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(Reuters) The Near East,
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LONDON, 23rd September.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1903.
THE UITUM PROSECUTION: 5|| It was, therefore, clear that the section of the | LOSS OF A LOCALLY INSURED
CUSTOM NOT ESTABLISHED.
MAXIMUM PENALTY IMPOSED.
It is stated in Sofia that the Porte, having the charge brought against the master of the This afternoon Mr. Serconibe Smith heard expressed readiness to consider proposals for Kung Yuen Shing in respect of a contravention A direct understanding, Bulgaria has now of section it of Und nunce 22 of 1887. The proposed conditions, the most important of
section is as follows: Every person moving a chest or chests of opium from one place to which is the appointment of a mixed Com another within the Colony, or transhipping mission, with a Bulgarian majority, to super. such chest or chests within the waters thereof shall, before doing so furnish to the vise the reforms. The conditions have been Superintendent a requisit on properly filled accepted in principle though nothing has up in the form of schedule F, whereupon been definitely decided upon. An interview
the Superintendent shall furnish a permit in the form of schedule E authorising the between the Bulgarian Premier and the Otto-iranshipment or renewal of the said opium. Iman Commissioner, regarding 10jono desti- tute refugees froni Burgas, has resulted in a practical understanding that Turkey will re- instate them in their homes and guarantee their protection. This has increased the hopes of a general agreement. [
LATER.
Yesterday's Constantinople telegrams differ entirely from those received from Sofia and state that the tension is greater than ever. Protracted Council meetings have ended in ordering a battalions from Monaster to Adrianoplc.
Austria-Hungary.
The Emperor has re-instructed M. Heder vary (? Gen. Fejérváry) to form a Hungarian Cabinet informing him that he will not as sent to any changes in the Army which will weaken the monarchy but will acrept certain reforms which fie considers admissible.
MARKINGTM W ̃DANGEROUS
WRECK
A QUESTION OF DELAY.
(From Our Correspondent.)
which permit shall be exhinted to the opium fumer or his gent, ant shall be signed by him or his agent and shall not be used or acter upon until it has been so signed." Mr. F. B. Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon and Hastings, ap- peared on behalf of the op.um farmers, and Mir C. E. H. Beavis, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, represented the defendant. It will be remem bered that on Tuesday a coole was charged with removing two cases of opium without the necessary permit from the farmats, but Mr. | Sercombe Smith held that the man was not the person to be prosecuted and so defendant was discharged, Mr. Deacon intimating that he would proceed aainst the Kung Yuen Shing.
Mr. Beavis said he admitted the offence, but would plead custom and, in support of his conten- tion called U thu Wo, who deposed that he was employed in the defendant's shop as a pur- chaser and attended to the obtaining of permits for the removal of opum. After sending the the harbour office. but he did not always wait. application a permit bad to be obtained from far it to be countersigned before removing the pium as sometimes they were afraid they night not be able to ship the drug by certain Steamers. After sending in the application ey had sometimes to want half an hour and at others two hi urs. He had been engaged in the shop for about 4 years, and had always followed the practice of sometimes waiting and at others not waiting for the "permits. He had never been refused a permit on application.
By Mr. Deacon:-You know it is illeval to move opium without a permit, don't you?At first when this law was enforced we asked the Superintendent pi mports and Exports to allow us to do so.
I am not asking you that; you know it is ille- Hal to remove it without a permit being signed by the opium farmers?—Yes.
any cases where he had obtained permission Lontinuing, witness said he could not cite from the Superintendent before obtaining the
permit.
His Worship:-1 do not think the harbour office is likely to give permission in such a case. Bow many years ago was it?
Witness:-At the time I had not started business,
the Ordinance was passed
Mr. Deacon-Presumably, it was before
Lam Tong, opium dealer, of 117 and 118 business for 3 years and was aware that a Jervois Street, stated that he had been in the
received.
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JALUABLE was impossible to save the steamer, and she
soft of water, not far from where the Hawkes
The Narara is insured in the Union Insur anca Society of Canton for £2,000. She is a screw steamer of 7: tons gross, and 48 tans net. he was built at Jervis Bay in 1920. Her dimensions are Length, 79ft, Bin; beam, 18ft. gin.; and depth, 5ft 8in.
