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A SHADOWLAND OPIUM CON
FERENCE:
"O majda via veritas," Cierra, Bell, Baju Wa speak the Truth in Shadowland”6 Aron, Pa
Minutes of a meeting held on January 3, 1999, at the Celebrities Club, Spookton, Sha: "dowland" og
Presenti-H. Lin Tse-hau, Special Com misioner appointed in 1839- to suppress the
opium traffic in Canton; Chîtiese Admiral, in command of the war jacks there at the same dime; Thomas de Quincy, Author of the "Con- fessions of art Opium Eater," and one of
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you must.
there are other better qualified that I to ex hibit the true state of affairs which existed in Craton during those atining events.XoLorem there a little before I came, weren't you" Napier 7 k
Lard Napier,
Some of recollect my coming, and the comunalcation 1 brought from the British Government,
Howqua doit bore the superscription. Not one of our I "Lauter not the ordinary one," Petition,* Net so much sandarios, & remember, would inte Chinese, wasn't it?
Napier. It was you who first put my name Howgus,No, somebody else did that. I merely substituted other characters having the the subatliated
same sound, Eve
characters tenlly mean
Napier. And what did
FIFTEEN (BLUEJACKE
ROWNED
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 1000
THE GRAVING FOR OPIUM.
«SMOKER AND IMUGGLER VINED,
A terrible accident occurred in Sydney Har George Harris) a middle-aged man, was pro- bour on the morning of thosts uit at a readit carded against the Water Police Court, on of which 15 bluejackets lost their livasa pens
It appears that a party of fo man-of-war- of opium lo contravention of the Customs Act, the information that he had imported six lies man, fully armed for hide practice at the Rant reports the Sydney Eving News of sth alt, wick Rifle Rango, left Garden Island the Cortos-oficer, Donohoe stated that the de Naval Depet, shonly before 7 o'clock. They fabdant was longing the steamer didinkam were seated in a long boat, and thiffemft was with birdcage in his hand at o'clock in the take in tow by one of the small launches be effecon, when he was stopped by Customs. longing to the station. The latention was to encer Friend. The opium was found in his land at Man-of-war Stairs, Farm Core, and a pockets, a then proceed by tram to the Ride-Range, I plead guilty, and Harris got it for
The morning" broke, fairly clear," and at 7
"SECRET. OF: TZU HEI'S.
CHINA,
- WIELDING AN INEXPLICABLY INFLUENCE.
HOWAIT, ORIGI The Philippine? Odin vál organized during the yàik; eness'who realized somethin" of the
sarvatism and Indifference to
Diritto Econ
--Howqua,They meant "We clock there was just a little bit of a hero, but - 40 yenre." DAPAT Mangwa.try to be imparitul, to have been a compound | should, be fabring the different?
Vile
Napier, Humph You had the petter of y no means thick dough to obscure the har
beur or the land marks, reposagwa
The launch was travelling wall, but when about 50 yards from Mrs. Macquaries Chair the South Coast metal steamer Dunmow came
account of the remarkable career of the late the grast weakness of the Orial, and particus Our Shanghai correspondent gives to-day an of Oriental development and the Tware que afraid to take a chance. They clearly faw that Dowager Empress of Chins, which, says the latly of the Philippine Islands, Times of December 19, will furais an interest lack of the friendly association acting the dire log. subject of speciation to such as love psychological problems at forent peoplan and reccate the Tau He, so far as Westerners can discern, tine, which in the Occulent o did an enormous amount of mischief by her pliabing such miracles of development cons cruelty to individuals. She appear, even when popularize an institution hora public, act, and was guilty of the grossest il lines. It was decided to esis my own are. I have been using it for the last
He was feed, or two months gaol of shrewdness and superstition, of
facile good elements, of the Orient nature and of tigerish farbeity, of total ignorance some common ground sgrassb A Chiness dealer camed Quina Les 55 of all that goes to the good government of a there to teach the greatest came before the Central Police Court, charged State, and of capacity to play upon the passions history. In building up this id with baying smoked opium at a house in Eliza and weaknesses of those around her, with such found necessary to consider the sld not beib-street on January 3 He was also accused: effect that through a long perind she retained should be, but as it actually was, IRJE his almost abrolola power over the destinies of position, were included not only the reten ments were heavy. It is estimated that the Court that they had visited premises in Eliza disloyal, sensual and utterly unscrupulous. tions. It was decided that the proper field for
possession. “ hands were carrying arms, and the accoutre
Constables Souter and Surridge told the career, to have been ambitious, hypocritical,also its weaknesses, shortcomings, and limita weight of each man's accoutrements was over beth-street, Sydney, and there found several 6: lb. The Dunmore struck the long boat on Chinese. The accused was smoking an opium MORAL STANDARDS.
