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assorted that the production of opiam In
China to-day is, at the lowest, six-fold, and Ja taore probably eight-fold, the quantity of the present import of foreign opium. What is to take the place of the poppy in the vast agricultural areas which, are now
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mors be content to grow cereals yielding to them perhaps but a fraction of their prescut revenue from poppy cultivation ? There is no news from the poppy-growing distriola that the growers are imbued with a spirit" of philanthropy in the matter, and great popular discontent in the opium-growing districts is inevitable. More especially na re-
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to probably thousands of people now engaged in the cultivation and preparation of opium These opium growing districts for the most part are situated in provinces which are in a chrosie state of uurest. But China has entered upon the task with her eyes open. She must be fully aware too of the discontent
which wust certainly arise from the shifting of the incidence of taxation which will become necessary in consequence of the abolition of all traffic in opium, native or foreigu. What the taxation of opium yields to the Chinese Government we have
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the Indo-China authorities has been removed The King of Spain has arrived in and that merchandise from Hongkong will remain subject. to the sanitary precations already prescribed.
"The deaf and damb Chinesa millionaire, Chu
Pak Ngok, received a summons charging him with negligently driving his motor car whereby he kacoked down and bart slitla giri. Betore the summons was heard the police abortsined that the parents of the girl hail accepted $20
as componention and the summons was with. drawn. However, the police proceeded against him for being the owner of a private vobiele for which he had no licence. A substitute
eyes. King at the Magistro posterday and a 5ns of $10 was indicted. ♬
The Snica pre states that the following have
been appointed to represent Chins on the
England.
TRADE DEPRESSION.
LONDON, August 25th A great slump is reported in the piece goods business at Bombay
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LONDON, August 25th. The death of Baron Speck Sternburg, German Ambassador the United States, is-announced,
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SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, August 25th;
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
BEFORE SIL FRANCIS PIKOTT- (CHEY JUSTIOR).
ECLAIM FOR OVER $300,600; The hearing of the same was continued in Which the Imperial Bank of Chins med Leang Shui Kong to recover 8316,035.65, money due and compound interest at a rate af sight per cant. at half yearly rates upon the various items composing the claim.
Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., lastrusted by Mr. H. J. Godge (of Messrs. Johnson, Atokee and Master) appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. F. P. Hott (of Messrs. Bratton and Hett) for the defendant. Mr. Pollock, in replying to the defence, said Mr. Elsda's first point was that the appointment
Mr. Pollock-Of course, the defait is not shown. Supposing a man gots somebody to pay money into the bank and puts the money into his own pocket; the money is paid into the bank over the counter and entered in the compradors' books. Now, my Lord, the fact of the man patting the money into his peoket dogs not pre- vent the account from balancing because that sum of money would appear in the sorcunts.
fe Lordship-Those uncollectable accounts are accounts of persona who owe meney to the bank, and have been legitimately described an claiming in respect of those, they are claiming Insaas due to bad management. They are not"
oredit balance. That is the puzzle ! in respect of accounts with which there was a
Mr. Pollock-Those which are put as saseta are things which ought not to have been assets,
His Lordship The olsime made are in res Foot of credit ballensos,
Mr. Pollock- samit all we have got to
of Loung King Wo was for a year in the fixat show is this: Here are negois unaellooted. If instance, and that the surety's liablity would we can show that these items of claim are lows not extend beyond that period. Although it, at the balance, that is suficient for our perfectly true that there was an agreement Purpose.
His Lordship reserved his decision.
signed about a year after the first doonment,
hold its deliberations in Shaughat in Jannery International Opium Commission which in to
next-Taolal M. Y, Chung, Director-General of the Bhunghai-Nanking Bailway, Mr. Lia Yak-ling, Chinese Consul General for the Transvaal, and Dr. Kwan, Tientsin. The other countries to be represented at the Conference, no statisties to show, but in te aggregate viz Great Britain, Japan, Amerlos, Germany, lings, agreed upon the necessity for four related to the terus of the agreescent, and not /$101, 20 balance due for work done and material
Franss and Helland. will act send three delegates.
