Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JULY 9 1910
“A. §, WATSON & CO., to England to enrich our country not
LIMITED
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS..
WATSON'S
Canton Opium Tax,
SHANGHAI MERCHANTS"
REPRESENTATIONS...
`HONGKONG" IMPORTERS' LOSS.
in the future protected from Improper falar larence with the trade and that the existing grievances will be redressed, wa beg that you will un inform us at the earliest pou. sible moment and that you will at the same time intimate that our protest har your approval and apport and that in
chuste cou'd be disposed of. For this reason we tinst that it will meet with your serious consideration and wesball conside: it a bless. Ing if anything could be done,
mest may be msted out. All should conform to the permit Home
The above permit is lusted to the Play Kon Kae shop to receive and keep an prook
Issued on Sun Tung and your 5th M4002 16th day (and July, 1910), Kwang Yuen Cheong
We are authorized to publish the following your opinion we are asking for no more thaoin their places, and the circulation of raw The Ping Kee firm havs obtained'from us;
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that to which the Treaties nalille us o
We are confident that once the Chinese Alharities, are made to realise that the British Government will tolerate no icteifivende with the legitimato trade in foreiga taw opium they will coase from obstruction and abide by their treaty obligations.We have, &c
(Signed by the British Firms in Bhanghai)
His Excellency
WG. MAX MULLER,
***, H.-B. M. Charge d'Affaires,
Peking."
educated Chloess engineers are jumped at by ons or other of the rallways elso- where in China, and we have certainly no right to regret that such men are in ex istence and are finding ready employ- ment. When Brunel, a Frenchman, came only with the splendoure of his concrete achieve ments, but with the invaluable gifts of learn correspondence-
Shanghai, seth June, 1910, ing, experience, and genius which our native
Sir-Siper, the arrangements between Great engineers acquired from him, he get an fritain and China with regard to the reduction example which Japan has followed and of the export frem ludia of raw opium and China must be praised for attempting to finally concluded we have been compelled to follow. But that China should do soun" address you or your predecessors la office on wisely is a matter for regret. If, where one more than one occasion on the subject of the thousand skilled men are needed, urgently violation by the Chinese Officials of our Treaty needed, only one hundred Chinese are avail. Rights and their disregard for the direct and implied plodger given by the Chinese Govern able, must the work be delayed for ten times mans at the time when the aforementioned ar- the period in which it should have been com- rangements were concluded. As a result of pleted? We who have stated the pessimistic chose former protests, the abure which in each view should like, with deference, to suggest individual case gave rise to the protest was re- if not optimistic, at least medied, but experience has taught as only le OWD reasonable and practical view. The Cantonoider that it might be replaced by another of a Haukow Railway is in Chinese hands, which similar or perkapt a more cbjectionable kind.
We have the honour to hand jou horewith a a-yet-have-not been trained to hammer. hammer all together" in such great under-radiation in Ecglish of a letter addressed totionate reduction in its importation has to be us by the members of the local Oplum Guild takings. There has been disuuion, division, from which you will learn to detail the matter WHISKY dissension? But is it too much to hope for, of which we complain. We have only to say that some master mind, grasping the situa- that the truth of the statements therein made of the Finest Puro Malttion in every detail, may impore his will are within our personal knowledge and can be upon the various conflicting elements in the borne out by the direct evidence of those en les distilled in Scotland"
Company, and welding them together use gaged in the trade. every ounce of force it possesses in the ad- yancement and prosecution to triumphant completion of a work so momentous in its consequences, and so fraught with precious possibilities to the national life of China as the tailway from Canton to Hankow?
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GENUINE AGE
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FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.
