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2,30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Curios, &e, at Mosses Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.
Mooting.
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One of the largest shops in Canton has been charged with selling anti- opium pills which contain a largo percentage of morphire. The owners of the shop have denied the allegation and p.m.-Meeting of Bowling Club, Ld..so the officials have to thrash the matter at Club Premises.
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BUNDAY, September 6-
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1907.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
A promenade concert will bo hold on the
BY TELEGRAPH.
An Indian Gromus on the Gregory per graced the Magistracy to-day and Volunteer Parado Ground on Saturday. THE ANTWERP STRIKE, was given 21 days hard Inbour for,asenult-September 14. A good programıne has ing the head froman.
boon arranged.
جع عدد
Mossra Lane, Crawford and Co, send us A marriage has been arranged betwee botting slips advertising, the Walkeror" Viscount Eorington and Lady Ruby Elliot, boots, and also illustrated booklets showing eldest daughter of the Viceroy and Lady how the boots are made.
The Singapore shots are practising
Minto.
Ld., close fromthis date to 14th Sept.ficant is that the oficials have issued keenly for the Interpori tantch and avain Rome, arrived bern from Europe on his
inclusive,
MONDAY, September :---
2.30 p.m.Auction of Household furni
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Goods por Australien unolalmed after this
date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges. Goods par Bentenna andelivered after
this date subject to ront.
Gooda por Manila not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, September 11:-
Goode'per Manchuria undelivered after
noon on this date aubject to rent. Gonda por Del a not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this dato eubject to rent. Goods por Fera undelivered after 4
p.in, this date will be landed.
Thursday, September 12;—
yory stringent proclamation in which it putting ou some good scores. Two mem- is again asserted that opium must be bors of the 8. V. I. mundo 96 and 97 yester suppressed, except under the rules nude day.
for confirmed smokers, who are allowed
Baron T. Oyama, the Japanese Minister
way to Japan by the F.Y.K. stoner Tamba Maru.
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis, having A marine hawker was fined $25 at the passed the age limit, has been retired Magistmey for having a dagger in his pós-front the native list of the United States suasion without a permit. He also had wine navy, pounds of brass he could not account for
and was fined another $25.
to continue the habit under the permis- sion of a special license. So determined, apparently, is the Imporial will to uproot opium throughout the kingdom that pills containing morphine are to be strictly disallowed, and when any suspicion is entertained that any shop is selling such pills in contravention of the determina- tion of the powers that be there will be years.
Il a.m.-Auction of Surew Steam Tog an analysis of the suspected pills, and,
Solent, at H. M. Noval Yard, BATURDAY, September 14.-
12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Hotet 9.18 p.m.-Concert on the Volunteer
Co., Ed., at Co.'s Botel.
Parado Ground.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1907.
THE HARBOUR'S DANGERS.
LAST year we wrote several articles urging that something should be done A. S. WATSON towards rendering the harbour safer for
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So far as the military are concerned the mte of the dollar for the quarter com- menting 1st October, 1907, will be 2/2 for to be made at Hongkong and on the China all paymenta fixed-in sterling which have
if it is found that opium is being sold in this guise, there will be trouble. All this seems to iudicate that the officials, whatever their personal wishes may be,Station. are expected and indeed compelled, to take the matter seriously and seo that the provisions of the anti-opium edict are carried into force.
Still the grant fight rages at Home on the question to drink or not to drink The disagreements of doctors have formed the subject for many pleasant quips and, on the alcohol question, they are affording opportunities for many more. Not to long ago a number of
well known British medical ten issued
Sir Chong-tung Liang Chong arrived in the Colony yesterday, and is at present at the Connaught Hotel. His Excellency is on his way to Peking.
The death is announced of the. Earl of
Clanwilliam, a personat friend of the Royal Family, and a veteran of the Crimean and China wars.
Serious Disturbances.
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vi Bombay.)
LONDON, Soptember 4. Serious disturbances have broken out at Antwerp, as a result of the dookers” strike,
the out-
In endeavouring to suppress t broak the police fired on the mob and
six persons, including, a woman and children, wore shot.
.ed.
Twenty-five policemen were wound-
The etrikers afterwards got to the quays and poured paraffin over the pilos and timber of the "wharves - Mr. Mackortoon Alexauder, tho assistant These were then firad. The fire manager of the Crag Hobol, and formerly brigades, though promptly on the scene, by boing thrown from his horse. of Raffles Hotel, Singapore, has been killed
experienced great difficulty in ostia- guishing the fire.
