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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.

THE EXCLUSION OF GERMANS,

Some of This Afternoon's Speeches

that the English people, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. who were distinguished above

Great Northern Telegraph Company, Ltd.

Hoongon Steamship Company, from Moji.

Yunchong, from Amoy. Baeguancban, from Amoy, Kelly, Hongkong Hotel, from Shanghai.

Yoeybo, from Kobe.

Japanese Cruiser Hirado, from

Kur

Carl Mocunn, c/o American Consul, from New York.

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Urgent Anglosaxon, from Kobe. Chingchonglea, c/o Takchong- wuen. from Shanghai

Chlippe Cruiseur Russie Orel, from Schlippovo..

Grimshaw, Hongkong Hotel, from Shanghai.

| all things for their love of justice. would never, sheath the sword, and neither would their gallant Allies, mutil the crimes which had been committed by the Ger man-Armỹ had been thoroughly expistad. Ha was fully con- fident that the persons Anindicated in our first edition, who ordered tbase crimes an important discussion took would be brought to punishment. place at the meeting of the He was ware that the blood of the "Legislative Council this afternoon masacred

passengers of the or the Hon. Mr. Holyoak'a motion Lasitaois, the blood of Miss in favour of excluding Germans Carell, and, the worst of all from the Colony for a period of crimes, that of the murder of ten years after the war,

Captain Fryan, would not call The Hon. Mr. Lan Obo-pak for justice în vain. They might said he could not support the well leave that question rssolation is toto, but if he con-those who would have aulted his own inclinations and consider the terms of peice. On wishes be would ask for the Ger- the question of economics, he men to be excluded for ever and expected to bear a far graver a day, because he had a large indictment against German mer-. interest in certain companies exchants than that put forward. preesly opened to secure a good The argumentaared were share of the business formerly in mainly against the policy of their banda. The resolution was the credit system, and he based on a higher motive and on thought the Hon. Attorney Gener- public grounds, and it was pre-al had answered that as far as cisely on those grounds that he it was necessary. He would only opposed it. He was not certain remark in anewer to the member and it would be a nice thing it that the motion would be in the representing the Justices of the Hongkong were isolated among best interests of the Jolony, for ac- Prace, who argued that the the surrounding and competing one could my what would happen (official side of the Council ooght ports without any advantage in the next ten years. They had to to accept the opinion of the accruing to the Colony. It had remember the surrounding coun- Chamber of Commerce in that been said that the Dominione had trise, and unless they came into matter, that the

expressed similar opinions to the argument line with the motion, all the ad. used by the representative resolution, but he was not aware of vantager aimed at would be anll-jof Messrs. Jardine, Hathe on any such expression. Hia Excel ified. However successfully they and Company was exceedingly lency added that he thought that might keep the Germans out, weak: He had said that it did not every official around the table was there would be nothing gained carry much weight, and he bised thoroughly convinced that the without the 00-operation his argument upon the vindica-proposal contained in the resolu of others. It should be tion of humanity and justice.tion was not in the best interests remembered that if the measure Then there was the large Chinese of the Cology. He thought the

communite were enforced in Hongkong, it commercial

whole question had been sammed

"who

A. SORENSEN, Act. Superintendent. Hongkong, April 13, 1937.

he might even include Australis,

would have to be enforced in other happened to own four-fifths apvery wisely sad in a statesman- parts of the Empire, and in bis of the wealth of the Colony, and like manner by His Excellency opinion that was an Imperial who paid ninety-seven per cent, the General Officer Commanding. Mr. Holyoak asked Mr. Lau question which should be left in of the rates and taxes. B-Cha-pak if he had consalted, the the hands of the Imperial Govern-Chinone representativen Were mant. He suggested that the voting against the resolution. He members of the Chinese Chamber resolution should be allowed to bad been connected with the of Commerce, to which the latter stand over, but he was quite Colony for thirty-six years and replied that he had not, but that he had consulted many of his im favour of placing the with the Council for thirty years, outside friends.

The Hon. Attorney General said that the motion had been sup- ported on two grounds, the first

In the conres of a lengthy reply,

Germans under a strict licence, and if he could have sperob with The Hon. Mr. Wei Yak said he some of the really hig men Hong- supported all that the Hon. Mr. kong had produced like Sir the Hon. Mr. Holyoak objected in Lau Chu-pak had said.

