THE OPIUM COMMISSION"
CONCLUSION OF BITTINGS, YO
The fourteenth and final Bession of the In tarostional Opiam Commission took placs on the 26th ult, at Shanghai..
The Resolutions which had been already adopted were presspted in their revised form by the Committee appointed for the purpose and were finally passed by the Commission They will be referred by the various Delegs: floor to their respective Governments, who will decide on their publication as they may see fit. The full minutes of the proceedings, together with the Reports on the Oplum Question, handed in by the various Delegations, will appear later in printed form, and will form a valuable record of the work of the International Opium Commission.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 5 1909.
THE CHANG HANG KID PERJURY CASE.
THE APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL
HONGKONG DECISION, REVERSED..
News was received of the 3rd just, by the firm of Messrs. Botton and Helt that their appeal to the Privy Council on behalf of Chang Hang Kiu: from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Hongkong of March 10, 1900, had been sue cessful.
The case of Chang ∙Hang, Kiu verate the Judges of the Supreme Court of Hongkong came before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on February 3rd. *
judgment of the Supreme Court of Hongkong This was an appeal, by special leave, from
Lord Macuaughien, Lord Aikiosop/Lord of May 16, 1906. The appeal was heard by Collins, and Sir Arther Wilsba.":\
handed in their Report, the Right Hoo, Sir After the Committee on Trade Statistice had Cecil Clementi Smith moved that a cordial vote of thanks' be offered to the Right Re verend Bishop Bract for the dignity, impartial and Mr. Macklin appeared for the appellants.
Mr. E. H. Sharp (K.C. of the Hongkong Bar), ity, and ability with which he had discharged In November, 1995, an issue was ordered to the duties of President of the luternationalbe tried in the Supreme Court of Hongkong to Opium Commission. In replying, the Pre determine whether one Wong Ka Chuen WAS, sident congratulated the House not only that
at the date of a petition in bankruptcy, a in the findings reached all the Resolutions
parider in the debtor firm, The trial of that were adopted non, con, but that they had not
iniüe was held before the Chief Justice and a
nearer its final solution,
wholly inled in carving the problem a stage H. E. Taupejiro Miyanka, huving given ex- pression to the sense of high appreciation in
which the Commission held the services rep. dered by the Secretarice, the proceedings terminated.
A decision was arrived at by the Commission not to publish the Resolutions adopted until
common fury on six days is April 1906. The Official Receiver was plaintiff and Wong Ka Chuen defendant. The appellants (seven na... tives of China) and one. Wong Tao were called as witnesses for the plaintiff The jury found for the defendant. Theinupon the Chief Justice ordered the eight witnesses to be called before him, and addressed them as follows "The eight witnesses have to my mind been
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
PROPOSED GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY.
Nothing could better illustrate the respective 'attitudes of the British and Chinese · Govern- meats upon the opium question than the information published in the semi-official organ yesterday to the effect that the British Minister at Paking bas expressed bla willing aess to sanction the creation of a Chiuces Government, opinio monopoly upon certain conditions, writes the China Gasefie in a luminous editorial on the 24th ult
tuppression
From what took place at the opening of the Conference now sitting in Shangbal, local read ers, at least, were fully prepared for present developments-gamely, clear proof that the main object of the Chinese Government, is to deig, and that the question of the obtain a monopoly for the sale of the prepared
the foreground in the official despatches from of the spium habit self, although kept es ju
the Walwupu and High Chínere officials, is in reality a very secondary consideration: A few officials and gead-many people may be ento est in theit efforts to combat the evil, but the Rovernment, central and provincial, only wants jo make money out of these professors of vinse and to throw dust in the eyes of the "foreign devila" whom China is once more fooling to the top of theit bent. A monopoly is the great desidetaium at the moment. Nor is this to be wondered at, if we consider for a moment the immense potentialities as revenue earning
SHANGHAI TUG AND LIGHTER CO. LTD.
ANNUAL MEETING:
ALLEGED OPIUM SHUGGLING.
HONGKONG SHIPMASTER FINED.
