No, 9546 SEPTEMBER 10, 1898,7
was no desire, hue assured them, to intorfors with the legitimate medical use of the drug. The Gorarement Bought simply to put down an evil which was paint to all it the abuse of morphine. The amendments he was prepared to move when the Council want ints Committee on the Bill would have the effect of reinering anything likely to in- fringe the rights of any body, bat would put
this evil
injec- a stop once and for all to tion of morphine which had spread amongst us. There was no intention on the part of the Government to prevent the sale of medicines containing preparations of mor- phia, they all know there was a large uum- ber of
requires explanation on your part is your leilare to discharge the ordinary and pri- mary daty of your office as Treasurer in taking steps to secure the immediate plae- ing to the credit of the Government of all Government moneys that reached your Offion.
I have the honour to be, Bir, Your most obedient servant,
G. T. M. O'Brian, Unlonial Secretary. The Honoarable N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Colonial Treasurer, &c., do it.
(Steretary of Stals to Governor.)
Downing Street, 26 July, 1893, f household remedies which contaizod
Sir--I have given very careful considera- such preparatione; and the definition of morphine had boon so sitered that he tion to your Confidential despatch of the thought it would render the Bill satisfactory 26th of April iast, reporting upon the serious The definition was Morphine defaloations which have occurred in the to all. shall instude morphia and all waits of Hongkong Treasury, and enclosing copies of morphine and any solution thereof that the Report of the Commissionere appointed can be need as an injection, but not to inquire into the matter, and of corres preparations for ordinary internal use con- pordenes with Public Officers arising out of taining morphine as an ingredient but not that Report. euitable for purposes of injection," The deâaition of a chemist was Chemist or chemist or druggist druggist shall holding at European or American octif cate of qualification, Section 3 now for bade the adamaistration of wophine by in jection, the other forms of administration having been taken out, and the panities under the Ordinance had been reduced to a fine of 850 or imprisonment for two montha. While the Ordinance sought to put down the administration of morphing in this Colony, there was no intention to
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faterfere with the trade with the interior, In his concluding remarks, the Attorney General disclained that the prase action the Government was taken for the heno- Et of the Oplom Farmor,
of
Dr Ho Kai seconded the motivu, and urged the necessity for the bill being passed Be speedily as possible in order to put down at once the pernicious practice which wa claiming many victims,
Mr Chator expressed satisfaction will the alterations which the Attorney General #aid he intended to make in the bill, but was of opinion that it would be wise to leave it iu commitétus in order that an opportu nity might be given for considering these alterations.
The Oclonial Serotary said the Gar- ernment had not intended to take the third reading till next wasting.
Mr Whitehead concurred with Mr Chater and said he was glad to learn from the Attorney General that the alterations be the bill bad the proposed to make in approval of those who were more immedi- ately concerned in the sale of morphine.
The Cencil then wout into committee on the bill and tho various alterations in dicated by the Attorney General were mada.
pareons
2. It appears from these papers that Alres, the late firat Clerk in the Treasurg, embezzled in the course of the five years, 1888 to 1892, nearly 800.000 of publio money, and the circumstances which enabled him to do this are very clearly explained by the Commissions, to whom the Colonial Government is indebted for a very careful and plear Beport, I donour in their con- elusions as to the persons who, by neglect or omission of duty, allowed the frauds to be committed. Omitting the names of minor delinquents, the offers chiefly to blame were
THE
bilities of a Treasurer was set forth more: than one, viz: (1) in Lord Knutsford's despatch of the 11th of September, 1890 to which reference has just been made, (2) in the Financial Instructions, and (9) quite recently in my despatch No. 70 of the 21st of April.last.
CHINA MAIL.
41. Stanley Stroot,Brauch of Kwaiwa Lshe establishment. About 60
179, Queen's Road East.-Opened montbe.
104, Bonham Strand.
85, Bonham Strand.
dā, Third Street.
91, Queen's Road West, 50, Praya West,
Attached is a notice by hospital, in Canton, recommending the adoption of the injection of Morphia.
The numbers gires above cannot be relied on.
6th June, 1893.
Chinese about a month ago by Dr. Afkinson, Twice daily I hovò had this done at the when handing ma a bottle of liquid alleged Hung Cheung Shop (crockery ware chopt, to have been prepared for subcutaneous in- Morrison Street, for which I have paid ono jection which on analysis proved to be a gent sach injection. It is much cheaper selation of Hydroatiarate of Morphine. than smoking opfam and I get the same
2. At my request out Compradore, Mr satisfaction out of it.
I know of ten Chinese Doctors who each Hou & Ohoo, hrought me, about a month aza, a victim of this parnicious babit, who treats 50 to 100 men daily with this med volunteered the following statement:-
elas,
COLLISION AT THE SADDLES. Wo take the jallowing from the Shanghai Mercury of 8th inst.:The N.X.K, steamer Yechigo Murti, Captain Yoshigawa, which arrived this morning from Hakodate, with a cargo at sea-weet met with a rather curious nooideat at the Buddies early yea forday morning, which happily was not early so serious me it might have been. The ateamer was at anchor off the North- Saddles, the weather being very thick with rain, and lights were being burned for a Dauned by a needio need for inserting His waight was 120 lbs.
