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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918.

LOSS OF THE LAERTES. THE WANCHAI TRAGEDY.

Warrimoo's Captälu Séveraly Reprimanded.

The decision of the Court of Inquiry held with regard to the collision between the British steamships Warrimon and Laertes on December 15 was delivered in the Marine Court yesterday after noon, says the Straits Times of Jamed of Mr. Balph Soot, die January 16. The Court we triat jadge, as president, Lieut. Omder. B. 4. Cator, B N., (Mautor Attendant), Capt. E.E. Gibson and Capt. A. Shepherd (pilot). The Dapaty Pablio Prosecutor (Mr. A. V. Brown) conducted the inquiry, Mr. Clement Everitt was: for the owners of the Watrimoo and the Hon. Mr. F. L. Elliot for the captain. Mr. M. J. Upont: for the owners of the Laertes and the Hon. Mr. C. L. Carter for the captain, and Mr. O. E. Smith Marriott was for the Shanghai Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

The collision occurred about 2

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in a weaworthy condition on lest ing Saigon on December 12.

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A Chinese Constable Suecamba to Injuries.

Another of the unfortunate Chinese constables shot in the Grasson Street saisir haa suo- oumbed to his injuries. This is

St. Paul's College.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE GERMAN WAR. DEBT.

• CHINA'S SQUABBLES.

(The opinions expressed by cOTIOR- pondents are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Telegraph." I

REVOLVER INSTRUCTION.

Some Japanese Prass Opinions.

(By Victor MacClure,}

To the Editor of theTM" Hengankn Telegraph."I

Tokyo, January 17.-An inter- jesting discussion has arisen in

THE BREAD RATION,

Same Interesting Facts.

The normal allowance of bread

the country in the Lands of specially appointed Commisión. The Commissioners undertako to purchase, for the use of Great Britain and her Allies, the sur- plas of the whole of the world'a production of wheat. They also gar mills, supplying them with exercise control over the English

Some of the combatants in this the Japanese press through the for the soldier at the front is 1 grain, and regulating the distr war argue that, since it is for publication in the Jiji of a special lb, whilst at home he gets alight-bation of flour to meet the needs claim to be fally convinced that "high diplomat." The purpos to foot the bill. The Germans China" which is contributed by him in the form of a 2 lb. loaf, so. In this way the Army con- poatarity we fight, posterity ought article entitled "My view on ly less. Until recently it reached of the army and the civil popula

tiones to purchase four in the

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P. C. 29, Kwang Seng, who was made more so by the recent sad

Sir,It is an amazing fact shot in the stomach. He was one of the search party and was found happenings in Wanchaithat they are fighting for the benefit of the article evidently is to show officially known as the "Coburg" English markets much as it dia O'Sullivan and Sargeant Clarke Police Reserve. Military drill viction or not is a contestablement because the Northerners are soldier and ability to stand" front dinees from the Canadian in the esme room where Inspector ad in the training of the Special they are justified in that con- the Southern revolutionary elemerits of " popularity with the same time drawing additional revolver instruction is not include of generatione to come. Whether that it would be folly to support to which were attributed the before the War, whilst at the were killed, hiding under the bed. there is in plenty, and once a matter, but they are so firm in alwaye the

supplies for the troops at the year pilgrimage is made to their conviction that they have and able to control the country.

powerful Stonecutters, where much useful determined perhape more than

fair amount of knocking about ”. markets. ammunition, time and patience is any of the

It points out that the suppresWar conditions, however, have Canada and the United States combatants used, all to no purpose.

that sion of the first and second revolu- modified the methode of army have supplied most of the own In recant lectures to the Re-the country incars in this con-restoration of a monarchy were

posterity shall liquidate the debt rione and the movement for the bakers, and the "Coburg" as required by our armies, whilet The prize distribation at St. serve, the obiter dista has been: Bios.

some has also been sent from Paul's College, arranged for "If you are called upon to use a

all carried out by the Northerners, succumbed to more conventional Australis, but diffenition of Britain has borne to a surpris- and it asserts that General Tuan patterns, and is seen no more. transport have prevented us from Saturday evening, haa

been revolver it must only be in self-ing degree the cost of the waz by Chi-jai in at present the most War conditions have modified, taking s fall advantage of the postponed. The breaking-up con- defance, and then you should sim putting stif taxes on the present powerful men in Chine. vert will be held se usual.