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DRUGS IN AMBRICĂ. We published on Thursday an account given by an American journal of the official figures relating to persons addicted to drug Robert Porter & Co.'s habits in the United States. An estimate that attributes to a percentage of more nearly 4% than % of the whole population the character of "drug fiends cannot but be very dis- quieting, though its vagueness takes away some of one's' natural distress at such a state
BULL DOG
BRAND
GUINNESS” STOUT in PINTS and SPLITS.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910,
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The Honghong Gelegraph
of affairs. Several established facts exposed
We have received information from Tientsin and other places in North Chins to the affect that only prepared epium is allowed to be sold
opiam "Bengal and Mulwa" is prohibited, This is also "a violation of Treaty regula tions, and we beg to leave this to your dit cretion to find a solution of the diffzuliy
(5gd) SHANGHAI Opium GUILD.
* Momas. E. D. Sassonn & Co., D. Sassoon &
Co., Ld, Cawasjee Fallanfee & Co. B. Pa bandy, Brq., S. J. David.& Co., D. E. J Abra ham, Esq., Tata Sons & Co.
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ona bali New Fatoa Opium weighing 48 tenis. and one mice at the price of $10.50 per catty-.. T41.83 Tariff and Likis daties have been paid,
Received TALES PURSUA Alto $7,20 for additional (or, Sum Tung Ind year 5th Moon 16th day (and July 19to.)"
"Bill for delivery of gaïds of Kwong Yasn'
Chung, Lan Hiug Main Street, Gunton.
Triplicate permits Attacked.
{Permit for Purchasing Raw Optum.); The Genaral Board for the Suppression of
Op.um (smoking) in the whole province of wong Toog; to the matter of issuing a
pormit
Whereas Lo Shul, a native of the Nam, Hol
District, sgod 46 years, who has been furciabad with an oplum license No, and who keeps the Chuen Chaong Prepared opium shop at
Hongkong, 4th July, 1910, Sir-We have the boñose to acknowledge Gentlemen, He respectfully beg to state receipt of your letter of the 30th alto, quoting that since the commencement of Foreign intero extract from a despatch received by His conrin with our country, a very large trade in Excellency the Officer Administering the opium both Bengal and Malwa was done. Now Government from H. B. M's Consul-General however, matters have assumed a different in Canton. aspect. The consumptiua in our country is to We cannot agree with the statement made be suppressed within ten years and a propor by Mr. Jamisson that the tax sought to be en
Board to apply for a permit to purchase forced in 1902-1903 was of a totally different Shek Log Hul Street now approaches this made yearly within the said period. The order nature to the present one. On the contrary from the Chuen Fook Cheong, shop of Hisz has already been opfaiced and as the stream that of agon was in every respect similar, while Loong Sirear, Foreign Opium, one ball, is being gradually dried up at the source, ita reference to the proclamation issued in 1993 it is Fight that a pormit should be la would show that our grounds for objection then would naturally cease to flaw in dua time.
When the order was first enforced year he was not as they are in the present case, inassted as evidence for purchasing taw oplum fore last, serious excesses were committed by much as in that year only prepared opium was only. The permit is to be used only once and focal officials and their subordinates every to be taxed and the tax was to be collected from ot be used a second time to purchase Recently a proical has been sent to you by where and particularly within the boundaries the boiled opium shops, whereas the tax row (opium). If any one violates the regulations be will ba punished. All should respectfully obey. This permit is necessary the Chamber of Commerce at Hongkong in of Nanking so much so that the lives of shop-levied is collected on raw opium. *.
