ROPE AVORTA 82,000. FIGURES IN UNLICENSED
HAWKER'S CASE.
As the Magistracy, yesterday, a Chinese,
charged before Mr. G. N. Orme with being an anlicensed marine, hawker,
Defendant said thai be was a fake of a Aikinse firm in Copnagh Road,
TAN HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH.
FOOTPADS IN THE CITY.
MAN ATTACKED AT NIGHT.
A Chinese seaman, while walking hope on Thursday night, was attacked by two men near the Star Ferry Wharf, Hongkong, The man was given a blow on his head and while he was in a dased condition the food pads took a bag her vu carrying the content valued as 199-sid made off,
trasailanta, but
INDO CHIN)
(GATION
Jardine
OPIUM-GROWING IN
KWANGTUNG.
OFFICIALS AND PRODUCTION.
The fulloicing is, the trustation "ofia letter (dated July 10th, 1947) thefited by the filermitional £ii-Omium Aworiation, Peking from Raudriere Ficarre
Consider for the last three years, bow
of Chao An Hsien, whith is the principal the law has been perverted in the district
centre of Chao Chow Fu, where I have
We are infirmed by Mesy Matheson & Co, Ltd. Central Managers of the above Company, that after taking into account the paymens of Interim unique, Catholique fixion Chao Chow Dividends made in April last, also, the suns of £10,048 Sa. Id. brought forward GENTLEMEN For several years the opium Inpator Gordes of the Water Palive,
A very from 1918, and after providing for depre question has afforded our officials a ward that the defendant admitted that
ciation and all contingencies including pro- efficacious means of opprewing the people. had been on board a ship in the harbour
vision for Floating Staff Pennen Fund It is for them an abundant oune, of to buy rope and that he did not hava a
STABBED IN A FIGHT.
£100,000. Tranfer
Underwriting revesse, based on injustice and disloyalty, marina hawker's Liconce. The Inspector
ASSAILANTS NOT ARRESTED.
Account £40,000 and to Building Reserve. In principle the culture of oplum is pra said that no one, other than loensed
balance in res hibited, that is indisputable, but for these marine hawker could buy marine stores
The romains of a Chine, aged 60 years, £100,000, there remains from ocean-going vessels. However, said
were removed to the Norioon mortuary pect of the Revenue Account for the year gentlemen there exist many ways of twist. the Inspector, he would like a remand,hursday from the Kwong Wah coding 15 December, 1919, of £139,508 ing the question,
19%. 30. It is proposed to pae the balance Be there were some complications in the Hospital, where death occurred as the result of Dividend on Preferred Bhares, namely case. The defendant was seen with several fi
Deferred Shares of £2 10 d. per share, eibers who are not in custody, in Tam of stab wolinds revel in the course of 37 por share a a Snal Dividend on
fight ao, Yapmati Sneral people, who and, to carry forward to next year whatku, picking inch Manila rupes
saw the vault, gaye chase to the deceased's - necount the sum of £8.009 2 3d. Income lived for more than a quartar of a century. about 18,000 worth of this kind of ropes KENA ELETR
they succeeded in Tax will be deducted from all Dividend Warrants issued in London, but not from had been stolen from vessels in harbour.
exceping, and have so far not been arrest those issued locally, which will be payable during the year, the police were suspicions,.
at Exchange 1/4, the ged."
15th ima and decided to make inquiries. A soon as the men saw the police approaching":" then they ran away Chase was given ROBBERS SHOOT (ONSTADLE. and the defendant was arrested. He pro- duced & pass signed by the Chief Officer of the is. Tisteboet from whom he said, be bought the rope. As the pass only mentioned three pieces of old rope, and abont 120 fathoms of new Manila "rope were sized by the police, they arrested the defendant. Later, he was takes on board the Thiltberg where the Chief Officer Was interviewed, and admitted that he bad sold the rope to the defendant for $86. The agents of the ship have been commminated with about the matter, said the Inspector and bey would like time to couder the Chief Officer's position in the matter. He thought bors remand until next morning would meet the case
The Magistrate granted a remand until to-day
The defendant applied for ball
Inspector Gordon said he would make it 200, but he would rather the defendant were rimanded in custody
The Magistrate said that as the remand was only a short and there would be so bail.
