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YUAN SHIH KAI
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Peking, 5th January, On the aid inst, Yuan Shih-kai was to have taken the Express train to proceed to his native place, but as soon as he arrived at railway station he was stopped from
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Monthom Paket is, we believe, not the only district in the Malay Parissals where a tendency has been noted among the Chiawse to give up opium smoking for the more dangerone form of intoxicaties produced by injections of mar phin. Siem in fact is only following the Straits in taking energetic measures to make the use of such drugs illegal, except in cases where they are prescribed by a doctor.
TRAGIC INTERVIEW.
SHIPS OFFICER SHOT IN BAIGOM, HOTEL.
- ASSASSIN SURRENDERS TO THE POLICE,
occured at the Maride Hotel of Saigon, on Saljon papers bring news of a tragedy which December 17, A. Berreste, second officer of the staar Donal, being shot fatally. It appears that X. Berresto went to interview a lady stay- fog the hotel for whom he said he bad com- misters from her husband who is now in Siam Mas, de Roqueville, VA It has often been argued, continues the Bang kok Times, that the well meant efforts to do
"They had not bosa in conversation for long away with opium smoking are of deutiful wis-fore eti individual entered the room in which they were conversing, Shots were heard and a dom, if only because something else will take mas, known by the name of Surnom, WAI 1800 the place of opium and that something else leaving the place. This man said that Beresto
PUBLICATION OF STRAITS REPORT, The Singapore Free Prass writes editorially The warning that was telegraphed home from Singapore, that the delay in the publics tion of the Straits Opium Commission Report was believed to be in deference to political put poses, especially to the hindering of Hongkong from obtaining any knowledge of the recom: mendations of the Commissioners, bas; we are glad to see, attracted notice at bome. It may be presumed that the Colonial Office, on being consulted by Reuter, inspired that agency to declare that that ballef in the Straits was "unfounded. The point In that it exists very generally, and the official tone of the disclaimer, rather if anything, tends to accentuate that Proceeding by officers acting under instruc belief. The Singapore, theory has at any rate may very well hava avan more deisteriene, bad tried to atrike him, and then left the hotel. seemed un plausible to the public in London, effects. The reality of this danger is shown. which is not inclined to take the opium by the fact that, before anything has been done SEVERE DENUNCIATIONS.itation at its own face value, that it into stop the use of opium, smokers in the Federat
telegraphed to Hongkong that opinion in Loned Malay States and now in the Siamere part of TWENTY CHARGES AGAINST
don endorses the Singapore hypothesis, namely the Peninsula, have found out for themselves the YUAN.
that Hongkong being kept in ignorance of the more powerful effects that can be produced by Straits Report--this probably not in accor morphia. The pleasant effects of the drug are dance with the views that were as pearly as admitted in the Siamese proclamation, which possible dictated' the Commission in the restates that it makes the heartxabal," and that ference that was to guide its investigations it is taken as a means to secure happiness
ultimately are, however, only too evident in Paket, according to the report made by the authorities there, and in view of the tempta- tion to buy brief happiness at too great a price the only remedy that a Government can safely applyás prohibition.
tions from the Centrál Government.
[By court,my of the " Sheung Po"]
Peking, 5th January.
M, Berresia afterwards appeared; he wister sibly wounded and sank to the floor lifeless. Mme de Roqueville also appeared later coverd with blood and scarcely able 10 sind. The victims were placed in a sick. shaw and taken and to the hospital where it was found that Mab, de Roqueville had been seriously wounded in the left breast and the palm of the hand M. Barreste had received two revolver wounds which had killed him
Censor Kong Chun-lum has, in a memoris it will be possible to deal with these Crown (khoam sukh). : Tha frightful effects produced almos at an arrendered himself to, the
debounced Yuan Shih kar severely. He has formulated twenty charges against the ex-Grand Councillor.
NO VISITS...
.CHANG CHIH-TUNG REFUSED INTERVIEW.
