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aspect of the proposal. The motives which A telegram from the Manila Observatory TELEGRAMS.TELEGRAMS,
have inspired the contemplated change are not motivos of Guancial gain; the object is " to maintain a stricter and closer control over the use of opium." In other
received in Hongkong at 4.55 p.m. yester day reported the typhoon E. of Southern Luzon to be recurving N.E
4. S. WATSON words, the desire is to work more effectually Matriculation Examinations for Decem
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for the suppression of the opium habit, so as to conform to the wishes expressed by the Imperial Government. Thesuccess of this policy means the decline of the revenue at greater rate than would probably be the case under the farm system, for reasons presently
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The University of Hongkong announce THE RECENT RAILWAY DISASTER.
DRIVER OF SECOND TRAIN SENTENCED TO TWO MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT:
ber next and the following July. The advertisement will be found on pago 4. Wo understand that the University tends to hold two Matriculation Examinations every your
LONDON, October 23rd,
The driver of the second train in the
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THE ABORTIVE RISING IN:
PORTUGAL
LISBON, October 23rd. The Government atatos that it knew that Committees in Europe and Brazil
disorders were awaiting the
WAR ON OPIUM.
HUNAN'S TRIUMPH OVER THE BLACK VAMPIRE
Mr. O ES Wakefield, acting Com- missioner of Chinese Customs Changsha, in his report for 1912, writes:
Among the provinces which have striven to throw off the thraldom of the opium habit Hunan has been one of the zuest vigorous, and her efforts have sur- passed in result the most optimistin anticipations. So successful la ve The these efforts been, that it may be con-
throw the rest into relief, is now rid of with such small exceptions as serve to the black blot that a short time ago marred its fairness. The predictions that have been so freely made of the prob ability of worse evils, such as morphia or drink, replacing opium, show no signa of being verified.
CIGAR MERCHANTS to be stated. Therefore the proposal is one. It was recently reported to the polica recent railway disaster at Aisgill, who rioters consisted mainly of small groups fidontly said that the whole provincż,
AND
TOBACCONISTS
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LOLITAS
by a Director of the Po Wa Insurance was found guilty of manslaughter, has Company, living at Bonham Strand, that heen eentonood to two months' imprison- $4,000 odd worth of clothing had been mont in the second division. stolen from his residence. The police have succeeded in arresting a man, who was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood yesterday at the Magistracy and charged with being implicated in the theft. Mr.
LATER.
The officials of the National Union of
of civilians. There were no disturbances at Oporto, sud the incidents at other places were insignificant.
Viuo, October 3rd. Travellers from Portugal say
that a portion of the Army and Navy is support ing the movement. Some of the Artillery men revolted and killed their Captain.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
AMERICA ANGRY WITH BRITISH AMBASSADOR,
which needs to be examined with care, When we referred to the subject in this column a fortnight ago, we remarked that the Estimates showed the Government to be reckoning on getting m 1914 a net revenue of four lakhs of dollars above the
Bailwaymen are staggered at the sentence present annual rental. On the face of it,
passed on Candle, and they state that this would sequi-u-very-conservative estiH. Gardiner appoared for the prosrzu- they will do their utaust get the mite, especially in view of the offer of tion, and the onse was remanded for a sentence quashed. Some of the railway. An exquisite smoke made the presont farmers to pay for the week.
men talk of a strike. from the finest Manila leaf, farm a rental exceeding the net revenue estimated by the Government under the Mild flavour and delicate aroma...Per Box of 50...$4.25.onopoly system for the farmers would not make that offer if the profits were not large enough to make the payment of such a heavy rent worth while. Hence it would seen at first sight that the Government is well on the safe side in estimating for a not revenus of something under $1,600,000, and the suggestion we made a fortnighs ago that it might be well not to count too confideusly house on the Praya. Mr. F. A. Haze Chancellor replied to Mr. Prettymat policy towards President Huerta. Moro on the Government getting this amount of revenue from opium would thus appear to be unduly possimistic. Time must be left
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A distinctly amusing police case comca from the Wanchai Station. A constable notieing a man sliding down water spout on the Praya East," promptly collared him and hauled him before his superior officer, Inspector MacHardy. The Inspector was quick to notice that man was wearing an excessive amount of clothing, and closer examina tions revealed that he was wearing two or three suits which he had stolen from a
the
land sentenced the thief to a month's hard labour and four hours' stocks.
