The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-03
China PLOT SHIP,
DECLARES STORY .
]: ON WATERFRONT
t,ida "a a"#s
Old Pacific Mail Liner Reported
Suspected BY Agents Of
.,..,. Great Britain
Etrff - a..
INSIDE ACCOUNT OF HER
a,s SEIZURE REACHES HERE
Part Of Vast British Boycott Of
German and Austrian Goods
ss. T. II Is Said

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As.4se
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That the steamer China is believed
TO be an "alien enemy" and watched
as7such by Brit: h and Japanese war
ships, despite the fact that she is
owned by Chinese money and registered
under the American flag, was the story
that went the rounds Of local shipping
circles yesterday. All day and unit.
late last night, the agents for the
China attempted to get in touch with
her by wireless and failed, although
she was expected to dock in Honolulu
this morning.
The story coming from different
sources, purported to give the "inside -
Information regarding the stoppage o.
fSe China on the high seas February
lS, by a British auxiliary cruiser, and
thef removal OF twenty eight German
eight Austrian and two Turkish pas
tsngers by the British tars. The steam
eris captain later fled formal pro
test against the seizure with the Amer
Gan consul at Nagasaki, and it is un
dsrgtood that Washington is preparing
tettake the matter up with Downing
street. go.
wont vonch For Story
Not one Of the men who spoke Of
Hle Incident yesterday would voueh fOl
the truth of the story, but il game,
sOmc currency in shipping circles an
becapse Of this The Advertiser print
a Tor what II 10 worth. 1t deals will
the great war that is raging in Europe
and In, n fashion, links Hawaii even
closer than before with the struggling
nations on the far side of the world
Long before the so-ealled Grading
with the enemies" Get passed the Brit
ish parliament months ago, the British
public had taken q leaf out of the boOl
Of Oriental lore taught them by tn
Chinese, and had practically boycottn,
an German-made goods The famous
trademark made in Germany" was
sufficient to consign the article to tn
discard anywhere in the United King |
dom '''" tH~.. '-."t
boycott Spreads Swiftly
Swiftly this boycott spread. There |
was nothing official about it at first, |
just the spontaneous action of the PEG
PIE Themselves Firms in Canada tool |
u mp. Australia followed suit, and sooI |
hardly one Of the far-hung British colo
nies but was boycotting German an,
Austrian made products, going withou
when they could not find a British, 0
French or a neutral1made substitute.
Then came the passage Of the trad
w. with the enemies act" and officia
aanofion was given TO the movement
ne ,colonies trod fast on the heels OF
the mother country, and in many in.
staaees passed similar laws, 80 tina
ye9Don-made goods became tabu all the
yQFIa over, wherever the British flag
ohlna Feels Movement
In China, thanks to the conditions
which had prevailed there long before
the outbreak of the war in Europe,
British and German firms, had been H.
close business relations in many Of the
little concessions that are scattered
AI0ng the coast Of the ancient empire
and young republic. With the growth
df the anti-Teuton fee ing throughout
The English-speaking world these bust
ness bonds began TO slaeken in China
and soon the tabn on German goods was
IN fpll force so far as English speakin,
c1lloerns on the China coast were able
70 make IL good.
Followed the discontinuance of the
Pacific Mail steamship line and the alb
solpte cutting off of 81 Teutons il
China from the rest of the world The,
could not leave China in a British ship
French and Japanese ships were ais
and of American ships there
we're none.
rohtons Go To Work
That was the situation when tho
China was offered for sale. Instantly
GOES the story, the Teutonic elements
n China got TO work, and actinl
|L10ueh a clique Of Chinese opposed e
Tie Yuan government, secured the yes
~. with the idea of thereby forging
j link with the neutral outer world. |
MS then that the Allies woke to the
'ifuation under their noses and began
ooIlihg wires at Picking
This work was easy, as the hostile
'llitpde Of the owners of the China to.
yard the Yuan government is said to
ave been well known. The Allies
gents, therefore, found little difficulty
ID Biaving Of the registration Of the
.||.. uuucH INC SulhOSe nag rs WAS NJ 1
~ intended, and keeping her under
letprs and Stripes, a neutral flag it
! TRUE. but one that the German ele
rent back Of the purchase of the
|itadier Is reported to have objected
b 1lpf reasons of its own.
!. Thus il was, goes on the story, that
.ofofo the China sailed from Shanghai,
ne was the center OF vast deal of
mention The anti Yuan faction was {
iafchinR her, hopefully; the Teutonic
lehent had Its eyes fastened upon her I
81 she was the first steamer to leave {
.hipa that did not fly a host lie flag; {
al IastIy. the Allies were watching I
-. beIheving that - her strong box I
|efe papers and documents of great i'm Z
|6rtan6s 10 the Entente cause in the 4
|rient and ON the continent of America. /
7 Runlors got abroad in Shanghai be.
BE- the ship sailed, that she was the t