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Government were informed, and the British Minister was asked to stop the import of Indian opium into the Province, in accorda ance with the terras of the Agreement. Bir JOHN JORDAN sent a British commis
sloser to Fokien to tour the comtry in
A. S. WATSON company with Chinese delegates, for the
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purpose of verifying the report on which the request made to the Legation was based, the result being that the suppression of native cultivation was confirmed, and it has follow el a matter of course that the import of foreign opium into the Province is now farbidden. The Anti-Opium Society cele. brated the occasion by parades and speeches, and by a bonfire of 1,006 balls of opum worth $50,000, together with smok
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 19ra, 1914.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
[TØROUGH. TEUTER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH RAILWAYMEN'S NEW PROGRAMME
18 HOURS' WEEK AND 58 INCREASE.
LONDON, May 18th.. The National Union of Railwaymen have adopted a new programme of a 48 hours week, and an immediate increase of 59 per week to every grade.
be absolute and complete recognition of the Union, but said a strike would be the last resort.
[DAILY PRESS EXCLUSIVE" SERVICE]"
JAPANESE VIEWS OF SIR TAN HAMILTON'S SPEECH.
TOKYO, May 18th.
The speech delivered at a banquet at
Wellington, New Zealand, by Sir Ian
Hamilton, Inspector General of the British Imperial Forces, on the subject
Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., General of the command of the Pacific has Secretary of the Union, in announcing
provoked retaliation on the part of the Tokyo Press. It is considered anfor- turite that it coincides with Count Okuma's pacific declaration as to tho value of the Alliance, and the desire to
further extend the same,
Hrá EXCELLENCY ing pipes and other paraphernalia of the the decision, added that there must also
ophum divan. The long and impressive parade through the main streets with national flags and banners, we read, was in honour of the famous Lixa ÇATE-SU, whose statue was carried by eight coolles. LING was the High Commissioner
WATSON'S
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AMMONIA.
FOR THE BATH, TOILET, AND HOUSEHOLD. Used in the Bath it promotes a healthy action of the skin countersets all effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is especially useful for cleaning: Jewellery, Silver, and Plated Ware, etc.
WATSON'S
CELEBRATED
CORN SOLVENT.
A permanent, spoody and
corns and bunions.
WATSON'S
to Canton in 1889, who, acting under Im
perial orders, publicly destroyed £4,000,000 storling worth of opium in Canton. He was a Foochow mau hence there was a double reason for this posthumous honour. We often wonder how much We should hear of this anti-opium crusade in China were the Foreign Mis- sionaries to leave the Chinese to themselver. All these parades, the speechifying and the opium-burning seem to take place under foreign suggestion and guidance. We observe that in the Province of Szechuan the Government has decreed that hence forth anyone under forty years of age found smoking opium shall be shot, while those
less CURE for over forty will be sentenced to what is called
SHAVING STICKS.
The chespect and beef in the market, They give a free and lasting lather. and impart a soothing feeling to the skin.
For delicate and sensitive skins they are unequalled.
*a term of penal servitude,” but what that may mean in China we do not know. Szachuan is another of the Provinces where the poppy is reported to have been uprooted, after a good deal of conflict with the
farmers. This report, however, lins yet to
be confirmed by the special commissioners. Szechuan was a larger grower of opium than any other Province of China, and it
would be a miracle indeed if this Province) and not merely the districts in the vicinity of the capital-were found to be free. A British Consul last month travelled over
CHEAPER INTERNATIONAL
LETTER POSTAGE.
LONDON, May 18th. The Standard says that a majority of the nations have decided on a minimum International letter postage of 14d., instead of 2)d., from January, 1915, though Australia and other countries vigorously advocate a penny postage..
It is regarded as certain that the International Conference in September will confirm the postage rate of 14d.
Great Britain was one of the opponents of the proposal for reduction to a penny.
JAPAN AND CHINA:
Tokyo, May 18th. Mr. Yamaza, the Japanese Minister to
Peking, has been recalled to Tokyo, to discuss with the now Ministry the policy to be followed in China.
