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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH 1908.
When the latest mail left Shanghai Mr, Jobn TELEGRAMS.
A. Ross, the accountant of the Chartered Bank,
Was very seriously ill at the Nursing Home, He bad undergone two operations and his sondition. was causing mask anxiety to his many friends.
Thefts from little children in the street ha become rather frequent again. On Wednes
a little girl was enticed into a quiet place by a man who wrenched the gold bangle from off her This is the second onse reported this arm.
week.
The Romance of Lowland Sootland'' wha the title of a lecture delivered last night by Dr. J. Thomson under the auspices of the Union Church Literary Club. The subjent was an allractive one, and the large attendance manner.
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
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A meeting of the Hongkong Legislativa Council was held, yesterday in the Council
SERIOUS SITUATION IN THE Chamber.
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"The principal wito assaulted the sesand wife." Buch was the explanation vouchsated by Chinaran whe yesterday attended at the Magistray with the two ladies of his household. Mr. Wood heard the dispute, and as a fan that Levifo Gessalted the conenbins he ordered her to be bound over.
Smuggling can be the only explanation of the practical disappearause of the drug from the Customs rolurus after 1908. Up to April 1909 the daty levied on the import was at the rate of per cent. ad valorems, representing a tar of about The 0.08 per ounce. The Chinese Government, ing use of morphia among the people and the necessity of checking the evil, placed a pro- hibitory tax on the drug, which worked out at something like Tla 3 per ounce. Since, that tax was announced the import, to far as it comes under the cognisance of the Customs, has practically ceased, as the table above
Yet there never clearly shows,
On Wednesday an accident occurred at time when the use of the drug among the
Morrison Hill, Workmen were engaged in Chinese was so extensive as it is to-dayurrying out certain repairs to a boase and There undoubtedly prevails among the huge sine was being raised when one of the Chinese, bere in Hongkong as apparently in ropes which held it slipped, causing the stone ail parte of the Empire of Chine, a sublime to ask through the soffolding sad lajara faith in the efficacy of the "autiopium three workman, one of whom was removed to pill" as a cure for the opium-smoking habit the hospital,
An impudent theft was committed in Mengre but Dr. APBLAND, in the letter we have referred to emphatically declares that he Jardins, Matheson's office the o ber day. has not found one of these tabloide. that silver watch, with 18 erat gold ohnin, and contained "any antidotal drug, any stimu-oket with small pearl, was taken from the lant or tonic ingredients, but simply mor phia made into a tabloid with ordinary household flour." So that, as Dr. AFSLAND
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desk of Mr. W. L. Warrener between nine and ten o'clock on Wednesday morning. His name was safohed on the loner ossa of the watok and who was able to supply the number of the
-Great Britain has addressed a remonstrance to Austria.
It is reported that Austria has refused to participate in a Conference of the Powers until her annexation of Bosnia and Herzogovinin be acknow- ledged.
PRESINT-
Hon. Dr. Eo KAI, M.B., C.M., G.MG. Hon. Mr. Wo YUR, C.M.G.
Hon, Mr. MuSRAY STEWART,
Hon Mr. E. A. W. SLADE,
·Hon. Mr. W, J. Gunsson,
Mr. C. CLEMENTI (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES,
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confrmed.
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
troversy: Four Excellency evidently anticipated an attack apon the principle underlying the impost, and you referred to soma strong remarks: made last year on the subject by the honourable member whose place on this Conncil I tem porarily occupy. The quotation from these remarks which Your Excellency made might perhaps, isolated from its context saarer aweng impression of his attitude and is only fair to point out that he alto said: this, "I for one think and have always maintained that it is correct that the
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HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOE, Bis FREDERICK JOHN DEALTEY LUGARD, K.C.M.G., C.B., D.8.0.
COLESEL DARLING, B. E (General Offer Colony should contribute something towards
the Imperial Troops, but for LONDON, October 8th. Commanding).
Hon Mr. FH. MAY, UM.G., Colonial Colony the sum of $1,200,000 is excessive." Speaking for the unoffiial members of the Sir Edward Grey and Mr. Asquith Secretary).
