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Li-ling, Lan Chu-pak and Chan K'ai---- meng, at an annual rental of $1,189,200, This means a loss to the revenue of $295,860 during 1910 and of $870.660 land, opens to matrow during wch of the years 1911 and 1912.
The restrictions on the consumption of opium both inside and outside the
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DEATH.
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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW!
Anctions.
11 ..action" of Household Farni- tare at No. 1, Quany Poin, Quarry Bry.. 11 am-Anction of Yarn & Vermil
lion at Mesars Hagbee & Hough's Sales Rooms.
Miscellaneous.
3.30 p.m.-Gymkhann at Race Course. 8 p.m.-Water Fête ai V.R.C.
General Memoranda,
SOCIAL, AND PERSONAL.
The "aying week as Southport, Eng Captain Chalezi alde-de-camp to the Maharajah of Kapurthala, onde a flight with Mr Grahame White at Bournemouth.. Ela is the first Indian who has dort..
The French Mall, of the 5th July was delivered in London on the 4.h.August.
(1.) The smoking af opium is re- |
stricted in Hongkong primarily by. the existence of a Monopoly under which the sole right of preparing opiam for smoking and of selling the prepared drug is vested in a Monopolist who is thus enabled to charge a very high price for the drug. The selling price of pre- pared apium and dress opiam is $4.50 and $2.00 respectively per A robbery of thirty sheets of copper, Chinese ounce (1.). The value £50, has been committed at the Monopolist alone can import pre-Natal Yard. pared opinm.
The death took place on July 7, of Mr William James Rolfa, the American author, at the age of 83.
Some interesting Rubber Notes" will be found on pages 2 and 3 of this
isaus.
(2) Opium Divans (or opium dens "
It is estimated that one-fifth of the as they are called by some) have" boon closed, as explained in the French crops have been destroyed by the preceding paragraph. Heavy pen- recent stormis. alties are imposed for the illicit opening of a divan. Personsfound
Oxford, by sight lengths,
In the race for the Wingfield sculls, smoking in a divan are able to Kinnear, Kensington, defeated Bourne, fine and persons found in, or escaping from, a divan are under, the law preamed to have been smoking therein. (3) Penalties are imposed on any person who administers any in- jection or furnishes morphine to any other person except under Sir Christopher Furness, one of the prescription from a qualified medi-now Peets, will probably take the title of cal practitioner.
Baron Furness of Hartlepool.
(4.) The importation for sale or use within the Colony, the preparation, manufacture and sale of morphine
Mr F. C. Carlisle - Secretary of the Treasury andor Prodent Cleveland, has died at an advanced ago.
Ů
upon
COPYRICS]
FRIDAY"!
THE LIBERIAN LOAN.
BHARED BY THE POWERS.
(Routers Service to the China Mail,) In his report to the Eart of Chave the finances, public works and institutionss
LONDON, August 5. etc., of Hongkong for the year 1909, by
The Liberian loan will be shared. Six Heary May, the Officer Administering equally by the United States, the the Government, the following paragraph British, French and German beakers. occurs:--"On the fish of April Mr George It will be guaranteed by the Customs. Murray, Bain, who has boon aptly called the doyen of the Press in the Far East OHINESE DIPLOMATS IN passed away after some months of pre- carious health. Mr Murray Bain came to the Colony in 1864 "sub-editor of the China Mait. In 1879 be became proprietor of the paper with which he sucessfully and honourably identified
up to the time of his death.ӕ
MR ELDON POTTER ON
MONEY LENDING.
At the Supreme Court this morning. be. fore the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, the case in which La Sanalins Li Sai Mi alina Li Nam Shan'sued Ma Eu Sau to recover 89,969.68, in that the defendant maliciously and without reasonable and probable cause proforced a charge of forgery and other charges against plaintiff whereby ho was sent for trial by a police magistrate.
BERLIN
(Router's Service to the China Mail.)
Losmos, August 5. Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that the Kaiser has had farewell audience with the Chinese Minister, H. E. Ying Chang
The new Ministar, H. Liang Chang has presented his credentials.
TUKRY'S NEW NAVY,
GERMANY AND ENGLAND
Up to the end of 1909 the Viceroy af and imprisoned and subsequently precaut and compounds of opium are reWachang had repaid £440,000 of thed at the Criminal Sessions where he was stricted by licence.
discharged, was continued. £1.100,000 loan mised by Hongkong the Kowloon-Canton railway.