pilot. About 1 3.1. the British barque medicina. I took the medicine for I received from the Honourabia Colonial Harold, Oaptain King, hore up, ale buen the first time in this way in October Treasurer about this date a liquid in aing signals for a pilot. Captain King, it last. At first I had two injections, small bottle which he informed me was the appears, has never been in Shangbai before, daily, one in the morning and see in medisine sisal by these Chinese Dantors for and noeing the Fachigo's lights, be thought the evening. Afterwards, when I this purpose. I bauded it over to the Go- they were the answering lights from a pilot had diarrhoes, and pains in the vernment Analyst to analyse.
My name is Cha 4 Yee. 1 am 2 bar- ¡ The mas bad a number of murke on both ber, and am 28 years of age. The areas evidently produced by panstared marks on my arms and thighs are wounds.
more.
atomech, I had one or two injectiona About the 20th altime I received a solid boat, in reply to his own signals. Captain King bore down on the supposed pilot-bant; After using the injections for preparation from the same gentleman which and it was only when he got too alone to three months, my arm used to be I also handed over to Me Crow for purposes prevent a collision that he discovered the vary stiff at night. I am now having of analysis.
signals proceeded from a steamer at other. The Harold was going about nisë knots; át, the time. ail immediately taken in and the speed of the Harold considerably reduced so that the force with which she struck the Ph. B. C. Ayros, C.M.G., Colonial steamer we tery much slighter than it Surgeon, &, E., a
four or five injections daily. Have I have the honour to be, Sir, Your ebedi bad two this morning (12 noon). At out Servant, first I paid two cents for each in- jeation. I saw only pay one osat,
becausa
I had the injections in the first plaos Dr
I was told by many people that they would care me of the oplum habit. Havo not smoked បទ any epium since October 1892, to that date I bsd bees an epiam
I felt smoker for more than a year. tatter when I smoked spiam than I do now. I used to get medicine in- jeeted at the Chun Tak long, drug shup, Wyndham Street. They mora made this moralög by Chan Mui Yuk, Queen's Road Central."
I toast that it has now been mado por fectly clear to the public service of Hong. kong that the Audit of Ravenna by the Local Auditor is intended, not to relieve the Treasurer of responsibility, but to secure the performance of his duty, that the Treasurer raponsible for the collec
The ostensible reason for taking Mor. ticn, receipt and safe keeping fof Govorn ment money, that, if the Auditor finds that phine is to get rid of the craving for opium; the Revenue is being defrauded by the pubut aren if man doesn't want to do so be bio, it is primé fucie evidence of neglect or naturally prefers apending 3 or 4 cents on laxity of daty on the part of the Trossarer, Morphs to 1o or 50 on opium.
The coolie class patronise these places. and that the Treasury Staff ignore financial regulations and exhbezzle public I should say that we won't be able to judge funds, ja course either of receipt of or pay of the extent of this proctics for another ment, it is the Treasurer who will, mimooth or so. The writers put the number in exceptional circumstances, be held of people at between 1 and 1,000, who peoaularily responsible for the accruing were no doubt all babitual opium mokers.
A. W. BREWIN loss.
11. I obearse that it is stated in theso papers that there is great pressure on the Treasury during the first few days after the dates at which rants or taxes tocoas doe I would suggest that it might be possible. to classify the persons liable to pay rents and taxes, and to arrange with them that they should make their payments at the Tronaury during particular wacks or on particular days, within a certain limit of time after the date at which the payments fait legally duo. Under present oiran tances, these tres cannot be fully collect- (1) The lato Mr Lister, for authorizing ed in a shorter time than three menthe, I not, therefore, Alves to sign receipts, for engaging and the Government would Shreff, who could not read Bogah, as far as I can judge, bo seriously damnif. and for failing to cause the Rent Bolled by the proposed arrangemans, which to be made up at the proper time, al would have the advantage of obviating the though this omission was brought to pressuto complained of.
12. It seems to me doubtful whether the to its prosent exteanive ucs. Thote Worpkins solution I requested Mr H A his notion by an Audit clerk, (ii) Mr Wodehouse, sometime Acting Shroffs at the Treasury, who receive public Treamerer, for neglect in not ouring money, should be allowed to use private the Rent Rolls of 1887, 1868 and 1889 chops for stamping the receipts which are to be made up at the proper time. given to the public, and Ishould be glad to (iii) Mr May, who acted for a short know whether shops could not be provided time as Treasurer, for similar angfect for them bearing, in addition to their own to which hie attention was drawn sy personal device, the Royal Crown or some A dis-sinker Baltabla pubiis emblem. the Auditor, Mr Nicolle. (iv) Mr Mitchell-lanes, for not causing would presumably hesitate to execute such the Rent Rolls to be made up ala chop if asked to do so by a private per though his attention was similarly on, 38 the presumption would at oros arise called to the matter by Mr Nicolle; that he desired to possess himself of a for for failing to make himself acquainted god chop. with the manner in which public busters wa being conducted in his Tepartment, and for misreading and not enforcing the lastructions laid down for the casduet of business in his Office. (r) Mr Nicolle, for aut reporting in writing to the Government the neglent of duty on the part of the Treasurer and Acting Treasurer, which prevented air from duly dis- eberging his dutto ae Anditor.
