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JAPANESE OPIUM SALES. “AN AMAZING CONFESSION
The Japanese Administration of the Kwantung Lansed Area has been able to make its budget balance in recent years only through the sale of large quantities of opium, according to an amazing con- fession which, according to the Japanese papers, was made during the public trial of offenders charged in connection with the Opium Sanndal in the High Court at Port Arthur.
THE CHINESE VERSION. THE CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY. Regarding the conflict between the bar- bour police at Macao and a griftp, of, soldiers from the Chinese garrison ca the opposite shore of the Inner barbour mentioned in yesterday's Daily 'Press, Chinese version of the affair given in the Canton Times says: "It appears the soldiers were despatched by their com- manding officer to prevent a robbery upon some boats lying near Ngan Hong which The confession according to dispatches is on the Chinese side of the River. The received by the Japanese papers here,. Macao Water Police, who have been very was made by Mr. Nakano, "z former active recently trying to extend their
official of the Kwantung Government, authority not only over the disputed
who was examined by the court when waters 'bat also over waters within the un- disputed Chinese waters, approached the the trial was resumed Sunday. When junk and ordered the soldiers to submit he was asked for what purpose the illicit to search. When the soldiers refused to trade in opium was carried on, Mr. recognize the authority of the Macao Water Police to search them within Chi- Nakano did not hesitate to assert that! ese territory the Macao, bouts opened fre. if the Government had not gone into the Some state the intention of the Macao bpum, trade it would have been thrown Water Police was merely to frighten the into a helpless financial condition.
When the Governizent was short of soldiers into submission und the guns were fired purely over the hende, of funds, we made it a point to sell opium," the soldiers. However, the soldiers ber. Nakano is quoted as saying. lieving them firs
in immediate danger.ad one of those who built up the present opium trade, and I know. We succeeded in sending opium into the interior of China in spite of the protests of the Peking Government because we eluded Chaos vigilance by our undertaking to confine the sale to the residents of the Kvaatung Leased Area. As a matter of fact, however, we made sales on a large Kwantung Government."
returned the
Our Canton contemporary's correspon. dent adds:-for some time there has bean friction between the Portuguese and the Chinese here. The Macao Govern nent seems set upon a policy to extent its authority over Wan and Ngan while the Chinese authorities are determined to oppose this en
Several incidents have crop scale througl agents appointed by the
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up during the past few months. Some Chinese soldiers were arrested and disarmed.but on protest from the Canton Government, they were released and their arms returned to them" with a suitable
Replying to the statement of the judge that surely the Kwantung Government was not in such financial straits that it
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"I could not fesist engaging in this business," he said, because I had to do as I was told by the higher authorities. At any rate I can say without fear of contradiction that the various under- takings in which the Government bare bier engaged with success without much reliance on the national treasury or on the efforts we made in extending the increasing the taxes is "due entirely to sales of opium."-dupa Advertiser.
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apology. Again, some fishingbonts whose owners were scraping their boats on the Chinese side of the River, were seized by the Water Police for not having obtained the Government would not have been permission of the Macno Harbour Master, able to carry on the administration of and not having licenses from Marac.the province. The
Out owners were forced to take licenses and were fined. Again, upon protest from the Agent of the. Canton Government at Chinshan. the
money was returned. In this case, which was a clear violation of the agreement entered into last year between the Provincial Govern ment of Kwangtung and the Government of Macao. The Secretary of Macao dried that any, orders had been given by a responsible authority but subs It was admitted that the Assis quently. tunt Harbour Master ordered the arrest. A few days ago, a Chinese river gun- bont was refused anchorage in the river although the above mentioned agreement provides for the free entrance of
any Chinese Government gunboat or steamer. It is quite evident that the Macao Gov- erament means to grab some Дого of Canton territory and establish the autho
of the Macao Government over the This vast incident Tugding waters. may bring on a crisis because feeling ruas high both
eides. There is some talk hure of a night raid by the Portuguese troops upon the Chinese Garrison. The Governor and the military Commander are doing their best to suppress the excite ment among the troops who seem anxious to wips out what they consider an insult, Unless the question is delicately handled by both Governments in a spirit of friendliness a crisis is sure to take place within the next few days.
on
THE UNSETTLED BOUNDARY QUESTION.
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POPPY GROWING IN THE NORTHI.
OFFICIAL TAXES.
The International Anti-Opium Asso cation at Peking has been informed or good authority that poppy is being ex tensively grown in a district 1,800 north of chol. For three weeks lately there was a continuous line of opium reapers returning to the Ying Shui Tzu district, who openly stated the business in which they had been engaged and car ried on their back quantities of opium, their wages paid in kind. The price of pium at Jckol has declined from $1, per pune to 93 coppers. enused greas discontent among the farm- ers, who have planted popry on" every hand. An official tax is 83 per mou be for planting and another 83 at the time of harvest.
This has
In a leading article the Canton Times BAJ's: ****
Some months ago we pointed out in
We are convinced that no Portuguese the editorial column of this paper, the Chinese Commission will ever be able to ever present danger of disturbance of delimit the boundary between Canton and the good relations between Canton and Macao, The claims of the two parties Bacao because of the unsettled boundary are too unreconcilable for any such Com question. What has transpired since that mission to handle, This dispute should time proves we were not sounding be submitted to the League of Nations. false alarm.. From the reports, both What is the League of Nations for, if it official and unofficial, it is evident there is not concerned with the just settlement has been considerable trouble between of such thorny questions? But before the two Governments which would have this boundary question can be settled, the never come up if the boundary between two governments should come to some Macao and the Chinese territory had amicable arrangement that would not been properly demarcated.
prejudice the future claims of either The Macao Government is in actual Government but would effectually put an possession of much more territory than end to misunderstandings and disputes the Portuguese acquired by the Protocol An official of a neutral government signed at Lishon on March 26th, 1887. once suggested that China, should settle Although at that time it was agreed that the whole trouble by purchasing Macao. until the delimitation of the boundaries from Portugal As a legitimate trade were concluded everything in respect centre Macao is worthless to Portugal. to them shall continue as at present with The only business in Macao that brings out addition, diminution, or alteration in revenues is, gambling. Macao is an by either of the Parties, when the Com immoral blot on the map of the Far East. mission appointed to delimit the Leund: The worst types of degenerates congre- aries met in February, 1009, Portugal gate there for gambling, brothels, opium claimed much more than she had acquir and gun smuggling are carried on open ed by the original grant. And now the ly. From an economic standpoint Macao Macro Coremment goes even further, cannot justify its existence, for it has no claiming jurisdiction over what is known industries, no manufactures, no agricul 23 disputed areas while extending out ture and no trade worthy of the name, so as to include purely Chiness territ supports a large number of parasites tory. A glanes at the map, and are who live by taking advantage of the view of the history of Macao will show weakness and frailities of their fellows. which Government has been the aggres China tought to buy back Macao and sor, and, therefore, responsible for the fumigate the place, for at prosent, it is á troubles that arise from time to time.
stench in the nostrila of: its neighbours.
The Commission appointed in 1909 fail- ed to delimit the boundaries becausė China, in the absence of any documen tary evidence in substantiation of Fortu- gal's claim, refused to admit Portugal's are conceded to be one of the very best title to large part of the territory
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