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THE OPIUM QUESTION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Tur announcement to-day by Reuter that Lord Crowe and Sir Ed- ward Grog bave just received a de- putation on the opium question as it affects Britain and Ching, and that the British position has once more been clearly indicated causes renewed interest in this vexed controvSTSF. When Mr. H.. S. Montagu, Under Secretary for India, made a statement
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mr. James Bryce lots Taurugn for England, via Siberis, on August 4
The Gennar (Ma of the 10th July delivered in London on the 9th Aug.
homeless Earphan named Evan Thomas has bean wont to the house of de- tention as
i a rogue anil vagabond
R.M.S. Empress of Russia on 18th July,
The silk shipped from Hongkong by reached New York on 8th August
A big robbery pccurred last night at
in the House of Commons to the effect that "we are prepared to revise No. 27. Caine Rosal, a house ocupied by the treaty of 1911, and not send any Chinese shopkeeper. Money and jewellery more opium to China," it was by many to the value of 81,234 was stolen. construed to menu that the traffic in the drug would be wiped out in a The total cutput of the Kailan Mining comparatively short time. This atti-Administration's mass for the wook tude of the British Governinent wasnt the sales daring the period to ending July 20 amounted to 38,897.23 tong regarded as being doubly significant 27, 337,19 tone because. President Tanu Shih Kai, is quoted as saying that go alone will be
left unturned till optim finally and completely suppressed in China." In
A panibir, of West River boats a being dated with steel shielda to protect the
passengers and creed from the ballets of
THE REVOLT.
GENERAL LUNG ENTERS CANTON,
THE SITUATION AT WODSUNG.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE NORTAL.
GENERAL LUNG IN CANTON.
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Goueral Ling Chi Kwong arrived at Canton at 3.20 p.m. to-day. ... und als troops were velsurned.
Everything is quiet and the General REBELS MONEY INTERCEPTED.
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The rebela at Shanghai attempted to transmit to. Narking twenty-four boxes of money, containing a total of $120,000, purpose of the rebellion. It was, how which it was intended to use for the ever, intercepted by Genorol Chen Chi Kal of the Northern troops.
AT WOOSUNG.
MONDAY, AUGUST 11-1913-
wap there has been a large influx country people into Chapai who are living with relatives and friends,
PROBABLE RETURN OF REFUGIES.
Withia tho rexs faw days it is not at nil- unlikely that the thounds of wafugaes; from the natire city will shortly return to tboir homes. Yesterday a representative of the Chinese Y.M.O.A. made a tour of inspection of the satire city, paying parti cular attention to the conditions obtaining passed between her and Admiral Teong, at the Arsenal and the West and South having boon struck And in theme no hint has been given of her fatos. His report will in due course be prosented to the Committee that has inter 1: The Forks suffered but little in thei all danger is passed, these poor people oated itself in succouring the refugees, and, bombardment, and are believed to have will be permitted to go away. Already a ht struck che been struck only four times. As already few of the more ardent spirits among the statod one of the shells from the Tung-refugees have returned to their homes aud. a 19-inch gun, while opened their skupa and businese kouses another is the outside of the earth wall, she Iorga number that are still being cared They are rary for, however, compared with And shot which took effect knocked for. a large hole in the mot of ous of the barracks while the fourths apparently fall again the country by the shells which without doing damagn. Reports of dam fall böyond the Forts hava nos yet been received.
It is asserted by the Farts that thor came out of the morning's, work, with a clean bil af health, no one having been
Firafas. In the meantime the Chinese painted commander of the Northern son to doubt this statement, a. D. Ben.
henta hare suspended their services, -
General Ching U Shing has been ap killed or wounded. There seems no ten- troops operating against the Woosung nuit, who offered to attend to any wound. ed, was informed that no one had been touched.
his addressed Mr. Montagu said that two steps had already been taken. In we have received information from Forts 1907, the Indian Government, acting had agreed to put a stop to the Indian Ceylon, Singapore, Hongkong, and North through the Imperial Government to the effect that the hired transport s.." Somali," carrying military reliefs for traffic with China on condition that China, ils from Southampton on Septem China during the same time end theber 27. growth of the poppy within her own border. The treaty was modified in
house to do some brick laying repairs stole
A Chinese who was sent to a Chinese
2, at Shanghai, Chins, FRANK WILLIAM 1911 so as to accelerate the gradinals water smoking pipo.. At the Falice Court IHAMPRON, of Ningpo, China, to NEYA KAHAKOVSKAIA, of St. Petersburgh, suppression of the traffic. Mr. Mon- this morning he was sent to prison for a Rusain
tagu added:
month, and ordered to be exposed in the stocks for four board.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 11a.m.-Auction of Furniture at Mr.
Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms,
General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, August 13:-
"Now, to assist China, the Indian
third step in advance. They have Government is prepared to take a
abandoned altogether the revenue derived from the sale of opium to China for this year, and are to-day selling no opium to Chiua.. I am in us proud a position as an Under- Secretary for India has evor occupied, in muying, for the first time in the modern history of India, that we are not selling an ounce of the poppy to China. When the present stocks are absorbed in, roughly speaking, a year's
that Chy, Sergeant Major E Atkins,. A Home corroependent informs us G. d., stationed at Plymouth, is under orders to precood to Hengkang, this troop Company at Victoria Barracks. ing season, and is expected to join the 58th
A GALLANT LEADER!
Tong Mong, on learning of the apprecch The loader of the rebels at Human,
of the Northern traps it once feci.,
ANHUI'S INDEPENDENCE"
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graphs that the Chinese, rebel furder, Better's correspondent at Tokio tale Trang Hsing, has landed as Nagtanki and Dr. Sun Yat Sen at Robo secretly.
THE REBELS DETERMINED.
MINOTAUR FOR WOUSUFE.
Waihsiwei, Ang. S H. M.S. Minotaur left at midnight last aight for Wonsung..
UNPAID REBEL RECRUITS,
A SCHYRAT E Men Corst.
and the happy-go-lucky way
The lack of discipline in the rokel army which its afaim ars being managed was revealed in proceedings so the Mixed Court, Shanghai, says the 3.0 Diy News of the 8th Inst. against man named No Voong-lau. He appeared on two charges, with shaving threatened a woman, with a knife at a All appearaners now indicate that a boing a deserter on the Municipal Police, lodging bouse in Hankow Hand, and with determined resistance to the Govern from which body, he disappeared while mont will be made at the Forts. The acting as a police constable in November.. rankmements seen at Klangwan on Suz. 1911 The commander of the First Division many more besides, for the new soldiers deserted there was special clause, in the day hars now all arrived and apparently was stated that at the time the accused With reference to the second charge, it has compelled the former Tutuh, Fak towards the Forts must-bave numbered not be granted leave or be allowed to resign of the troops at Anhui, Woo Man Tai," in the vicinity and those soen trooping Chinese polica agreements that they would Man Wii, to cancel the "Independence between 1,500 and 2,000. They have now during the revolution.. supporters "havo Hed. of the Province." Paic and a few of his occupied Admiral Sah's College, close to accused and seven or eight men went to The story told to the Court was that the the Forts Hotel.
it was evidently feared that under the ing that he had been given money by Chers Who the morning's shooting was in ished a knife and asked the complainant to complainant's houss. No Voong-len four- progress troops hood the river front, as produce Genera! Chang, her husband, say- fire of the exulzers Government forces Chi-me to pay thom, and had not done so. might attempt to cross the river from Geveral. In the evening the accused. The complainant devied that her husband the Pootung aido. This apprehension has aguia visited the house, this time with Sunday afternoon that a heliograph was knife was again in evidence and the de- been created by indications observed on thirty or mors men ab his back. The ab work in the Footong country, and the mand for the production of the somewhat Woosus, August 4. flashes which could be seen drow from and his men were informed that the man nebelous Geoazal was repeated. Actual This morning's engagement between the the Forts a couple of shots in that direc they were really looking for wasone Wong, Forts and the Government float was more tion." serious, than anything that has gone be
to be then found at Wooruna Forta, Egb fora. Up to this there acemed very little well bo the contre of a much more serio the poles station by two foreign police Situated as the Forts am they may words and "trouble ionized, and in tha HONGKONG, MONDAY, ACGUST 11, 1913 time, we shall have the treaty right, to a bro in a godown on Saturday. Aflies any particular damage. But now at the Arsenal. With the new men who but all the othere were allowed to go.