3. The oliver to whom the heaviest amonat
+
13. It occurs to me, furibor, that if tho Receipts for Crowe Rents and their cours. tsrfoils are, as no doubt they are, number- ed, and if, when a rent is recorded as paid in the Rest Roll the number of the Receipt wore entered in that record, the Auditor, would have no difficulty in detesting say case in which a payment thore recorded an made had a tally among the counterfoils or in the Cash Book.
J. M. ATKINSON, Superintendent.
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY,
LIMITED.
The following are the recounts to be submitted at the ordinary meeting of the above company on the 15th fast,:~-
BALANCE SERET, 30ru June, 1803.
AFGETS. Hotel property.
Domain ft No. & and on the seminar portion rd marine lot No. 3
... $486,763.01
* Not printed. (Repert by the Police.)
Central Police Station, 19th Junio, 1803. CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDENT,-In socor dance with instructions rescived from you ad Mr Buckle we have made inquiries The injections of Morhpla are made with regarding the use of Morphin injections. the object of curing persons of their opium- moking habits and the method is said to bave been instituted by our of De Karr's small scale last in Hongkong, on studente, in Canton. It was commenced only within the last
4. Thinking it would be useful to have year, but it is two or three months that it has attained
Bore information na to the strength of the Aberdeen the Colony, including Shaukiwan and Youmeti, sbout eighteen Choo to obtain a supply. He forwarded it places in which shout ons thousand por- to me on Sunday last, I then requested Proga reclamation and interest.
Facoive injsotions twice a day. Dim to eend the actual purchaser to my Farniture account, as per last rew claim to have term corapletely cured of He was the barter referred to in paragraph There are a few, who no longer use it, who Offee. The man came on the 29th ultimo. their opium-moking habits by it; but 2. Bis appearance had certainly at me! others have tried it and afterwards gone proved. Weight 107 lbs. loss of its month. He said that he bad bad back to opium-emolding.
three injection that day.
BODS
aro
A coolie who would amoke 5 or 6 cents' worth of opium a day only pays 1 cont for each injection, so that he waves 3 or 4 cents a day and obtains an equal effect, while t the same time he is getting cured of the opium smoking
3. I may mention that the man on that date weighed 112 lbs. He appeared come. what dazed.
within a
6. He made the following statement :-
On the 25th June, Mr How A Choo guve me $1.30 to buy some medicine. I went to Taing Lok Hin, 97, Quean's Rond West, and saw the man who had given me injections on a former asked him to let me OCCASION. hava some of the muticine he uses. He filled the boille (one fluid ounce) I bad with me and charged 20 contá for it. I bauded the bottle to Mak Kall,'
6. Mak Kan informed me that he headed 7. Bubmitted to analysis this solution this battle to hit Hoo A Choo personeily. yielded % of Morphine-2.5% of the Hydrochlorate or Muriate, the commonest
is alkaloid. commercial saft of this
8. The solid preparation handed to me by Hydrochlorate of Morphine.
could not make use of a hypodermic in jeo abserve that he has not improved his position leashich were enclosed in your despatch | Dona of them have had training ander for. [Dr Atkinsor a few days ago proved to be
doctor.
advice?
BIQUES,
Bloco pafl-Coutrie
Remaining portion of
marino fot No. 1,
per inst report..... 8820.952.11
tor, architects' poen-
mial, gun DEG VÍCE,
6,851.31
——— 205,540 19
purt Sided, dry furniture
fer now wing, &
would have been Ead sail not beer takon id: in time. As it was, the Harold struck the | Yechigo stem on, on the port quarter, and knocked out several plates-all the damage to the steamer, however, thanks to the addle-bowa of the exiling veel, baiag well above the water-line. The figuro-head of the Harold, a bugs pices of timber carvod in the likeness of the monarch after, whom, the vessel is named, went right thronghi thà Yechigo's after deck-bous, amushing up the second mate'e room and then penetrating, into the saloon, when it snapped olsan off and dropped down on the saloon table of the steamer. The Harald then draw back, puta abont, and after Chptain King had ascertain. of that he assistance was not required, he drow his vessel off to a safe distance, re- maining in the mighborhood till morning, damage was due to the Harold, which an iron ship. beyond the lose of the figure
of the Techigo bead. Captain Yeshigawa Mary, Anding bis vessel was uninjured below the water-ling, remained quietly at anchor until morning, when after ascertain.. ing the rame of the ship with which he had been in collision, he proceeded on his voyage: 20,795.81 at easy epsod, arriving here late last even- ing. The Hardd came up to Wassung 1.540.00 yesterday afternoon, where she now is lying
8.8458 --------- $42,144.04
74,568.61
12,890.55
393.16
Lom written off for depreciation... 5,600.403
Stock of wines and provisions. Best launch, as per last report
Ista willen off for depreciation
.....