Arthur Kennedy and the biggest the strongest possible manner to of all, Sir Thomas Jackson; and what he characterised as a stadied tell them of this resolution which insult to the Committee of the sought to exclude German shipe Chamber of Commerce. They of which was sentiment, but he for very many years, he thought knew what to expect now, be- thought that sentiment made that they would reply, in the case, there were no longer any "really big men in Hongkong little headway against the cold words of popular song: "They bard facts of economics. would n't believe me." If he could commerce, even among the firma Lord Cromer, in recent take wings and soar to England and millions of dollars. He was whose interests covered millions judgment on the question of and whisper in the ears of men astounded that a Governor of the trading with the enemy after the like Mr. Thomas Henry White

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war, said that an economical war bead, Mr. Edward Osborne, Mr. Colony should have given utter with Germany, based upon re- Murray Stewart, Mr. C. H. Rossance to such words. He thought that the arguments on the Göy- venge, would be a pernicious and and Mr. C. W. Dickson, and some fallacious policy. As regards the other sound-headed men, that it crament side were weak, and also economic afgament, one bad to was proposed to exclude German that the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak

bad had plenty of

time accept the opinion of the Cham-tonnage from the Harbour, be

to sonsalt his Chamber. His quite auro ber of Commerce about a cash i was

they too basis for trade, because no doubt "would not believe me." If the motion had been described as a they were the best judges of representatives of the Chambar policy of retaliation, but he that. But one should remember of Commerce for the last thirty.would prefer to call it a just that credit was an incident of six years had been right, then the Punishment, and there was a vest commerce all over the world, and Chamber to-day was wrong. The difference between them. Reply. that trade lived by it. He did watchword of the Chamber during to the argument that the war not see how after the war, when ing the past years had been was not being waged by German Germans returned to neighbour. "Shipping is the life blood of people, but by their governors, he said that the atrocities which ing ports, as he supposed they the Colony". He believed it, would, that they could prevent and there was another watchword had been committed were part of the national mind and them introducing, by means of he also believed, and that was that

intermediaries, the prosperity of the Colony women and children alike. Brit

character of the people, men, sgonta and the credit

system again, depended upon its remaining ishers would naturally think that unless exporters and importers far se possible, free port. He

there these people were parishs, un- generally combined against euch well remembered when

policy. In dealing with the was a great influx of foreign lean and not fit to be sociated question in accordance with banka, including Russian, Jaith. If the war saw a lasting sentiment, he thought they were panses, German andDaich banks, peace, it was not the way to some one told

ensure pesce to let Germans coma Sir being asked to travel a dárk path' that with a blind leader as a guide, Thomas Jackson that it would back to Colony, because if that His Excellency the General be a bad thing for his bank. were done, he would be one of Officer Commanding fully agreed Sir Thomas' answer was: "Bus the first to break it.

The Hon. Mr Holyoak made with what the Attorney General nem makes banks, and the more had said, and added that the banks there are the more the some further points, and saked for object of every war was to secure Hongkong Bank will make", a division to be taken. Those a lasting peace. That motion Those words had been justified wotifig for the resolution were*-- was quite contrary to the idea There had been some wise words The Hon. Mr H. E. Fallock, K.O., of a lasting pesce, and he was said by his friend the Hon. Mr the Hon. Mr. E. Shelfita, the therefore following his own con- Lan Cho-pak, and that once more Hén, Mr P. H. Holyoak, and the viction in voting against it showed fast in this crisis the Hon Mr O. E. Apton ; thos His Excellency the Governor Gainese community had rendered þing against being the waid that the first ground-on splendid service. He had truly Wei Yak, Hon. Tan which the supporters.of the motion mid that the resolution: akbald HäNJMG. O, MÁL, MT based it, might be summed up in not be used without finding out ER "Ballifiés; "Hon. "Me the word retaliatio He what the surrounding contes Chafkabs, Hón thought it was, doo early ware going to do. There happens Wolfe, Hon. ME FE to talk about, zola stion, but|ed tó zmia, Japan, China Hon; Mrs Cladi

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