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human understanding We do not for moment suggest that the Chiocre. gentlemen mised, the idea
wara possible. As the radar has already sur. bave nted it with braoficial regulis, and many of by the enterprising them praise and recommend it, because they are who signed the petition, which was presented Americans was what is known as a monoy grateful for what it has dòng for them." to the Casion Magistrate, calling for the maker, and it was abr well-kuowo Ability So it is a medicies that we are to put on the parishment of the ticket-collector who had the as spellbinders that induced our complimarket: All that has to be done in to waylay A. S. WATSON & CO., misfortung: to be damned by th's coollen" as mentary friends in Washington to seek, our having been the direct cause of the death of services in what is represented to be the LIMITED.
nae of their number, was en intentional or cause of humanity, etc. Oning to the anor malicious misrepresentation of the facis. They mous post, office transactions of the firm simply allowed their commonsense to be out alluded to, they were unable to afford auf weighed by the clamour of an insensate,rabficient stamps, to permit of the envelope hle, and assumed to be fadis those perverted being securely closed, and it arrived look views which gain currency whenever the ing like an overdue bill. In fact it was CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS, unusual occurs. Probably every individual only under the severest compulsion that any Chinaman on board the vessel at the time. member of the editorial staff ventured to with hed a special and origion version of what draw the contents of the open cover, but a had happened for the delecta ion of his glance at the letter accompanying sheets of particular coteric, and it is a matter of printed recommendations, hints and compli. supererogation to say that the allegation meal was aufficient to allay auspicion. The of in-day becomes the accepted fact of to-letter began "Dear Friend," which-ted at first have been trained to separate the wheat fem Salvation Army bad routed us out, but no suck monow, except among those whore minds to the concision that either Mrs. Eddy or the
the chaff nod to view matters logically. Is it juck. Still the first sentence shows how fame to be supposed that the ignorant and, as we travels. It began as follows: "Your name have said, prejudiced coolies were inclined came into our possession from such, a reliable to allow such a rare bit of news to be whittled source, that we do not betitale for a moment down to a matter of every-day insignificance? in making you the proposition to become an in- llad they not to meet their friends and relate dependent representative for our goods in your to them the adventures of the voyage from vicinity. From what we have learned about
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the spur of the moment that the petition was framed, when wisdom and second thoughts still tarried behind, otherwise we feel certain tbal on educated Chinaman would have drawn ap such a document on the flimsy evidence they porsested. Fortunately, the Chinese off rials who received the petition were not to be routed out of their ordinary placidity, and, in stead of making a cauri célèbre of the affair hey contented themselves with practically leaving is in the hands of those primarily concerned. We pass over, the ridiculous,
gursome and vain examination conducted by the native astrologers, necrom tocers or quacks whichever teim is mast appropriate on the body of the dead passenger, in the hope of dis- covering, the cause of death. What we would eulogise, is the promptitude with which the -Congul-General-for-the United Kingdom at Conton, Mr. Fox, took the matter into his own
friend or an enemy, preferably the latter, ask him if he is down-hearted and as he opens his mouth to answer throw a chocolate, sugar- coated tablet down his gulle), and charge bir the usual tariff exacted by the cured-on-the- spot fraternity. This is a game which children and young ladies might play with huga zući cars. An elderly uncle, grumpy nad bilious, would be an excellent subject to practise on and if he should become riotous and purply faced all that would be necessary is to ring up No. 15, and send in a call for the Fire Brigade Among the circulars which formed part of the package from Washington, D. C., was one headed, "Confidential Information”—and at it'
der ourselves liable to the law by publish- is marked "copyright, 1906," we shall not ren.
ing it, beyond, stating that its real function is to tell the ambitious: "How to become. Successful and Independent." The question is how can this and he attained? All you have to do is to send for a regular size box of tablets, which you will sell to your customers for a dollar gold, and you get thet duifit for nothing, Each box contains to: "highly-polished, cho colata sugar-coated tablets" put up in three smaller boxer, each of which can be retailed at 2,3, aach. But the first lot is to be givan away kee as an advertisement. A. guarantee accompanies the tablets, and the customer, pre- fumably, will gaza steadily at the parchment while the pills are playing catch-as-catch-cap in his bowels. What the representative has to pay for the second outfit when the patients have recovered from the first, we cannot say, and it would take too long to find out. By accident we have just found out after another perusal that the agent gets a box of pills for 55 cents' gold, so that he mikes 45 cents gold- on each box sold, but if he orders foo boxes at a time ha gets them at 40 cents gold a box. It
1908,
Attempted Opium Monopoly.
