LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THE
Kowloon-Canton Railway.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 22 1909.
OF THE APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEFENCE OF SIR MATTHEW NATHAN.
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber last Thursday, Preset His Excellency the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, R.C.M.Q. Colonel Darling,QUESTION Hon. Mr. F. D. May,c.M.o., (Colonial Secretary)}} Hoo, Sir Henry Birkeley (Attorney-General), ¡Hos, Mr. A. M. Thomson (Colonial Treasurer), (Hos. Mr. W. Chatham, c.24.0 (Director of Public Works), Hon. Mr. F. F Badeley, (Cap stala Superintendent of Police); Hon. Mr. A. W. --Brawła (Registrar General), Hon. Dr. Ho Kal,
•ALE, GM.G., Hon. Mr. E. A. Hawett. Hon. Mr. Wai Yok, C.M.G, Hon. Mr, W, J. Gresson, Hoa, Mr. R. Omboree, Hoa Mr. H. E. Pollock, «K.C, and Mr. C. Clementi (Clerk of Councils).
MINUTES. MARGARET
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The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
FINANCE.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table the repon of the Finance Commlites (No. 4).
FINANCIAL MINUTES.
The Colonial Secretary laid on the table Floascial Minutes Nos. 18 to 20. It was agreed that they be referred to the Finance Committes.
SUPPLY BILL.
On the motion of the Colonial Secretary
"ecorded by the Colonial Treasurer the Bill en
titled an Ordinance to authorize the appropria- tion of a supplementary sum of five hundred and 'welve thousand two hundred dollars and thirty-four cents, to defray the charges of the
year 1988, was tead a first time,"
The Bill in as follows: --.
were
Policeman Shot Dead. New Peak Tramway
DISTURBANCE AT SAMCHUN.
ARMED ROBBERS PLAY HAVOG WITH VILLAGERS.
20th inst
It would seem that the farmer in questión, whose name we have not received, was asleep on the ground floor of his house at about
INTERESTING STATEMENT BY HE,
THE GOVERNOR.
FRODALLE KARLY ACCEPTANCE OF THE G
SCHEME
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qassion. It is a question of the addiction of millions of people to drug the use of which they canbot relinquish without medical kid; it is not simply Kiproblem of gradually taking off the market a commodity which the people can "do without at willệ Thịa phhie must be dealt
The preliminary examination of the mam. with hand in bandwith the control and regalas Sers and ex-members of the Dist arrested in vizion of the malcoloplum, before suppiasion, cansection with theudaiktippon Surare cam. graduat or otherwite, can be accomplished.pany scandal, already mentioned, has been
concluded, ndwith the exceptions of Nakamura Chashichi, Chairman of the Sbly ruoka Prefectural Assembly, who, has, hann, acquitted, the evidence is held to inbetanLIAUS their guilt, reports the Japan Chronicle of Kala fast. The charge preferred against the accused WAS the acceptance of briben.
tbs schematasoris
A very daring outrage was committed in the At the meeting of the Legislative Council has been simply the absence of each con quiet village of Samchun, which is situated as Thursday afternoon, just before the meeting trol that has prevented any appreciable head. Colonial Secretary's Office,
quite close to Hongkong, at an early hour of the Finance Commities; HIE: the Governorway in the suppression of domestic production, yesterday morning, by a gang of armed robbers, made an interesting statement with regard to The may have been spasmodic effort in scat Hongkong, 19ik May, 1909,
tering sections of the country to carry but the numbering some forty strong, who forced an the scheme for the construction of a new tram Sir,-With-reference to the leading article entrance into the residence of a well to do way to the Peak, His Excellency said that, on
provisions of imperial decrees on the subject, in your issue of the 15th instant in which you farmer, and, after maltreating the man and |the 17th December last, the Attorney-General
but thorough investigation will show that the allege that Sir Matthew Nathan "devoted funds robbing him of considerable property, killed moved the Council to resolve into Committee net result is mi, ie that the gradual consump without the sanction of the Council to the in-
tion remains the same. There may have been a auguration of works (ie. for the British Section Chinese policeman and wounded several on the occasion of the hearing of a petition from of the Canton Kowloon Railway) entirely with villagers.
