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We have boon favoured with copies of the official correspondence which followed the attempt of the Chuton authoritios. to create a monopoly, in taw opium to the great injuryof furoignimporters. -Numorous tologianis and letters were despatched to British Government vilicials at Canton, Poking and Indis, as well a united stand being taken by the Hongkong British mer- chants concerned, the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce and the Hongkong Government. It was not without grant tromble that the petitioners convinced the authorities of the illegal character of the Chineso proposals, but orentually they succeeded in getting their views endorsed.
The first step was taken on April 23rd, when the Bougkong British inerchants wired H. B..'s Consul-Genel at Canton (Mr J. W. Jamíason) as follow:
Merchants report Canton Authorities imposing tax on raw opium mix dollars per ball roummencing Monday kindly take stops prevent, imposition illegal taxation Sas
3000s."
The Consul-General's reply, dated two days later, stated:-" With reference to your telegram of the 23rd instant, I bag to infurm you that I have not learned officially of any new tax which it is proposed to impose on raw opium. So long, however, as auch a tax is not lavind differentially, I
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take out new licences collection to be farmed out Chamber of Commerce Long- kong consider this branch of Additional Chefco Corvention request you consider haro reisered the inatter to British Consul question minks representations Wai-wu-pu who rules no breach similar tax boing placed on native opium Chataber of Com-TENDERR are invited for the supply of LABOUR and JUNKS in connection Otis lay haro advised fully by mail request with the ocaling of U.M. Ships, alo, at merce diasunt regulation comes into fores adspension until full adrice receivet: Hongkong for a period of 19 months from Howoft Chairman."
the 1st August, 1910.
Plication to the Naval Store Officer, H.M. Forma of tender can be obtained on an
Naval Yard, Hongkers, and should bo returned not later than noon on the 16th July 1910.
A depcait of One Hundred Doll will
in which it was stated that the Chamber This wire was later confirmed by letter, could not agroo with the British Consul Gonoral at Canton in holding that the tax The prinsipal parograph of the letter read: bo did not constitute a breach of the Treaties. the Committeo of this Chamber h not out view this as an attempt to interfere with the raw opium trade a contry a breach of tho Opium Coureation, more particularly articles 2, 3 and of the Additional Articles of the Chefoo agree of a tonder. ile not sen my way to address any copre-ment signed in London on 18th July, 1655, sentations to the Provincial Authorities." it being donely laid down that no tax is to indirect, after the payment of import duty be placed apoa opium, either direct or H.M. Naval Yard, and likin until the opium has reached the place of consumption."
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Thereupon the British merchants wrote at soup, length to Mr Jamieson enclosing Copias of three proclamations issued by the Canton Opium Bureau, which they con The next stop taken by the merchants HONGKONG PHILHAMÒNIC Added showed that although the prs.was to again approach the British Consul posed tax is purported to be imposed addressed to thein by the Raw Opium THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at Canton enclosing a translation of a letter prepared opium, pot-it is really to Guild of Hongkong showing that they will be held on FRIDAY, July 15th, AND e levied on ray opium and collected attributed the heavy falling off in the in the UITY HALL at 3.30 PM, to receive
from the wholesale dealers."
dolivarios to the impording taxation and the Report and Accounts and elect Officers letter continood: According to the they were in consequence unable to clear for the ensuing year. additional Articles of the Chefeo Conven- delivers was then long overduo. It was their purchases, although the time of
H. L. O. GARRETT, Hon. Secretary tion, duty and líkja having been paid to added that during the last fortnight ship
Hongkong, July 5 1910. ments to Canton and the neighbourhood hai the Imperial Maritime Customs, foreign fallen off from an average of 40 chests a day oplum is not to be subjected to any further to under 10 chests, a very serious state of tisation, except at the place of consunpairs. tion and in only provided that a similar bai Banking Corporation at
Poking tax initiposed on the native drug. In this the following letter from the British instance shouly is the tax to be lovied at Charge Aires at Poking was restiged atrdáty port, in itself a breach of teqity In reply to my telegraphic enquiry His by th Hongkong of Commerce: rights, but hole packages bearing the Majesty's Consol-General at Canton has atoms, coincato will also be subjected supplied we with the following infortiation to this fazaion, as in the majority of casas not yet been enforced and it la pro respecting the new tax on opinin:--The tax bhe Canton dealers sell wholesale. Under posed to levy it on prepared opium. It is the circustances you will see that we are to be collected in advance from the dealers Mr justitied in protesting against the impasiin foreign and native rev opium.