at the culprit's logs."

generation. To instance only one The Asahi, controverting then too, the four from which the armies is Egypt and at Salonika" Australian crops. Wheat for the My object in writing thus is tax, there is the one of 25 per statements, attacks the writer, loarea are bakod. Formerly has been brought from India, and not to throw ridicals on any part cent; on incomes over a certain saying that it has no doubt that pure wheat flour, it is now adal France and Italy have also drawn of the Reserve's training, but to Bum.

he is a bigh Government official terated with a mixture of maise | supplies from this souros, green, and ON continuing suggest that in cmitting in

Germany, on the other hand, and his parpoes is easily to be and other grain, in the same mans s.m. on December 15 near the courses would have gone clear, trustion in the use of a rehas raised towards wat expendi understood.

Daring the "first eighteen Brothers Lights in the Siraita of bat one of them enddenly showed volver, a serious lapse has occurr- tare hardly & peimy by taxation. that the article gives evidenc population. Rye bread, however, consumed nearly

The Araks says ner sa that consumed by the airil months of the war the Army had Malaoos, and me a result the the other her red and green lights, ed. The procedure is for a All she has spent on the prose of a complete misunderstanding with which the soldiers of at million pounds of wheat. At thon and Laeries was sunt. The findings The master of the Laertes, Capt. Special to report for duly cation of her ansuroessful war of the eitustion is China, the laket one continental army are present a million soldiers are of the court on the questions put Jenkyns, was at liberty to alter his stone or other of specified has been got from a dimsy newspaper maintaining

ecurse to port three "degrees and stations. He is given a belt to structure of loan upon loan. Be General Tusa Obi-jai and the dietary of British troops, who ten million pounds of flour per that content, Anda no pisce in the consuming between seven and 1 (1) The Warrimoo was should have signalled the change which he attaches a revolver in a fore the war, her taxation was Northern militarists have demon that reflect the prejudice of their week, which represents, the crop properly found and equipped and with two blasts at the time he did. Whether the weapon is insufficient to meat her pescetime strated their weakness and failure. race in favour of white bread.

so, but in signalling after he had loaded, obsolete or otherwise, or expenditure and since the coming

of 14-18 square miles of wheat steadied on his new course, with of what pattern, is unknown to of war she has increased her high authority on

Dr. Terao, who is considered a

fields. When further it is taken (ii) The Laertes was properly out farther change of course, he him. It may be argued that no taxes only to meet the deficit on matters, in articles in the Jijs and which are in the hands of the The Army has always baked. Chinsse its own bread. Its bakehouses, from Russia, one of the principal into consideration that supplies. found and equipped and in was giving misleading informa. instruction in the ase of

an imaginary peace budget. Asahi, "contradicts the 88sworthy condition Otion to the other ship; neither revolver is necessary and that in

The Josus raised by the Gor-diplomat."

high Leaving Penang on December 13 of theas signals,

however, any case members of the Resor ve ́ mans demand payment in interest | would be making a Tary Barians at convenient centres in England easily be understood that the He says that Japan Army Service Corps, are situated exporting countries, have been aimost entirely out off, it can The Warrimoo and the appeared to have been heard, are not likely to be called upon according to the estimates error if she pat all her eggs in and on lines of communication in situstion calls for the met Leertes carried their proper com and aven if heard were not to undertake such work as ended given in the Reichetsg on 27th ons Northern basket-Beater.

France: One of these bake plement of officere se required by contributory factors to the so-the lives of brave men the other February 1917 of 4,000 millions

houses, at a big supply depot stringent messares of control. cident. The master of the day.

of marks snnually, and a paying-

It is not always possible to London, bakes 50,000 3. A proper look-out was kept Warrimao should not have ported

The first may be true, but the off of the expital, at the rate of

loaves per day. The dongh is supply the troops in the field on board both the Warrimoo sad bis belm. It was anggested that latter, if an argument, is sbaard. 1,000 millions besides.