who had been called to interfere by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozsony, when His Excel spaimodic cessation of coltivation of the poppy
Applenay, took the opportunity of addressing the
in certain districts since the promulgation of the out the knowledge of the people's representa. The news of the affair, which, no doubt, Council. On the suggestion of the hon, mem
faitint edict, but without control of the consumer, tives" and that none of the detalla concerning caused a great sousation among the villagers,
ber representing the Chamber of Commerce, himself such, period either has been or will be "the actual condition of things on the Railway was dispatched to Hongkong and arrived here the discussion was adjourned in order to enable succeeded by one la which as great or greater constructios work, the progress ofthe operations, the character of the line and the probable some time yesterday afternoon. As the adair members of Council to be more fully acquainted production will be resumed, or stoppage of cul- took place in Chidere temtory, and as the poli-wilib the matter. The question of the rival tivation, in one district will be found to be coin. ultimate expense of the undertaking ” furnished by him, I desire by permission of His man who was killed and those wounded were made had since been referred to the Public. cident with increased production in acolher; or in the employ of the Chinese Constabulary, Works on the 30th December last and the
whereas an importation by smuggling and Excellency the Governor to point out that what the Hongkong police are in no way interested, report was presented in March of this year
other illicit meats will farolih the uing with ever funds were devoted to the railway works by but a watch will be kept, and steps will be and adopted. The Public Works Committee
what he cannot get along without, unless he Sir M. Nathan were borrowed under authority of taken, should any of the ruffians seek to take condemned the building of the proposed tram suffers death or commits suicide, and why? Ordinance No. 1 of 1905 duly anacted by the refuge, which it is expected they may do, is way on the system of trestles, and on the Com. Because a question of dealing with drug addic Legislature of the Colony with full knowledge British territory,
pany interested in the scheme being given the tions is involved. It is useless to say that be- of the objects to which the bonewed moglas
option of two other systems, the latter eventual cause there has been a decrease in domestic were to be devoted; that the Chief Resident
I preferred that of the open cutting on being production, the number of consumers is smaller. Engineer for the Railway only arrived in the
informed that the Government were pot Leaving out of account these persons who Colony at the end of March 1906; that twelve-forty-five o'clock, when he was awaken prepared to support order not to put the (and they are exceedingly few and may be dis narer carried the babit to the stage of addiction besides organising and initiating the
ed by a noise in his room. He was lying on ginally proposed. work he was during the next 12 mopits the left side of the bed, and raising himself Company to undus expense in preparing plans, regarded, inasmuch as medical science has busily engaged on the preparation of
established that a smoker becomes an addict detailed climates for the whole work, that on quietly, saw in the gloom the figures of two they were asked simply to prepare skatch plans, which, His Excellency said, would be
after very little lcdulgence) the relation of The farmer is an old man, and resides with duly submitted to Council. His Excellency which consumption, at the present date, boars the 23rd of May, 1907, an estimate of expendi men standing near hir baad. lure up to 31st December, 1907, was laid on his family, who occupied the upper floor. proposed to adjoura the discussion to the next
to the amount of opium used at the time of the the table of the Legislative Council, which,
initial suppression edicts, is independent of addition to the estimated expenditure for the Seeing the strange caça at the head of his bed, meeting. He also proposed to circulate to mem- statement of the effect of the schema
the fluctuation, in domestic production, or of year, showed the expenditure incurred during of the strangers what they wanted. He was upon the Public Gardens, made by the Super
the farmer called loudly for help, and inquired bars,
the amount gauged by the following: igo6; that on the same day a resolution was struck on the head, the force of the blow land- intendent of the Forestry Department. In
Decreased by:
addicts moved to the affect that a sum of $2,438,000 being him flat on bis back on the bed. They conclusion, His Excellency announced that on advanced out of funds in the custody of the then set upon the unfortunate man in a most the next occasion, the discussion would take Government for the exproditure during 19071 savage manner. Although he was somewhat place bother the scheme (would be referred that a fortnight later the said resolution was dazed the farmer was at a time unconscious. to a Special Committee or the Bill be accepted passed by the Council unanimously and that:
and passed. ibe detailed estimates for the railway were litt $ 14,61243 submitted to this Governmedi la face, 1997, 444641 Bearly two months after Sir M. Nathan had elf 4247.99 the Colony owing to his hurried and unexpected 4,01576 transfer to Natal. 3,974-55
These estimates had to be referred home for 2,44862
the scrutiny and approval of the Consuliing 169,420,62
Engineers and were not presented to the 15.443.22
Legislative Council till the 27th of Febrasty, 5,848.74
1958. 74,836.29 From the above recital of facts it is manifest
9.709.18
that Sir M, Nathan did not spend money on 7,935-19 the Railway without the sanction of the 37,007.66 Legislature; and that if he did not furnish fall particulars concerning the projected mil way works it was because he was not himself in possession of the necessary information.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant,
Whereas it has become necessary to make farther provision for the public service of the Colony for the year 1953, in addition, to the charge upon the revenue of the Cology for the service of the said year already provided for
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legislative
· Council thereof, as follows :---
“A. sum of five hundred and twelve thousand -two hundred dollars and thirty-four cent is bereby charged upon the revenue of the Colony for the service of the year 1958, the said rum so charged being expanded as bereipalter -specified; that is to say :- ht
Governar
Registrar General's Department......