PATENT MEDICINES
JAPAN
LARGE- AND PROFITABLE TRADE,
Superstitions die bard. Side by side with the great progress Japan has made in bar me- dical science the vendors of patent mediciass are driving sa thriving a trade as ever before. It was about, twenty years ago that 1⁄2 patent
Captain Lindberg of the British steamer The sixth genual general meeting of the abova Kaifong was fined F1,000 by the Acting Collec company, was held at Shanghai on 16th ult. for of Customs at Llolle recently on account of There were present Mr. A. McLeod (chair his thip having opium on board and one of the man). Mesith, A. Ki Craddock, H. A crew rolling it to be smuggled into the islands. Macray, R. B. Mauchan, Michelau, H. 1. repens the Manila Times of 26th ultradicines began to be taxed for the first time
Directors), Brodie Clarke, G. Butler, T. Raveaus Agent Ewing that there was opium once or twice. A Such, G. M.
On February 16, a Filipino told Internal in this country, and the tax has been ruled present tstands at a fairly Pembertob, H. Norcock, C. Selby: Moore and on board that could be bought. He was pro high rate, but this does not prevent the people not only the ignorant classes bui educated: McDracken, Mr. H. C. J. Wilson was apvided with fifteen pesos marked money, and pointed secretary to the meeting and read the told to go on board and purchase a tin, which people as well-from having frequent recouche notice calling same. The chairman thes he did from a Chinese fireman. The author to patent medicines. Just as is the came in addressed the shareholders as follows s ties held him up, as bo was on the goog-plank Europe and America, the sale of quack medie of the ship and took him "back on board to cines, far from being diminished by the ad? vance of science, has been steadily on the identify the Chino who sold the drug. This was done and the marked money was found in increase in recent years, thanks to facilities the Chino's posession and be was arrested and of advertisements forded by the now- taken ashora to be tried by the Court of Fint papers. Fortunas have been made and profits Instance.
Makana | able businessrs have been established by the purveyors of these universal panaceas Some time ago on association was formed in Tokyo entitled the "Anti-Patent Medicine League, with the object of disaunding people from the use of patent mediciner, but the success of an vory such an institution must be daubifald
Gentlemen, The directors' report and; au-
Then the Acting Collector of Customs halled Capinin Liedberg inta court to show why he should not be fined on account of his vessel and assessed a fide of P,000 from which an appeal was taken to the Insular Collector. Captain Lindberg, together with Smith, Bell and Company and W. F. Stevenson and Company, gave band for P2,000 pending the decision of the Insular Collector in the case. In his reply to the Acting Col. factor at Iloilo, Captain. Lindberg claims that as the guilty man has been caught with the drug and confessed to selling it the vessel should not be fined. He fanther states that as a precantion against opium smuggling be ship. ped an extra officer before leaving Hongkong and employed Malay quarter-masters at an Chinese crew. The case is now before the
The history of paisat mediciaes in Japan is full of curious and interesting episodes, as may be inferred from an instructive paper on this subject which was read at a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Japan rome-lime-sgo Toyama, in Etchu province, is an ancient and - well-known contra for the manufacture (of) what are now known as patent medicines,
medicine chest, of the country. Toyama but Osaka has now become the leading
the caosant of the respective Governments had guilts of the most filigrant conspiracy to defraud Chinese, to take over the working of such a working of the Company, in such a bad year increased salary in order to keep watch on the used to send; dut) ao army of medicine:
'institution of an opium monopoly to China?
It will be news, to most of our readers to the fold as we als assured on high authority, that a proposal bas recently been made to the Central Government, by foreign capitalists, in connection with certain high mosupply if it is sanctioned by the Powers and to pay the Chinese Government no less a sunt per apam than sixty million taels, practi- cally twice the total revenue derived by Chios fory ber Imperial Maritime Customs Bervice for the privilege. How much do people who miske such an offer believe that opium smoke
repair
dited statement of accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1908, having been in your hands for some days, you will, I presume, agree to take them he read. You are all doubtless aware how very dull and depressed the goooral trade of Shanghai has been during the past year, and more especially has this been the case with regard to shipping; the decrease in the amount of imports has been exceedingly beavy and naturally the smaller quantity of Hoods we have bandled has materially affected our revenue from this source. It is fortun ats, however, that we have had an increase in the quantity of export cargo shipped, which to a certain extant has compensat ed and our gross earnlogs are only Taco less than in 1907. We have also be able to effect some economies in our working expenses. and the total expenditure during tgok shows a decrease of about Tis, 10,750 on that of the previous year. Under thesocircumstances the Directora trust that the for trade as the past one has been, will be con- sidered not altogether unsatisfactory. The en tire fiest of rugs, steam Inunches and fighters have been kept in an excellent state during the year, the entire cost of which has, as usual, been charged to working account and the fleet is now in a better condition that it has been for some years past. It has been the policy of the directors to discard whenever practicable our small wooden cargo boats and during the past year we have sold several, res placing them by steel lighters, and we have at construction; the repair to waeden lighters has always been a heavy item in cur expenditure, and this for the future will, we trust, be greatly reduced and finally eliminated altogether. It will doubtless be satisfactory to you to know that the service given our constituents during the last year has been decidedly im- plaints that formerly. Our account for claims proved and there have been far fewer com- is alan very moderate considering the very large gaantity of cargo handled, and the amount we have had to pay for accidents. is also much smaller, being some Tls. 850 as against Tis. 1500 the previous year. It is gratifying to know that the Agents are able to report most favourably of the entire foreign staff of the company, who have performed their somewhat arduous duties in a most satisfactory manner during the past year.
