THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORIQAGE COMPANY.. LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING,
The twelfth ordinary sequal meetlog of shareholders in the Chins Provident Loan, and Mongage Co., Ld, was held at the offices of noon last Saturday, for the purpose of receiving
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 1909.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FIN.
PANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
ANNUAL MEETING.
The ordinary annual general meeting of share holders of the Humphreys Estale and Finance Co, Ld,, was held at the Company's offices, Alexandra Buildings, at oops, fast Saturday, for the purpose of receiving the report of the for the year ending 31st December, 1908,
ALLEGRÐ OPIUM SMUJOGLINO.
CAPTAIN HEAVILY FINED, TWENTY-TWO TINS FOUND IN BARREL
WHEN ON THE "TIONG BEZ
SHADOWLAND OPIUM
CONFERENCE.
"O mágns või veriias in Cicero. || We speak 1219 Trails
Shadowland || Andaj,
Minutes of a meeting held on January 7, 1909, at the Celebrities Club, Spookton, Shs dowland,
"PREBENT}
H. I. M. Kien Lung, Muler of China from 1716
THE NAW ORDER IN CHINA,
MR. H.SC077 BANQUETTED BY THE CHINA ASSOCIATION,
the company, St. George's Building, in the fore- directors together with a statement of accounts / morning, on a charge of being captain of a ship to 1790 Historian, who lived during the first acts of Prince Ch'ua's «ìógimu.: As | stay in Shangial and, the little soach within
Chang. Ting-yu,
a statement of accounts and the rsport of the Mr. Heory Humphreys presided and there was Chandu, valued at $624; on December 15, last the first half of the 16th century, and
present:The Hon. Mr. H. A. W. Blade, Dr. W. Noble, Mr. JW. C. Honar, directors Messra, E. Seth, secretary; W. E. Clarke, H. Percy Smith, Captain T. P. Hall, Menta, Ho Fook, D., K. Mons, W. A: Dowley, G. B. Buyers, J. M. Wong Hi. Summers and J. A. Jupp
general managers for the year ending stat De cember, 1908, declaring a dividend and electing, a consulting committee and auditors Mr Robt. Shewan occupied the chair. Those present were:-H. P. White, Dr. J. W. Neble, and Mr Chow Hing Kee, (consulting com *H, mittee); Mesar J. A. Young, secretary; R. B. Babcock, J. McCubbin, H. Percy Smith, 31. Terry King Sul F. Ellis, J.M. E.
D. Gardar. The Chairman said: Copies of the report and accounts for 1925 nay laid before you move been in your hands for some days p deed not ba read now. During that year trade in all its branches lay under a heavy cloud, although I am glad to say that cloud bas shewa Tome signs of lifting since the year closed, and con.! Equalization of Dividend" for which wa DD- - Section and searched ovary part of the vesici., sequently cur business of making loans called. for increased vigilance on our part, but I am sorry to say that one or twoch unable 18 to the prevailing depression were to meet their
engagements compelling us to eater
Captain James Home of Messra. Wee, Bin and Company's steamer Hong Bes, was before the Fourth Magistrate, Mr. A. de Mello, tais used for the Importation of twenty-two tins of reports the Straits Times of 30th uiro,
Mr. C. I. Carver appeared for the Opium Farmers and Mr. Elliot for the Captain.
Mr. Carver explained that the Gading of, the opium on the steamer was sufficient to prove, the guilt of the master. It was necessary for him to show that every precaution had been takon and that no member of the crew was implicated in the importation. The facts in present case were very simple Sergeant boarded the Home Dee at Tanjong Pagar and Mussel, who is attached to the Oplum Farm, discovered the chandu in the engine room.
Sergeant Mpiral gave evidence of the search, officers,
he boarded the Hong Ber at No. 4 sing that, in company with twenty revenus 14 and the sanction of the Shareholders in
waste store room. Witness entered it with the October last and to the withdrawal of $6,738 06 No. 211 called witness' attention to the cotton from this Fuad. On the other hand daring Second. Engineer and found a gundy bag can the year $4,746.12 has been added to the Intaining twenty-two tips, exhibited in a barrel of cotton waste. The Second surance Reserve Fund which represents the with a quantity a ourselves. l'urning"le the Accounts, you will
The Chairman said:-Gentlemen,With your permission I will follow the usual custom and take the report and statement of accouals as read Reference has been made in the renoit to the opening of new CCOUNT "Typhoon & Floods Insurance Food by the transfer to sams of the amount previously ap pearing under the heading of Fund for
Lord Falmarsson, Britib stateman, Sac. of State for Foreign Affairs when the opium trouble first becamo acute, -
Bame time.... Mr. W. B. Reed, U. S. Minister to Chios at the Dr. Gutzlaff, Medical. Missionary, Sinologue, Writer, and lnterpreter, and many others, The preliminaries having beca satisfactorily disposed of, the Chair was taken by the Em revelation (It should be noted that the termis debate" and discussion are not in vogue paror, who announced the subject for the day's in Shadowland, where the raison d'etre of langu thought-Ev).