A Kowloon water police received a call attempt on the part of either side to in-cas encounter than any which took plass constabion. No Yoong-low was detained, end the accused and his gang ware escorted in response to China's own demand, to amber of line of gasoline had been what appeared to be a determined attackt have actived the rebels must have a sell her 26,781 chests more, but I'umadod, and something was scan to be was made by four cruisers and zoplied to strength of from 4,000 to 6,000 in the dis-Accused stated that he was formarly THE SITUATION AT GANTON glad to be able to tell the House that, were extinguished with sand by the police salt was that the Farts, wors hit by four Their intention seems to be to bold the who asked his altanen in the raising of a smouldering Among them. The fames with equal spirit by the Forts. The re-trict, and they evidently mean to use it.oldier; and some time ago met with a man notwithstanding this, and though we and a number of coolics, To-DAY, shortly after two o'clock, might get something like $55,000,000
shes but that little serious damago was country up to Woosing Crock, which regiment to be called "Tao Yuan Chun done, while one of the cruises, reported waggosta Itaalt sa s natural line of do- te punish Ynan army. He accordingly General Lung, whose actions dur-revenue, we are prepared to revise Company's tɔg boat;. “ Divi* GiDós," loft tubeis to have been hit by one of the poldiers were sent it from the Rests to worn refarted to "General Chang, and it The Hongkong and Wharpen Dock as being the Haichi, is claimed by the fesice, This afternoon a few hundred collected a number of mon and got them ing the past few weeks have been the treaty of 1911, and not to send hero yesterday afternoon with powerful suns of the Forts. There is however, wards the Creek armed with picks, szos was with the object of interviewing the together in the City For their pay they much discussed and eagerly watch-any more opium to China; but never salvage gear to salva the Asiatic Petroleum little to substantiate the report. ed, entered- Canton with a large again, with the single condition that Company' ataamer Mareax, which recently number of his soldiers, We learn China is stedfast in pursuit of her stranded on a coral reef in the Macar that the gullant General met with present policy an A
Straite. The Vensel was in ballast when alcordial,reception and that nothing growers is thus presented by The
The enae for the Hindu poppy-che strandial
it la announced that Mr. Wing
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The Chin Mail.
H.M.S. Fame sailed for Cantab
yesterday and arrived the same orening The five Chinese gunboats which have troubles at Caston left at the same time an been sheltering in the harbour during the the Fame, and arrived this morning.
.Tho
band the 8th inst gives further parti- North China Daily News" to culers of the fighting on Woosung
THE ATTACK.
MARTILL, UNPAID.
Fund shovels, under instructions to throw General that they called at the house of up a line of barricades and tranches, the complainant. The men compelled him They expect a land attack, sac menn ló
to call. leop the Goverment woldiers at bay hore, in Court drew a strong reprimand from the-
The scoused, whose solent behaviour It was about 5.46 am that the Govern. 3 it be true that Chon. Chi-mel. has. now Assessor, was remanded ment fleet hove in sight steaming up the headquarters at the city of Paoshan, whereupon a body of his still unpaid in custody: South Channel. The report, mentioned she district is one of the centres of rebe: soldiers, thirty or forty strong, fled out of was now proved to be correct, for de provisioned for siego, and evidently the
in the previous engagements the Elaichi
court.
CORRESPONDENCE.
AN INTERROGATION.
whatever of a hostile nature marred Statesman (Calcutta), an English Chong ting, the former, Vice-Speaker of Jesterday, that it had been "rainforced, impetus. The Forts aro reported to be the formalities attending his appear-paper ance in the city. This seems to It is notorious that the production the Upper House, and a member of the sides the three boste originally there, the commandaat is reserving his ammunition augur well for the apeedy cstablish. Lot nativo opium in China has con- Kuomintang, is to publish an English Haichi, Haiyung and Haighen, there ap. carofully.
tinued despite the efforts, ostenta.wspaper which will be devoted to the peared the Tungchi, a smaller cruiser. ment of normal conditions in the tiously announced, of Chinese officials politios of his party. Another newspaper
City of Rams," which during the to put it down. It is not necessary will be published in English by an English and Haiyung only had taken part in the
THE WOOSUNG DEFENCES. past three weeks has been a much to impuga the sincerity of the Chinese man. Orturiatischer Lloyd, perplexed place,
Aring, but now all four came up. reformer. All we say is that their owing to actual professions have not been made good
The main armament at the Nan Sha warfare on a very mild scale bap by China as a nation.