mixed in two machines, each of visable for bread to form the with bread, nor would it be ad. Capt. Benfield might have gone It should be remembered tbst Germen war credits, already voted The

which mixee sufficient for 364 the Warrimon does not appear to off the bridge temporarily. With many of the sections patrolled by the autumn of this year, current interest to be paid on loaves. There are 20 ovens, each staple item of the Army's ration, have been as good as it ought to out going as for as that, the Court embrace evil-smelling slams and amount on the German showing war-debt to the amount of 3,250 of which cas bake 360 loaves in alternative were also provided. some leen perishable considered that he might not rookeries that are as dark and to somewhere about 103,000 millions of marks. Several votes

forty-five minutes. These Ovens Such an alternative is supplied have been on the alert se officer averorowded as Hades: that a millions of marks.

of 1916 accounted for 600 are never idle for a moment for of the watch if his first intima-P.O. may be called upon to in-

by biscuits. If, for any reason, According to the budget of millions of that eam. The coal the bakehouse is working night it is found impossible to supply tion of the near proximity of vestigate anything and everything 114, there accrued to the state and transport tax was estimated and day, half the loaves being the fall allowance of bread, ly rimoo's red light may have been another ship was the report from and that even in dispersing 1,800 millions of marka by taxs-to produce 815 millions, which baked by the day shift, and half omits are substituted, and the parily obscured by the life rafts the look-out. He had however, crowd which is an obstraction betion and in February of this year together with assured receipts a nube if Normally bread ration may thus consist lashed outboard, or anything only one officer, and had been is virtually in danger. which may have been placed on on duty practically since 6.15 This undoubted fact also there had been an incresce sings to be set against the intereat ram for 100,000 men, but at one cuite, Biscuits too, form a part of, it was said in the, Beichstag that oraught a total of 1,420 millions this bakehouse is making bread partly of bread, and partly of biss them, for example, coiled ropes, the previous evening; he had prompts the suggestion that the the beginning of hostilities of of 8,250 milions; leaving 1,830 period daring 1915, it was supply-

Anished that postion of bis Reserve should be weeded of 1,400 millions of marks, Count millions to be faced. Dedacang ing 150,000 men with 75,000 soldier carries, and Nos, of Dis the emergenos ration, which every 6. The Laertes sighted the ran necessitating careful-naviga-those of its members who, though von Westarp declared during the the excess profite tax increase, leaves daily. Warrimoo 20 or 25 minutes before tion, up to the Brothers, and after fall of enthusiasm are yet young budget debate in February that 430 millions, left 1,400 millions

cuits are often kept in the front In France the bakehouses are line trench systems, to be used on the collision, and the Warrimon passing them had a clear run be-in years.

it was necessary to double that of marka of darrent interest to be organised on a still larger scale, cocasions when sighted_the__Laertes about 15 fore him. Under those circum.

sam even to meet the interest of paid of

Ats certain bakehouse, in a base supplies of food may not be the regular minutes before the collision. stances he might have relaxed his

the War Credita, Tast did not The transport and coal tax and port, 300,000 loaves are baked forthcoming. 6. Proper steps were not taken attention. That could account for

allow for the ordinary state ex. the increase on the excess profite every day. The flour is brought Army biscuits are flat, square on board the Warrimoo by the the presence of the look-out man

penditure, nor did it take into tax cannot be called real taxtion, direct from Canada or America, and hard, sad their toughness at officer in charge of the walch to on the bridge and the statement

consideration the cost of recon- They are simply discount on the and stored at the bakehouse, first gained for them no susil ensure rafe navigation. The officer that he was pacing backwards. It

stracting the marcantile marine,

Government's wat expenditure When the loaves are baked they notoriety, They are softer now in charge of the Laertea soted was therefore possible that being

the building up of industries and at most a poor palliation of are kept 24 hours, for new bread than they need to be, but at the properly in altering course to called hastily and seeing a ship's

closed down by the war, the pay

the disease at the root of German would never stand the journey to same time, they need to be hard, port, but should not have given lights oloss on him, he gave the

ing of pensions to the disabled finances.

the front, and then packed in for they are intended for use on the whistle signals at the time be order to port before he realised

The list of fixtures for the and the widows and children of The first war-profite tax, sub-sacze, and sent up with other abnormal occasions, and must be did.

what the position really was.