His Imperial Majesty on
FIBIDE
wald-It is age is no longer to conceal but to reveal
meeting that our terrestial relative friend sand with mixed feelings that I have to inform the descendants yet remaining "under beaver are again engaged in discussions regarding the use and abuse of the sleep-baaring plant and
lato possission. At the same time rates of value of expired fire risks underwiltten by reineer saw the discovery, Witness took the its products, In times gone by the question Court hitherto enthralled by antiquated caso terest ware pot so high, as money was not see that the amasot favested in property hat/tina.on the deck and opened: two of them is was one which interested but few countries, toms. Much may be expected from a Regenta, A. M. Marshall, C. Maya®, J53
QUESTIONS OF UNTONG. Cross-examined by Mr. Elliot, the Sergeant said that the vessel had been searched for three or four hours on. her arrival from China. Nothing was found. When he went no tard after the return of the steamer from Penang witness told the Captain that he had been sent to search the ship on account of information which had been received.
the presence of the Captain and the Compra. scarce it was satisfactory security that been increased by a sum of 579.992.25 being Witness then took the chandu in the lacking. Under these circumstances which,
amounts paid on account of the contract for
Police Station. The door to the store room was however adverse, are nothing more thas may
the erection of a block of six three-storied
from the engine room." There was an engine be expected in a bad year such as that we have buildings in Robinson Road, Kowloon, now
and boiler in the room. Just passed through we may congratulate out-
nearing completion. All the flats, have al
Witness said that the Bong Bee had arrived selves on the figures now before us. Our gross-rend, been let, niso one of the shops. This
from Penang, on her way back to China. Her earnings are higher than ever, and besides pay block has been built on a portion of ont
tonnage was 2,056, ' ing the usual dividend of eight per cent. on an of the three lots purchased in Jung 1906, I increased capital we are able to place Te might mention in regard to this purchase that
UB thousand dollars.to Reserve Fund.
ten per, cant of the purchase money was pald fortunately, we have had to deplete that fund in cash and ninety per cent viz:-$346,453.20 st by $30,000 principally to meet heavy deprecia: remained on mortgage free of interest until 3 tion on our investmeals and possible losses on December, 1958, so that the Company will Tome accounts-about which we are a little commence-paying interest at the rate of six per doubtful. The latter are of no great signific ceat per ancum on this sum as from the first of ance, but the depreciation on shares is severe.
this year. It was the original intention of your I feel myself that in writing down such a stock
directors to build on a larger scale than they as Cements 10. So, we are valuing them at
bave done on the ground thus acquired, but the panic prices, but it is best to be on the safa
lack of demand for all kinds of property to which alde and to give no opening for criticism. It made reference at our last annual meeting bas has been no year for selling stocks nor do
again been a conspicuous feature of the year think we should be doing just to ourselves or under review and in consequence the proposed to the stocks themselves by trying to realise building programme was considerably curtailed. such a market. There is nothing for it but to our liabilities under the heading of Sundry wait for better prices and for that better time Creditors" are larger by $85,768,05, mainly in which I feel sure is not far off when capitalists consequence of the new buildings at Kowloon will look back with astonishment to the quats just releried to. Reats show a falling of of tions now current and with regret that they 57,349.97 but this is more than accounted for did not take fuller advantage of such cheap by the fact that Marine Lot 48, for which we And favourable opportunities for investment. used to get $1,100 a month and taxes, became Our godown business has answered all our
vacant in April last and is still vacant. You noticipations and has worked very satisfactorily will observe that no particularly 18 for a first year's experience.
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Who gave you the information?-The Opium Farmer."
What did he say ?-Ada lobong. He meant by that that there was something to be earned, some untong-Not for me.
I am not so sure of that, Mr. Elliot replied. Witness went on to say that he was quite surprised to find opium, as his information had been to look for morphia. It was possible that the chandu was brought on board at Taojong Pagar.