Li
[By cowiony of the "Skeung Po*]
Peking, sth January, On the god inst," after the issue of the Imperial Decree ordering the retirement of Yuan Shib kel, Chang Chih-tung and Luk Taim-lum, ou leaving the office of the Grand
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'PROSPECTIVE RETIREMENT, [By courtesy of the?" Sheung Po"]
Colonies ariatim without either of them being permitted access to the Straits Report.
THE HONGKONG PRESS
are waking up to the danger, but from what we bave read that danger is not yet fully appre bended. The delay in acṣing, ɗn the part of the Secretary' of Stalo, so" "distasteful to
the agitation mongers, may be, and like ly is simply the result of the dread of the scandal that would ensue if any action were precipitated before the publication of the proceedings of the international Con ference at Shanghai.. But we cannot too emphatically insist that the slight delay revenues, is as nothing compared with the in hostile action against the Crown Colony danger underlying the inexcusable suppression
China is making some efforts to exclude
morphis, but it is believed to be smuggled into the country in considerable quantities Possibly the Oplùm Commission will help to secure united action by the Powers to protect the Far East from such dangerous drugs, Opium smoking presents a sufficiently difficult problem in itself without these additional evils.
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authorijles to whom he made a statement to the effect that his two victims owed him monerand bad refused to pay. According to Onion H. Berreste was so extremely po- pole officer; and it is hoped that Mme. de Roque will, make a speedy recovery Strat Time
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P. AND O. STEAM NAVIGATION disconfort and inconvenience occasioned by
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There was a large gathering of shareholders to hear Sir Thomas Sutherland's «itatiment at
September 23, I called attention to the
quatering one of the" two Indian Infantry regiments now stationed at Kowloon in "mat- shed which are liable to be blown down whenever a typhoon occurs...
the world, says. Trudk, and it win ́stated in This is a frequent occurrence in that part of
Council, proceeded to call on Yuan Shih-ofa Report, that could be issued here to-morrow for at least limited local consumption at an kai, who refused to see them.
hour's notice. As regards publication, in its technical sense, it would be quite sufficient to meet the requirements, if a copy were issued here to each member of the Executive and the abnual meeting of the, Pesiotular and the paragraph, that the mat-sheds bave to be Logistáilva Council, to the press of the Colony and of the Federated Malay States, and to the Resident General' and British Residents of the Malay States. A copy should also be banded to the Secretary of the Singapore raptor, for Straits Settlements Association. Further, for the information of each member of the Inter.
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HIGH SCHOOL HOR CHINESE, suppression of a report, whose conclusions havo a direct beating upon the fate of ball
Al a meeting in Berlin of the Executiva of the revenue of this Colony, if we were tract copcluded with the Government in Feb held on December 9 under the presidency of Sir Thoman.went on to refer to the mail con-Committee of the German Colonial Society Fio conceive a complete reversal of the coruary last. The terms were more arduous than Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, Admiral ditiobs, and imagine that the Governor-in- Council here in the Straits Settlements had ever before, he said, and it was too only to my
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A certain censor has denounced Viceroy Hsu Shi-chang.
The Central Government has deputed certain officials to investigate the charges. -
A DENUNCIATORY * MEMORIAL « "PRINCE IMPLICATED, . *["By courtesy of the" Sheung Po"],"
Peking, 5th January.. In his memorial denouncing. Youn Shin kai; Kong Chun-lum made reference to the coup d'etat In Peking (1895), wherein a CT *tain Prince was implicated,
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affect the revenue of the United Kingdom by half, say a matter of £72,003,000, and were to suppress for an indefinite time essential inform ation, would there not be a bowl from the Home Government and the British public This of course is a mere reductio ad abs erdem But at the same time it is a very exact picture of the relative injury done to this Colony.by malevblent prolongation of an entirely gratui tous state of suspense. The Hongkong papers derive some comfort from the delay in action. We think that temporary reprieve utterly in significant when put beside the ominous fact of the deliberate suppression of the Straits Report That shows that the Colonial Office and the Home Government still femals the ́servile accomplices of
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A DISCREDITED AGITATION, which they dread simply on account of i *power of appeal to public Pharisaism, which is just as strong now is it was nineteen hundred years ago. The aridity with which exaggeration is resorted to, and the arxiety to suppress truth are the marks of the breed Hence the agony of irritation amongst the anti FEELING AGAINST YUAN at-home when it became know
SÉTH-KÄI
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• {By courtony of the “ Shiung Po"],
Poking, sih January
ploying strong language in their indicilments,
ed up their quarrel with the German lines, they had obtained better revenue return from India, but the homeward freights could only be des cribed as "simply-minerable-Frem a moral point of view he rejoiced at the decline in the opium traffic, but as a shipper ha deplored it, (Laughter.) He urged the Goverment to watch this Lade; as he believed ibat opiums was as needful to the temperament of the Chinese as beer was to the English.