Aadil Department ********** Treasury
Harbour Master's Department...
Observatory
Miscellaneous Services
“Judidal and· Legal Departments«,
Education...es nomi Table Works Recurrent Charge on Account of Public Debt Poboain overlygosaavat ani OPERETEN
Charitable Services ************** Public Works' Extraordinary. 364,303.68,
Total....
imi.$512,200.34
The Colonial Secretary said that, when the Bill will have beck read a second time, it will be referred to the Finance Committee. The
only item to which it was necessary to draw hor, members' attention was the appropriation in connection with the Kowloon-Capton Rail- WAY.
POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Attorney-General maved the second reading of the Bill entified an Ordinance to -demcactiza postage stamps bearing the bead
of Her Inte Majesty Queen Victoria-
The Attorney-General said that the Bill was Introduced in order to bring us into line with --the Mother Country in respect of the use of postage stamps bearing the head of our late suspicions Majesty the Queen. The Goyers ment had taken action apon the suggestion of >the Postmaster-General....
The Colonial Secretary seconded. The Bill passed through Committen. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. CHILDREN AND capital puniSHMENT, The Attorney-General, moved the second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to zmánd the Law with respect to children and "Young persons.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.. Bill paned through, Committee with slight. amendments.
The Bill was then read a third time cad parted. 'LARCENY ORDINANCE, -
The Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Bill entitled at Ordinance to ames. The Larceny Ordinance, 1865,
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F. H. HAY, Colonial Secretary.
SUSPECIAO ROBBEK ARRESTED.
The smallest of the robbers produced a re- volver, and holding it quite close to the victim's "face, demanded that. Be be quiet, while a few others (for by this time the number had facreased considerably) began to tia. bis hands with cord. The hands being fastened the robbers set to work binding his feet,
The next thing they did was to threaten the man with death if he made an outcry, and they proceeded to ransack the room. From the bed-room. they stole a quantity of clothing and jewellery and a puris containing about 330. Then they went into the rear room, and forcing open a safe, extracted therefrom about $200 in bard cash.
THE OPIUM QUESTION,
GIÍINESE GOVERNMENT MONOPOLY
· ADVOCATED:
Viceroy Tusp Fang, a lével-beaded adminis trator, bas again raised an important question labis memorial of a few days age, on the advisability of a government monopoly of the epium trade. He will be backed up by these who know what they are talking about, in bis contention that China cannot speedily suppress the use of opium, for other than medicinal pur poses, without, government control of the pro- cuclion, imponation and sale of the drug. This is not the first time the Southara Viceroy hat raised his voice for a governmest mono- poly
Immediate prohibition is out of the question were it possible to at once stop cultivation and to cesse importation?
Prohibition has failed in the Philippines; when the prohibition act went into force there in March, 1908, the criminal court records im- mediately began to swell with the details of the trial of natives, charged with smuggilog. Filteen thousand dollars worth of opium, was found in the possession of an insignificant cabin steward on a man-of-war in Manila harbour..
The scamperlag of footsteps suggested to the farmer that the rabbers were leaving the premises, but he had not reckoned with his hosta. As he was in the act, so the report goes, of working his hands loose, two meo, who had been watching him, charged him and fixed a gog in his mouth. They, once more warned him against crying out,
By this time assistance in the form of four Chinese policemen were at hand. The first cries of the farmer had been heard by other villagers, and the police office informed.
