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compromise. It sells a good grade of opium at a very high price and it visits with severe penalties all those who are found to be traffic- king in or using other oplum. There can be no doubt that short- 'ness of purse on the one hand and fear of the consequences on the other do keep consumption very far below the rate which would Efforts That Are Mercly Beating obtain if Government oplum were
The Air.
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or
ADVERTISEMENTS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG,
TROBATE JURISDICTION.
IN THE MATTER of the Ratars of GEORGINA ADA 'BACHSN. Ista of Vistoria in
the Colony of Hoogkong, Widow, doceased."
The report of the Committee It has been suggested that, if appointed by H.E. the Governor to confirmed opium smokers are re consider the Colony's position with gistered and the use of opium is regard to the obligations incurred otherwise prohibited, the British NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN under the International Opium Government will have done every that the Court has by virtue of Convention, 1912, was tabled at thing possible to discharge its Section 38 of the Probate Ordinance this afternoon's meeting of the obligations under the Opium Con 1897 made an order limiting the timb Legislative Council:-The Comvention. "The Committee cannot for sending any claim to or against the mittee was appointed to consider agree with this suggestion. No above estate to the 10th day of October, the suggestions made by the Government placed as the Hong-1924. All creditors and claimants who Advisory Committee of the League kong Government ia can put a stop have not already submitted their claims of Nations with a view to deter to a national habit of an alien race are required to send the same to the mining what further measures can so long as it has not the full sup-andersigned by the above date. be taken in Hongkong to give a port of public opinion, and the Dated the 17th day of September, 1924. more effective application to confining of opium to a few Chapter II. of the Opium Conven- smokers, or total prohibition tion, and to examine the existing which would be preferable, would position, and to explore the possi-result in a flood of smuggling (From Our Own Correspondent.)bilities of further effective which it would be impossible to
atem. action."
CANTON'S LATEST.
MUCH BEHIND THE SCENES.
**FINTY-FIFTY'' ARMS.
་
The Hongkong Government has
JOHN ROBERTSON,
Executar
Mesars, W. A. Hannibal & Co., -8-A Des Voeux Road Central; Hongkong.
Canton, September 17, By Article 6 in Chapter II of Much behind the scenes is going the Convention it is provided that been urged to supplement ordin- IN THE SUPREME COURT OF 0]] IRW encouraged by the "the contracting Powers shall take ary preventive measures by con- Yinese general, to bring about measures for the gradual and centration on the detection of the
HONGKONG COMPANIES WINDING UP No. 1 OF 1923
ORDINANCES 1911-1921
and....
IN THE MATTER OF THE CHIMA SPECIE BANK LTD.
(In Liquidation),
-
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DECLARE
SA DIVIDEND.
Surmises as to the cause of the non-arrival - here of Major Zanni, the round-the-world flier, must necessarily be in the nature of guesses as hardly any information a listing settlement of the Mer-effective suppression of the manu-capitalists who finance the smug- has come through from Hanol-*
chants Volunteers urina-dispute-facture of, internal trade in, and glers. This Government has for Last week, according to private and the general strike aftermath.use of prepared opium, with due, years past been doing its utmost IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES' advice received in the Colony, hear that the Canton Government stances of each country
All rumours to the contrary, 1 regard to the varying. circum-in this direction, with results com
con-parable to the baling of water with was due to resume his fight ca
is not spuntang a windfall from cerned." Monday. To date, the local office of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., which is making arrangements for Zanni to stop over at Stone. cutter's and which is supplying the airmen with "juice," has not heen-informed that Zanni has decided on any definite day to
Those who think that Zanni may be delayed on account of unfavour able weather at Hanoi will be Interested to hear that the reports. for yesterday made available to the "Chiga Mall" by courtesy of Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Hongkong Royal Observatory, are as follow
resume.
Yesterday moming-south-west wind, light; with rain.
At 11 am-calm and overcast. At 2 p.m.south-south-west wind, light; and blue sky.
At 5 pm.south-south-west wind, light; and blue sky,
As there is nothing very alarm. ing in the weather it must be presumed that Zanni has not com pleted the task, of assembling and testing the new muching, which was brought from Japan, via Hong- kong; to Haiphong, whence it was probably sent to Hanoi, where he | crashed about a month ago on taking off for Canton.
HER GILDED CAGE.
CORONET'S NOTABLE
PICTURE.
