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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1908.
THE OPIUM TRADE.
ATTEMPTED INDIRECT MONOPOLY
CANTON PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT'S OBSTRUCTIVE REGULATIONS
DETRIMENTAL TO BRITISH TRADE.
PROTEST BY HONGKONG MERCHANTS,
THE. NOTIFICATION,
in discussing the subject, "when the Cantonese shall have brought us to our knees, wa shell be entirely at their mercy."
the
It is with considerable satisfaction that we are in a position to report that the most im portant trade to the Colony of Hongkong, viz., the opiuln trade, has among its exponents rë-
CHINESE OFFICIALDOM DISTRUSTED.` prosentatives who are ever watchful of its best
Having regard to the fact that the myr interesis which they are equally realous omidons of the Provincial Guverontent, un safeguarding and a ready to promote, 19 like Cresas's wife, are not above suspicion, keeping an ever-watchful eye over the trend of they have in the set of regulations uarter events calculated to affect the course, at the discussion a ready tool to bring into opera moment batet by Innumerable" and serious, tion all the devices which ope the doar difficulties, the British merchants engaged in the to endless squeezas, exsclings, and all the ophum trade in Hongkong, while they primarily forms of extortion which are associated with and directly protect their own latareste, indirect the lower orders of Chinese officialdom when ly operate to the advancement of the prosperity invested with authority. The regulations, es of the Colony. Hence it is that we con gratulate the firms engaged in the British stated, demand the possession of a licence bya opium trade in Hongkong upon their sagacity chost must be covered by a licence. Reduced bayar, a seller, ne smoken Every cake" in a in discovering, in the most recent movement on the part of the Provincial Government at to practice the very multiplicity of licences Caolon, a tentative endeavour to establish an required renders the machinery for indirect monopoly in the sale of raw and colorcement of the new in a most cumbers prepared opium by the issuance of certain ons. In proportin to its unwieldingas is the barration difficulty of the purchaser, obstructive regulations ostensibly for the better vendor and dealer of the commodily increased control of the retail opfum trade, but la reality There being no facilities, as for instance those to create an indirect monopoly whereby, it is a existing in Hongkong for the granting of, for safe presumption, the Government stand to example, boat and other licences in Hongkong, profil in the end..
under ac effective administration in Canton, the nominal care with which licences are Through the Bard of Reorganisation in supposedly obtainable can be reached only Canton, the Provincial Government has just by tortuous route, at whose every stage it recently issued Dotification which has re- is ast-improbable a toll will be levied in the ceived wide circulation at the capital requiring form of "tea money "-otherwise expressed hongs dealing in either raw or prepared opium, ia he single word squeeze" la short, the or both, to provide themselves with licences to opium regulations, which came, jaio force be issued by the Board before they will be to-day will let loose a small army of yames allowed to coations to deal in the drug. The runners on the profitable task of earning their regulations issued pursuant to the notification tea-money "for favours in securing the early become operative on the 1st day of the 9th issuance of licences to those imperativaly in -moon-(25th-September, 1958)—that-is-to-day-mead-of-them.
Not only are dealers to be licensed büt
MERCHANTS' PROTEST... smokers, in accordance with local regulations already promulgated under Imperial Edictccrue from the enforcement of the new law We have just anced the effect likely to must be at med with the necessary permit before relating to the up um trade and opius skin they can indulge in the habit Clandestine trading in opium, like clandestine smoking translation of the notification promulgated by in Canton. We wive below a full and failblul will be visited with severe punishment provided the Reorganisation Haird, and leave those for in the latest of the opium regulations to concerned to consider them. from their owo bear the imprimatur of the Viceroy of the points of view. In the ineantime it is satis Liang Kwang.
factory to leam that the leading British mer bestified themselves to vigorous action. Amory chants engaged in the trade in Hongkong have the more important firms to make representa tions in the malter are:- Megars, avid Sassoon Co, Ld. E. D. Saston & Co., . Pabaney, Cawasjce, l'allanjee Cos. J. David & Co., Tata & Co., and others, The representations bave taken the form of a strong protest lodged with H.B.M. acting Consul-General in Cauton, a similarly worded communicating to the Hongkong General Chamber of Cemin rce, and another to the Hongkong Branch of the Chios Association
EFFECT OF THE REGULATIONS. Innocent as the regulations may appear upon a cursory reading their far-reaching effect was put in its true and undisguised light to a mem- ber of the staff of this paper by a gentleman plac ed in high-position in relation to the opium trade and whose pronouncements on the sub- ject carry all the weight and importance of a responsible authority.