SHARE ORDERS.
(Router's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, August 5. Besides "ordering a new battleship from the Armstrong Company, Torkeg for Mr M. W. Slade, C., instructed by is purchasing not two but four German Mr WIE. L. Shenton appeared for plain-battleships of the Brandenburg class. tiff and Mr Eldon Fotter defended, in-This apparently will offset the delivery restructed by Mr B. L Dennys, Sr. shortly of the new Greek uniser.
for
P
Licences are restricted to Chemists and Druggists of good repute who have to pay 2 zoyalty to the Monopolist referred to in (1) of ten
A gumber of well known local Dollars per tael of morphine and Four sidents left for Japan by the Miyasaki Dollars per tael of compound of opium Maru to-day, as will be seen eu rvicrring other than morphine... The price is thereby enhanced. Under the condito her passenger list on the back page. tions of these licences morphine and compounds of opium may not be sold to the general public in quantities less than of the value of 20 cents. The rendor must supply the purchaser at the sime of sale with a counterfoil
certificate.
The possession of morphine and con- pounds of epium without such certificate ilegal, and in quantities exceeding 12 official doses, whether covered by certificates or not..
Supervision of the trade in these drag is ensured by the compulsory keeping of books by the licensees which ste open to inspection.
Mr Marshall Darrach is assured of a full house at his Shakesperean recital at the Peak Hotel this evening. The affair is under the Prouage of Sir Henry and Lady May.
The military contribution paid by Hongkong in 1900 towards the coat of the maintenance of the military forces in the Colony, including barrack services and distence works, was $1,226, 441..
www
?"
Opium, morphine and compounds of Mr P. W. Golding naked Mr Justice
"Have you got a date for this case opinm are declared to be poisons under Hazeland at the Supreme Court this the Pharmacy Ordinance. Under the provisions of that Ordinance the seller morning, adding my client is anxious to 9. Excursion to Macao by .. must mark in English and Chinese get back to. South Africa or somewhere."
Heorgiban
the bottle or other package contain-The es e was fixed for Wednesday.
SUNDAY, August 7:~~~
MONDAY, August 8:-
3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the
Public
Works Department's Officos.
TUESDAY, August 18:—
10 sm-Anction of Naval & Victualling
ing any mich article with the atme
of the article, the word poison and
Japan papers learn that Miss Georgie
the name and address of the seller. Corles, a very warm favourite in the Far In addition under the conditions of the East, bas laft England to join the Warwick licence above referred to, medicines
The special jury was composed of Mesara E. Ormiston, foreman, L. E. Leefe, J, Barton, A. W. A. Becker, F. Maitland, J. W. Bolles and W. Logan.
the case to finish a barly as possible, fo His Lordship Intimated that he wished that he would begin to sam up about 3 p.m.
Mr Potter- hope Bnish, my lord, but I cannot leave anything unaid which
is in the interest of my client
DEATH OF PROMINENT JAPANESE.
(Router's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, August 5. The Times announces the death in
[Noto-Viscount Inouye Tanjoshi, who
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT, ASI
FOR PROOFES
(Wah Tm Yat Po'r Service.)
PEKING, August 4. The British Charge d'Affaires has approached the Wai-u-pu suggesting that China has not properly carried ous her scheme of suppressing opium that poppy growing in the interior had growing. The Wai-wa-pur in reply said
bean decreased by 70%---
The British Minister asked for proofs, but the Wai-wu-pu could not give any.`
THE BOARD OF WAR..
(Wah Tas Fat Po's Service) PEKING, August The Grand Councillors have sent # telegram to Yin Chang, lately Ministar at Berlin, urging him to return to Peking to take up the presidency of the Board of War.
THE SUNGARI
(Wah Te Fat Po's Service.
PAKING, August 4. The Wai-w-pu. his settled, "the Sungari shipping dispute with
-THE WRATH OF THE CENSORS.
Wat Tee Fat Po's Service).-
PEEING, August 3 The Censors have decided to jointly denounce the Viceroy of Canton for losing the sovereignity over Colowin in the piracy affair.
