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THE ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADE.
would use every influence to ensure the Municipality carrying out the intention and
Of the many agitatious which flourish at ending the tramo in two years. It was not Home the one which has the greatest interest fair to contrast the action of the Muni-for us in Hongkong is the anti-opium crusade, cipality with that of the native cities, where | and now it looks as if that movement has the deus still soll opiam although they are reached its culminating point, and that the closed. The Government of the United objects which the organisations bave in view States had been asked the date and place for are to be realised. The edict of the Imperial the meeting of the proposed Commission in Hongkong has been issued. It has been in Governmost for the closing of opium dena”
but our aution would be quite independent. the hands of bis Excellency for several days, Sir Edward gave a tribute to the good re-and though nothing has been given to sulle attained so quickly by the Chinese the public from official sources we know Government, which he thought war under anthoritatively that the news given in Router's
tologram is correct. taking the most grave task possible by any Government, and he desired to say that the Chinese should feel that we are sympathizing with the nation, and wish to aid it.
from business, must still be consider able,`ns the people who smoke opium cannot afford to obtain and keep the necessary paraphernalia in their homes, so that in any case the increase of the amount sold for home consumption is unlikely to compensate for the decreased sales due to
Total... -518,852,232 12,050,000 the closing of the retail establishments, Who is going to pay the compensation-the A few weeks ago an interesting experiment Imperial or the Colonial Government? We was carried out by a Copenhagen newspaper. know who will have to recoup the Colony'à With a view to testing the comparative rate of lost revenue. The ratepayers and the speed of various telegraph systems, the nowe rantpayers will have to do that, and it is uot Paper sent off to Itzalf two telegramy, each of likely that the Imperial Government will words; one telegram went eastwards, while the other want to the west, One telegram vent asist them by offering to copy allervia Shanghai, Now York and London, while military contribution, which they ought to the other went via Landon, New York, and .do...
Shanghai The telegram sent off by Shanghai, With regard to the uefulness of main or the castern route, arrived back in Copenhagen Count Eulenburg, formerly PROCLAMATION OF THE KING OF which there has not been much forethought....
in 3 hours and 2 minutes. The various telegraph trusted member of the Kaiser's stuff, taining the standard set by the Chinoso **
at the bed, than told of the experiment, specially prepared conditions. Each telegram had to be taken over and telegraphed afresh eight times during its transmission.
that test could not have been made under
or, as it really means, of surpassing ito though there is little use in discussing it now, there is more than a doubt. The demand will persist, and Turkish, and other oplum will be forthcoming. Very probably.
the trade will go to Macao, and we shall see that colony shriving apace at the expense of this, with, no doubt, the stream pouring hitherward · "from" ten as in the old days, We shall have to increase our expenditure on the water police and perhaps other branches, to cope with a revival of muggl ing. Native opium will improve in price very shortly, and it will be surprising if this does not promote bigger crops, rather than decreased output. The latest information that in most poppy-growing districts cultivation has not yet been appreciably restricted," and we shall be much
Why surprised to learn that in Cauton the opium dens are not opeu long after the Hongkong places are shut. Any attempt to make Cantou maintain the standard sat by Hongkong i-likely to breed an agitation -A. S. WATSON & CO., that will make the Cantonese forget the
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HO BON MAY 11TH, 1908 Ts being n Crown Colony, we take it the t His Excellency the Governor, his Executive Council, and the Legislative Council, will have. no option but to carry into effect the
decision of the Imperial Government to close all the opium "dens" in Hongkong. It muy in England be sufficient to decide that it is essential to maintain the standard
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boycott. Locally, Our moralists missionaries may not long ba left to rejoice oyer the success of their agitation. As the Timer seys
entertainment at their Treatre on Saturday night to a large and appreciative audience. The first part of the progamma was devoted to vocal and instrumental music, colectiona being
The Royal Engineers' Variety Club gave an
rendered by the orchestra and songs by Miss Miles and Mr. O. Barr. There was also s
clever exhibition of club swinging by Miss Wray, followed by's domestic absurdity on- titled "The Amateur Camate,” the title role in which being ably taken by Mr. Lackie, and, the other parts by Mesdames Thompson Binus and Strids and Mosses Rayland, H. N. Tas second Hutcheson, and T. Williams. part was sustained by members of the B.E., Minstrel Troupe.
PÜGILISM.
