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make a tour of Investigation In the opim- growing districts of China and report upon ho aubject. Meanwhile we can only for our opinions on the subject from the in formation creually coming to and from private correspondents, or contributors to CO., newspapers, and in this connection we may portinently call attention to two extracts which we reproduce in this issue from the N-O. Daily News, of Shanghai, regarding the measures which have been taken in the provinces of Szechuan and Yunnan, which'ns
Inspector Brown of the Registrar General TELEGRAMS. Department received a very complimentary send- off from the district watchman on Saturday. Crackers and bombs accompanied his progress to the English Mail.
Recent promotions in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Include: In Chalmers,
Statistical Secretary, Mr. Rein, Acting Com missioner at Nanking, and Mr. J. H. Macean, of Peking, to the rank of Commissioner, and Mr. Lausn, of Peking, and Mr. Guernier, to Deputy Commisioner,
The N. C. Daily News understands that Mr.
producers of opium have heretofore stood at M. M. Taskey is procoding with his appoal to the top of the list. One correspondent, who the Privy Council in the case of M. M. Taskey has travelled for nine hundred miles in the B. S. F, MoBain, and that £400 has been
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HONGKONG
A RIOT IN GREECE.
LONDON, March 21st It is telegraphed from Athens that five hundred peasants smashed the windows of a train near Larissa,
Troops were called out, and they
THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY
THE ORIGIN OF TYPHOONS."
A most interesting and valuable little treatise The brilliant success achieved by the Band on this vexcel question has been written by Mr. mann Opera Company with "This Arendians" John I. Piazomer, MA, Chief Assistant at the attracted a prowded house last night to witness Hongkong Observatory, and is now published the Company's first performance of Our Miss by Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd, Mr. Plommer Gibbs," Though we think those who have remarks that the main drawback to the seen the Company in both pieces would state a solanes of Meteorology has ever been that it proforence for The Arcadiacs," that is saying concerns itself with an enormous amount nothing in disjuragament of “ Our Mim Gibbs," of patty detail (olimatic Meteorology) to which is a most delightful picos, and the Com the practical exclusion of theory and of the pany played it with unqualified success, and wider features of the solence. This exceedingly fulfilled the highest expectations of those interesting treatise indicates very clearly how present. The audienes were roused to much is likely to be gained by a study of mole
-DRUGGISTS, ETC, province of Szechuan, reports that he lid paid into 1 M. Supreme Court as security for fired on the rioters, killing five and "Our Miss Gibbs' depends for its unparalleled by the circumstantial evidence he addaoss. The
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a great height of enthusiasm, and all the wider features as the greater movements of the marky of cordial approval were Invially atmosphere. The theory Mr Plummer advances bestowed. Of the usual musicst comedy type, novel one, but it is strongly supported Rocoas on the spirit and energy which the momclusions at which he arrives aro set out as bers of the Company infuse into thoir work follows:-
1st. That the earliest beginnings of typhoons This is especially true of the principals, whoss
2nd. That the great currents which have witty dialogue sud fanniosities keep their must be sought for on land, and not woons
not soe a single poppy plant, though his route lay entirely through areas formerly devoted to poppy. From Yunnan the report is not so satisfactory, but on this whole there is not much room to doubt that China has Maroh, 1910, shows that of non-Chinese there against Mussolman landholders who hearors in the best of spirits throughout. The their birthplace in the Sahara, the central parts
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library
The outbreak was due to an and Museum for the week ending the 20 agitation among the peasants directed
were 517 to the Library and 31 to the Museum, and of Chinese 249 to the former and 5,349 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 766 persons and the Museum by 3,663.
made quite as much progress towards the suppression of opium cultivation ne Indin has done if not still more. The im portant consideration, it seems to us, is used to whether the progress made in China is of
expropriation the Greek Chamber now considering.
AMERICAN POLITICS.