How much does the informer get out ibis?-I don't know,
Re-examised, witness said no one could have
Contioning the Emperor said:My friend, Chang Ting-yu, whose historical knowledge is the despair of every Celestial student, will out line for as the causas why opium cams to gAİD such a hold on our own nationals, and that probably will be enough for the present meet
ug, as the old world saying goes, we have other fish to fry,
a most
Those who have followed even, superficially the summary of Chinese news apparing day On Saturday evening, toporta the W. C. D by day in our columns will have decided that News of tit inst, Mr. JH Scott, President o the most striking feature of the paw reign.up the Oblea Association and senior, parinet of to the present moment has been, the personal Messrs, Butterfield and Swire, was entertained at dinger by the Commiued of the Shangbai activity of the Prince Regent. Indeed, if we word not dealing with the most exclusive of Branch of the China Association, while among Imperial Courts, we might be tempted to be the guests was Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, lieve that the establishment of a Preis: Bureau .c.M., Senior British Delegate to the Oplum in the precincts of the Palace had been one of Conference. Owing to the shoress of Mr. Scott's such a course is out of the question, however, which arrangements could be made, it was not we may welcome the frequent references in the found feasible to make the entertainment, ope Press to his Imperial Highness as a tribute to of the whole Association 1 but as many as an attractive personality and as an indication, possible of Mr. Scott's personal friends were tive affair. If everything recorded of the Rothe, Hongkong and Stangbai Bank, bad kindly of the incressing interest taken in administra present. Mr. W. Adams Oram, manager of geat be true, China has good reason to con- lent his house for the gratulato bersoll on the, possession of 4 taler enjoyable, evening was spent. The games of who is not without a determination to rule and those who were invited were as follows has well-developed ideas regarding his duty to Moira, F. Anderson (Chairman of the Local the references in the Press have a distinct value menti Smith, Sir Alexander Hosin, F. Ayty as serving to popularize the Ruler and creating cough, Major A. A. S. Barnes, S. Barton, H. the nation as large. Hut, whether true or not, Brauch) Sir Pelham Warren, Sir Cecil Cla a unifying element in the national life. ChioT. M. Hell, F. S. A, Bourne, Col. Bruce, J. D. within recent times, and during the late reign Carlill, B. A. Clarke, J. D. Clarke, C. Clementi, Prince Ch'un himself was a prominent votary Rew D. E. Darwent, W. V. Drummond, H. ese exclusiveness has been profoundly modified Brungate, W. Bullard LE. Caneing Ajail.
D. Landale, W. B. Leveson, CO. Lid that, having once enjoyed the freedom of the Holliday, S. A Hardquo, B. 1. Hogg: W. S. of the new order. It is satisfactory to leasa G Gardner, F. C. Heffer, H. E. Hobson, U. Western manner of life, be has not allowed the Jackson, H. R. Kinnent, C. D. Kerr, K. Laid- W.D. Little, Dr. N. Macleod, Dr. RJ, McKia exigencies of his new highteand practices of a revers to the less
· McLeod, D. McNeill, L. Midwood, Da Now, I gather from, the none too Jumindas who (our authority is the Chinese Pressy hires Miller, D. M. Nissim, G. K. Nuttall W. A R.N., J. H. Scott, Colin Scott, JD. Smart, reports coming from Terra Obscura, that many a public ricefia to proceed unatended outside R. Owen, R. Percival, W. O. Platt, J countries ara engaged in attempts to restrict one of the gates of Pexing to carry out lavestiga. Premice, G. A Richardson, Captain Ryan the use and thus lesson the abure of that which tiongan his own behalf. Such an act puts a had begun to cause trouble aven in my time new complex on upon a series of eteinglary J. Stem, R. N. Truman, A. R. Vincent, Rov edicts that otherwise were not to be distinguish A. J. Walker, G. M. Wheelock, A Wright, C. there. Thanks to the recemly developed means
After diazor some excellent speeches were of communication between us and them, it is ed, in regard to high sounding phrases and it-W Wrightson, H. P. Wilkinson, A. P. Wood. passible that a revelation from the Enlightened reproachable morality, from previous documents
made by Mr. F. Anderson, the chairman, who may at least halp the Commissionets meeting which, as far as the country 18 concerned, have
proposed the "Guest of the Evening "and Mr. J. at Shanghai to know the truth, at any rate, of remained a dead letter from the date of issue.