A large number of new Fellows wore show whether this is so or not; butelsated at the last meeting of the Royal there are two considerations which should Colonial Institute, the list including not be overlooked. One is that inasmuch Messrs. A. Cavendish, H. O. Eckhardt, as it is the declared policy of R. G. Brens, F. C. Marshall, F. D. B.
R.
BACK TO THE LAND."
INDEUING A STREAM OF EMIGRATION FROM
TÓWNS.
LONDON, October 23rd. The fact that Sir Lionel Carden, the British Ambassador to Mexico, pre sented his credentials to President
Huerta to-day, after the latter'e declare,
LONDON, October 22nd. Mr. Lloyd George addressed a gather-tion of Dictatorship, appears to have ing of 4,000 railwaymen at Swindon last given umbrage in Washington, in view of evening in the course of his remarks the American Government's
and others relative to golf courses versus der forests He said that if the whole Highland forests were converted into golf courses, they would total two hundred, regularly employing 16,000 people. There fore the comparison was nonsense the Government to work in line with Openshaw, Hastings Rhodes, J.
Mr. George, said the Government's China for the suppression of opium, Walpole, and G. F. Ward (all of the scheme was to assume
sume complete control of there is certain to be at the very Malay States), Capt. John A. Jonés, Wm.
the-land monopoly and give security to start, considerable hesitation OB the H. MacArthur, B. Nunn. and Kenneth part of consumers to make purchases at A. Stevens (of the Straits Settlements),
the tiller of the soil. They proposed to
alone a substantial decline in the business Reidle (of Government depôts, and on this account Frank W. Margott (of Siam), John establish a Ministry of Land to take over Hongkong), Arthur E. the functions of the Board of Agriculture may be expected. Next, it is of no little Tremenheere (of North Borneo), and and the registration, transfer, and valus-
Robt. H interest and importance to know whether.
Wood (of the Philippine
tion of land. The new Ministry would the Government intend to carry
Islands),
appoint. Commissioners, empowered to the export trade now done by the farmers with countries which have not
reduce the tents on-snanti farms, etc., as-
the Courts did in Scotland. imports of opium. cau imagine the outcry which (Spencer Co.'s). A fragrant will be made by the Anti-Opium Societies Indian Cigar Mild and finer England if the Government of Hong. Navour. Per Box of 50 $2.75 tong eugages, for example, in an opium -trade with Mexico; but in this connection A.S. WATSON & CO..
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between Great Britain and Portugal recently published in the Government Gazette. Under this agreement the Opium Farmer at Hongkong is permitted to import per annum 120 chests and the Macao farmer 240 chests of raw opium exclusively destined for exportation to countries which have not probibited at present or which shall not prohibit hereafter such imports of opion. The bulk of this opium, we believe, goes to Mexico. Is the Govern ment going to continue this trade? If not, it means that there will at once be an immediate loss of some six lakhs of
of dollars
CORRESPONDENCE,
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.g
Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913. ceting of shareholders of this Company 91-1 notice in your colume that a
is called for Saturday next, in order to make certain additions to the Regulations of the Company,
In the share report where you give the daily market: quotations for shares I observe that the 950 shares are quoted at $136, or 180 per cent. premium, and the 925 shares are quoted at sen, pr 240 per con.. premimo.
The dividends paid by the Company are of the same percental value on both the 500 and 825 shares.
why the large percental difference in Can any of your readers enlighten me
value abovementioned should exist. between the old and new shares-Yours,
IGNORAMUS.
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Mr. Lloyd George reiterated the necessity for a minimum wage, reasonable hours, and proper housing, with garden. Ho announced that the new Ministry at a reasonable price. They must would have full power to buy neglected
induce a stream of emigration from the towns, and bring the people back to the land.
·GOLF COURSES INSTEAD OF HIGHLAND
FORESTS,
Among the epithets applied by the Unionist papers to Mr. Lloyd George's speech are absurd," antastic," and revolutionary." They also declare that it will fail as a vote-catching device.
The Liberti Preas warmly welcome the
“momentous, utterance" and emphasise the fact that Mr. Lloyd George's state ment represents the unanimous conclu- sions of the Cabinel.