CANTON PROVINCIAL REGULA. TIONS REVIVED.
Coastal trade PARALYSED
pledges! given by the provincial authorities A fastrating the dare wherewith the of China can be got over, we have the most recent instance, before, as in the ed by the Board of Reorganisation, the Pro revival of the opium regulations promulgat. vincial judge, the Provincial Treasurer and the Superintendent of Police on the 4th September, 19:8, The regulations provided, inter alla certain exceptional powers to the local authori ties who under the new law might make- ***(1) Clear Lioventigation into the number of shops selling raw and prepared opium în every city, town, villaga and hamlety (3) That the local authorities shall have these
shops registered,
Telegrams.
“HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SERVICE,
THE EMPEROR'S EN- THRONEMENT.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT. [By courtesy of the "Sheung: Po,"
Poking, 2nd December,
inat,
Pu-yi was enthroned on the 2nd
The young Emperor was carried in the arms of his father, the Prince Regent.
Later.
The Fdict announcing the acoes-
great,
(3) That the authorities shall then grast them sion of the young Emperor laid
I
Parliament for China.
HE CHANG IN MAO
licence for carrying on their business, ie,streas on the institution of the future of selling raw and prepared opium, (4) That after arceriainment and registration of the number of opium shops in the Pro- vinto of the Two Kwaugs, no new opium shops doing business in the buying and selling of raw and prepared opium may be established.
(5) All-oplum shops are to be licenced and the licence in tebe renewable every year. and say shop either buying or selling raw opiùm without having a licence is liable to be seized and shut up.
A PERSONA GRATA.
*[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po."}
Peking, 2nd December. The Prince Regent is of opinion that H.E. Chang In Mao is a capable official and has every intention of reinstating him into office.
[U.E. Chang In Mao is of Keiping Mines fame and will be remembered as the Chineza
(6) Individuals who wish to purchase raw opium must procure licences and produce them to the shop to enable them to pur. chase the raw oplum from that hop. It is incombeat on that shop to see that the Jennings Bryan? with both of whom we had
purchaser has a licence enabling him to purchase the specified amount and so other friendly converse when they landed on the
quantity than that specified in that licence, official who represented the Chinese (over shores of this sea-girt island. Even if it were
The purchaser bay to hand over to themont in the bearing of the case against the one or the other of these distinguished po-
opium shop one copy of the licence on
Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd., la liticians-and we feet inclined to back Taft,
purchasing and retain the other himself. London, ab spt three years ago.-E...T) who was possibly, influenced in our favour
Purchasers, without a licence are subject by the susceptible Princess Alice-how dose
to arrest and punishment.
LEGATION GUARDS: this Washington firm koow that we are is like this: sao boxes are sold at 40 cents; the objectionable regulations a gross abuse of their
'The British merchants engaged in the opium PROPOSED INCREASE ABANDONED. trade in Hongkong at once preceived in the just the person or persons they are looking total price to agenta is S203; the price to cus Treaty rights and effectively protested against for? No doubt, they are perfectly correctiomers per box, $t; total price to customers the going into operation of the regulations to
[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po."} they should know best the sort of obar- $560'; agents' prafi! $300, all in U.S. gold cur. H,B.M: Consul-General at Canton and, by tele. acter they want and it is not for us to argue the rency. Why not make a fortune while time grain, to Sir John Jordan in Peking.
it. The next paragraph opeos like a quota flies? We do not care for the agency ourselves, Governor received a telegram from His Ma- On the zid October last His Excellency the in froin a policeman's evidence, but that is but in response to the appeal of the proprietors jesty's Minister at Peking who stated that be discounted by the series of facts which follow:- of Nature's Health Restorer wo pass it on to *Froin eur information at band we have reason any reader who fancies himself as a quack. wu-pu and gives them a memorandum regard- has made verbal representations to the Wai- to believe that you are, like other ambitious But we demand a commission'; we don't doing the Opium Monopoly at Cautor. The people, anxious to increase your present income good by stealth in Hongkong..
