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Peking requesting him to instruct the Director of the Provincial Mint to cesse minting opera- tions as stamps for new coins bearing the title of the new Emperor are being made and will be sent to the Canton Mints as soon as they are ready.
DUTY ON NATIVE OPIUM.
The Director of the Liang Kwong Bureau of native opium has reported to the Viceroy that the total amount of duty collected on native opiam during 12 months i.e. from the 1st day of the 10th moon of the 32nd year of Kwong Sui to the 30th day of the 10th moon of the 33rd year of Kwong Sui was 683,793 teels and that out of this sum 306,250 taels were collected from the Kwangtung Province.
OPIUM AFFAIRS.
The Superintendent of Police has notified the public that, owing to the death of Emperor Kwang Sui, the new wooden opium smoking licenses will not be issued for some time yet as it is necessary to alter the date of expiration to the 30th day of the 5th moon of Emperor Shuen Tung.
Sometime ago a proclamation was issued by the Viceroy restructing the sale of opium smoking requisites. This was heeded for some time, but of late these articles have again been freely exposed for sale in many shops both in Ho Pak and Ho Nam. His Excellency has issued a second proclaim.t ́en ordering the con- fiscation of the goods exposed and seizure of the shop.
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EX-VICEROY SHUM.
It is rumoured here in official circles that news has come through private channels that Viceroy Shum has gone to Peking and that he will no doubt be placed in some high and responsible position. It is also said that Shum was summoned to proceed to Peking by Imperia order.
November 29th.
NEW WEEKLY PAPER.
A paper called the Canton Weekly News has made its appearance edited by Mr. H. W. Ray who was formerly assistant teacher of the Diocesan School and Orphanage in Hongkong. I understand, if sufficient support is forthcom- ing, the issue will be a daily one from the 1st day of January 1909.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT
made a great disturbance in front of the station and afterwards they had the audacity to wreck the Police Station and the property on the premises. Conduct of this nature is in defi- cannot be tolerated. The Viceroy, on receipt of the report that a to shoot on the rioters, but we refrained on riot was going on here, authorized the police account of the ignorance of the people. only arrested a couple of the ringleaders. We We hereby warn the people against a repetition of this offence which will be treated as a revolt and we will direct the soldiers to fire on the mob. command you to obey this proclamation &e'
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REGULATIONS PROHIBITING THE SMOKING OF CIGARETTES.
H. E. the Viceroy has received a long dispatch from the Board of Education in Peking requesting him to issue a proclamation and also to give instructions to the Literary Chancellor of the Kwangtung Province to notify all the schools and colleges in the Province that the Board of Education has framed the following regulations forbidding scholars, students
and persons under
16
years of age to smoke cigarettes :-
1. All persons under 16 years of age are prohi. bited from smoking cigarettes of any doption. 2. All hawkers, stalls, shops and firios are hereby forbidden to sell cigarettes to
any person under 16 years of ape.
3. All scholars of preparatory schools are prohibited from smoking cigarities of description.
4. All students of colleges are prohibited from smoking, smoke being detrimental to brain work and the health of all students who are about to complete their high-class education must be protected.
5. In the event of any person being discovered infringing these regulations their cigarettes and smoking requisites will be confiscated and the matter will be reported to their parents or relations who will be requested to restrain them from smoking. Scholars or students discovered smoking cigarettes will be reported to the headmusters of the schools and professors of colleges so that they may b restrained from smoking. Any person or shop discovered selling cigarettes to persons under On the 27th instant Mr. Paul H. King, Chief 16 years of age or to scholars and students will Commissioner of Customs, Messrs. J. S. M. be liable to punishment in accordance with clause Drummond and J. H. May, Deputy Commis- No. 88 of the Police regulations i.. for infring. sioners of Customs and Mr. A. B. Hylanding the rules of health which is punishable by Imperial Chinese District Postal Commissioner a monetary fine. called on His Excellency Viceroy Chang to offer their condolence towards the late Emperor and Empress Dowager of China.
STATE MOURNING FOREIGN OFFICIALS
OFFERING CONDOLENCE.
November 30th.
MORE KIDNAPPING.
Robbers have kidnapped Messrs. Lo Aok Wai and Lo Hok Lim, members of the wealthy Lo family in the district of Shun Tak, during their visit the town of Yungki in the above district. Mr. Lo Wai Tung, uncle of the victims, is assistant secretary to Viceroy Tuan Fang of Liang Kiang. Lo reported the matter to Viceroy Tuan Fang and His Excellency has cabled to Viceroy Chang requesting that strict orders be given to the Shun Tak Magistrate to obtain the release of the captives as soon as possible and also to arrest the brigands and have them severely punished.