the begloning was the Philippine Islands, that Yet we read, that throughout North China the firm scene should be laid in Medila, and the same time causing serious injury to some and giber anicles used for manipulating the
Que oglooker says he saw two men thrown of the bluejackets.bo
ass pipar. The police said that an attempt bæð and was familiarly spoken of as the "Old take a co in February, 1968.). Thus was cop- been made to bribe them, ARE MANY Buddha"--a term which; so far as a Western seiveur created, and opened, to the Orient and clean out of the boat. When they fell into the Accused denied that he was smoking. At may judge, implies a mixture of veneration, and the world the fitar Philippine Carnival, water, both threw up, their hands, and dis one time it was true ho had kept no establish affection. It was so doubt otherwise in South le, the beginning the field, abounded with appeared from view Hung
difficulties. The apathy of the Orient, the lack. The meat where opium could be smoked. How. China, where, ribald songs, at her expense in a few minutes there was nothing more, to
ever, since then he had réformed, ned did not appear to have replaced the affectionate nick flodustrial, commercial, and political develope lesving her living freight struggling in the sever tried to bribe the officers.cused the best and saw her most closely; and he might fidence between individuals and people which be seen of the long-bont... She had gone down, care about taking any more of it. He said he nomo, An apologist 'might poier out that it || "mant; the total absence of a community of was the people of North China who knew her interest; the mutual suspicion and lack of cons The Public Prosecutor anked accoused, if, ba
in
FR.E. Lin.You were merely asking for such | along and crashed into the long bontanete diy, on la second count of having ophang] China," She seems, from the record, of her,ndvähtages, and possibilities of the Orient, but
land's most brilllade writers; Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Posi, Essayist; Philosopher, and Oplum Bator, Wrote the "Ancient Mariner, etc. etc.; Lord Shafiesbury, Profasted Philan thropist and Member of the A. D. League'; Dr.- Medhurst, A celebrated Medical, Missionary, traveller, and Sinologue, with others, elekt
us thire, hadn't you?" The minutes of the previous meeting were
Howqua We thought so, Napier-And yet I was merely asking... taken as seen." " Lord Shaftesbury-In the absence of the Emperor, Kien Lung, I beg to propose that H.
treatment of English gentleman la Chips as E. Lin takes the chair. (Carried nem, con.) But being barbarians in our eyes, you could Any Chiners coolis would have got in England, H. B. Lia-Geptlemen. We are here to day to add to the general considerations which only approach us by way of entreaty, and they occupied our attention yesterday, a considera. us to the manner of slaves. We folebade you the popularity of opiam which exist amongst emphasize the fact that Chinese were the good the peoples of the earth. I, myself, am unabile in your country's name, "Ta Ying Kwoh
to be your bearers. We foughed at the "Ta" others present who can. You will notice that "Grent" England, indeed! Ho, ho, ho! You talked of your Queen, but we knew that though they do not all como from the Flowery Land,
Chinesa Admiral-My acquaintance with there might be many Waoks, there was but opium began carly, What is there for one Huaugti, just as there is but one sun ip the Chiness Admiral to do but eat, drick,Commands," I required: obedience, repent heavens, and so I proceeded to issue my dally, gamble, 'and-amoko ? I was, ond
-commanded to do what we could to
*It was a moment of intense excitment. All
tien of those, special and personal causes for the poor dignity of sedan chairs in order to the starboard side, cutting through' her, and at † pipe.Atound were scattered pipes and lamps ho always enjoyed extraordinary popularity that auguration of the Institution should:
of a crew-this was before I got my feather all the opium and the giving up of the recal- | managed to keep sdont, white she, pinasco | Embraced him, ned tho witness denied that be and more. virile race in the north than in the 1 fact that the new idea was now s:that, between; ance, and reform. I ordered the surrender of water. The inajority of the men, howeveŃ | kad: not approached· Constable Burridge and ] Perhaps be tempted to add that they are a finer | ages of isolated exisinace had produced; the
op of the
keep opiam from getting ashore. We obeyed. We smoked all we possibly could aboard. Some overdid it. I was wiser. My dose was kept below a mace a day for years, and so I got the pleasures of the drug without the pains.
Lord Shaftesbury'leasures? What were they?
The Admiral-Il ensed a cough I had, and effectually cured a persistent tendency to loose
mess.
De Quipcay-Physical or moral? The Admiral (with a grin.)-Physical, " Dr. Medhurst.—But there were surely other. effects, pleasurable effects, besides there. I "have heard..