On Saturday night a large audience usarly filled the Theatre to see the bazing by Naral and Army masa. Lisat. Chilcots of H. M.B. "Monmonth was referee and Liant Mullins of the "Tamar" was time keeper. O-Rucke
of the American ship "Wilmington” and Duncan of II.M.S." Astra" were billed to declared the winner in the seventh round, fight 2 rounds, The American sailor was Duncan bring "counted out" very rapidly, In endeavoaring to discorn the possible moral and evidently opting the coat would as results, we have to take into account the pre-and go to ten, Asight" he jumped up, but bable coutinnance of the craving for careoties for stimulers, which bistory shows the Chinese always to have possessed in common with many other astions. Professor Giles recently collect- ed's long series of proofs that the Chines were not always, snow, a sober patios. Their literature contains many indications that drunkenness was once rife among them, and it may be so again. Already from Kau-sa a missionary quoted in the report transmitted by Sir John Jordan, states iuxt the high price of opium has induced • people to take to drink.”
of H. M. 3. "Astre" and Freeman of the
LONDON, May 10th. The Powers have agreed to send representatives to a conference which is to endeavour to find a basis for joint action in the direction of res- treting the opium traffic with China..
GERMAN SCANDALS.
LONDON, May 10th.
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has been arrested for perjury in connection with the prosecution. Herr Harden,
OBITUARY
LONDON, May 10th. Iudorie Hulevy the French au- thor and dramatist who wrote "Barbe Bleue Froufron,&c., is_dead,
nged 74 years.
The race
THE TURF,
LONDON, May 10th.
for One Thousand Guineas (que mile) was won by "Rhodora", a three-year-old trained near Dublin.
Bracelet," trained at Netheravon, was second, and "Arden- trive (Newmarket) third,
THE INDIAN FRONTIÈE
TROUBLES.
LONDON, May Stb.
before the troops under the command.
The Afghan Mullahs are retiring
of General Willcocks.
THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S JUBILEE.
LONDON, May 8th. The Kaiser and eleven other mem
was not allowed to fight on. Buth mea ware very much exhausted, and there was no very bard hitting in the closing · rounds. Two men of the Middlesar Regt., Rowson and Wines, fought an interesting two rounds,. Wines being counted out in the third. Griffey bers of the Royal Families of Europe Middlesex Begt, did not, Gght bag the sailor are assembled at Vienna to participate giving the soldier all he wanted to less than a 10 the celebrations connected with the minute. Miller of the Astro" won on jubilee of the Emperor of Austria's points after a very clever boat with Johnson of the Merito," This event pleased the reign. of the Imperial Government. has forced audience more than all the rest. It was a good- suddenly upon the attention of Hongkong, main, between well matched, clean fighters. To
fill up, Simms of the U.3.9. Wilmington Yesterday was the anniversary of the death and Clifford, a lool mangave a sparring. of Confucius.
exhibition which was well received.
These are only a few samples of the considerations which the precipitate action
During the day ended unon, on ·Asturdly 13 cases of plagus were reported, bringing the total
up to 182,
The Colonial Secretary hax reaeived jnforme-
--THE CRUSE OF THE AMERICAN
FLEET.
LONDON, May 7th. The Battleship fleet has arrived at San Francisco, where it was most enthusiastically welcomed. Fetes, extouding over ten days have been arranged.
PORTUGAL.:
LONDON, May 7th. King Manuel of Portugal, proceeded with great pomp to Parliament and took the path, when His Majesty was proclaimed King.
LATER.
King Manuel has issued a decree grenting amnesties to all political offenders, with the exception of those connected with the assassinations
THE JAPANESE DISASTER. We have received copies of the correspondence that has passed between His Excellency the Governor and the Japanese Consal, relative to the staking of the 'Matsushima." the Governor to Mr. S. Mashiko.
Letter, dated 2nd May, from His Excellency
DEAR SIR, --I write to express to you my great regret at the news which I have seen in the papers of the less of the oraleer Matamshime, which was so recently a visitor in this Port, when I had the opportunity of meating her gallant officers. A m
Our British Navy has also lately had several serious losses, so that we. are allies in misfortune.
I earnestly hops that when we receive fuller naws we may hear that there has been no great loss of life. Yours very truly..
(8d.) F. D. Lugard,
Jetter, dated 2nd May, from the Japanese Consel to His Excellency the Governor.