SEQUEL TO THE FATSHAN RIOT. The following is a translation of a proclama. tion issued by the Superintendent of Police in Fatshan on account of the riot: This proclamation is issued to inform the public that about three weeks
ago a notorious monk came to Fatahan and caused all kinds of strange rumours to be spread over the town. As it is the duty of the police to put a stop to this sort of things and prevent any disturbance in the place we had the monk arrested and sent him over to the Chief Superintendent of Police in Canton where he will be tried and punished for disturbing the public peace. The inhabitants of the town should thank us for removing a person who was doing injury to the general public, but unfortunately some bad characters seized this opportunity to incite the people to riot and thus brought misfortune on the other good citizens. The rascals led a large number of people to No. 1 Police Station and without any reason whatever
THE ACCESSION.
All the Foreign Consuls, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Customs and the Imperial Chinese District Postal Commissioner called at the Man Shau Koong (Emperor's Temple) at noon yesterday to offer their con. gratulations upon the occasion of the accession to the Throne of the New Emperor, Shuen Tung.
OFFICIALS AT FISTICUFFS.
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Recently Woo Ling Sheun, General of the Kwong Chow Army, who during a tour of inspection of the soldiers who were placed as extra guards at the City gates and arsenals on account of rumours of a rising following the death of the Emperor and Empress Dowager, house at the Wing Chai Powder Magazine were discovered that all the windows of the guard
broken and also that there was neither grass nor corn in the stables to feed the military horses, sent for the Deputy in charge of the magazine and ordered him to have the windows repaire l and to provide forage for the horses. The Deputy who, by the way, was a Manchu, replied in a very insolent manner that it was not his duty to attend to such matters and told the General to attend to them himself. A quarrel ensued and ended in a fight between the General and the Deputy in which the latter got the worst of it. Two days afterwards the Deputy sent in his resignation and reported to the Viceroy that General Woo had struck him and that the serious injuries caused by the blows he received at the hands of the General had compelled him to resign his position. He requested the Viceroy to investigate the case and to punish the General for taking the law in his own hands. His Excellency instructed the Provincial Judge to investigate the matter and nothing further was heard of the affair.
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It appears that the Deputy has two sons, who are both teachers in Government colleges. A few days ago they sent a joint petition to the Viceroy saying that the Kwong-chow General without any reason or provocation struck their father who is a man 60 years of age; that the rather is now vomiting blood through the violence of the blows received; and praying that assaulting the old man. General Woo be tried and punished for seeing their father suffering from the pain They could not bear caused by the blows inflicted, and unless they obtained redress, they would die of grief.
PUNISHMENT FOR HEAD SHAVING
Hundreds of people at Canton who had their heads shaved on the 2nd instant (the day of the by the police and fines varying from 50 cents to enthronement of the new Emperor) were arrested $20 were imposed on the delinquents. Many their clients on that day were sentenced to 100 barbers who were caught in the act of shaving days' imprisonment. It is curious to note that amongst those arrested for infringing the State mourning regulation there were several police. men and a military officer. The policemen were all dismissed from the service and sen- tenced to 100 days' imprisonment with hard labour.
The Military officer who is a Manchu named Chuen Pan was only fined $20 at the Police Station which was promptly paid, and he thought, that caded the matter, but he was hooted next day soldiers. when attending the drill of the Manchu mander who on investigation learnt that Lieuten- This drew the attention of the Com-
aut Chuen Pan had shaved his head the previous day. The Commander reported the matter to the Tartar General who cancelled the Lieuten. ant's commission and sentenced him to one year's imprisonment with dismissal from the service.
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The barber's trade is the one most affected during the State mourning period. The estimated loss to the 1,400 barber shops registered in the Barber Guild is about $1,000,000, for the hundred days; as there are on an averago eight barbers in each shop this means 11,200 men in Canton out of employment. The loss to the barber fraternity in China must be enormous.
CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB.
The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham presided over a special meeting of members of this Club which was held at the matshed lastweek.
The CHAIRMAN said the business of the meet-
ing was to confirm a resolution, passed at their previous meeting, That a permanent club building be erected." Since the last meeting plans had been prepared, and tenders had been obtained. So far no application had been made to the Government for permission to erect the building, but he did not think there would be any obstacles put in the way. The design was a promising one, and would provide a handsome and valuable place for the club.
Mr. JEFFREY informed members that four tenders had been received for the following 83,750 prices:-$4,800, $4.400 $3,850, and Another tender was for $3,000, but contained a provision that old, sound bricks might be used. There was no objection to this.
The motion passed at a previous meeting was confirmed.
The CHAIRMAN said $3,000 was within the limit of what they expected to spend. He was informed that $2,600 had been obtained up to the present, and the club funds would be able to provide the balance if all went well. It did not matter if the materials were old, so long as they were sound, because they would be entirely invisible when the building was finished. What concerned them was to get the building within their means. He proposed that the com- mittee be authorised to accept the tender önce the sanction of the Government had been
obtained.
The proposition was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN said the contractors were a substantial firm, and, assuming they got good weather, they should be able to finish within the time specified---four months.