In reply to Mr. Jamieson's Inquiry referred connection with the formation' of a monopoly keepers dahling in raw or prepared opium were in Keangtung and this is, we believe, still oc-in. jeopardy. These facts were within your to to the and paragraph of your letter, wo MAY copying the attention of His Majesty's Govern.nowledge, and you kindly made representasty that the case cited by Mr. Lovy wherein risas tapour Honourable Consul-General, who, | the tax of $7.io was collected on, one ball of The irregular and unfair interference by the we understood, communicated with H.E. Tuan, raw opium on the roth of June is not an Chinese Authorities, which interference with the then Viceroy of Nanking. Informing him of isolated case, but, we are assured by the the trade in foreign raw opium appears to be the molestations to merchants which were dealers, is one of daily occurrence, ... induced not with soy boss fidé intention of against treaty regulations. Subsequently we' supplesting the use of opium in China but learnt from you that a reply was received by merely with list of increasing the revenue your Consul fioin the Viceroy that proper se- derived by the Chinese Officials iberefrom,gulations would be made to avoid any harm to continues, and the situation has now become to the Foreign Opium trade. In spite of the cute and the amount at sinks so large that we operation of the suppression measures all the ora compelled to address you in a more em opium bongs still endeavoured to carry on their phatic way than wo had deemed it would ever business to conformity with its regulations and distribute the opium Imported by you both have been uɛcesesty to have dose.
Malwa and Bingal within the said period of
ment.
+
The history of the opium movement and the
is therefore unnecessary to recapite you and
to
In proof of this, Mr. Lewy banded you this
morning two receipts and permits in respect similar tax imposed on two bails of opium pur cbased on the and last.
of
We regret that notwithstanding the protests
made by H.B.M., Charge D'Affaires to the Wal-wa-pu and alio, under instructions, by H.B.4.1 Consul-General to the'äcting Gover or if Canton, there are so far no signs of the abolition of this illick taxation and monopoly
mod our losses are daily increasing. In con in the meanwhile our trade is will paralysed sequeoer. We have now an accumulation of stocks of opium, which we are unable to dis- pose of amounting to about 10,000 chesis Bengal and Malwa and taking a conservative Ogure of a loss of $;oc par chest, we estimate our losses to be no less than eight million dollars. In addition to this; we stand the risk of forther heavy losses on stocks which have been sold but not yet delivered through the probable failures of the native purchasers to carry out their contracts,
chow. Niogp, &c, all the oplum bongs have been repeatedly and groundlessly. humiliated by, the local officials and their runners who on the pratexi of performing ibair official duties have sought to gratify their owno interests. Extortions and forcible orders to
Unless the situation is immediately reliaved, close are of daily occurrence; those givingwa aro afraid that our lesson would be greatly tribes in cash balog temporarily left anmolecreased, and we must hold the Chinese tested. Rauners past (homselves outside the Government responsible for these losses, which shop to ill-treat and threaten the shopkeepers, were brought about by the illicit action of the and sometimes in remote villages even wan. Kwangtung authoritles, p ❘turing to enter (and snatch up prepared, raw
oplam,
years, after which this business would be it recapitulate more given up and other occupation followed. in a report by Dr. Kebler, chief of the drug than to state that (1) the opium trade is să old Unexpectedly Luadreds of ways were devised department of the Government Bureau of
one and one in which a very large amount of to defraud and oppress opium dealers, and Chemistry in the United States, are worth British capital is invented; (2) the lugian G6w" hair position has now become almost in nothing. The first is that a greater percent-erament sells large quanti ies of opium to as culerable. In the different villages and age of drug fiends is found in the United yearly for export and allows the export of towns of Tientsin, Kiukiang, Wuhu, Nea- States than in China. This is seen by the farther large quality upon which it levies anking, Chiskiang, Yangchow, Soochow, Has catimate which gives one per cent, of the export duty; (3) by the Treaties with China we are entitled to a free market for foreign raw population of China as opium addicts, but opium which cannot be taxed by the Chiness one and dog-tenth as a minimum, and a
central or local Authorities otherwise than is possible maximum of four and four-tenths prescribed by treaty, (4) though prepared for per cent, in the United States as being vicega spion may be taxed in China it may be tims of the drug habit. This corroborates so taxed only at the place of consumption much that we have heard and read, and a and then only provided a similar tax is imposed little that has come under our personal ex upos Chioges propried opium; (5) monopolie perience.