"YOUR EXCELLENCY,-I beg to tender my sincere thanks for your kindness in seading Captain Taylor to this Consulate to express Your Excelleboy's sympathy on the acoldest to the cruiser Matsushima,
I am pleased to inform Your Excell ney that for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, expressing Your I telegraphed immediately to the Minister
Excellency's ordial sympathy.—Yours very Amply....
(d) SATZO MASHIKO.
etler, dated 4th May, from the Japanese Comml to the ADC,, Government Hones
4 DEAR CART IN, -I bare received a føle- -gram from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, and beg lo enclose you a copy of the above."Yours truly,
Naturally the question is a serious' one for Hongkong. The sentimentalists at Home havò their particular views infamed by exaggerated storien. Undoubtedly men smoke opium to excess and dream their lives away. Undoubtedly acones, ure witnessed in opium divans which are not particularly edifying. But the same cau be maid regarding liquor and public houses, and yet the wholesale suppression of the manufacture of intoxicants and the wholesale closing of public- houses is not advocated except by fanatics whose extreme views exclude them from com- sideration, and so it is that sentimentalista have brought about a result-regarding
The
practical aspects of the question” have not been fully considered. It goes with- out saying that the opportunities for smoking cannot be stopped without inflicting musk loas and hardship, and that large sums will bare to be paid in compensation, because confiscation cannot be folerated by an ultra-moral people
·Moreover the opinm trade cannot be suppressed without attacking rasted interests and without dealing a blow at trade which is likely to seriously affect the interests of the Colony. -
In the first place the Opiam Farmor will. consider the closing of the opium divans s breach of the agreement and seek compensation from the Hongkong Government. The dirag respers will also require to be met with compensation, Secondly the loss of revenue fa the Colony by the extinction or reduced value of the opium monopoly will involve increased laxation. But that is not all. The closing of about 20) shops will cause a slump in the property market. Rents will fall but taxation will have to be increased to muitain the reverae Thas it will be seen that ther question is a very serious one and railonts in the Colony will await with interent the decision of the Government which has to face this difficult financial problem,
That some such result as laug▪ hiện anticipated is generally well known, and it is significant to refer to the notificating pubished in the Government Gazttle of 18th August, 1906, which states:
No. 710It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-in Council has been pleased to amend the Form of Grant of the Hongkong Opium Farm, published in Govers- ment Notification No. 439 of the 23rd May 1906, by adding the following provisUS
Provided always that in the event of the exportation of Raw Opium from India being so restricted during the form hereby granted, as in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council nacionaly to affect the busitions of the Grantes, the onus of proof whereof shall rest on the Grautas, the Governor-in-Council upon the application of the Grantee, shall reduce the rent payable under this terms of the Grant in such other manner as to Grant to each an extent or may modify the
the Governor-in-Council may soom eqnitable..
Provided also that in the av at of the arports. tion of Raw Opium from Indirbeing probibited. daring the term hereby granted audia Grauten not being able to procure sufficient opium fer boiling the Grantee may give noties to the Governor-in-Council of his desire. to surrender this Grant, and, if, in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council auch prohibition seriously THE BRITISH BUDGET.
affects the business of the Granter, the onus of proof whereof shall rest on the Grautus, the LONDON, May 8th,
Governor in Council shall thereupon, oë so soon The estimated Budget Surplus
thereafter as he may deem desirable cancel the same. Nothing in the two proceeding provisos is to be taken, to mend that an alteration in the amounts to £4,901,000. The Chan-
quantity of oplum exported from India is to be cellor of the Exchequer proposes a
accepted as prima facie evidence that the Farmer is entitled to a reduction of reat or to a modi reduction of a farthing-per-lb.inn a few moments while anchoring at a fention of the terms of this Grant."
It is interesting to note the progress made the Sugar tax, which will absorb port in the Pescadores, owing to the explosion will regard to the prohibition polier in India £3,400,000; Old Age Pensions of of the after magazine, only four metres of the Os the 10th March Mr. O. Grady asked in the House of Commons whethor, in view of the fact five shillings a week for people over anne being seen on the water at full tide,
According to the investigation up to that the export of Bengal oplam had fallen seventy years of age, estimated at noon of May 2nd, 3 ofloors, 24 midshipmen, and the farther fact that the ares of sultivation froin 53,585 abosts in 1908-7 to 48,000 in 1907-8 of the Public Health and Buildinga Ordinance? £1,240,000 a year; Marine policies semi-officere sad other grew numbering 205, had extended from 553,697 aures in the former statement that all Government buildings are
(b) Is it a fact that, notwithstanding your (reduction of stamp duty?) amounting officer, 27 midshipmen, one semi-officer and he could inforra the House whether the resulting ware Faved. The bodies of the Captain, one period to 562,50 acres in the last year quoted periodically inspected by Sanitary Department to £20,000; leaving £241,000 for 39 drew were found, but those of 21 officers, 6 orops of euch extended area was or Trout, be officers, all Government buildings which have contingencies.