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Ordinance had been contravened. The defence Het up was that a relaxed procedure, had grown up by which persons removed chests of opium after sending in a requisition to of the s.3. Narara on August 25th at Windsor, Information reaches us concerning the loss the Superintendent of Imports and Exports N.S.W. This vessel, which was running be lor leave to remove such chests that is ween Hawkesbury and Sydney, caught fire have acted upon the requisition and upon the hile moored a short distance from the wharf, ermit granted in consequence of that requisithe flames spreading with such rapidity that it tion without having obtained the signature. I the farmer his agent to the permit, as a result of the requisition. He agreed with Mr. as scuttle and sunk. She now lies in about Deacon that such a custom or usage of trade had dot been established. It was stated that they was burnt to the water's edge some years procedure was followed because it was found inconvenient to wait until the opium farmer or his agent had countersigned the permit. The inconvenience alleged was that, many cases, it meant the loss of a steamer. But in his opinion that did not justify anyone not cam-
lying strictly with the condition laid down in. section of the Raw Opium Ordinance, the whole scope of which was expressed in the preamble in the following words:- Whereas is expedient to regulate and control the movement of raw opium within the Colony o that the section and the waters thereof." was drawn up for the purpose of regulating and controlling the movement of saw opium within the Colony. Its terms are terms of abso- tute prohibition unless certain acts are complied with. Had he found that the delay of the opium farmer in countersigning the perimit, when ob tained, had contributed in any way to the action Taken by the defendant in moving the opium without having obtained a countersignature, that might have influenced him, Javourably towards him, but the evidence was clear that the opium, which had been removed was seized some time before the permit was obtained and therefore, before it had been taken t the opium farmer and countersigned by him or his agent. Therefore, the defendant can find an excuse for his conduct on any dilatory, action on the part of the opium farmer or his agent. The Ordinance, he took it, being passed to regulate and control the movement of saw opium in the Colony, had for its main object the assistance of the opium farmer and, indirectly, the safe guarding of the revenue of the Colony derived from the opium farm. As the terms of the sec- had broken one of those absolutely prohibi tion were absolutely prohibitive and defendant ive conditions precedent and had shown
good excuse in palliation of his conduct he would impose the full penalty of $50, but would exercise his discretion as regarded the firfeiture of the opium. As the law said that the pium may be forfeited he thought that in the present case justice would be done by impos-
the full penalty of $500, and making no oder as to the forfeiture of the opium.
Mr. Beavis:In this case, your Worship, I think the defendant may apply for a return of the opium?
His Worship Yes.
SNIPE SHOOTING AT MACAO.
A sporting correspondent at Marad sends us the following:-
Small though de community of Macao be, it is perhaps second to none in the East in its enthusiasm for genuine "sport", especially of the trails in the muddy fields of Chinese ferri- ht description which takes its devotees across it had to be obtained before removing ory not many miles beyond the boundaries of the Superintendent to do so, but he always the preceding summer has been normal, sports opium. He, however, had the permission of Macao. In ordinary times when the rainfall in made application for the permit which was invariably granted, and signed by the opium towards the end of August, and with the advent men begin to bestir themselves for the season
times had to wait three hours befo e it was of that famous pastime which erstwhile, until farmer. Aller doing to however, he some-of September they are thick in the enjoyment
permit as customers were in a hurry to ship it.
Opium was removed without the the promulgation of grand-motherly legislation, formed a distinct feature and pleasure of the farmers signature had to be placed to the City. I allude to snipe shooting in our vicinity, By Mr. Deacon-He knew that the opium generally monotonous life in this ancient Holy. permit, and that i was illegal to remove opium So far this year there has been but very few without it. If he did so it was at his own risk. snipe in the n ighbourhood of Macdo, probably Yoen Kap coolie, employed by the Kwang in consequence of the heavy rains which have Yuen Shing, gave evidence regarding making fallen recently. There had already been too much application on the 6th inst, at 10.50 am, for water in the paddy fields; indeed, the copiaus permits to remove opium. The permits were rains collected in them had attained a height granted at 1.30, and were then handed to the of from one to two hands, consequently the opium farmers. After waiting r5 minutes he birds migrate to other places where he land is his master the papers could not he signed then. was told be need not wait but could go and tell not inundated. Notwithstanding this, several parties have not been de erred from sallying An excise officer said the opium in question forth in search of snipe, but of those that ven- was seized at 11.15 am. on the 16th inst, near tured out in the present unfavourable condition the Central Market.