When asked what effect the enforcement of the Canton requistions would have upon the British Indian trade, with special reference to Hongkong, the gentleman interviewed replied: "The effect would be seriously, detrimental to British Indian opium trade. Canton is Hongkong's most important outlet and the Colony suffers accordingly."
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A PRECEDENT..
the firm attitude they have taken up against the The signatories to the protest are fortified in Government of H.E. Viceroy Chang Jea-chup
Gimokers must not accordi
after set forth is the roles here. The "Paul Beau" Affair.
* If any our obeys" in words and, disobeys secretly, carries on private transactions without licence, and against the law and does not re- tela the counterparts of licences to be delivered up each month, he will be considered as viola-41%
TRENCH CONSUL'S REPRE- SENTATIONS
ting the law on purpose, and when he is, found 942 AGAINST PROPOSED MASS MEETING. out, he will, when prosecuted, be, saverely punished, have his property seiked and bimtell
"Tiet every one obey this notice, IRE
[From- Own Correspondent.]-
RULES ABOVE REFERRED TO (1) The licences for the raw opium shops should be printed is the same forms as those for this preputed opium shops and one licence is o be given to each shop for carrying on busit nets, such licences to be renewable once a year without licence fees uutel the expiratius' of the limited time for the prohibition of smok ing, when it is to be surendered for cancella-lation roads: tion.
CORRESPONDENCE.
· (Wa_do not necessarily, Andorse the opinions expressed
Bhajilo by Correspondents in this osieme.jpfozw
MR SHELTON HOOPER'S ACKNOW. LEDGEMENT TO THE GOVERNOR
· PUBLIC HEALTHLAND. BUILDINGS ORDINANCE PROSECUTIONS,
Canton, 24th September. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HOXOKOMO Telmorapha The Paul Beau affair is the absorbing subject SIR,With regard to the wholesale isssub of in the columns of the native Press from day to protecations by the Building Authority for day. All the Chinese newspapers in Canton in non-compliance of notices to execute certalu re their issue of to-day contain the following semi-pairs to property and which formed the subject official reference to the case. The report deals of a resolution in the Legislative Council yester first with a despatch from H.E the Viceroy to day, I think it only fair to His Excellency the the Kwangchaw Frefect, of which a free trans Governor the public should be informed that on the state of affairs being brought to his notice His Excellency at once ordered the withdrawal
Yours faithfully,
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After this investi vation and top bas French Consul in which he states, "It having of all she summons
been completed; opium shops are only allowed 1o be shut up and no new one are allowed to be established. t.
establishes a shop without applying for a If any one dates to violate the law, privately licence and sells, oplum so buyars without inspecting their licences, the shop thus well ng the opium will be usired and the buyers will be arrested when they are once found out or when a trus information is recolved,
A despatch has been received from the
just come to my knowledge that Kong Hung Yun, a member of the local gentry, is about lo convene a public meeting to discuss matters in connection with the Paul Baas arrest case with oform your Excellency of his intention and tha object of inciting public feeling, I beg to hope that you will kindly take steps to stop Kong from carrying out bis proposal and forbid him from interfering in the case, Your Ex- cellency is already in possession of all the (3) The licences for the purchase of raw particulars relating to this casa and is, of counterfoil being kept by this Board for re. I have also reported the case to the Franch oplum are issued in three counterparts, the ference, the part for inspection to be detained Minister at Peking.
course, the official responsible in dealing with
by the seller, and the principal part to be kept by licenseo..
la case the smoker buys raw opium 10 prepare it himself he must first report distinctly how many balls of raw opium he buys and pay a dance fee according to the quality of the opium in pursuance of Clause 6 of the Regula loss submitted by the King Shun Tong, and also according to the number of pans. The ficence is then filled up accordingly and issued
in two parts.