H. Scott in reply; by Mr. A. Macleod who pro what has happened hitherto,
It will be universally hoped that the Chinese I have, therefore, consulted with my friends Press has out been misinformed regarding the posed, and by sir Cecil Clementi Smith who thought it desirable to call you togelker in The most candid foreign observer could hardly voted a great success. Mr. Anderson express- ed the great pleasure which was felt by alt sum up the reform movement moterápily than
present in welcoming Mr. Scott, not only as Falmerston, Reed, Chang and others, and we words and actions attributed to the Repeat replied for the Visitors" and the arguing was order that we may give ope Opaque friends in the Tarra Obscura the benefit of oar Illuminata Prince Ch'ua's alleged remarks to a Consor
who bad lived amongst them for so many with baving said, "is really carrying out re on. (It should be explained here that those. No one in the Government, he is credited President of the China Association but as ons on the other side of "The Veil" speak of nur
years Throughout the whole of Mr. Scott's selves as the Opaque of the Terra Obscura" formas, but they are merely using reform us a owing to the difficulty, amounting at times to pretext for appoisilag their partisans to desira- career his name had stood for all that was realized this fact, and, as stated elsewhere, is done by him and men like him was a national. the impossibility, we have in swing through each le offices." If the Prince Regent has, indeed, highest, and la international rivalry the work asset of ne small value. Mr. Anderson then ether.-Ed.)
determined to keep himself informed regarding
spoke of this work of the China Association bols from a commercial and indirectly a dip. affairs in general; instead of learning only what his advisers wish him to know, the new order of things in Peking should not remain for leeglomatic point of view, and said that they were Vaul now, how- glad to recognize that the former neglect of. a masuingless euphemism.
British interests in the Far East was a thing of ever, the country has had little more to solace iselt withthan sonorous sentiments reminiscent chop of the old régime. Even in the matter of dance, the most vital of all China's immediate problems, no advance has been made on the At the present moment whoe finances are is a strait
ned condition barb in the capital and in the provinces, the first necessary step is to eradicate the long-standing abutenia connexion with the financial administration and to publiab defuite
Sir C. Clamouri Smith pleaded the exigencies ly a budget of State expenditure. This can be effected only by the harmonious working of of the silent service for the bravity of his res Ministries and provincial authorities. These marks, but, as a member of the Homs' Commite are desired to direct their respective subordistes of the Gains Association, he was able to Chang Ting-yu-Qaite so. My friend Shanates to act in accordance with the proposed testify to the attention alwaya- paid in London kespear says that "all the world's a stage", regulations. On the strength of such an edict to the representations of the Shanghai Branch. but he might with equal force have declared the Chinese Government considers itself in a that "All the world's a dram shop." Stimulant position to inform the foreign représentatives and narcotic are universal Tea and tobacco, in Peking that the national finances are being not what'; all are evidence of the universal should appoint a delegate to discuss a proposal craving of humanity for something more than. for the abolition of likia da return for an in-
crease of the Customs duties. bread and water. Let it not be imagined that the
With all the promise shown by the Regant Opening the case for the defence, Mr, Eliot land of my birth is different in this respect from submitted to the Court that the revenue officers others. Her present stage of development is and in cpe of hit ma erly summing up of ex- admitted that it was morphin they were inok recently emerged. If the desire for the artificial alons can make the reform movement a reality ing for and it might easily have been a plant. vivacity and momentary delight resulting from an appreciation of the fact that China cannot There were liberal rewards in such cases for drugs has lessened in Western lands, and it is reform herself without foreign assistance, Ex- Captain Home was sworn and said that bis an open question, it is because in those lands pectation has been raised by the possibility of there have arisen other means of recréation, yet another shuffling of high posts, by the re- skip arrived from China on December 6: Realher amusements, and aide to self-forgetful call of Kang Yu-wai and other reformers when ago. vedue Officers searched his ship and some of
ness which do not yet exist in Chiss." But wa the period of state mourning is at an end.But it is only to the larger centres of Aus There is no ground for supposing that the new tralian population (says Mr. Joba Plummer, of them remained to board all the time the ship shall come to these in due course. was jo pon.-
men, whoever they be, will be better able to Sydney, in the current number of the Anglo- stultify their astures and-at-the-word-of-com-Japanese_Gazelle) that the possible fatore maud break with national traditions of all time. adverse relations of Japan and the Common
wealth command more than passing autention. to the pastoral and agricultural districts the If they did, they would be injected at once to intrigue or denunciation. No one will find
residents do not trouble themselves much with lau't with the spirit. ie which the Regent is ap
Australian external affairs. Their experiences proaching his difficult task, and there is an ele
of the few Japanese residents, in their midst bave generally been of a favourable character, roundings, and the most utter tedium whichment of pathos in the reports of bis attempts to cut the Gordion koot with his own hands. The the pations of the world had ever seen. No en
far more satisfactory than those of many of the formed by one man, and while he is endeavour city workers making their way into the country terisining books, no newspaperi, na theatres, no body politic of China, however, cannot be re intellectuality, an intercourse with educated womat she didn't exist nothing but the ing to master the intricacies of Chinese france, in search of employment on their own terms,
The feelings of antagonism with which the supervision will bave to be relaxed in other directions. The details of reform must be left Japanese are regarded by a section of tha Was it any wonder that they succumbed?