The officers were waiting for the robbenautside the house, and no sooner had the first man put inan appearance than he was attacked. Hiscom- panions went to his assistance and soon there was
Two Europeans, Officers of Merchant stoam a general mix-up. Firazms were then brought
ers treading with Manila, were detected smug. into play, with disastrous.restilts. The police, it is reported, wounded a robber, who escapedgling and gives jail sentences and heavy finos, innumerable smaller offenders were dealt with, The robber shooting soonid to have been more effective. They shot down and killed and it can only be conjectured, as the Philip one of the policemen optrigbythe bullet hitting pine officials themselves say, how many escaped bim in the head, while the others were more and safely landed their contraband drug, and on-loss seriously woundedAnd leaving their condalous' are growing worse. victims lylog on the road, the hooligans made good their escape. The body of the dead man was taken to the police office, while the other men were sent to various places for treatment, The head of the nativepalice was immediate- Jy informed, and search parties were sent out to trap the murderers, The British police FOREIGN CAPITAL IN JAPAN stations along the border were also purified of
the occurrence.
ACCUSED OF MALPRACTICES IN CHINA. The police, last Monday arresteda man; giving the name of Li Tseung, who is accused of the commission of the crime of armed robbery is the Interior of China some months ago. The suspect, who is a cook by trado, resided at 4, Tai Wong Line, and it is alleged that on the 16th December last, io company with overal others, broke into the house of a man named 'Sui Cheung Chun, in the Nam Ki village, Pun U district. The robbers, it is asserted, rao sacked the premises, and seriously injured one of the inmates, who refused to obey the order To keep quiet. The suspect was arraigned op the exiradition charge in the Police Cours, on Tuesday, and, pleading not guilty, the case was adjourned for a week.
The issue of the Osaka Municipal Load bonds in London through, the ladustrial Bank has met with a success, remarks, the Wich Nichs, the result being considerably more satis. factory than in the case of the South Maschu 'riau“. Railway Todo, raised in the same market last year, According to the vernacular paper, | translated by the Japan Ghronide, from which we quote, this is no doubt due to the difference in the condition of the money market in London this year and last year, and it is not at all im probable that in the present condition of the market any other kindred plures will meet with similar success. In short, this is an excellent time for the flotation of foreign loans. This state of affairs, together with the brisk sale of national bonds to foreign Billers that is going on in Japan, should be consi
The Colonial Secretary seconded.' Bill paised with amendments," "The Bill was theuread a thirftime and passed.
PUBLIC HEALTH and buildinGS. The Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend The Public Health and Buildings Ordinances /1901-1908 was read a second time on the motion. of the Attorney-General seconded by the Co. lonial Secretary..
B left in Committee after considerable discussion.
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIZE, . Council considered in Committee the entitled ap Ordinance to amend The Life In.
arance Companies Ordinance, 1907. Bill read a third time and passed. Council resumed the committee stage on the Bentitled an Ordinance farther to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899. Bill read a third time and parted..
ADJOURNMENT.
MERCHANT SHIPPING,
The Council adjourned until Thursday, the 27th inst.
FINANCE COMMITTEE. Ameeting of the Finance Committee was held immediately after the meeting of Council, the Colonial Secretary presiding. It was agreed to recommend that the following votes be adopted by the Council:-
ALLOWANCE, TO "SERGEANT.
Where the murderers have, flown to is not known, but it is presumed their ultimate des tination will be British territory there to lay low antil the trouble bas blown over.
A WIFB'S DEBTS.
how SHE SECURED $105 FRÓM’A
**MONEY-LENDER..
The lady said that she never told her hurt band her business. She did what she liked.
Mr. E. J. Davidson, who appared for the inonay-lender, asked the lady what her hans band's wages were. When he was in work at the time the loan was made-be got $120 per month, wat her answer.
And how much mousy did he give you when he got his pay 1"
All his money, except a few dollars he kept for pocket money,"
"And what did you want this loan for?! "To go around with, to pay tramcat fares, and
'entertain.""
band could not be held to be responsible for his "Hin Lordship was of opicion that the bus wife's debis, and gave judgment against the Indian with costs..
And why does an attempt at prebibition bring all this, and fail sigually? Because in this rush to reform, law-makers have given the consideration to the really vital side of the whole question, viz, the man who smokes the opium.