The defendam protested saying that he was a busy man, and could not afford to
lose his time, but to no avail,
Later, Mr. M. K. Lo appeared before the Magistrates and for bail for the defendant. He said that the police knew that his client had received the rope from the Chief Officer of the ship, and had got permit from the latter to remove the rope. Therefore, the offence was a mindr offence, and he did not see why bail should not be allowed.
The kiagistrate said that is was to the interest of the public that the defendant be remanded in enstody the police would like to get to the bottom of this case and find out who was the responsible
party
TO EVADE ARREST.
An Indian constable was shot through the left leg on Thursday night on the Aberdeen by a man who has disppeared, Gap Road by
The constable was da patrol duty when he noticed two wer kitting on the roadside, They appeared to be suspicious characters, and the constable seized hold of one to search hit. The other then immediately palled out a revolver from his waist band and shot the constable.
The report of firing wirheard by another constable, who immediately proceeded to the spot.
The Police were telephoned for and the injured constable was removed to horpital in an ambulance
THE FLIGHT TO-HAIPHONG.
ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT:
The thirty-ninth annual general meet ing of the Company will be held at the offices of the General Managers at noon on Wednesday, 8th October, 1920.
In 1917 the official gave himself authority to sell permits for the planting of poppy- race ruling $90. Many of the farmers purchased thi
kind be permit and poppy in the 11th moda resping the opium in the following end moon, and as one mis of poor land would produce 850 or 800 worth of opiumi the farmors were amply recompensed for this infraction of the law. Those who, on the contrary abituined from planting onium regretted that they had lost this for opportunity of enriching themselves, The Report for presentation to the and were on the lookout for the next
Decision, a tak shareholders reads: --
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
ол
their fields with poppy. In euch locality the land and the rice fields were estimated and required to produce a certain amount of opinih, or a tax had to be paid propor taste to the value of the quantity of opinn demanded.
In October, 1918, all the oficials in this The General Managers beg to submit to
the dimrict of Chao Chow Fu published" an the shareholders their report. thirty-venth year's working of the Comediet compelling all the farmers to pow
Alber paying all ranking expenses, Pay, ending 30th June, 1920, Docking Charges, and Premis of Insur ance, the amount at credit of Profit and "Loss Account $530,531:38, out of which an Interim Dividend of 8 per cent. absorb 1ng $80,000, was paid in April last, and subject to the approval of shareholders, is is proposed to appropriate the balance of $450,551.38, as follows:-
To pay a Final-Dividend of
4 per cent. (#9 per share). #; 40,000,00 To pay a Bonus of 8 per
cent. ($4 per share) 80,000.00
To write off from the value of the Company's Steam erg and Properties To place to credit of the Re-
rve Fund
To place to credit of Under-
writing Account
140,551-38
100,000.00
90,000.00.
$150,561.38
The 8. Haltan has been sold and do livered, and E. Morinita renamed Had loong has been acquired.
A wireless message from Hoihow, received by the French Comniate, yesterday, stated that the seaplane which was piloted by Mr. C. E. W. Bicos, and wa conveying 1. Painleve to Haiphong, was compelled to descend at Hoihow, owing to The coast run has been well maintained shortage of gasoline. At it is impossible to by three steamers while several charters have been secured for the extra steamers, obtain gasoline at Hollow M. Painleve, it the charter of ss. Qisianem being con- i underwood, will have to continue hirtinued until other properties of the
journey by stanmer.
SITTING ON THE FENCE.
REGULATIONS MUST OF
OBSERVED."
Tha itaaminsang
The
There was on every hand a cry of indig nation. In many places the officials them selves almost destroyed the plantations of Awet potato and sugar-caue, in order to enforce the cultivation of poppy in obed ten to the decrees prongated. Eszpers complied, they planted the opium; the plains were nothing else than one. vait poppy field. Suddenly, about 40 days later, a new proclamation, Absolute The Prohibition of Opium Cultivation. felds that within three days have not been eleansed of all traces of this eniture thes felds will be confiscated and their owners Imprisoned. And even before the people in the villages had time to take notics of this ediet, squads of soldiers were sent out on to the plains weizing the leading men, people paid, not comprehending in the least and imposing heavy fines. And the poor the sudden reversal.