There cannot be any doubt that by Chinese and other interferences with the HONGKONG, Saturday, July 9, 1910. in certain parts of the States drug-taking free (zada in foreign raw oplum are distinctly infringements four treaty rights; (6) by reason is 25 common as drunkenness in say
of the fact that it is by treaty lawful to import CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY,
the Old Kent Roadr We write sub-
into China foreign raw opium and there to sell On all foreign opium abops stamps are affixed This is an undertaking which seems to ject to conection, but we believe that it freely and without interference large sums of showing that they have undergone the Customs have been dogged by persistent bad luck New Orleans has been known as a place morey are invested by us in the drug and any examination and all duties and lekin bave been from its very inception. The political and where an extraordinarily large proportion of interference with the rights of a free market to paid so it could not possibly be alleged to be financial intrigues which marked its early the population "doped itself, whether with which we are entitled either directly or in smuggled cargo, which the runners do and on days have been succeeded by internecine cocaine or morphine or both, Cocaine is directly besides inflicting a very heavy and unpretext of confiscation convert it to their own use to satisfy their own avarice. The fact disputes among the shareholders. Appoint, very fatal among women. It seems to be justifiable loss upen us' constitutes a breach of
-China's pledger, while any neglect on the part that heavier taxes promote the soppression of ments of directors, secretaries, engineers and the deadliest of all poisons that are taken as
of the British Government to support our pro- the drag is another pintext everywhere, for the other officials have also been a fruitful source a habit. Another remarkable thing is that tests against such-ieregular and illegal interimposition of additional taxes and levying of of trouble. At present there are hardly any with all the outcry in America against opium ference constitutes a breach of the obligatioun heavy fiess without considering that, after the Europeans left in the employment of this smoking-in-China, the lawa relating to-drugs of the Brith Governmool to us and a disre-payment of Customs duties and lekin, foreiga unfortunate railway, All, except ino French gists are nothing like as, cavere as they are gard of the representations at least indirectly opium in subject to so furiber taxation. Such contractors, have either left or are going to in England. There they are as restrictive made by that Government to us to extracting imposition of additional, taxes is bot only a a human ingenuity can make them. Not from China the assurances which have been direct lofringement of Treaty regulations but leave shortly. There are four Japanese
a clear disobedience to the Imperial Decro engineers still at work, and at least two only is this so in the case of retail sales of given by her, in allowing our-Trosty sighis to skilled Chinere engineers, educated abroad. cocaine, morphine, etc., but also in that of remain sithey are, and in selling us and allow. Work is at a standstill in certain sections and every sort of compound containing such log is to buy opium io lodia for export to in others it is expected soon to be discon- druge, patent medicines and ali, tinued. In some cafes this is due to the evident that the American laws governing subsidence of the land, which consists of soft the composition and sale of patent medicines
are in States far less searching and resitic red clay. Three tunnels, Nos, 1, 2 and 3. the last about 150 miles from Canton, have tive than ours. There are also, it appears, A Federal been completed. The lines are laid continu differences in inter-State Law, ously up to the first tunnel. Up to section Law is obviously needed, to secure uni- sa there is an embankment. Beyond that formity over all United States territory, and to prevent similar discrepancies as those caurveying has been done. At the present
now so painfully evident in the matter of rate of what it is difficult to summon coura alcohol. It would be incongruous to permit *ge enough to call progress, this railway will
a man to buy in one State enough dope to not be built for another tea or twelve years. kill a regiment or to keep him in chains to This is a pessimjatic estimate, but the state ́a sad vice for a year, walls in the next State, of affairs is sufficiently hopeless to make one pessimistic. We are informed that Taotai ay half an hour distant by rail, another man, Kwong who cronot justly be accused of might not get a drop of laudanum to stop a Ignorance or inefficiency is tired of unjust toothache without a doctor's prescription
lt in
Chips,
* In consequence of the unlawful interference referred to the business in Indian opium has during the last few months been bine, ut to a stands ill; deliveries havs decreased about 75% and prices have drelined Tis 700/- per chest."