To intelligently set forth the claims to re- cognition of this phase of the discussion re quires consideration and explanation by those who have studied, particularly from the medi- cal side, the question of drug addiction. Hów tref, it may be stated fairly clearly without. such scientific treatment.
The opium addict will have bis drug at afl costs. Probably seventy-five per cent of the consumers of opium in China are full-fledged addict to the drug, in the strictest interpreta. tion pat apo the word "addict" by medical science. They will have their drug; at: -
Cos:0
·ba·
all
(a) Number of deaths among (b) Number of addicts who bave arcuted
successful medical treatment
(c) Number of addicts who have ceased smak.
ing and now use substitutes Increased by: .
...
(a) Recruits to the ranks of the addicts. That is all. No further calculation in necessary. Let us therefore assume that the number of recruits and the deaths among the old users are about equal; this loaves us with two factors by which to determine the supposed lessened consumption. As to the persons who have secured successful medical treatment, will the most optimistic statistician assume the pum- ber to be an appreciable percentage? We think not Figure it out."
There are three avenues of treatment) private medical attention, missionary hospitals and the anti-oplum Dureau hospitals, The number of addicts seeking private medical treatment, must be small; and it'beed not be taken into consideration there are not enough native and foreign phyicians in all of China, each of them with his bands continually fall of opium smokers seeking relief, to make any impression on the total number. The missionary hospitals "treal perhaps a few thousands annually. The anti-opium Buress hospital receives a large number of patients, but close investigation shows that the treatment there administered consists in the giving of pills the basis of which it opium-upium dross, and the "cured patient worse condition than his first- goes away in for ever to sat opium pills or return to bis smoking.
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This method of treatment in the government hospital is closely associated with the subject of the factor which we have will left for consideration in determining how to gange in- crome or decrease in consumption, vir: the number of additis who have taken to using substitutes, and it opens a very large field for discussion and an opportunity for enlightening: the public on matters which have hitherto been in the dark.
We will admit that this factor may have great. lessened smoking. There are bundles of these substitales on the market-ati in pill forth. Great and prosperous businesses have been built up from the manufacture apdeal of there illicit "remedies” foisted on an ignorant and easily fooled populace. We will, later, if possible, undertake a discussion of them, It is the increasing use of these "remedies, so far as po can see, that substantiates the claims to lesigned consumption (in smoke) and which has, made possible the much vaunted closing of oplum divans and the spectacular destruction of opium utensils secantly witnessed in some of the larger cities.
The substance of the verdict in the,prt liminary examination la published, from which |it appears that Mr. Yokoj Tokio, a Constitp. tionalist member of the Diet when the Bagat Daty Reimbursement Bill was introduced to the Diet in 1000, persuaded the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining Company to bribe the mem? bers of the Dlec through the medium of Memes, Matiura: Gokai, and Sawada. NeithThe two at Bamed Ware personal fricado pl: MA yamara'director of the company, and the bribas Ware offered on the understanding that the members would obtain the paisngi of the Bull through the Disk Kr. Yokol received v2.500 from the company through Mein Mitsuri, od Sawada. Mr Morimoto Shan, Anoder Constitue tionist member, received, in similar clicum, stances, Y3,000 from Mr. Isoman, a director
as the leader of the Fatsaka kai, koup of the company. Mr. Ogino Yoinino, a Cons stitutionalist, taking advantage of his position of the Constitutionalists in the Dist, Invited Mr. Tsomura, a director of the company, to hi residence, and, supported by Mr, Hasegawa, a member of the Dist, intimated that, if the com. pany would pay a saitable sum for the service, the Futsuka-kai would exert its utmost,anórá to secure tha paskage of the Bill Mr. Homu asked what he required for these servicos, and was told he would be satisfied with Y150,000, This som was considered excessive by tha director, who declined the offer of services Subsequently Mr. Isomura palda Cartaly amount" to Mr. Ogido, who Rccepted thi moudy.
Mr. Usul 'n Daldo Club member, Ing formed the sugar company when the Sugu Duty Reimbursement-Bill was introduced to the Diet that he would exert himself to obtain the passage of the Bill if suitable remuneration was paid." He met ħfr. Isòmura at the' Wati; take, a tea house, together with M. lehizuăng member now deceased, and received the sum of Y20,000, Mr. Yokota Torzájka, is also. Daido Club member" He demanded of the sugar company suitable remuneration for his services promising to work maríduonïly for the age of the Bill through the Diet. He ac cordingly received Y3,000, Subaquently ha obtained a memorandums in which the company promised to pay Y10,000 to Mr. Uanl and a quitable amount to the Dáido Club in the avast of the Government Sugar Monopoly Bill being successfully passed by the Dist.