Cast on hand. Santry deto Bhares act as per Just report
Leiten auf for depreciation
3.0w.on
500,0
1,974.19 2,500.00
Lionson attaching to 2nd ball-year, 1902 Fire aanranco. attaching tond half-year
1683.............
Capital sost-
WABILITIEN
6,000 old shares tally paid-up at
sno per share.. 4.000 new sur shares
at $25 each postup 150,000,00 Lesa 2,189 (not taken
ap) $25
6-4,975.0K
306,025,00 Aud of all paid only
anchores£$12). 85,607.50 And you and real e
wald na 5,481 shares at $125
34,357.50 ------- 101,100,00
The Morphis need in purchased at the
ik by one or two men, who dissolve dispensarios as a powder xt $40 a lb., water and self the solution to the injectors. The inject the liquid under the skin, at the muscles of the arms, with small The operator shaved at the dispensaries. bypodermic syringes, which are also par
Harbour Master painted out Tuo
14. In conclusion I note that it would begins on a patient with a big drae, which he decreased daily, ar once in two days, thrat tho bill not
prevented only
suem from the evidence taken by the Com-for about a month, when the cure should the injection of morphine by ignorant
missioners that Alves' dishonesty was trace-
be affected. Chinese bat almo by intelligent Eur-
Few of these making the injections are it wormed rather hard of blame must be attributed is unquestionable to batding spoonlations os his part, opeahe, and
Ann Ohtuose medical practitioners and the latter clues ably Mr Mitobell-fanes; and I regret to and that these speculations were more or ship that
of mattor
I trust that the notoriety.
eigters. The unrestricted use of such tion of morphine without paying $5 to a by tie tane and temper of hie defence. He, rules
9. It appeared to me desirable to have no doubt, misapprehended the relative duties No. 292 of the 12th October last are bag drug by reckless and unqualified practi-
Mr Chau Kam-tain, one of The Governor-Do you think any intel of a Treasurer and an Auditor; bat ia con rigidly carried out, for it cannot be too soon ligent person would use it without medical sidering the weight to be attached to this understood in the Government service that tioners must be a great danger to the cooler proof of this practice. Accordingly my assistants, I went to No. 7. Queen's it must be borne in mind that, jobbing and speenlation is real property community and, like the unrestricted male, accompanied The Harbour Master said he had used it upon his sppointment as Treasurer, he will be assumed to be incompatible with vows to call for the imposition of authe Road West, resterday morning. I directed' Hoogkong Hole Ca limital, 300 (6 per
restriction as a
sa safeguard. Whether Mor- received special instruction as to the respon honest and hourable discharge of public his it she shape of a powder 2000s under him to go upstairs and oak the war in the Ordinance as a preparation of opium charge if he would allow me to visit his No objection being offered, establishment. sibilities and duties of hie ofice, namely duties those conveyed in my predecessor's despatoň
·∙rticular reason why this despatch and the may be a question for the law officers to entered and observed three men asleep o No. 191 of the 11th of September, 1890: t any member of the Council used mor- and also that is the same year Financial despatch to which it is an answer should be decido, or if the Opium Farmer wishes, bets, and about 12 or lo standing in the Jay dividends
Instructions for Hongkong wers drown up, kept confidential, bat leave the matter to could take up a case as a test case. which, if they had been followed with even your discretion. ordinary intelligence, would have prevented the later defalcations, or at least have led to their earlier detection. Although Me Mit- obell-Innee had, prior to heing appointed Treasurer, no special financial experiune, an officer of his standing and experience must be taken to have been well aware that it is a Treasurer's duty to close and balance his books at the end of the year, and that it is the duty of every head of a department to be thoroughly aquainted with the mono- ver in which the business of his Office is onducted, and to satisfy himself by constant perusal investigation that bis Staff cont
conform
Bimself, but if he did so after the passing of this Ordinance he would be liable to a penalty.
The Attorney General was surry to hear that phine injections without a doctor's prescrip- tion and hoped the Ordinance would put stop to it.
The Harbour Master said that it certainly would bare that efect, so far an hy was concerned.
The bill was left in Committee and the Council adjourned till Monday. 18th it.
THE TREASURY DEFALCATIONS.
THE RECHETALLY OF STATE'S
DEEPATUR
ali respects to the rales and regulations. Farther, it might have been expected that
short service had hess promoted to a new and important position, would have sought
15, 1 am not aware that there is any
I have the honour to be, Sit. your most obedient, humble servant,
BIPON
Governor Sir W. Robinaso, K.C.M.Q., |
&c., &o, &c.
THE MORPHINE ORDINANCE. The following reports on the practice of Morphine Injection were laid before the Legislative Council this afternoon by con mand of His Excellency the Govemor
(Upium Farmers to Colonial Treasurer,)
Hongkong, May 24, 19 Sic-The Propared Opium Ordinance of
W. ETANTON, W. QUINCEY,
Inspectors (Minute by the Captain Superintendent of Palace). Honourabla Colonial Treasurer, Peport in accordance with your request.