to other heads and hands,, but the strong in Australian city populations are directly trace. weariness and boredom of a thrice told tale.
fluence over all will still be wanted and will able to the influence of the Labour party, which lastly take to itself credit for the most import is never weary of declaring its determination to nat share in the work. If the present system prevent their adopted country, for comparative. ly faw are Australian barn, from becoming bo adhered to, the existing confusion in every
There can be no question that the rise of department of state will increse, as has already other than the home of a white nation happened in the matter of û sapce from attemp's at a speedy adjustment of the currency." Japan as a first class naval and military power Prince Chun has started his regime, in the ever has excited the jealousy of the Avtaliads, who of the nation, under favourable auspices, and if are still engaged in squabbling over the means be stands out boldly and firmly for foreign as- of national defence, while the beads of the sistance-carefully selected and wisely employ Federal naval and military forces seem unable. ed-he will carry the people with him, and re- to suggest a feasible scheme, The Australian forms will be effected in ten years or less which Labour party isanxious that the Commonwealth will otherwise take many generations-NC.hould be independent of British assistance, D. News.
of
There is nothing in the Accounts that calls for / made in the report foropriation has been taken the chanda', on board and deposited it | do.at thin, gathering is to point out to the indefinite homilies of a recent edict:
special commeal, some of the items are a little farger, such for instance as luterest paid and Sundry Debtors, but this is only the natural result of a larger business and an increased Dumber of accounts. Akogetter our position is now a very sound one, our loans are spread over a wide area, all known losses aro provided for, and our investments written down to figures well below their true value. As to the future I see many reasons to be -optimistic, and hope na ons here listens to those who talk of the Colony being played out and having seen its beat days, etc, etc. The everywhere else in the world has suffered the reaction consequent on a period of inflation and over-trading, and as usual the weaker have gone to the wall. But that is all, the resources and facilities of the port as a depot for the
remuneration to General where it was found without going through the Managers and Directors. Under the clausos", engine room.
Mohamed Arib, Revenue Officer No 211, 22 and 82 of the Articles of Association the
told of his discovery of the bag. Directors and General Managers are only en
Cross-examined by Mr. Elliot, witness said titled to their 5 per cent, commission on the
that he did not go direct to the store-room net profits for each year that the same
when he want on board. First he waited till amount to seven per cent of the ciphal of the company, Under this arrangement Directors
ergeant Mustel got permission from the get nothing in bad times and the General Captain to make the search.
The Farm Tester stated that the tirs con- Masagers practically nothing. I say practically nothing in the case of the General Managers--tained Amoy-chandu, valued at 5614. The because I estimate they make perhaps 31oco weight was zlo tabils.
Cross-examined by Mr. Elliot, witness said that he had not weighed the chandu and tins to $1,500 per annum clear ba their allowance, If the bid times are going to contious it is some change in the articles relating to made a liberal allowance for the weight of remuneration as they were framed when every. thing in the Colony and property in particular was booming. I have nothing further to add but before moving the adopcon of the report answer any questions shareholders may bave
No questions were asked.
Chang Ting yu:-Brothers of the Illuminati, as I understand the matter, all that we have to Opaque how it came about that China tools disastrously to opium, and why she clings to it now. Surely that is simple. Have we not, many of us, felt is our own proper persons the atatan-and the result
Lord Palmerston ~We have, we have : some of us through brands, others through bang, and all through something. Afutatis mutandis, they're all olike.
simple fact in that business here as almost Possible shareholderi may be asked to make separately, He weighed them together and coffee and cocaine, beer and brandy, it matters reorganized and to suggest that each Power
the tins.
THE DEFENCE.
Jordbilo no able a Minister as Sir John
remained at Peking.
rott replied, re
In a happy von Mr. J. H. Scott. ferring to the work of the China Association and to the attention given to British interess In Caioa by that body through the indefatig able efforts of Mr. R. O. Gundry, Sir Cuss. the Settlement from the date of his arrival, Dudgeon and others, and recalling old times in Christmas day 1865,
H
AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.