FRENCH MILITARY AVIATOR'S
DEATH.
FATALLY ATTEMPTS TO IMITATE M PEGOUD,
Pans, October 23rd. The French military aviator, M. d'Antroche, was killed at Epinal when attempting to imitate the performants
in the revenue, and this will be to the
benefit of the Macao farmer, for the recent. agreement, it may be noted, provides that the Macao farmer may increase fue number of chests aach year on production of "cus toma certificates passed by the authorities
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB, of countries importing the opium showing The following will represent the Club thatthe quantities authorised are required for in a League match to-morrow against legitimate purposes, over and above the 240 Civil Service Cricket Club, at Happy chests referred to in Article 4" The Macao Valley. Play will commence at 216 farmer, of course, will have no difficulty in p... Hancock (Captain), R. N. obtaining the necessary certificates if the Anderson, C. H Buckingham A. A Hongkong Government declines to carry on Claxton, P. H. Cobb, D. E. Donnelly, the business. It has not been made clear 4. C. Elborough, M. M. Maas, S. 6. what the Government hopes to gain from Moore, G. Norrington, and T. E. Pearce. M. Pegoud the change. We had imagined that the Government already possessed ample means of closely and strictly controlling the traffic, for no person is allowed by the Ordinance to possess more than 5 taels of the farmer's opium, and we have heard of no prosecution for an offence "against this The Opiuza Farmer's obser rance of the laws and regulations of the Colony is secured by a guarantee of half a million dollars, and as no allegation is made that he has abused his position, the abolition
DEATH OF MR, OSBERT CHADWICK, C.M.G.
THE SOMALILAND CAMEL CORTS.
LONDON, October 23rd.
declared
over, the statement ascribed to Bir Lional Carden, in an alleged interview, that the United States do not understand the conditions in Mexico does not tend to allay the irritation.
Some of the American papers have started the idea that Sir Lionel really represents Messrs. Pearson's oil interests, which the British Government are sup porting.
A Reuter's representative was informed settled conditions, and recognised Presi- that Great Britain is solely anxious for
ment Huerta in the belief that he was the best man on the spot.
FRANCE. IN CHINA.
REPLY TO DEMANDS.
Dr. F. C. Ten, of the Yale Mission Hospisl, states:As far as I know, morphine is practically not used as su injection, or by mouth, in this province. The Red Cross hospital and the Yale hospital receive a large number of opium patients from the Opium Bureau, and so far we have not observed a single case of morphine habit, The same is true with cocaine.
the
As for druk, perhaps the
hardy Hunanese are less avers, to the pleasure of the wine cup than people of most other provinces (bars are not uncommon in the city), but there is no indication of .an increase in the consumption
alcohol,
Cigarettes have a smaller hold in this province than perhaps on any other part of China, due, possibly, to the expallent tobacco grown locally, and the sales for the past year show no marked growth,
The only parts of the province where opium is grown are the mountainous regions of Kweiyengehow,
near the Kwangsi bordor, and Kienchow, near the Kweichow border. Efforts are now being made to eradicate the poppy from these districts, and
The Government sales bureau, with the monopoly of the retail trade in opium was closed on the 13th July, and stooking was prohibited from that date. ments of the order, and all stocks were Heavy fines were exacted for infringe- shipped to other provinces or destroyed. Finally, the Government went further, and made smoking: criminal offence. Contrary to expectation, the extreme penalty was inflicted on several smokers, and public opinion a confirmed the measure.
but may be urged that they were neces These executions have been criticised;
sary to impross all people of the deadly earnestness of the Government in their determination to rid the province of an incubus which once lay su heavy upon it.
THE RELIGION OF CONFUCIUS. It is reported that in reply to the demands made by the French Minister
THE QUESTION OF A STATE RELIGION. the Government has made the following reply
On the 13th net & meeting was held 1-The right to construct Railways in the Temple of Heaven by the Constitu- 23rd year of Kang Heu a memorial was whether Confucianism should be adopted between Yunnan and Szechung. In the tion Drafting Committor to discuss
of these two provinces be given the right forwarded by Yunnan and Szechuan to as the Stato religion for the Chaug Hus the Throne requesting that the merchants Min Kue.