Following the exact procedure, Colonel Chan, of the Shameen Guard, on the avering of the 13th instant informed the French Consul of his intended raid on board the s.s. Paul Beats on her arrival here on the following morning to arrest certain passengers, alleged robbers, and for this action Chan also obtained a letter from the Shame holiessel on the morning
Municipal Council, of the 14th Chan boarded the steamer with his men and effected the arrest of the nilsged pirates and took them to a sampan. Suddenly, the French Vice-Consul appeared on the scene and caused the prisoners to be released and conveyed back to the steamer,
On-the-arrival of :
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Hongkong, 25th September, 1908.
CHEUNG PAT-SZE SEIKS THE CONCESSION. CANTON-MACAO RAILWAY,
[From Our Own Correspondent"}
Canton, aand September.
extinguished without much damage being dona to the surrounding buildings except the one where the fire originated
21st September, WOMEN'S SERVICES, RECOGNISED DES On the 19th instant medals were distributed At the Shi Mun college by the Contral Relief Committee to a mumber of ladies and girl students who had rendered kind services at the recent Canton Floed. Fund Baraaring detall: holders in collecting funds to assist the sufferare, The recipients of the medals expressed their Bazaar, satisfaction at the 'successful outcome of tha
NEW OFFICE DES Tsang, the newly-appointed Tantal for the The Viceroy bas instructed Chan Mons Development of Native Tedustries at Canton, to assume the duties of his bow appointment 25: the office of Kwangchow Prefect in his success Yoon as possible after bending over charge of
For, Ko Kun Cheung. The offices of the present Bureau of Agriculture, Industries add Commerce will ho occupied by the newly- appointed Tantai as his temporary office, pending the completion of repairs to the old Hoppe's yamen building, which will be utilised
ELE APPOINTMENT.
Lieutenant Cheung Tien Kidind of illasàn on the 14th instant, and the Brigadier General of Kwangchow, Li Mong. Yuan, has been ap pointed to fill the vacancy. Wo Ling Sun has been appointed Er's succéssoas Brigadier General of Kwangchow, h
AGED OFFICIAL IN DISGRACE / Chao Chi Mee aged nearly eighty, formerly rested a short time ago by order of the Viceroy A Brigadier General of Weichow, who was ar
pa charges of alleged malpractices, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life we
EDUCATION. W
It has been reported that the contract for the building of the Canton-Macao Railway by Portuguese concessionaries has been cancelled and the right of constructing this line restored to Chinese. Availing himself of the opportu- pity, H. E. Cheong Pat-ze has deputed Mr. Shum Tao Sang to proceed to Peking to con sult with the Ministry of Posts and Communi cations, with the intention of obtaining the ficient capital for this doubtful enterprise.
The Canton authorities have received instruc Ministry's sanction to float a company with sufitions from the Ministry of Education at Peking
CANTON DAY BY DAY,
IN HONOUR OF CONFUCIUS.
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
Canton, 18ik September“-
This licence is only to be used once and a new licence has to be applied for when one is needed so to prevent double games. Every, raw opium skop, when a customer comes to buy raw opium, must clearly inspect the licence
At present negotiations are being conducted in his possession in two parts issued by this.with the French Consul with a view of settling inserted thereis, sell according thereto, detain over the robbers, who had been released; but Board as to the number of balls of raw opium the case and he has also been asked to hand
part-to the customer one part of the licence and return the principal these degotiations are only to be conducted
At a meeting held yesterday of the Canton and concluded by officials and neither the
Self-Government Society, it was unanimously gentry nor the people should interefers with agreed that, in celebration of the anniversary of them at all. Kong, being a respectable geatle Confucius, the 17th day of this moon (the aand man, should have known botter and should not instant) should be observed as a general public have dous what has been alleged against him, holiday in Canton, and all the various pro viz., the convening of a meeting of the
minent institutions in the city will on that day kind stated in the French Coal's commuai- be decorated with lanterns and flags in honour hereby instructed to investigate the alleged suggested to raise funds for the building of an in cation. You, the Kwangchow Prefect, are now
of the occasion. As the mesting it was also charges against Kong, and to report accord-
sti ution in a conspicuous part of the cit where ingly."
lectures on the doctrine of this ancient sage An English version of the Kwangchow Fre-may be delivered occasionally to the public so fect's note to Mr. Kong Hung Yun transmitting that the people may attain to a higher degree a copy of the viceregal despatch is as follows: of moral standard.