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SERVICE
* CHINA SERVICE.
EDUCATION IN CHINA.
PEKING, May 18th. The Minister of Education "has instructed the Provinces regarding the gradual establishment of public schools, which must be in place everywhere by 1016.
EUROPEAN SERVICE.
THE KAISER'S YACHT.
BERLIN, May 17th, At the second association races of the Imperial Yacht Club at Kiel, H.M. the Kaiser's new Meteor won from Hamburg (second), and Germania (third);
THE DUMA'S OPPOSITION TO A MINISTER,
In order to express their dissatisfaction with the Russian Minister of the Interior, the Duma has made many reductions of his estimates and passed a resolution describing the Minister's policy as dangerous and as menacing the Empire. with incalculable damage. The position of the Duma is critica).
SUPREME COURT
Monday, 18th May.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. H. II. J. GONFERTZ.
THEFT FROM P. AND O, LIGHTER. Chan Shui and six fokis pleaded not guilty to a charge of the larceny of a quantity of copra, the property of the P. & O. Co., on April 12th last
Mr. J. H. Kemp (Attorney-General), instructed by Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master), prosecuted, prisoners being undefended.
The following jury was empanelled :- Messrs. W. P. Seath (foreman), S. Jex, J. D. de Souza, W. B. Stormer, M Baptista, Mok Man Cheung and Y. A Beltran.
The Attorney General, detailing the charge, said the men were charged with the theft and also with receiving the copra, knowing it to have been stolen. One of the prisoners, who was the No. 1 BERLIN, May 17th-had had fifteen to twenty years' servies lighterman on the P. &O, lighter Madge,
with the P. & O. Company The other men were members of the crew, The No. 1, who was the last man who should have done what he was being charged with, lived in a small deckhouse in the stern of the lighter. On April 9th the Company took delivery of a unigo of copra from the Zafiro, this being placed on the lighter. It would be shown that about 8 pm, the No. 1 directed all the fokis on the lighter to go down into the hold, where were a number of empty bags, The Congress of Trade and Industry at bearing no marks. Under direction of Mr. Asquith spent the week-end at addressing the Governors of the Pro
Petersburg passed a resolution the No. 1 the fokis proceeded to open the Aldershot, this heing his first visit as vineis, dwelt on Japan's relations with protesting against the proposed Ordi- full bags and put the contents into the Secretary of State for War.
China, and declared that it would be mances restricting the acquisition of real unmarked bags, which were then sewn up.. impossible for Japan to take independent estate by share corporations.
In the early morning, about 5 o'clock, the No. 1. called up the fokis and directed action and direction. In dealing with
them to transfer the unmarked bags of China, Japan must act only after the
capra into a cargo boat which was then fullest conference and in co-operation with
BERLIN, May 17th,
lying alongside. Then, as the result of Eighteen officer aviators and 14 civi- information which was given previously the Powers. The Premier emphasised the beneûts of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, lisn aviators will take part in the to the police, the latter arrived on the which, he said, were greater to day than Prince Henry" flight at Darmstadt for scene, and all the won endeavoured to ever they had been before. He believed the reliability test in military recon- escape, being subsequently found in
MR. ASQUITH AT ALDERSHOT.
LONDON, May 18th.
THE MEXICO: CIVIL WAR.
THE MEDIATORS ENTERTAINED,
WASHINGTON, May 18th The Mexican Delegates have arrived at Washington en soute for Niagara Falls, The Spanish Ambassador on Saturday
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CHINA AND JAPAN,
COUNT ORUNA AND JAPANESE ACTION.
Tokio, May 18th, Japanese
Premier,
Count Okuma,
St
A. S. WATSON & CO.. the Province of Chekiaug from Ningpo intortained to dinner the Mediators and the Alliance assured benefits for China, noitring,
AND
LIMITED,
HONGKONG
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"MARRIAGE.
at
MACPHALL-AGASSIZ.-On May 14th.