Mr. Kurihara Ryoichi, a Constitutionalit member, received Y3,000 in connection with the Sugar Daty Reimbursement Bill, and Mr. Hasegawa Toyokichi and Muramatsu Aizó, Constitutionalists, received Y2,000 and Y2,500 respectively.
Mr. Nishimura Bhintaro, a Progressist mem›
ber of the Diet, advocated the adoption of a Sugar Monopoly and protection of the industry and had thus been always working in the inte rests of the company, When the Sugar Doty Reimbursement Bill was introduced in 1986, he director of the company, with a request to strivs received the sum of Y1,000 from Mr. Akiyamaja for, the passage of the Bill. Subsequently he
shared with Messrs. Kanzaki, Tozo, Yasuda received a further sum of Y10,000, which he Koon, Tamura labd, Kimura Hamber and Sakine Zenjiro, Progressist members of the Dist.
According to the fshij Mn Esaki, a wollka known business man of Tokyo, and Me, Imada Kamblaro, a legal adviser to the sugar-reficior company, have been charged with assisting the company in bribing the members of the Dist,
Messrs, Aklyami,, Isomara, Kozo, audi«lto directors of the Dai Nippon Sugar Refining" Company, are charged with forging a privalu seal and documents. Their preliminary sk amination is not yet concluded, gan ga the Diet, has now resigned his position si s
Mr. Yokoi, who recently resigned his
seat in
director of the Doshisha College in Kyoto and the Chairman of the association for the main tenance of the Collage, as well as his momber ship of the Higher Educational Council.
Mr. Suzuki Jabl, a Tokyo barrister, who a day or two ago visited Mr. Kuribara : In thu
of his case at the public trial, has made thé collowing statement
And why all the above? Because a questionTokyo prison, in connection with the defence of dealing with opiam addiction is lavalved dry addiction as known to medical science, and with which lawmakers, unnsstatad by medical science, cannot deal.
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The statement in the verdict of the Judga preliminary examination that be (Mit Kurbara) received Y3,000. from Mr. Akiyama in the 23rd session is wrong. He does not deny that he received that sum during the 4th session, but it was merely borrowed; it was not received as a bribe. He wrote a promļas sory note for the amount. This- fact I known by all hir filends. He knows nothing have received during the frd session of the of the Y3,000, which in the verdict be in said to Dist. If the fact was true he had no nood in Conceal it. As the rendit of the present occurs rende he has been condemned to death so far ashit-public life is concerned, and he sees to necessity of denying facts. What he is cons ceraed about is his old parenta, He is filled with remorse when he thinks of their anxiety for him. He is act in mental agony as regards his prison life, as he has been trained in the doctrines of the sám sect of Buddhisms tophat
Ms. Kuribara asked his visitor to sapply him with some Buddhist religious book. Suzuki at doce complied by sending him a copy of the Zemmin liogo-sku.
INDIAN OPIUM,
| CURTAILMENT - IN- CULTIVATION..
PROBLEM WHICH FACES, THE GOVERNMENT,
These people must have proper medical foreign lady, who had become mixed up with a ledian moneylender, owing to a trbatment for the care of their addiction, other. cial difficulties, and who had to appear in the win the consumption of oplum goes on. The Supreme Court, last Thursday, told Mr. Justice fact that the cared addict will not stop at any The consumption of opium in China to day Gomperts that in order to secure Stoo (the crime in order to procure his opium makes it either smoked in a pipe or eaten se remedy amount she required; she had to sign for Stoa obvious that the most carefully organized goin disguised form is probably as groot as at This is a pound of flesh with a vengeance,
verament machinery cannot cope with suppres- the time of the original edict. The best that The money-lander bad brought suit against, sive measures without coincident provision for can be said is that, if the cutbusiasts can show The the medical treatment of the consumer, whose a reduction in the amount smakai; such re- dered as having widely opened the gate for the the husband to recover the amount. iaflow of foreign capital. While recognising the poor man confessed that he knew nothing of cravings and demands create the opioni market duction may be measured by the amount eaten facilities which bava bow become available for
by deluded fools as "remedies." The con-- the matter. If his, wife had borrowed the which it is sought to abolish.