The Admiral-O yes, of course there were. I made a great deal of money nut of opiumy
Lord Shaftesbury.—Money i The Admiral. Yes, money: dollars usually; sometimes Mexican, but more often Carolus,
Lord Shaftesbury.—Deàr me ! Did you see much of the drandiul drug taken on shore?
The Admiral. I never saw any of it, not a chest. That's how I made my money. I looked the other way!..
citrant Dent...
Mr. Dent-Who didn't quite geo it, eh? He knew all about the tender mercies of a Gavern- ment which cherished strangers from alar."
H. E. Lia-Exactly. Hostages bad but one.. their troubles might soon be over advantage in these days: They knew that
Mr. Jardine-But there was one thing which justice of your demands came in. We had we did not know, and that was, where the
openly carried on a trade for years and years. Your officials had not only not forbidden us to do so, but they bad actively assisted us in the. work. Prohibition there had been: we well knew that; so did they. But there had also been prohibitions of tobacco, gambling, and piber things, not one of which but was ac counted a dead letter, obsolete, condamned, ignored. There was no means of anforcing
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steamed around, picking them opi
painter was quickly cut, and some of the crew The Dusters was sowing her bost, and the
went to the assistance of the drowning men.
The collision was noticed from the warships near Garden Island, and in less than five boats rushing to the scene. minutes there was a perfect flatills of small-bim know ?**;
It was fortunate that the collision occurted at a short distance from Garden Island, for it enabled the boats to put off from the Encounter Fantome, and other vessels promptly, and the crews displayed marvellous dexterity in getting the beats away.
in ten minutes' lime the officers who want away in boats estimated that the number of mea missing was about 15, and a message was sent ashore to Garden, Island to that effect, with the order that divers were at once wanted. Mes sages were also sent to the Water Police, and Inspector M'Vane dispatched assistance. Two divers from the warships were sent below, and began a careful search.
The divers began their work, and in a little while one body was sent to the surface. The poor fellow was still carrying his cartridge bell and other gear.
presume to embrace no officer of the inw bad ever done so. He would not in fact, "Did you not say," asked Senior-sergeant Davis, to the constable, You welly good fells. You welly take three pound, Nobody Quian Lee was indignant, and said be never hinted at such a thing.
A fine of £3 was imposed in each case, with the alternative of six weeks in each.
AUSTRALIA'S MOTHER STATE.
MR.. SUTTOR LECTURES ON NEW SOUTH
· WALES.
Pleasant glimpses of the richest country in H.L.M. Tao Kuang-Mr. Jardina bas hit
the British Empire were enjoyed by many проп
they entry of his per troubles at that
people in Singapore, on 28th us, when Mr. time. Any country for its perfect government.
B. Suttor, the Commissioner in the East for needs qualities of three kinds, Mental, Moral,
the Government of New South Wales, spoke and Material. I sufficient abundance we had
for upwards of an hour on the produce, won- H. E. Lin. Gentlemen, as I understand it either. I can lea now that we were mentally
ders, beauties and attractions of the Mother what it is we want to know is the personal deficient, morally corrupt, and materially weak
State of the Australia's. The lecture was rather than the pocket effect of opium. Perit not the expression of the will of the stronges? to the verge of contempt. What is Law? Is
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE "DUNMORE,”. gives in the Victoria Memorial Hall and was haps Mr. de Quincey-
That being so, Chinese law, from 1835 to 1865
The Dunmors had been at the wharf at Blue's rendered exceptionally interesting by aid of De Quincey. With pleasure How I came to take opium is well known. I suffered
was the law of the smuggler and the rebel, Point, North Sydney, during the night discharg special lautern slides manipulated by Mr. A. ucither of whom could we subdue without the ing a corge of Kiama blue metal. At half-pastsided, and among others present were His Ex- W. Bean, Sir Arthur Young, K.GMO, pre- martyrdom for weeks from combined facial
mortification of outside assistance.
6 this morning Captalo Hansen left the rheumatism and toothache. It was on a wel
Capt. Elliott-It was for this reason, your intending to coal at the metal wharf, Woolies and cheerless Sunday afternoda in London that had my first, dose I was suffering Majesty, that foreign nations dealt as gently mooloo Bay, to put out a few tous and then go agooles. I saw a druggist's shop. An hour
as they could with you, Personally no ona
to sea again. From what could be learned this saw the evils of opium more vividly than informing after the accident, the Dunmore was after, heavens, what a revulsion! What a resurrection from its lowest depths of the inser urged this upon Lord Palmeraino. But under easy steam, and gave the Point a wide spirit. What a abyss of divine adjoyment it was outside the scope of my instruc. berth. She was oo her right course and when thus-suddenly-revealed t-Happiness bought Majesty's self was unable to enforce. No civilix sighted the captain gave a blast of the whistle. tioné th enforce a Chinese law which your the pinnace, with the long-boat in tow, was for a penny, and carried in the vent pocketed Government undertake such a task, or asks The little boat at this time, it is said, was steet peace of mind that could be sent by maill
it of others. I could bind Britain alone, and ing a course which Captain Hansen calculated Lord Shaftesbury,--How lerrible 1-
would grain bet to pass under the stern of the then only when breaking British law.
