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| Governmentin a statesmanlike memorandum the benefit of his own views on the subject as the result of careful study on the spot, he is represented by Mr. BarNETZ 65- thwarting and resisting the efforts of the Imperial Government, and de deserving of "some very sharp treatment." Whatorer A S. WATSON & CO. Sir FREDERICE LUGARE's personal view
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Three Chinese were at the Magistrady yeter.
In view of the impending departure of Dr TELEGRAMS.
day fined $25 each for having stowed away on G. M. Harston on a holiday, we understand that the steamer Hausong from Sandakan.
the loading Chiasse residents intend to make a he has voluntarily rendered in the treatment of presentation to him in recognition of the services
Chinese suffering from eye diseases.
An interesting, care came before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday when's junk man was charged with boing in possession of 100. tous of sand. Apparently the sand ought to have boon dumped at North Paint reclamation
may be with regard to the closing of the but instead of doing so he tried to sell The one as previously stated. We believe they will
opium divans, his loyalty to the Geverament admits of no question" whatever. · · It is surprising, therefore, to observe that in his roply the UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES entirely omits to include any vindication of the Governors so wantonly and wrongfully attacked by a ready-made critic who obviously had not taken the trouble to inform himself of the facts. What chiefly interests us in the speech, however, are these words: "Sir F. LUGABD had said that LORD Cerwe had asked the Imperial Government for a sum of money to make good the loss caused by the closing of the opium dens. He (Mr. BENNETT) hoped that Loud Crewz did not make that statement, but if he did he trusted that members on that side (ie, the Governms at Promotes a healthy action of the skin, counter-
side of the House) and the Labour Party asts all effects of perspiration, and is as refreshing and invigorating to the system would strenuously resist the application of as a Turkish Bath,
the money of the British taxpayer to such a purpose." This is just what we expected would happen, LORD CREWE's promise to ask Parliament for a substantial contri
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The Fandmann Merry Little Maids Opera Company will play hero five nights instead of
case was remanded.
give "Miss Hook of Holland," The Girls of Gothenburg," "Havana,” a variety entertain- We learn that upon representation by thement, and one other pieco. British and Portuguese Ministers at Peking, the Self-Government Society of Canton is hence. forth prohibited from holding meetings to dis- cuss internationalquestions and no more mention must be made re the Fatshan affair and the Masse Delimitation.
a
notice on a pawnbroker in the Central District. While a European constable was serving a
a man entered with the svident "intention of pawning some lady's clothing, which included long jacket and some silk articles. On seeing the constable thej mu dropped the bundle and articles having been stolen. bolted. No report has yet been made of the
Mr. Michael Hughos, lately H. M. Conant at Newchwang, and who was called to the Bar in January this year, is returning to Shanghai, where he will take up legal practico. Mr. Hughes recently obtained the degree of LL.D. from the Royal University of Ireland.
At a recent mesting of the Committee of the Shanghal Chamber of Commerce a lotter was road from Mr. Jacques Blumenfeld giving partionlars as to the formation of an Exchange and asking the Committee to take the matter in hand as read. It was decided to reply that the Committee did not see their way to support the scheme.
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CHINA AND JAPAN,
COMPROMISE ARRIVED AT.
LONDON, August 26th. The "Times" Peking correspond ent reports that a compromise was reached on Tuesday with regard to the main points of the Manchurian
questions with the exception of the jurisdiction of the Fushun and Yantai mines. The arrangement provides for the retrocession of Chientao to China Through the American Consulate-General
on the understanding that China does we have received a mefil map of the Far East A telegram received in London from Wei-
not build a which has been reproduced from the, Typhoon haiwei refers to a notable achievement in gun-
railway in the vicinity or Warning Code of the Manila Observatory, 1908, nery by H.M.B. King Alfred, the flagship of and will prove of great servies in keating the Vice-Admiral Bir Hadworth Lambton, Comparallel to the South Manchurian places referred to in the typhoon warningsmander-in-Chief of the China Station. The tele Railway and does not extend the
received from time to time from the Manila Observatory, as the man gives the designations used by the Observatory in their warnings.
