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A'JAPANESE OPIUM SCANDAL.
FORMER CHIEF OF COLONIZATION BUREAU INDICTED.
to
INNER-RING DISCLOSED.
The Investigation in sensational
THE TRADE OF LAPPA,
AN INTERESTING ANALYSIS.
MACAO HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT
SCHEME.
Japanese opinia scandal has been brought Mr. F. Hayley Bell, Acting Commis
a close as far as the proliminary exsioner of Customs at Lapps (Macao), ing amination is concerted As the result.
I persons, including Mr. Benzo Koga.his uential report on the trade of the formerly chief of the Bureau of Coloniza district in 1920 writes:- tion, and an alleged right-hand man of the Premier, and other High officials and pricate persons, were found guilty of crime committed in regard to opium
muggling
past the Lappa tations for 1920 amounts, The foal value of the trade carried on in round figures, to 15 million Haikwan aels, as compared with 131 millions in 1019. Lapp is but a barrier, a toll gate, Unlike the Tokyo city scandal, the fire for merchandise. little of which has its sent case is interesting, says a Tokyo origin or destination here; and to this contemporary, in that it is a matter of total the shares eontributed by the vari- not only national. but of international ous currents of passing trade were as importance. The findings uf, the pre- follows:
liminary court in Port Arthur were sub-
mitted in a report to the District Court
、、
Million
Per cent, or taels.
52
24
of Port Arthur, according to dispatches Meno tổ China from Port Arthur to the hand 2-Chinn to Macao..... other Tokyo papers. The documents 3.-Hongkong to China 19 cover four sections and 3.200 pages of China to Hongkong writing. The following is a summary of 5.-China to China the report as given to the press by Mr. (trade between the Hisamatsu Takahashi. judge of the
West River delta and preliminary court of the Kwantung Gov- the west coast. etc.). erninent in Port Arthur,
The reason for referring the matter to million taels, and Chinese grade (ex- or, say, of foreign trade (imports), 13 the District court of Por, Arthur is PC ports), 5 million reis. faced with a brief history of the official shown between Macno and China is The business atitude toward opium and its users. largely a transhipment one, the cargo ot Briefly it says that as it is dangerous to which is handled by agents. It is dif the lives of Chinese opium users to stop cult, therefore, to give here those reasons the use altogether the Kwangtang Govern- ment deemed it necessary to supply opium and data that are obtainable from mer under strict regulations to the Chinese
a more self-contained port chants in users fo small quantities with a view trade, for there are few actual importers which provide material for remarks on to gradually reducing the quantities, and shippers in Maeno. Of the alinillion It tells then that a Dairen society, on taels shown under Macao to China," ginally a Chinese Society called Kosal the greater part might well be included Zendo, was recognized as a charity ins in 3 Hongkong to China." consisting titution, whose business is 10 render
of
charity and also to work to cut out the dos of goods from the lutter Colons. practice of the use of opium. The directly transhipped to junks at Macas tors were appointed by the Kwangtung articles in force at the Lappa stations. to profit by the lower tariff on certain Government from the names recommend Of these, the principal is cotton yarn, ed by the civil administrator in Daireh the enormous importation of which, both The society was then empowered to Indian and apanese forms the out- port and distribute opium to retailerstanding feature of the year's trade ... Persian opium was sold prices 177,000 piculs-wellaigh a full year's im mitted by the civil administrator Dairen and confiscated spin of a thriving little town of Shekki, 30 miles port of Canton itself. The energetic and other make was sold at prices determined north of Macao. is the real destination from time to time by the civil admin of the greater part of this. From there istrator. Any net proceeds after all exit is distributed to Canton and Fatshau pense of the society are met were to be handed over through the Dairen adminat, about one-fourth the payment of duty and the Shuntak and Tungkun districts istration to the Kwangtung Government on yarn steamer-borne direct to those in Port Arthur. Thus, in reality the places. With the 24 per cent. of China opium section of the Kasai Zenda has to Macao come to have nothing what ever to do with and straw mats (for reshipment to Singa
ia return come: bamboo haty the Kosai Zendo itself, as the opium pore and Annam) and leaf tobacco from section was now controlled by the Japan Kongmoon; tex and raw, silk (also for ese administrators. The preface closes abroad) from Sunning and the Shuntak with remarks that the officnsis were ex districts respectively; and fresh veget pected to be doing their duty properly|ables, eggs, cassin-leaf oil, and paper and honestly.
But they did not do their duty honestly to China brings coal, rice. and bran (for from Shekki. Hongkong's 19 per cent. and properly. One of the accused, pigs feedy for Kongmoon and Sunning; Mizuho Estki, believing that large pro on the West River; and kerosene oil. fits were to be realized from the opium groundnuts, and sugar to Yeungkong on deal, consulted with another accused. Sei the west coast. In exchange, Kongmoon Kuzui, about the prospects. The third sends fans; Yeungkong, leather and man, Motosuke Kanbara was acquainted Shekki, with affairs of the Kwangtung peninsula, Although a considerable rise in the valu
woodware and bambooware. but had no acquaintance among high of trade and of revenue for the year, in government officials, in Kwantung penin- shown, of the genuine trade past Langa sula, and was waiting for an opportun it must be said that the tide of decline Pity.