Is November, 1910. a new comedy. The people left to themselves were still en- taples, but completely. The Sub Prefect of Tehro An caned an order to be pot out by the Special Bureau of Agricul Company have been thoroughly kept up. is constraining the farmers to plant Consulting Comtrive Homers. D. Groplim, ander the threas of the infliction of and C.-Bornar having fines on the roeletraut., Tam time resigned, Hon. Mr. Joba Johnstone and he was met with suspicion but behte. Mr. Lang were invited to fill their tion worked out on a rather large vente, places. These two gentlemen and Mr. and I know, an agent who found means to W E. Clarke now comprise the Com-sell more than 8 picals of poppy seed. The mittee, who retire but offer themselves for re-election.
MrDuarte Barradia, Portuguese,ton BTES NAMA Poppy was planted in the fields, a furrow
the
was charged before Mr. A. Dyer Ball, at the Magistracy, yesterday, with sitting on the railings at Risk Pier.
MrLo said he understood that, and symppisised with the police, but he thought The defendant admitted the offence, and zas fefendant should be allowed bail on Canuttall charge of being an unlicensed aid that he did not how it was unlawful
marine hawker. A matter of fact, the defendant shirola have pleaded guilty to sit on the railings Replying to the kowever, as B. Jemand had been granted, he did not think the defendant would go
mway if a reasonable bail were fixed
The Magistrate id that the dificulty defendant might be threatened
Was
not to appear to give evidence.
Mr. Lo insisted that: bail should be. allowed. He said that if it was fixed in the ion of say $100 or $150, he did not think the defendant would sacrifice that kumand, Jail to appear; Besides, ho understood that "the shipping office were conndering whethéj artnet to proceed with
Magistrate, he said that he had seen several notice boards on the pier, but he did not trouble to read them. He had just landed from a motor-boat, and sat on the railing to await the rest of the party..
The Magistrate said that regulations mus. be observed, and ordered the defendant to
y pay fine of $1
of poppy alternating with a furrow of have been beans, Towards January, 1920, a contrary audited by Mr. A. R. Love and Mr. Corder was given and the culture of poppy Bernard Brown who now retire but offer forbidden Suck for the last two years
'themselves for re-election.otmai
DOUGLAS LAPRAK & Co., fman General Manageria,
JAIL FOR LOVE.
A CALCUTTA ROMANCE.
-the case and behought it very unlikely TTALIAN CONVENT SHORT-ger who informed her that he had
that it would proceeded with, as the ship was dugo sail yesterday,
The Magikonte granted bail in the sum of $900.
LAND SLIDE AT WANCHAT, POUR MEN BURIED
HAND SCHOOL
Another batch of Pitman's Certificates arrived from Bat and the winners of
FULL CERTI
ollows:
has been the state of affairs relative to opiam
THE SALE OF OPICY.
In the city, in the principal markets, in the large villages there exist depots, where, no matter who he may be, anyone is able to provide himself with opium, These do pats are not directly on the stroct, and An extraordinary case hag
mare case has beer heard their doors are not opened to the first at Calcutta in which Miss Jane, Francis gamer. A kind of secrecy surrounds these applied to have a young Christian named des, of which the entry is always disguised A Goodarean bound down to keep the and is of a miserable afpesrance. For the right of entry one must be provided with It appears that diss. Francis is employ a special ticket. Such is the will of the ed at the Branch of the Government History Bureau for a double purpose Printing Press in Temple Street She Knowing the opium smokers they can cal was duet on iter way to her office about two cate the quantity to be stored to satisfy years ago by accused who was a total the needs of their chents, and at last to scoure for themselves certain profite by the sale of fallen desperatayin love with her. She tickets, fixed at 40c. The entrance ticket treated him with contempt and hurried to must be renewed each time the Military her affice Accused sexy wrote a letter to Bureau orders, it, according to its own 'good ber in which be expraved his deep "love pleure Provided with the permit the for her. The seabed Way -informed (by unam smoker takes himself to the stora to Made Fritzckas pleader, that, if he did not | which he has been assigned. In the pines discontique, molesting ber aber would be where he is received he finds an old fellow compelled to take legal alok, nemine tam to stares him in the face, Interrogates Inspite of shit be on the 8th of Septem bor last tempted to abduct ber by forcihim, and on presentation of the ticket sees bly placing her in a gharry he had that it is satisfactory. The client is con engaged for that purpose.Accused was dicted to a saloon where he can gratify his prosecuted by the dolce and was on the sires. He may also carry to his home the Roario, Tereas Gill, Set of September, 1919, sentenced to pay motiot of epim he desires. These opium a fine of Rs. 200 in default to suffer depot are not unknown to the Sub- trann, Roby Rumjan, months rigorous imprisement,Ho was Prefect; he has indeed pronted himself Cynthia Tavares, Olde Xavier, Mollie able to pay the Ete and was sub langely by this kind of business, and pro tects himself from the slightest protekta McBess, and Violet Tu Landenberg. quently sent to the Alipore Jail.
