John Selden said:

early Victorian idea, but I do not out again. Yours truly...

day's practice at King's Park will be taken as scon as we are that representatives of forsign

In troubled water you can believe that England can be Range were as follows;

assured that similar measures nations have for some time past

Boarce see your face; or see it governed in awaddling olothes, 200 500 600

will be taken by the Government been busily employed in buying

vory

Little till the water be quiet and I rather pity the ultimate lot of Japan.

and stand still, Bo in troubled of those who think it can be done. up all stocks of aniline, indigo, Sir William Bull asked the and other dyes in China, Blocks to me ever since I began to worry then truth appears, enccessfully in public, a g

It has been a standing puzzle When times are quiet and settled for centuries done

times you can see little trath. If the Courts of Jo

of Justice have Secretary of State for Foreign cannot possibly be renewed antil about my social surroundings This is sensible enough, but deal more of the publio bariners done their work in milk, ouffee and milk, Dutch 3.Sergt. Lammert 23 28 24 75 Affairs whether he is aware that the close of the European war, as that whereas in the administra what troubles me is the haunting of the country can equally be great cheese, sardines, potted meat, etc. 4. Sergt. Major

at a meeting of German merchante direct communication with the tion of the Law publicity was a and am enclosing a coupe of Koylance... 25 28 21 74 and traders in Shanghai a re-country of origin, ie, Germany, splendid and honourable tradi idea that we do not get all the done in the open pairs of the socks you sent, and 5. Chief lospector

Folution was parsed pledging does not exist, and it is therefore tion, yet in the administration of truth that might safely be told England stands for the open I've asked the Lient: to find out'

Mason what else is needed.

22 28 22 72 thon present to do all in their to the interests of China that each the Army, the Navy, the Pablice. If this is so it is a grave door, the Open Court, publicity, 24 19 26 69 power to injure British trade; stocks as at present exist be kept Purse, the affairs of the Foreign of ventilation is dry rot and decay, table, and this is not the time to -Poor-is heart-broken over the 6. Grant Smith.. 29 24 10 80 and whether, considering the in the country and under, no Office, the Home Office, and the and the only cure for the early-break with our national ideals. It evil. The natural result of want; frankness, and the cards on the death of her intended Lusband 6. Cooke......17 24 29 69 British community bae guarante- oicumstances re-exported.

(8gd.) FC. JENKIN.

ed that the suspension of all trad-

Board of Trade the cult of ing with the enemy in Chins will determined to take action against upon which they founded their window

anders gned firms are secrecy seemed equally the rock signs of auch disease is the open we expect the bells of victory to in no way injuro the bulk of all dealers who sell, aniline and security

string out the thousand wars British trade, he will now respond indigo dyes to foreigners, in One cannot but see that in a

Charity Behind a Curtato.~ of old, Was it really essential that the to the feeling of the community order to protect the interests time of war minds that were whole nation should make such of peace

Ring in the thousand years mercial favours shown of the suffer long from the re-export, ness and frankness in public that there shall be no more.com- of consumers in China, who would already warped to regard open Germans in the Far Eastern Chinese the altar and

lam forwarding at once a parcel of food for Hairs. The prisoners are act apparently allowed to re- 4. Sergt.Sirdar

dive letters; any way we will probably soon know. I've ordered 2. T. Arnott

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who was shot. We are all very depressed in England at the way in which our dear boys are being sacrificed and at the torrible things that are happening..

Oplum Pipes Stolen.

A shopkeeper residing at 130

Des Voeux Road Central, reports

Khan

6. O. Chan.."

¿

I

28 29 28 85 22 23 31 76

D. E. P. (Reserve)

A Footish Woman.

At midnight on the 26th inst. & Chinese women rushed out of her bonse in a passion and jump

The

The Cult of Secrecy.

Mr. Primrose: The answer to the words used for "to take action" necessarily in an hour of trouble The coxswain of launch H. D. 3 already alated in answer to a covering stolen goods by pro- and wrap themselyse ed into the Harbour at Wanchai, firat part of the question is as are chin ohni, which mean "re- take refuge in greater silence, entered the water and rescued question by the Honourable recution. If this sort of thing is that cloak of mystery to the police that some person hea her. She has been bound over, Member for Wirral, on March 9, not strongly countered by proper regard sa an offic stolen from bis house, two opium by the Magistrate, to be of good in the affirmative. As regards the British organisation, a good deal The cuttle fat, when pipes and two tops valued $27.

(behaviour"

ascond part of the question Le of misobiel may be done,

throws out #

they

office

to every

did over the mythical Russians? they may some day an egregious ass of itself as it a message that I for one hop When the truth did come, one home in the l who had repeated with authority humble opini many of the current storied was a more ac reproached by a friend, to whom

be wittily replied: Well, all

can tell you is that I shall never believe another word I say along

alers

the