it must be a very large sum. When Sir ↑ Kosert Haur, in 1881, madə an attempt like Mr. CLEMENTI has recently done to estimate the number of opium smokers in Chiun, be incidentally estimated that the total amount spent by China on the opium, luxury produced at home and imported from abrow, was about £25,000,000 annually And his estimate was that only 81′ per thousand of the population were opium
smokers. Mr. CLEMENTI has formed higher estimate on the basis of the latest statistics. He has put the opium smokers down as approximately 2 per cent but it will be seen from another colume that a Chinese calulation gives 15 per cent of the male population over fifteen years of age, which is stated without proof to form "an-in- finitely greater percentage than can be shown by any European country in the case of alcohol.". This statement will not bear investigation, but assuming the Chinese estimute to be approximately correct, A. S. WATSON & CO..the fact still remains that the revenue
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derived from the taxation of the lugariea" of the few must be recouped by the taxation of the necessities of the whole people. Whether alcohol will take the place of opium, as many people believe, is a question which time alone will decide. The Customs statistics of the import of wines, beer and spirits during the last few years cannot safely be taken as a guide, for the poort of these beverages while the Bussian and Japanese armies were in the field was doubtless abnormal It is noteworthy, however, that in 1907 the import of wines was larger than it has ever been, and beer shows a substantial increase on the import of 1906.
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A statue of the King of Siam fe to be placed
Mr. Pollock would vonture to join issue with. his learned friend upon bis örgament that the first appointment by the datagreement was for a year only. He would venture to submit that LONDON, August 23rd.
as a matter of fact there was nothing in The London Observer states that the the paragragh on which Mr. Blade relied to British Government have, with a view to indicate that Leang. King Wo's appointment avoiding the annual Anglo-German wrang was to be for a year only. That paragraph years mayal programine autil 1911, when it to the period of the appointment Loung Wo continued in the Tientsin office from Angast i hoped that Germany will be able to 1890 until June 1900 when the Boxer trouble consider the possibility of a naval entente. broke out. Counsel said his point was that there Such a programme will provide for the was nothing in the agreement to indicate that "Dreadnoughts" or Leung King Wo's responsibility was to Indomitables, at
Mr. l'allock continued his address affer tiffin. sterling above the present estimates,
He contended that Leang Kin Wo 'was using The Cabinet ia atill undecided as to the chops with the name of the Imperial Bank of method of raising the money.
Park Palace, Bangkok. The inrble for the building of cost of fifty millions terminate at the end of twelve months.
in the beautiful avenue leading to the Dusit
base has left Europe for Siam, and the statue in broase is being made in Paris. The status will depict His Majesty in military uniform, on hores back, the height from the ground to top of the head-dress being 95 feet. The marble
bago will be ornamented with flue bronse work, and the whole status will be enclosed with bronz› railings of a design in keeping, with the statua
The Bev. I. Genahr begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations for the Blindhome transferred to Hongkong on account of the recent typhoon,
Sun total already acknowledged .., $657.- "Friends at Hok -Un to whom the little band of blind children, out for their afternoon walk, was a familiar night."
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Farther donations sent to the Rev. I. Gemir, 22, Boubam Road, will be duly acknowledged.
On the 11th fast, a dinner was given in Makden at Government House, by H.E, the Viosroy to the departing American Consul- General, 'D. Straight; who has since gone home on leave via Biboris. Covers were hid for sighteen, and there wage present, beside the guest of the evening, Messrs, Parker apd Towne heff, American agrimifurai experts, engaged by the Chinese Government for work in an charis, Mr. Arnell, and Mr. J. O. P. Bland, with the Japaness Consal; the others being Chinese officials Mr. Freier, of the Astor House Hotel, Tientsin, had personal charge of the catering.
Mazila le appealing for observers" to visit the Philippines The Merchants. Association laat wook resolved to invite Mr. Rongevit to visit the Philippines, and also to invite the hundred captains of Industry of the Pacific Coast who are to be the guests of the Japanese Chamers of Commerce in a couple of months
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AMERICAN NAVAL AFFAIRS.
WASHINGTON, Anguit 19. The announcement was made here to-day that the battleship, fleet will arrive at Manila on October 31st.
Admiral Robloy D. Evans retired from active service yesterday after an aotive career of forty. years in the navy. Admiral Evans le ot eight Lake Mohank, N.Y., where he has bean resting quietly
since he returned from Hot Springs, The snouncement of his retirement was made the occasion for an orn'ion in his honour from his neighbours and fellow sojourners. There are still a number distinguished men at the Lake, drawo hither by the manual conference and all of them joined in extending their congratula tions to the gallant sailor whose distinguished career of almost half a century in his country's service is fresh in the minds of almost every inhabitant of the United Sister.
GOVERNOR JOHNSON OF MINNESOTA.
Br. Paul, Minn., August 20th, Governor Johnson was renominated to day Minnesota smidet on the Democratis tloket for governos of scopes of the wildest enthusiasm that ever attended a Minnesota State ecareation. The nomination was made unanimous. It was the greatest testimonial of the feeling of the people of the State for their governor that could pomibly be given, The demonstration was all the more remarkable for the fact that Governor Johnson hèd sbsolutely declined to run again.