Leave of absonce to England on the Michael Lenox arented a disturbance recommendation of a Medical Board as: at the Bello Viow Hotol the other day and been granted to 2nd Lieut. V. R. Guise, got himself into trouble. Three men went|R.G.A., from 7th September, 1907 to 5th to the Hotel and had ten bottles of beer March, 1908. ·
wanting to sign n chit. He was fined $7 or and would not pay. Michael objected
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the better of two Obinons in Post Street A truck laden with bales of goods got
and damaged a ricksha to the extent of $7. They were at the Magistracy to-day and had to pay &5 each compensation. The
owner of the truck was ruleted in the suns
from England per S.S. Manila on 2nd
Lieutenant J. F. Sloane-Stanley anived |
instant. He has been posted to the 3rd
K. J. Roy. Middlesex Regiment for duty, vice Licut.
Amherst Villiers, M. P., Capt. Taylor; A. D. C., and Mr Brackenbury, Private Secretary, dined with the Officers of the Middlesex Regiment on Tuesday evening.
CHINA FOR THE CHINESE.
His Excellency the Governor, Mr Ernest
[REUTER'S SERVICE,] MOROCCO.
Sir Harry Maclean.
LONDON, September 3. The Legation at Tangier has received · etters from Sir Harry Maclean which it is understood notify Raisuli's termH,
More Troops.
LONDON, September 3. The Spanish Government, in agreement with France, has decided to send troops to Tangier, Tetuan, Laricho, and Alcazar, to protect Europeans pending the organisation of police.
A Manufacturing Scheme.
General Drudo made a roconnaissanen on It appears that some Shanghai and Chin-Sunday, klang business men have decided to open in Hankow a large manufactory for the out
Five miles from Casablanca, the onenty was found in strength, a charge was re- put of all inaterials necessary for the build-palsed, but a vigorous harrassing was kept ing of a railway, so that Chinese shall have up, as the French roțired. an opportunity of producing these things
shipping. Among the arguments we
a manifesto which filled the hearts of of 815 for lending it. advanced was the increasing tendency the total abstinence brigade with do of ship-owners to
Destructive floods, the like of which build mammoth light. They declared that alcohol in any had not been seen for 35 years, havo des vessels. At the time we wrote when-of its forms, was pernicious and they troyed the standing crops in the upper ever a vessel of any size was berthed at maintained that it was absolutoly useless reaches of the valley of the Mekong River Kowloon- ber screw churned up vast
aan anxiliary in cases of sickness in Cochin-Chins. Villages and hamlets have This naturally aroused the doctors who bean swept away and the people are simply quantities of mud and it was obvious, consider that, in certain circumstances, ruined, There are fears that the floods even to the lagman, that there was an St. Paul was right in his commendation may daminge the crops in the low-lying insufficient, or only just sufficient, depth of an inward application of wine. They districts of the Colony in the Mekong of water. In reply to three articles the issued a counter manifesto to show that Valley.
their adversaries were entirely wrong. The Typhoon.. Government made public a report which
That the discussion has not yet ended stated that the harbour had been care-is shown by London files which arrived fally surveyed and that no danger on Monday. At a meeting of the British existed. The grounding of the Fera Medical Association recently Dr Davy, yesterday shows either that this report the President, had something to say on was too optimistic, or, which is more the matter. Here is a report of his utterance, from the "Standard"... Dr Davy, while admitting that the evils Septonabor 16, has been issued. Lectures apparently shall be in compolition with in crime and disease arising from the Anatomy, Chemistry, Medical Juristhie, ovon if it does not prevent its excessive use of alcohol demanded the Gynecology, Practical Chemistry, Burgery, telegraphing to the high officials of the San
prudence, Tutorial Osteology, Midwifery, establishment. The Vicomy has been attention of every Englishman, more Biology, Pathology, Bacteriology, Phy-four Provinces who may be expected, especially as the drink habit was in-siology, Practice of Medicine, Matoria sooner or later to be interested in the scheine. creasing morget women in England, Modica, Tutorial Midwifery and Medicine. He has sent to the Viceroys of the Two proceeded to criticise the tiltratemper will be given thrice a week during the Kwang, and of Szecheun, as well as to the session and clinical werk is carried on daily Railway oficials of Hunan, and asked, ance advocates, whoso arguments, he
likely, that changes have taken place in the harbour bed since the survey was made. There is nothing to be gained in arguing against facts and we have no doubt that the Government will now realise the necessity for dredging the channels that are silted up. This we
The U. S. Consul-General has the fol- lowing from Manila: "September 5, 1907, 11.30 s.m. Typhoon probably reeniving northeast of Luzon in about 20 lat,”- Hongkong College of Medicine.
