Intimations.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1908,
"with" the 39. pero tach which we under bably to be!!
stand is about the average cost in Hong | the farm kong. We learn that when the Oplum | belongs to them,, Law went into force in the Philippines a year ago, 6,938 kilos of opium were in the bonded stores to the credit of the merchants
A. S. WATSON & CO., previously dealing openly in the drug. Gra
LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
dually, these merchant are unloading under the provisions of the act, exporting the stuff or selling it in the limited quantities allowed to the Philippine druggists. Both these channels are watched by the revenue and customs people so closely, we are told, that there is not the shadow of a CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, chance of leakage Thinhnded opium in private stock and sonong not diverted jato forbidden insular chamitus, the Gover,
GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
turned, carriage: paid insular collect
be the real explanation of the inclinati
of the Manila authorities
custom
Hongkong Farm, or to follow other countries in disposing of goods, it is quite apparent that the abhor rence of the oplug trade so freely expressed is more a matter of pose and sentiment than real conviction..
·HONGKONG COLLEGE OF
MEDICINEVE
Amid the larger events which have attract
King's Birthday.
LAST NIGHT'S FESTIVITIES...
carry around. The have endeavoured to informative and some points which the dual would seek to under
MAGNIFICENT BARBOUR DISPLAY... reiomitted. No doubt if the were rich in hand carb, and The British fleet in port, comprising the had a balance which was likely to south, Kent, Astrara, Alacrity, Cho, Cudna flagships King Alfred, H.M.S. Bolford, Mon Crease annually and which, tha Govern
ment could see, no way of exhausting, the university idea would be hailed with acclamation by all interested in the cause of education. But the cass is very much otherwise. We are assured that taxes must be Increased, while the ordinary necessaries of life aro advancing and wages are steadily on the down grade. In such circumstances the prospect of paying for a now institution
not be precisely exhilarating. It may that some scheme can be evolved whereby the purses of the taxpayers will not be fur thet lightened but we cannot feel optimistic on that head. A final point in connection with the Calendar: would it not have been
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE ment is not concerned with the deals made
in exporting it by the merchant-owners. Buled public interest in Hongkong of late.com-designed for the benefit of the few would It is different with the confiscated product|paratively little or no attention has been given
b and it is in this connection, that the subject to the scheme for the creation of a university is of interest to Hongkong, because what is in the Colony Reference is made to the happening in Manila 10-day will be ex fact, however, in the Calendar of the Hong, perienced in Hongkong when opium is a kong College of Medicine which has just prohibited article of commerce. To quote been issued for 1908 9-and it seems that A reliable remedy for all severo, acute, again from our contemporary:-"The Cot the Court of the College
is waiting to s
WATSON'S BALSAM OF ANISEED,
$0.50 and $1.00, "
and the destroyers, took a prominent partie the celebrations during the day in connection will the King's Birthday yesterday. Again at night the Handy men were, as usual, conspicuous by the magnificent display which they gave the inhabitants of Honchong, on the stroke of aine. All the warships were a blaze of light. Each was picked out from truck to keef in lines of brilliantly illuminated electric bulbs, which in the darkness of the night, showed the outlines of each stately vessel to the best advantage. The effect was which a bhoquet was held in honour of the superb. Admiral Lambton's flagship, on board occasion, was distinguished from the rest of the feet by the initials "ER." picked out in electric lamps, being depended from the top line between the tall steel masts, above the four
brillinace which the lamps were capable of
Mother and Child Strangled.
SENSATION AT SHA TAU KÖK.
DASTARDLY MURDER BY GANG OF ROBBERS.
kok, in the New Territory, on Sunday lasise A terrible crime was committed at. Shi-tau- woman and her young child-s girl of some four or fire summers-being murdered by bind of robbers.