He worked and fought egsinst his name belog brought before the con- vention and pleaded with the delegates to seloot some other man. In spite of all his work and pleading, however, the delegates simply stampeded in his favour and bis nomination was received with acclamation. General satisfaction expressed with the notion of the corvention throughout the Slate.
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COUNT KOMURA'S VISIT TO MUKDEN.
Chins for the carrying on of a business which he did not report to the head office. The tranzactions should have been carried through on the premises of the Imperial Bank of China. His Lordship-In order to bring the case within the particulars of the guarantee there is a contention of fraudulent appropriation...
Mr. Pollock-Not necessarily, my Lord. I should say a mere dɔfisioney on any account would be sufficient.
Ara
now
His Lordship Of course you suggesting that it was fraud, and that Lung King Wo was appropriating this money to
himself.
Mr. Pollock-Yes, my Lord, but I don't want you to think I rest my case exclusively on that
His Lordship-The difficulty I feel is this, and I think it is against you: If it was so, why wasit not at once detected, instead of after ad of after a certain period!
Mr. Pollock-For this reason: If you come across books which you are told are comprators books, the mactor requiren investigation. A considerable amount of investigation would be, required, for instance, before it could be man whether it was fair to call the books secret account books..
His Lordship-There is not much evidence of that investigation (-
Mr. Pollock-Liquidstors were sent-up. His Lordship-But they did not arrive at a conclusión for over a year.".
Mr. Pollock-I think there are indications that in 1902 something was considered, to ba wrong.
His Lordship Lot me know the date on which Loang King Wo died F
IN SUMMART JURISDICTION,
Barone M, H H. J. GOMPERTZ, (ACTING POISKE-JUDDE),
REPAIRS TO A CRINESE CLUB, Action was brought by Tsang, Wại Thạn to recover from Lin Yik Man the sum of supplied the defendant, for repairing the Ching You Club at b5; Lower Lsson Row. Mr. Otto Kong Sing for the plaintiff stated that 320 had been paid on Locount, His Lordship gave judgmont for the balance, and 'costs.
THE NEW BUILDINGS ORDINANCE.
FURTHER SUMMONSES.
In all about 50 anmaonses against property owners ware heard at the Magistr oy yesterday bafore: Mr. Wood in the Second Court, These ware additional prorocutions at the instance of the Building Authority under the now. Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, Mr. Edwards attending on behalf of the prosecution. Most of the owners' concerned were Chinese, the only Europeans present being. Mr. W. Hatton Potts and Mr. J. Hennessy Both. The former explained that they had six or seven contmotora repairing rosfs and doing other work on their property, and a formal order, for the completion of the work within fourteen days was made. Mr. Seth complained that the sumtions was the only notice he had received, and he thought he was entitled to receive notice from the Department. Eventually bia Worship made an order by consent. The other cases were dealt with afterwards. were
SAVINGS OF THE PEOPLE.
BRITAIN AT THE BOTTOM OF TER LIST.
The Postmaster-General gives in the parlis montary papo, in reply to Mr. George Gibbe, the fllowing particulars of the savings per head of the principal countries in the world deposited in the savings banke :—
Denmark... Switzerland...
Germany..
Norway... Australia. Belgium...
United States... -Austria Hungary 9mxden
France
Great Britain...
8.
15 11 13. 0
710
8-
4 2
brief comment:-The only Free Trade country A contemporary passes on this the following is thus at the bottom of the list.
THE FAR EAST AND MR, TAFT.
Mr. Pellock-In August 1900-jast after Finally, we may note in this connexion the astonishing increase of late years
the Boxer trouble, The Banlahat apparently found that, in addition to the accounta in the import of morphia for lizpodermia
disclosed there were many other secomats. injection: It has be suggental that
Therefore, Lougie the actual re-labelling this growth in the inport has arisea crown the afternoon's efforts the Merchants
Association also determined to appojut a cum."
doas not seem to have taken pisos for a year after, still there appeared to be from the well-mot administration of mittes to ask the Municipal Board to put the anti-opium pills containing tha alkaloid, aity streets in order as soon as possible..A
something wrong, and they looked to him. The Tokyo, August 19. intended to satisfy theriving without the trio of worthy tuka," commeats & Manila con-
Count Komurs, who is on his way from accounts which form the saUject of this alain HONGKONG OFFICE: 10; Des Vex Road Cowledge of the deuggard that opium temporary. "The visit to thess islands of London to take up this post of Minister of were not included in the returns. In the ga LONDON OFFICE: 131. ELULT STUEET, EU was being administer d in way form Roosevelt would afford that great etstestuan a Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, arrived at Mukden rantse bond Leung King Wo and the surety yesterday evening, and will stay there for two are to be held liable for any monies which should but without discussing that we may inferohance to stady our troubles and opportunities dars. He has received a cordial welcome from ba loal either by Loung King Wo or by any body auderstands better than any other American.