Hon. Mr, W. Ress Davies K.C., (Attornay-day I have to say that we are of ons mind regarding the principle of the contribution have declared that the British Govern- General),
Hog, Mr. A. M. THOMSON (Colonial Trea and in full accord with the views of Your Ez- will refuse to recognise aurer).
ollenoy as regards the advantage to the Colony ment
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G., (Director of of the presence of the Garrison.
que have never boen able to appreciate the Public Works). breaches in the Berlin Treaty without
HOR.
Mr. E. A TRYING (Registrar force of the objection raised against the General).
contribution on the ground that the Garrison Hou. F. J. BADELEY, (Captain Superintenis retained here mainly for strategical and Im
perial purposes. Imperial strategy in thego deat of Police.
parts is obviously a naval matter and its deposi tlons can hardly depend upon a small body troops which is soarosly more than sufficient to ensure order sad security within the limits of. the Uclony. That a small part of this force may be requisitioned to quell a riot in an out- is a minor consideration of ita nees which port cannot be classed as strategical. But whether for strategical or local purposes, the pressure of the Garrison hore is
in recognised
by the anofficial members as conferring great boneftis apou the Colony.
Thons who doubt this can hardly have reflected upon the foot to which Your Excellency als drew attention, that half to two-thirds of the funds devoted to the Garrison come out of the pocket of the British taxpayer. True, the neoficial membara view. "the method upon which the contribution is levied
That it open to criticista bad Your Excellency clearly showed, ins much as that under the present method the sum payable is increased in a time of financial difficulty. We are plaxed to know that Your Excellency is at work pa plan which will place the levy ou a more equitable basis nud we trust that you will succeed in overcoming the serious difficulties, which s have not counded
you in us, but which have op far prevented you from proposing It to the Secretary of State, Bat though the unofficial members view with favour the principle of the contribution and, in ordinary Kimes would willingly spasant to its appearanos in the estimates, we wish to make this clear, that if the Opium polios of the Home Govern- ment is pushed with such persistence as to incressed taxation comes to be made good, then-
The Cretans have proclaimed a union with Greece.
War excitement continues in Servia. An appeal is being addressed to the
Powers.
Turkey remains calm. Austria is mobilising her troops.
(REUTER'S SERVIOR.]
BULGARIA AND TURKEY.
LONDON, October 6th. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, in
Per Doz, Per Botile, expressively puts it, the sale is not accom-watch it should be easily recovered if it be
panied with any honest intention of reliev pawned. The total valine of the artiolos is $92.telegram to the Sultan of Turkey, says that he has been compelled to respect the wiabos $18,00 $1,40
The Hou, Mr. E. A. Irving, yesterday aftår. ing the suffering, but, finding that there is
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The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by command of His xcellency the Governor, inid on the table Finsnolal Miva'es, Nos, 67 to 59, and moved that they be referred to the Finance Committee. The COLONIAL TEAS KR-scouded, and the motion was agreed to.
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The COLONIAL BECENT BY, by command of Hia Ereallocoy the Governor, Isid on the table the Report of the Fluence Committee, No. 16, and moved its adoption.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and the motion was agreed to,
THE ESTIMATES. The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Sir, I beg to more the second reading of the Bill entitled a Ordinance to apply a eum not exceeding Five million five hundred and seventy thousand four hundred and twenty seven Dollars to the Public Servies of the year 1903.