"I beg to send you herewith enclosed copy. of a despatch for your information and hope you will favour me with a reply giving full explanation to be transmitted to the Viceroy as directed."
Canton and Honam will be audited by a re-. Too counterpart licence detained by shops ia prescolative from this Reorganization Board, and those in places beyond Capton and Hoaam by representatives from the respective Mag istrate's Yamens, once a month. With regard deputy officers, the audit will be conducted by to places where there are branch offices under tepresentatives from such brauch offices. When conduct the audit by order, such shop must at A representative attends at a raw opium shop to ance get ready all the counterpart licences and hind them over. Those who do not obay by not.handing over the counterpart licences will
force. be dealt with according to the Regulations in
Translation of Mr. Kong Hung Yung's letter to the Kwangchow Prefect:-
(3.) Licences applied for by shops in Cen- tod and Hosam, will be issued by this Re-, organization Board. As to applications made by shops in Districts beyond Canton and Ho
am, Local Authorities are directed to make a thorough investigation as to the number of from the Viceroy na the Paul Beau cast has Your despatch enclosing copy of a despatch shops within their respective jurisdiction, and been received, from which I am quite astonish to save their names and addresses forwarded-ed-to learn that I am alleged to have been at- to this Board for examination in order that tempting to convene meetings in connection licences may be issued for distribution. with the cars. He reply, i beg to state that () in places in Canton and Honam where the Paul Bean affair took place on the the issuing of licences are undertaken by con morning of the tractors, a smoker in applying for licences for purchasing raw opium, must first attend at the Reorgan zatia Boud, produce the licence for smaking opiam and report clearly the amount
him to go to the King Shun Tong to have it such licence and give him a letter directing exchanged for a licence and. to pay a liceuce fee accordingly.
to report on the prasant condition of the col- leges and schools to the Kwanglung province, where reform has been affected in the training of the sudebts together with the number of them.
BIRTHDAY OF CONFUCIUS.
It being the first time that she 7th day of the 8th moon, the birthday of Confucion, will be observed as a general, public holiday, the Canton Self-Government Society has issued circulars to the effect that in honour of the occasion the people of all classer are invited to attend the services to be held at the Temple of Confucius on that day at 11 o'clock in the morning.
32nd September. RAILWAY FERRY STEAMERS.
Canton, & Macao Steamboat Go, Ld, and the the ss. Lung Shan formerly of the Hongkong, As two ferry launcher, one of them baing
other the Tauf ?i, have been recently purchas the Thren Provinces, they will be engaged from ed by the Canton-Hankow Railway Company of the sst day of the 9th moon to convey railway passengers from the steam ferry at the Lung Mo Temple, Canton, Shek-Wai-Toog.—l be Failway fares wl, therefore, be increased from will have to pay an extra charge of 15 cents; that div. As advertised, first class passengers second clase, to cents; and third class, scents,
BIRTHDAY OF CONFUCIUS,
GANG ROBBERY. With reference to the cass of robbery that took place in a worthy gentleman's house in Lo Pai Hong Streat, in the Western saburb, on the 16th instant, the Nambol megistrate yesterday personally proceeded to inspect the house in question. In Wongaha yesterday the is suspected to have taken part in the robbery.ed with lanterns, flags and evergreens. A large police of the No.3 station arrested a man who
In celebration of the anniversary of the birth of Conloc us to-day most buildings are deco-at-.
•number of people of all classes; especially students, assembled at the Temple to offer their respects before the Tablet of Confucius. Dating the proceedings the band of the Sacred Heart College discouried selections of indricus
KONGMOON-CANTON, RAILWAY,
-CLAN-FIGHTS,———
What motive do you think prompted the byibeexistence of a precedentin the squelching to be prepared, and the Board will examine, Heusgahan. During this fortnight I have been railway by the people of the 'laal mentioned
formulation of the regulations ?”
CREATION OF A MONOPOLY.