of the fields not one succeeded in taking as big to prove the scarcity of small game in the pre- a bag as half-a-dozen couples. This is sufficient
CANTON, 24th September. At the request of several captains having charge of steamers on the Hongkong-Cantan sun I send you a few paniculars regarding the wrecked stone junk referred to in your columns, and notified as a danger to navigation in the notice to mariners issued by the Harbour Master at Canton. The craft was sunk in the channel just above the second bar creek und on the direct route of all steamers plying between this port and langko g. As the result of inquiries have ascertained that the wreck was reporter 18 the Custains' authorities by Captain Lloyd of the steamer Hankow on the 6th August last, but no active step was taken by them because her masts were standing and visible at low water. But these were soun stolen by the sampan people of the district together with all moveable gear, and owing to this lack of energy and want of proper attention to aids to navigation of the river, on the part of the persons responsible for the removal or proper marking of the wreck, the Shit On Co.'s.s.s. Kwangchowe passed over and touched the wreck on the night of the 2nd of Septem ber. Irckily sustaining no damage. Captain Walker, in command of the s.8. Kwongch, immediately apprised the Customs' authorities of the fact, and requested that the wreck should be properly marked, so that other ships might seer clear of the spot, and obv ste probable accidents. But it was not until three days af er this request that a Wreck Buoy was placed over the obstruction, and yet another two days elapsed before a reri ficht was hoisted at night. As the majority of be to travel this route af er sunset-in fact, the river is always best navigable by night, as the t des are then much higher than at other times it was absolutely necessary to have a light on the spot; but it took thirty days after the sinking of the boat to place the light, and then only a small unprobe plenty of time to have got the permit signed His Worship observed that there appeared to tected junk was sent down to anchor over the wreck and heist the red light at her masthead
and counter signed by 2 p.m. • at night. This portion of the river is well known to be infested with thieves and pirates. It was near this spot that Mr. Evans, the British Consulate's constable, lost his life at the hands of pirates last year and I am informed, and have every mason to believe, that my jaf rmation is absolutely correct, that the junk had not been at its station twelve hours before she was pirated and everything moveable taken out of her. On receipt of this news the Customs authorities are reported to have sent an armed lunch to hy al protect the junk where it is on duty at the present moment. When it was pat nt that the wreck cuud nrt be removed she should have been blown up, a, by letting the obstruction reman, sand banks must necessarily form making extra shoals in the now very difficult navigable river. Mr. W. Waters, who is now dynamiting rocks in the rk Reich of the Canton River, to make a clear way for ships in wharf at Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's new bun ing, told me that he offered to remove the wreck, by blasting for the moderate sum of $ico. This was considered ton expensive and the wreck still lays an immediate danger in all eraft navigating the river If $6.0 so much for the Chinese. authorities to expend in the protection of life ant property on the Canton River, it is high time the Consular body of this part inquired
sent season.
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BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGE of the following VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,
Sunte in TIT LONG LASE, Victoria, Hongl arg, WEDNESDAY, the 7th October, 1903, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
AUCTION ROOMS, DUDDELL STREET, by
on
at his
MR. GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
All that Piece of Ground registered in the Land Office as the Remaining Tortion of Section 1. of Marine Lot No. 18 with the Messuages thereon known as Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, Tit Hong Lane.
The Property
hell from the Crown for the
The following are to-day's close Quotations:-residue of the Tein of 999 years granted by a ......$631, L'dun £65.10 Crown Lease, dated the 2nd day of May, 1887. For further Particulars and Conditions of Sale, apply to
EWENS & HARSTON,
Nationals Unions
China Traders... Canions Hongkong Fires China Fires Macao Steamboats Indo-Chinas Douglases... Shell Transports China Sugars Raubs... Docks... Kowloon Wharves Farnhams Hongkong Lands Hongkong Hotels Humphreys Estate Cements Watsons
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182) b.
325 5.
324 b.
37 5. £1.2.6 ...$ 98 s. 813.
... 206 s.
67 5.
Tis. 136
...$153
145 b
22 b. 144 S.
SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT.
transactions are from Messrs. J. A. Sullivan The following extracts of the week's share & Co.'s report, published on :útti September:- The principal work of the week has been in Langkats and Farnhams, and although rates have not materially improved the steady buy: ing has kept the market together and prevented
sharp fall. London sight rate is quoted to-day 26 3/16. Hongkong quotes 724 for 3 days' bills. Consols £882.
Wherves. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf shares have been in steady demand at Tis, 230 and Tls. 240, but to-day there is a disposition to sell and rates are easier, For December Tls.. 245 has been done.