Such a depression in trade is a direct out- come of the unlawful action of the native affi cials, and we cannot but feel that for the i-ish
Fonbermore there are other grievances which
we are not able to descr.bs properly.
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The above poimit is issued to the purchsur
to recalve and keep as proof.
raw opium Le Ship, prepared opium dealer,
Issued on Soet Tang and your 5th Moon 251b day. (and joly; 1910).
(Permit for Preparing Opium.)
The Kwong Un General Office 'who, with
the approval of the Board obtained through the Authorities, manage the Prepared oplum
Licausa Monopoly of the whole" province of
Kwong Tang, in the matter of permitting the
register. Preparation of opium and cancellation in the
Now according to ïbe clear report of Chueng Cocong shop, 48 taels of Patos opium har been purchased by them from the Chan Fook
(the Chun Cheong shop) pay the L... cense les required for the prepared oplum, and they have furnished security from a substantial shop that there - will being
Cheong at Hing Loong Street, Caston. Tasy
secret keeping and concealment (of opium), exaction of lees and such like evil practices opium (purchased) to Stek Lang Hui Street la They should therefore be allowed to take the the Nam Bol District of the Kwong Chan Pra lecture for preparation. All the opium is to be converted into prepared oplum within the lisait old days. If the fixed regulations are violated and smuggled opium is mixed (in the opium now purchased) steps will certainly be taken to petition the authorities so that severe punish- ment may be meted out. All should conform to the permit...
The above permit is issued to the Chuen Cheong shop to receive and keep as proof
Fasued on Suen Tang and year 5th.. Moon 25th day (and July, 1910).
Chuen Fook Cheop
We shall feel greatly obliged if His Excel-" The Chuen Cheong fitm hava obtained from Jency the Officer; Administering the Governos Dot ball New Paloa opium weighing 49.
tsels and one mace at the price of Tia. 19,30 meat would see his' way, to telegraph to H.B.M.'s Charge D'Affaires and acquaint blm with these facts and urge' upon,bit the neces
ity of prompt action.-Wo have, etc.,
(Sd.). (HongKovO BRITISH MERCHANTE O. CLEMENTI, Esq,
Assistant Coloolal Secretary,
Present. P.S.-We understand that on the 7th inst,
the lex and regulations will come into force in Swatox and the vicinity of Macro
(Fermit for Furch seing Raw Opium.)
The General Board for the Suppression of Opium (Smoking) to the whole province of Kwang Tung; in the matter of issujog a permit.
Tariff and Likis duties bavo been paid. Received Tis. 41.83.
per castyl, 45:83.
"Aio $7.30 for additional tax for each ball.
Bush Tung 26d year gia. Mong cách đây (and July, 1910.)
Bill for delivery of goods of Chean Fook Cheong, Hing Lopog Main Street, Canton.
Triplicate permits attached..
THE BALGOWNIK KUBBER -88747RS;-LIMITED.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The fifth repart of the directors to the share- holders is as follows
Gentlemen,Your directors beg to submit the audiof stalement of accounts for the year- ended 31 March last.
V boross Chan Chi, a native of the Shun Tak
The net profit on, worklog account for the Under the circumstances which we more District, aged 33 years, who has been faroished year amonats to $:67,609.33 which with the chants hava 'experienced, although, we are with an opium license No.- and who keeps carry forward from fast account feAYED A aware that the period limited has not yet the Ping Kos rrafinted opium shop at Lok balance of $178,814.60 at credit of profit and loss account. Interimi dividends total expired and foreign opium could still be di Chang Hui Street, now approaches this Board for 100 per cent have been bald absorbe posed of everywhere, such grievances for to apply for a permit to purchase from the ing $151,200, leaving a disposable balance-of which no redress could be obtained have Kwong Yuen Cheong shop, of Loen Hing $17.6.460 which your directors recommend become unbearable. In cus of fiae, several Street, Foreign Opium, one ball, it la right that be carried forward to fext account,
Your directors recommend that the sum of #parosit should be issued as evidence for par$5.50 at credit of share premium account be chasing raw opium coly. The permit is to be transferred to a reserve food. - confolds are imposed. In cases of confiscation.