Gloria Swanson proved more charming than ever in her latest Paramoant picture, Her Gilded Gage," which was shown at the Coronet Theatre last night.
ja sieve. Reform must come from within. The League of Nations the Merchants. Whatever it may In Hongkong the measures. now le called-n loan, a war contribu- Laken to give effect to Article 6 has prevented opium from India ion, a fine, a payment for differ comprise a Government monopoly, reaching China and it may possi ence in price-the authorities wil sale of Government opium at an bly find means to prevent Persian get, at least half a million dollars artificially high price, heavy and Turkish opium from reaching Before the Merchants receive their penaltics in respect of trafficking China. China can and will grow arms, Originally each Mauser or in or use of opium other than all the opium that she requires as rifle cost about $50. Recently Government opium, and the main-long as the opium habit is to the canvassers have been going round tenance of a considerable force of public taste and no really strong the city to all those, who gave Revenue Officers for the purpose body of public opinion is opposed orders, and collecting about $50 of preventing such trafficking or to it. It is the firm conviction of additional for each piece, the latter use. There is no check upon the the Committee that under present reasonable amount to make up the peace-consumption of opium apart from circumstances no
can be devised to offering to the Government. Gen- the high price charged for Govern measure era Pau, Shek-sung is it daily ment opium and the penalties im-reduce further the consumption of intercourse with the parties con posed in respect of illicit opium, opium in Hongkong. The Com- cerned, inducing the merchants to and it is obvious that the con-mittee is, however, in entire accord carry, on and assuring them that tinuance of the present policy can- with the principle of opium sup their arms will be returned in fall, I not lead to the suppression of the pression, and it is its sincere hope provided payment is forthcoming. use of opium in the Colony. The that it will be possible to devise Unsystematic Offensive. most that that policy can effect some practical means for the total In the East River district, where under existing conditions is to aboiting and he practices of opium General Clan Kwing-uning and his keep the opium habit within amoking and opium eating both in China and throughout all parts of allies have lunched another unbounds.
The report is signed:-Claud
systematic offensive, the natives The problem to be solved is whe-the world. are becoming openly hostile to the ther, under existing conditions, it Canton: Government and Dr. Sun is possible to suppress, either Severn (Chairman), P.H. Holyoak, Yat-sen's mercenary gurrison, immediately or gradually, the Chow Shou-son, R. H Kotewall, The trouble at Tung Kwoon city consumption of opium in Hong-Thomas W. Pearce, M. Fletcher,
between the Kwangsi troops and kong.
the Volunteers, has already lasted The Committee, in considering some time but at other places this matter, has ignored "the civilians have been assisting the financial aspect of the opium ques- anti-Sun" invaders' and hampering, tion, and it is agreed that, as far as far as they dure, the pro-Sun as it is concerned, the fact that the defenders,
Colony derives a considerable
tion.
and N. L. Smith.
OTTAWA GOVERNMENT.
SALE OF SECURITIES.
Reuter's Service, )
OTTAWA, September 17. The Canadian Government has Corporation and Blairs of New York $90,000,000 of one year four per cent treasury gold notes. The proceeds will be used to retire maturing treasury bills.
All along the lower part of the revenue from the sale of opium is Canton-Kowloon, Railway, the entirely irrelevant. Kwangsi army has been withdraw- The Committee is of the opinion ing its detachments, several of that some twenty to twenty-five sold to the Chase Securities which have reached Conton, per cent. of the adult Chinese deprived of equipment by either a population, including some one to hungry enemy or a hostile popula-two per cent. of the adult female population,either smoke or swallow A Chronic Disease. opium. It is stated by the persons Flished by their initial success, employed in selling Government additional hordes of Chan Kwing-opium that the percentage has ming troops are coming down the slightly increased during the past East River and it will not be long six or seven years. Aften tracing before that territory is battle-ridden the history of the opium traffic in again.
Ching, the report expresses the "It has been reported that some opinion that in the present state pro-Sun Cantonese troops lave of Chinese public opinion the only arrived at the middle reaches of the way to diminish or stop the use
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
JOHN HENRY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, DECEASED:`,
the Estate of the above, named
particulars to the undersigned.
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Hongkong.
17th September, 1924.