-WHERE-THE-ANTAGONISM·LIKA.
-trade of Southern Chipa are still untouched and slatement of accounts I shall be pleased to knew where the chando was concealed-be | that from which Europe and America have but i isting coacitions wa n.'sa the one feature that policy: on the part of their neighbonte, in tha
unrivalled, and will be enormously in creased when once.communication by rail is opened up with the great cities of the interior. In the meantime I feel sure as I said before that better days are at hand, and when the long looked for improvement comes and the voice of the pessimist is heard no more in the
to put..
The Chairman moved the adoption of the informers. report and accounts.
Mr. Dawley seconded.
The motion was carried unanimously. The Chairman moved that the Hon. Mr. H. land those who have had faith in HongkongA. W. Slade, Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs, Scott and its fortunes will reap their reward.
Harston, J. 5. van Buren, J. W. C. Boonar and. Dr. Noble-ear, bear.
Ho Tung be re-elected directors.
The Chairman: Before moving the adoption of the report and accounts does any shura
holder wish to ask any questions?
No questions ware asked...
The Chairmas moved accordingly. Mr. H. P. White seconded.
The motion was unanimously adopted... Mr. Machada moved that Messrs. J. S. VAG Burco, Chow Hing Ket, Dr. J. W. Noble, Messrs. H. P. Whits and U. Pon Op bo re- elected members of the consulting.committee.
Mr. Gazdar acconded. Agreed.
Dr. J. W. Noble moved the re-election of Mets, A. O'D. Gourdin and W, H, Potts as auditors.
Mr. Chow Hing Keoconded and the motion was unanimously adopted.
The Chairman: That in all the hasloess, gentlemen, am much of iged for your at tendance. Dividend warrants are ready now.
FORBIGN SOLIERS AND SAILORS.
REQULATIONS AB TO LANDING IN THE COLONY,
The following regulations made by the Governor-in Council have been gazelled:-
7: Foreiga ships-of-war shall not make any. examination or survey of the shores of waters of the Colany either from. such ships or by means of boats or otherwise.
Mr. D. K. Moss seconded. The motion was adop.ed. Mr. Ho Fook proposed that -Mesir. W. R.
The first great fact to be remembered, the one great cause why epium to enslaves our people, is that in it they have discovered a suro and speedy.means of throwing off for a time the terrible monotony and enuud of their exist- ence, Hitherto they have been denizens of
Potto and H. Percy Smith be re-appointed December 14, the ship seturned from Pehang the dullest homes; ibe most depressing sur-
·auditors,
HORSE RACING IN MANILA.
He went an to Penang at midnight on De cember 7, nnd the steamer was again search ed there. Two searches were made by the officers of the ship on the way down from China, on December 4 and 5 The Chief Engineer searched the engine room.) On at shoot 7.a.m. On the following day, at about Mr. W. E. Clarke seconded.
11.30 a.m., the revenue officers went aboard, Agreed. The Chairman That concludes the businfter the vessel, bad been over twenty-eight hours at the what. There had been all kinds oss of the meeting, gentlemen, Thanks for
of people going aboard in that time. Sergeant your attendance.
Dividend warrants will be ready op Monday. Mussel went on board and told him that he had A chit to the effect that there was morphin in the hospital and in the room where they sub sequently found the chandu. Witness knew nothing about the matter. He invariably took every possible precaution to prevent bis vessel from being used for the importation.of chanda. Cross-examined by Mr. Carver, Captain Home said that the native revenue officers made no search of the engine room excepting Racing as carried on in Manila is novel, and interesting, as it is strictly confined to country.in the presence of Fergeant Mussel. bred ponies. The Jockey Club, says the Sport ing Life, is in the hands of the natives them- selves, and racing is held an an average one Sunday in each month. The racecourse is a heavy sand track, about 6 furlongs round, and this is well cared for. There are three stands on the course wooden structures, capable of hold about 5,000 people, and as there is no charge for admission, these are well filled, un- less a particularly interesting cook-fight is on at the Sao Lasaro cockpit, which is only a couple of miles distant from the race track.
THE RUNNERS AND THEIR JOCKEYS.
The starting-gate is in usa on the racecourse. The little ponins are very smart at getting away well, and directly they are on their feet they are galloping The lowest sum that one can invest is 5 pesos (equal to 101). The seddling paddock and weighing zoom are of the most primitiva kind, and it would cause some of our racing men much enjoyment, to see the casual way the native Possidoos and Mountain Kings are brought on to the course.