GOVERNMENT BUILDING 8.
THE DUTY OF INSPECTION.
At the meeting of the anitary, Board tion that the Gorerament of Barmah have to-morrow Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, parenant
declared Hongkong to be an infected port,'-
The byalawa for the keeping of tearding houses for Chinese emigrants appear in the "Government Gazette." :
to
His Excellency the Governor has been plosed appoint Mr. A. Bryor to be a visiting justice to the Pa Lonig Kuk vice Mr. Danem Clark resigned.
It is notified that the cancellation of the memorial of re-entry by the Crown on. New Kowloon Sarvey District 111 Lot No 720 has been registered-recording to law,"
It is notified in the Gazette that steamers Darrying Chinese passengers will not be allowed to carry them on the upper or worlder door
between June 1 and 15.
His Excolleuoy the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Joso Caetano da Cadia to sok as cashier during the absence on losre of Mr. Edmonds Arthur de Carvalho or until further notice.
to notice, will ask :--
and Kowloon, which remain to be dealt with (a) What is the number of houses in Victoria ander subsections Nos, 1 and 2 of section 175
2. medical "offione attached, there is no such inspection?
(e) If not, is it the duty of the Medion) Officer se attached to make periodical inspection of such buildings ta noa thạt, they are in such a sanitary condition as not to contravene the provisions of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance ? ̈
Government buildings as have a medical offiger
(4 Will you lay on the table a list of such
attached?
INTERESTING TO MAKINERS.
LEUTER'S BERVICE.
THE ANTI-OPIUM CRUSADE.
LONDON, May 7th. moved a resolution urging the Government Mr. Johnsen, in the House of Commons,
to terminate as speedily as possible, the system of licensing opium dens ia Crowe Colonies, especially in Hongkong, the Straits and Ceylou.
(Sd.) Sarzo MASHIOK.
(Copy of telegram.) "On the 30th April, at 4,8 a.m., ons of the Japanese training squadron, the Matsushima',
midshipmen and 111 crew are still missing......
Being prevented by the extent of the wreckage, it is very diflutt for divers to dissover the bodies."
exported to other countries Chias, or whether the habit of opium consumption was growing among the peoples of India, and that such extended area of cultivation we to meet auch home demand; and, if so, whether steps would be taker drastically to riduce the area Letter, dated 5th May, from the A.D.C., of cultivation below that of 1800-7. Government Hons, to Mr. Mashiko.
Mr. Morley replied: There has been no ex tension of the area under poppy. The standard- DEAR MR. MASHIKO-I am is receipt of or maximum area fixed for regulating the grant,
Affairs with regard to the Matenshima cate standard area was reduced, to 562,500 acres your letter of yesterday's date, enclosing copy of licenses to cultivate was fixed for 1906.7 at of a telegram from your Minister for Foreign that year was 553,697 words, For 1997.8 the
504,000 acros. The area actually harvested in
strophe, which I hate submitted to the The actual area, when returned, will prove to be Governor. His Excellency desires as to express below this figuro. For 1933-9 the standard aron to you his grant grief at the torsible nature of has again been reduced to 500,000 actin. I
afraid the drastic reduction demanded by my the disaster nad his profound sympathy for the hon. friend would hardly extend employment. relatives of those who have perished."-Tours During the current your the Fissues Member of the Indian Viceroy's Connoil has allowed very sincerely,
is his fianolal statement for a decline of £350,000 in the current year's revenue from opiam.