The news" of the tragedy "eached" head- quarters this morning, and the lateness can be explained by the fact that it was many, hours after the dustardly deed had bean committed that the bodies of the two victims were dis
covered. As yet a full report has not bara supplied to the Criminal Investigation Departi men, but the facts placed at our disposal are clear,
Sha-teu-kok, as it appears on the map, village on the mainland near Starling Iola Mirs Bay. The population is very small made up chiify of fiihernes
Sha-lku-kok, as it is commonly calle
Standing on the high 'road, a few minutes!
chronic, and lingering coughs and colds, lector-of Čustoma has organized a perfect how far it is possible to give effect to the simple matter to include a balance-sheet stately lacobla which shone out with all the walk from the villago, is a titite mud-house Relieves hoarseness, sore throat, tickling system of getting at the smugglers and from proposal for which some: $230,000 has discover how the College of Medicine stands Riving. Viewed from the heights of the hilt Bich, lived a middle-aged, man, hil, wife,
in the throat, and difficulty in breathing.
the number of seizures from time to time it in very doubtful whether any really large amount of opium or morphine has slipped WATSON'S COLD CURE TABLETS, through. This constant alertness on the part
$0.60,
head, sneezing, &ċ.
of secret agents costs money, the rewards cost money, and prompt payment is neces Speedily relieves influenza, cold in the sary in order that the wheels may con- tinue to work with smoothness, and cer: tainty. The confiscated drug is a commo. dity easily disposed of at a good price in many parts of the Orient, and it has been suggested that a satisfactory arrangement
WATSON'S COUGH LOZENGES. $0.75
the throat and lungs.
WATSON'S
WILD CHERRY. COUGH SYRUP,
$0.75,
already been promised or subscribed. The Hongkong College of Medicine was in," augurated in 1887 and five years later the first two graduates were presented with their diplomas at a public gathering which was held in the City Hall. Since 1892 we find that licentiate diplomas have been awarded to 36 students of the College; not a large number by any means, being slightly over two studenti per annum. In view of the fact that the Hongkong College of Medicine has so far been merely a name, that it has had
for the year to that interested parties might
Goancially?
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HE SHENG KUNG PAO left Moji on 4th lost, and will inspect the silver mine at Ikuno en
route to the health resort at Sama.
arly on
district the spectacle was simply magnificent, and so only child, and they earned their The display was greatly admired by teas of living by selling tea and cakes thousands of Chinese who lined the xaterfront farers it war in this little but that in hundreds for a considerable time after the the dastardly murders were enacted.
Sunday morning the masier of the tas illuminations.were first aghibited, and who slio, flocked on house-top to get a perfect view of out to walk to Tai Po to transact some the admirable spectacle of the placid waters of there, leaving his wife and child to look ater the shop, which they had done on many occa our biy
sions in his absence. That "rabbers had got. wind of the shopkeeper's intended visit to Tai Fo, and that they bad planned to loot the premises while he was awit was known only
DINNER AT OVPRNMENT HOUSE, H.E. TANG SHAQ-YI, the American-Exhibition
Following traditional custom the Governor, Commission and some of the American bus-Sir Frederick Lugard, gave an official loess-men Jett Yokohama on 5th just, for dinner at Government House to the civil and ecclesiastical functionaries, and... the America.
members of the Executive and Legislative
to them.
When the robbery was commital, whether in the day or at night, is not known, Itis believed,
For alleviation of bronchitis, hoarseness, could be made either with the Hongkong no visible existence, as the Calendar puts it REAR-ADMIRAL Sir John R. Jellicoe, K.C v.o., Council. Those present at the dianer were however, that they forced an entrance into the coughs, asthme, colds, and disorders of pium Farm, which concern has a mono- } and that until 1902, the lecturers received no cn, has been appointed Controller of the H E Major-General R. G. Broadwood, Bishop and proceeded to carry out their plan. It
poly of the business in the British settle salaries for their labours, the Collage has Navy, in succession to Rear-Admiral ir H. B. ment, or with some other mart. Such a managed to jog along apparently without in Jackson. arrangement would help make the Philipcurring any delit. In'igoa, however, the pine opium crusade pay its way, and a plan lecturers, on the principle doubtless that NEWS is just to hand that the American sub. marine Octopur has created a record for all has been offered, for consideration. It is the labourer is worthy of his hire, were paid navies at Newport, Rhode island, by diving to objected to on more than one ground. It a nominal honorarium from the fees of the
a depth of soy it, and remaining below the is contended that any return of the con- students, supplemented by an annual Gov-water for two boots. & cated diug to a place where it is certain ernment grant of $2,500, And that honom. the used against 'the moral welfare of the rium has been paid annually during the last Chinese people is wrong in principle and six years. It is disappointing that we are un- absolutely inconsistent with the purpose of able to tell from the Calendar the total hum. Inspector R. Duncan, of the Sanitary. Depart C.MG., The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., The,trangling their victims. Something like $80 the Opium Act. At least one official has ber of students who attend these classes is For colds in the Chest, bronchitis, sore protested to this effect, and, the contention medicine, for then we might be able to form that as the customs seizures are made un- some estimate of the necessity there is der the law agafast smuggling the Opiùm for the proposed University. We take it, Act has nothing to do with this end of however, that if the total number of those
Highly recommended..