gram is not altogether clear in regard to figures, but runs as follows King Alfred, flagship, ganlagers believed (to have achieved) world's record. Two 9.2 guns (fred) 19 rounda A. Shankiwen man who, after making pur-(and sociare) 14 hits. Sixteen 6-in, guns (fired) chase at a stall held by a tobacconist and money 158 (probably 1,520) rounds (with) 1,095 hits.". changer, took advantage of the owner's bask being turned- to pick up ten roll of copper conta, valued $5, was seen by s small boy, who informed the shopkeeper who went after the man and arrested him. The defendant told the Magistrate yesterday that believe that and sent the defendant to prison it was a false charge, but his Wowship did not
forsix weeks with six hours in the stocks.
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LOCAL SPORT.
LAWN BOWLS.
Two matches are set down for to-morrow,
Club meet Cosmopolitan Dook at King's Park The Police play the C. Y. C. and the Kowloon
The Police will be represented by Wilson, Cooper, Grant, M'Lounsa (skip); Watt Gerrard, Fenton and Robertson (skip). Sim, (22), Pitt, Ogg, Langley (skip); Glendinning Stewart Bell Gourinef ship. Reserves Baker, Blackmann, O'Sullivan and Hausou.
EXTENSIVE THEFT OF OPIUM. ---
At the Magistracy yesterday the hearing of
Hainmintun railway northwards with out consulting Japan,
IMPERIAL DEFENCE.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL STATIONS.
LONDON, August 26th. The Colonial Naval Establishments Bill has been issued. It authorises the transfer of the stations at
Esquimalt and Halifax to Canada, and
legalises similar transfers in future
other colonies.
“AËRIAL RECORDS BROKEN.
OPIUM IN HONGKONG AND THE STRAITS.
AN APPEAL TO RESIST THE CONTRIBUTION TO HONGKONG. The House of Commons on July 27 went into Committee of Bopply on the Colonial Office Vote, when Mr. Bennett called attention to the opin trafio la Hongkong and Ceylon. The International Opium Conference hed, he said, since this subject was last debated, met st Shanghai, and had settled once for all the anquestionably evil character of the
traffic, and the absolute sincerity of the Chinese Govern. ment. In Hongkong thors had been some measure of progress, although it had met with the atmost opposition from the Imperial servants of this country. Sir F. Lugard had said that Lord Crows had asked the Imperial Government for a sum of money to make good the loss caused by the clos Crewe did not make that statement, but if he ing of the opium doua. He hoped that Lord the Labour Party would strenuously resist the did he trasted that members on that side and application of the money of the British taxpayer to such a purpose. The opposition of a British Governor to the nation of the Imperial thwart our policy was intolerable, and sokne Government was very deplorable. That our. Imperial officers should be permitted openly to sexy bar treatment should be dealt out to those Governors who resisted our efforts in different parts of the world. In Ceylon, instead of making progress, we had gone backwards, the opium ordinance introduced at the end of Inst FOOT hering_ been withrawn. Both in Hongkong and Ceylon more stringent measures were necessary to deal with the opium traffic,
Mr. Laidlaw referred to the avidence given before the International Opium Commission, and urged that pressure should be put upon the Government of Hongkong to proceed mort rapidly with the closing of opium dens in that city. If we were to carry out our promise to do all we could to help China in this matter of the opium traffic we must set our house in order in our own colonies. We must impresa upon our officials that the suppression of the opium trade. WEB not a Liberal fad, and that things would. not revort to the old way directly this Govern mont went out of office. The officials in Hong kong ought to look to some source other than opinm for immediate revenue. A system of registration of opium smokers, which had The hon. member also complained of the beneficial elsewhere, might be tried in Hongkong,
in the Federated Malay States. Gambling was prevalence of gambling under the British flag more in evidence in those Etates than it was at Monte Carlo. People went to Monte Carlo afford to lose, but in the Foderated Malay with sums of money which they could very well
strast entirely Chine coolies States the persons engaging in the vice were -Active measures should be taken by the Colonial Office to repress this evil.
