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STOP PRESS TELEGRAMS.

BRITISH SHIPPING RETURNS.

THE HONGKONG“ TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917.

London, August 22. The Admiralty annoucees tlatduring the part wook.the arrivals of vessels numbered 2,838 and the sailing 2,764. Fifcos verseisover and three under 1.600 or were task and twelve unsuccessfully attacked. Two fisting vessels were sunk.

SUCCESS IN MESOPOTAMIA.

London, August 22.

A Mesopotamien Shoul mesesge Elstee-We captured

THE "SLAVERY" CASE.

MR.. ALABASTER'S

she is still there.

MENT OF PRISONERS.

[Continued from Pago 1.)

Unlikely to Affect - Newspapers.

Shahrabad on the left bank of the Didiah and forced the enemy to little servant girls from Wanchai Jour mistress?-No; my father the least commendable part cf|andor-officer sat dog on him, and the censors. Nothing that can

retreat to the Hamna Hills.

ARABS v. TÚRKS.

the

Evidence was then given by relating to slavery was passed GERMANY'S ILL-TREAT- U.S. CABLE CENSORSHIP. the younger of the two girls, who, That slavery, in ita worst forms firet told her story of how the existed in the Colony is un prisoner took them for a car deniably clear and it anys ride and later over to Isamati. Įmuch for the authorities that IMPORTANT POINT. Mr. Alabaster questioned the the

Tery firet enactment

* Washington, July 16 --Pretid- obild, asking her if she had a pamed "should have related to

ent Wilson--to-marraw will pat... mother in Hongkong, to which such an important subject, which

"Once, when alarm was given into "effect; a osble and radio had reference more to

the for men to return to barracks, one censorship between the United Full Court May Decide Legal she replied that she had not,

Where did you leave your Chinese that to say other nation (Marsh, of King's Own States and the rest of the world. Polat,

mother?She was in the coon-ality. This single Ordinance Royal Lanoseters), who returned. No messages of any character or try, but I don't know whether alone, it was hoped, would lead home in saus batch of wounded description can be sent to Europe, to desirable changes in the habits prisoners, was in lavatory, and as Asia, Africs, Central or South The case in which a Chinese is Did your mother sell you to and customs of the Chinese. Not he came out to obey order German Americs, without being passed by charged with kidnapping two

foold me.

the Ordinance was that it perhe was bitten in three places possibly convey military in- and in which the defence being Are you fond of your father?-mitted the emancipated slave who About ten minutes afterwards formation will be permitted to raised by Mr. G. G. Alabaster, the Yes, of course, but he is no post was unable to earn a livelihood to me officer rashed in with a pass. But there will absolute. defending Counsel, is that pri- that to supply himself with food be supported by the Colony until drawn sword and threatened ly no interference wita incoming, soner cannot be charged with he was obliged to sell me. ́ ́ he was pot in the way of support: Marth. Informant www this. cablegramu. such an offence because the girlu London, August 22.

Would you like to see your ing himself. In the case of Same officer habitually ballied This decision on the part of the

Government means that The War Offer snacances that the Arabs carried out extensive are slaves and are therefore not faiber and mother again females particularly, the propriety prisoners."

Private Richard Marsh, 17251, American people will get all the operatione and destroyed part of the railway north of Medina. They in the lawful custody of the women don't wish to live with my parents of this was obvious. The Ordin- was disallowed by Her captured Turkish ontposts at Moren and on one occasion overcame employing them, was continued at now, because I am given plenty snoe

on the ground that the King's Own Royal Lancaster news from Europe aanraal, which superior forces and killed 700 and took 700 prisoners in the Mean the Criminal Sessions to-day of foodfin this house(Laughter), Majonty

Replying to further questions, Imperial Statutes for the abolition Regiment (Stendal-October 29, the British and Franch osn

permit to reach the United States, District alons, exploring four gans. It is evident that the King of before the Chief Justice (8ir

The general treatment was but that nothing about America's. Hedjaz is definitely associated with the Allied sime, which is bound William Rose Davies). The festare witness said that she was very of slavery extended in all their 1915 Janary 31, 1916): to embarras our enemies. The Arab movement is apparently gaining of the case is that this is the fond of the other little girlpower and force to Hongkong.".