Wai-w.pa promised to telegraph instructions by becoming associated with a well-paying
to the Viceroy on the subject established business. If so, you will be very
The matter apparently lay dorimpot with the promise to Sir John of the ministers of the
The Houghang Celegraph agar bad the chance of inflaming the public tive Asthey say in the States-"Money talks One of the deportees from Saigon was in very
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1908.
SAPING TRA SITUATION,
human
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Colony to-day, Sixteen arrived from Saigon by the steamer Lteries, and twenty-four from Singapors. They were turned over to the police to be shipped to their respective homes,
bad condition, caused through ill-health, and A LAD named Lau Yau, ninateen years of age, sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour for was convicted in the Police Court, today, and being a.rogue and vagabond. Lat-was-dis covered at about five o'clock this morning on the staircase of 73, Queen's Road Central. Lau admitted that he was out of work, and bad 'no
had to be carried asbote.
the Canton Provincial Authorities was not to re- mal long.. Was the usual subtlety of Chinese officialdom they saw what was seemingly a way out of the promise given to the British Minister to Peking. In reality the enforcement
Peking, 2nd December.
agreed upon the abandonment of the All the Foreign Ministers are
tion Guards. contemplated increase in the Lega
OFFICIALS.
NO CHANGE TO BE MADE.
[By courtesy of the “Sheung Pe"]"
Peking, 2nd December.
The Prince Regent does not pro
of the regulations in Canton itself was held poso any change of important officials in abeyance; but to circumvent the Wai-appointed by the late Emperor and to the Governor of Hongkong, the provincial Dowager-Empress. wupu's undertaking which had been advised
of the new law in all the prefectural districte of authorities at Canton enforced. the 'observance Kwangtung with the single sxception of that whereof Canton forms an integral part
hands. Right or wrong, be the law what it much interested in reading the enclosed cit SOME more 'deporters were landed to the Chinese Foreign Office. But the quiescence of might, that could be discussed loter." He can-culars. They describe very fully the position stituted himself arbiter, and it is to Mr. Fox [33 that the entire credit is due for saving the sirpation. Before the ubiquitous Chinese
mind, he was coolly holding an inquiry toto the circumstances, taking the evidence im- partially as becomes a British officer of the Crown, and laying down the law as hard and fast as if he reled the destipies of the most turbulent chy outside the Balkans. The display of supreme and conscious rectitude and regard for the truth bad its effect on the Chinose, for besides acting the part of the guardian of the rights of all sides, Mr. Fox anticipated criticism by admitting the public and the representatives of the press to the Court
we now offer you, and show you just about how much money you can reasonably expect to make, if you decide to become our representa
and our well-wishers are on business bent. They know perfectly well that we are ambitions; everybody in Hongkong is ambitious, but we refrain from hinting at the various directions which these ambitions take.. Nor is there any, question that we desire to be associated with a well-paying business-that is if the paying past finds its way into our pockets. The next point is as to the amount we may reasonably expect to make-and it will be noticed that up to this we hay, no conception of the character of the business, but that is immaterial. Persopal
for theft. place of abode, but denied that he was there
a
large opium trade in bulk with the Coast Ports
As most readers know, Hongkong carries on
For various reasons which it would be improper to discuss at the present juncture, the Cantonese have succeeded in working them- selves up to such a pitch of excitement that the slightest incident out of the ordinary rot of Affairs affects that calm reasonableness and sense of proportion usually associated with. the natives of South China. That their clullover which be presided. There was no-hole---ty; "a few thousand dollars a mouth would not
and corner business, no strategic movements. be out of the way, and we feel: tions are but temporary and last no longer thas the space existing between one incident and
to the rear, no hiding away from the light of others whose desires would be satisfied with another is no guide to their conduct should therefore, no opportunity for the militant ring time, so that the inducement to have adcouch day, un hásky-panky tricks to bewilder; and, less. This business can be done in one's spare matters of serious impart arise, and if we were leaders of public discord to make capital en-doris or words to that effect-would be assured that the Provincial authorities were out of the incident Mr. Fox's action is eliminated, to the great joy of the women-folk. second summons was brought by Khai Singh-f-tion in the trade-in-viewed-with serious misgiv
capable of keeping a tight rein on the hot headed self-styled patriots then nothing deed be said on the subject. But at this time, when the nation, however seemly and patient it may oatwardly appear, is being rocked by under ground agencies which are catirely beyond the control of the governing class, it is well to con- sider how closely Hongkong is affected by the
deserving of the highest commendation, far it is due to his quick-mindedness, re source, and ready recognition of the possible consequences that serious trouble has been aver ed. That the accused was acquitted was a foregone conclusion after the medical evidence had been submitted, however nasty the result may taste in the mouths of the agitators. We
aure there are
A CONFERENCE..