The COLONIAL TREASURER conded. Hon Mr. STRWAKI~The duty has devolved open me of stating in ontline the views of the unoffisisi. members on the provisions of this
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a big market for morphia”under the nanoon distributed the oertifientes galrad în of the nation, sad expresses the hope that Bill, aud of making a few brief comments upon wreck these estimate, and if the threat of of anti-opium tabloids and powders, foreign connection with the evening class under the the friendly relations hitherto existing the lucid and interesting statement with which trading companies, whɔ do no trade in arinsspics of Queen's College. In the couran of between the two countries. will be main representative of the Chamber of Commerce szitaling instead for a remission of a part of this
and ammunition, follow this lucrative one under the beading of bonefactors." Moat nations, we believe, hare prohibited the export of morphia to Chits, and if the fast were not so patent that the consumption of morptis in Chine-in-the guise of "anti. opium" tabloids and powdera is increasing at a prodigious rate, the fact that the drug, has practically disappeared from the Custome import returns would doubtles be
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eousness. — Japan, it seems, is not a song the nations which have interdicted the export of morphia to China, and it has been urged-unofficially at least, and so far with out result that it is desirable that Japan should come into line with the other ratione in this respect. Two suggestions are implied
his su seguent address to the students he emained. phased the value of the present facilities for education placed at their disposal and pointed out that the subjects studied to-day would, in a few years, be of great value in view of the great development of Chine.
News Loo rouched Shanghai of the death of Mr M A. Sopher, Mr. Bophar left Shanghai a short time ago in poor, health and was on his way home when the and event occurred. He had been a resident of Shanghai for upwards of thirty years. On his arrival there he joined.
the Irm of lesers. E. D. Bassoon & Do., and
In
recently he had acted as manager for Mesem. S. J. David & Co. Mr. Sopher has been a pro. minent member of the community socially, and was noted for his sound bagscas Loumau, his dealings with the Chinese, auye the N.-U. Del News, he won general esteem, and hik death will be regretted by them nearly as much by his many foreign friends. He leaves
sympathy in feit.
A Council of ministers is considering a reply, which will probably take the form of protest at the Prince's action, and a refusal to recognize Bulgaria's independence. A Manifesto issued at Sofia yesterday evening says that the proclamation of inde pendence is in conformity with the will of the people who hope that the powers will
approve.
Prince Ferdinand and his ministers have started for Philippopolis.............
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it was introduced. This time last yese the we shall hold our vos free to seek relief by opened his speech on the Estimates by congrats contribution. Here it may perhaps not be inappro lating Your Broellaney on the satisfactory priate to suggest to the Government that instead Bassist condition of the Colony. Exebenge of Bring their thoughts upon increased taxation was then high and believed in The longe the only alternative to temporary expedienta thought to be passing away. Land sales are possibilities of retrenchment. Is there really. period of commercial depression was already they should bring their minds to bear upon the estimated to bring in 3 lacs. The burden of no atoh possibility? Are all mass of cutting the cost of railway construction had hardly down expenses exhausted? Are all methods of began to make itself felt. Optimistic forecasts effecting those small soonomies that led to were the order of the day. We all know what large cuagmy conscientiously employed in all Kion had yet to come. We remember that it fell
ous glances over the pages of those estimates happened. We know that a world-wide depres the Dapartments of the Government. When upon us almost immediately, and that exchange and so the long lists of minor appointmente, for also promptly began to fall. The results are the frequently recurring items of charges to be found in the figures of the Financial
dial allowances, exirse, incidental expenses and what Statement to which, a fortnight ago, our not, it is difficult to repress a doubt as to whether Excellency invited one attention, preliminary to
the administration could at bs raa on more
Correspondents must forward their names and ad in this demand, one being that Japan is a widow and family with whom the deepest question of a European Congress which is scorns from the working of the current year.employed in combating plague in the Colony
dresses with communications adarusid to the
Saitor, not for publication but at evidence of go
faith.
All letters for publication should be written on
of the paper only.
one
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
jarge sporter of morphia to China, and the other must be that practically all she sends to China is smuggled. For in 1906 when the total net import into China, according to the
At Paris, M. Pichon discussed with M. swolsky, Russian Foreign Minister, and Sir Francia Bertie, British Ambassador, the
growing in probability, despite the danger of dealing with the inflammable matters involved.
The Sultan in his reply to Princ: Ferdia.