WATSON'S ́EMBROCATION,
throat, &c.
.* $0.60...
who received diplomas in 1908 was five the attendance is nothing abnormal. It is quite
An application for 12 months' leave of absence, for the purpose of proceeding to England, from
ment, received the consideration of the Sanitary Board this aftercoon.
Tuk Chinese Engineering and Mining Co, Ed., announces that the total 'output of the Company's thres mines for the week ending
Officer Commanding the Forces, Right Rev. can be supposed, in the absence of any sye D. Pozzini, Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong whacases, that the woman on floding the men kong. Hie Honour Sir Francis Piggott, the house and, knowing the purpose of their Chief Justice, The Hon. Mr. F. H. May visit, yelled for help, while the child began to The Hoo, Mr. W. Rees Davies, The Bou. Mrrry. The robber, it is to be assumed, threat. A. M. Thomson, The Hon. Mr, W, Chatham, co., The Hon. Sir Pant Chater, CMO,, Theed them to be quiet, but as the order seemed Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, His Hoy, Mr. H. H.Jher child wern azized, thrown to the floor,
to have been disregarded, the mother si Gompertz, Prishe Iadge, The Hon. Mr. E. A.. Irving, The Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley, The Hon. while the sobbers proceeded to tie pieces Dr. Ho Kui, C., The Hon. Mr. Wei Yok, of rags round their ancke, the idea being
to stop any further calls for assistaoce →thus, Hon. Mr. W. J. Grasson, The Haà. Mr. H. W, Stade, Mr. C. Clementi, Mr. F. B. is Bowley, Mr. J. R. Wood, Com, Bait Taylor, & N., Arch deacon Banister, and Capt. Heathcote, A. D. C.
THE BALL
The Ball at Government House last night was,
without a dogb), one of the most brilliset and
in money and goods were removed from the
hops. On leaving the murderen closed the - door carefully behind them in order that they may hide their tracks before the discovery Was made.
The shopkeeper returned to Sha-lao-kok
S WATSON & CO., the stick, is denied as a incre evasion,"
October 24 amounted in 33,178 95 tons and the
some time the following day and was thunder Of course that point of view would im-
sales during the period (0.23.267-35 consuccessful gatherings of its kind yet held under struck to find the shop closed. Ha pastor LIMITED,
mediately strike most people as the sensible, true that in Hongkong there are not many GRAND Secilary Chang Chih-tung, Director the Colony. The fact of the presence of the Open the door to find out the cause-and t
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS
AND
KOWLOON DISPENSARY. Hongkong, z3rd October, 1908.