THE OPPOSITION TO MR. SPEAKER CANNON.
is
LONDON, March 21st. The House of Representatives
phoral work is exceptionally well rendered and
the soles are both amusing and pretty. The scenery is a revelation to theatre-goers here, and seldom hos a pieco been better mounted in Hongkong than last night's production. A very effective shop some in the first not was kindly dressed by Messrs Lane, Crawford & Co. The play relates to the fortages of Miss Mary Gibbs, a Yorkshire lass, who is an assistant at Garrod's Stores, where her phenomenal sapcare in inducing customers to mako gurolases makes her employer proudly speak of her as Our Miss
Lady Elizabeth Thonet, falls in love with and is loved in ratura by Mary, to whom he represents bimself to be a poor bank clark. Lady Elizabeth in tera loves the Hon. Mr. Hughie Pierropoint, an amateur criminal. Hoth the Earl of St. Iver, Lord Engaford's father,
the
of Asia, the plateau of Mexico and perhaps in interior of northern Australia, must not ba 20lected in the meteorology of the world bes 'canso they are serial, and are agt felt at the urface. They must reach the sea level steame time and place and than produse results com- parable with the intensity of the forces to which they owe their existence,
3rd. That one typhoon is never the cause of another, and that if a succession of them is † seen to proceed from ons limited oren at inter- vals of a few days, as it is well known they are very spt to do, they are caused by separate imputees impressed on a permanent it slowly. moving zone which we may perhaps, call the
An interesting coincidence took place at the Central Police Compound yesterday when Mr. a permanent character. From the first there. Jones Hughes, who was conducting a has been the feeling that the enthusiasm of Government auction of unreclaimed articles, the Chinese Government would prove but found among the lulas cost belonging to his temporary and that it would evaporate son which had been lost last summer through as soon as the people who wern deprived of having been left by a coolio on Blake Pier.
An notion was commuced in the Danish adopted by 191 votes to 135 | Gibba." Lord Eaysford, who is engaged to meteorological equator of the globe. their means of livelihood rose up in revolt motion co against the action of the Government, or us soon as the treasuries in the opium-growing provinces begun to suffer to any serious extent from the extermination of an industry which had been one of the main supports of the administration. But it is worthy of
Consular Court at Shanghai last week in which Mr. Michael Spoolman sues the East Asiatic Co., Ltd, for damages for alleged breach of contract in failing to sell to him a rubber estate in Jalors known as the Woodthorpe Estate. The price was $190,000 and the plaintiff states that he paid the defendants 35,000 sa bargain money.
motion
eliminating the Speaker from the Rules of Committee.
A motion by a Democrat to depose Mr. Cannon evoked an uproar, but was rejected by 191 votes to 155.
The result of the debate, however,
and the Duchess of Minister, Lady Elizabeth's mother, oro anzlous that their children should buried. When Mary lenens the real rank
4th. That a typhoon once formed does not tend to coalesce with another, but, on the co- trary, rather ropels it, and in the final rendt the cne becomes intensified, as it were, at the ex- pones of the other.
whole of the world there will be no difecomes thoroughly known
Finally, that once the actual condition of the
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that very substantial progress towards the extermination of the poppy has been made in Chin, we have heard surprisingly little of anything in the nature of organised protests. It may be contended that it is too early yet to say that no trouble is likely to occur, but we are inclined to think that what has been accomplished by the governing authorities has been sufficient to bring any latent
A Dairon resident posted a letter to reith, opposition to a head, and the conclusion Scotland, on 30th January last. Twelve dage forces itself upon us that the whilom later, that is, on 11th February, a reply to this cultivator of opium must have peace missive left Leith and arrived at Dairen twelvo though far less profitable, crops. Singu-only 24 days between the posting of the lotter larly little, too, has been heard about the effect of the change on the public revenues of the opium growing provinces. Yet A. S. WATSON & CO., China cannot make such a revolutionary
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[Mr. Towler, of New Jersey, a Republican of the Speaker's own household of faith, introduced a bill to reorganize the Committee on Rules by leaving off the Speaker entirely, addtug four Republicans and one Democrat instead of two Democrats and two Bepublicans with the Speaker, as it is now. This would make the ant party to three of the minority party The
committee consist of six members of the domin
comment of an American paper is Bad enough for the minority, apparently, but it would be at least the rule of an elected majority against the present autocratie rule of a Czar,"
ed to Lady Elizabeth, she refuses to have anything to do with him and invokes the protection of her cousin, Timothy Gibbs. Mrs. Farquhar, an impecanious woman of fashion. to whom Mary has done a good teen, takes Mary to a reception given to the Farl of St. Ives. In the meantime the Hon. Hughie Piotropoint
digia and mode of working of those devastating arms, and, although it sounds mom like a dream than the sober anticipation of science, se to turn the superabundant energy of the sun to analy disturbances may become more saare and gentle in their operation.