Asked for an elucidation as to the process by which the monopoly would be created the interviewer was given the following lucid statemeol and explanatory illustration,"
a
"The desire to create a practical monopoly Viceroy of Nanking sought to create within the of the threatened opium aquapoly which the —bat a direct, but an indirect monopoly...territory under bis administration a little over
year ago, On that.occasion.it was the Shanghai opium Aongs that took the initiative and with the good offices, which they succeeded in en- listing; of the Diplomatic Corps in Peking, the Chambers of Commerce and the China Associa tion the scheme of the Viceroy of Nacking was promptly rendered nugatory, We do not Hongkong merchants similar success will doubt that in the campaige now waged by the attend their efforts.
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THE CANTON REGULATIONS, with in the foregoing criticisms
Following is a translation of the law dealt The Chief Justice, the Colonial Treasurer, the President of the Reorganization Hoard and the Superintendent of Police of the Pro- vince of Kwangtuog
As to places beyond Cation and Hooam where the issuing of licence is undertaken by report to the Local Authorities who will make contractors, the smokers will have to make the the necessary inquiries and give them letters directing then to go to the contractor's office and have it exchanged for licences and pay the becessary fees..
As to places where the licensing is attended, to by branch offices under deputy officers pe by Local Authorities, the smokers will bave to make the report at such branch offices or the Local Authorities, who will make inquiries, receive fees according to Regulations and grant them licences to be kept."
In reference to tho clán fight between the people of the villages of Siu Keng and Tong Kai, outside the northern suburb of the Can .reth instant and "ton city a fow days ago, three man, are report- had no knowledge of it until about noos. O ed to have been killed The victims were the same day I left Canton for Hongkong by formerly in the employ of the Canten-Haukow
At a mass meeting of shareholders.of the the .. Futches in the afternoon and did not Railway Company an labourers and they were
Canton Haskow Railway Company beld in the return to Canton until the 16th by the 4.1.
fakes away from the workmen's quarter of the
5th moon this year it was proposed to build a village and were foully done to death. As the
railway connecting the port of Koogmoon with outcome of the above the Railway Company, the districts of Nambol, Shua Tak to Sanoi, Canton. The proposed line will pass through the other day, applied to the officials for more
with Fati as Its terminus at Canton It is guards to protect the workmen from further learnt that Sir Chen Tang Liang Cheng, the altacks. Both the Namtoi and Panyu magis president of the Company, has given instruc rates, yesterday, proceeded to the villages totions to the Engineer-in-Chief Kwong, to take hold an inquest on the bodies of the victims the matter in hand with us: little... delay_ue officials with soldiers the inhabitants of the this read Requests have also been made to and to restore order. On the arrival of the
possible and start with the work of buliding? Tong Kali village becoming nervous fled in a the officials that necessary protection be given panic from their homes.
to the surveying party along the line. Ndaj
MARINE COURT.
BLOWING WHISTLE WITHOUT CAUSE.
THE NEW PREFECT,
The newly-appointed Kwangchow. Prefect, Ko Kun Cheap, will take over the seat of office Do the 23rd instant from Chan Moog, Tsang,
A MINING ENGINEER. of the Colombia University, United Stater, and Mr. Wong Cheung Yan, who is a graduate who returned to China a short time ago from Paris where he had been studying mining en rideering since 1904, arrived here yesterday; from the Tung, Kus district, bis native placé. Mr. Wong will proceed to Shanghai'in about a week's time en route to Chanzsha to take, up an appointment in the Hunzo Mining Company there.
19th September. CHINA AND ANNAM.
ADMIRAL LI CHUN, Admiral Li Chus who proceeded a few days." age to make a tour of inspectia of the water- wayi. of the West River retained to Canton yesterday,
CHEAP RICE SALES. -The-committee-of-the Cheup-Rice-Distribu"- tion Bureau, his decided to discontinue the distribution of cheap rice in Canton from the beginning of next moon.