Then came the fourth man, Yuko of turning. The increase, though large. Nakano, a close friend and a sort ofis artificial and deptive protege of Bonan Koga,, former chief off abandonment of the junk for all but A gradual the colonization bureau. Nakano was coarse or bik ergoes in favour of the the civil administrator of Tsingtau hesteamer plying direct between Hongkong fors and was later shifted to Dairen as and the west coast and between Hongkong the civil administrator there. Early in and the West River luts been the natural February, 1919, before he went to Dairen, result of unchecked piracy among the he cane to Tokyo. Sei Kazui.was known adjacent islands and in the West River to Renzo Koga. the fifth man accused. itself. Such junks as go must go in con- Seeing that Nakano might serve his purvuys, losing time and market-steel pose, Kazui consulted Renzo Koga about plates shielding crew and passengers securing official sales of opium in Dairen, from sudden attack. and professional He requested Koga to use his influence to gunners carried to work the cannon. The see that Nakano was instructed to "per once healthy business shown as "5 China mit such sales to himself. Kanbara, also to China known to Koga, consulted his protege
is affected almost to extinc tion. about the same thing. Koga complied with
Of the junk-broking firms trading the west coast and West River. with their requests.. Nakano was per- where 40 flourished but four remain to- suaded by Koga to use his official power day. On the other hand, for steam in Dairen to accommodate the intending traffic, the steady silting up, not only of opium dealers,
the harbour and neighbouring channels hut of the whole sea-bed of the district. Ax 6006 as Nakano went to Dairen her geograpiheal position.
has robbed Macao of the advantages of the civil administrator in February, 1919,
The real he conspired with Kazui, Endo, and
nonth of the West beeones yearly Obata and Esaku was called upon to act channels,, which flow south-eastward from more plainly the Wangmun and Tamchnu together with Kuniyeds to engage in a Samshui and Kangaroon and make these joint business with the Chinese dealers. The clique then secured opium at less kong as they are from Macro. Harlour as near to and as accessible from Hong- than one half of the regular wholesale improvement work on a large scala have" prices. From June 28th, 1919, to Sep been commencal during the year. tember 29, 1920, 30 salés were made.
gain this distributing trade and to en- amounting to 358 boxes, containing courage direct shipping with abroad. total of $70 kwan, besides 15 kwan of The completion of this scheme. will no low grade opium. The total price paid was Y.920,000 and Y.200.000 was cleared whore trade exists.
doubt do
much to facilitate trada as profits. Of this balance, Y.140,000 was breakwater and safe auchorage and tho But in themselves carried by Esaki to Tokyo. Out of this arrival of great shins do not make trade Jatter su, Y.30,000 was given to Rye and prosperity. There must have their kichi Endo, Diet member of the Seiyukai root in party; Y.60,000 was divided between Buburo Kuaiyeda and Esaki himsel£
Then Roga, Nakano; Obata and Kan bara, by a similar method, bought, in $1 instalments, 795 kwan of opium at Y.280,000, and sold the good at X.610,000, obtaining the balance as proste to them selves of Y.320,000 Besides, these men secured 313 kwan of Persian opium' in 42 instalments at Y.700,000 and sold the goods at Y.1,010,000, securing the profite of Y.220,000,000. The two amounts of
AN OFILM.CLIQUE IS FORMED.
the
Te.
the arrival of produce, and in the irre- demand of many communities,
smallest trader. Determined combina dom and safety to come and go of the tion between the authorities concerner! would clear the trade routes of the armed marauders infesting them and release much native commercial enterprise that at present lies joactive
profits totalled Y.550,000. Of this total, MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN Kangara obtained 80 per cent. for him- aelf and the,Chinese 20 per cent,
LARGE BUMB MENTIONED.
MADE
in the manufacture of glass; one of the most A number of other big sams are men-important is that invented by Sir William tioned in the documents. The total loss Crooker, who, as the result of numerous experiTM to the Kwaagtung Government on ne count of these swindling processes, waS ments, combining glara with various metals. estimated by the preliminary court at has succeeded in producing material which
Y.050,000
Henzo Koga's alleged crimes cover also
cute
off PB per cent of the infra-rod or hent
a blackmail.
Uhoi Morishita promised rays together with the ultra-violet or chemical to make a present of 6,000 shares of the rays called Sir William Crookes Claar. Dairen Produco Exchange Market to Crookes lenaea of any prescription in either Koga, then chief of Colenization Bureau, regalar or Torio form are manufactured by the for the influence the chief used to have Hongkong Optical Co., Successors to Clark & the market permitted. The shares were not forthcoming. So Koga instructed bis Co. Manufacturing & Eefracting Opticians own son, Kunio, who was then in Dai- the most competunt manufacturing optical ren, to demand Y.100,000 from Morishita, establishment in the Colony-located in 53. to which the latter was obliged to agree. -doped AdverLÍKY,
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