Shipping-In Indo-Chinas transactions have taken place at Tls. 61 and Tis. 62) for cash and the account. For November Tis. 623 is reported and December contracts have been made at Tis. 631. Tls. 64, Tls. 61/62) and 'T' s. 63. Cash shares are scarce. Hongkong quotes $86 steady. Shanghai Tug and Lighters have changed hands at Tls. 60 "ord.' and at Tis. <2 for preference cum dividend, and at Tis. 58 574 demand at £1.26. In consequence of threa and Tis. 51 respectively ex div., Shells are in tened opposition Macao Steamboats have re- ceded to $33.
Docks. Farnham Boyds opened at Tls. Tis. 136. To-day settlement shares are offer- 136,13 and rose steadily to Tis. 139,140 and
12/141 and Tls. 141 are reported. January ing at same rate. For December sales at Tls. shares are procurable at Tls. 142 For March T147 was paid by Hongkong. mand, and shares have changed hands at TIS. Lands-Shanghais have been in strong de-
103 Ths. 104,105,
Cottons. Ewos have been booked at Tis. 35 Collon shares are not in favour at present.
Sugart.-Peraks are unchanged,
Chinas
are firm at $96.
Mining-Wei-Hai-Wei Mines have been bought at par. Chinese Engi cering and Min ing shares have been placed at Tls. 7.
Solicitors,
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MR. GEO P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer. Hongkong, 25th September03.
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RANGES-200, 500 and 600 yards. Seven Shots and a Sighter at each Range.
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'HE Undersigned have received instructioną
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at 11 A.M., at their
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ALSO
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TERMS As usual,
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
PROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Cds of RHODERICK ·
MCNEIL ANGUS CAMP. BELL, dreeased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Court has,
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against the above Estate to the 23rd day of October, 1903,
to send their Claims to the Undersigned on or All Creditors are accordingly bereby required
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Dated the 24th day of September, 1903.
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Tobaerns,Sumatras have changed hands at Tis, so, Tis. 51 and Tis. go. In Langkats rates have been sustained by a large cash order, and Tis. 275,280 was paid, cum dividend of Tls. 73 paid on 15th inst. Subsequently Tls. 2671,255 270,272 ex div. For the settlement similar was done, but yesterday the rate rose to Tis. | A
rates were paid and in one instance the market dropped to Tls. 262), but only to recover rapidly. For October transactions at Tls. 280,- 2771,274 cum dividend were posted and after- wards at Tis. 270 2774x div. A sale for Nov- December sales at Tls. 3873 cum and Tls. ember clearance is published at Tis. 2771; For 282,277),180, Tis. 280,277), Tis: 2771,280,2821 for the past fortnight is telegraphed at 67,000 ex div. have been recorded: The output of oil
kerosene made 66000 cases, shipped 66,000 gallo s petroleum in tanks 210 000 gallons,
cases and in stock 8 ono cases,
THE ARNS-CARRYING LAW. By an erroneous interpretation of the Code, a provision of the law was brought into force here in Macao compelling every citizen to take and the Police have orders to arrest all those out a licence for carrying and possessing arms, who are found in the possession of arms with Secretariat, excepting foreigners, who pass out the proper licence issued by the Colonial
for the purpose of shooting. If the law of the through Macao to proceed to Chinese territory land enforces the obligatory possession of a licence to legalize the carrying of arms, it should be observed by all without distinction and in vidious exception. Moreover, this measure is 'ON LONDON, Telegraphic Transfer/10 desuetude in another, according to the whims made effective one year and allowed to fall into of the officer administering the government for the time being What appears positively un- ON BERLIN, (demand), jest and an abject concession is that foreigners ON PARIS, Bank Bills, nn demand. freand without the respective licence. Whereas are allowed in ceny arms, without paying any Macao's own ci izens du not enjoy the privilege
Mr. Beavis then addressed the Court remark ing that defendant had simply followed what had been the general practice of the trade ever since the opium Statute was passed, and his application for permission to remove the opium nction throughout was entirely bond fine. The
tined, it was made because defendant know was sent from the office and, therefore, he main perfectly well it would be granted although tinn of the Statute was to avoid the illegal the opium had been removed. The inten dealing in opium and to compel those who were dealing in it to publish the fact to some responsible offici 1. By making the applica- tion defendant proved that he had no intention which, he submitted, was not framed for the of avoiding certain portions of the Statute, purpose of stopping trade, but in facil tale it by laying down certain rules whereby it that defendant had been prosecuted, and he can be carried on. It was the first occasion aked his Worship to construe the breach of the by inflicting a nominal fine without forfeiting and exemption. law as merely a technical offence and meet it
the opium.