Acting Insular Collector for decision,
padtars and fans and the the corn
belibations, however, and the brief state the alleged partner Wang Ka Chuen. They have deliberations, however, nod the brief state each one been guilty of the most-corrupt perjury meat published above it is to be inferred and in vitiue of the provisions of the law which that the members of the Commission, includ
empowers me to deal at once with such case ing the American delegation, its conveners, are (section 31 of the Supreme Court Ordinance, satisfied with the results of their labours. The 1873, I commit each of them in prison for Chinese also may well be content to have three months without hard labour." The seven obtained the recognition of the Commission for the progress, real but unequal, that they appellants (the eighth witness, Wong Tar, bringing is going to cease in Chica!
absent) served a fortnight of their sentences have made in the work of suppression. What
and were then released on bail peoding appeals The Commission may he expected in have from the Chiel Justice's cader. Those appeals accomplished is that it has secured interna being unsuccessful, they now appealed, by spe tional acknowledgment of the extent of opium cinl leave, to the Judicial Committee against the smoking, while leaving it to the respective sentence. It was alleged on their behalf that ba than two million taels if the monopoly is Present B of these boats of 50 tops each under, toward him to see if there was anything qut of So much for the enterprise of the Toyams
Governments to take such steps for its suppression as varying conditions render ex-. pedient. In other words when Governments realize to what extent opium smoking bas already spread in other countries than Chinn, they will feel compelled to inquire further into the existing systems of regulation in the light of such experience as the Commission in collated. To those countries which intend to prohibit the importation of opium it is probable ibat assistance will now be forthcoming from the producing countries in the way of greater scrutiny of opium export at ports of departure, Finally there would seem to have been a doubt in the minds of delegates regarding the grave danger arising from the use of morphine and we may expect a recommendation for the control of its manufacture and sale,
---JAPANKSE-SUGAR_DUZỳ.
QUESTIONS IN COMMITTIE
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Tokio, 15th February, 1909. The Commitjes in the Lower House on the Sugar Duty Reimbursement Bill resumed its mittings to-day at 11 am. Mr. Ooka, Chair man, announced that the Committee at the inst❘ meeting bad demanded the attendance of the Ministers of Agriculture and Commerce and Finance. The former appeared, bus the latter mas ashla ineams as he had to wait on his Majesty the Emperor this morning.
As an inducement to the favourable con. sideration of this project, the parties bebind the proposed mooppoly bave offered a certain Prince in Peking an "inerariums of no less granted. How such a monopoly would be practically worked we are not informed, but that it is believed not to be fraught with insuperable
men's anxiety to obtain the approval of the
British Minister referred to in yesterday's Sin
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fore the sentence was phased on them they were not informed and did not know what statements of theira constituted the alleged perjury and had no opportunity of being heard in their own demies is shown by the Chinese Govern- fence and showing cause why they should not be committed. By the Ordinance lö question— the appellants being dealt with “as for a con tempt of Court"-they were entitled to that information and opportunity. Je making the order of commitment is question, the fudges had erroneously construed the terms of the Ordinance. It was further contended that the appellants' evidence was in fact true, and was coborated by that of other witnesses. In any event, it was submitted, there had been an interluption of the due administration of the law and a departure from the fundamental princi ples of justice involving, not only hardship ou the appellants, but creating a precedent which, il followed, would have injurious operation is the colony,
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At the close of the argument for the appel, fants-there being no appearance on the other alde..
Lord Macnaughton said their Lordships would take time to consider their judgment,
The appeal, ar already stated, proved suc cessful.
PROPERTY SALE.