Coming up in line the boats fired their Tung fort, Woosung, consists of four 12in. (To the Editor of the "CHOS Ban A financial statement published in heavy boy gas ony after the other, and muzzle leading guns, fiting 8001b. shells
CATTON, 0th Aug., 1913. pily, and, even more, to the ram
"In one of the latest Chiness of the Colony from May 1st to Bist helm, Lot drive with theirs steen guas been delivered from the Armstrong face the 8th inst, an article, under the caption the Gazette" shows that too revenue then, swinging round on the starboard They are of a very old pattern, having of-war..
papers to hand-a Shooghai Re was $721,362.93 and the expenditure The Forts replied with a smaller number tory twenty-eight years ago, "These guns The Population of Hongkong..
St-There appeared in your are of During the recent upheaval in be prejudiced in favor of the optuny assots on April 30 of 94:798,338.39 so from the cruisers went tearing through aite the fort, and the defences on this and, as a matter of course, it aroused my publican organ, by no means likely to $766,246.18. There was a balance of of shots. On this occasion the shells command the arm of the Yangtze oppo It provided very interesting reading trade-a telegram appears which the present remaining balance is the air above the Forts, and some of side are completed by twu Sin. breochouriosity considerably when I arrived at a states: Reports coming in from 12,749,301.8000 h many quarters confirm the opinion
them must have landed in the country cading guns, manufactured from a paint where the writer of the shore mone about mile behind their objective Armstrong design at the Kiangnan Ar.
us to have played the part of a
were
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tionslity who should be born in Asia ? viewed in a serious fight, but as one of the Of course the above may or may not be
many Portugues who is: anxious to be acquainted will some knowledge of the pawly created Baco, I shall be very glad Ponce still reigns, in Chaper. The indeed if he would be kind enough to manifestos recently published and circolighten one on this point, through your
PEACE IN CHAPEL.
DEPARTMENT Canton General Lung appears to
prudent and sagacions soldier. He that the present year's While the manager of a Chiness. From this point onwards the firing from senal. On the cast side of the fort therationed article brought to light a newly? found himself at the head of some harvest in Kinngen will prove a record broker's basiness, carried on at 16 could be seen that the best work of to a centro pitot and, thus, having an all Publication of the said article: six thousand men when Kwang-one if the weather is suitable and Connaught Road Central was standing on lot was being done by the Tungeli, the round fire. The battery on the west sido
the cruisers, was intermittent, but it are three fin. quick-firing guns, built on crested Race not as yet knowa, before the tung's Declaration of Indepan.there is no official interference dence" was proclaimed. He and we are told, has been making body threw corrosive liquid. at him. His masted craft, not by any means in the gums. There are a few sinali guas placed is so come through the medium of your "The Republican Administration, the Loung Wing wharf at Taumati some oldest of the boats. She is a three is somposed of two 4.7in quick-firing chiefly due to this fact that has prompted It sounds to me rather queer and it is bis troops, by chance or design, strenuous efforts to suppress the head and face were severely burned. The same class with her companions, but har in position to meet an attack from the ever popular journal and ask whit be really
a considerable distance from cultivation; but apparently, they have person who thaw the liquid was not gunziery was excellent. One shot from rear, s the city at the time and therefore met with considerable success in Mught Fine Ribbed Lisle Vests cannot be said to have taken any know, has been obtained in many many districtssuccess which, as we
her struck the protoction of the Forts
meant by Asistio Portuguese.. close to the big 12-inch gun; while another near the point known as Sieping Clump, rived at is that he has apparently classified. At the fort ten alles down the river, The only satisfactory conclusion I ar actual part in the extraordinary cases only by the most ruthless hows that there were 19 cases of bubonie
The weekly health bill of the colony camo ristt insido.. event. Efforts were soon inade, coercion of an unwilling people, plague, 14, of which were fatal. All were
there are four 9ia. breach.loadoes, and all those who are born in Maman under NO 12in.. manufactured about fifteen the inld heading." If my conclusion proved however, to enlist General Tung's while China has been so delinquent all Chinese, of whom 9 died, Of 4 cases According to thia writer and others, Chinese. There are 10 crews of cholors,
yaste ago at the Kingman Arsenal, and corrset then may I be permitted to sak Low Necke, Without Sleeves. support for the policy of Chan at home, she has treated the opinra of entors fever, three were Chinese though it could never have been described tho forts are in a better position this the
also of Armstrong design. After a lime the firing slackened, al-As for the calibes of armainent goes,
what would he call those of his own s Kwing Ming, but the General soon exported from India in open contru-(imported) and one Erish There vem as fierce, and the cruisers withdrew to cruisers, the best of which, such as the made it known that he was not vention of Indo-Chinese agreemente, two define from entited. There bare toca the south. About 9.30 sm they again picht, bave only, Bin gusto slá f inclined to oppose the Central the result of which, according to the three fresh cases of plagas within the law steamed up, and as on the other occasion Government, or, rather, Fresident Indian opirm at Shanghai have this year up to 287.