The mobilization of an army of 100,000 dealing with the estimates for next year. The economical lines. In particular one gaucot wondering whether economies figures of the revised 1905 em
gate the unwisdom of overdrawing upon the ovula xos de coated in the Sanitary Depart
period imaginary resources of a problematical
ment. The comparatively small saving showR men has been ordere 1.
of prosperity, anticipated mainly for the raison
in the satimates under this head has been noted that it is so much to be desired. The nets result with some disappointment. The rent authori in the words of Your Excellency, that Commission has made it clear that many of the of no drawings in the prasant instancs is, tatira pronouncement of the lading Plague debit balance of $581,000. is anticipate to
expensive and irritating methode hitherto Under the viruumstance that the balance of wers absolutely fatite; as for instanca, the free our casets is thus expected to decline from over use of disinfectants, lume-washing and the rest a million and a half dollars, at the end of last of it. The number of coolies engaged by the year, to a little over 8950,000 at the end of Department when it was thought necessary to this year, it is unfortunately impossible on
carry out these mistaken methods could surely the prezent, occassion to congratulate You be still further redused and so, one and think, Excel
elleney on the Susacial condition of the might the number of Tuspectora employed to Colony is unstisfactory is clearly demon an sotnal saving, but would indirectly benefit strated, not only by the revised estimates for the revenue by encouraging Chiness to come 1908, but also by the leading feature of Lege instest of driving or keeping them away the setiroates for the coming year. The as at present. In this and otaer ways the leading feature of these estimates is obvious. Lasish expenditure which grew up during years ly the inclusion in the general revenue of of exceptional prosperity, and whic's originated over $100,000 received from the Widows partly in the carolas habit of mind which and Orphers Faad. By this means s large prosperity brings should be resolutely redused. dedoit has been provided against, which The unofficial members are by no meRUS
Orders for extra copies of DaILY Pins should be Customa, returns, was 419 ounces not a of 1,991,69 me against $1,289 last year. It is and which has now beaa despatch 'd, says Colony. That the faancial condition of the look after them. This would not only effect
before il mon day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash
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single ounce is shown in those returns a having been imported from Japan. With the exception of six-sunoes from the United States and two from Germany the whole came from Hongkong and Great Britain. Last year, however, out of the total of 96 ounces Japan in represented by 58 ounces, Hongkong
Press. by 9, Grant Britains
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 9TH, 1908
The accounts of the St. Andrew's Society at Shanghai, after allowing for all calls made up the charitable faad, show a credit balanse proposed to transfer Tis: 96250 to the Charity Barve Account, which will thus be brought up to a total of Tle, 7,003. Daring the year 141 new members have been enrolled, 110 have on struck off the Hat on aseount of death, Bor stands at a total of 785 as compared with departure for home, etc., and the membership
755 last year. From them 663 subscriptions have been collected; a satisfactory tola! when
continually in and out of and away from the pork. It may further be noted that calls on the Charitable Fund to the extent of $819 85 were mt last year; and that the St. Andrew's Ball, In the Town Hall on November 29 last, resulted is surplus of $547:11.
that Turkey has invited the Powers to confer on the situation.
An Anti-Austrian masa meeting has been held at Brigade at which there were shouts
talk.. of "Down with Austria" and much bellicose
The Servian reserves numbering 120,000 would otherwise bare lid out to be prsuaded that ne retrenchment is possible men were called out yesterday.