It should be expedient for the Macao author- Mr. Deacon, in reply, pressed for a sebsites to del berate further in connection with this tantial penalty as the upium famers paid a matter, to do away with the existing anomoly, very large sum to the Government for the and the impediments in the way of local spenis- rights and privileges of the farm, and it was only proper that they should be pro ected restored, and the objectionable legislation men. The old order of things ought to be from fraud or swindling. It was desirable revoked. By its operation
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MR. EDWARD NABLE and Miss ASCOLI will appear in a
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DANCE,
MR. ALFRED TULLETT will give DESCRIPTIVE MUSICAL SKETCH- PICTURES FROM SOLDIER LIFE.
All Productions under the Personal Supervision of MR. EDWARD NABLE.
PRICES: $3, $2 and $1.
PLAN at ROBINSON PIANO CO.'s. Late Tram and Ferries will run after the
Performance.
ALEC. MIDDLETON, Manager. Hongkong, 25th September, 1903- THE AMERICAN ASIATIC STEAM- SHIP COMPANY.
STEAMSHIP SERVICE FOR NEW YORK VIA THE SUEZ CANAL..
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On demand .. ON SHANGHAI, Telegraphic Transfer......2
Private 30 days' sight On Yokohama, T,T, Gold Leaf Foo touch, per tael Sovereigns, Bank's Buying Rate
into the expenditure of all the Harbour dues, that they should know when, from where, and to the colony operation no good redounds Par Silver.
&c. which the numerous shipping concerns Have been, and are putting into the harbour department's coff-rs.
ANOTHER RISING FEARED
AT CANTON..
to where opium was going to be removed be fore any removal took place; otherwise they would be unab e to trace it and then be opened to fraud and serions loss. He did not think the plea of custom had been maintained, and argued that even though it was the custom was illegal and of no value as a defence,
His Worship-It may be for mitigation of the penalty.
Mr. Deacon contended that the farmers had
Wri log front Canton on the 29th ult, it will great difficulty in detecting such cases, and be remembered our correspondent observed believed that the people were acting fairly and that it had been officially reported to the honestly. Viceiny and Governor there, by the local au- thorities, that they had discovered a plot for another rising uch as that which proved abor tive by the timely and friendly warning.com municated to the Chinese officials, by the Hongkong Government in January last. The report sta ed that rebel uniforms had been dis- covered, the date for the revolt being fixed for the 30th ult, or the 19th September,
It would appear from latest information that the spirit of revolt has been lying dormant and is awaiting the first opportune moment te burst forth into activity. A well nown Hongkong Chinaman with foreign education is in receipt; to day; of an urgent telegram from a mandarin winantou urging his friend to remove his wife and family with all haste from the City of Rams where they are now residing. The message adds that in official circle the e is considerable misapprehension of the dings of the populace. It has been represented to the authorities that and the mount break out any time within the
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.
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1382
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$11.00 5775
..27 9/16
OPIUM QUOTATIONS, To-day's quotations are as follows:-m
-MALWA `NEW...........................
LAST YEAR
The Brother Director begs to return" his .. OLDEST wrmest thanks to the following gentlemen'Tor | PATMA NEW their kind donations towards the additions RENARES NEW......
PRASIAN (PAPER)... lately pot up in the College:-
Sergt. Boulger..
China Exports and imports.... Mr. R. G. Moorhead Messrs. H. Price & Col
Mr. Carl Georg.....
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B Brotherton Harker „G, C. Anderson
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Mr. Melbuish Mr Geo: Lammertti.: Messis Yee On Ing ̈Ca; Mr. A. Ritchie.
WD. Wickha AWS. Bailey
His Worship, in giving judgment, said the defendant, who is the master of the Kung Yuen Shing, was summoned for a contravention of section.rt of the Raw Opium Ordinance. No, i az of 1887, in removing two cheats of Patna, opium from one place to another in the Colony without having the permit, which he obtained fromthe Superintendent of Importsand Exports, signed by the opium' farmer or his agent The law says that unless that permit has been so signed it shall not be used or acted upon which means that the permit to remove the chest or chests of opium from one place to another within the Colony is totally meffectual, unless it has been countersigned by the opium farmer or his agent or, in other words, the permit has to be previously countersigned by the opium farmer or his agent. In ibe present case it was ad- mitted, and was also quite clear, that the pers mit, which was obtained from the Superintend ent of Imports, and Exports-bad not been aigued by that opium farmer of by hil ageno nije mordeAPONERIN
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No. 16, Queen's Road Central,
Nearly opposite the Hongkong Hotel with
entrance through store of R. Houghton, Tailor..
DAVID BENJAMIN, Manager.
Hongkong, 23rd June, 1903.
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