BAND.
instead of being compelled to buy them from CHINESE OUTRAGES ON THE Japan or from some other country. How long this plan has been maturing is not shown but that there is vitality in this schone seams to appear from the fact that appeals have been sont on to Peking for permission to erect the necessary plant.
At this juncturo, the Viceroy of the The Syllabus of the Hongkong College Two Hus has intervened, and wishes to of Medioiuo for the session commencing on establish another
manufactory which
The lecturers aro-Drs R. M. Gibson, H.
trust will be done in uo partial manner. said, not unfrequently consisted of Macfarlane, F. Clark, Ho Ko Tsun, G. them to join him in trying to set up an
Our main aset is our harbour. With out it Hongkong would cease to be in a encomercial sense, Therefore the Government should spare no expense to
mako it as safe as possible to the in- oreasing number of steamere which WHISKY. Come bere to discharge their freight,
WHISKY
OF
In this connection something should
Lessons on
Aubroy, W. II. A. Moore, W, V. M. Koch, C. M. Bearly, R. A. Belilion, F. Køyt, 0. Marriott and Jeu Hawk, nad Mr A. B. Crooit, M. A. Lectures are held in Queen's College, the Sanitary Institute, the Gor crament Civil Hospital, the Bacteriological Institute and the Tung Wah Hospital.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Loszos, September 3, There is a recrudescence of Chinese out- ages on the Rand, occupants of lonely. houses have been assaulted and one killed. There were 28 murders in August, most of which are scribed to Chinese:
PLAGUE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
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LONDON, September 3. Francisco. Thros cases of plague have occurred in
BACK FROM BORNEO.
Return of the Jacob Diederichsen.
Yesterday afternoon the steamer Jacob opposition manufactory.
His argument is that whilst it is better Paul Chater to convey Messen Drummond, Diederichsen, which was chartered by Sir
The steanor was able to proceed some
40,000, and with this sum the necessary running through a vast virgin forest- plant can be put down.
and anchored some ten ruiles from the The scherno neoms at present to be in a outcrop. During the ten days' stay in the crude stage, and the motive of the Viceroy locality the party bad theis headquarters seems to be to arrange so that the officials on the steamer, proceeding by launch shall have a hand in the pie and therefore (which was carried on the vessel from
have a share of the plums which he thinks Hongkong) to the spot where the cool was will sooner or later fail to the lot of those found.
unscientific twaddle." the abuas of alcohol should be given in our schools, and the children should be
for the Shanghai and the Chinking Lanzius, Eisler, and Paul Chater to Dutch millionaires to build the place and North Borneo to carry on some investiga- taught that alcohol was not necessary for
manufacture the things noeessary for the tions with regard to a coal concession, on muscular work. But, he continued, to
building of the railway than it is to allow the Burnu River, returned to the Colony. go on and tell them, as is done in some
the funds of China to go to outside The party accomplished what it net nut American schools, that you are morally
countries; it will be better still for each of to do and returned with about 40 tons of wrong in drinking a glass of wine, and
the four Provinces interested to have a coal for analgess and burned 40 torn on that to do so is taking poison, is un- Mr Keir Hardie, M. P., arrived in the sharo in these manufactories than to allow the voyage across as a test. Altogether scientific twaddle, and is absolutely Colony this afternoon on the T. and O. them to be built by a Shanghai firm who about 60 tons were taken from the outcrop and with this it is thought that the experts be done to make the approach to the wrong. If that is what they are going 13.8. Marmors.
will without doubt do everything in order will be able to thoroughly test the, worth barbour from the east as free from to be taught, he, for one, preferred to
to make money. The Vicoroy wants the Mr Laidlaw, M. P., has made arrange-several Provinces interested, ench to raise
of the fold. peril as possible to ship-wasters. When teach them nothing at all. Continuing, mouts to visit India during the coming A PURE MALT Captain Ramsey was Harbour Master Dr Davy admitted a liking for port wine, winter, and will address meetings at Cal. by 10 10,000 tools, which will add to forty miles up tioriverà fino body of water
at Hongkong he recommended transfer of which he said his great-uncle had cutta, Bombay, Madras and Rangoort. ring the light at Capo D'Aguilar to never drunk less than a bottle every day Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company, of bis life, and he bat lived to within lately re-organised in Melbourne after its Green Island, the Green Island light to four months of being a hundred years trip to Manila, China, Japan, the United Cape Collinson and that of Collinson to old. Two or three pints of beer a day State and Canada, is setting out for China Blackhead's Point. The Green Island would not injure one any more then tea.