F. A. M. 10.6.
Colonial Surgeon to Colonial Secretary.
Government Civil Hospital,
Hengkang, 14th July, 1893. BTR-in cardance with instructions contained in your minute of the 28th ultime, I requested Dr Atkinson to give me a report of a 3886 of Morphis injection by
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Name of the mea, I was in- verandah. formed, had just had injections; the others Ibero were were waiting their turn. Bumerous punature ecare on their arms. I saw two operations performed. In che case about 1 minims, and is the other case about 20 minims were injected. The operu- tor informed me that there was a limit as to the aurober of minios he injected and that the quantity wead depended on the amount
of opium his patients had been in the habit
cel.) debentures at 6500 each
Hongkong Land Investmented Agency Co.,
Limited...
Sundry cralitars...
Balance at credit of profi and less mergunt
84,999.14
----- $24,637.90
947,834.01 1,280,22 19,7.37
No
in
at anchor.
The damage done to the Yechigo, although it is all above water, is very considerable, and it is estimated, that repairs will cost
13,475.29 between Tls. 2,000 and £ls. 3,000. Captain
23.34 Jabt P. Roberts surveyed her this: "afters n 720.0000, and, it is believed, came to the con- clusion that it will not be necessary for hor 6780,954,41 | to ga inta dook. Tenders will be invited for her repairs. The bulwarks of the vessel are completely stanched in for about 80 fect from the stern on the port side, and tha deck-house on the same side is a sumpleto week, with a large root in the side and roof, through which the figure-bead of the Harold penetrated. Six plates will have to be replaced in the steamer's side and three or four in the dook-house. The plates through. which the figure-load cut, are curled up the edges like paper.
#61,100.04
159,000.
www
The Harold brings 1,000 cases of koro- sene oil from New York, oausigned to Mestre, Jardine, Matheson & Co., while Arahold, Ka-berg & Co are the correspon
only
350,000.00 | dents of her owners in London. She was 120 days out from New York when the 261,100.00
17783.89 cuident happened, having had a most pron-
1945.95
perous and uneventful voyage.up to that. time.
166.24
5080,154.11
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE SI
MONTEA TO 30th June, 1898.
..$ 206.25 To Grown rent
1,0.06 1,003.75
To director and suditors' fees
To salatics and charyas ...
To fee insurance recount -
To furniture morní, t tor depration
We then atcount, for deprecation .....
123.28 1,000.00
2,800.00
6MANSI NOTES. (N.-C. Daily News Correspondent).
Aug. 10.... There was a slight earthquake shock felt in Toko Asion about 3 n'elook on the
Testador Raumah, for dapricis 57.995.3850000 afternoon of the 4th of August. No dam.
To interst account on
Les interest rencival on unpaid
ella, de...
To balaner ...
$18,26.75
of sm king. The Syringe used as a good To Interest account on to 3,090.
ter. The in trument of American manufacture. operation was performed in the usual way and after each injoution the nerdie was wiped with a dirty rig. The operator said, he prepared the solution himself from s powder parehased at a European Pharmoss
Mariate of Morphine, Poison. 10. I may here mention that this inject. preparation of Morphining business is a profitable undertaking. I 'the subjecting of optom of any kind to used and the strength of the salutions from understand the Chinese pan buy Hydroch any degree of artificial heat, for any pur- the samples forwarded, and alan to procure locate of Morphine locally at $260 per Dy bonus ud dividends from local offers Fuse whatever shall be taken to be the pre-samples direst for hiroself, if possible, and ounce (437. & grains). From this quantity
get paring of mach opium.
A long correspondence on the subject of the recent Trousery defalcations (which want of space provante us from publishing at presset was laid on the Coaneil table to-day. We give below a letter from the pantieman who after a outpacatively 1891, sectioa 18, provicHa for the prepara Chinese that came under his notice in the; and showed me an empty bottle labeliod Colonial Sorary to th Colonial Trea- Barer (Mr N. G. Mitchell intes) and the Secretary of State's despatch on the result of the laquiry m
(Colonial Secretary to Mr N, G. Mitchel-Innes)
d to
to justify the exasptional confidence reponed
in him by setting himself to master and improve the administation of his Depart mant, instead of acquiescing in arrange- ments made by bis predecessore, which, as it happesu, have proved to be defective, and assuming that those kirangements were be. ing faithfully observed by his staff.
$1,56)
tion and sale of prepared opium, and the Government Civil Hospital und also request. word preparation by the interpretationed his Cmw, Government Analyst, te supr clause in the Ordinacce is stated thus: this, if possible,
"
all the information he would generally 875 infections such moutaining half a grain
most
ba
balans of proft brought far-
By
1800
proof Botel, is
......$2,285.55
ward from last on
to 10th J
$10,1.04 Add real of shops, ... 7,996.77
***3.081.07
་་་
age ie reported.
