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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TB, 1993
EUROPEAN AND "CASTE
IN INDIA
"IGNORING THE PUBLIC
'STRONG" PROTEST BY STRAITS
ASSOCIATION."
The following letter has been addressed to His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements by the Committee of the Straits Settlements (Singaporvi Aaso ciation:-
Singapore, August 7th, 1923. the bonour to refer to the following off- YOUR EXCELLEscy — My Committee nave cial communique published in the local papers on July 12th-
"The Government of the - Straits
Settlements with tae concurrence of the
unofficial members of council have, de-
cided to acquire the site for the new
naval base at Singapore and to, hand it over as a free gift to the Imperial
Government."
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A GIGANTIO OPIUM COMBINE BIGGEST SMUGOLING ORGANIZA, TION YET DISCOVERED...'
THE TASK IN CHINA,"
"DR. SUN. YAT SEN'S VIEWS
The namun conference of "The Nation.! al Students' Union" is being held at PROFITS RUNNING INTO MILLIONS, Curton at the High Normal College. It ia attended by "representatives of the students' unions" of more than ten pro- vinces, together with a large number of guests."
Dr. Sun Yat Sen attended the opening meeting and made a speech which is sum- marised by the fenton Daily News in the following terms —
The Jet Daily Nrica says it is able to state upon very reliable authority that details are coming to light of an opiuma smuggling combine working upon a huge brought to the notice of the authorities avale, far wider than anything in its scope
for the past five or six years. It is alleged that a number of prominent Chi
For
The Englishman (Calcutta) commenting on a letter from a correspondent attri- |buting the apathy of Europenia towards Indian politics to the social cleavages in their ranks says: The Europeau Associa tion, we are told, does not represent Europenas us a whole. The official, pro- fessional and mercantile classes hold aloo from the trading, and other classes and Europeans as a whole do not "nasceinte." So far as officials are concerned, 'threw have of late been signs, of what our Inj
In the course of his speech, De. Sunese officials are interested in the scheme, dian friends would, term "a change of
declared that the two main questions working in conjunction with a group of heart." Time wits, not so long ago, when
foreigners in the Settlement. official. Simla disdained the approaches of
which the students adopted for this year's
Since the establishment of the Anti- mercnutile Calcutta. Indeed, one of the
Conference in Canton-Foreign Policy, objects of the transfer of the capital to Delhi was to enable the Government, to
The first public intimation of this mat- and Internal Policy were side issues. Opium Association feeble steps have been escape the pernicious influence Exervisezi ter was given by a Reuter telegram stat Foreign Policy has reference to the aboli. taken to suppress the opium ovil. upon it by the merchants of Calcutting its announcement in the House of On his last visit to this city, howmer, Commons, and the gift was made without tion of unrecognised treaties, boycott of me time past, however, the number of Lord Reading was good enough to express the knowledge or approval of the public Japanese goods and the defeat of Impium cases--omggling, selling and smoking-ns well as the quantities seized. appreciation of the assistance his Govern of the Colony.
perialistic encroachment. Internal Policy ment had derived from the cooperation of This gift of public money has been made is to work for the downfall of militarisn
and burned hate increased quite consider Calcutta's representatives and to encourage in an unconstitutional way, and does not mercantile Calcutta to play a still greater assume the public character which According to Dr. Sun's opinion, all bly; in fact, it might be said, quite part in politics. Lord Lytton, for his ought to hear. My Committee, while in these are issues not important and do enormously and alarmingly. part, advised over, mercantile firm to no way opposing the principle of the gift not touch the root of the present chaos appoint a “political Diretor, The Gos- wish to protest strongly against the man- ernment, therefore, is no longer averse, her in which it has been made. They are in China Dr. Sun declared that the from the exercise by mercantile Eure of opinion that, in a matter of such in cause of the present deplorable condition peas of their influence in politics.
portance, full details of the proposal in the country is maladministration of value, it is said, of more than a million Moreover, the official world is now more should have been anumitted formally to inclined than hitherto to look benevolently the Legislative Council, for publie discus-government affairs Diplomatic matters dollars. These were detained for a short upon the trading community. Has it not sion, and that the Fress of the Colony, should be left aside for the present, and while, but later released and nothing. announced recently that if Mr. Smith and his wife desire to grace functions atouts public Associatious should have had the improvement of the Government, three weeks ago, we had orension to
the Chamber of Commerce, and the vari undivided attention should be devoted to further was heard of the case.