first time in Hongkong that such When she went into the tramosr

His Lordship remarked that silly bareh, and as far as my ex-war preparations or plans will be support and is spreading eastward.

a defanos has been raised. The she did not like it very much. this argument was taking it for perience goss is growing worse, allowed to go even to. Great On the 28th December, 1915 we Britsin and Franos' without the charge in the indiotment reade Later in the cross-examination granted that they were slaves. The had a very bad time of it. Three approval of the American Govern-

with intent to deprive two per- Mr. Alabaster asked the girl if her Ordinance said "the lawful este shots were fired as a signal for all ment. aqas of their lawful care", and mistress had told her to say what of the child" and he sold the child

Mr. George Creof, as the head of Mr. Alabaster is contending that she was then saying, and the girl to the womsa, socording to the the prisoners to get into their the children were not in the admitted that she had been told customs prevailing there. It was hats, but we had never been the Committee on Public Infor "lawful care of the persons, what to say.

the custom here to buy children warned about it, and consequent mation, has arranged for the ly did not know what it meant, concentration of outgoing cables because they were bought to The story of how the girls were a servante, and it was raising The sergeant major came through at these point New York, Gal- zorve, and are therefore slavOS. found was told by the husband very big question.

During the bearing of the case of the girl's mistress who elated

Mr. Alshsater said he did not the compound in which I was and Teston, San Francisco, Key West, yesterday afternoon the following that when he had been informed care whether there was a stainte eet the dogs which be bad Panans, and Porto Rico. In this with hia-big half-bred wolf-way messages which hitherto took place, too late for publication that the

the authorising miss- in girls лега

children

hounds on those who had not could have reached Europe by in our last night's isang :--

iog. he began avearch, zale of

∙sa claves, #bilat is might The elder of the two girle, Fearing they might have been for

be gone in. I had the misfortune to way of South America cen be whom it is admitted that her taken away, he went to the perfectly legal in China, once the be bitten in five places, and final- caught at various stages in the mistress paid $148 for, was ques Kongmoon steamer wharf, where child was brought to this Colony the dog few at my throat, and relay routes.

had it not been for a thick Undoubtedly some difficulties tioned by the Chief Justice. He bost was about to leave. He she had a right to her freedom muffler I was wearing I feel sare will be experienced in operating asked her if her mistress paid her failed to find the girls and Ister and she could not be kept I should have been killed. As it the new censorship on outgoing say" wages.

in the evening went on to several here in a state of slavery, because

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THE SPANISH TROUBLES.

Madrid, Aug. 21.

The offiemal Sgures of the victims in the recent troubled show that they exond 70 deaths, of which 27 were in Barce- hoa. A hundred were injured in Madrid and still more in Barcelona.

THE WAR AND THE PROPHETS.

Predictions Which Have Come True.

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CANTON AND THE WAR

No Satisfaction from Enemy Merchants.

Our Canton

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We have it on the authority of| of the late Lord Byron that

correspondent "trath in eirovger

far than rites under data of August 22 Sotion." Yet, curious to relate. 88 follow-

During the war, German and me frequently find that truth itself in no more than a mere Austrian firme in Canton have belsted aliment of the pro carried on business with Chinese phecies of be novelist. Especi-merchants, though on a rather ally has this proved to be the mall conle. Their cargoes were

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Witness-No, I am merely servant girl; but I have received some lucky money and gifts from visitors on New Year's Day.

Then all you get from your master or your mistress is your chow 7--That is 60.

Questioned by Mr. G. H. Wake- man (Crown Bolicitor) the little mostly imported by Datch ships. girl said that her mistress was

was arrested,

China

s

weeks."

case in regard to the presentar Now that Chins bas declared war good to her and she had never ing outside the Wing On Com- slave. I don't know whether sha Grey brought the case of Private can

The girl's mistress was recalled and Bis Lordship said:-This little girl has told me that she does not get any ages or any pay from you at sil. Is that so? Witness-Of course I pay her no wages. Her elder brather took over $100 from me.

steamers at the Canton and Macao the keeping of her was unlawful. was, I carried the dog some 20 cablee, because whenever the yards holding on to my cheat officisle are in doubt about mee. Hie Lordship :-The child has Wharf. It was while he was standing near the wharf that he no

mother and the mistress with his teeth. When I complain-enges presented to them they saw the prisoner bringing the two clothes her, feeds her and at the ed to the sergeant major he either will decline to Bend or girls slong. Witness informed a right age is willing that she threatened me with his sword. As paraphrase them without rete- a result of the dog's aftack I was rence to the sender. This is the police sergeant, and the prisoner should marry.

unable either to sit down or lie yetem in nee abroad and is the Mr. Alabaster:We know that the

down properly for a couple of only means by which hidden Questioned by Mr. Alabaster, when ebe comes to that age

codes, dependent for their inter- witness said that he did not know mistress can sell her sa a wife.