23rd September,
the wedding of my son, which took place on busily engaged in making arrangements for the 20th instant, and I had no time to do any thing outside that. Furthermore, I am resolved to proceed, on the zad proximo, by the s.. Ching to Shanghai, where I will stay for some time; to that how could I have spared time to There must be a certain number of Aongs
connection with the Paul Born case? I beg to remain in Canton and to convene meelings in doing business in Canton. Assuming that licence holders will be limited. By the regula every kong applies for a fcence, the number of
declare that I have arither, made any attempt tions, no applications will be considerad from
to stir up the feelings of the people by calling meetings nor have I, heard of any meet- prospective dealers, so that admission is barred
ing of the kind, I believe that the French against those contemplating entrance into the
Consul will satile the case amicably is no competitive field of the opium trade. It dont
ather than a spirit of justice, so that there may not take too keen a perception to discover that
be no trouble whatever in consequence and be where trade is'controlled by a limited num-
will have no suspicion as to the alleged in ber of
tention attributed to me. I pray you, the persoas or corporations, combination is easily formed and "lusts" created in the or -dinary courserit-is-reasonable to suppose that
Kwangchow Prefect,-will-kindly report to the Applicants for licences, who have already Viceroy with my foregoing statement and re the original number of licence-bolders will be
la the matter of issuing a Notification. undertaken to pay duties and fees, are only quest His Excellency to communicate with the reduced as individuals or firms go out of busi have received an Imperial Decres to the effect cences for inspection as to the amount of raw
Whereas in the 32nd year of Kwong soi we required to produce the original businessFrench Consul informing him of these facts so nest, or denih supervanes to thin the ranks of that the smoking of opinm was prohibited and
as to avoid misunderstandings," dealers. The harmwer the range of licensees also the ten rules to be enticed in Kwarg are found correct by inspection, a proof is opiem to be purchased and when the licences the greater the facility for successful combias Tang for the probibition, of smoking submited tion. The Chinese as a race arc facile pri by the Administering Department and authorized cot liable to any fees, Every branch office given to be exchanged for licences which are ordeinberently possessed of the power" to con- by the Throne: bine," as witness the enormous powers exor
and Local Authorities, who have inned' such ciscable by the numerous guilds in Canton itself. local Authorities ought to make a clear investiterfoils of such; proofs and of the counter- It is found that the gik rule provides that the proofs has to forward a return of the coun. Once an opium "Combine" is formed in Castor, gation into the number of shops selling a virtual monopoly by the dealers, otherwise prepared opium ia every city, town, village and to the Keorganization Board and to send a raw and parts surrendered by the raw opium shopa. the licence-holders, has become an accom plished fact. The members of the "ring" hamlet, and have them registered that the report to the various officers in order that in-
·would be in the position then to diclate their Authorities will then have to grant them licences | quiries'might be made, Officers having charge Harbour Master, Policeman Michael O. Connor Viceroy that a Chinese Cousut should be ap Railway Company, yesterday, accompanied by. terms to importers of opium in Hongkong fromvestigation has been made, no new shops in for carrying the business; that after ibe in- whom they, or their biokers, buy the Indian the business may be established that those commodity.
who go to buy raw or prepared opium must produce licences for inspection before the opium can be sold to them, and that offenders of these provisions will be severely punished.. for oplum may be cited. During the past raw and prepared opium and those who buy Thus, the rale that both the shops who acil week or two the price of 'Bengal opium was raw and prepared opium must do so under advanced $igo per chest, That of Malwa licences, has been adopted and enforced. bas. seen an even higher sppreciation; the phenomenal advance of $15 per chest having smokers had in the 8th moon of the previous It has been found that the opium shops and barth Place. This inordinate riss is explained year bead respectively gived licences and orders by the fact that no more Malwa opium will be ad to obey and observe the rales contained sold by the Indian Government until the 1st therein. January, 1959, in conformity with the under Now we have received from His Excellency standing arrived at between the Governments the Viceroy an order to the effect that the opium of Great Britain and Chica. Against the higher shops are to be investigated inte, registered values of Malwa and Bongal opium, the Persias aud granted licences, which order ought to be: Article shows an increase during the same carried out accordingly.. period of only Seu per chest. The disparity to the disadvantage of Persian opium is accounted for by the existence of the Formosan monopoly, of the Japanese Government.
PREJUDICIAL TO TRADE
On fundamental economic principles, every monopoly is prejudicial to trade. To better illustrate the pains the current local market
licences, io at once make logiries and to of the matter are, when applicants come for grant the licence without any delay. Con- tractors, when applicants coms for licences can only ask for payment of the fees according to the Regulations and cannot demand any exlia
Amount
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purchased, one pad is taken as the minimum (5) in calculating the amount of raw opium amount, because of superior raw opium one ball is taken as one pan and of inferior raw pan. If less than one pas is purchased it is opium sixty or seventy taels is taken as one taken as retail, and must be strictly prohibited according to Regulations in order to prevent tricks.