No system, however highly organized or sumption of opium will continue to be gauged, the employment of foreign money, the attention money, he said, she did so without his know-
administered, will serve to gradually extinguish not by edicts, of laws, or regulations governing of the people should be drawn to the fact that tetige and consent.
its production and sale, but by these coupled the larger the amount of Japan's indebtedness.
farket for opium unless co-ordinate contro, the more will be the amount of interest to
be exercised over the ultimate buyer of opium with attention to the most vital part of the
whole thing the consumer himself. be paid to foreign countries Whether the
before provision can be made for his rescue borrowar be the Government or private
from addiction; the authority which seeks to And to bring about such conditions, think ing persons will advocate with Tuan Fang corporations, the balancing of international
suppress the opium traffic must know who the
that Government monopoly is the only thing." accounts means the exodus of so much specle
consumer is. This knowledge cannot very well out of the country in payment of interest. The
be obtained without government control of the These opposed to govemment control urget specia. question has long been engaging
channels through which opium is put upon the shit a monopoly would fail ditogether so long: though so long as Japan can avail herself of
market. Compelling the consumer to buy his Chick can depend so little upon bar provin attention of publicists in this country, and
drog from a government depot, under govern cial officials to give effect to her wisties in ment control, would at once enable the govern regard to suppression. They say that the foreign capital with ease and facility the matter. seems to claim Jess attention from the public,
ment to locate and register the same of provincial officialt have shown themselves an the importance, of the problem must increase
practically every user of oplum. The useril able to carry out the edicts which they are with "the growth of Japan's abilities. With
being known and registered, there 'could then supposed to enforce. Let us modify the ac- the satisfactory raising of foreign loans and
inaugurated a system of licenses to parcusation and say that they have not done so. A sum of one hundred and thirty-two dollars'
the ready tale of national bonds, the paymon
periods, and in such numbers as would be con chase oplam the licenses to be cancelled at it in said that the official who has not provided and fifty cents in aid of the vole, Registrar Geof the interest will become a question worthy
stent with the facilities provided for the trusted to handle the details of a government for the carrying out of adicta cannot be safely meril's Department, Emigration, Sob Depart of careful study by publicists, continues the meit, for the following items!-
Tokyo journal. Various means are suggested
medical treatment of the smokers,"
monopoly of the traffic. We do not admit the Sergeant, allowance for fuel and
soundness of the argument; q towards minimising the outflow of specie re
True there is in operation at present, in light asñómige $42,50
Admitting ibat the intent of the government sulting from payment of interest on foreign:THE KANEGAFUCHI SPINNING every province of China, a system of registra Sergeant, languaga allowance (Chi-
loans. Firstly, the encouragement of the ex-
don under the control of provincial and subsi-is sincere and above board, the calling up of port trade is urged; secondly, the keeplog
diary Anti-opium Bureads, but no intelligent the question atall le an effort to rid the country. down of interest at as low... rafa", as
person will for a moment contend that these of a demoralizing vice. The ultimate aim of posable, and thirdly, the attraction of money
registers include more than a small percentage all this agitation, all this move on the part of
the government la to remove oplam consump other than trade. The promotion of the ex Irom abroad to Japan: through channels
According to the dead, the Kassgafuchi af the names that should be enrolled.
With the vending of the drug in the hande tion, optam addiction. But the officials have: part trads is what has been most samenly Spinning Company has discovered that Chinese of private merchants, avan such control seen that their carrying out the provisions of advocated both by the Japanese Government
Colton yarn merchants at Shanghal, in consis exercised over the sale depots, there can adicts has not brought about this end, nor has it seemed to them, or to anyone also, that there; and people for many years, but this method is Junction, with Chinese Spioning Companies, hend alsoluta guarantee of the amount that is
The work that will have to be dous la fature have been making much money by imitating handled.
is any good prospect of such result. The re- of such a'ustura that it grows only by degrens with the development of the manufacturing its trademark. Fearing that any formal protest.There is, therefore, no particular reason why duction of poppy cultivation for a time, the will not justify the maintenance of these highly industry of the country, it can scarcely be might bring about trouble similar to that makers, except prostitutes and the inmates closing of opium dens, has not resulted in any paid appointments in the coming poppy sexion. expected therefors that it should show a caused by the Tales Mara allait, the Japanese and frequenters of more or less public places, reduction in consumption in the districts beder The area licenced will not exceed mari. remarkable advance in the course of a few Company is making efforts through some to which the police have easy access, should their control. These measures have simply mum of 600,000 bighas: és compared wit years. As to the absorption of foreign funds foreigners at Shanght to put a stop to the real their identity, except those who indulge brought about ibe necessity for bringing into 900,000 three year Beballante
Imitatiod.