Jamieson his armed the Governor General tion of thin tax, which has already had the that objection will be made to any differ. ellect of demoralizing the market and wo antial treatment in regard to the imposition hope will see your way to take the ditional taxation on unbroken packages can
of this tax art has pointed out that ad- neessary steps to protect the interests of not be levied on foreign opium in a Treaty the British importers. We may mention Port." for your information that Kweng Wing en the party authorised by the Barbau to collect the new taxes, is, we are givka understand, to retain 30 per cent. of the amount so collected."
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luller the Hongkong Chamber conûrmed In n absequent letter to Mr Max
a wire pointing out that the raw points trade was, absolutely at a standstill owing: to the proposals, and added: It is not the intention of the Committee to labour. Next day Mr Jamiesan 'replied that as this method of raising venue from the the point of the illegality of the now tax perusal of the letter and enclosures on Foreigo Merchants is almost a perennial
ISO an Exhibition a Hugo PYTHON office, notably in 1902, 193 and 1907 (the a BIG BEN. Also the SACRED PERIN fally represented to your predecessors in latter in connection with the proposed CURTAIN valued at $1000. monopoly at Nankin) and I will content Excellency to myself now with merely referring Four
fired him in his opinion that the proposed no, under various disguises and has been SNAKE thirty-ûve fact long, known
tax was a non difercutial one on propaced opium, directed against smokers, and 164 that being so, I confess that I am unable to see in what manner British interests aro adverely afected.. Whether the tax is
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paid by foreign raw opium in bulk or in you will necessarily be in foll possession. Opon on WEDNESDAY, from 10, 4... detail, prior to its being boiled down, is monopolies and attempted tazation of the At Shop 35, Queen's Road Central, I have only to add that similar provious surely immaterial, fanstech as, equally nature above referred to have been stopped with native opium, it has to bear the in-by H.B.M's Minister at Peting after re- cidence of the levy on purchase by the presentations from this Chamber with which HB.M.'s Consul Genel at Canton, prepared opium dealers.”
particularly in 1909 and 1907, strongly Nothing daunted, the British merchants concurred, end my Committea are unable followed up their previous protests by to account for the apparently contrary another letter, in which they pointed out General Jamieson takes up in the predat Attitude which they understand Mr Consul that it made all the difference whether the instance an explained in his letter of 3rd tax was levied on raw opiumg at port of May addremmed to Messrs David Sassoon entry or on the boiled article at the place
On June 8th the British merchants of consumption, iunsmuch as if the tax was wrote to the Chamber saying that owing to levied on the prepared article it could only the urgency of the question, they enta bu paid once, whereas if the raw article was representative to Canton to interview Mr taxed in Canton, it might be subjected to Jamieson and impress upon him the further taxation when sent to the consum gravity of the sitostion, and were in receipt ing districts. Thus the same opium could of a telegram from him informing them that be taxed over and over again. It was the Consul refused to intervene and mala. obviously with the intention of preventing tained that the new tax was not a breach of this being done that the Treaty stipulated treaty unless it was differential. The that no taxation whatsoever could be im merchants contended that the whole schemo pased on opiam except at the place of con- was nothing less than an establishment of a Humption provided that the antive drug sus monopoly and that the entire opium trade similarly taxed.
in the provinco df Kwangtung was to Thon the merchants approached the be at the mercy of the Kwong Wing Un Hongkong Chumbor of Commerce, giving ong and their agents. The letter farther the burden of their grievance and stated that their representativeTon his encioeing copies of the proclamationsreturn informed them that Mr Jamieson ivaned by the Canton Opium Bureau maintained that China and perfect liberty instituting the tax. It might hero to take any moneuron sho plenses with be pointed out that one of the pro-regard to forcizo opium trads even so far clamations bore the following paragraph as to stop altogether its male provided the amongst others "It should be understood saine ensures were ting with regard to that the new trixation affects the smoker only, and entertaius to prejudice to those trading in raw cpiuw. The smokers should oboy, our order, and pay the tax. Here after if any of them be found acting on the contrney, the perpetuators will for punishment due to his own fault,
Now that the price of opium luns risen considerably, it cloves the smokers to fael remorseful, and rid themselves of their aldicdulgence, If any of the raw opium dalars. be discovered carrying on the trade stolthily, fraudulently, illegally or nefariously, be will be sent for to give op his licence, and orderd to close his shop. while punishment will be meted out to him aan varsing against otheraj and no leniency will be shown.
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