H.E.Lin. That was true. 1 found after the collier. Thus the Dunmord was kept. on her Uritish had surrendered their opium that they course; but suddenly, it is alleged, au alteration were responsible for about a moiety ocly of was made by the little boat, and instead of pas- the whole trade.
#ing under the stern of the collier, was boading across her bows. Before anything could be done to prevent a collision the Danmore west smash into the long boat,
Do Quincey. You nie right, and I see ex- ally what you dead, it sepho you have suffered is, indeed, terrible. What bach fold is one thing: what I now is another
The Admiral-Can,any of you tell'uk whether- anybody else io England used opium besides
the last speaker?
· Coleridge-i did; and maro, Wilberforce,
·Dean of Carlisle, Dean, Milzer, the firft Lord Enkine and numerous others whom I knew habitually used it. I took to it, as De Quincey' did, to relieve pain. My experiences at first were similar to his own. Besides being so excellent an anodyne it allayed all nervous
Jon, it stimulated the capicky for en
to be born without it effectique exertion borne iff-effector
-UE Lin,In your -Chinese experience, Dr. Medhurst, can you bear out these statements?
less I myself surrendered 103 chests, and I Mr. Welmore. We were all in it more or
was an American,
Mr. Reed-Was there not another reason afterwards why we Americans gave up the trade 7-.-
Mr. Wetmore. There was a very good one -we didn't prad won tmy opiwon !
Lord Palmerston. We did or rather India did, and, as ʼn government, we looked upon the questiob entirely from a business point of view. We had made agreements with one nation for the import of ram and brandy, with another for wipe, with another for tobacco, and so on, and Dr. Medhorst-Every one. All the pleasure there and opium as to call for special treatment, .we didn't see any such vast difference betwood able effect thus stated l'have heard again from
1o use, they minister to tastes apparently in- Chinese smokers. But, of course, there isja 'sequel...
nate; in abuse they are all equally deadly. H. H, E, Lin-Of course, of course: we know. Majesty has just told us that the authorities were as impotent in Chins to prevent this trade that. But for the moment we are only search.
we were in England to stop the sale of
cellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, K.CH G., who was attended by Capisin H. H' Stockley and Mr. Cloud Severo, Sir W. Hyndman Jones and Lady Hyedman Jones, Lady Evelyn Young, Mr. John Anderson and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. H. Spakier, Mr. and Mrs, Patchitt, Mr. T, S. Baker and Colonel and Mr
Broadrick.
Ia introducing Mr. Suttor to the gathering, Sir Arthur Young mentioned that the lecturer was appointed by his Government, five yours ago, with a view to an expansion of the trade, commerce, salesliure and resources of the State, and to give reliable information about it. Among other ways he used the press and lectures to make better known the resources of New South Wales. He had periodically visited "Singapore and, said Sir Arthur Young, “ I have The Dunmore was going aster at the time, always been struck with his personal know. and there was much shouting from the men-o'-ledge, and 1.feal sure as one is better qualified warsmen, who were now in the water.
than he is to speak on the subject of the lecture. AN AWFUL SCENE.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, Having spoken on historical facts connected
One man stated this morning that the scana was awful. It seemed from the island that the men wars being cut to pieces by the propellers of the steamers as they moved among the strangling seamen bluejackelrom the Encounter declared that he saw a man going round with the propeller of the Dunmora. injured by the impact is proved by the fact that That some of the unfortunate fellows were ous sailor after he was got out of the water and taken over to the Encounter had a frightfal gash on the log.: twas said that portion of his call, had been torn away,
The Dunmate's beling piece on the ship's to grab this, and hang on. It was a splendid support, and no doubt was responsible for the saving of many lives.
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Mancha prejudice may account for her popus existed no analogy the fact that, in the begin south. To which it might be rejoined that it and the Oriental experience of the past thers Farity in the mirth, and that the purer Chinesewing at least, its most active exponents must race in the soub, though different, aro,ndt on necessarily be people from outside the Olient that account inferios.
and who, because of their lack of experience in things Oriental, most necessarily possess bat a slight knowledge of the Oriental temperament. This and a variety of other features of the situation conspired to make the, task of this small body of Carnival promoters an immed and a difficult one.