Colonel Beely, referringkong by the end to the opium
question, said that
SOAPS Lution" towards the loss of revenue which the Colony will suffer by carrying ont the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY THE decres of the Imperial Government we have MEDICAL PROFESSION all along insisted is a rotten real for this three strengths, containing 5%; 10% and 20% Colony to lean upon. It is not a definite promise of a contribution: but a mere of pure carbolic acid,
promise to ask Parliament for one. If there is anything in this opium business for which the community blames the Colonial- Government it is that it has not obtained the construction of another place of amusement Laat week building operations were began on from the Imperial Government a clear and for Shanghai. The building in question is to definite promise of a satisfactory contribute a large foreign theatre for modern Chinese tion towards the Colony's-loss of revenue, plays, situated at the corner of Bus da Consulat Mr. BENNETT, no doubt, in protesting will be one of the largest in Chine, is to be com and Rue Tourasne The how theatre, which against a contribution from the imperial pleted by the end of the year at a onat approxi exchequer speaks for the whole crowd of mately of $50,000, and it is being erected from fanatical supporters of the Government's designs by Messrs. G. R. Grove & Co.
for being concerned in the theft of $4,000 worth anti-opium policy, and we can quite
M. Bleriot beat the record es foment could get led them to belfare that A elever shop counter theft was related to Mr. of opium from the .s. Kutang was continued. A. S. WATSON & CO.. imagine, and have indeed already pre-Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday. While On July 29th, while the steamer was in port, tablished by Mr. Curtiss yesterday by this was a good plan. It was intended to
dicted that the appeal to resist à man was paying a hill and had left his hand. the hatches were broken and entrance gained to "the application of the money of the bag on the counter, the defendant and another the hold where four cases containing epiam had monoplaning ten kilometrea in 8. imported. With regard to the Federated Malay British taxpayer" to the relief of the man entered the shop and taked to be shown an stolen. The police were apprised of the occur
been opened and their contents, valued at $4,000, 42 seconds, equal to a speed of forty-state monopoly of opium, which he thought mat Colony of Hongkong will not be made in umbrella. Defendant opened the umbrella and
cleverly slipped the bag from the counter jafa noms, and Sgt. Wildon having made moral six miles an hour. Mr. Curtiss the bells and handed it to his companion betonis recovered the opium in the lighter the distance the previous day on his
bags and secreted under the bottom boards. biplana in 8m. 373 seconds. The prosecution alleged collusion between the quartermaster of the Kulang and the men who boarded the steamer and broke into the höld. The defendants were committed for trial. They
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vain to the Labour Party, or to ether, ter tions in the House. Lets hope that the Cabinet Ministers, at least, clearly ander stand thus failure to provide a large part of the direct loss of revenue which the Colony will sustain is a matter of more than local concern. Apart from this lors, as the
who made off with it.
The owner of the bag
missed it as the defendant was walking away, and giving the alarm the defendant was arrested Six weeks' imprissament was passed with air
in the stocks.
the charge against three men and one women
belonging to the woman. It was done up in
LONDON, August 26th.
LATER.
of February, 1910, all the opium dens would have been closed. There were people who said that the result would be to drive the smoking of opium into other quarters, but the Conference was
in favour of the divant, and the best information the
continue to restrict the amount of opium
States, the Government was about to set up s
with the general approval of those who, wished
did
to
In the Reims contests Mr. Paulhan flew eighty-two miles in 2 hours 43
a dianimation of its consumptiles. They
aim was to reduce
wished to check the habit of gambling, and their with a view to ultimate prohibition. On the question of the view of the Government in regard to opitut geurally, they considered it to be a bad thing for a race, and that the more it could be checked and stopped the better for all concerned. Japanese, who were stamping it out by savago It this matter they had the example of the
at to the narrowest limits
All letters for publication should be written an community is well aware, there willbes At the Magistracy yesterday Della Huard, of will be arraigned at a special session to be called minutes 24 seconds, establishing a penaltion, and of China, who was also trying to
one side of paper only,
No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted,
Tery
heavy deficit in the Budget, which he to be met by increased taxation. If the Colony is also compelled by the action of a misguided majority in Parliament to bear
for Monday, as the steamer leaves Hongkong world's record. the following day.