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the fand which, as Your Excellency (dmit. forted, should theoretically be invested in
to propose au increase in taxation for the Neither, 1 believe, are the general fall amount. That there was some such design so, parsosded. Before agreeing to any fresh we suspected. That the Colony was in reduced taxation they will require to be. I do not circumstances we know, Bar that there was propose to follow Your Excellency, into any of sach dire need for the sooodus thus provid- the details of these estimates, but there are one ed some of us, perhaps, did not altogether or two matters especially interesting to the realise; not
nor oculd it easily have been imagined public upon which it may not be our of plass to from the disinterested attitude adopted by say just a few words. First and foremost in the Government in those somewhat breezy the public eye stande, of course, the rallway. It is satisfactory to learn that, speaking generally, debates which resulted in this windfall. This mathod of dealing with the process
lar it is satisfactory to know that the pros at progress has been well maintained. In partion- which the work of reclamation at Kowloon is some remunerative work which would benefit advancing has of late been notably auslerated. the Colony, and at the same time produos a sum
The arrest of the bridge work is a metter upon equivalent to meet the new charge upon the which, under the circumstances, it is perhaps Kevenues," naturally occupied the chief plzen zadesirable to comment. Of course the railway. in your elucidation of the estimates. It it will never be anything but an expensive toy equally ustured that it should have principally until through communication is made to Canton occupied the minds of the unofficial members and bayond. But even though it may only be as a railway to nowhere we walome the prospect mont's proposals. The result of our delibera that the line to the frontier will be com tions is that although we regard the disposal pleted and opened for local trao by March 910- affected by the moderate swell which was on-
of the Fond as a departure from the principles This prospect opens up the e question of rosds in An incident which might had have more ser. entered some time after leaving Deep Water
of sound finance, we do not see our way to the New Territory, for which we are glad to s
it, in view of Your Excellency's pro- some provision has been made. fi is oppers Bay, where a stop was made for a swim, and ions results took place yesterday during the sit- for the general pleasure of all. Immediately ting of the Legislative Council. The Hon. Mr.nouncement that it is the Government's only to dwell on the stimulating in Auence of the launch commsnosd its return the spirits Murray Stewart had just opened his speech alternative to increased taxation. We are means of communication, spart from which of the musically talented were revived and in when a huge piess of plaster fell from the roof certainly not prepared to advocate that. We roads are needed to feed the railway.
believe
that to raise the rates on property at the sorry that it has not been decided to build the
Lord
States by one. So far as the import of the this drug is concerned, it is clear that the only value the Customs retarns posseas lies
LONDON, Oaleber 6th. in the indirect evidence they give of the
A meeting has been held at Lord Salis- at which it was resolved to bury's hov smuggling of morphia which takes enormous extent to which the smuggling of If "anti- place in China has assumed alarming morphia is being carried on.
The bathing party of the Y. M. C. A held a form an Etonian Association for China in proportions. Morphis is used among the opiam pills" were really beneficial she only met enjoyable moonlight pieaic on Wednesday support of Bishop Cassel's scheme Chinese not only for hypodermic in thing the Chinese Government would have owning when about sevenly members and
A committee was appointed with jection, but also in the form of tabloids occasion to regret would be the loss of tour friends afandel. The sanch, laft Blake students in the hospital at Chontu. for the cure of opium smoking. The remedy revease by the evasion of the import duty, Pier little after 8 o'clock with the intention however, is constantly being proved to be but as these tabloids are declared to be doof going completely round the Island, but after William Cecil as chairman. worse than the disease. Even in remote ing more harm than opium hat ever country villages morphia tabloids and hy- approached the doing, it is surprising that podermic syringes are frequently seen," and the Chinese Government have not taken Dr. APALAND of Peking, who has written to effective measures to prevent the smuggling one of the Tientsin papers a warning against as well as to restrict the sale of this danger the use of the so-called "anti-opium pills,'
ous remedy. remarks that he would not like to guess how many tens of morphis tabloids are being
The Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., who is
a couple of hours steaming it was found advis atls to abandon the idea in consideration of the ACCIDENT AT THE LEGISLATIVE when we met to consider the Gorar dlecomfort of some of the party, who appeared
COUNCIL,
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imported into China now, but he is prepared President of the Y.M.C.A., will occupy the place of the discordant screech of the abiquitous on the desk immedisiely in front of the Hou procoat time would be little short of disastrous. more important ronda, as for instance, that fron to believe that the import is appalling. If Chair at a social gathering of members and gramophone in the inevitable "Merry Widow "Mr. Badeley, narrowly missing his head and Moreover, we feel that the argument derived Castle Peak to Ping Shang, wide enough to
however, we consult the Customs returna for information on the subject, we find the total amount of morphin which passed through the Customs was not more than 96 ources. Probably no man can make even an approximate guess at the imp, Dr. AraLaND mentions “Lous," and there.ca not be the slightest doubt about the fact That the import is really, as le describer, it "appalling".
their inenda to-morrow evening,
The telegram received by the American Consul yesterday, sent from the Manila obarvatory at nuen, reported a typhoon to be East of Laren, less than 300 miles distant, moving W.N.W.