HIGH OFFICIALS IN SECRET CONCLAVE,
{By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 2nd December.
Two summonses which ate expected to have
of the Southern Province, and in particular
very interesting results were adjourned at the monopolistic regulations in the districts out. with Walchow, Swatow and other outlying
Pelico. Court, 10-day. The first one was that with Canton is producing very serious.conse. prefectures. The effect of the revival of the
O the 30th ult. the Prince Re in which Fhaga Singh, a watchman of Salt quentes in so far as the trade of this Colony in gent held a long conference with Tish Lane, and Khair Singh, also a 'watchman opfum is concerned. Within the past fortnight
the employ of Messrs. Levy Hermanos, are there has been such a serious falling off in Prince Ching, Tsai Cheuk and Chang
the Opium Farm for committing an assault on Police Force and three, Indian watchmen of the serious decline has amounted to a practical prosecuting the Jemadar and a sergeant of the the export of the commodity in Swatow that Chili-tung them at Ma Taie Chung on ibe 29th ulto. The loss to British merchants. The disorganisa
on important matters of stoppage in the business resulting in serious State..
Grand-Councillor-Yuan-Shih-kai
FIRE AT WEST POINT.
DANACE ESTIMATED AT $1,000,
A PRINCELY ACT. of the regulations on sales in the interfor Decessarily finds its reflex in Hongkong on the
THE RECENT'S MAGNANIMITY, greatly diminished deliveries which have been reduced to a volums hardly worth speaking of. At the present juncture dealer in the com
[By courtesy of the Sheung Po."] A fire, resulting in damage being done to the extent of about $2,000, broke out in a three-modity at Swatow and its vicinity are enshrouded
brigade, in charge of Mr. G. N. Orme (deputy be expected that the British firms of long stand
Peking, 3rd December.
superintendent of police) were on the scene at shout one o'clock this morning. The fire shaken. In the circumstance, it was only to Councillors to make the
confidence in the fature ofthetrade is completely It is proposed by the Grand
Re
latent ferment among the people on the main can only trust that the matter will now ba for poisonous matters of improper foods the storeyed building in Water Street, West Point, oncensiaty with the consequeat result that. [
land. The veil was momentarily lifted when
an unfortunate Chiness patscoger died from
natural causes on board a river steamer while time when events ipllow each other as fast as sufferers, ranging from a slight indisposition to shortly afterwards. With a good supply of watering in the Colony and interested in the threat gent a monthly allowance
on the way to Canton the other day. We all
know the prejudice which the most insignifi
Our correspondent, suddenly broaks off his far offence. Solicitors are engaged on both provincial Government another blow to the familiar tone to impart liute information sides. The next bearing will take place on--precarious opium trade. The restrictive effect
and Hira Singh against four others for a simi-ings by exporters who see in the action of the was not present at the conference. which will come as an interesting-interlude to Tuesday. has proven that a great many diseases sa com- mos: readers. Asht, she or it says: "Science
dered condition of the digestive organa, Whed- non to mankind have their origio in a disor
ever the blood is affected by assimilating the goiter; and thera is every reason to expect functions of some of the complicated organs of that the hope will be realised, especially at this our bodies are interfered with and we become the leaves of Vallambrosa-
some critical liness. Thus by simply neglect, at band the flames were extinguished before order anyone is liable to ruin his health, which second floors, occupied by coolies, were ea. means the wealth of most of os and the hap preserved frult merchant, which was insured energetic promptituda in handling similar caso tirely gutted. The ground floor, occupied by for $37,oco, was slightly damaged by fire and water. The fire, which was believed to have started in one of the upper floors, is believed to have been caused by a cigarette dropped by a careless coolis. The police are making the Becessary investigdilon.