The arguments in support of these conslusions are very clearly and concisely sut forth, and it is no exaggeration to describe the treatise as a most valuable contribution to scientific knowledge of the subject. We have great pleasure in draw
BUFFS SPORTS,
has out of fun stoken the Ascot Cup, belonging to ing the attention of the publ" and especially the Earl of St. Ives. The Cap is taken away in the seafaring community, to its publication. mistake by Timothy Gibbs, and in turn fade its way in the possession of Slithers, a professional orook. Eventually the Cup is recovered, and
with Mary Gibbs, Lady Elizabeth fading & busband in the Hon. Hughie Pierrepoint.
fully turned to the cultivation of other, days later, viz, on the 23rd, making a totalBIG COAL STRIKE THREATEN- the Earl anally consents to his son's marriage.
change any more than India without feeling the pinch somewhere. In India the general taxpayer las had to bour the financial burden
to Scotland and the receipt of a reply at Dairen. We (Manchurian Daily News) do not know if this is a record for fast postal servico, but it in certainly another indication of what calerity the international system is capable of attaining.
A speedy arrest was affected at Hungham the other night. Sergt. O'Sullivan was wakened from his sleep by the blowing of police whistles
of the mom regeneration of Chain Wuhn Street, and, proseeding to the place, Possibly in China it is the dishonest official found a man who had been caught trespassing class that will bear it. That we hear so in a house. He was taken into custody, and it little in China about how it affects the was learned he had returned from banishment. On being brought before the Magistrate yester day he was sentenced to one month's imprison- permission and to six months' imprisonment for eat for being found on the promises without returning from banishment, and in addition six hours in the stocke,
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLY commzations relating to the news olumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.
Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communicatione addressed to the taxpayer suggests that so far no serious. Editor, not for publication but as evidence
extra burden has been imposed, and it good faith
All Loiters for publication should be written on may be that the improvements effected of neously signed communications that
side of paper only. have already appeared in other papers will be
insertoil.
late in the financial administration of the Empire counterbalance the loss of revenue from opium. The Board of Finance is obtain-
Orders for extra copies of DAILT PRESE should be sent before 11 am on day of ing now a power of control over the fiscal publication After that hour the supply arrangements of the provinces which must limited. Only supply for Cash.
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make for thegreater purity of the administra tion. India, at the bidding of the Imperint Government, is making a sacrifice which
LONDON, Ogrice; 131. FLEET STREET, EC not, wo fear, adequately appreciated by China.“ One is bound to wonder," remarke an Indian contemporary," if history will ever afford another parallel to the position of the Indian Government HONGKONG, MARCH 22ND, 1910.
with regard to opium. For years past it has FOLLOWING upon the announcement of the been one of the principal sources of revenue, Indian Budget proposals for obtaining addi- and yet it is being sacrificed in the interests tional revenue on account of the inevitable of another Power. It is striking testimony shrinkage in the revenue from opium, it was to the integrity of the Empire that the only to be expected that the Press of India pledge should have been given, or that should be found calling attention-to-the having been given it should now be fulfilled uncertainty which still exists regarding the to the letter." It is to be hoped that this progress China is making towards the lesson is not altogether lost on China.
fulfilment of her promise to stop the cultivation of the drug within the limits of her Empire. There are no reliable statistics available which would show at a glance what had been accomplished at a given date, and the latest report by the British Legation at Peking, published towards the end of last not of a nature to dispel the year, suspicion prevailing in India that the opiam cultivator in India is abandoning his traditional form of livelihood in pursuit of what may after all prove a chimera. In the next two years the area under opium cultivation in India will be reduced by nearly thirty per cent, and in the meantime,
A number of children lost or kidnapped have been reported to the police within the past few days.
