The Governor regretted that could not accede to the suggestion give further time. He pointed out that the policy was framed not for the Colony of Hongkong alone, but for the whole Empire, and he expressed the opinion that the policy was a sound ona.
Mr. Pollock pressed an amendment to clause 6 of the Bill to the effect that No business shall be carried on by any such branch firm or person except for the purpose of completing transactions entered into by them or any of them before the commencement of the war.''
His Excellency ssid he could not! accept the amendment, as it riolat-
Rotterdam, Sept. 10.
The party of American correspon dents who accompanied the German army for nearly two weeks aerest Belgium and into France found themselves safe on Dutch soil to-day after being held prisoners by the Germans for four days under unusual circumstances. The Associated Press correspondent reached Rotter. dam late last night.
For the last week the party had wen under surveillance at Aix-la Chapelle, whither they had been brought on a train with prisoner from Beaumont, Belgium, The party included Roger Lewis, the Associat Press; Irvin 8. Cobb, the "Saturday Evening Post," and the hiladelphin Public Ledger," James O'Donnell Bennett and John T. McCutcheon, the "Chicago Tribune," and Harry Hansen, the "Chicago Daily News."
With them on the trip to Aix-la Chapelle were three other correspon. dents, Maurice Gerbauld, a Belgian correspondent; Lawrence Stein Stevens, an American artist, former. ly of Detroit, and Victoria Bonne beard, King Albert's special phota-
Americans Only Ones at Front.
The party of five Americans left Brussels on August 93 with special military passes, and were the only correspondents who were successful in following the German army.
The party succeeded in marching along with the army, sometimes in sight of fighting, until Beaumont was reached. Here the Germans had established temporary head quarters. At Beaumont the corres pondents were held up by Common dant Mittendorfer, whose suspicions against all newspaper men had been aroused by a party of three correspondents picked up the preview day, who represented themselves ar Americans, although two of them were Belgians. The trio were taken
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