United Services Hockey League East Prussis on a pre-war basis, Helferien in March, 1918, was ward areas.

the deed, the re-establishment of mitted to the Beichstag by rations to the troope in the for- able to withstand abnormal con distans, in the haversack on the (Shield Competition) has

and the hundred and one losses ear-marked, not for the reduction At no period of the war have pack. to be played on Happy Valley the war.

Bisonite unlike bread, are time of bullying-off to be arranged Westarp in the Reichstag was debt after the war. ground on Mondaya and Fridays,

the conclusion of the war, bas Corps been unable to cope with manufactured by private con The estimate of Count von for the purpose of paying off the Army's demand for bread. tractors. When the war began, Although The system of supply from Cen- six frma mada biscuits for the time according to

law.

the Laurtes, but that on board

have been.

4. Proper navigation lights

were exhibited by both vessels,

bat it is possible that the War-

sto.

Under ordinary circumstances the certificate of the master of the

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Yours, etc.,

G, C Hongkong, 24th Jan. 1918,

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7. (i) The vessels were not meet- ing and on, or nearly end on, within the mesting of article 18 of Watrimoo would have been deal been arranged. All matches that will have to be faced after of deficits leis uncovered up to the bakers of the Army, Servica |

the Collision Regulations,

with without the least hesitation. fil) The vessels were not cross The three assessore, however, ing vessels within the meaning of were unanimously of the opinion

Tessela on opposite courses.

euspended. They considerad

clock of the Warrimoo.

They were also of the opinion

of year.

article 19; they were passing that his certificate should not be by the Secretary (Lieut. Jonee) that in Germany taxation would there was a deficit at the end of tral Depots has proved itself War Office, but nearly all-bia- 8 The collision occurred at 2 that under the present condition. The teams which have entered are to be multiplied four times, 1915, Helferich would neither capable of ready, expansion, and cait manufacturing firme have. 8.m., se fixed by the engine room that action was not advisable. R.G.A., 83rd Coy. B.G., Bindemnities were necessary from precedent and his declaration that placed with contractors, each and the contract rates are regulat

are 88th Coy. R.G.A. 87th this estimate an argument that duce a loan so meet it. By this war, orders for

if not five. The Count based on use the war-profite tax nor intro thongly in the early days of the sinoe taken up the work. Baw bresd were materials are supplied to them, the collision the Leertes founder-on board the minimum number matches are to be played. In the the enemies of Germany and that to meet a defcit from loan was arrangements were only of aed to secure.

9. It is unknown how long after that though the ship had Navy, and B.K.D.O., and return

Hit was essential she should ansound finance, he harnessed temporary character, and soon Government and a fair profit to a price to the event of two tsama tieing, another of certificated officers required matob is to be played for the coal and iron bearing parts the principle he expressed. Count{A:my bakehonse, in which flour are packed id tin canisters, bola bold all occupied land specially his successor, Conat Roedern, to gave place to the system of the the manufacturer, The biscuits 10. One deck passenger was by law, in view of the long decision. killed on board the Warrimoo sa voyage which the Warrimoo was

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(ii) The Lasries was a total loss. "

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Fourteen anafaptorera,

of Belgium and France. With Boedern was therefore unable to bought by the Army Contracte ing 15 to 25 pounds, and the a result of the collision, bat nomsking and so on, two certificat

that phase of his argument it is use his richest source of revenue Department was baked. As the empty canisters, for which blame attaches to anyone for this. ed officers were inadequate, and Up-to-date HE.D.O. has met not necessary to deal. No one for present purposes, but had to Army consumes several million variety of uses have been found, 11. The master of the Warrimoo too much extra work and reapons. 83rd Coy. E.G.A. winning by 3 but the most hide-bound Junker bark about for other means of lostes per week, it can easily be form one of the most familar rendered assistance to the Leartes ibility were thrown on the master goals to 1 and 88th Oor. R.G.A. in Germany believes in se required by section 422 of the and the chief officer. They has met the Navy winning by indemnity doctrine. The ordin in the coal and transport taxes, Army's bakers is thus no light million pounds of, bleouits go to the raising money. He found them anderstood that the task of the objeca in the trenches, Two Marobant Shipping Act 1894. pointed out also that though, the goal to nil Towerow, 88tary German shows signs of (Vide Georg Barabard in one.