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In this new Sam Wood produc tion, Miss Swanson emerges, for a few episodes, from, the canyon West River in Kwangtung proof opium is to diminish or put a ALL Fersons having claims against tional fashion creations which have vince) from the North River from stop to the production of opium. caused her to become known as the fashion model of the screen, whence they were expelled by the The first Article in Chapter 1. deceared are requested to send and appears in some preity thea
natives.
of the Oplum Convention requires Wu Han-min. the acting the contracting Powers to enact trical and dancing costumes which Generalissimo, is still spoken of LA effective laws or regulations for accentuate her beauty and lend her a fascination not before revealed. about to leave for Hongkong the control of the production and The star displays exceptional Macao. He is stated to "have distribution of raw opium, and, talent as a dancer and entertainer. issued a circular to the merchants except in so far as India is con- The "settings and costumes, the promising an early return of their cerned, this obligation is for prac- cast, including David Powell, arma,
tical purposes entirely disregard- Harrison Ford, Anne Cornwall, It is significant that some 20 ed. There is no effective control Walter Hiers and Charles Steven of General Chian Kwing-ming's over the production and distribu son, and other attractive features officers left the Colony by rail tion of Chinese, Persian, and Tur- are keeping with the general yesterday morning. It is said they kish opium, The enforcing of colour and brilliance of this new are bound for their former com- Article I. of the Convention must picture.
mands now that their chief's star is be antecedent to the enforcing of in the ascendant again.-Ed. Article 6 of the Convention, and, "China Mail."J
while China continues to provide its population with opium in limit less quantity, Hongkong in attempting to prevent consump- tion by those Chinese who happen to be within its borders, ly merely beating the air.
The theme is one of self-sacrifice, One sister adopts the career of an actress, denying herself the love which is her due, that she may provide the means for her lovalid sister's happiness. All ends happily, however, and the picture is delightful entertainment for the average cinema audience.
SMART CONSTABLE,
C86 CAPTURES
SNEAK THIEF,
FOR MATHEMATICIANS.
RICE COOLIES ASK FOR INCREASE.
A SUM IN MACE,
The Committee estimates that approximately equal quantities of Government and illicit opium are According to the vernacular consumed in the Colony An in- papers, the Hongkong rice coolies crease in the Government. selling guild have presented a deraand price would probably result in a for an increase of wages. This pro tanto substitution of illicit for demand has been made to over Government Any substantial forty local rice firms which decrease in the Government selling
in a substantial increase in con- Constitute one branch of the trade price would almost certainly result asked for are 2 per cent, por nam ment oplum is of thuch superior The report says that the increases sumption generally, as Govern- had his suspicions aroused yester for rice worked in a ground floor quality, and, it-it were available day when outside No. 176, he saw warehouse, 5 per cent for first at the price of Illicit opium, the 1 Chinese come ait of a ship, floor and 7 per cent. for second demand would be very greatly where a cheap sale was going on, floor increased
Chinese constable No. 86 on luty at Queen's Road Central
with a parcel tucked under his coat:
How whose
He stopped the iian and found scale on the basis of the fore After dealing very fully with the parcel contained seven singlars would be complicated and the League Committee's dugges Defendant stated that he picked the parcel un from outside the rates are converted into dollars tions, the Report gives it as the doorway of the bob where it and cents (from tacle mace opinion of the Committee that the candareens and cash,) are aski control exercised in Hongkong is Cash and:7 cash (ad effective as is possible in the
extraordinarily ffult circum
Apparently dad, been dropped by Someone. He was charged with-
awful possession of the seven before Mr. R. Es Lindsell
Istracy
nties
RCXOR
A First Dividend is intended to he
declared in the above matter, Creditors who have not proved
their debre by the 31st October, 1924 will be excluded from this dividend.
Dated the 18th day of September, 1924.
J. HENNESSEY SETH, F.S.AA., S. HAMPDEN ROSS, 4.CA,
Liquidators.
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COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING CO.
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· From PORTLAND, ORE., JAPAN PORTS, etc.
THE Steamship
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steamer.
All cargo not taken delivery from steamer by 17th September, 1924, will be landed into the hazardous and/or non-hazardous godowns of the Hong kong & Kowloon Whart & Godowa Co, Ltd., at consignees' risk, whence delivery may be obtained,
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo will be examined by Mesare, Anderson and Ashe. (Marine Survey ors) at the Godowns on 22nd September, 1924, at 10 a.m.
*No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the steamer for Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered after 23rd Septemper, 1924, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersign- ed on or before 30th September, 1924.
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