CADE. and irresponsible hawer of wood and| HOW TO BRCOMK SUCCESSPOL ing to keep the digestive organs. in proper serious damage could be done. The first and the Acting British Consul-General in Canton, it reduced to Tis. 10,000,
AND INDEPENDENT.
די '
drawer of water entertalos against those subor- didate officials who by reason of their position are compelled to exercise the modicum of au- thority they possess, in order to perform the ser- vice for which they have been engaged. Itwats thankless task which the servant of the Fafshan bad to carry out when he was required to col lect the passengers' tickets, and we can well believe that he fully, realised the unpleasant inature of his work. The realisation of that fact must frequently have led him to pass anbooded ramarks which under diher circum stances would have damanded redress, and it is inconceivable that alone among a crowd of to help you to climb still higher as the ladder coolies be should have so far lost the instinct of success. It was, therefore, with the highest of self-preservation as to assault & peaceable gratification and unconcealed pleasure that we. It is composed of rools, herbs and barks, and passenger to full view of his compatriots. The received a letter from Washington, D.C., set. idea is grotesque, but the ways of some Chiting forth in good, round Anglo-Saxon some nase, egged on by parties who may have of the reasons why the merits of the staff of reason to believe that they will personally the Hongkong Telegraph should no longer be benadt by fomenting a disturbance, are part all bidden under the proverbial bushel, as if that
Probably there are few people in Hongkong piness of all: Everybody knows that practical who do not appreciate an outsider's praise of all of these complaints, if taken in time, their natural abilities, particulisfy when that yield very readily so home treatment." outsider writes from a place 1: thousand miles As a bright, brief and masterly exposition of away. It is always suspicious when a friend, that feeling which comes over moat of as when who may be at your elbow daily, offers incense somebody springs the word."Work" on a at the altar of your self-cogcelt, because there
convivial gathering, that synopsis will take some
is generally an ulterior motive behind the basting. Of course, readers are getting as impati. votary's remarks. Not wo, when the conserent ag we were to know what referench this had swinger balli from the great United States,
to our marvellous ability but perbapu they may and when the sole purpose of hii laudation is light in the next paragraph which, ruan: "Nature's Health Hestorer is a simple housé: hold somedy, prépared to meet this great need.
put up in the form of chocolate, sugar-coated tablets, absolutely fres from all opiates, var cotics and harmful, diugh, it is both a most satisfactory bobszheld remedy and most pleasant one to take, Thousands of persons
SHIPPING AND MAILS
American (Manchuria) 7th inst.
MAILB DUN..
French (Ernest Simons) 7th inst. German (Prior Waldemar) 9th init,
Yokohams on and lost.
of Tis them by making représentations to Me, 20,000. Prince Chun, however, had them making representations Mr.B.B.Fox, From the knowledge of the British Coral's
be will lodge adequate protests with the in the past, it can conflently be predicted that Viceroy against the latest, most flagrant and vexatious violation of British Treaty rights,
the specific provision of the Treaty not only. It should be added that this infringement of
affects British opium merchants but British shipowners also in whose vessels opium in balk from Hongkong are shipped to the Treaty Potts of China.
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CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
TO BE OFFICIALLY MANAGED. [By courtesy of the "Sheung Pol
Peking, 3rd December.
H.E. Chang Chih-tung, Superin- tendent-General of the Canton Flan
ONE of the largest gatherings, perhaps, the kow Railway, has decided that the largest sees in the Supreme Court for some
11⁄2 Canadian (Empreið of India) toth inst.
The Back Line 64. Suviric sailed from seat in the place was occupied and there was way will be apportioned to the sba time, assembled there this morning. Every profits of the Canton-Hankow Ra
arrived at Yokohama at 11.30 1.m., on 4th inst. Abus corpus proceedings in which the Editor of must be vested in the
The CP, R. Co's sa. Empress of India leams that the crowd was there to hear the little standing room Oo making quiries wa
holders; but that the mana &c. left Fort Darwin yesterday, for Manila and
The E. & A. Coʻs sà. Ampire from Sydney, the Sheung Fo was concerned. These procead this portioned forced inge were, however, abandoned yesterday on
officials The I. C. B. N. Co's sa, Zeisse from Cat the release of the jourealist, bar, this was not Cutland the Straits left Bldgapore for this port known to certain glasses of the mailve come on ret Ipel