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PROTECTION IN RUSSIA.
-FREE PORTS CLOSED.
St. Petersburg, DecemberyTM The Duma to-day considered the bill intro- duced by the Minister of Commerce for the closing of the free ports in the Amok and Transbaikat territories. The sopponers of the bill urged the closing of the free parts as speedily as possibla, in order that av ond might be put to the peaceful conquaf of the country by foreigners. The oppontole of the measure alleged, on the contrary, that no such
that it had been proved to demonstration that Clementis concitution that no more than 1 per cent f the population of China were regular opium smokers, ~was baýood impeachment The confusion of the agitation may be measured by the laughably feeble attempt made by so, conquest need be feared,
M. Shipoff, Minister of Commerce, said that practised a controversialist at Mr. Joseph Alex: ander, the Secretary of the principal anti-opiem the linking up the Far East with shi eynirs of The various censors in Leking have organ znios, to confute Mr. Clementi in the Russia by means of railways, and the tranquil denounced Yuan Shik kai three times, ca-colatans of this journal. It was impossible to
be otherwise than compassionate over the collity which had set in after the war period zade lapse of so. windy and portentous au impos the abolition of the fren ports as opportune wonder if Mr. Alexander could tell step. It was in every why necessity for the ture. We EX-VICEROY SHUM. whether more than a percent of the British revival of Russian commerce and Industry
population of the United Kingdom are regular Acadsumers of bier or spirits? When you sire
M. Kokovtsoff, Minister of Finance, said that PROBABLE VICEROY OF CHIHLI. up that way i la possible very exactly to get even the opponents of the measure admitted the measure of that agitation to which,s Radi | that merchandise to the value of from 15 30 20 By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")
Cal Government has kowtowed in such abfect million reubles (1,50%,co to £3,000,000) WAN 'fashion." - Now everything,at by
Imported through Vladivostok every year, which Peking, "¿th January:&・ THE SHANQUAT CONFERENCE It is the intention of the Central Gov-is to turn on the redviceness or bo of the were excluded from Russian markets, * *
means that Russian products to that amomat Chipete Imperial Government in regard to ernment" "to"transfer Yuan Hsi-sheung to the oppression of the coltivation of the The expenditure of 300,000,000 rambles. Feking and to appoint in his place Shum poppy throughout its provinces. And perhaps | (£30,000,000) on the Amur Railway was not Chun-hsen (ex-viceroy of Canton) as Viceroy more upon the attitude of the Provincial to be regretted, un the line would giro Rostia Viceroys. And yet still, more on the local direct communication with the Pacific Ocean, of Chibli.
officinis, who are the men who have the real and all the money laid out, or at fissi a por "'contiol." We have seen' too"many' edictu, shat
could have been only issued with, the tongus tion of it, would be returned. in the check, to put full faith in assumnces for The bill was adopted by an overwhel which ons Condition is to be ibe exilection of
jority the Import of opium lato Chios.The com manding fact is that China' is the principu. oplum producing country in the world) and that THE If it can only acquire a monopoly of that pro daction by the denial of epizance to the for
schema sign-grown commodity, the Chinese provincial: Kovernments will possess, if they choose vary powerful agency for tha? Markose who kanwithGA
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