Tho heavy saminer rains have swopt away many of the roads, so that traffic between the arge allies hag-virtually coated 16,928.11 for the pressut. An official and daite who 15started off from Taiyanaf for the north,
21. spite of the weather, about the first of thể...... month, met with a mass of water ten from the city which swept away fiftcon of his followers. This incident, would be amasing if it were cat sad. Fancy, Afteen men drowned ou a tond-the great high-
23.107.41 $14.27 $25.791.78 R RYILL Loctotuy
Hongkong September 1889.
SWATOW.
of the Celestial empire-ten distant from a capital city where a great Thotai: spreads his shadow.
It is stated that to the north frem Tri- Juanfa a petition to the throus purporting to be from Chung Chih-tong has been diroulated with a view to stirring up the people to kill all the foreigners and bum
A Correspondent writes to us on the 10th their property. One well qualified to pro
nounce an opinion on the subject seyn of a from Swatow inst. 1
this documeat: It is no low-born placard, but a very well written document, I hegios
with a mention of the Opium War
Things aro dreadfully dull and slow
12. The Urdinume should be made as here. We hure bad vory fine weather here and how overal cowardly officiale unde
cowardice. It then goes on to show how concessivo alter acother has been
made to the English batburkins until what
with our doctrine sad our encroachments
we shall at so 'distaus der got entire
po session of the land. Then follow refer
the credit of the Government. This is, indul to convey to him a severe couture from induced to frequent these boys, and we east by pomplete deprivation at once. to the profitable character of the business, freshens and throughout the night was onses to history, how the past lus les c
the
tion
anns
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th April, 1893.
In the latter part of section in it is pro- as to the practice of Morphia injection of Morphine Hydrochlorate could be pre- Bir,I am directed to inform you that
vida that 10 medical practitioner, among the Chinese. These reports t now pared. This would leave a profit of $6.26 the Governor has perused the Report of
Chinese forward. Mr Crow's report is a very com- ou each ounce of Morphine at a charge of 1 the Commission appointed to enquire into
6. As to the notions to be takes in the chemist or druggist, not being
were used at each injection the profit would the Treasury defalcations, copy of which ease, I have to observe that whilst I oenor being such and having a Buropese or plate one and leaves au doubt upon the cent for each injection. If rd of a gruin has been forwarded to you with my latter sider that it would be harsh to require Mr American diploma, shall be prevented from subjest.
The done used as it appears quite com- be about $10.00.
11. There can be no two opinions as to of even date, with estrome rcgreb.
Mitobell-lunes to make goud to the Celonial preparing or selling opium bond fide for me.
monly of gr. of Morphia in bulution is a! 2. From the Report and the Evidence Government the full amount of the defaloa.dical purposes.
Within the last few months a number of very full one and very rarely used by a the boneful nature of this practice, and no attached to it, His Excelency is unable to tion which becurred duri his control of the
during avoid the conclusion that you have continu. Treasury, I muet mark my seties of his establishments have been opened in Houg- medical practitioner to allay evea very acute effort should be spared to stop it forthwith. ously neglected the duties of your amoe. | obertcomings, by diresting that, as a condi. kang, to which those who have acquired pain at of a groin are the dose sweeping a possible. A saving olang in for the last three mouths, but intensely the appeal to arms a failure by arrang Quite irrespective of any obligations cast tien of
tion of his remaining in the public Service,
lee, the habit of opium-smoking have been quamooly used. It will be seen by this
我怎 However, last Friday brought us a presumo, apor yan by the Financial Instructions, is he he required to pay into the Colonial induced to resort for the purpose of having that the dose used among the Chinese is a favour of practitioners registered under
very fall one,
This supposed cure for Ordinance No. 6 of 1844 would, I was your elementary duty ne Treasurer not Treasury n
The Baromster had been low if he preparation of opium admin stared by à Gue of
Becerry, which may,
Natire practitioners bolding change. means of subcutaneos injections. As the Opium smoking is the introdution of only to see that the revenue was promptly prefers it, be paid in such instdmeninas yon charge made for enco injection is rury nouabtedly pernicious habit for one that, diplomas granted by the College of Medicine Lore both on Wednesday and Thursday solloated, but to see that when it reached may bink reasonable. It will also be your all, large numbers of Chiness have been
for Chinese should not be exempted from as I have proved, in a very doubtful use and your Office it was all immediately placed
oured with no evil efforts to the the operation of the Bill. Having regard On Thursday night the wind bogan to on his shortcomings in the conduct of believe, that a considerable dimuation in
in patient fact, the primary duty of all Trosaurers, his Departmant and bis neglect to comply the receipts of the Farm riding, Erona the Ladeprive these men of the habit at once of as set forth in puregraph it, the temptation gasty, and on the morning of Friday, the that the northem barbarians conld not be and it was obviously the primary duty with the requirements of the Auditor.