On his release he pointed to pester time- THRORY:--Bones Lazarot Margaret the lady and went to the length of tres-
OPIUM SMEGGLING. Holden, Edwins Roga, Mole Rahmen, passing into her house one night. He was. This is easily carried on by the ships Agnes Fang, Lina Ros, Hettie Steinfield, arrested by one of the male inmates and from Siam, Singapore, ete, at the time handed over to a constable on duty. While of their arrival in the Bay of Bristow, Vida Willizzia, Be's Deamberg, Annie being escorted to the police station her bit LAlter having pursed." Double Island " Cordero, Pearl Ogine, Ivy Guingam, the constable rather badly and endeavor torse miles before arriving at Sestow ed to get himself free. He was again -4 Whist Driye vas held at the Catholic Laura Bantos, Framed Gomes, Zita Gomes, Men's Club on Thursday evening. There Line Gomes, Dolly Hanson, and An prosecuted and was sentenced to a month's the crews of the boste proceed to sink the wie's good attendance, the prizes were ex- Almeida
imprisonment and a simila term of in chests of opium Each chat is connected by a cord with a floot At the place where prisonment for having biten the constable
On release from Jail ha agai
they are to find them one or two boate, supposed to be fishing boats, mark the sink. ng of the chests, and sometime after the pages the son has a depth equal to four
braso (between 3 and 4 fashous)
Garrod, Mabel Holloriy Len McKenzie, Wazin Rumjaho, Nellie Manning
Kailey Viet
SPEED. Minnie
A Chinese, living at No. 8, Mallory. Lily Stres, Wanchu, was removed to the Government Civil Hospital on Thersday, suffering from injuries caused by a small and slide at the mer of the new Govern meat quarters in Wangneicheng Road. Three other mon were buried under the warth, but when dig out, they were found to Bo uninjured: The other man's injuries are not arious
WHIST DRIVE.
cellent, and the Committee's arrangements
for refresbraents were all that could be
desired the Drive was, therefore, a most
succesful me for every respect. The follow. HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE into her house and also entered the
ing wore the prize winners zö Ladjen
Ma
Mrs, Burden (179); 2. M. Lamerton (171) 3. Miss Elight. (161) Bobby Prize, Mr. Rey nolds (14)), ( 1Mr. Whiting (174) FitzGerald (173); 3. Mr. Samp SON (173) M Tovin (178) Booby Frite, Mr Walter (131)
ME
Great amusement was caused by the open-
CORPS.
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"PARIES"
Bathing parades Laws finished for the
sassan from this daief
ing of the Men's Booby prug, the winner Dress Drill order.
of which was required to go on to the stage
to indo. the numerous" wrappings. The
N.C.0% 20 parade Headquarters on
riday. Beptember 24th, it 6.30 p.m.
SUGAR ERP Btafor
Adjutant, HV.D.C. Hongkong, September 7th, 1990.77
duten of M.C. wage eroconfully carried out orga by Mr. Spettigué
MORPHINE
sale of morphins, is not carried on aly, but, as it is with opium, those who wish to it know very well where to geb ik
in molesting the girl and again trespa where she was employed. How aran convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
The girl sought the proteon of the Commissioner of Police and spite of a warning, he still continued to harass her. He was placed before Mr. Chinder. Hon Presidency Magistrate, who directed acces believe Gentlemen, I have replied to ed to be bound down to keep esce for your questions I leave it to you to neossary make use of all this information." You have year and to furnish ability to furnish security
ling his 10′′ my best wishes that the enterprise you have “I love undertaken will be crowned, with enco her and must have her
that will bring glory to you, *The Magistrate said:
But the girl -dose not want you and you have no basi Chinese people, so dear to me
alloviation, SEO sex to sunoy he's.
THE Abon
to jail for Accept my compliments, etc., ete
(Bigned) F. Roudkireg
·love T
"The accused,
the
1920.
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