Shanghai, Asonew WILLIAM, oldest son of THOMAS MACPHAIL, Esq., De-
Commissioner of puty
Chinese Customs (retired), to VAUDINE CLARE ETHEL, eldest daughter of Mr. A. R. Agassiz, of Shanghai.
-DEATHS. BEAUCHAMP On the 19th April, ELE Ealing, R. H. BEAUCHAMP (formerly of Shanghai), aged 63 years.
CRAWFORD-On May 13th, at Shanghai,
ANDREW ALEXANDER CRAWFORD, Master, China Merchants S.N. Co., aged 02 years. Davis-On May 12th, at Roehampton, London, JAMES KENNARD DAVIS, formerly of the North China Insur
ance Co. Gonsalves-On May 12th, at Shanghai, SATURNINA S. Ozonro, the beloved wife of Theobaldo R. GONSALVES.
Bosezono Orsion: 101, Duo Vœux Road C. LONDON OFFION: 181, Flat Str, E.C.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, MAY 19TH, 1914,
Ty view of the fact that the next conference
to Wanchow, investigating the growing of poppy. He studiously avoided the high ronds, it is said, because the Chinese officials stamed so solicitous that he should travel along them, “fearing that despite all that has been done to prevent poppy growing some might be found in out-of-the-way. places." The Consul insisted on taking
the American and Mexicon Delegates to enable them to become acquainted.
JAPANESE MILITARY MISSION TO THE BALKANS.
LONDON, May 18th.
OUTRAGE.
A Japanese Military Mission, headed his own route and branching off at the by General Taraka, has arrived at most unexpected places, even when
90 Budapesten, ruufe for the Balkans. doing meant crossing several high passes, and though no official report has been wade
ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE. public we are told that there is every reason to believe that the result of close investigation reveals stotal absence of opium cultivation within the area so far explored." There is no gainsaying the fact that steady effort is being made by the vincial Governments to enforce the law against the opium, and that the time is rapidly approaching when the whole of China will be closed to the import of opium under the terms of the Anglo-Chinese Agreement.
Mr. W. Dickson, manager in Hongkong of the Chartered Bank, who has been on holiday, returned to Hongkong yesterday from Shanghai by the M. M. Cordillere.
which would undoubtedly have been disintegrated in the recent revolutions in the absence of an Alliance.
CUSTOMS AND MERCHANTS.
A SYSTEM OF PAYING DUTY BY CHEQUE,
The Secretary of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce has received from the Commissioner of Customs the follow ing important lottor
Customs House,
A TRADE CONGRESS.
BERLIN, May 17th.
AVIATION
EUROPEANS AND A NICSHA COOLIE.
different places three jumped off the lighter and into the harbour, but were afterwards captured. The Attorney-Gen- eral added that it was the rule of the Company never to deal with cargo of this description in the night time-not until daylight--and thus it could not be said that the men were just doing ordinary duty..
After evidence had been called,
An altercation between two Europeans and a riesha coolie at Blake Pier on Saturday had a sequel at the Magistracy yesterday, when Albert Donald Sayer, of the RM.J., and Frank Hatching, of the str. Tran, were charged, the first with
The jury found the first four prisoners, assaulting a ricsha ecolic and P.C. James, who included the No. 1, guilty, reco and with disorderly conduct, and the meading the second to leniency, and tho
refusal to pay ricsha fare second man with disorderly conduct and sixth and seventh man not guilty. The No. 1 man was sentenced to five years' hard labour, the second to two years hard labour, and the third and fourth to three years hard labour,
Dear Sir-With reference to one of the
Shanghai, May 12th, 1914 questions discussed at the recent meeting hetween your Committee and the laspector The richa coolie stated that the second General of Customs and myself, I now write defendant engaged his vehicle for two LONDON, May 18th.
to say that the Manager of the Bank of hours, and then did not pay him a cent. Suffragettes fired the grandstand and China informs me that he is prepared to
open current necounts with merchants who He asked the second defendant for the other buildings on the Birmingham race-desire to avail themselves of the system of money, and then the first man struck him, poying duties by direct cheque, and to allow he did not know why. He did not ask course, all being completely destroyed.