Moral standards vary an greatly that we may conceive without much difficulty that those ac tiods of the "Old Buddita" which seem to us the most reprehensible really appeared per fectly natural and proper to the mais of her people. To throw a favourite of an Emperor down a.well, and afterwards to decres to Ber
The first Carnival opened on Februsky 27, posthumous honours for having committed
and ended on March 3, 1958. - Thu:association suicide with patriotic molives, may be adtirely was organized under the laws of the Philippine within the recognised limits of statecraft. If Islands, stock was issued, and all of the for might not indeed be impossible to Gad even ingular features of an enduring corporate ofe the Annals of Christian countries fairly close Hanization were provided. The start, was made parallels to such an act. If the posthumous"
without money and withbut a définite credit;ÿ bonours appear superfluously bypocritical, we Among the assets were included a spirit of have to remember the fine artistic, sense of
most friendly disposition and co-operation on completeness and order that distinguishes the the part of the military and civil governmenta Chinese. An example is found in the cancel and business and commercial elements in the lieg of all the pro-Boxer decrees by Tsu Hsl credit balance of sight thousand pesos, Philippine Islands. The first Carnival closed "in aider lo show bistorical accuracy"—or, as we might say, in order to conceal ber tergiver
sations,
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PERSONAL MAGNETISM.
evidences of its peculist value as an agency whereby the development of the Orient may be accomplished. Here in the centre of the wonderland of the world the representatives of› all classes met together upon a common ground and under the guise of Carnival fun and jaility work out the problem of the saces...
ing for explanations of the marvellous popu-alcohol. What then remained but regulation sides proved useful, for..zbe' man were enabled -40.and.go jer cent, of the total commerce of qualities may show but poorly a judged by
with a practically unlimited credit with ha splendid disposition on the part of every ele--- ment in the community, with the knowledge that the spirit of the Oriant is ideally suited to In the West statesmen swallow their princi Carnival purposes, and with a definite delore ples and cast off solemn engagements without mination to make the Carnival an annual afair. of continuity. Sa long as the Boxer move Field on February 2, and continued for sight Buch elaborate attempts to hide the breaches The Carnival of 1909 opaned on Wallsca; ment seemed likely to be successful it enjoyed days thereafter, the industrial fesluta continuing the, sympathy and support of the Dowager for an additional week. In the 1908 Carnival Empress. But when it became, doubtful whe
were included water parade, land parado, two ther the hated foreigners would not make sights of hippodrome, coronation, Carnival ball, things decidedly unpleassos, Your Lo received a small provincial display, tennis tournament, high commendation for refusing to lead heavy baseball, and a small athletic contest. The guns to blow down the walls of the Legations Carnival of 1909 contained a land parade) day A little later, when she had to make her escape and night, an automobile parade, seven nights from Peking in a common cart disguised as a of hippodrome and a matinée, seven nights of woman of the people she ordered Priox: Tuan, highly spectacular pyrotechnic display, prezent în the organiser of the discsedlied nuvemsal, lo ing the attack and ultimate destruction" of be put to death. Fortunately for him, the city strongly fortified and of the archítacidre Foreign Ministers also demanded that he of two hundred years in the future, by should be executed, and he was kept alive in force of three hundred men, seven nights of arder that China sbould "save her face." This spectacular shows in the largest auditorium conduct is far from admirable, yet the disavowal building ever seen in the Orient, seven days of agents who have not been lucky in their bad nights of athletic contests, forming the ventures is not unknown in the West. The first Oriental Olympiad, in which polo, tennis, principle is the same, but Chinese methods are, cricket, and track teams from Hongkong and it must be confessed, more thoroughgoing,
the surrounding portions of the Orient come The successful career of Tza Hai was really peted, Carnival ball, competitive provincial ing dus to something that defiaa nnalysis, and over. | dustrial display, in which cash prizet aggregate rides laws, conventions, customs, and barriere || Ing. P15,000 were awarded, native dances, of every kind, Beyond all doubt, she pos costumed groups, etc., from the provinces, with Australia, Mr. Suttor, before proceeding acsted in mmarkable perfection what is called including to members of the different triben to dwell on the Mother State, remarked how charm or personal magnetism,”. Quasi-rcien- from the Mora Archipelago, headed by, the pleased he was to see his valued friend Mr. tific terms are out of place in dealing with things Sultad of Sulu and twenty of his bighest chiefs. State of Victoria, present, and expressed the tific method. We do not know what magne. xD annual affair. On every band are found "1. Mr Sinclair, the representative-of-the-great-that do not admit of measurement by any scien-The-Philippion Carnival has come to stay as
hope that he would come forward at some tism is, and it does not help us at all to call future date and lecture on the State he so well something else" personal magnetism." Charm' and favourably represented in the East (Ap. cannot be defined or explained. It is a come plause) New South Wales was not only the pinx of human qualities, physical, moral, and richest country in the British Empire, per bead intellectual; the fine flower of certain excep of the population, but the world might also be tional organisations. Physical beauty may not included. Her commerce represeared between be present in any exceptional degree, moral the Commonwealth. During the last few years Boy Accepted standard, and intelligence may not only had her commerce doubled, but, be less conspicuces than in many persons who'
have no charm at all, for the year coded 1907, it equalled nearly £89,000,000, of which exports, the actual pro
FOWER OF CHARM.