GOOD PRICE FETCHED,
In reply to Mr. Yunoki, Daroa Oura, Mini.
Some valuable Crown leasehold property was tor of Agriculture and Commerce, said that the said by public auction by Mr. G. P. Lammert Government policy of protecting the sugar at his auction rooms in Duddell Street last Industry was just and equitable. The Govern Wednesdday afternoon. The property consisted meat was not prejudiced against the industry in of the house known as No. 2, Chancery Lane, Japan proper as alleged. At present the aeual and is registered in the Land Office as Section consumption of sugar in Japan was between D of luland Lot No. 67, and is described as a 450,000,000, and 100,000,000 kin, about two- fifths of which was produced in Japan-about well built European dwelling-house with out. houses Inland Lot No 67 is beld for the 100,000,000 kin was contributed by Formosa,
residue of a term of 999 vears created by the about 60,000,000 kin, by the Luchus and
Crown lease of the Lot. Crown rent payable Oshima, and the remainder by other places.
in respect of Section: D. is $7 per agoum. add three-fifths was supplied from foreigu
Bidding was very keen, and commenced sources. A subsidy of Y45,000 was granted to
with $7,00 offered by Mr. Sayce.. This rose the sugar industry in Japan proper for the sup by hundreds until $11,000 was reached, the port of an institution for experiments in sugar.bid offered in, Mr. S. Michael's name. refining competitive exhibitions, &c. ̧ ̧
the next thousand mark, Mr. Michael was
Mr. Shimo-oka, Director of the Agricul toral Bureau in Formosa, said that a scheme for the protection of the sugar Industry in Japan proper was under con. sideration. The Luchus and Oshima, being situated in a semi-tropical zone, we best filted for the production of sugar, and no annual sobsidy of Yaroo was granted for five years to develop the industry in these islands,
After a few more questions and answers in regard to the method of collecting the excise On sugar, Mr. Nakagawa pointed out that the strict enforcement of the excise laws on sugar tended to check the development of the ins dustry, and was inconsistent with the Govern. ment's policy of encouraging or protecting sugar. He asked what was the opinion of the Government on this question.
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still the highest bidder. This gradually rose by centaries owing to Mr. J. Hennesey Seth increasing the last bid by $joo: The property was ultimately knocked down to the last-men- tioned gentleman on behalf of a Chinese prin- cipal for $13,200, which must be considered a good price,
CHINA UNDER THE REGENCY,
A HOTDED OF INTRIGUE.
London, Feb. 1.
Under yesterday's date there appears in the Times of to-day the following communication from its Peking correspondent:
Government wishes to prove its bona fides it Sir Jaba Jordan's idea is that if the Chinese should prohibit the cultivation of native poppy within the current year, nt the end of which time the opium monopoly would be sanction ed and the import of the foreign drug would be decreased from year to year, so that by the eighth year of the present reign, the Indian drug would disappear altogether from the China market.
But this does not suit our Chinese fheads, Finance, or the. Special Opium Commis whether in the Waiwupu or in the Board of sioner to the present Conference. The Waiwupt quite rightly considers, that it would be dangerous to enforce total próhibi- tion of the cultivation of the drug all at once, because so many people live by growing that drowsy crop, and they propose ar an alternative that the cultivation of the poppy" Fin China be allowed for four years, more, bat hek that the monopoly be established this year, and finally that the import of indian opium shall come to an end withing eight years. By that time the monopoly would be too big a re- venue to give up or to justify killing the native gapse iken engaged in the patriotic duty of laying such golden eggs for China!
Seeing, however, that the same difficulty arisen with the sudden prohibition of poppy cultivation, if enforced on the agriculturalists of India, Bengal and the Native States, as the Chinese officials themselves admit would'árisa if such prohibition were enforced in China, we do not imagine that the British Minister will be any more complacent on this subject than he has found the Chinese officials to be, who urge the danger of taking away the means of the livelibond from so many millions of people in China, if they interdict poppy cultivation in the province. What China clearly wants, therefore, is to establish a monopoly at once and to be in a position to accept some such stupendous offer as has been made to her for the handling and control of the evil habit--- which so many philanthropists and well-mean- ing people of alf nations now hope that she is making up her mind to eptirely abandon. She is doing nothing of the kind, but like most civilised and Christian Governments is merely striving in the noble cause of "humanity" and "morality" to turn an honest penny out of her peoples' "wickedness and weaknesses.