"DISOBEDIENCE AT BEA.
The entire row of the a... Syria, numbering
51, Hollywood Road, was summoned by a typefonnder for assault. It was alleged that she threw water into the molten iend and it spluttered up and burnt the complainant. She denied this and the summons was dismissed. her instance in which she alleged that the twenty-seven Lascars, were charged at the Then his Worship heard a croJS-SUMMONS SE typefounder was respinsible for creating a Marine Court yesterday, before Lieut. Book- nuisance. It was stated, however, that the with, B.N, with wilful disobedience while at malls, which were unavoidable in connection ses with typefounding, were not injurious to health,
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shake herself free from the habit. They would not cease to do their beat to assist China and to diminish as far as possible, and a soo possible, the consumption of opium in all places where the Colonial Office hart rule.
Mr. Verney expressed dissatisfaction with the statement which he understood the Under- Becretary to have made that it was intended. to create a Government monopoly in opium in the Federated Malay States He commended aetion of the Binmese Government in extirpating. to the Government as worthy of imitation the
mittee of twenty-one distinguished taking drastic means to exclude epium from the Colonies, has appointed a Com-gambling dens which had been Government monopoly in Siam and had yielded a large rereane, and of the Japanese Government in
people.
LONDON, August 26th, Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for
Orders for extra copies of Danr Pass should be sent before 11 am, on day of | publication. After that hour the supply is the full loss involved in carrying out the limited. Only apply for Cash.
anti-opium policy to which the Home Telegraphic Address: Pass. Codin: "A.B.C. 5th El Lieber,
Government, in complete ignorance of P..0. Bax, 34. Telephone No. 12.
local circumstances, hastily committed itself, it means taxation to an extent which and his Worship adjourned the case sine die, refused duty from the 21st to the 25th of Capt. D. C. Gregor stated that the men
ment with the landlord. will be fatal to the continued prosperity of remarking that the matter was one for arrange. August, and in spite of being twice logged and scientists under the Chairmanship of their country to the immense advantage of its
DEATHS.
On August 20th, at Bhanghai, Azicz Daist. only child of Mr and Mrs. A. Dawi, age four years and two months,
On August 21st.. at Shanghai, WILLIAM Bott- DAT, aged 46 yests.
On August 52nd, at Shanghai, Alen Banse,
M8.c.m., aged 45 ·earz.
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HONGKONG, August 27th 1909,
the Colony, and the matter, therefore, becomes at once a question of not merely
local but imperial concern. We, therefore, venture to suggest that the Colonial Government abucld take note of the appeal made by Mr. BaxBETT in the House of Commons, and we hope it may be made an excuse for a dispatch to the Secretary of State for the Colonies setting forth in clear and convincing terms the disastrous con sequences to the Colony of any failure on the part of the Imperial Goverment bear a 'substantial part of the loss which this Colony is made to suffer.
delivered in London on the 24th inst.
The Siberisa Mail of the 3rd inst. was
Twenty-two deportees arrived in the Colony yesterday from Singapors by the sm. Taisany.
night school for the study of English begins on The next term of the Chinese Y. M. C. A.
September 1st.
fined they again refused to obey orders white in yesterday charged with having suited a the refrigerating machine, and for this the
Seven mon appeared before the Magistrate dock. They assaulted the artificer in charge of contractor, and a bricklayer. The contractor wore again logged and fined, but they repeated had received a contrast to altera house in Wing the conduct later and had to be separated by On Street, in which street was the shop in the officers. which the defendants were engaged as fokie and shop coolies, and he placed some bricks in
front of the shop. The men were annoyed because the wind was blowing the brick dust into the shop, and two of them went to the Polico Station to lodge a complaint.
