SWATOW NOTES,
THE OPIUM CRUSADE
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
Swatów, March 3rd.. This crusade against opium has met with varying success In the majority
of cases the planters have listened to
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY MARCH 9TH, 1915,
CHINESE COTTON GOODS AMERICAN POLICIES IN THE CONDITIONS AT TSINGTAO.
TRADE
THE EFFECT OF THE WAR
The American Commercial
Agent,
PASSING STAR EAST.
GRADUALLY ASSUMING THE ASPECT OF A JAPANESE CITY:
Rear Admiral Iwamura, Commander of the Tsingtao Secondary Naval Station,
Ralph M. Odell, writing from Shanghai American policies in the Far East is quoted by the dial as stating that!
on November 8th, states;— \/ //
INTIMATIONS
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MR. LINDSAY RUSSELL'S VIEWS.
In a communication on the subject of Amerion Japanese relations, Mr. Lindsay Russell, President of the Japan Society order has now been restored in Tsingtao, The cotton goods trade in China has of New York writes to the General and a large number of Japanese settlers are flowing into the city every day the and obeyed the voice of authority. The been very seriously affected by the Euro-Muanges of Kokusai Taushisha-
My point of view is that our acti- total number of these beng estimated at Magistrate has not in every case proceed pean War and because its volumo in vities, for the present at least must be over ten thousand. Among them are many ed to the various districte where the greater than that of any other country question in fatus quo and the using of it ultimately be driven to the wall undor devoted to the folding of the California of questionable character, but these will plant is growing Instead, he has in the world, with the single exception of us to means of preventing further hostile the law of survival of the fittest. At any instructed the various townships and
Indi, antounting in value to over legislation until Buch time as the rate, Tsingtao has come to appear much villages through their representative $100,000,000 annually, the textile industry thora enn fundamentally solve the prob- gradually decreased in number: Recently Japanese in California and their friends like a Japanese city. The residents have olders to have the plant destroyed. This in manufacturing countries will undoubtems confronting them. Assuming that it. plan has been effective in many instances, the decline in trade that has taken place stitution so as to give the United States of disguising the fact that they took part edly suffer to a very large extent from were possible to amend the Federal Con-veral Germans were arrested on a charge Frequently, however, the elders ruling in the past few months. The country has power to coerce California, or that removing operations, which have an
in the late campaign The mine has not been accepted or acted upon; the been more or less unsettled since 1911, obtained nullify in California Land important bearing upon the trade of the AT VERY SPECIAL
decision of the Supreme Court could be poppy has been suffered to flower and, in when the first revolution began. In 1913 faw this would not fundamentally port, are being carried forward. No loss.
there was a substantial increase in im auroral places, the petals have already ports, but owing to disturbances in the remedy the situation, but would rather dropped and the seed vessels have been interior, goods purchased abroad wore Japanese to retaliate in some other and arouse the Californians who may be anti- not distributed. Inability to move the perhaps moro effective way. tapped. Thus, in a few cases known to accumulated stocks has been intensificlAn inportant service that we can mia, the harvest is in the course of being during the last few months because of a render to Japan is to further the con- loss of a European market for native sidence in the United States in Japan mind that China's purchasing power Oricnt, pointing out all that he has depends very largely on its ability to accomplished in Korea, Formosa and sell.
Manchuria and the surest guarantee that she has the interest of China at heart in whatever action she may of China will always be in view.
deem it expedient to take, and the best interests
cured.
Noudless to say, the Magistrato is not Products, and it must always be borne in as respects its conduct of affairs in the on the ordinary ronto is now, considered |
ubiquitous-his soldiers are but a few hundreds: his county of Kityang is a wido one, the opium poppy is very plentiful. Ho has endeavoured to visit in person the most populous districts such as Miou on the Kityang river. In the proximity of Miou there is a strong clan of the surname Lim. It is rich and prosperons. More than once they have drawn swords with the Government troops. The Magistrate, being fore warned, came forearmed. When he appproached the Yong He villages the people at once raised a hue and cry. The arum was best summoning the clansmen to arms. They at once responded, and immediately set themselves in battle array against the Magistrate and his troops. The result was several tens of killed and wounded. The Magistrate retired with his troups to Swatow to get support and advice from superiors.
In the meantime, the Yong Ha people have a few days grace wherein to reap their harvest t 1 fear they will rue their conduct. Government troops will Boop return and will wreik vengeance This is the only case, as far as I know, where the authorities have been defied and flouted.