15 pi Q.F. Gun Practice Stonecutters bodies, the long boat was discovered and sub-ancial peas, peded fan do last, the turplus mysterious combination is charm, which we
While the divers were engaged looking for duction of the soil, equalled nearly £49,000,000 neatly £39,000,000. For the fin.
But the wholly inexplicable outcome of the
Parade:At Blake Pier at 145 pm, on sequently raised.
Saturday, the 13th lostant, ja
Dress:—Khaki' and putțion, Service dress Island and boisted out of the water under the revenue over and above internal and external all recognise by its effects though we know no
requirements amounted to about £1,670,000.
thing of its nature. It is a dangerous passes. cap. Officers-Eam Browne, belts without Lord Palmerston-That was and is a questered, giving ample proof of the severity of the
shearlegs. The starboard side is badly bat !tion for China herself. She had then to stand blow. The Dunmore, however, is a strong New South Wales stood on June 30 last, at usually been disturbers of the peace of the Sunday, the 14th instant with bade Turning to the finances of the State, the nuts either moral stability or intellectual force. CHURCIE PARADEST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL
sion, just because it does not necessarily con-words. lecturer said that the national indebtedness of Those possessing it in an eminent degree have
: Parades At hind-quarters at Io Is am, on by her own strength or fall through her own vessel, and although going slow, would de weakness. She had no treaties with anybody, considerable damage to a boat which was full 87:633,828, of which a large proportion was world and dissolvents of anciety. With all re-
H.E. La-Just so. We were above them,
pcally subscribed, and most of which had been Lord Shaftsbury-But your countrymen as a whole desired suppression, did they not?
expended on works of a reproductive nature.pect to Marlowe, it was not the face of Helen that launched a thousand ships. And burned The New South Wales railways was a striking the topless towers of Ilium." It was some- A Chinese Mandario My countrymen ware
example. For the year ended June 30 last thing that makes a more poignant, more divided into three classes: Ninely par cent. of
after paying all working expeases, interest, lasting, and more universal appeal than the hem knew little or nothing of opium; nine and ninety-oise hundredths per cent including,
capital invested and other incidental
most unimpeachable beauty of face and fixuró. they had a surplus of nearly three quarters of vast numbers of the officials, used the drag
a million. sterling With the railways and
It was not Cleopatra's:beauty thatTM enslaved and were determined to continue so dolegi
dands capitelised at current values, they bave other public works also available, Crown
Autopy and made her the dominant factor in an Imperial contest. It was her charm. It the numerically insignificant remainder formed the Chinese Anti-Opium Society, and bad in-
an enormous asset over and above their indebt Stuart, as long as she lived, made Elizabeth was not by her beauty or her bring that Mary fluence at Court. Now you see why suppres-
edness, Labour-troubles in Australia were not sion though making a great noise was doomed to
sit poeasy on her throne. She did that by her fa
- ENGINEER COMPANY, MAUTOMA so great as some of which be had heard, and H.E. Lia did not. He was that rare bird which fail. I smoked Opium, so did all my friends,
charm, which three ceptories after her death Parade-At West Fort, Kowloon at 6 pm, although it could not be denied that they had still procures for her passionats partisans, Taon Wednesday, the 17th inst., for technical in- existed, they were of very short duration. But al was to that order of succession. visits China once in ten thousand ages. In-
She structions overshadowing all was the fact that law and winded the inexplicable influence that outlets GASCOIGNE SHIELD COMPETITION corruptible by smoke or 'sycee he carried out
The competition for the above übield w611 · his order from above and destroyed 10,183
de bad been, and always would be main beauty of face and grace of form, and defies
the ravagés of sixty years of tempestuous life, take place on Saturday, 27th February,orego Charm was the secret of Tre Hai's power over E all around her, and their vague sense of that imperishable quality was, what the Chiness populace expressed in the term the Old Buddba."