2 per cent, interest on the daily balance.
You may probably think it well to publish him for the money. this information in some form or other Your faithfully,
F.S. UNWIN, Commissioner of Customs,
P. O. COMPANY'S NEW K
STEAMERS..
With the departure from. Tilbury-on
Hotchins declared that he had the ricsha for only half an hour, and paid the 22nd ult. of the Khyber, the second
the coolie 60 cents..
GERMAN FLYING FATALITY.
BERLIN, May 18th. A military biplane fell at Pforzheim in consequence of the explosion of the mowr. STANDARD OIL INVESTIGATIONS. he heard the altercation between the designed to reinforce the P. & O'Com-
The wreckage blazed up, the pilot was burned and the passenger killed.
SHIPPING DISASTER IN THE
SOUTH SEAS,
MELBOURNE, May 18th..
FOUR PARTIES IN CHIHLI.
Constable James told his Worship that of the six 9,000-tou twin-screw steamers
Europeans and the complainant. The pany's intermediate services to Calcutta defendants were shouting and
and the Far East, enters upon her maiden using As was only to be expected in the obscene language.. He went up to see voyage, her forerunner, the Khir, being circumstances there bave of late been what was the matter, and the first at present houtward-bound from Japan various and widely differing rumours regarding the present negotiations by the defendant struck him on the chest. The with her passenger accommodation com Standard Oil Co. of New York in the second defendant was drunk.
pletely filled. The hyber also has matter of the recent concessions in the The first defendant-The constable got the outward trip; and the considerable Yokohama for her final destination un interior." As great secrecy an was possible
The steamer Cairnhill, bound from was at first maintained regarding the hold of me straight away and I struggled number of her passengers at a time of movements of the men sent out from home to get away, as any man would. I did to conduct the preliminary inquiries but with four different large bodies of men not strike bim
Naura and Sydney to Stettin, broke her
the year when relatively few people are
A Havas telegram says it is announced that M. Saurraut, the Governor General of Indo-China, will leave Trance on his return to Indo-China at the end of July. at The Hague in regard to the Opium Mr. Alex Ramsay, formerly obtail-shaft on the 1st March cuff New sub Ireland. Fifteen white and 10 Question has been convened for Juce editor of the Hongkong Daily Press, has Chinese took to the boats, and after no discovery has been made in the areas stable, without assistance, so he could not these steamers are the great breadth and
15th it is of interest to note that the Chinese anti-opium organisations seem to be maintaining their enthusiasm for "the cause," and are keeping the officials alert | week. in the suppression of the native cultivation,
always with an eye to the total cassation of the import of Indian opium in fulfilment of the provisions of the Anglo-Chinese Agree ment on the subject. There were great celebrations by the adherents of the Anti- Opium Society at Foochow on the 1st inst., from which date the entire trade in
Peking from Scotland, vie Siberia, this Bismarck Archipelago.
men
now in the field in Chibli Province. The second defendant said that he went details are naturally leaking out. From to the Station walking behind the con- official sources we have it that up to date
been appointed Editor of the Peking Daily News, and is expected to reach trying experience reached Rabaul, in the Geologists and other experts from home awkward steps to climb on the way to which have already been traversed. have been very drunk Thers were some The Common are hard at work scouring the province the Police Station. (Laughter.) He was
for possible resources but so far their wealth has been asked to send a worship labours have been fruitless. The parties absolutely positive he paid his richa
are organised on very large scales and coolie are all working under the guard of the Central Government. Shanghai Mercury
The verandah of the second floor of
in search of the Cairabili, on which are No. 2 Yau Yee Lane collapsed on Sunday still the Captain and four officers. owing to the woodwork being rotten. Three inmates of the house were on the verandah at the time, but were only. slightly injured.
The case against the American Wilcox has been withdrawn, as the defendant.
ECHO OF SEA TRAGEDY.