Visorey Hsu Shih-olang. that opium smoking became popular in of California, Oregon and Washington, if China saan antidote to malaria. China is interested in oar offerings, attractions and THE COMING VISIT OF THE BATTLE any loss by. Leung King We, and if he had had of the Philippines," and the honourable title was
3. M. Customs, agoḍ: 20 yen15. -
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HONGKONG, Auquer 26th, 1908
land of waters of great emuls and caualised rivers, and of irrigation on a motoxtensive scale: Malaria is probably prevalent among the Chinese people to a greater extent than the world has any conception of, and opium
on the ground, while the handred business men
possibilities, could almost double our trade is s year or two. We want, distinguishelman to come hora. Especially we want great bankers, merchants and builders. We have the realities
Tu constant references in the Chinese -Press to action taken by the Imperial Government in pursuance of the resolve to suppress the opium-smoking liabit must is known to have been used as a remedy Money could not be better spent than in paying
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to show them. All we need is their presence.
court to such man. They make publio cpízion
DUPED!
$10,000 1,08T...
The Harbour Department is at present on-
་། SHIP FLEET.
haza with regard to the movements of the Further reports have been received in Toko-
As already reported, the American Fleet, flest will arrive at Yokohama on Oct. 17th, and
will be divided into spandroas, namely the First will stay till the 24th. Subsequently the fiset and Secund. The First Squadron will proceed to Manila, arriving there on Oct. 31st and the Second is dus at Amoy on the 29th. The whole feet will leave Manila on Nov. 7th for home When the float will once again via Susz reach bome waters is not yet knowa,
he is over.
The New York San mayɑ:-The nomination of William H. Taft for President in the wisent the Republican party could have made when our inhabitants of the Philippine Islands are relations with Japan and our duties toward the
he considered. Mr. Taft is the most popular d and trusted. The prokleme growing Te esteemed American in the Archipelago, and in Japan out of the acquisition of the Philippines be
We enbmit that that would giver Somebody ones called: Mr. Taft "the Croner
a compradore it would have covered any less by his compradore. But the former. having the
the accounts in a certain way, we submit that mnagement, and having chosen to deal with
he in fiable. My friend somewhat arifully contends that because he chose to label these accounts compradore sooounts, the surety cannot be held Ilable.
well bestowed,
Thors was never ́s. Governer who got on better with an alien people than Mr. Taft did, or gained their confidence so completely. Hla succoss was to his unflagging industry, doop. concern for their interests and hearty sympathy with them. On the day when Manila heard that Mr. Taft might be appointed Secretary of War is succession to Mr. Boot 8,000 natives marched to the palase and petitioned Taft not. to leave his post, When to returned to the His Lordship-As the Bank austioned the Philippines to open the representative assembly use of a compradose there must have been some he had such a reception as no man bad ever form of business that a compradore would do. enjoyed in Manila. Surely it was a great per
Fean should be Mr. Pollook Hare is nothing to show insonal riumph that an American shou these regulations that an independent com.greeted with enthusiasm and loyalty as a friend who had the interests of the brown brother at pradore must be appointed.
heart. In eolving the delicate problem of the His Lordship What position could a som-friars lande and in earnestly striving to A good mateb is anticipated this evening at pradore be in except for doing a certain class improve economic conditions Governor Taft deserved the trust and affection of the people of the Philippines, A dispatch from Muils of business?
says that his nomination has caused general Mr. Pollock-Take it to be so.
rejoicing, The American people need feel no sonora about conditions in the islands and the
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convince the most sceptical that China is long before Jesuits bark and quinine were in Americs, and they control the money just now thoroughly in earnest about the discovered, and looking at the epium ques-market." matter. But those who are familiar with tou from this standpoint the absolute the history of the opium question in China Trohibition of the supply would-appear-to- will not need to be reminded that Chine has gratuitous cruelty. No amount of} hoon just a terribly in earnest on the newspaper argument, however, will avail to subject before, China's opposition has alter the determination of the Government; always ostensibly been on the ground of the but it is interesting to note the probable harin the drug does to its consumers but consequences of the prohibition while, wo gaged in the destruction of a consignment of 6 o'clock between the V.B.C. and the Royal heretofore the insincerity of her indignation wait to see how the Chinese Government boga opium which entered the Colony about Engineers. The former will be represented by over "the sinful revenue of the British-propose to deal with them.