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honest and proper one to adopt, but while it is quite an easy matter for social reformers whose packets are not affected to denounce a trade which is not obviously detrimental to those actually engaged in it, the boot is on the other leg when they stand directly to lose. We have no doubt that, given an
the Government of the Philippines would find ample grounds for dumping the perni- ciom drug in other countries and quielly attaching the proceeds realised from its sale. After all the Government is not concerned with the morality of the people of Hong
boys who having reached the age when thair ordinary education has finished are able to spend another five years wat College, spend ing even the moderate sam of Sto per month, and with the prospect of having to work 'for: the Government for another. three years at a salary not exceeding
the distinguished auspices of any Governor in General of the Canton-Haukow Railway, has British-Fleet in port together with the French tragedy was knowd. There on the cor announced bis intention of leaving Peking at cruisers Alger and the Portuguesa guobont were the corpste- of bis: wife. the end of the month for Hupeh, in order to Ria Lima leat additional colour to the gather: 10 she next few minutes the whole, village
was throwa istom, state off devise ways and means for the speedy coming by the pleasing blending of the numerous
The Sha-tao-kok půlice were informed pletion of that Railway,
navgi uniforms with these of the military and after the necessary inspection the officers and the sombre conventional garb of the remains were seal to Kowloon, it is reported, Two track coolies were each finest 5.0 in the civilian guests: The ladies' trousseaux were
for examination. Detectives are investigating. The billside's along the route are being (coured for the porpetrators of the crime, the ike of which has never been heard of in the history. of this Colony for years...
Police Count, to-day, for obstructing a tramcar
The Hongkong Telegraph opportunity to search tipe law on the subject, $too a month or less than 550 a month. in Def Vené Road yesterday: The defendants
Hongkono, Tuesday, NOVEMBER 16, 1998.
OPIUM-DIFFICULTIES IN THE
PHILIPPINES,
and the Internal
THE China Criile is informed that a fortnight's suspension of work has been ordered at the
authorities. the better to cope with the plague outbreak at Tongshan This has been done on the advice of Dr. Atkinson, the Hongkong plague expert.
a pumerous as they were charming in effect.
Within a low minutes of the appolated hour for the commencement of the function of the day's festivities to continuous streams of chains poured into the nestinel-goarded- portal. of the Governor's residence from east and well, When it is stated that over a thousand invita
fuch a prospect is not beguiling, for even at were polling a lorded truck along the tram the end of that period the bright student track and, owing to the weight could not make whose head is in his work finds it necessary way in time.." to proceed to the Scotch or English Univer sities to fit himself for a larger sphere of usefulness in the world of medical practice, One of the questions,which is apparently kong; what they have to preserve is the For that reason it is worth while knowing Kaiping mines, so as to enable the sanitar, tipos had been issued and, accepted an idea exercising the consideration of the Govern-standard, of virtue among the natives under exactly what future there is for a University ment of the Philippine Islands at present their protection. If their action may seem in Hongkong and what the probable atten- relates to the disposal of the opium which somewhat inconsistent that is merely be-dance of students would be. It is not as if has been confiscated by the Customs cause we cannot all comprehend the attitude the College had ample endowments which
revenue authorities of Government just as the old classical tag While the Government is extremely anxious has it that no mortal man is at all to follow a high moral policy with respect to times wise. That the Manila authorities the use of the drug in the islands, it is not are somewhat dubious about the pro inclined to throw good money into the sea. The opium in question has been con fiscated by order of the Government, but it represents a considerable monetary value, which will be lost to the taxpayers if the Government pursues the usual practice in such cases and destroys it. As the Cable Hetus plainly puts it: "The Government has gone on record as an active mover in
could be devoted to the rewarding of promising undergraduates because so far as we can make out there are only four scholarships in the custody of the Court and all of trifling value. There is a clilios Medical Scholar- ship of the value of Sipo per annum, but the holder must be an old Queen's College boy. Then there is a scholarship worth $40 the first year and Syo the second, available for two years, open to all students, but we learn from a note that "owing to the de preciation of the Trust Funds ag scholar ship under Belilios Trust No.
can be forged of the enormous gathering of foreign sections of the community. The cir guests-drawn-ftëm the British, Chinese-and- ur laws fronding the main portico was illo. minated by strings of coloured japanese fan. A HANGCHOW dispatch reports that a number teros which showed all the more, brilliant of criminals confined in the prison of the ly against the deep background formed by Joho registrate to that city attempted to the thick. foliage overhead and the shrub break gaol on Sunday night. Only five how fringing the gravel pathway. Once inside ever succeeded in doing in. It is stated that the hospitable roof of Government House these five men are all important criminals, two the splendid decorations of the carpetted hall of whom had been sentenced to death.