A MISSIONARY CASE,
RESPONSIBILITIES of a shipping COMPANY, On Monday, the 22nd ultimo, judgment was delivered in the Osaka Appeal Court in the appeal lodged by the Oka Shosen Kaisha Mr. Wakatsuki, Vice-Minister of Finance,
from the decision of the Osaka. Chibo Saiben. said the revenus authorities could not.deviste "It becomes increasingly evident that the sho in the now famous. Appenzeller case. As from the law in deference to the need for en death of the Empress Dowager has deprived will be remembered, by the decision of the couraging the industry. In the event of the China of a strong personality whose political lower Court the appellant company was ordered sagan industry being retarded in consequence instinct enabled the Manchu dynasty to main to pay. Y8,000 to each plaintiff in the suit of the strict enforcement of the taxation laws,tain equilibrium in spite of inherent weakness brought by Mrs. Appenzeller and her four child- measures for relief might be adopted.
and corruption. Since her death the Govern ren for damages amounting to Y85,850 for the Mr. Sato said that the answers of the Financement, in the hands of the Regent and the Man-loss of husband and father, in addition to Department and the Formosan Government in regard to the basis for levying excise on sugar were inconsistent.
Mr. Hasama, a Commissioner of the For- Government, explained that the ***EAD quality of the sugar was adjudged on the basis of the Dutch' standard of co
Occasions sometimes jour.
araso when it was found difficult to decide to which class the sugar belonged. In such a case the nger was classified at the lower grade. This was unavoidableso long as the Dutch standard
cho cabal, is losing the elements of solidity; and the Palace is becoming a hotbed of party The situation thus Faction and intrigue. create is reflected ip The wholesale impeachments by the censors, whose accou tions are indiscriminately levelled against any official whose personality or wealth invites attack, Thus the impeachment of Prince Ching, Chea-pi, and others, whose.corrupt practices are a matter of notoriety, loses sigal, ficance at a time when the foremost statesman of the Empire has been dismissed on a trivia! when the Viceroy of Manchuris and
Y6,055 for each plaintiff as solatium for their bereavement through the death. by drowning of the Rev. Appenzeller on the O, S. K, Heamer Kumagawa-mare, which sank in a collision with the Kiaogans maru off Chemulpo on Juss
As will be seen from the accounts, after pay ing an interim dividend of 31% on both prefer ence and ordinary shares in August last amount lug in. Tls. 53,500, we have now the sum of Tis. 71,855.99; this should be appropriated as follows
Tis.
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To a final dividend of 31% on 10,000
preference shares ................... .17.50000 To a őnal dividend of 31% on 20,000
ordinary shares..., mainsp............. 35,000,00 To transfer to reserve for renewals and
depreciation 15,000.00 To carry forward to new account...... 4355.99
Tis..
It now only remaius-for me to state that we have commenced the New Year satisfactorily, and that our receipts for January, 1909, show a very gratifying increase over those of the same may be maintained in the future. Before pro month last year; we trust this state of affaire posing a resolution that, the report and ac counts as presented be approved and passed, I shall be pleased to reply to the best of my ability to any questions shareholders may wish to ask.
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There were no questions, and on the pro position of the chairman, seconded by Mr. H. Such, the report and accounts as presented were accepted and passed.
On the proposition of the chairman seconded by Mr. Michelaw the directors were authorised in appropriate the amount at their disposal (Tls. 71,000) as indicated in the chairman's speech.
On the proposition of Mr. Selby Moore seconded by Mr. B. A. Clarke, Messrs. H. A.. Macray and H. J. Such were re-elected directors
of the company.
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews were alected as auditors to the company on the pro- position of Mr. Pemberton, seconded by Mr. Norcock.
The meeting terminated with the announce
ments that dividend warrants would be posted on 27th ult,
was cleared of snow, and these indefatig ATWO MORE'SEIZURES,"
able itinerant, vendors, travelled... through the length and breadth of the Empleo. With ..Besides two tios of opium found on the per these people cash on delivery" is not a upl son of a tallyman on the Rubi yesterday after form rule. They carry large paper bags, in coon by the secret service men of the Custom
'each of which a dozen" or mora medicines of. House a quantity of the drug was found in the different brands are put, and thead bags are baggage of a Chinese deck passenger in the left at the houses of people who are not prepar baggage inspection this morning.