HONGKONG AMATEUR BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP
The first meeting of the committes who are responsible for the arrangements for the forth coming championship was held at the V. B. C.
rounds resulted as follows
last night. The draws for the first and second
First Bound, Monday April dü Mr. Cooper plays Mr. Phillips. "A" Mr. McLennan plays Mr. Healy, "B"
Second Bound. Tuesday, April 5th,
Caps Baker plays Mr, Heigh Mr. Roza plays Mr. Bush, --
Wednesday, April 6th.
Mr. Melvin plays Mr. Bishop. Mr. Lashbrooke plays Winner A
Thursday, April 7th Mr. Sister plays Winner “B Mr. Yvanovitch plays Mr. Cameron,
{, Friday, April 8th, Mr. Thoakatone plays Mr. Loung. Mr. Carvalho plays Mr. Pitt,
HE. Sir John Jordan, the British Minister THE FUNERAL OF MR. JAMES MCKIE. at Peking, will be loaving for Home on April 2nd, travelling via Siberia.
ING IN WALES.
LONDON, March 21st,
South Wales colliery dispute have proved unsuccessful and a strike of 200.000 colliers appears to be in evitable.
RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
NORMAL RELATIONS RESUMED.
LONDON, March 21st. Russia has communicated to the Powers a detailed account of the exchange of views which has taken place with Austria-Hungary regard- ing future policies in the Balkans.
These views in their most import ant points proved identical, and as a result normal diplomatic relations, which have been practically suspend-
ed since the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are now resumed.
[MANILA “ CAULENEWS" SERVICE, EX-PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Miss Connie Leon fled the title role in s manner that loft little to be desired and her sing.
But
the fun of the piece centres roundthe doings of Miss Gibbs Cousin Tim, a part filled by table Harry Cole in a manner which kept the audience convulsed with laughter all the while he was before the footlights. Mr. Daa Clifford, too, figured largely in the piece as the Hoa Hagbio Pierrepont, and shared the honours of the performance. All the other parts were well taken, and the enjoyment of the andience was testifled by demands for encores to nearly every song and dance,
The dances of the corps of ballet dancers were very much appreciated itoms.
The Company give, another performance of "Our Miss Gibbs* to-night. ·
CORRESPONDENCE.
OBSERVANCE OF SUNDAY.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG
DAILY TRESS.
Hongkong, 21st March, SIB, I have been observing for some time past that apparently no objection is made by the Government to publie performances op Sunday, such as the matinees and evening exhibitions at the Cinematograph in this Colony. On the other hand, at the City Hall theatre such privileges have never been granted or allowed. The ships in the harbour cannot work on Sunday without a permit. Yet these cinematograph exhibitions have been allowed to go ou
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16th. President Roosevelt, who has arrived at Khartoum, has been met by the committee from the west sent to persuade him to come home by way of San Francisco and the weat but declmes to accept the invitation. The reply has been received as a rebuff to those
In my opinion they ought to be closed during secking to array the ex-President against Bunday and no exceptions whatever should be the present Administration.
allowed. The observance of Bunday should be strictly maintained in the Colony, and I shall LABOUR TROUBLES ON AMERICAN be very much obliged by your giving publicity
to this letter.Icars truly.
RAILWAYS.