Mr Potter dealing with Mr Slade's London of Viscount Inouye Tenyoshi." remarks about money landers mid he protested against the suggestions of foul play without any particle of evidence.was born in Chosha in 1843 - for RESIGNATION OF VICE- Any man, who properly prosecuted under many years the Director-General of such circumstances would be open to such Railways in Japan. He lost a great part ROY OF MANCHURIA.
man who of his fortune through the failure of the suggestiona. Defendant was had been twelve years in America. He Oriental Banking Corporation in 1903, had worked hard and made a certain and thereafter had to interest himself in
(Wah Tez Yat Po's-Service.) amatint of money and had come back. Ha industrial affairs, principally railways.
WAR A contractor. Но
Ep: C.H.
PEKING, August 3 the whole course of his life he had admittedly Amongy leader and never had been and in
H.E. Si Liang, Viceroy of Manchuria advanced two loans, on mortgags. Every only
has sent in his resignation. Prince man who advanced his money in that way
Ching in answering the Prince Regent. in the Colmy could therefore be called 'à
suggested that Yuan Shi Kai or Tuan
the
of
JUDICIAL APPOINT-
MENTS.
money lender and a bloodsucker if defend ant was. It was not customary in a conto law to attack a man in that case there was no evidence to prore
and in that be the case. Four times defendant had
there was evidence to prove it unless (Reûter's Service to the China Mail
anch 1 to
1.
LONDON, August 4.1
been cross-examined in the wind or of Kingston-on-Thames, and r Mr Horace Avory, K.C., Recorder with regard to that transaction and to-day
Stores at H.M. Naval Eatablishments, purporting to be for the cune or relief Dinjor Comedy "Company;"· This company would be the fifth. Wait any wondar Thomas G. Borridge, K.C., have
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1970.
HONGKONG BLUE-BOOK FOR 1900
AND THE OPICM QUESTION.
of the opior habit, or to be substitutes plans to be in Japas in the autumn,
for opium smoking or taking or for the Hongkong may see this en route. morphine habit, and themselves contain- ing opium, morphine or any compound ef opium must bear a label to each affect in Chinese, writing for the information
The two new Wir steamers, Luceric
of the purchaser.
The import, for purposes of export of morphine and compounds of opium
and Osteric, of about 11,000 tons, fitted with luxurious passenger accommodation
and wireless telegraphy apparatus, are expected to leave the Clyde shartly for the
is regulated by licence under conditions Orient to engage in the trans-Pacific trade for storage in a bonded warehouse and for the Weir Company. for the keeping of books, whereby the trade is supervised.
The manufacture of tinned goods in
province of Kwangtung has sequired con- Hongkong and parts of the neighbouring siderable dimensions. The products of the factories are consumed locally and exported to other parts of China, and to countries
where there is a Chinese population.
therefore that ho should be heartily sick of
it and make one slip and say he had often been appointed Judges of the King's been consistent and had said he had only lent money. On all other occasions he had Bench. lent money twice. Because he had made
Fang should be appointed to
vacant post.
MIXED COURT FOR TIENTSIN.
(Val Toz Yat Po's Service.)
PEKING, August 30
The Consular body at Tientsin has
two advances he was branded as a money THE TIBETAN QUESTION. urged the Viceroy of Chihli to quickly
lender and a liar.
His Lordahip old he understood the point Mr Slade had made was about the 132 interest
Mr. Potter, I understand that is the general rate in Hongkong. It goes further than that: Mr Stade used the strongest adjectives he possibly could in a court of law and plaintiff relied on the evidence faznished by defendant.
plaintiff and assessed the general darnages The jury returned a verdict in favour of
His Lordship sentenced defendant to
labour for perjury during the case
three months imprisonment without hard
A GRUESOME SIGHT.
GENERAL YOUNGHUSBAND CRITICISES CHINA'S ACMON.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) ·
LONLOR, August 1.
Sir Francis Younghusband, in an article in The Timer од the British
establish a Mixed Court there..
A BANKRUPTS CASE.
The case of Chan Sul On came before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, in the Bankruptcy Court this morning.
Mr G. H. Wakeman, Official Receiver, said that was on application for discharge He understood that the case was put down
Su Hany May laid on the table of the rous opium by any person (including The export of prepared opium or Legislative Council on Thursday a gen- the Monopolist of the preparation and eral report on the annual Blue-book ile of prepared opium) to Chit,
French Indo-China
action in Tibet, say the results of the or any country for the year 1909 which is characterised which prohibits the import of prepared
Lass Mission are being gradually for hearing on Thurday but his lordship thrown away. The Chinese, with was sitting in another case. He would by all the thoroughness and perspicacity opium or dres opium, is, illegal.