As the street
Charles Dear, the boatswain, stated that he had had great trouble with the second tyndal, who had repeatedly insulted the chief officer and also threatened to kill him as well as witness. The foar ringleader incited the
the Lascara in puranit of his duty. crow to insult the officers and refuse duty, and also dared witness to give any further orders to
research in connection with the spread Lord Cromer to organize entomological
THE HEALTH OF WEIHAIWEI.
The Weibsiwei-correspondent of the N. O
of disease in men and animals and Daily News writing on Aug. 20th says:- plants by insects in tropical Africa.
LORD ROSEBERY AND THE BUDGET.
LONDON, August 26th.
In view of the alarmist rumours that have apparently reached Shanghai of ailmente among the children staying here, I made some investi- gations to-day. Among forty-three children of whom I obtained news, there have been fre cases of dysentery altogether the seron and to light, a very small percentage when one remembers the number of delicate and sickly children Included in the forty-three who are sent up North "to pare their lives," and the majority of whom are now looking plump and rosy, in spite of the high temperature and rain that we have had to pat of a delicate infant who arrived, I am told, in a up with this year. One death his occurred, that
was a private one the police could not take wotion and the men were advised to take uut asummons, Instead of which they went back and with their His Worship sentenced the second tyndal to
It is announced that Lord Rosebery companions asamited the contractor and a brick 12 weeks' hard labour, and to forfeit 12 days will address a meeting of the Budget layer with their own tools. The contractor and pay the fire ringleaders to eight weeks' im
very sickly condition. I am informed that there to be sent to the hospital to have his injuries Prisonment with the forfeiture of eight days Protest League at Glasgow.
is no reason to suppose that the hotels of Wai- pay; and two others to six weeks' imprisonment "The Times" says it is believed disasse
haiwe are in any way responsible for the and the surrender of six days" pay. Hatol the.:
I also hear of two children who are remainder to go back to the ship and work, but that an inference may be drawn from ill, one in Half Moon Bay of dysentery, and one in Port Edward of enteritis and I beliore a
four days' pay. they refused to do so and he ordered them to be this in regard to Lord Rosebery'se of scarlet fever has just developed on the imprisoned for four weeks each and to forfeit
Taland.
attended to, and the case was remanded.
WEATHER EEPORT.
political future.
THE PRINCE OF WALES AND SOUTH AFRICA,
CONDITIONAL PROMISE TO OPEN THE NEW.
PARLIAMENT.
I gathered these details from the Officer of Health, Dr. Mat, and from the manageress of
ons of the principal hotels, the sanitary cond tions of which are approved by the Offer of Health. As an extra mesure of precaution distilled water only is now supplied at this hotel. In addition to Dr, Must, I know of two doctors staying here, une on the mainland and one o the island, to say nothing of the naval service for his Majesty's ships.
Ws reproduce in another column to-day the r port of a discussion on the opiam ques- tion as it affects Hongkong and the Biraits Settlements, which took place in the House of Commons on the 27th ult. It is very illuminatingin many ways, and we commend it to the attention of our readers generally and the Government in particular. In
Shaghai papers record with regret the death commenting on it we need say little re garding the gross wirepresentation of Sir
Wis & Co. Mr. Holliday, who was 46 years of of Mr. Holliday, manager of the machinery department of the firm of Messrs. Holliday, FREDERICK LUGARD's action on the ques.
age, had been in ill-health for some time prior tion contained in the speech of Mr.