Yesterday afternoon the actions of a tallymaned to pay for the goods at once. The pedlars come round at the same time in the following on the Rwl aroused the suspicious of two
year, and the medicines left twelve months pres viously are charged for as actually consumed." secret service men on the vessel and they went the way. Upon their approach he retreated
people. At present the wholesale manufacture of patent medicines ia, carried off at Osaka, and was pursued, across the deck and into tighter in which he took refuge,-the-secret
where there are soma atreetk which are mono- services agents coming up to him there. On searching him they found two tins of opium palised by this trade, and the pungent odour wards the approaching visitor that the prose inside his shirt.
Osaka may be gathered from the following
figures, which were reported to the local tax office or the valúa of medicines manufactored · last year, intan" reached Y973,000; “Sei. knigan," Ya98,000; "Kaonogan," Y277,000;
This morning at the baggage room laspecior perity of Osaka ewes much to the smell of. Vaughan found prepared opium on the blanket kerosene issue from a number of ferry boats look for the place from whence it came facture of patent medicines is carried on it of a Chinese.deck patienger and began to on the canais and that of medicine on shore.
Some idea of the extent to which the manu- searched in vain for some time but fically found a con which was full of Chinese cakes which he emptied of its contents. As soon as the inside of the can was seen it was apparent that there was a flaw in its make-up, for one side of the bottom inside was higher than the outside ballom and the sides also had two walls instead of one as all tin cans should bave. With the aid of a screw-driver making a hole through the inside of the bottom the opium just bubbled through the aperture and now the Chinaman is awaiting his trial on the charge of smuggling.
ENGINEER'S, TRAGIC DEATH.
· CRUSHED IN THE CRANEPIT.
A terrible story of the annihilation of a ship's engineer, by the engine's crank, bas been obtained by the Dolly Telegraph shipping reporter. Bhortly before the steamship Prins Willem, Royal Dutch Steamship Company, was to sail from New York, John Vituel, second assistant engineer, noticed that an oil-cup on the arm of the crank was not quite fall. It was five o'clock, the hour for sailing, but ha deter mined to take the great risk. Seiring an oil crank was just off the centre, and when steam can, Vituel lowered himself into the pit. The should be thrown foto the cylinder the big arm would rise, swing slowly and descend rapidly on the other side.
Vituel had to bend almost double to reach the oil-cap, which he began filling. In the meantime, Mr. Vanderlein, the chief engineer, and Vituel's intimate friend-for years they had lived almost as brotiters and were insepar- able--had gone to his post overhead to await the starting signal from the bridge. He was. ignorant of Vituel's peritous position in the Darrow pil, which is not large enough to accommodate a man except when the crank is up. He naturally supposed that the second assistant was at his regular post, Vituel had about hall finished loading the cap when the signet '"Ahead" sounded in the engine room. The binsing and claiter and iustis of the place drawned all other sounds.
cap
Suddenly, as Vituel was screwing the on the cup, the great arm against which he was pressed in the Darrow hole trembled for ing scream. The cry pierced to the very a second, then rose. Vituel uttered an agonis.
heart of Vanderleis, and he looked down through the iron grating on which he stood. APISIT 10 CHRISTMAS ISLAND, | There below him he saw his comrade Vituel standing in the pit with his arms apraised. Above the man's head was the massive crank descending rapidly. The sight turned the experianced enginee's brain With a cry of horror, his hands covering bis eyes, he dashed to the deck, Byou before he had left bis post the crapk had dropped, the end caught Vituel in the chest and dragged him down into the bottom of the pit, where, in ope sweep of the big arm, the man's life was ground out.
Dr. Charles William Andrews, F R.S., assist. ant la the Geological Department of the Natural fistory Museum at South Kensington, has just returned from Christmas 1sTaed in the Indian Ocean, where he has been making scientific se, searches, reports the Singapore Free Press. Dr. Andrews visited this island in 1897, and his re- cent visit has enabled him to compare the ob servations then made by bim with the existing conditions. Up till 1897 the island had been practically uninhabited. Since that time it resources have been developed, and there is The appeal was dismissed and the decision now a population of about 1,500 people, of the lower Court confirmed, the appellant mostly Chinese, in the employment of the company (Osaka Shosen Kaisha) being Christmas Island Phosphate Company. Quur ordered to bear the costs of the proceedingsrying for phosphates, for artificial manure, is through all the stages.
being very successfully carried on for export. As already mentioned, the question at istua The result of the presence of a considerable in this appeal, was whether the defence of the population has been the introduction of many
11th, 1902.
of colour was adopted as the basis for ascer- proton boy are denounced for failing to / appellant company in offering to frea itself from plants, such as chilllas and the papaya, which
taining the quality of sugar.