Again, only recently, not more than Government House it will be pleaseil to
An opportunity of expressing their views have the pleasure of their company
which can only be accomplished by report that water police officer was con this respect, at least, no distinction will bo before any decision was arrived ate mande between the burn sahibe of Clive principle on which the question rests is evolution.
cerned in the smuggling of the drug but, Strees and Chowringhee, But this, of the same as that which requires that the
aside from his being dismissed from ser- vice and a couple, of his subordinates" cure, does not "do away with the dis. budget should be discussed publicly in the tinction between the communities them Legislative Council and my Committee
transferred to other patrols, there was no regard a departure from it as a matter of great public concern.
selves,
for
same
1
The
It was only recently that several fishing boats at Woung, were seized and, hid- den on board, there was opium to the
People have the mistaken belief that the turmoils in the country for the last twelve years were brought about by | punishment inflicted."
In directed to remind your Excet Revolution. Dr. Sun believes that the enough, but evidently they are not en-
lency that the procedure referred to above has been adopted by former Governors in connection with proposals which in yolved the extraordinary expenditure of large sums of the Colony's funds, in view of the fact that the Legislative Council, as then and as at present constitute is not representative of the public of the Colony,
majority of the people on account of their ignorance will denounce Revolution and welcome the Restoration of the Monarchy, But, in the ease of scientific discoveries for instange only a few scientists work and slave in order to benefit mankind i the result of their discoveries. Hence My Committee will be obliged if inlet the few enlightened men in China take formation can be supplied as to the the lead, and work for a better guvern- amount involved.
I am to add that copies of this Jetterment so that the masses can enjoy the will be sent to the local press for public blessing of real Democracy. action.-I have the honour to be Your Many complained that Revolution is a Excellency's Obedient Servant,
W. B. PENMAN,
The criminal laws of China are strict; forced strongly enough. In fact, any law. court desirous of inflicting punishment is practically powerless here. If the laws were only properly enforced, we would certainly see less opium smuggling. In days gone by, the Chinese Goverment used to pay a certain percentage of the value of any opium. seized to informers in case the information they gave proved ' to be correct and resulted in a seizure.
Opium smuggling is taking place under the very eyes of the Chinese authorities; in many cases it is going on with their knowledge and consent, as in the affair with which we are shortly to deal, but, as the Chinese say, they simply wink,their eyes ned turn their heads elsewhere.
FEES AND INSURANCE.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS (Singapore) Asscchari, task and the chances for success are alim, little knowing that great things have Hon. Secretary and Terasurer. been accomplished in China and, without
Information in our possession shows. people it, success was ni- The Straits Timex comments on the the tie korinstance, the 1911 Revolu- that an opium combine has been estali- matter in the following terms is so
+
The
ery.
That a gentleman who sells articles by the pair should be looked down upon by the gentleman, who sells them by the grow or who provides vesels for their export may be regarded as snobbery now days, but there was probably some reason it in the past. In was naturally assumed that the retail trader had not en joyed the social and other advantages that the wholesale merchaut, was able to afford. Neither he nor his children had had the advantage of a high class educaz tion, nor was his wife accustomed to ciety," Even if they had been admitted to an equality with the mercantile com munity they would have had little in common and both parties would probably have felt uncomfortable. After all, people are most at case in their own cuviron. ment and, until we are all educated to the
level, caste will have its advantages. oven in England. If Labour leaders are now admitted to Royal tabins it is partly. beuse they have learnt to eat peas with a fork and to carry their H's without much a pleasure to find His Excellencrtion. Wuchang was the place feast. ex.lished, the purpose of which is to allow dropping them! Retail dealers are not in the Governor doing the right thing that pected to make the start, fer only a few the smuggling of opium upon the payment This combine is stated to babit of eciating socially with we forgive it being done in the wrong way.
men of the Imperial Army were won over a "lec. labourers. At the same time, it is natural It may have been observed that we made to the Revolutionary cause.
baye among its members a large number And yet, in these days thas the traders of Calcutta. who feel that they Are
not inferior, ment whatever on the announce when their work with the revolutionists of prominent, as well as smaller, Chinese drug investigation officers," Municipal either socially or jutellectually, to the mer perial Government for the naval base, heh but start the Revolution, little and French Concession police, and loaf- ment of the grant of land to the Im were discovered, these few men could not military and police officials, civil officials. cantile community should resent the petuation of the old tradition which keepWe felt that it was what ought to be dreaming ant it would be a success, them apart.