Members Wong
Jung-pas, Chu Chachan, Wang Chin fang, Huang to construct this line, and the concession Tean-yuen and Hsian Nai-chi advocated was then given. Although the form of strongly that it should be settled in the government of China has been changed. National Constitution that Confucianism the sovereign right is lodged in the people shall henceforth be regarded as the State of this country. Therefore your nation Religion of China. Their chief points are has no right to construct this railway that the religion hence the request cannot be complied relations taught about 2,000 years ago regarding human
The right to operate Mines ment of all spiritual religions of the
Petha be considered as the final develop hangs Province The vitality of
modery day. nation is in her mines, therefore supersede all other religions in the world, Eventually it will foreigners should never have the right to and therefore, it is but natural that this operate them. If your nation should try to operate them by force, it is in conflict country, which gave birth to such an with the treaties. Thereforo please stop State Religion. Furthermore, they said excellent religion, should adopt it as its operations in order to avoid complica that Confucianism has been the essence
with.
ions. The right to establish a Minchery of this nation. It models the habits and
ting (office for civil affairs) in Huang bean admired and worshipped by all, chow. In accordance with the Lungchow therefore it is necessary that the Con- treaty of the 17th year of Kuang Hatitution of this country should have so your nation should not have the right to valuable a contcut, appoint these officials. As this demand does not agree with the Treaty it cannot be recognized by our Government. Peling Gazette,
THE POWERS IN CHINA. Dealing with the econonfic position of the Powers in Chinn the Osaka Mainich points out that the economic invasion of Chinn is a matter of history, and has now reached a stable condition. Britain occupies the strongest position, her economic investments in China represent ing one-fourth of China's foreign loans. The following table shows the details in yen, of the investments of the China-
ficvernment
members Wong Pan-nieu, Wu Chao-chu, The above views wore contradicted by
Ku Chung-lisi. Lu Tien-yu and Hsu Ching-hisin, who said that, firstly, the religion of Confucius is not original. Confucius acknowledged that he was only repeating or reiterating the teachings of Emperors Yao, Shun, Wen and Wu. Now it has been proposed that Con- fucianism should be made. A State Religion, but according to the right
course of logic, if China should ever adopt. a State Religion, it is not the religion of Confucius, but the religion of Emperors Yao, Shun. Wer and Wu or the whole
thin, farce. Secondly, the chief Powers in
principles of Confucianism are fidelity and sympathy Should this religion be fixed in the Constitution, those who do not possess these two qualities will be considered as ofenders against the Cou stitution. Would it not be absurd to
Provincial loans loans. 934,548,250 23,480,000 210,763,250 16,000,000. 147,837,261 4,620,000
106,737,381 punish mon for their violation of the because of want of fidelity
HONGTONG, OCTOBER 24TH. 1913
Tut more the opium monopoly proposal is considered the greater appears the necessity for the Government to be perfectly frank with the taxpayers in regard to the subject, and we are surprised to find that very little was added at yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council to what was raid on the subject by His EXCELLENCY & fortnight ago. We understand that a few months ago the present Opium Fermoed offered, when their agreement expires in March nost, to continue the Farm at a rental equivalent to $1,750,000 a year, on condition that the agreement could be terminated by either side at any time on two months notica provision.
: being given. The figure named represents an increase of six lakhs of dollars on the present rental; but the Government has preferred to put forward a proposal to abolish the turm system, and run the opium business themselves, while they estimate de purely in deference to the pious Office, principally in connection with
as consulting engineer to the Colonial the British Embassy at Tokyo, has been 73,000,000 yen, which is only a sixth of sentimentalism which obtairs in Downing sunitary work in the Crown Colonies appointed Councillor of Embassy at Germany's China has also Bosted a Street on this subject, and without any He was sent out to Hongkong on a Berlin. The position at Tokyo will be large amount of loans in the domestic
The Mornog Post states that Captain
Somaliland Camel Corps, doubled.