Mr. Sato said that when the sugar industry resist Japanese aggression, when Chang Chibisbility by surrendering to respondents (plain are gradually spreading, the former very rapid In Formosa had progressed sufficiently to pro-tung is impeached for disloyalty because he fills the sunken steamer and the company'sly. A few animals bave also been introduced, duce white sugar, the sugar refining business induced the Regent to modify the severity of cinim for freight, insurance money &c., was some intentionally and others by accident: valid. Counsel for the respondents main- Perbaps the most curious resalt of the. in Japan would be beaten by the Formosan the decres dismissing Yuan Shib-kai, product."
The practical result of this state of affairs tained that the surrender offered by the new state of things due to the trading of Mr. Hauame replied that competition bois, illustrated by Chang Chib-tang's negotia- appellant company was incomplete, as it ships to the island is that the native rats, of tween Formoss and Japan proper might arisations with reference to the Cantor-Hankow did not incledo damages against the captain of which there were two species peculiar to the as the Formosan industry progressed. The Railway loan. It will be remembered that ad the lost steamer. The Appeal Court upholds island, heing found nowhere else in the world, Government would strive to prevent such com- edict of October 18th, 1908, conferred on him the view of respondents' counsel, and roles that have been satirely exterminated, These rata petition as far as possible. But if the sugar-ie full powers as director-general to contract a the surrender made by the appellant company formerly flourished, and indeed swarmed in lising industry looked to Formoss forall the raw loss, while the Ministry of Communications was incomplete and therefore invalid owing to great numbers, over the whole island, food be material fequired in Japan proper and the Was specially commanded not to interfere; the omission of the claim against the captain, ing abundant and saemies entirely wanting Formosan industry was confued to the produc. Nevertheless, because Chang Chih-tung, an- Although he was not on duty at the moment of The presence of ship rats has apparently in tion of raw sugas, the competion night ba xious for the rapid construction of the trunk collision, yet he was responsible for the safety troduced an epidemic disease which the native obviated. The day was yet far distant, how lico, in disposed to employ British con of the steamer. As the case now stands, the rats have not been able to resist, and which ever, when white sugar would be produced in tractors in.
Osaka Shouca Kaisha are under obligation to have proved fatal to the latter to such an ex- Farmors,
pay Y40,00 damages this suit, but it is tent, that Dr. Andrews was not able to discover **Mr. Wakitsuki, the Vice-Minister, said it
probable there will be another appeal to the a single specimen. was impossible for the Government to do any.
Court of Cassation-Japan Chroniclsi thing to check the development of the sugar radding industry in Formosa, but if the industry developed to such an extent as to affect the 2 Government,revanus from the excise on sugar produced. In Japan propar, suitable monsuros would be taken remedy the evil, Marukomet
The meeting was adjourned at 12.30 p.m.- Japan Chronicle,
order to avoid the waste. and delay resulting from Chinese methods of construction, he meets with determined opposi tion from the Ministry of Communications, whose object is to obtain foreiga loans ma- fettered by conditions with regard to the con trol of expenditore. It is uncertain whether Chang Chibi-tung's influence with the Rogent and the Grand Council is sufficient to over come opposition. It is reported that be has tandered his resignation of the directorship, but the Regent has refused to accept l{"S
i may perhaps folerent readers to learn that the local Magistrates have again resorted to the stocks as a deterrent to larceny by Chinese At the Magistracy last Monday, a Chinaman was charged with larceny, and he was sentenced to be exhibited three hours in the stocks and ́a further term of six weske' imprisonment”
The island is under the government of the Straits Settlements, which is rapresented by a district officer and a small detachment of Sikh police. The Chinese coolies live in well-built houses and are tended by two doctor Their position is therefore an extremely favoury able one compared with that of the coolies em ployed in many other places. This island is álogulatlý free from crime,
Even if Vandericia had remained at his post it would have been too late. The crack would have swung down with its own momeniom. Orce, twice, three times, the arm swung round, grinding Vituel to pieces, and soon it was moving so fast that une could not have counted, the revolutions. Even the victim's clothes were torn to shreds,
·AFTEK FOUR YEARS.
HONGKONG BANK SHROFF ARRESTED FOR PEMBEZZLEMENT).