sume writer, is that "the stocks of 24 hours, bringing the total number for their range scored to be about five miles. IDEAL FOR SUMMER WEAR known to entertain considerable ad January, practically compelled the The local agent of the Canadian Pacifist Haich led the foot, and as she culated among the populace have bad edi
Yuan, for whom he had long been accumulated to an extent which in
It was now that the Haichi is alleged to have been hit and retired from a sceno miration. The sudden and drama Government of India to spend the Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamships up she and the big gun of the Forts very bonadcial effect. The men d
of action tic appearance of General Lung sales of opium certified for export to Line states that the Company's Yokoliams appeared to fire simultaneously. See HLM.S. Monmouth are still a ocups great interest and thank you beforehand with part of his troops on the banks China. It is to relieve this congestion, of the West River is of too recent a at present amonating to almost $100,- Office is fu receipt of a wireless mage of those on shore thought thes a shell tion of the Chapei police leadquarters, for the insertion of this letter,
Meantime, I shall await his reply wills date to require recapitulation here. 000,000, worth of the drug, that the from the RM S. “Empress of Japan" sent had struck the Haichal near the quarter but the best relations are maintained with With that action he definitely East-Indian anthorities have been at midnight on Friday, 8th Inst., when the nook, bus if damage had actually been both the officials of the Force and the showed his hand. letting it be compelled to kill the Indo-Chinese reseal was 1,200 milos from Yokohamis, dono, It was apparently well above the mon. The sailors have converted the clearly understood that he was op traffic. The writer thus condemns advising all well and that the Commander waterline, for she was able to steam quarters into an excalient living placa abut posed to the Declaration. Many the Chinese for creating the successful expects to reach Yokotams at 10 p.m. on Meantime the other three ships came Ing of the men and also for their im- and various rumours have since impasse and thereby forcing the Tuesday, 12th lost., leaving Yokohama
overy detail is perfected for the provision. tions and movements, but the factment. heen created regarding his inten- hand of the British Indian Govern-again at 8 pm. Wednesday, 13th instup, and a turn delivered shells as the mediate action on the sounding of the is that he was merely waiting, India has made a great ancrifice of
Forte, and this brought the bombardment alarm. The same strength is maintained favourable opportunity to act revenue in other words, is consente auton Christian College News got off sixtoon chote, while the Tarts had to be enjoying the long spell ashore
to an end. 10, all the site or probe are this gain promptly on behalf of Presidensing to check the progress of public tion that we report the fiant arganization of Ing was conducted slowly and when the given in Chapel, out on the rival ARE Tuon Dmbtless the General's works in this country for the sake.
Jettor rates:It is with graat satisfac- replied with no more than ten. The fir GREAT REDUCTIONS IN attitude had much to do with the of ending the opium trade merely the Ling Nam, Dairy Conpacy with Driver steamery Slengyang Biny and King of the local Fire Brigade was found ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY 1
On Saturday night an alarm of fire PRICEE
sudden collapse of the rebellion in stipulating that the Chinese shall do. Howard as prosident, Mr. Feson as socroing put is an appearance from the Yang that a email wooden shanty had becomHAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholers, and Canton, and the Cantanead in wel their share of the work by stopping The object of the company assisted in the. We stopped and they were able to pasatha had boon, pub out by the assiduoue in your hand luggage when going on a coming him in the manner they their own production of the drug. It
tacy, treasurer, and Mr, Groff as manager, zo on teir way to Shanghai, the action endangered by the burning of rap, fed Diarrhoes Remedy should be packed have done have scted wisely and is reasonable to ask that the suppress article of agreement is to fufaishi mile to in safety, application of buckets of enter. On injoarasy, Change of water, dial, and well and in a manner that causesion of the evil complained of shall the Ling Wham coronity and to foster one to have much hope that life and be a reality, and that India shall not dairying in South Chins through the efforts Property in Canton need no longer be tricked in order to secure a valu- of the Agricultural Department of the Dar be thought to be in peril and thatable monopoly for, China.
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