done; we felt. also, that for the Governer result was a success. Li Yuan Hung, en doubtful. It ju
house, whether the distinction will survive much and his personal nominees to do it in the Colonel and one of the few men on the allowing the landing of the opium, they longer in India, where the roures of events name of the public, without so much as a list of revolutionists, believing that suc carry on a form of insurance business. may compel Entupeans of all classes to casual request for pul opinion, was toss had been attained was in huling which guarantees to bring the opium combine together for their mutual pruterab the gift of all preciousne mud to raise He was dragged from under his bed to safely to Shanghai and see that it is. tion, feanwhile, it is hardly fair to gird quite concur in the protest made by the
a delicate constitutional question. So wa head the Revolutionary Afg. at the European Association which has ro Straits Settlements Association, but we said Dr. Sun The sufferings and hard-weichow and Kwangting, as well as. If there is a will. success is assured, tunded safely. Most of the drug, which
comes from Yunnan, Fukien, - Szechuan,, | cently shown its disinterratodness by assist most deeply regret that it, was necessary, ships we have to undergo during the other places, is rolled in balls of one or ing in preparing an electoral roll which and we hope very sincerely that the Im. Revolution are the stepping stone to suc includes many persons who are not mem- perial authorities will
the fact bers of the Association.
two pounds, weight each. The insurance. quite grasp
CGAS. It took America nearly twenty is set at $1 per ounce of opiam which that ninety-nine per cent of the local years to establish a stable government, they land, and the fee differs in various public would have appreciated greatly the counting the years of the Revolution up
cases, the generi average being, between privilege of being, associated with the to the time that real peace, and order gift. It is their insulting exclusion from were restored. France Buffered more; it
50 cents and $1 per ounce. this privilege that they protest against nad took her nearly ninety years, to have aer bine, we understand, has been operating: On January 10 of this year (the con- resent.'
house put in order. If everybody had for the past three or four years) it is. worked for the Revolution with K will, sue-
stated that an official attempted to The disquieting rumours of impending SALE OF BRITISH SHIPS TO cesa in the formation of a real Democra-muggle 300 boxes of opium into Woo- tic Government in China would bave beca sung, but was detected by the agents of accomplished long ago.
the combine. As the official had not pre- P.&O. AND B. I. STEAMERS. In conclusion, the students were urged viously arranged with the combine, his to ignore Foreign Policy and to concenopiam was seized. A 6ght was narrowly Three British ships have been sold to
trate their attention on the work of averted by a high military official and Japanese shipping men in fine with the establishing a real Democratic Govern- other detectives who came on the polier of disposing of old craft displacement in China by Revolution. by new ones, states the Japão Aderrtive." The British India (Apear) steamer l'ufan has been sold by thas firm to a Japanese marine company a Yokahama nurding tn to the Yokohama representatives of
this
SHANGHAI TRADE,
Mon.-Ibert & Co.'s Intesi Piem Goods Market Report says:-***
warfare between the neighbouring pro vinces of Kiangsu and Chekiang have caused a vere depression on our market. and in spite of facial denials from the respective Tughans of any intention to start hostilities, merchants are coufining their business to the narrowest limits, and in consequence deliveries during the past week have shown' a marked decline,
JAPAN.
T
:
THE HEAT IN PEKING.
MIDSUMMER MARRIAGE AND
MADNESS..
Rodney Gilbert writing from Peking to
Aside from the fee" they receive for
scene and acted na mediators. The resuit was that the official paid a high fee to have "hiavopium handed back to him.
The result has been that smuggling is How being carried on on a larger scule than ever and it is reported that at Woo- sung alone, more than 1,000 cases are being landed monthly. Each chest hais, on the average, 2,800 ounces of the drug. This at the rate of $1 per ounce brings the lowest amount obtained monthly in the combine $2,800 on each ease. Hence
At the auctions, the quantities on offer were reduced, and this seyed: steady the prices, more particularly in the case of Greye, which showed more The reason given for the sale is that IS. THE PANAMA CANAL TO BLAME signs of rosery from their recent slump and ridding itself of its older steamers. the British company is building new liners A pleasing feature daring the week has The Culua is of 6.102 tons grow and was been the revival of enquiries from Shuilt in 1907 at Dumbarton. She is 450 chway, and nearly 3,000 packages are re-feet 5 inches long. 54 feet wide and 31.0 ported to have been bought for shipment fee deep. She will be delivered to her the Daily Se says: to that market during next week.