WASHINGTON, March 16th. The Western railroads have appealed to A very large number of sorrowing friends met at the Old Cemetery, Pahaienjao, Shanghai, the Government for aid. Tho impending to pay their last respects to the late Mr. strike of firemen has threatened to tie up all James Mokie, and so large was the attend Mance-numbaring upwards of 200 people that the western lines, and the Government bas the Chapel in which the service was held was been asked to mediste between the roen and too small to accommodate all who were present and many had to romalu outside during the first the companies and obtain a modification of portion of the service. The coffin was com- the demands, pletely hidden under a mass of beautiful wreaths
At the last meating of the Kulangan (Amoy) Mnnicipal Council the appointment of Miss Kranenburg as viziting naras was approved.
Hongkong returned a clenu bill of health for the week ended on Saturday, not a single case of communicable disesso having been reported.
The German Minister to Chins, H.E. Count
in the absence of official statistics in China, Bex, is exported shortly to visit Hangkong and
JAPANESE BUSINESS MEN TO VISIT CHINA,
without interference.
OBSERVER.
|
The results of preliminary events up to date
BOTH PA
Long Jump-1st, Sgt. Dray 2nd, Plo Elliott, 3rd, Pte Coleman,
- High Jump-1st, Ptos. Coleman and Elliott, tie, Sit. vjin.; 3rd, Ptø, Kennstt.
Putting Bhot-lat, Sergt. Droy; 2ad, Opl
Tug of War-D Cey. soratolied to C.;
Browning; 3, Pio. Hawkins.
Heats (Privates) 220 yards-Ist heat, Boy Wright, Pies, Wood and Wood, 2nd heat, Ptos Jabett, Wilkins and Sonster; 3rd hont, Ptos. Coleman, White and Taylor. Corporals, 1st heat, L. Cp. Jull, L. Cpl Blown, Cpl. Dibble, ud heat, Cpl. Guest, Read, Cowan and Keep (tie) Bergeanta, ist heat, Bgts. Dray, Walsh, sud Port; 2nd heat, gts, Kelly, Cooper, Prior.
Half mile-Ist, Cpl. Andrews; 2nd, Loc. Cpl. Read; 3rd Tico, Upl, Keep. .......
beat A; F Coy, scratched to H; E best B.
100 yards; 2nd, Pto. Cloke; 3rd, Pte. Chusman. Throwing Cricket Ball-1st, Pte. Henckham,
A SINGAPORE ENTERPRISE.
Two Englishmen have started an extensive poultry farm on 35 acres of land near Singapore aud have imported a number of pedigroc prize birds, including minoreas, leghorns, and hon dans All the hatching down is done by inen bators and brooders. Hundreds of chickens are being reared, the eggs being the size of those at Home. The firm has a fowl hospital nitashed with all the latest modern appliances,
There will soon be a supply of rabbits, pigeons, and milk, all from Buglish stock Already one Incubator and several prize fowls have been sold to Chinese. It is expected that these fowie will be a great feature of the coming Agricultural Show The promoters of the farm are very hopeful of success.
HORSE O'CLOCK.
HOW THE OLD JAPANESE TIMEKEEPERS. WORKED,
Mears. Kendal & Dent, chronometer makers to the Admiralty, write to a London paper. to say that in view of the forthcoming Japan. British Exhibition it is interesting to recall the exceedingly Ingenious method adopted in the old Japanese birakeepers for measuring the
hours of daylight
* They divided the whole day and night inte twelve hours, siz of daylight and six of darkness," Messe Kendal & Dent state, "so that the duration of su hour continually varied, the day- light hours being long in summer, short in winter, and vice versa, the fou
4 In most of their timekeepers the hour num erals were shifted periodically by hand, either around a dial or vertically down the face of the
⠀⠀ "They used only six numerals to count the hours, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, placed in this order
wards, so that would be the first hour of daylight und 9 would be midday as well as midnight.