Jarly to which opium só speedily 'allaised, How long did you continue your practice, Mr. De Quincey?
De Quincey-For many years, at first at-la- tervals; later, daily. At one time my diureal doses rosa to eight, ten, and even twelve thou- sand drops, in the form of Inudanum, of course
It was pot af at once thát I attained to the formula, "A glass of laudanum negua warm, and without sugor, please." After that 1 camó'
down to 300 drops a day. After years of use
still could write thus: "Thou only givest these gifs to man" and thou hast the keys of Para- dise, O just, subtie, and mighty opiùm,"
H.E. LinProbably some of the Opaque of the Terra Obscura may be a httle surprized at this, eh, my lord?
Lord Shaftesbury-I think so. If there were nothing behind, I should be inclined to think that my pet League is still engaged in what I should then describe as an imprope ganda.. But, the sequel, the sequel
H.R. Lia-We shall come to that in dus time. At our next meeting I shall bring up the Canton episode. Meanwhile, we cannot disguise from ourselves the fact that besides social defects driving men to opiates of all sorts, there are personal cravings, and temptations strong beyond measure. I don't think; my. lord, either you or 1 had sufficiently realized abia before.
The meeting then adjourned.
III.
Minutes of a meeting on January 3, 1939, at the Celebrities' Club, Spookton, Shadowland.
of what could not be prohibited?
H.i.M. Tag Kuang I trust that these revela tions will nasist the illustrious Obscure in win. from the grain of fact. They mast not forget nowing the chaff of terrestrial cross-purposes though, that it is possible to keep a wolf from, the front door while a tiger is stealing in at the back. Then the sprite dispossessed would be mocked by the demon in possession.
chests surrendered to him.
• DIVERE FIND THE SUNKEN BOAT.
She was taken to Garden
of men and thus well dowo in the water,
The news of the disaster quickly spread and very soon boats from all parts of the harbour were on the scene. Above the spot where the disers were at work a small launch was station ed, and all the morning someone had con,
tinually to warn vessels not to pass clors,
The Dunmora left the Wecoomooloo Bay Wharf for the South Coast, shortly after 19 o'clock. Captain Hansen is a well known coat, ing master, and has held command of the Dunmora over since she was built in 1891.
· CHILDREN IN OPIUM SHOPS:
Mr. W. Ryan, of the Chinese Protectorate at Singapore, prosecuted a Chinese opium
shopkeeper named Tan Hak Ng1, beford the Fourth Magistrate, on grd înst, on a charge of allowing a boy under fourteen years of age to remain in his titop, at No. 57, Fraser Street.
Accused said that the boy's father was smok ing opium in the shop, while accused was in the kitchen cooking and know nothing, of what Questioned by Mr. Ryan, accused said that an copy of the rules was given him with his "licence nor were the roles explained to him.
Accused was fined $10 and costs-Straits Times,
was going there.
tained. dans PERSTARS BEAUTIFUL. PICTURES.
expenses,
On the question of diminishing population facts were not as represented. They had never had a diminishing population; it had gone ahead as fast arthey would like it to do. With the exception of New Zealand; they had the lowest death rate in the world. During the last for years the population has increased by over and above the death-rate. By the liberal 310,000 and a birth rate of about 17 per those
of New South Wales and the tide of immigra poller now being pursued by the Government tion getting fo, the time was not far distant when New South Wales, the great Mother
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COMMISSIONER Teeg Shaoyl has presented out that though the alliance between the three memorials-to-the-Throna-Ons points
Jurs China, it was, after all, ofgo benefit to her United States and Japan did not expressly to Another reports the cordial treatment be re cived in Japan that-is-bis-study-of-financial administration, the Emperor of Japan ordered
VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS,
SANDER'S CUP COMPETITION,
- Dress -Sorge uniform, helmet with badge, belt and side arms, black boots.
ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY COMPANIES. CO Parade: At head quarters at 5,30 p.m. on Monday, 15th, and Friday, 19th, instant, for Maxim gun drill, practice for Gascoigne Shield Competition Seret, Moors, XGA, will attend on 15th and: Eveleigh on 19th.de
SAMOA TAIKOO, DETACHMENTU GARANTINO Parade';-At Quarry Bay: at: 5.30 p.m. on Bergt Eveleigh, G., will attend Thursday, the 18th lostant, for Maxım gon drill.