As a matter of fact, the Chinese authorities have not been able to suppress the planters. The greater pro portion of this opium harvest will be reaped, and the profits to the growers will average two hundred dollars for every thirty dollars invested in the growing and manufacturing of the drug. They are re ported to have promised a ten per cent subscription to the public weal on all That is to may, charities, profits made. including famine-stricken regions and pinces devastated by foods, will be profited at the expense of the opium harvest to the extent of ten dollars on every hundred dollars of profit.
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con-
The casual reader evon will gather that there is
evidence of science or public opinion against opium to be found to any appreciable extent mongst the Chinese people What ap- pends to their minds is not the deleteri- ous effects of the drug on the physical life of the nation, but rather the potenti- ality of gold in the manufacturing of the drug. They argue that their rulers have no human right to trample on the freedom and liberty of the individual. Russia has suppressed the sale of vodka, France the sale of absinthe. This is interfering with the individual with a vengeance Wherein lies the difference between Chios and, say, Russia? Just in the fact that the Chinese have denounced opium by public and Government decree, but have not been able to carry their decrees into effect. It will be interesting to note how and when they will be able to make good their bar gain with the Indian Government.
It was an easier matter for the foreigner
The direct shipments to the European
nations
now at war amounted
to
994,273,837 in 1913 out of total exports valued at $200,051,003, and the direct purchases from the same countries amounted to $125,332,337 out of total imports valued at $122,775,535, In addition, exports to and imports from Hongkong amounted to 288,810,002 and 2121,241,377 respectively, and as a large art of this trade is actually with Europe, Hongkong merely being a port of transhipment, it is salo to assume that more than half of China's over sea trade in 1913 was with the belligerent nations,
part.
than three hundred mechanical mines laid surface. It is believed that the number by the Germans have been brought to the
twenty. Under theso circumstances, of those still under water will not exceed though the whole harbour cannot be described as frea from danger, navigation quite safe. He has received o telegram from Taingtao stating that the Helen Rickmers (4,010 tons), which was sunk at the entrance of the larger harbour, was Rccessfully refloated on the 19th instant, This vessel will, after the necessary There is an ever-increasing sentiment repairs are effected, be used by the Navy. in this country towards liberating the By the raising of the vessel the entrance Philippines and giving the free hand to of the large harbour is rendered navig Japan in China. Both these objects are, able, and hereafter a sloamer of 1,000 I think, in the interests of permanenttons will be able to pass through. A pence between the United States and vessel sunk on the left side of the harbour Japan. Japan is the logical trustes, the entrance will be the next to be refloated. proper guardian, if one is needed, for and then a third lying in the centre of China. This is true by reason of geogru the fairway. An Austrian warship and phical propinquity, race, knowledge of the Takachiho are sunk in the outer har China and mutual intorcats. Japan, for bour, but these, if raised, are not likely instant, cannot exploit China for her te beserviceable, and after being stripped, EFECT OF DECLINE IN EXCHANGE
own interests in the censo that na Euro will probably be sold by auction, pean nation can, for the reason that The decline in silver and the conse whatever she does for herself, she more the work of administering the harbour is When a safe passage is guaranteed, and quant rapid fall in exchange since the or less does for China, and vice versu... outbreak of the war would, in normal Japan is vitally interested in making complete, all foreign vessels will be allow times, tend to stimulate exports and China a progressive and prosperoused to enter the port, but pending this curtail imports, but the demoralisation of nation; her own future depends upon 16: adjustment no foreign vessels, except financial and shipping facilities and the for the furtherance of these objects it those of Great Britain, will be granted falling off in the European demand for may be necessary for her to retain the privilege-Japan Gazette. China's most valuable exports, viz., silk, Kinochow. I should say that was for tea, kides and skins, sesamum seed, and Japan to determine and not for this beans, has, until very recently, resulted already been started in this country to country, although a propaganda has in an almost complete cessation of ship forestall freedom of action on Japan's ments to markets that formerly absorbed