COLUMBIAN'S
An
American
THIRD BOAT PICKED UP.
LONDON, May 18th- revenue cutter, the
17.
The
HOW GOLD IS" BRED.
CURIOUS TILIBETAN BELIEF THAT NUGGETS ARE ALIVE.
It is firm article of faith among the
Addressing the first defendant, his Worship said-You are a soldier, and you know that it is your duty to assist the police and not obstruct them. On the first and third charges you will be cautioned, and on the second you will pay & fine of £5, or seven daya' imprisonment, His Worship fed the second defendant $1 and 80 cents compensation to the coolie.
travelling eastwards is evidence of the
public favost which the pour vessels and destined to enjoy. Notable features of
public apartments, the dining saloons, length of their sheltered promenade decks and the comfort and elegance of their
with restaurant tables, and the music. and smoking saloons having been designed and furnished with the usual careful regard to the needs of passengers voyaging to the tropics. Accommodation is provided on the hurricane and spar decks for seventy-nine first-class, and sixty-eight second-class passengers in cabins the majority of which are outsido or port-hole carins for one or two persons only. Most of the cabins are furnished with wardrobes, writing tables, ofc., in each cabin there is provided a free electric ventilating fan and to every bed a port- of the steamers, the harmald, will able reading lamp is attached. The third
leave London on a maiden voyage" to | Calcutta on the 1st August, and, follow-
According to a report from an forms such as gold dust and spangles American consul, the metal is mined at At the Supreme Court yesterday Mring this, the other three vessels of the several places over tracts 300 miles long
opium, both wholesale and retail, was proclested to proceed to Manila on Saturday Seneca, has sent a wireless message natives of Thibet that gold nuggets are hibited throughout the Province of Fokion by the Leongsang, waiving extradition, stating that she picked up the Colum the parents of the gold found in other -Considerable progress was reported to have He is charged with the theft of $3,000 bin's third boat on the 6th inst. The first been made in the Province with the sup worth of jewellery.
officer and three of the crew were alive pression of the cultivation of the poppy before the Revolution, but the farmers took 4 house coolie, employed by Mr. A. but eleven others had died from exposure advantage of the political disturbances Sutor, at No, 3, Duddell Street, has been and had been dropped overboard. which followed to re-sow their lands with sent to the Government Civil Hospital Senees arrives at Halifax on Monday. poppy seed. As soon, however, as the suffering from bites on his legs, and artis
Tho Seneca, engaged in ice patrol duty, officials were able to give their attention to and body from two fox terriers. A ricsha the subject, troops were sent out to uproot portes employed by Dr. Forsyth was sleo
bitten by a dog on Saturday. The the forbidden plants and to punish those who belonged to No. 25, Austin Road, do had defied the law. When the country had conn. been cene of the poppy, the Peking
called to
in the desert to the north east of Lhasa, HA Lammert was fined $10 for new class will be added to the list of the Company's active ships at short intervals. while near the frontier of the State: of
his ntme was These vessels can stow a considerable Bhutan, at the source of the Subansiri being absent when
jury. He quantity of cargo, and their equipment serve on a jury, River, Howing into Assam, there are many colonies of gold washers.
arrived when the hearing of the case of deck nachinery in this connection is of the most efficient and np-to-dato Thibetan gold in found in nuggets as had been commenced, apologised to his description. picked up the survivors 40 miles south-well as in spangles and dust, but the Lordship, and explained that he was
Thibetans careful to leave the intuet or to replace them if disturbed, under a misapprehension, thinking that ander the belief that they are living and the Court was being held on Tuesday,
west of Sable Island on Sunday morning, in a state of complete mental and physical
exhaustion.
The str, Khyber is expected to arrive
in Hongkong on her outward voyage about the 28th inst., and after proceeding
are the parents of the spangles and gold dust, which would disappear were the His Lordship said, "I am sorry, but 18th July for Marseilles and London lumps removed.
think I must fine you $10-
to Japan will leave Hongkong about the
the usual ports.