‚' Lieut. J. A. T. Flummer is granted lenye of absence out of the Colony for 15 months with effect from the 11 February
Captain T. Skinner is granted leave of abi sence out of the Colony for 12 months" withi effect from the 1st March 50 Vooglai
Corpl A. W. J. Peake le granted leave of ab effect from the 3rd instant and
ne out of the Colony for 9-montbs with
absence out of the Colony for 12 months with "“Sapper" J. Longstaff is granted, leave, of effect from the 8th Instant
Capi. Elliot -20,191, mot 20,283. "Mandario-Dur authorities say 20,281; Pro. fessor Douglas and, I think, others support us. Capt. Elllat-Dr. Hawke Patt, I am glad to Present HIM. Tao Kanng, Emperor of China from 1811 to 1851, in the Chair; H. E.
ses, corrects the error. The difference is easily Lin, Opium Commissioner to Canton; Howqua, explained. The smaller number was the num -member-of-the-Co-hong, whose-real-pameer firzt given up. Later on a man named Wax Woo Tung Yueat Lord Naples, Firat Tones tried to dispose of an addional eight Official "Superintendent of Trade to Canton": chests at the very time that the foreign com Capt. Elliot, who succeeded him: Mr. Jardine munity was in the greatest danger. I told him and Mr. Dent, British merchants: Mr. W, S. that he bad palpfolly increased the risks and Wetmore, an American merchaat, Mr. Reed, embarrassments of the situation, advised, bim American Minister, Lord Palmerston, Lord. depart with all practicable speed, and band-A-PERINO dispatch says that Emperor Hegan
Gupner G, Wanil-fs-granted-leave-of-ab Shaftorbury, a Chinese Mandarin, and others, da dvof the extra 3 chests, thus making up the Tung, though in infancy, shows military State, would have over 2,000,000, living det
sence out of the Colony for 10 months with .-H. I. M. Tao Kuang-The object which H.
nature, an his Majesty has a strong predileccendants of the Anglo-Saxon race within, her the Board of: Fiusece to afford him: facilities effect from the 8th instant the invocan E. Lin has in calling us together to-day is the shedding of light into the minds of the Titus
toys in the imperial nursery, and is also ivory-Motherland-England. (Applause), it him with a copy of the regulations in vogue, tricas Obscure who are shortly to gather st
fond of horses. The sight of 107 weapons will* The lights were lowered, and pictures were * report on which will be submitted to the -Shangbai for the further discussion of the now- pa
change his form to laughter and the appear thrown on to the screen, Mr. Sutter explaining Throne later on, He also reports that Japan's world-wide question of opiates. The revelations Ar a meeting of seatholders nad subscribers of ance of a home will cause him to brighten up briefly each of the views exhibited. The pro-attitude to, Cuica is a friendly, ones in the of this Shadowland community cannot. bat dia. St John's Cathedral, held on the 26th January, with unbounded pleasure. His Majeny will duce, wonders, beauties and attractions of the third memorial the Commissioner reports that abosa men's minds of some prejudices which | 1909, the following were elected lay members also not be satisfied until he has been lifted - State were illustrated most effectively, and at the treatment be received in the United States have still further darkened the enturaj dalices of the Church Body, for the year 1909-Hon. on the-animal's back and taken for a ride. « Is, the close of the lecture, when Sir Anbur Young | was most cordial that the President expressed of perceptios amongst the Opaque of the Terra Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Mr. W. Armstrong, Hóp, spite of official contradiction, the dispatch per proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Sutter, there thanks to the late Emperor and tendered good Obscura.
Mr. H. W. Slade, Mr. A. Bryer: (honorary | nlass in stating that. His Majesty had smallpox | wat linla; doubt, fedging from the applause, wishes to the reigning Emperor with the utmost |_ H, X, Lia--I propose to say little myself, - secretary), Dr. Francis Clark, and Mr. R, Han- | In the fath moon, last Chisese year, and that | that everyone bad appreciated the entertain- sincerity, adding that, din future virelations your Majesty. My opinions are better, known cock (honorary, treasurer), Mr. J. O. Peter was, he kalyan recovered from the sickness, mont and that the lecturer had had their gym- befwaen China and the United Rates must be
·Skin-my-fate-(exnepi-to-your-Mõjusty), and foleciad Auditor
a patky from start to daish.—Biroili Timurkadeg Improved.
greater totali · ment.-N. G. D. News,
At this juncture there was a abort adjourn on for dammy spears and swords among his 3-boundaries, true and loyal to the grand old and assistance; and that the Board presented Sergt R. Bonderson': is permitted; to resign
on leaving the Colony, with effect from the ged Instant via value in CAVA Gunner-H. Dewsbury is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the fard jostante leHDE indigo CA "NO, 3 COM?
Owing to the Church Parade taki Sunday next, vath, lost, fat length, agu cup shoot will tako, pinco Tal Hing Range compancier. [stead of in the morning sa prev