The export of prepared opium and for which he is so well-known. Most dress opium to countries to which it is Last February in English actress
steady persistency, have insinuated therefors ask for an adjournment because of the facts which His Excellency deals lawful to expert them, is only allowed named Bello Elora disappeared from her
themselves once more between us and the application having been advertised for under permit. with have already been noticed in out")
From the deck of the s. Derwent the Tibetans. Experience has shown yesterday he had not had time in which to Similarly the export of morphine and home in London. A month ago her, re- columns as the various Departmental compounds of opium to countries which were found buried in the basement this morning the dead body of a Chinaman that the Chinese are bent on pursuing, give notice of the speration of the date to was scon-feating with the tide towards and inciting Tibetans to pursue, creditors should have notice in order that the creditors. It was necessary that the reports, saw the light of day from time
prohibit their import, is illegal.
Stringent regulations are in force for American dentist, who disappeared from Green Island,
to their policy inimical
Indian they might have an opportunity of asking to time, but we imagine that the Ear derivatives and compoundy with a view 1 Washington that this man has been arreat, very gruesome and suggests that the man regulating the trade in cocaine, its London recently. News now comes from
neighbours. of Chew, when he comes to read Sir to prevent their use as substitutes for ed in the United States
opium.
די
of the house in which he lived with un
-
debtor questions.”
Lordship-I thought it was a din... charge from prison.
Mr Davidson-I splied on account of" the date baring bead advertised in the Gazet
Our informant describes the sight as
must first have been stabbed and then FURNITURE HESY's lucid report, will drop" apon
thrown into the water as the entails were CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA In order to-replace the revenue lost many items of considerable interest, an opium, a law was passed on the 17th ledge of rook on the coast of Rhode Island cleared out of the way of the Roating In a lonely lighthouse on a jutting protruding. Sampons in the vicinity
AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. of inst September imposing duties on Ida Lewis is rounding out fifty-three years corpse. Unfortunately With regard to finance, it is now a intoxicating liquors consumed in the of Government service. Although sixty- could be seen otherwise the captain of the plicit confidence than Chamberlain' Colic, necessary that it be closed before his dis
no police launchTHERE is probably no medicina mada
Mr Wakeman---The public examination that is relied upon with more in of debtor has not been closed and it is commonplace here that the year closed Colony and in this connection there years of age, she is still untiring, steamer would have hoisted a signal.
Inporta and Exports Office was re
Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy. During abarge. with a surplus of $280,128, which was organized, Lieut. Beckwith, R.N., the dauntless, and bare, and in the face of
the third of x cartury in which it has beezi very different to the deficit of $469,134 Assistant Barbour Master, being apals and storm she has succeeded in sering
The public examination was clowed and uze, people have learned that it is the the cass was fized for the next sitting of one romedy that never fails. For pain in of the Bankruptcy court. which occurred in 1908, and that of the year a sum of 3101,84-1.20 hnd pensioner of the Carnegie hero fund, pointed. Superintendent: By the close no fewer than twenty-three lives. She is
ads from this wood is especially free
frican all classes of insect life, the
donr of the lime wood being
distasteful to all insecta.
Ware unhibiting, in our show-window, #collection of LIME WOOD FURNITURE, showings complete. DINING ROOM SUITE. WITH CHINA CABINET AND PEDESTALS.
ELLUSTRATIONS and QUOTATIONS.
ON APPLICATION.
'EMPIRE'
been realized from the new liquor
dutics.
his death in 1879 The United Bates
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
and four hours stooke was imposed by Me A scalence of six months' imprisonment
J. B. Wood at the Magistracy to-day, ou
tive for stealing eleven lengths of steel joiste belonging to Mr Lymeght.