At the annual meeting of the Y.M.C.A. Chess Clab the following offers were slected Pre- ident. Ven, Archdeacon Bannister; Secretary, desera Mr. Toft Excuball Committes,
Mr. H. Sykes.
walt some actes doets and quartets were supplied hands. For a moment consternation prevailed. by Your Excellency from the fact that the admit of wheeled trafo. I think that this
BIG FIRE AT MANILA, Last Monday night a fire laid waste the actory of the Philippines Products Company and storehouse, inveling losses estimated at 250,000 pesos
claims of
which were much appreciated, except when the Bath Mr. Badeley and Mr. Gresson hastily taxpayers of the day are being called upon to decision requires reconsideration. The plan of staldor a disproportionately heavy burden of making a narrow road with the intention of or attempted to hurl himself at apparently moved their chairs back from the danger the cost of railway construction is strong some day returning to widea it dose not accessible heights sad nearly missed the zone, and hon. members glanced easily up to enough to clear us from the charge of recommend itself either for effigiener or
wards the roof. Mr. Stewart stood silent, the indifference to the mark
posterity. while a clerk stopped the pankah, lest it should Those who will come after as will profit at one onomy. In the long run it will prove more between the villages will still be subject to dislodge any more stucco, but calmness was expense inasmuch as that the interest on the expensive and is the meantime communication railway load is being paid out of ourrent revenus pedestrian conditions, which do not make for restored when the hon. gentleman resumed instead of being debited to ospital account as rapli progren. It has been pointed out be built to me that the roads ought to bis address. When His Excellency sub-might properly be done. In fact, in this one,
argüe that bad wrongke a right. The commenced and pushed out from suitable sequally actressed the Council he said that in deflasee of the proverb it is possible to strictly as fooders and that they should be the arrow csseps of one of the hon. merealisation that in spite of this windfail places along the line of the track. which they had witnessed was a matter on which it has only just been possible to keinigine chathe importance this bar not both ends mest is suficient cause. for escape Your Excellarey's advisers. That the they might congratulate themselves,
satisfaction that negotiations with the Home New Territories spuld ylald in all a Revenne Government have nos, so far, made it necessary of upwards of $200,000, exclusive of Land perhaps the brightest spot in The Indian opium revenue shows no signs of to provide for any reduction in the revenue Sales, is A Filipino woman who has died at Dagupan falling off, remarks a Bombay contemporary from opium. The narrowness of the financial the whole Badget, and it was only fitting straits through which the Colony is passing that Your Excellency should single out for stated to have been 154 years of age. Her Bengal opiam for September realised Rs. will inevitably wreek these estimates, should the special mention the notable part played by recollections, according to a niess (64 years of 51,83,775, being Rs. 1,18,775 better than the Home Government insist apon pushing the r. Clementi in the initial stages of the It is reported that the United States battle- (ige), went back to events which occurred during estimate. Bombay for August came to Rs. claims of the extreme section of the anti-opium outlement of those Territories and the admir- ship Louisana" will visit Hongkong on the English occupation of Manila in 1763, at 21,40,200 or Rs. 8,10,200 above the estimates agitators. The unofficial members, discussed able work of development which is being
subject of the military contribution. November 5th, and that Admiral Emery will which time the deceased was about eight years Up to date the year's revenue from both Bengal the possibility of this in connection with the carried on by his successors. As 949 who has then lower his tag on the oceanion of his af ́nge.
aud Bombay in Rs. 52.65,740 above the estimate, speaking upon this fruitful tople of com. taken a keen interest in it for years, I found retirement from the servios..
The first record of the importation of the
The obolera retares at Macils, sosording to drag joto China
hina was, in 1892 when the the Manila newspapers, show a material decline. import was returned as 15,761 ounces. By The latest paper, dated the 6th instant; gives 1899 it had risen to 154,705 ounces, and, if only 9,cases as having occurred on the previous we set out the figures for the subsequent day, including three American victims.
seven years, the suggestion that the drug is being smuggled into China on a very extensive acale will at once be apparent.
Here are the Customs returne:
154 YEARS OF AGE.
Iu