Kwong Sui, 34th year, 8th moon, 9th day.
(4th Sept. 1908).
Notice,
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* 15th ing.
Taotai Wai Han, who recently returned from Annam after concluding certain negotiations with the French authorities there in respect to the boundary question, between the Chinese and French territorios, has suggested to the pofted to be stationed in Arnam to look after
CANTON HANKOW: RAILWAY, LETA Chang Chib Tong a Superintendent of the
• lo consequence of the appointment of H.E.
Capton-Hankow Railway and the working of the Company being unsatisfactory the share. holders in Canton as well as those in Shang hai and Hankow are fearing that the railway might one day be put under the direct control In the Marine Court, this morning, before
of officials, and consequently they - refused to': the Hon. Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.K.,
pay the second call of shares at St.go each. charged Chas Fuk, master of the private steam
Kuch Kuc Ching, left here for Shanghai to g Sir Chen Tung Lieng Cheng, piesidest of the launch 6 K, with unlawfully blowing his steam whistle other than for the purpose of navigation the interests of the Chinese merchants, trading ||proach the railway shareholders there in per- at 445 pm on the 19th instant in the harbour, in the French territory,
son with the view of appassing their, minds It was stated by prosecutor that at about
>1.8; "PAUL BEAU” AFFAIR.
and persuading them to pay their second in- 445 pm on the day in question, he saw de With reference to the case is which four robstalment of the capital. ale AMZN. from S. to N. He blaw two short blasts, and on her arrival here by the officers of the Sha- The arrest of a miscreant at Wongtha the fendant's launch crossing the Central Fairway bers were arrested on board the nt. Paul Bash ROBBERY after an interval of twenty seconds, he repeated. meen guards, on the morning of the rath inst. |other day, who was suspected to have had a two more, and kept on a straight course, He¦ and wore subsequently released on, socount of hand in the robbery committed in a wealthy altogether had been blown. He went under continued blowing two blasts, until eight biasis the Chinese officers not bave obtained the -man's bousp in La Pal Hong Street in the necessary warrant from the French Consul Western suburb as reported, led to the most the era of the Empress of Cains, and made at Canton for the arrest, it is now reported that of another robber named Chao Chi Nam by fast to port after gangway, and then blow two Viceroy Chang has reported the case by wire the police. At the trial yesterday at the polica more short blasts, after which another two were to the Miolttry of Foreign Affairs in Peking station the latter captiva plaided galliy and be blown in order to complete his inordiante de- and requested the Ministry to settle the casa bas alio disclosed the names of six of kisf 'sire for the sbrilly Instrument,
with the French Minister there.
comrades. The police are now employing their best efforts to apprekend the rest of the culprits,.
KATALOG, KEW PREFECT.
Defendant pleaded that he blew the whistle in order to attract the attention of the workmen. Brato lodgings.
Chan had to pay $75 or spend six months to
4
ANATA, EXAMINATION," "
Viceroy will proceed to the Canton Provincial On Sunday next, the 20th instant, the
High College to distribute certificates tó: ■ number of stadepts, who have recently come pleted their course of studies at that college.
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The newly-appolated: Kwangchiom. Prefect, Ko Kun Cheung, will take over the seal of office on the 1st day of the 9th, thởon, the 25th Instant, from Chan Mong Tang,
This moming, H.E the Viceroy, accom We have had a conference on the subject and THE Nagasaki Press, says that the trial
panied by the Provincial Treasurer, Indge, have settled the forms of licences for the opium trips of the Hirano Afaru and the Bakuva
Edocational Commissioner and the Balt Comp. shops and for those who buy epium, and have Maru are expected to commence. about
FAILING TO, PROCEED TO ANCHORAGE, troller, held an examination of all the expectant It is a matter of common knowledge that ness to be given to the buyers and sellers of for at the end of the month. The first min-: also settled the scheme for cauying on the bast- the middle of this month and of the Chiyo
In the name Court, Yau Cheung, master of officials in the province at the Canton Normal Formose is practically the only Eastern opium zespectively, which forms and scheme toned vessel is sister shipof the Kamp Mor failing to proceed to the anchorage, for
en ubliceased trading junk, was charged at College.