leading to the bull-room attracted notice by the No YING LUK, & shopkeeper, residing at 174 profusion of palms and aide-hair ferns which exquisite setting of pretty electric bulbs in a Wing Lok Street, was arrested on board the combined to give the verdure-linted feature of steamer Boi Ming yesterday for being in the ball so pleasing in its effict. On the possession of a fowling piece, fifty rounds of northern slope of the ground the usual ammunition, and a revolver without baving. Asg-bidecked marquee, and shed were pro. licence. When he was charged before Mr...vided, while the buffet was patronised at R. Weed with the offence hit Worship gave
ammunition to be forfeited.
PIECE-GOODS FIRM GU
ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE,
Shortly after two o'clock, this morning. the
Tai Lon piece goods firm at 69, Boobam Strand was destroyed by fire, the origin of which is yet unknown. The outbreak was discovered by a futong, who noticed smoke" issuing from the second floor windows. By the time the fire brigade, in charge of Chief Inspector Baker, reached the scene, the whole building war enveloped in fianco fough sheer hand work, coupled with good fack, the firemen managed to save the adjoining
houses
but the piece goods shop was more or less gutted. No. 69, Bonham Strand is a three- storeyed building and occupied by a merchant named Au Pak Kwai. The ground floor was used for the shop and the two upper floors as fois quarters and storage rooms. The fire is and in quick-time ate its way to the top of the building. The damage done is not knows, but in supposed to be enormous. The premises were insured for $15,000 in different firme »»
the anti-dope crusade, and the responsible American wholesale druggists to be made up at present available for competition," The him his discharge, but ordered the arms and interva's between the dances. The sopper room supposed to have started in the ground floor
Govecument offers a scholarship of the value of $40 a year available for three years, and there is the Blake Scholarship worth $150, but it is open only to Chinese students
INSPECTOR of Teamcars Glendinning prose .cated a coolis is the Police Court, this morning for attempting to avoid paying his fare while travelling in a car last night. This inspector stated that while he was standing on the pole ground awaiting the approach of a Shan-ki-wan car, he saw the defendant clinging to the and
was on the ground floor and was set off with the orthodox embellishments associated with it on similar occasions. Dancing was kept up with much enthusiasm till late bour, the music belag supplied by the excellent Band of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment. Those forming the Governor's sat in the State lancers were:--Sir Frederick Lugard and Mis, Lyon; Major-General Broadwood, and Mrs. Chatham Sir Francis Piggott and Mrs.
pasal to sell their confiscated opium to dealers abroad, so that Peter may be robbed to pay Paul, is evident from the second proposal, which certain economists have advanced to the following effect. To help the solution, the Governor-General has been asked to utilize the contraband for the provision of medicines for the Philippine poor by having the stocks on hand sent to
officials with valuable stocks of the crude into medicinal tablets, the cost of manufac and prepared extract of the poppy on hand ture to be deducted, and the balance beyond are tom between their desire to uphold the the atoount of these tablets, required for moral principle and at the same time make Philippine dispensing exchanged for other the most out of the opportunity of saving the medicines used by the Bureau of Health, in their last year or Chinese diplomates of pockets of the taxpayers through the medium such as calomel; ele. Dr. Heiser has been not more than one year's standing. With of the confiscated drug." In other words, authorized to try and make a deal to this possibly the exception of the last named, while it is deemed desirable to save the end, and a sixty kilo consignment of oplum none of the other scholarships would go far of the car, and ready to jump off at the ap people of the Philippices from participation from the stocks seized by the internal re to keep a student in text-books, to say proach of the conductor. He pursued the coolie Gompertz; Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sie Hed- in the oplum habit, there is no real objection venue bureau has been forwarded for experi-nothing-of-his-board-and-lodging, and and gave defendant is custody. Lo Shingworth Lambton and Mn May Bos. Mr. F. to the natives of other countries indulging | meat. If this proves practicable, it may be so the student of small means would ride cost him 