45, 4, 9, 8, 7.6. These were counted back-
At first night the counting of the hours
biokwards some illogies and to be merely an eccentric whim, but the reason for tho armangements apparent if we consider that 6, being the beginning and close of a day, the receding numbers, 5 and 4, each indicate that an hour of the moraing has passed, and so, when 9, or midday, is reached, 8,7, I shortening of and 6 convey slearly the gradual
Mr. James Arthur, of New York, in an interesting book on Time and Its Measure ment, tells as that animal equivalents were need to represent the different hours, 9 at noon being horse, and 9,nimidnight rat; the morning 8, or;
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The LG M. str. France Alice left Shanghai the 19th instant, at 5 pm, and may be expected here tousy at daylight.
The N.T.K. str. Wakosa Maru (European Lane) left Singapore on the 18th instant, and is expected here on the 24th instag
The M. M. str. Ocsangen, with French Mail of which had been sont by the numerous personal
the 27th nltimo, and mails from London of the friends of the deceased as well as by the repre-
26th nitino, laft Singapore on the Elat instant, sentatives of the Clubs, Societies and Companies of which he had been a member. The burial The six principal Chamber of Commerce of at 7 pm, and is expected to arrive here on service was impressively read by the Bev. A Japan hare dended to despatch a party of busi Monday morning, the 28th instant, and will was finished the coffin was carried to the grave promote not only business relations bat social Bamo afternoon. by Messrs. L. Camera, B. Clarke, A. Kalso, so as to pay an end to the misunderstand. The C:PB. str. Empress of India, which left Craddock, J. E. Gressin, W. F. Luglit, Binge which occasionally arise between the two hors on the 26th ultimo arrived at Vancouver At a meeting of the Board of Directors of Macgregor, H. D. Morrison, and Capt. George nations, as evidenced by the boycotting or on the 18th instant
The Yokohama agency of the C.P.E re- periences of the past two years, It is thought L.
Midwood and. Among those present at the graveside were limited to seven persens, namely: two from all was well, and that the Commander hoped to the afternoon 6 code morning 6, dragos representatives of Consular Body, H M Tokyo and one from enck of the other Cham, reach Yokohama on the morning of the 25th the afternoon 5, dog; the morning 4, sucke; the
instant. The message was despatched when Ziernoon 4 boar Supreme Court, the Municipal Council, the bors. Meser R Kondo and S. Chaabi are the ship ae 1540 miles from Japan. If sunrise and sunset are ever to be re- Municipal Police, the Municipal Electrical spoken of as likely to be the Tokyo representa The Empress of China left Vanoeaver on garded in our sub-division of the day, it must Department, the Shanghai-Nanking Railway lives, and Mr. M. Do will be the Omica Chamber's
be confessed that the old Japon Kan of the Shanghal Club, Country Club, Bace Club choice. The party will visit all the principal the 11th instant.
The Dodwell New York Line str. Wray reckoning seems to indicate the only rational and Cricket Club, Mesars. Jardine, Matheson
Caeffe, arrived at New York on the 17th inst way of proceeding.” & Co., and all the principal hongs in Shanghai,
the hesitancy shown by the people and Pros/Canton, and will afterwards proceed to Taingtau. Walker, MA., and when the first portion dess man to China this spring. The idea is to probably leave for Shanghai and Japan on the the day,
en route for Peking,
of India to accept the mere statements made
on China's behalf regarding the progress the China Realty Coinpany, Ltd., Shanghai, lastPayne, preceded by chief mourners-Messable that the first of these parties should ceived yesterday morning, a wireless message the afternoon B, sheep, the morning far medo in suppressing the cultivation of week, it was decided to recommend that a divid.D. Landale, W. C. Mga abt be very numerous, and therefore it will be from the H.M.S. Empress of China etating that the afternoon 7, monkey; the morning.
the poppy in China, is certainly excusenble. end of 15 per cent. be paid for the year 1209.”
Though it is now some months since the report of the British Legation went Home, there is no news of the acceptance of the suggestion it contained that two members of the Indian Service should be appointed to
The total output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's the mines for the week on ding 5th March, 1910, amounted to 22,749.28 tons and the sales during the period
to 95,232.32 tous.
Y D. Beith
marts of China.
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tiger,
6 bare;