2. Foreign soldiers if unarmed may be land. ed in the Colony within harbour limits, it numbers not exceeding too for purposes of re- creation, without the prior consent of the Governor, provided that notice shall be givna to the Colonial Secretary if it is intended to land any larger sumber of men, in order that all facilities of which, local conditions admit may be given. Applications for permission to land armed parties in connection with funerals
The local jockeys, most of whom adopt the or to take part in public ceremonies of an ex
forward seat, are adepta at getting their mounts ceptional nature will be addressed to the Gov-out of the barrier, but are poor finishers, belog ernor through the Colonial Secretary No very exchable, too fond of the whip, and ride application is necessary in the case of officers.
with little or so judgment. No foreign soldiers or sailors shall bo landed in the Colony outside the harbour limits iram Roy vessel without the permission of the Governor obtained, through the Consul ar officer of the country to which such soldiers or sailors belong.
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE,
Did you lose two firemen by desertion an December 157-I did. It is a common thing You found that they had deserted after the opium had been found?-Both of them, I-be lieve, had left before.
Did you tell the Master Attendant that one of these men had charge of the room, where the opium was found? I may have said it,
Mr. George Lawd, Chief Engineer of the Hong Bee, sald that the room is which the chandu wax found was "turned out on De- cember 13, the day before the steamer arrived" here from Penang. There was no chando there then. The barrel was turned up" on both December 4 and 13.
This concluded the evidence, and Mr. Elliot addressed the Court, arguing that every possi ble precaution bad been taken and that the chandu, was not on board then. It was quite possible that the chande was put on board at Tanjong Pagar. He would submit that the Farmer was informed that, the. chanda' was there by the one who put it there, and that the ship was not used for the importa tion of the chandu at sil. The door of the room in which it was found-was-directly-op. posite the gang-way.
Lord Palmerston-Did you never drink? Chang Ling-yu-01 yes, in times gone by, Our poetry is almost as full of bibulous re- ferences as your own. I could quote you scores of such passages. But our drinks were never seductive enough to capture the people as a whole, and even the poots in time gave them up. There is at present evidence, how ever, that, again with outside help and ex. ample, a return thitherwards bad begun.. Of
which more apOD.
Lord Palmerston.When did you first take to opium?
Chang Ting-yu-We had known it more or less for about 1,300 years before you come.. Some of our old writers went into rapture over the "drink fit for Buddha" which they got from it. They didn't smoke it then, Smoking.
came in much later, and has b
Mr. Reed. There was never any doubt whatever fo my mind as to the antiquity of opium in Chins,
Lord Palmerston.-lodced! I thought some of your countrymen accused us of introducing
it.
Does Australia actually fear a Japanese in- vasion in the near future? At Bret sight it would seem as if the people of the
great island- continent were apprehensive of a secret hastite land of the Rising Sun, and that their vast.un- occupied territories in the north were coveted by the representatives of the new Asiatic power, undreamt of less than a couple of generations whose inclusion in the great family of nations was
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know any better and the rest didn't want to. -
Mr Reed. They did. Some of them didn't Borneo, was practically totally destroyed by Chang Ting-y--The facts are as i bave välved, policies being held, among others, in arise, as already: mentioned, with tho' Labour said..
Insurance companies are fairly heavily in
Dr. Gaisla-Probably "you were going to the Commercial Union and a Dutch institution. meation another cause of the popularity of opium, dis use as an aphrodisisc.
Chang -Ting-yu.I was. We are a much married race, the Chinese!