Ochini," Y256,000; Kochogan, Y217,000 Daigaku Megusuri" Y223,000; katso, Y338,000; "Jiario 124,000. These are the principal Osaka medicines, the numerous smaller fry whose manufacture does not exceed Yr00,000 a year each being excluded from the list. Even the total of those mentioned above ́amounts to more than two million and a half yen, and when the total output of patent medi Clues in Osaka is taken into consideration it must foot up to an extraordinary Sgure. Fur ther, the abore figures as to the value of the various medicines yearly manufactured are based on information supplied to the authorities. for the purpose of taxation, and as JapaneIO merchants and traders are not remarkable for veracity as far as their reports to the tax office are concerned, and are generally content with a most conservativo estimate, it would not be gureasonable to assume that even the above. figures are capable of considerable expansion if the matter is looked loto a little closer
Perhaps it is hardly necessary to dwell on the wonderful virtues claimed for these paleot medicities. They cover the whole field of dis. cases human fish is heir to either known or unknown to medical science. In short, they are... veritable universal panaceas good for anything -of perbaps good for, nothing-and their efficacy seems to depend rather upon the mental disposition of the taker than the la Irinsic value of the medicines 'themselves, When we recall the popular lupanese saying "kusuri kuro-bai" (Medicines make nine times profi), it is not surprising that medicine. manufacturers and dealers drive such a thriving. trade and make fortunes so quickly.-Japan Chronicle.
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ROWING. -
·SCRATCH FOUR-QANID RACE.
The second scratch four-oared race of the season promoted by the Victoria Recreation Club took place on Saturday afternoon, the 27th ultimo, over the same course as the fast,, viz: from Kellet Island to North Point, 1 mile.
the new four-oared boats which are very light, The strong wind and sea made it very hard for the parsmen to pull against, especially in
but still the distance was covered in good time. It is to be regretted that only three boats started out of the five which entered; however, some good rowing was witnessed,,
The following boats competed:
Btation 1.7 Ristle,
1. M. C. Lopes.................... (Bow); C. A. C. Rodrigues pú (2) A. V Barros................................. (3) A. . Carroll{Stroke) CM, S. Alves in
Station 2.-Lesk,
A. R. Eili............... A. A. Carvalho
F. Rozajemn F. A. MacKintosh...........................
J
W Carroll
(Bow),
(3)
{Simke).
(Cox),
(Bow),
.............[Stroke),
Cox
Station 3-one.
F. J. V. Jorga........................... A. 1. Alvesemppanuu
J. Forbes ******* F. K. Tala
The first crow was made up almost at the
last minute, owing to two members of this four. having to retire on account of illness-A. H. Carroll filling the position on Stroke, sad C. A. Rodriguez at No. 2.
The boats had to be rowed out all the way from the boathouse to the starting point at Kallet fatand, and; strange to say, they came. in the race in the order they left the Club, vis Thistle, Lesh and 'Roseann
Carroll's crow was looked upon, anthe
beno favourile, although the practising together, men had never be out
-An important arrest was made this morning, reports the Shanghai fercury of 26th phí, by Detective Sub-Inspector Vaughan, who, aimed with a Hongkong warrant, took into custody a abroff named Yang Kweliang, allan Pah Sang. who was wanted by the Hongkong authorities for embezzling a large sum of money belonging to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Hong
The Rose assumed a lead of two to three koag. The arrest was made about 9.30 8.1, 41 a house in the Woosung Road. The pilkoner, lengths from the slati from the diber boats, the, who is a native of Hongkong, was attired in Zerk being speend with the Taiffle clore foreign clothes at the time of his arrest, and behind, but when, baif the distance had been later in the morning he was taken before Mr, traversed the two latter boats, drew level with Wang (Assistant Mégistrale) and Mr. S. Barton the leader and a grand race was witnesurd, at Critish Assessor) at the Mixed Court, the this stage. In the last quarter, however, the charge against him being of absconding from Thistle sprung ahead and romped hame first, Hongkong with a large sum of money (said to with the Lesk good second, the finish: be $52,000) on the 3rd Juos 1995; the property between these two boats being most exciting, of the H. & S. Bank. After formal evidence of amid tremendous cheering from the spectators arrest had been heard the Court ordered the in the launche prisoner to be kept in custody until Monday Carroll, pinke, rowed well, pulling by which time it is expected further detalls of a lowy strol
Copped throughout thu thar " ́will be made kagwa,