The British Chamber of Commerce have new owners.
There is much comment here this year $2 millions, or nearly $30 millions an The Peninsular & Oriental steamer now issued their returns of stocks of Piece one which arrived at Yokohama a few suffernble character of the summer heat.
amer among all classes of Chinese upon the in.nually.
We understand that a large number of Greek as on June 30th, and on emparing day ago has been sold to the Asali The temperature has been lower than i politicians have their eyes on the com... same with mir figures, was find the usual Slenmship Company at Kobe and will be usual at this season, but with the heavy any and are attempting to gain admit discrepancies, due chiefly to differences in delivered to the new owners immediately rainful the air has a decidedly tropical tance in order, it is said, that they may the classification of cloth, In White Shirtings, the difference between one of the older ships of the P. Oers find almost unbearable.The streets ring up trouble in China. Their aim, wo the case of: The reported price is £14,000. The Barca feel and smell which the native northern get hold of the money and use it for stir- our estimates is very although the Chamber's estimate is same for naver Insats. The Bance is a steel chip of half-elnd intives trying to get a little create a disturbance in the Yangtze, ery considerable and company and is being sold to make, room of an evening are littered with thousands learn ou very good authority, is first to what to heavy arrivals during the last fortnight
exusive, a certain difference is dur 439 feet long. 51,7 feet wide and 29.1 air, and spores sleep out in every alley Valley, after which, if they succeed, they
deep. She was of June, which were not in time for is 1910. She is now en route to Kobe to be Shih Cha Hai in the North city where where.
at Sunderland in way Tables at the restaurants on the will play the same charming game else- clusion in our figure. It is noteworthy handed over to Japanese interests
"built
onvivial parties may overlooks mow or
that the stock of Whites based on the The British India (Apear) steamer 20 of lotus lility and imagine that the Chamber's extimate is 50 percent lower firdachus has been
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the swamp air je wholesome, now cost 812 an
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than the corrending figura for last Hashitani Steamship Company of Kobe evering, while the mat shed tea houser and is to be handed over to those interests along the cinnis at a thriving busines immediately. ie £11,500. This bin is now
The reported price of sale up to the ardented hour of midnight are conceded to be one of the very best
European
Оде
that has taken hold of forms of hifpent lenses. The bifocal acg-
hat China's climate Orient, soon nur upon her arrival here she ha
AUSTRALIAN GROWN COTTON,
waters: but she will be brought to the theong radical change.
ment is ground and fused into the illstant The Australian cotton crop this season will be taken charge of by the Kolt in since the opening of the Panama tean. fens making the product practically one will mea
the distribution of over terests. The Gracchus is a steel stener They say that the south gets colder winters piece of glass. The segments are totally £1,000,000 amongst the farmers and work of 5,734 tous grow and we built in 1908 and the north batter summers because of invisible and the lens has a beautiful ers of Queenaland, in addition to feet wide and 24.4 feet deep, Calcutta is
at Newcastle. She is 580.7 feet long. 48.8 this, indirect impetus to various industrial activities. The farmers who are growing
her home port. cotton number approximately 32,000, com- pared with 1,000, last year, and theatro
to
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han the midsummer heat leads, the
ge, under the plant is expected to be AUSTRALIAN WOOL AND WHEAT fin a lawsuit because, while rec Manufacturing and Refracting, Opticians,
80,000 or 90,000. The Cotton expert of the Queensland Department of Agricul ture xports that practically all the sam ples of new season's cotton are clean, fine sud of good strength. It is claimed by the Cotton Association that the season, has proved that cotton will develop and flourish where other crops will fail.
FOR JAPAN.
papers have quoted the sad case cription in either regular or Toric form of one Wang Chi-hsiang, a copper Smith are manufactured by the Hongkong outside the Chien Men who has involved
Optical Co., Bucccisors to Clark & Co, ing from a heat stroke he married betrothed to his nephew, while his flances the rapat gompetent, optical manufac Mr. Y. Ito who has taken over the was welded to the nephew, Worse than management of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, this is likely to happen, with the Tier-turing establishment in South Chin Ltd., in Sydney, states that "Japan tain party fretting about in its cul de sac, located in 63.Queen's Boad Central wants all the Australian wool and wheat if the weather does not improve according Fitting glasses, and testing the sight is it can get, because of its superiority over to traditional schedule towards the end of American produce."
August
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