In April, 1916, Sir Edward pretation on the order of words that the two girls had been stand. She is at the pressat moment

be rendered. confos- ta enemy. receivers.

the

be Marsh to the notice of the Gering

mesis gen man. Government through the Should American Embassy, and received legitimaste, their messing will of reply last August to the effect ooures remain unaltered by the that it had proved to be necessary paraphrase. for dogs to accompany the sen Censoring of outgoing mails tries at Stendal camp during their was considered by the Admin. night rounda. The German Fezistration, but in view of the eign Office added that the dog in effective operation of the French this case was not set on the and British espionage of maile, prisoners, bat bioke Iɔose in oon- this was not regarded as necemary at this time. Mail bound for the equenos of their behaviour.

pany's store for about a quarter is, like a Jewish slave wall of an hour before he saw them, get her Ireedom at her jubiles.

Sergeant Darling, who arrested His Lordship stated that he the prisoner, also gave evidence. could not express an opinion at An interpreter stated that when this stage of the ese, but he charged the prisoner said that the would like to draw Mr. Alabaster's girls followed him.

attention to the point that the This closed the case for the Supreme Court usually took consideration questions Frosecation.

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It is no exaggeration to day that there is ecarcely one of Germany and Austria and tried to ran away. the most extraordinar and the enemy businesses are to be remarkable engineering triomphe,closed down, the Chinese mer as applied, to wespons of destruc chants have gathered that goods tion, with which the papers haven order from enemy subjects can familiarised us, that has not only be secured after the war. previously figured in the pages of They have socordingly takes the fiericuial. We have only to their orders to the saemy mer moment of the chants and asked for information, thiak for a zabmarine to bare recalled to our but they have not been able to

What right bed the brother got to sell her ?—I don't know what minds the famous romance of secure any satisfaction. Jules Verne, "Fourteen Thousand Officials have been detailed by right a brother has to sell Longues Under the Ses." How the Provincial Authority, with younger sister but he was so poor vain seemed the imaging of the representatives of the Navy, to that he sold her to me. povelies to those far off days, and elas the gunboat Tsingtan and

Has she any father or mother? yet think how it has been justified four merchant men belonging to No; she has no parente.

enemy nations which are DOW And her brother traded ber ? by events!

To-day we are reading that anchored. of Whampoa. The Yea German cabmarines bave their question of disposing of these It is put up by the counsel for bases on the bed of the ocean, sela will be decided in Parlis- the defence that she is your slave. that as it was's question of law, serious consequences, and that these dogs were particularly boala esiling from Cantral or

bil sud food. The same novelist actually predicted the seroplane,

and not only the aeroplane, bat

romances of Deadwood Diak and

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In a farther reply through the Scandinavian countries is ours. American Embassy to Viscount inlly inspected by the British Grey (who had pointed out that when the search for contraband dogs had on no occasion been is made. There is a possibility employed at interptaent camps in of leakage to this country), the German Foreign Empires through Spain and Ofice said that it was not the case Switzerland bus the number of

the Central

Mr. Alabaster contended that of Chinese custom. be had ag caes in law to answer. first Proclamation it W13 They had it in evidence that sisted that the Chinese would be these two girls were in the free to exercise all their religious custody of two women, but it had rites, ceremonies and social ons- to be proved that they had the tome. They had held that on the lawful care and possession. The question of bigamy and always lawfulness of custody was on looked at things from that view sential to this particular charge. point. If Mr. Alab ster was right, Bie Lordship bere interrupted it was's master fall of the most

orage, and that, having regard South American poets for South and that they rise it will to apmeat when the Provisional Is that so ?--I don't know what there was no necessity for the would rather that the matter was to the inferior number of prisoners ern Europe is small, and the ply the U-boats they feed with Government is established. you mean by slave. Ones she is jury to remain and he discharged argued before two judges in the in England, no comparison could sailings irregolar. To all intents sold to me she is my property. the jury until after the tiffin Fall Court. He could not do more, be drawn between conditions in and purposes, the imposition of