12. (i) The stem sad bows of legal minimum

the of officers Coy. R.G.A.,

holders wishing he could get out of the Platus" February 1917).

France every week, and during the Warrimoo were badly damag was board, the actual of the shield, meet E.K.D.O. war on a hasis of the status que

Before the war, the Contracts the first twenty months of the Dr. Weimar in the Reichstag Department at the War Office war alone, over two hundred practice until recently had been the ranger-ap laat yer ante bellum. But Count on definitely amaumed that the bought the flour required for the million pounds were delivered to for ships taking even shorter and a good gama should Westarp's estimate is valuable in amount received from the excees Army's bread in the open mar- the Government by the biscuit voyages to carry & greater comple-lost several pingers, but, as the world a notion of what stares against the debt of current inter months experience, however,

result. The Defence Dorpe have so far as it gives the outside war-profits tax would be Bet keta in England. 13. The collision was caused by ment of officers. the wrongful act of the master of Mr. Everitt, on this point, said are only running one team this Germany in the face.

est. Next morning a financial showed that better results could the Warrimoo in porting his helm, that the ship had been carrying year, ought to be quite strong. In February of this year the expert assumed that it would be be obtained by parohaming four 14. The Court severely two more officers, but one broke The 88th Co. B.G.A. bave German Treasury would dearly ear-marked for the payment of in the Canadian markets and reprimande the master of the a leg and one left the ship in lost four of their forward, have liked to increase the taxa-capital debt after the war on an importing direct to the base ports How far will a bee fly a day? Warrimoo, but has not dealt with Saigon. Instructions were wired / but their last. year'a defence tion, but it was not possible to do established preosdent. All ofin France. Accordingly, with This is a mosted question: “Very down here to get a man, and one is still intact. The Navy so, inasmuch that the people which aresten an impression of the nacistance of the Canadian often bees will not go fariber There was no necessity to con-wae to have joined at Colombo, tarred out a much stronger slready had to pay more than obecurity to the outside observer. Government, arrangements were than a few hundred yards from sider the question with reference and was still waiting there. The team than manal in their first they were really abis. The new

circumstances at the time of the game and it is hoped they will taxation introduced than was on is that Germany is faced with effect, The Canadian Pacific Bora available in a abort dirtafos The whole truth of the matter made so put such a system into the hive. If there is plenty of sooident were therefore quite be able to keep it together. If coal and abnormal.

they can do so, they should do weakening form of taxation which revenne cannot pay even the agents, and direct shipments to in neccesary. It quite frequently transports very ever increasing debt, of which her Bailway soled as our purchasing they will not go any further than well in the Leagua,

had not the faintest hope of interest, let alone ospital. She France of Canadian flour, milled happens that beer donas go more sarvizing the war, since it would originally staked her fatars upon in Canada from Canadian wheat, than half a mile; but it The 87th Coy.E.G.A. have had merely cripple the reviving speedy victory and hage indem- have been made continuously uncommon for them to As to the costs, air, Carver asid difficulty in getting together a industries. There was also the nities from conquered countries. sicce the satama of 1915, Large thres read an annexe to these findings, that as the aesensors fees were to team and have had to cancel increase of 20 per cent in the "Is is after the war that the great warehases of flour, howevƏ DOD reviewing the evidence in detail be paid by the Crown, there were their first two matches. However, war-profits tax which would bring retribution will come, when Ger- tinued to be made in and giving the opinions of the no other costs in question. -- it is hoped they will yet be able to the state 430 millions of marka many is left to struggle with a bar here ibere Court on various matters raised In this the other counsel agreed to avoid withdrawing from the another tax which would dis burda therein and guiding them in their We understand that the Court League. The B.E.'s have not with the war,

his osrtificate.

to the master of the Laertes,

15. The assessors' fees are to be paid by the Government. The question of any other caste is reserved for argument if any of the parties desire to raise it.

The President proceeded to

The President said that no refection on the owners was in- tended in what he had exid

Indinga. It was stated that also decided to expange the been men out yet, but both they Not taking into consideration tow. mingira Ufore she collision evidence of the Chief Officer of and 88d Coy. BGA hope to the Credits passed i

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