52.... themselves, and if the Government can turn the way chosen by the Governor-General, be out of the rice. As to the amount that t an "honest" peony by selling the confiscal. It is understood to have the approval of the 'ed goods to Hongkong or China thère are Secretary of the Interior, and is considered to those who see no reason why it should not be both morally and commercially proper be done. We need not say that in our That last phrase would have sounded Tar opinion it to a curious attitude to adopt, but better if the word "commercially" had been it only goes to prove how half-hearted and omitted, because in a manner it looks like casuistical are many of those who decry the giving the whole show away. Morality, and oplam trade. In the Philippines the drug commerce are not always interchangeable is prohibited to all but the confirmed user, termi and it seems to us that the real reason who of course is allowed his necessary quan- why the Philippine Government, is Inclined tum, but that the demand for the drug, has to adopt the latter scheme in simply because not been stamped out is evidenced by the the Hongkong Farm refuses to give a fancy demand which secretly exists. Naturally price for the confiscated. drug. As the the emuggling fraternity do their utmost to Cablenews explicitly states. The suggest provide for the wants of those who are noted trade with the Hongkong Opium Farm recognised as "confirmed users, especially has not offered a fancy consideration to
REMOVAL OF CEILINGS AND STAIR LININGS
· DRAFT· BYE-LAWS,
The following byo-laws, made under section 16, aub-section 35 of the, Pobile Haink and- Buildings Orduance, 1903-1908, relative to the removal of ceilings, and-quair, linings, ward, considered at the meeting of the Sanitary Board
this aftemonny...
H. May and Mri. H. A. W. Slade, Ben. Mr. Chatham and Mrs. Tails, Hon. Mr. W. Reas would be necessary for the creation and The only reward that Wong Tim got when he Davies and Mme. Volpicelli Commodore equipment of a university that would be a
forced an entry into 10, Jubilee Street Fate laat Lyon and Mrs. H. E. Pollock...
1.The Beard may define any district or any university and not an exaggerated offshoot night was a term of imprisonment. Woss DETICTIVE Sergeant Terrett sammoned Mr. portion thereof as so area within which, opon of Queen's College nothing is said. The lock, and then sneaked quietly into the kitchens Road, before Mr. J. R. Wood, this and stair linings shall be forthwith remar
gained admittance by forcing the front door Neidhardt, of the Medical Hall, & Des one month's notice being given, ell cailióny Court has been granted a free site at Tai where he appropriated a brass pan. This be morning, in the Police Coon, for selling a 2-The Board may grant any Ping Shan by the Government, and has let fall, when he was about to leave the house, certain kind of poison in a careless way, that or modification to the above order spon been promised the munificent sume of arousing the inmates, who, seized him. This is to say, without having the bottles labelled conditions that the Board may $50,000 fraka Mr. Ng Li Hing and $180,000 morning, he was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood Poison, both is English and Chinese. His-The Sanitary Depa from Mr. H. N. Mody towards the building with housebreaking and larceny and sentenced Worship found defendant guilty and convicted expense, ramoya sach cai of the university but that is a mere
him, but imposed on penalty, discharging him paint, limewash, er cólo fleabite as compared with the mum necessary: ONE Filipino and two Chinese ware arrested with so Caution.
exposed by such removal to complete the scheme. Unless príváte!) in Cebu on Monday, and inst, for the attempt. As will be recalled by our readers H.E su tamakamchonge water i citizens dipped their handa deep, in their od smuggling of yo tins containing ag kilos of Shih-ch angi. Viceroy of Manchuris, asked dacm prop, pockets the Colony would find itself saddled cooked opium. It appears from the grem permission from the Central Government the Depar with a huge debt which would be an annual: was being taken from the British steame
"of Collector:Rafferty át, that port
ther day to contract another ly, rectiering, ono, Because there
which was discharging cargo
in view of the fact that the price for the counterbalance its alleged immoral features. meption of the endowment contraband article has gone up by leaps and The farm in said to have offered but P8,751, the bounds until it fa now belleved to be in the per five tsel can, with the Hongkong selling have region of csos per tas! as compared price at På por tachi. The explanation.
rofessori
to three months' hard labour,
in the reorgan