Mr. Alabaster submitted that the two countries. Do you know if it is the custom adjournment.

a cable and radio censorship by in China to bay gitis as servants ? sgeddon has familiarised us with. Yes it is the onstom

Mr. Alabaster, continuing, said there was no cass in law to gê to

the United States will completely the metal of which its parts were these have figured in the novels

that the charge was brought the jury.

cut off German submarines from to be built, an alloy of alami of bygone ages. Even the death

How long do they remain infander Section 45 of the Offences His Lordship pointed out that

receiving information about the Princess Mary.

departare of cargo ships and niom which shall have the strengthealing piercing. ray by which your custody before they get against the Person Ordinance, 2 there was a case on the facts. afeteel and the lightnessal wood."

Princess Mary is taking a transporte, for even if a letter Mr. Al baster agreed, batadded wages?la my country it is the of 1865, which used the words Perhaps in this particular the Mr. Wells caneed bis Martians to custom that once a girl is bought Lawful eate and possession." that he ras prepared to argue, if poultry farming, and when, with could be sent to an enemy agent prophecy failed bar, at all spente, actually achieved, has been sovar-

decimate the enemy, though ant she receives na wages whatsoever. The lawfulness of the posses necessary, before s Fall Court and the Queen, abe visited the Nations in South America the message Verne's ideal is to-day being up times attempted in the present know for brothers to sell their ient of the charge, and it question as to whether the law of Cition, she made many inquiries to be of use to the enemy.

Is it the castom as far se yonion was an essential ingred- even to carry it further. It was a Welfare and Economy Exhi- could hardly be relayed in tims proximated to by dozens of inven Sors up and down Great Britain, and the Germans are little sisters? It is the custom in had properly been put into the Colony permitted slavery or in the poultry section, and carried

Correspondents in New York of already trying to perfect and the United States. The aLMA

the indictment." It had been not. It wass big question. away with her all the available foreign nawepapera will find the novel, in which Verne describes scheme whereby malignant my country.

His Lordship (to Mr Alabaster); abundantly proved that these two His Lordship:Yes, it is a pamphlets about poultry keeping-censorship officials an excuse to the substance, deegribes alan tuetions of war. Perhaps they

germs can be added to mani:That clears up the fools. ohildren were living in the Colony question of a marione character,

expedite their messages, but the controversy that the future would

Mr Alabaster agreed, stating in a state of slavery. It way im- and if you sooooed I should think

sending to Central and South sos. between the two schools of may succeed, though the idea that he was obliged to his Lord-material whether they wore the Legislature must take im arrested, papers relating to smelt. Amerios of inaccurate information aviatore the lighter than sir" a wild one. Yet, when the ship for making it so olear. acquired outside the Colony under mediate steps to amend the law. ing were found. On the day in about conditions in the United Mr. Alabaster said that the question he had gone out to look States designed to affect adversely advocates and those who believe Buffalo Bill first announced the morning, his Lordship recalled for once they were brought into law did not need amanding, for a site for smelting works. the relations of this country with

When the case resumed this sagatem which permitted slavery, It must be confessed that, if coming of the armoured car the the mistress and asked her if she the Colony they were entitled to because slavery was not allowed When by the Petroleum Com any other country will, of course, soms of those war prophecies prospect of its realisation seemed clothed the little girl. The wo their freedom. But they were, ander the existing law. pany's Works at Bay View ha saw | be prohibited. It that sense have been falfilled, they have remote. But the war has fulfilled

man replied that she did.

nevertheless, kept here as slaves His Lordship here indicated the two girls, who were crying. alone will the new censorship even that. not proved anything like so