five years ago, and has changed ownership L E. Laromart, A. H. Carrol, A. E. Alves, several times since then. The "opium con- A. V Barros, H. C. Sayer, P. M. Romerios Indian Government" was plainly evidenced
Yesterday was a busy day at the Magistracy. siste largely of sugar and molasses and contains and J. M. Ross Poreida. by the direct encouragement which was all
Over 100 summonses were dealt with.
very little of the genuine drug. It has been the while being given to the cultivation of
chopped up, saturated with kerosine, and placed Before Mr. Komp at the Magistracy a the poppy in China. Now, however, wo Chiness shop was prosecuted by Mr. quantity was dumped in the harbour and was at 5,30 this evening. The following foams will in the scavenging boats. Some two years ago A team race will take place at the V. R. C. read of peremptory orders beiry sunt to Dennys, from the Crown Solicitor's Office, for picked up by fishermen as far out as Leama the cultivators of poppy to reduce the an offence under the Stamp Ordinance in that he Island. There some excitemen came upon it. participate
No: 1–4. ⠀ A. Claxton (Capt), P. M. altiction, and even in some cases to be receipted a bill for over 320 without nizing the wishing head made rich capturn of Romeinen K. Tata Ale II Hote up seeds that had already been sown. Ilere stamp necessity when amounts over $25 are
row spiam took the" atpf to Hongkong where A: J. V. Ribeiro, and G. Cordeiro, t is the real test of China's présent sincerity aid. His Worship imposed a fine of 825, in the matter, and her ability to carry out the policy she has enunciated will be tasted when the economic effects of this restriction force themselves upon the attention of the Government and the populace at large. Mr. Moase, the Statistical Secretary of the Customs, considers that it may be safely
His Lordship Then there must be some accounts. It appears to me that one of the points you have got to establish is this: the temper of the natives if Mr. Taft is elected
President, balsace which stood to the credit of the Coast Mr. Taft is almost as well known in Defence Committee has disappeared, and is as in the Philippines. The saperior pharacter not traceable in the accounts as they stand of his administration was not lost upon the has disappeared. I understand the suggestion demonstrations in his honour. No American is You have certainly got to a bow that the balance 1965 and again last year there were gennine-
Japanese statesmen, and on his visit to Tokyo ix
to be that that balance is to be found in theheld in higher reapoot. general nesounts.
—Mr_Blaze We don't know...
"Mr. Pollock My friend stated that it was
the deception was, of course, discovered.. Origin. No. 2.-C. J. Cooke (Capt.), H. C. Bøyer, J. - sometime ago, but he seems to have repented. With reference to the paragraph in yesterday's ally there were 100 cases belonging to this I. M. Loper, M. A. Figueiredo, C. Bunji, F. ie about the band of anatshers that are consignment, and as much as $300 a cae was da Roza, and U. Galluzzi.
parantly operating in the Colony at present paid for the alleged opium. The arm in Queen's is interesting to record that one of these ras Road Central who were the last purchasers, paid cals was presecated by Inspector Ritchie on Monday for stealing a gold hair pick from a 330 a caso. They calculate to have lost $10,000 lady's head as she was walking along Queen's over the transaction. The stuff is being dop- Road. The magistrate imposed the axemplary troyed to prevent its being put on the market
ngain. none of twelve months hard labour and two whippings with the birch,
No. 3.-C. Humphrèya (Capt.); A. E, Alves E. Humphreys, J. M. Rezé Pereira, C. A Rodrigues, J. Forbes, and R. Galuzzi,
No.-R. C. Witchell (Capt.), A; H. Carroll, A. V. Barros, A. §. Ellis, A. B. Ellis, E. M. O. Remedios, E. Bunji.
Mr. Stade This money is shown on the liquidation accounts to have been used for the
benefit of the Bark, tan
His Lordship will put it rather more generally. Taking all the accounts together of the bank and compradore business, it does not show a deficit which would otherwise appear if the man had appropriated the money,
Complicated and delicate questions affecting our relations with Japan are bound to recur
to
and it is of the first importe ··
shall be a max in the White House not only competent to deal with them bat having the confidence of the Japanese Government Indisputably Mr. Taft as Pres dent would be eminently qualified to preserve the pince between the two countries and put their relations upon a stable basis. However he may be regarded at home, whatever oxoop- tions may be taken to his views on demeatio goestions, there can be no doubt that his eleation would make for tranquility and security In the Far East.