* NEW OFFİCEK;; the instance of PC. George Bird, with
HIGH COLLEGE,
Before assuming the duties of his new ap market for Persian opium, and as the Govers have been submitted to His Excellency the the fine liner which is gaining inch favourable janks in the harbour on the 24th instant. De
Native Industries in Canton, Chan Mong Trang ment controls the sale of the drag in the Island, it Viceroy who has made no order approving of
pointment as. Tuotal for the Development of: exercises its autocratic powers towards importing them as submitted and has directed the heads the ippon Yusen Kaisha The Satura Marufendant admitted the offence.
comments on her maiden voyage to Europe for firms in dictating such purchasing prices as of all the different districts to obey such order
has been appointed by the Viceroy to acI KE has been built for the Impadal Volunteer Flest. It was stated by P. C. Ried that at abouta p,m
Fasilstant director" to both the Board of Re profit to consumers in so buy for re-sale at with due attention and not. to only obey the Association and has a very smart and speedy yesterday, he saw defendant's junk anchored off
organisation and the Customs Superintendent's Formɔia, It becomes evident from the foregoing will result in severe punishment.
order in words and disobey it secretly, which appearance as she lies in the harbour. The the Kowloos Wharf. He proceeded alongside MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FOR, CANTON, new office, Kwan Mo Chu, CHA illustration that the licence-holders in Canton
Chiyo durs is the second of the thran large defendant's boat and asked him what he was do- The Canton authorities have received in. COPPER 'CURRENCY, NASAL il the regulations are allowed to become granted by this Reorganisation Board; it is Kaisha for its American service and is a sister Froduce either license or cenificate. The preparations for the institution of a Municipal the exportation of copper cents from Canton Besides, licences have to be printed and turbine steamers ordered by the Toyo Kitening there. The latter gave no reason and could not structions from Feking to make the necessary. As restriction has besa enforced to prohibit operative-would, in course of time, or as soos suitable to issus a notice for the Information of ship of the Tenys Haru... The steamers now German Mail was learing, the wharf at 1.30 Council in Canton before, the end of the 3rd to other provinces at present, the Canton Mist as they affect a combine, be las position the public. analogous to that of the Japaania Government
|building at the Mitse Bibi Dockyard, and PM, and she was obliged to blow her whistle : moon next Chinese year. From
bas, in consequence, accumulated a lagge pum Now this notice is published with a view which have not been launched, are two for the to warn the defendant, who made to attempt FIER in Formoss. It is even suggested that the that all the raw and prepared opine shops and Nippon Yaser, Kriate, or table witness that the coxswain of the junk had been gongs wore heard sounding at a distance be merchants to buy, there copper coins and Hen bar of these cotos 10: Bock.The Shan Hon Cantonese oplum merchants may effectively, smokers may be aware of the order.
to move out of the way. Later on, be told
At ́s o'clock this moming all of a sudden
'Chu bas now, 'issued a proclamation invitingé and without let or hindrance, boycott the
Mars; the third Toyo Kisen Kaisba vessel; You must take notice that this investigation two lanic steamer, of 9,320 tops grost, for the in Hongkong before Indiad product in favour of the home-grows is made and that the licences are faded to Tayo Kisen Kaisha) and a sister ship to the Defendant's statement was to the effect that ja Loan Hing Street, The different
in alarm for an outbreak of fire which occurred ship them for circulation in the inland districtes drug when and if the Hongkong merchants carry out the rules authorised by the Admiinis Sakura Mars for the Volunteer Fleet. The be had never been in Hongkong before, but brigadar at once, answered the call and AMONG the passengers whoʻami refuse to yield to the terms dictated by the terlog Department, egypte Erat of the above to take the water will be one that one of his crew was acquainted with the procsided 20 lbe scene to render scalalance in day from the homeland be the Pa manopoilsing licence-bolders. In the express Now from the 1st day of the gth moon; all of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha's vessels, probably place sire colloquialiam employed by one gentleman," the raw and prepared oplum shops and opium F'in November,.
tit paning down the conßegration the fire con «SMINIS{WAS A fat of $$ was imposed,
345) Banacité burd for some time but was at Just [force,