When she gets old enough to by their mistress, who paid them that it would be better if they They said they had lost their affect newspapers. So far On prophecy oft made of terrifying as was anticipated. Thus, we were all scared to death; novelists and dramatists has not marry will you consent to her no wages and claimed the right allowed the case on the facts to way, and he advised them which as the publication within the some 20 years ago, when the late has declared as decadent, fate,

been justified: the prophecy that getting married?-Yes, when she to sell them again if she desired. be finished before the jury and if way to go. He continued on his United States of military in-

gets old enough. -

She kept them absolutely as slaves it went against the prisoner then way, but when he came back he formation useful to the enemy is George Griffiths wrote his famose and impotent: that declared that Mr. Alabaster:Ae you are her to which purpose, she says, the Mr. Alabaster could argue the law met the girls again. They aaked concerned, the Government still him to help them find their older relies проп the voluntary "Angel of the Revolution." How awful the prospect seemed as the we were given over to trade, and mistres and bought her from put them. She bought them to before the Full Court,

her brother oan you sell her if user as nerrante,

Mr. Alabaster agreed to this, brother, but did not say where he censorship conducted by "the" monster travelled at will, up and fathere. That, indeed, has been you wish I don't wish to His Lordship: That is the and asked that if the prisoner was. He took them to the polo unwspapers themselves to keep down Europe, dropping bombeon falsified. Five million Britishers, - Bat she is your property, you¤ | | Mr. Alslaster :-I contend, my and he uncceeded in his point of there until somebody came for The hope is expressed that the sell her; I want to keep her. question. What is slavery? were found guilty on the facts ground and told them to wait the enemy agents gooming. London, Paris and Berlin, from the desk and from the shop, radacing towns to ashes and from the ponter and from the say; you could sell her if you Lord, that a person who is bought law whether the prisoner would them. When he went to get on tightening of the cable censurahip spreading terror everywhere. We plough, from the race course, but I want to keep her as, my that master, who receive no

wanted to ?—I could if I wished by a master and may be sold by be discharged.

the tramar, they followed him, on memagan to foreign countriss have known the Zeppe since

Hi Lordship, after some moThey all got off at the Central will not result in any relaxation those days and have found out ball whereever common men do

the golf links, the manic Bervant,

wages, who is kept only in mente consideration, replied that Market and the girls followed him on the part of American news- Kr. Wakeman asid that as this clothes in exchange for work, is if the law point held, he thought to the Tsunati Ferry, saking papers in their efforts to prevent thas of every twenty bombe deep congregate, they have given question of slavery had been a slave within the meaning of the conviction should be quashed him to look after them. Later, he German spies in this country ped perhaps one takes is it the lie and saved us from over raised he would like to call expert our laws. Now, slavery is not He added that it was better for brought them back to Hongkong from obtaining Griffithe was right in everything again doubting that we were tales As regards his serial monster to ouresives and to our destiny.

allowed to exist in this Colony, the legal point to be considered It was later in the evening that naval scorets,

he was arrested. He did not sare that the capacity to take It is worth while to have suffered this asse on the law of the Colony passed by the British when they

Mr. Alabaster:-Lam defending The very first Ordinance that was ¦ by two judges. sim from a disinace of a few all we have suffered if we realise I don't want expert eridance. Look possession of this Colony and tiffe, and this afternoon the case children wanted to follow him to "The Court then adjourned for want to steal them, but the

German. Holiday-Makers: hundred feet was,

Large arrivals of Germans are and that. If "comprehension be our friend is an expert on the law established a local legislature has been proceeded with on the Canton to get a boat to their own reported at Kuling where they ate Impossible. The discovery, it in

ealy true possession then the of the Colony, suggested, erased Count Zappear has gained ne much." It has

| dealt with this very question of question of facts only.

ronting bungalows "for "winter evidence, mying The jury found the prisons occupation. One account ways history of the Laws of Hongkong, that he was partner in the not guilty by fire water to two that tal His Lordship remarked that if slavery, Mr. Norton Kyake, in his | Prisoner gave

miston:-"On February 23, 1844, Yure We Gmelting Works, 15, Prisoner wie sobondingly dis: won RARE

| niputary of the

in the beary dirigible.

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had lost the ancient épizīt of our

evidence.

lin to die from a broken deltaught as to possess our own souls Counsel wished to produce avid

Poison gas, tanks, land mine in patience and to be steadfast all the wonders of war that Arm- and onsfraid.,

ence se to custom, the Court had is right to hear it,...

a local Ordinance, No. 1 of 1884,, Argyla Sizool."

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