ngain this mouth. | light was complated last year and that Light beer containing only 24 per cent. The ougagement is announced of the who are fortunate enough to be on the Coolies were taken from Hongkong to at Collinson will be opened next month. of alcohol, along with bread and cheese, younger and only unmarried daughter of controlling Board of this new venture perform the necessary labour, and having WAS scientifically better than the broad, Sir William and Lady Des Voeux to Mr What this interference will eventuate in cut a way through the jungle to the coal
sign of the light at Collinson being dietary of so many children. At the wee Governor of Hongkong from 1887 to the people will not work to find funds to and continued until all that was required transferred to Blackhead's. If there same time, said Dr Davy, he never re
1801, now resides at 35, Cadogan Square, W, place them unreservedly into the hands of was obtained.
The exporte who were present surveyed had been a light at Blackhead's in all commended the use of alcohol to n
A Raub paragraph to the Malay Mall the officials. It is almost equally cortain probability the recent accident to H.M.S. patient who did not drink, and in the announces the death of Mr Honey Sun-inst the Chinese of diferent-Provinces will the field as far na possible, and, wo Flora would not bave occurred. Mapy caan of those who did drink bo specified mer, Assistant Commissioner of Police, reluctantly subscribo funds to erect plant understand, ara thoroughly satisfied with in an outside province, over which they the prospects. The exact quality of the will have but a nominal control. It is coal has yet to be ascertained hot, that what they might take. It was a scienti-Kuala Lipis on August 93 he foll sensolves extremely unlikely that the officials thom-there is a vast fold of it available has been ship-masters, we understand, have nd- vocated the establishment of a guiding
fie fact that alcohol was net necessary and died instantaneously, the cause being gives will be able to run a manufactory of proved. to life or bodily work; very rarely use-heart disease. Light at Blackbend's and, as the expenseful in diecase, and as a nation we drank of up-keep would be triding, we too much (hear, hear.) hope to learn that the Government $15.00, intends to put the work in hand without delay. It cannot be too often emphasised that however short of funds the Govern China Daily News" that it is reported Pinkney were thrown violently into a drain. seats feelf, for assuredly it will be possible The river is the home of crocodiles and
GENUINE ACThere does not, however, seem to be any tea and jam which now constituted the Guy Fagot. Sir Willin Dos Voax, who cannot yet be foretold. It is certain that outcrop work of coal getting was commenced
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this kind with anything liko satisfactory The country about the coal feld is not Mr F. Pinkney, Superintendent of results, for they do not understand the populated, boing mostly juogle, but going Posts and Telegraphs, Ferak, and his wife very first principles of such a business. It up the river several villages were seen. met with an accident on August 20th white will probably end in the first firm having At the spot where the steamer anchored there was a fair-sized settlement where driving along Residency Road, Perak. The their own way after all. The "Bangkok Times has been
horse shied at a piece of paper and bolted. The discussion ravents two things. Fist Chinose seensed to proponderate. They authorised to stato that there is no truth One of the wheals of the vehicle catto in that the Chinese are alive enough to soa an had shops and sold most things needed by in the statement published in the "North contact with a lamp post, and Mr and Mrs opportunity, when the opportunity pro- ment may be there are certain things from Peking that four Siamese officials Both wore bruised severely.
at this stage to make a great business of alligators, and the forests abound in of Ladies and Guntiomen; dan ROYA. 3. WATSON & V of economy. The harbour is the chief and other conditions, for the purpose of with a fatal accident on board a Pacific the prescut so fuw of them oven begun,
that cannot be neglected from principles have arrived in the capital to study trudo
such a manufactory at Hankow, when there monkeys, wild pigs and door, the party Mrs. Emma Cadbury who this your metare so many railways to be built, and up to being able to procuro all the fresh opison
they felt disposed to take. promoting friendly relations between China
liner crossing from Japan to America, left Chinese do not believe in buying in the The other thing that is clear is that the i of these. Any ruoney exponded on the and Siam, and to consult with the Wai-estato valued at £35,875 gross, with net cheapest murket. There is no question about the locality was the absence of One thing that particularly pleased throm barbour is but bread cast upon the wapu about the mutual appointment of personality £34,088. She left 2000 eack as to whether latter materials can be got mosquitoes there was 20 call to use the
representatives in quali country. to the English Hospital at Jerusalem and abroad, and at leas price
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