C.E., M.I.M.E., who died on September Mr. Osbert Chadwick, C.M.G., M.Inst., 27th at the house of a friend in Sirkende jaw, ce kas been appointed to brightshire, was the son of the famous command sanitary reformer, Sir Edwin Chadwick whic
Born in 1844, Mr. Cabert Chadwick was intended for the Army, and after passing through Woolwich joined the Royal the service, and followed in his father's Engineers tu 1869. Bat in 1878 ho left
footsteps by hecoming a civil engineer.
of the farro has the appearance of being Before long he was regularly employed
mission of this nature in 1853 or
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
LONDUS, October 23rd.. Mr. H. G. M. Rumbold, Councillor of
England Germany. France Russia.... Belgium
29,266,660 210,000 United States 16,000,000 37,380,000 89,670,000 3,420,000 Japan Other Powers 643,153,840
DI
If we want the Congsit- tion to be respected by all it is imperative that State 2,870,000
Baad repurate, religion E
Total Yen...1,027,871,728 87,880,000, As shown by the figures Britain comes first on the list, supplying one-fourth of China's requirement, and next comce of Germany, which supplies one-eightl China's whole national debt.
Japan's total investments in China stand at Britain's investments and a fourth of
and one to which the attention of the clear prospect of advantage to public 1884, and again ten years later, after filled by Mr. H. H. D. Beaumont, of tarket, which are practically foreign
THE CARDIFF DISASTER.
be
top view When put to the vote the latter's was adopted, and Confucianism is not to be made & State Religion.
Peking Gazette.
COBWEB GOWNS.
THE LATEST FASHION IN AMERICA.
American dressmakers are devoting debts. When these loans are taken into some attention to the possibilities of pina account, the amount supplied by Britain cloth, from the Philippines, as an artistic and Germany is still further increased, substitute for the diaphanous gowns worn and the percentage of Japan still further by American women, who demanded the Lowered Tapan Daily Mail,
very latest thing in dress fabrics. The stores are ordering considerable quanti- In the Paris Courts an ex-fluukey ties for next season, says the Telegraph's bringing an action against the Chines New York correspondent. -*-*- Legation at Paris for a damag for the Pina cloth is more diaphanous than the Some ime ago thinnest of voile, muie pellucid than the loss of his moustache. M. X. who boasted a splendid mountache, most clinging crêpe de Chine, and more sacrified it that he might enter the service transparent than the filmiest of erêpe of the Chinese Legation as valet at £ meteor. it can be doubled several times a month. In a week ho got his morching and still be transparent. In one layer it, orders, and at once sought legal satis has no more thickness than cobweb, and faction. He pleads, among the injuries gowns made of pina will be called cobweb The Annual Volunteer Camp will be done him by his shaven state, the loss of gowns. It is called pina cloth because
a lower revenue than the Opium Farmer offer represents. It is a noteworthy fact
Anti-Opium Society at Home Light use morality in the Colony, except such as may the outbreak of plague. in Hongkong Foreign Offer. fully be drawn--that protests ou moral be gained from the timidity of the Chinese the Colonial Office to report upon the he and Mr. Simpson were sent out by
grounds against the Colonial Government | opium smoker to buy direct from a Gevorn- | sanitary conditions of the Colony and directly setting up in business as opiument which is haut on suppressing the one result of their visit was drastic
LONDON, October 23ra? dealers have been entirely lacking. No rafig.. Is strange that no one in the The Timer notice of his death says that amendment of the building Ordinances. doubt when Parliament reassembles we shall | Legislative Council yesterday raised the Mr.
Eighteen rescuers were overcome by gas Chadwick will be remembered hear of protests from Mr. THEODORE TAYLOR question as to whether the Government as chiefly for his services during the sighties in the Senghenydd mine yesterday and and other fanatics against another Colonial monopolist will carry on the export trade woke for which he was made a C.M.G. operations had to be postponed.
in Malta, whers lie constructed the water- Government directly engaging in aotrade now done by the opium farmer, as this in 1883. Mr. Chadwick as a man of great which the House of Commons bas declared obviously must have an important bearing energy and forms of practer, as well as to be "morally indefensible; but the upon the soundness of the estimate given recognized as one of the great sanitary independence of thought, and was engineers of his time. For the last ten for the Hongkong taxpayer is the financial in 1914.
unmarried.
The relief fund now amounts to £39,000
chief interest which the mutter posses of the revenue anticipated from opium years he had been an invalid. He was held from the 9th to the 17th of January, the affections of a comfortably-dowered-it is made of half silk and half pineappla
1914, inelusİYA.
fiancée.
fibre..