de you know, many Americans a large part of the country's production. who are interested in China take the In consequence of the loss or restriction of point of view that it is a calamity for outlets for native articles, the purchasing Japan have influence China, power of the Chinese has been seriously and to the further into thine curtailed, while the rapid decline in dislike and fear of Japan. But, is it exchange has increased the difficulties of not true that the Chinese distrust all the situation. Prior to the war the value foreigners, particularly the Caucasians, of the Shanghai tari was in gold dollars, and was it not less that ten years ago
On the last day of January no fewer about 80.03, as compared with $0.53 to-day that they were offering a bounty on their than twenty-one hospital trains with (November 6th). In other words, a heads in China? This dislike of Japan severely wounded German soldiers passed article valued at $1 could be purchased in China is probably due more to a through Aix-la-Chapelle on the way to for Tis, 152 in July of the present year, foreign Press agency work and the Germany Sixteen field kitchens which had asbest duniaged by French artillery near while the curresponding price in November then wetson of individual Japanese Camioane this passed. bor in Tls. 1.57. During the same time rather then governmental policy in the value of the Mexican dollar, which is to my point of view analsgous to that is the coin that is actually in use, has of the North to the South in reconstrue declined, Su terms of fade, from 13.3 to thou days, when the South co bitterly 71.85. This it is explained by the cotton resented the extension thero of Yankee picce-goods firm of Ilbert & Co., Shang enterprise and the investment of North hai, is due to the fact that the natives are ern capital to which she now owes most getting almost no money against export of her progress cargo that they have to sell, and the country outlets are sending down dollars From the interior for any purchases of import goods that they may require. The amount from any one place is not large, but the total receipts of these added to a stock of dollars in Shanghai that was already largo, as compared with the be Japan's, is to reduce the number of *China a problem, which should also amount of business passing,
has absentee, Inundlords" in China. Ger- CORES ORDERS BY LIEUT CUL. A. CHAIMAN, V.D. depressed their price. This means
many is now evicted: Russia is locked, that up-country outlets have to pay more in Manchuria; France pathos enn some for any purchases they may make, and day be eliminated in a friendly way the naturally this has a tendency to restrict United States has surrendered its their volume. When these interior points guardianship of the open door, so that become over-drained of actual money the only Great Britain, and Japan will pendulum is likely to swing the other remain in China. way; furthermore, the lower the dollar
1 do not think that Japan shall rate goes the more likely is the up-country surrender Kiaochow to China, for it is holder of produce to be able to dispose of through spheres of influence, railways is stock at a price that must find aand trade arteries that her vivifying market for it. :
Should
THE JEWS IN PALESTINE.
TURKS' ** EXQUISITE
AND CALLOUS BRUTALITY."
CRUELTY
The Jewish World says:- If anything should appeal to the Jewish soldier fighting for the Allies, as Jew, if anything should teach his hands to war and his fingers to fight, as the psalmist has in Chine to attack the Indian Govern-it, it would be this record of the villainy ment for her sale of opium to the Chinese Of the Turkish military régime instigated when the Chinese gave them a solid back as it is by Germany. The persecution our people have suffered in Russia or in ing up. It is a much more difficult mat Roumania falls into insignificance before tor for the foreigner living in China to the exquisite cruelty and callous brutality attack the growing of opium where to which Jews have been subjected in
THE SUGALL GROP.
Palestine. God knows if the worst has
"If China is not capable of self government of responding to modern influences, then some other nation (pro ferably of her own race, the one best equipped to assume the responsibility for her present and future welfare) should do so.
influorce can make itself felt. Japan withdraw from Manchuria and Kiaochow in a brief period atrophy would set in, lethargy prevail, and the daylight of progress be shut out from the millions of inhabitants in these districta Then, again, we have to consider the probable danger of some other and far less desirable neighbour forcing herself in Japan's place. If Japan can gain the balanes of power in China and retain it through strategical positions such as fanchuria und Kinochow, China's integrity is safe, I trust, for all time,
GERMAN PROPERTIES SEIZES
AT TSINGTAO,
Referring to the previous report that the Seitou (Tsingtao) Garrison Leized n number of German buildings at seitou port states that the old German Kinochou (Tsingtao), correspondencs from that,
Chinese self-interest is involved and a yet been told us Private information Government invested 800,000 in a build- solid opposition to his interference. The that has reached this office amply confirms ing company organized by Mr. Somsen tables are turned.