set by the Chinese," regardless of the per- manence or otherwise of that standard, but out here the business is not quite se simple. The Government of Hongkong will have to consider, ways and means, Sir. MATTHEW NAT in his lust budget speech warned the ratepayors of this Colony what might be expected in the event of the British Govern. ment doing what it has done, and now we are face to face with the situation, then forecasted. What is going to be dope
How is the loss of a million and a half of our revenue going to be repaired? More than that, whence are to come the outlays. immediately consequent on pur ralotouance of the standard set by the Chinese? The Opium Farmer, from whose contract with the Hongkong Government so much of our revenue is derived, will have to be com with his bathing suit) had gone, this ingenpons wide in North and South directions within the telegram despatched on the 4th inst. to Si with a bouquet ia recognition of her work in
ponented. His contribution to the income of the administration is $121,000 per month, and bis contract has twenty-one months to run. Compensation will also be due to the keepers of the divans. These places, in Hongkong, number about two hundred, and they are not to be dismissed as mere "dens." Those of the first class sell ten and other-refreshments, as well as opiem, and they represent the inns and hotels where
Mr. J. M. de Graos, a clerk in the employ of Mosers. Melchere sad Co., prosecuted at the Magistrasy on Saturday two chair molios for using insalting sad abacive language to him. They wore each fined $1.
Another instance of the humor of the Chinese hoy is being told in Hongkong. When asked where his master (who had left the house celestial replied "Have go all sma stear laundry,"
SCAWFELL SHOAL. H.M.S. Waterwitch after 2 days' search has located this eboal to be in latitude N. 7. deg, 17 in. 5 sec.; longitude E. (of Greenwich), 106. dog. 51 min. 16 840.
(84) P. H. MITOHSLI TAYLOR.
am
Major Eeely, Under Escretary of State for
the time had come to take a decisive step the Colonies, accepted the motion because
forward. In regard to the Straits and An examinication revealed the fact that it is the Malay Statee, he expected the
Mr. Chan Kai, Ming, the Secretary of the The Portuguese Lilliputians gavo another a narrow ridge of coral formation about 27 miles long in an East and West direction, and report of the Commission early in the successful performance of The Bells of New Opium Farn, was seen by our representative York" at the Club Lusitano on Saturday night he had received no communication from the with reference to the telegram. He said that cables wide in a North and South direction Autumn, but he promised the ultimate Miss Camilla Castro was frequently ensured within the 2) fathom line; and 51 sables long extinction of the opium abuse there. In and she as well as other performers received Government yet, and in reply to questions be in an Feet and West direction and 24 cable reference to Hongkong, Major Seely read a president of the Club presented Mrs. Guterres
floral tributes. At the antracte Mr. J. Alves said if their revende was reduced they would
have to seek compensation.
training the young people.
10 fathom line..
lenst depth of 5 fathoms Ceral was found The corrected copy of the Register of Medical early in the centre of the 10 fathom ares and Surgical Practitioners qualified to practise, This shoal was not marked by any discoloura medicine and surgery in the Colony appears in tion of the water nor by overfalls or smooths the Gazette. The names are Drs. Ainells, Aabres, The astronomical position given is for this Belilios, Black, Caldwell, Forsyth, Gibson, shoaleat spot. Gower, Grone, Harston, Hoak, Jordan, Just, This notice affects Admiralty charts Nos Majima, Marriott, Mitchal, Motoshigo Enomot, 2600A and 1285. Muller, Faul, Polisbyals, Sanders Sibres
China Sea Directory Vol. 2, 5th edition Stedman and Swan,
1906, pages 109 and 117,
Frederick Lugard informing H. E. that the Government had decided to close the deng as they recognised that it was essential to maintain the standard set by the Chinese
Sir Edward Grey said that in regard to the criticisms on Shanghai not closing all the dens, he must point out that Shanghai was
The final stacking connect of the season in
connection with St. Georgs's Club was held on Saturday night and was largely attended. An enjoyable programme Was presented, the contributors being Mears Anderson R. L. Bridger, 0.A. Barr, E. J. Chapple, W Pelling, E. B. Ayris, H. R. Gegg, E. J. Jordan, and Party Browne, Messrs. James and Hunt received their prize won in the recent billiard an international settlement, and that the handicap, and several toasts were afterwards submitted, Mr. Dean replying on behalf of the decision reated with the ratepayers. He visitors,
The wedding of Prince Takeda and Princess Tsune, oldest daughter of the Japanese Emperor, tobi flaca on April 30th at the Imperial Santry in the Imperial Palace, in the presence of Prince Fashimi and the other members of the Imperial family. After the ceremony, the newly-wedded Prince and Princees were received by their Majesties the Emperor and Empress, who graciously expressed their congratulations. In the evening a banquet was given by their Majesties in honour of the wedding, to which Frinces and Princesas of the Imperial family, high officials, and foreign representatives were invited,