Dr. Gutelaff-Jost so, last so. I discovered how widespread was this are of the drug when I took my first voyage in a junk from Bangkok to Tientsio. That was early in the thirties, The sights I witnessed then were quite indes cribable. I gather that the same conditions still prevail,
yet at the same time makes a bugbear of apanese development, which they profess to regard as being inimical to Australian interests.. At the same time the steadily increasing BIG BLAZE IN BORNEO,
number of Australian tourists to Japan is tending to promote a better state of things. As -Telegraphic information has been received a rule they return foll of admiration and re- in Singapore stating that on the 29th ult. thespect for a people what they load so utterly district of Pasir Lama, Banjassio, in South unlike what they were represented as being
in the future. We
If there is any trouble in the fature it will The travelled Australian has no fear of Japan
same light as do the Trades, Unions those who Pany, which regards the Japanese, much in the decline to become members and N
The real danger unquestionably consists in THE magnificent entertainment at Causeway the possibility of a Socialist Government in Bay offered nighily by the management of Harmon's Circus continues to draw langehe Commonwealth. But in such a case Japan audiences. During the time that Harmon will have ibe civilned world at jiu back. up-to-date establishment with its trained band. of acrobats-and-its-menagerie of wild animals has been here, the different turns to be seen at the nightly performances and the children's matioges have delighted appreciative audiences room exhibition of the wonderful Frantz and won gesinted applause. The drawing troupe elicit the "bi-yah" of the Chidete round the back part of the huge pavilion when RETURNI of the average amount of bank
H.I.M, Kian Long-I think now that we the performing tigers are introduced by their notes in circulation and of specia in reserve in
might adjourn. We have a fairly good idea, abiotrainer Mr. Paul Ragout, who fully demon- SIR John Newell Jordan, K.CH., British Hongkong, during the month ended 31st
Minister at Peking-siaca the vacation of that January, 1909, as cortified by the managers
The preparations that the average racing The Magistrato found Captain Home guilty or rather the Opique of the Terra Obscurastrales the mastery of the human will over
and fined him $500 and costs (50 conta), should have a good idea, of the problem which brutal strength. The feats of jumping by the past by Sir Eroost Satow in 955, like Sir of the respective Banks -
Average. Specie in pony does would astonish some of our most
confronts them. The physicians of old were greyhounds would make any trainer proud Robait Hart, began his career in the Celest Banks.
Amount Reserve. severa trainers, During the last ten days of a
a constant source of merriment, Space does not risen, step by step, in that part of the world, to preparation prior to a race meeting he is gel- THE Yochqaopu (Ministry of Posts and Com- went to say, if you desire a core, remove the whilethe clever witticisms of the clowns provide tial Empire, as a Student-Interpreter, and. Bas Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China, $3,556,942 $2,790,000 faped at his top speed every morning, and lamunications) considers that as proposed sall cause. That is the problem before mankind
addition to this dans long, strong work in the ways are increasing in number in Chine, there of the present day. We have seen why men allow of further detailed description, but suffice his prefent position. Chiness Secretary of Hongkong and Shangba).
afteranon-with the thermometer at 93 deg, or will be a great demand for all kinds of By to drugs; it is to escape other evils Ret to say that every item on the programme Legation, Contal-General, Chargé d'Affaires
·Banking Corpora tion............ 19,052,343 15,000,000 thereabouts. The softness of the track is, how materials, which, if purchased from abroad will move those evils and the use of the drug will bears repetition, An excellent combination of Peking kan, him in all thres capacities, before
ever a great saving clause to these hard-work- deptlys China of much profit. The Ministry be discontinued. We will now close and at talent concludes with a great act of Lanphe west as Minister Resident to Koreas and National Bank of China,
therefore, decided to organize a workshop our next meeting will consider further the lay the Icop by Mr. Willem Schulin-thewas from no farther than the Haima Kingdom: Limited,
Dil ed racefiomes, save the mark1: Despite these hat, i 68,236 ་་་་་་
severe measures, some of the ponies fook really in Tientsin this spring, in qeder so meet require-allarements which the sleep bearing demon work of a moment bet axing tothe Shadow of that he was brought back to Faking withi
vres to enslave his votaries—¡V, GVD,News," Death Harpston's is a wonderful show Total ... $22,677,440 17,709,900 | will, and carry a fair amount of condition.
The racing is beld on Sunday a month, starts at tan in the morning, and is continued all day until dark, as many as eleven events being gas through in the day,, The distances range from four furlongs to two miles, and the value of the prizes from 120 praon to 300 pesos. The pooles are classified according to their performances, and the form they have shown, and no first class pooy, once he has been classed as such, can compete out of his clots, the same suis holding good for the other class.
Mr. Carver addressed the Court in copela
contending that it was a member of the chinese crew who was imposting the chaadu, as was usually the case when such imperia tlone occurred. It was a curious coincidence that two members of the crew deserted just
Chang Ting yu. They do. It is bis as much as anything which brings the ding so much into use in high society. The evil is deep root As the oplum was being found, and that sneed, so deep that nothing short of a moral respectators, while gaping mouths can be seen all
volution can eradicato it.
of these was described by the Captain as was found. having charge of the place where the chande
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A CHEHULPO, telegram to be a reports: that a complaint has been lodged by German firm-Messrs. Meyer & Co-against a japanens for alleged infringement of a trade mark on that the trade-mark had first bean registered aniline dyes. Upon examination it was found by the Japanese Whether this means that Messrs. Meyer & Co. hare no redress-is-not- clear.
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