what the correspondent above quoted and another German capitalist. This writes and gives further details of Djomal Company had twenty-three
buildings There is a fairly good erop of sugar make it clear that what is contemplated storeyed) rested to tenants at the fall of Pasha's doings against our people, which (some of which are three and four- cane and it is now being cut and passed is the destruction of the Jewish popula Tsingtao. These properties have been through the crushing stone rolles The tion in Palestine that has been unable to seized and each building has a pieco of natives seem to enjoy it. We hear the escape. The bitterness of it all is that we wooden board nailed at a conspicuous yelling of the drivers as they urge on are next door to helpless, that we have place in front, which board beara screa and beat the buffaloes in order to speed to see the ruin and the pillage, the murder Chinese characters signifying Scited by the cruthing mils. The carriera. men or and the outrage going on of those upon the Seitou Garrison. In addition there women, under their heavy burdens of whom we looked as pioneers of Israel's are more than twenty private buildings cane, enjoy the run of their teeth and future hope, and are unable to put out a which have also been seized by the Garı- the path on which they tread is strewn hand to save or to protect. Yet there is son Headquarters on the ground that with pulp, giving a feel of Persian carpets one thing left to us. We can help to mash they are considered to have been used for
German to the soles of the feet 1
military purposes Wooden They are hope to the very dust the real cause of all the boards, giv ful of securing good prices for sugar this trouble. It resides at Berlin in the shape cizure, are failed on each of these pro giving the reason for their of German militarism which the Turks perties. Furthermore, the German have adopted and improved upon. Our Government buildings scattered over the brethren of Falestine in their agonising city number eighteen There have been cries call to Jews to avenge their wrong included in Japanese military possession, Their suffering ought to be worth many a⠀⠀⠀ 81,800,000 found in the vault of the Jewish recruit to the armies that are ben Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, Seitou (Tsing- on bringing Germany to her kuces, and tao) bus also been seized. The premiss iwe know anything of our young men it of the Bank have been seized and are kept | will be
losed Manchuria Daily News
year.**
· THE PRICE OF GAIT,
They complain of the over-incrossing price of salt, which is a most important olement for the sustenance of the Chinese body. The quantity of salt sold in dia- tricts is a method of computing the popu lation when other methods of taking the census fail
WAR BREVITIES.
The German military newspaper, tho Artillerische Montshafte, admits the cor- rectness of the reports concerning the new Corman naval which have, a range of three miles further than the best Eng
Their calibre is stated to be ligh guns. 40.61cm., with a range of 15 miles
mine in the Scheldt off Nicuver stuice
A Dutch motor sloop of war struck a The mine exploded, and those aboard the Yessel, an officer and four men, were flung into the water and killed. Tho russel was engaged mine-sweeping, and some of the mines had been torn from their moorings, A torpedo-dashed off from Flushing fo her assistance, but all it found was the mutilated corpses of the fire men floating. in the stream.
THE HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.
MUSKETOY (STANDARD TEST): SPRE 1.Musketry (Frained men, and Recruits)
will be carried out as follows: Saturday, 13th instant, at 2.30 1m.
Scouts Company..".
Sunday, 14th instant, at 9:30 am
Scouts Company, Mombers must attend punctually at the
times stated above. (Any man arriv ing lute will not be allowed to fire Non-Only members who have fired Part I can fire the Standard Test: Oficer on duty in the Butts, Saturday,
13th instant lieut. Kennett, Officer on duty in the Butts, Sunday,
14th instant: Lieut. C. Smith.
An Officer of the Scouts Co. will he presont each day to take charge of the firing point and sufficient NUOS of the Scouts Co. will attend to assist the Instructor Field glasses should be carried by every man possessing then.
PROMOTIONA
Bearer
2- Pto, D. Davies, Stretcher
Section, is promoted to be Corporal, dated 6th March; 1913.
LEAVE
3. The undermentioned are grailed leave
of absence as follows:
Pie WH. Church from 12th March,
1915, to 12th March, 1916.
Pio D. J. Lewis from 12th March,
1915, to 12th March, 1916..
PARADES. 4Parades for today (Tuesday).
Units on duty at Headquarters, and Mount⠀⠀⠀ Austin Barracks, --uuder Officers on duty.
5 p.m. Civil Service Co.: Tablo 0
Machine Gun Couro on Kennedy
- Road Range, Corpl. Grimas, R.E.,
will attend
5.10 p.m. No. 2 Section, A-tillery 16
pdr. drili at Headquarters. Komninder: Squad and Co, drill under CoCommanders on Cricket Ground.
5.Orderly Officer: Lieut. Weill
Orderly Sergeants Compl. Logics. To furnish Guard
AT VOLUNTEZE HEADQUARTERR.,
7 a.m. to 7 pm. 95. int.; No
Section Artillery and left Section M.G. Co dla
7 p.m. 9th inst. to 7 a.m. 10th inst. Scouts Company
7am to 7 pm. 10th inst. : Scouts Co,
AF MOUNT, ACSTIN BARRACREN. - 7pm to-day to 7am, to-morrow So
1 Section Artillery and Loft Section MG. C.
G. E. STEWART Capt.
Adjutant, E.K.T.C.
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COLOURED LITHOS ON APPLICATION.
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