the Military Contribution reached the
holds the Government first-clase medal for bravery and the American cross of honour. noble figure of $1,226,441. But the
Miss Lewis was made 'ssistant-kooper of paragraphs which the Colonial Office
Limpartial readers will see how great the Time Rock light by Congread in 1879, will read with most approval, we ima
has been the sacrifice which Hongkong and succeded her mother in 1887 as keeper. gine, will be those in which the true
has made in loyally carrying out the Her father was also keper at the time of Mr E F. Daly, through Mr P. W. Goldring, at the Supreme Court this morn situation of the opium question is suc-
policy, of the Home authorities, and awarded her a grand medal in gold foring, before, e Justice Hazeland, con- cinctly set forth. We beg leave to quate
how alight is the compensation of saving two men off the light in a terrible sented to judgment in the case in which he ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. these in full in the, hope that some of
£8,000 which the Imperial Partia torm on February 4, 1881.
was sued by 8. Moutrio and Co., Ltd, to. recover $185. for goods supplied and the ment has Awarded 11.6 in the our contemporaries in England and
Forty-six Ordinances, wore passed by hire of a piano and gramaphons. A stay of grant-in-aid included in the present the Hongkong Legislative Council during exoration was granted pending the hearing Scotland may read them and so be able
Budget. We hope that the point will 1500. This number has only once been of a case in original jurisdiction. to disabuse their minds of many ill
exceeded in the history of the Colony, not be lost sight of a London when conceived and wrong-headed notions as this perennial question comes up again passed. But of the 1909 Ordinances no
asmaly in 1903, when 47 Ordinazose were LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIP. QINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, Hongkong's true position in the ass burning issue. For surely we less than ten wore for the naturalization of
BUILDING RETURNS. SPREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, matter.
From the returns compiled by Lloyd's than Toux Road Oxstra
deserve actine credit for what we have certain persons, a matter which under the
Register of Shipping, it appears that, >Opposite Central Market. In pursuance of the policy of HM's done as well as for what we have Ordinance relating to the Naturalization of excluding warships, there wem 394 rassels
Government, 20 opium divans were
Aliens (No. 44 of 1902) no longer requires of 1,118,587 tons gross under construction closed on the 1st March, 1900, and safired.
legislation in each case. Thirty-two of the in the United Kingdom at the close of the compensation amounting to $11,53
1909: Ordinaosa were Amendment Or quarter andad 30th June was paid to the divan-keepers, All
dinances. The laws relating to opium were mining divan-keepers both in the Co-
At the Hippodrome in London a consolidated (No. 23), and the law as to about 61,000 tons more than, that which lony and the New Territories were senational turn is now being given. When trade marks was rocant (No, 40), Ordinadons was in hand at the end of last quarter, and notified that no licences would be re the lights are lowered a gigantin agio, were also passed to regulate the construo exceeds, by nearly 978,000 on the botal newed after the 28th February, 1010. paisted luminous white, fosts out from tion and management of railways (No. 21); building twelve months ago The opium laws of the Colony were the stage Into the auditorium, bearing in to authorize the omitruction and main of the ship tomago now being balit ****The figures consolidated in September last and Жето amended so as to give full effect to the its laws a young girl, who wings as she is teuance of a harbour of refuge, the neces (378,523 tons diag sement), are the largest recommendations made by the Intered through the wire Suddenly, insity for which was demonstrated by the reported since June, 1991. Of the resale national Opium Conference, which at midair, the eagle and the girl vial, just disastrous typhoon of 1906, at Mong kok the end of Jans, 319 of 751,438 tors are under constraction in the United Kingdom at Shanghai daring February, 1000, as mysteriously as they appear; and at the taxi, in Kowloon, No. 80); to provide for under the supervision of the surveyors of and to the policy of HM's Government. same moment the lights are switched on the periodical inspection of steam boilera Lloyd's Register with a view to dis Tendera for the lease of a new Opim again. It is a turn about which there will Farm for years from the Jet March, he say guesson; and an assurance to offer and prime movers (No.32) and to provide on. The total building at the present 1910, were called for, and the lease was ed that supporting wires play no part in for the collection of duties upon istoriosting Register M, thus, 302 romels of 361,653 time under the supervision of. Lloyd'a granted to Mesas Ho Kom-tong, NE the performance.
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AT REDUCED FRIES,
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roduced with water and swastened it in and has never been known to fail. When
$14.50 per Case. - pleasant to take. For sale by all chemists
and storekeepers.
Girard & Co.'s:
FAMOUS
LIQUEUR
VIN 1852.
$5.85 per bottle
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Sole Agents,
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Champagne
1900 (Vin)
$2.20..per bottle..
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| July 25, 1910.
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