The report af the International Compila THIS morning(18th inst.) a warrent wantssoed by through channels other than trade, such as in a friend of Mr. Bate, the Managing Director eyes of the police, as stated above. These stato-places equal to the stoppage which they have which set at sa course CON
-The Chinese Commercial Minister their cravings in places more or less under the their districts quantities of opium from other Chefirstpolice migistrate (Mr.). H.Kemp) forthe remittances from Japanels working abroad arest of a foreign woman named Lottie Koin and the proceeds from the tourist traffic, this of the Kasegafuchi Company, and fally wyments apply particularly to the largs towns. effected. They have found thetaselves at sax ment of India in due course, and thin
'servé to gulda them in their oplum policy, So long as the consumer of opium remains as far as stopping Consumption is concerned.. berg, who failed to appear at the Magistracy in is a mon desirable plan, but the amount re-pathiser with the latter. It is therefore, bo swer to a summons. Some days ago an order, esived is this way can hardly be estimated leved that the imitation will be stopped with unidentified and uncontrolled, the most highly. And why Because (though the officials do strictest economy will clasily have to be so
ficient government machinery, operated by not seem to realize it) a quanion of opium ad excised in the mater ofta ekabliebrianti sigeed by Govemment, it is reported, was issued accurately or relled upon as a regular source out much difficulty, a kada
the most carafol and able officials, will not be diction is lavõired, and just so long as this two agencies if the business at a whole is mycke erdering the deportation of the woman in ques of revenue, The question then resolvesi000 tlos from the Colony for being a disorderly that for the present Japan cannot find any ober
able to successfully accomplish reduction in phase of opium suppression temalos unattende tually to be closed down so'fàt as Chipa person. She did not quit the Colony on the means of reducing the amount of intemet on
consumption and the consumer campi be iden- ed to, so long will the officials contigns to find cernodAdvocate of India, par dats mentioned, and consequently, she was Japan's (an-sccumulating debt than the keep
filed and controlled except by absolute govern, themselves crippled at every tura. The PAYMEN called upon to'sarwar the charge of disobaringing-down of the rate of interest itself. For this
moet damianion of wil the channels through dividasl matter of this addiction muál rachive an order of bacishment. When the case was purposs the convenios el szidust boádr car. 5-
which he obtains film opium 8-10
the closest attention, “knd # government mõnday called this morning, the fair defendant was rying high interest into others with lower in Okiones County and then warrant for her immediatu turers li vinieslated to be a policy, in kupitig i
okrest was made out, and spartelle 999 à With the financial interests of the country,
90,00
Total ..5134.50
TYPEWRITER,
A sum of two hundred and sixty-nine dollars in aid of the vete, Governor, Other Obarger, typewriter.
CAUSEWAY BAY TYPHOON SHELTER,' A sum of twenty-five thousand dollars in aid afike rote PablidWorks, Extraordinary, Cause way Bay Typhoon Rafogo, deepening shallow area to one foot balow Ordnance Datum,
- This was all the business.
COMPANY,
TRADE MARK IN CHINA
RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Mereum for the week ending the 16th
my 1909
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Librart, Musecmiş
2012:
aAimabubud, May 1
As the culifvation of opium is curtailed, YIA, by year the Government of India will have to consider how the reduction of the departmental staff can best be carried out.
One of the first steps should be the aboljilen of one of the agents, each of whom recalress salary rising from Rs, 30,000 19 Rs. 30,000 par, annum.
The Klanguas Dock, working. with the local Difice of Massa, jobs Brows. Co, Ld, has secured in order fet.
* Too miten stress clenot be Ind upon the lied poly by its domination of the chansels through portant part Which the actual consumir mus - which the user gets his aplum kopósito afford / boats from the Halbo Com Pervanes take in nas Intälligent consideration of ich entire like best ukani of getting at him, Chind Grille, for service on the Taku 1
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