The appointment of Dr. Lello, ex-Colonial to his death, but not seriously. On Wondeaday BENNETT, whom we take to be the Liberal Secretary of Macao, to the identical post at last Mr. Holliday was so unfortunato se to sus member for the Woodstock division of Mozambique givès graat satisfaction at Macao. tain a dislocated right arm in a ziceha nccident Oxfordshire. Such ignorance of the whole
and as a result be hand to be operated upon The the following report:
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued While a Queen's Road merchant was abeest patient felt the intenso host and he is reported has fallen moderately at Vladivostok, question as the speech of the hon. menter at Canton the four fokis, whom he had left in to have collapsed from sheck and the heat depression having appeared over Manchuris
On the 26th at 12.10 p.m.-The barometer exhibits absolutely disqualifies him to speak charge took advantage of the occasion to lost Mr. Holliday had been in China for many
A telegram recently announced that the in the House of Commons on the subject, the shop, taking away articles to the value of years. In 1899 be joined the staff of the the Loochoos and the Philippines. It is high Pressure has given way slightly over China,
Prince of Wales has consented to open the first Parliament of the new South African Union. No one-whether anti-opiumist or not $789, They have not been traced yet.
Imperial Naval College at Nuuking is professor over the Pacific to the E. of Japan, and over
The promise is conditional on a date being who is familiar with the history of the quer
of engineering, and he was in that city during between the Philippines and the Bonins.
8. China, and relatively low over the Pacific arranged to wait his engagements. The local agent of the Clines Egineering the Boxer troubles when Naaking was known
The threatened boycott at Kiukiang against The date for the proclamation of the Union British ships and goods (in connection with the tion, so far as it affects Hongkong, needs the and Mining Company, Limited, informs as that to be in great danger, and Mrs. Holliday was Formosa Chanuel, and light N.E. winds over the elections for the new Parliament can take Moara) has actually began Informats of the Light variable winds he expected in the has been definitely fixed for May 31, 1910, and dismissed charge of manslaughter against Mr. AUTO that His ExcLLENCT THE the total output of the Company's three mincs sent down the river on a man-of-war. Later the N. part of the Chins Sen. GOVEENOS has dous nothing in the for the week ending 14th August, amounted to Mr. Holliday joined Hessrs. Jardine, Matheson at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
place within six or seven weeks from that time. N.-C. Daily News state that already the vessels Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending This would permit the opening of the Partia of the Chins Merchants feet, and those of the matter that is inconsistent with his duty 29,574.44 logs and the sales during the period & Co. as manager of their machinery depart
ment to be arranged for a day in the third week Gorman and Japanese Companies had reaped of July an arrangement which would suit the advantages by increased passengers and freight. a a cervant of the Imperial Government,
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
Prince of Wales. Because he has explained, as he was in Dr. Wa Ting Fang's return to China, our
Naturally, of course, the steamers of the China account under the style of Williams Holiday & to-day is as followe
Many changes will be made in South Africa Merchants' Co. are in the most favoured position duty bound to do, the financial embarrass. Peking contemporary says, is reported to be Co., but he was unfortunate and the babianas Hongkong & Neighbourhood Variable winds, in consequence of the union. There will be uu and bave had the bulk of the trade offering, tut
light; fair. due to ill-health. He has telegraphed the
necessity ment to the Colony which inevitably results Wairupa asking to be relieved from duty at Messrs. Holliday, Wise & Co's machinery South coast of China between Same as No. 1. Transvaal will in future he controlled by pro- Meetings have been held at Kinklang, at one of Governors of the Colonies absorbed British ships are said already to have severely was closed down. He then became manager of Formoss Channel * Same as No. 1. into the new foderation.
felt the effects of the boycott, as far as Chiness from the precipitate resolution of the Home the Washington Legation and his request has department and remained in that position until South coast of Chins between
Natal, the Orange River Colony, and the passengers and shipments were concerned, Hongkong and Lamooks. Government, and because he has given the 'been granted. Hence the new appointment.
vincial councils under the authority of the which, it was resolved to begin the boycott on Hongkong and Hainam.......
Same as No. 1. Federal Government,
Tuesday last
to 13,144.10 tons.
ment. He next went into busineas on his own
recently.
may
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A BOYCOTT OF THE BRITISH ON THE YANGTSE