heavy rain: Bar. 29.54. Wind rapidly in-hat still called for more and more antif of the office to which you were sp 6. Further, as he has not justified bis sale of prepared opium for local consum using Morphis injections will pause much to take up the practice of injusting Morth, was blowing strong from N. E., with satisfied by suy coucessions made to them
13. At the same time something should, creased towards sundown, and at 8 p. they were abdund and put in their plaón... ··· pointed at
beginning of
has been owing to this cause. Under suffering, not only nervous exhaustion for phine would be great indeed. 1801, selection for the headship of a department these circumstances we would ask you to want of the stimulant, but in the majority and for which you have since been in
in Hongkong, it will be necessary for me to drawing your salary. But the Governor, arrange, if possible, for his teanafer to /e good enough to suggeat to the Govern of cases it will result in ap attack of profuse I think, be done to relieve the sufferings vi§ was blowing a strong gale from about This is the only ouurde tu pursue with the ". is made illegal. Theee men will be in a Midnight, vory heavy squalls, with blinding their property. Wisthers come tow to his great surprise and regret, learns another Colony. But suck transfer will not ment either some modification of the law diarrhas very difficult to control and will those now having injections if the practice B. N. E., with heavy ruin: Bar. 29.45. foreigners. Exterminate them, bora up
We are ready, they have to come vi with reference to the sale of preparations result in a sort of Cholera auare. from the Report of the Commission, and meen a promotion, but I trust that tie of opium, or else that law might be Morphis injection is used ostensibly for terrible state when the injectors are disconraic, wind still abeat &. N. E.; Bar. still svenge the Evidence recorded by them, that go far where and in the discharge of different passed making the subcutaneous injection the care of Omam smoking, but from the tis
falling. At 1.30 a.m. on 9th the storm from a distance, wo ere many, they are for: 14. Would it not be possible to supply was at its haight, wind hauling to Kast-we will eat them up as they had and fear na st present appeara neither by checking duties he will gain the coufdemos of the of druge, except under certain restrictions evidence given there is no attempt whatever
At this time there not but they will soon lose heart: If will your books, nor in any other way that Government under which he serves, and and by a daly qualified medical man, a pan- to decrease the strength of the injections; from this Department some powerful stima- word. Bar. 29.28. could be discovered by the Commission, thus possibly build up a claim to promotion shable fence
but on the contrary the number of doses lant and tonic sich is Cinchona and Arome was a very high tide. 6 s., weather cost something to do it but very little to the was moderating: Bar. 29.44; wind about what it will cost if the day be deferred. have you talon any stepe to fulfil your hereafter.
We are informed that is large number of taken appears to increase and the eridenes tie Spirit of Ammonia to all victims
E.S.E Nou, wind about South; weather All people like this plan of a swift and daty of amauring that the revenue which 7. Mr Wodehones and Mr May must porsane bave been coriously injured in pants to the introduction of a babit well injection habit on application
15. These wretched ersutures will not be improving Bor. 2960. 4 p.m., weather speedy extermination. The scholars BIMBYL reached your Office was pli placed to these be censured, hat less severely for their health by have and as ibu prae- babit for ure that is to ear the most of it a able to satisfy the revitable craving by ai
recurso to the known to be an undoubtedly pernicious
fina; Bar. 20.05.
wered for it, ono word of explanation and credit of the Govorament His Escalloney their respective shures in the responsibility
places above tasntioned,
I said to thei return to optam smoking.
The steamere all left the wharves and every one else sees the wisdom of it. further leares that the result of this neglect for what happened. I am glad, however, to
The profit side of the question is the only maa Chu a Yes on the 29th ultimo-- Why those that were at the buoys left for a Even the old women bare suficient serse" daty on your part has been that mis-
permanently the revenue of the Colony Treasur, which commenced before you to Mr. May as comparatively slight, and I well as the prosent Uplam Farmers, weone likely to be looked upon by those who don't you stop it? You will die if you go asfer anchorage. A good deal of damage to understand it and say, Yes that is the appropriations of publie moneys in the add that I regard the blame which astuches portent same time likely to affect very doubtfully pernicious one. arobarge, remained undetected for in other respects during his short tesura of matter to the worious attentiza of the 200 to 400 per cent, and as long as they I am a poor man and ban't afford to buy Brad. B. & Swire's band was damaged, So the Imperial master is pleaded with to
renognite that he showed zeal and capacity feel justified in urging, you to bring the audact the cure. It is shown to be from an at this rate. He replied, How can 1 was done by the tide which ovardowel the right thing. Fill them, drive thes yours, and continued on a large scale during
the office of Treaturer
Colonial Government.
make such a profit there is little chance of opiam for smoking. If I smoke opium again and the sheds on the wharf were blown act on these lines? Au nquiry, wit the
it will oust me trico as much as it did be away. Several Chinese houses affered, Taiyuanfa your tenure of offer.
8. As regards Mr Nicolle's share in the
We have the honour to be, Biz, Your their pacienta boing cured.
and the lower part of the Carlom-house documents out where copies of sil
conserving the 3. In thees circumstances It has been
am of opinion that it is of little ne fero."
16. Poverty on the one hand and the ex- was flooded. On Kachio side the rouds has led to the discovery on park His Excellency's painful duty to consider matter, I shall not anticipate the judgment most obedient Servante,
HAY FOOK COMPANY,
striking at the sale of the drug or the in
English Baptist mizelonary that Depre whether it was Decoarazy in the public of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
tramente azed, as there are European orbitant charge oude by the Opium Farmer were inch cut ap.
The Paksian must have had rather a sentation concerning the treatment la be interest to interdiet you from office pending it taust, bowever, be recognised that his the enquiry into and settlerant of your position was a difficult one, and that as a
Chinese Lowbs. The only way will be to my opinion the ohled causes of the introduo-ronga time of it, as she left here for the shown to foreigners has been sent to Peking case. His Ekselimey has decided text is new comer to the Colony, called upon to in- The Housurable N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Agencies for these in all the principal for the smoking eximot on the other are in
Chang Chih-tang, and that the usual strike at the shops in which it is practised, tion of this practice.
way of proceânxo bas been departed from le not necessary. In view of the backs troduce and carry out a system to which
the sams as gambling houssa, and the pun- obedient Servant,
in this caerapy has not been forwarded. haring now been brought up to date, and telligible that he should have shrunk from Honourable Registrar General,-Appartements should be severe and refer ocly to
but a couple of sentences as to the subject li of other gircumstances, His Excellency is what might seem to others a needlessly rigidently the practica of injecting Murphia has the keepers.
it doelt with substituted. satisfied that there is no such risk of fur. ther misappropriations of public maneys in interpretation of his duties; and, after all, the Treasury, during the time that will be it was to him that the discovery of the arisen poly within the last few months. required for exquiring into and settling frauds was ultimately due
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of
1
Jour case, as to zappenelista your interdic tion from offias.
there was strong local hostility, it was in
Opium Farmers.
Colonial Treasurer, de., de, dry. (Máraits by Assistant Registrar General)
9. I presume that Alves' security bond has been enforced us to recover a portion of the amount embezzled by him, and I
4. The Goremor has next considered take the opportadity of asking whether this whether slops should be taken under the ourse was actually taken in the Barcades Colonial Regulations with a view to your suspension from office. On this point His case, in sccordance with paragraph 11 of my Excellency has decided to lay the matter predecessor's despatch No. 194 of the 11th before the Secretary of State, and I am to of September, 1890,
request you to bea
be so good an to furnish me
10. I have observed with some surprise at your eatly conrenierce with any explan- the confusion of mind exhibited by Mr
At the same time provisions will have to
|
I have the honour to be, Bir, Your most
W. Enwann Crow,
Gotornment Analyst.
Lejections can be obtained at the follow-be made to meet the evile which will arise The Colonial Burgeon, &o., &o,, &c, ing places.:--
312, Queen's Bond West.-A branch pa about a month. 50 or 60 people go there a day,
1, New Street, Opened a fortnight. Plasty of patronage,
from this stoppage amongst those that have atracted the habit, which might be dutie by a notification by the fegistrar General that mediclaus neu bo obtained from the Europass, hospitals and dispensaries mad also from Police Stations the same as hue bren done in regard to Cholora Canes.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servanty
Pn. B. C. ATRÈS,
Culmial Surgeon, Zad Boor, 10, Kwaiwa Lane-Opened in The Honourable The Columnist Secretary. November, Number increased from 19.to
1st floor, East Street.Opened 2 weeks. 60 or 70 a day. Fee at above places, 1 cent au injection.
2ad fout, 18, Taipingahan Street. - Opened 3 weeks. Fée, 2 cents.
ation or statement that you may wish to be Mitchell-Inues and others as to the relative considered by the Scoretary of State. The responsibilities of seronriting and audine 40 a day. Fee reduced from 2 to 1 cons.
Mitchell-Inues, for instance, Me nature and bearing of the case, so far as it hours
367, Queen's Road Central-Opened in affects you, are excientty indicated in the showed a disposition to advance a theory Bepart of the Commission, and the Evi- that it is not the duty of the Treasurer bat Marci. Number of patients increased danas attached to it, and the second para- the duty of the Auditor alone to see that from 20 to 60.
99, Bonhamn Strand.-Opsaed 1 months. graph of this letter: bet I may briety the Government is not defcended of Ra summarise them by stating that what venue. The proper view of the responsi 40 or 60 a day,
ENCLOSURE 50. I
Goverment Analyst ta Colonial. Buryeva.
Government Laboratory,
Bergkong, 1st July, 1894. Bir-My attention was first called to the Morphian injecting among the
practice
EXCLOJURE TO. 2. Superintendent Government Copil Hospital to Colonial Surgeonsi Government Civil Hospital,
Hongkong, Jul July, 1848. Bir-I have the honour to report that on the 31st May inst, Coolie who won seat to me by Mr McCallum. interviewed & Street Blu statement way is follows
My name is Fu A-kwan. I am 43 years old and live at No. 7, Tel Lai Jane, First Street at a Street Clio. For the past twenty years I have been in the habit of smoking opium, the daily amount being three mase.
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A little over two months ago I was told that I could be cared of this habit by hawl- same medicine inserted into m
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