Therefore although consumption is, still ra- | used only once and must not be nied a second The ampost of rubber harvested during the "Government to allow the present condition of
total loss of capital. affairs to remain aurelieved would amonat to aquired of foreign opinm all the merchants are time to purchase (opium).If any one-violates past year but boss 73,713 lbs, obtained from about 28,000 trees. O this, 65,000 lbs, ware got afraid to deal with it and ara contemplating to the regulations he will be punished. All from about 8,po old trees, giving the very ealjs-
very springs scandal and a grave slur spon the prestige of the notion. At the present time the loss we bave suffered is very heavy, but if the altuation remains as at present it will be enar mous in view of the fact that we have on band several thousand chests undisposed of.
accusations of this and worns kinda. No red-tape, but we are much mistaken if it matter, the threat of such a course makes the is disposed of as soon as possible, when the
We hold do brief for German methods of
German laws on this subject are not the most thoroughly sensible and efficient in the whole world and might serve as a model to all nations.
thing is easier than to abuse the man at the wheel because the ship rolle when a big gale is blowing. Even if the ship ought to be kept with her hand to the wind, so as not to get the force of the sex on her beam
LOCAL AND GENERAL. and ye believe, (subject to correction that such occasions do occur), the ship will A NATIVE was awarded six montba' hard labour roll, and responsibility tests in any case and six hours stocks at the Magistracy this with the captain, and not a poor steersman | morning for reintalog from banishment. or engineer. His Excellency Sir Cheu. A FIRED 150 or two months' Bard labour was tung Liang was only too glad to be freed imposed on a pative at the Magistracy this from an empty title amid many would-be morning for having a quantity of prepared skipper of leaking ship. Now Taotal opium in his possession at Shan-kl-wan, Kwong prefers to be euglacer-in-chief of the A CHINESE broke was charged at the Mayis Chul-ding Rallway rather than continue to tracy this merging with altering a Ave-dollar be abused and suspected in the South. Our banknots to iepresent 5.0s. The cap MAI sympathies are, however, not daly with him, remanded. Sergeant Wills prosecuted,.. The Company is to be commiserated with on losing the services of such a man an Mr
especially because of the impossible, iity of replacing him, or certainly the very of his being replaceable Aff the clorer young foreign
cancel all orders and take up other Lpes of basiness. The expiry of the said period of ten yours is yet far away but such widespread molestation is a matter beyond imagination Merchants are desirous of dealing to opium In addition, we-are now threatened by the but are afraid of receiving groundless streges Opiam Cuild with a total repudiation of their the result of which would be the loss of their contracts and, without your support in this properties, and therefore unless all the opista situation so serious that we cannot refrain from expiry of the period approaches, you would na asking you to be good enough to lasist apo a matter of course preis us to take, delivery, the obisirance once and for all by the Chinese This is the difficult position in which we are. 6£ouz Treaty Rights and to secure to us that We have calculated, and found that the total protection for the trade to which we are joumber of chests of opium ordered by mer enlilled,
chants from your honourable firms is about 4,000 chests. This in a big figure and involves large sums of money but time is limited."
Under these difficulties and in order to
should! respectfully obay. This permit is necessary.
The above permit is issued to the purchaser of saw opium Chan Chi prepared oplom dealer toccaive'and keep as proof.
factory yield of 71 tbs, per tree. For the cor
wrent year the extrated yield from the Estate is 118,750lbs. dry robber. By the end of the rear practically the satire planted area will be in bearing 24,39 iba, of rubber, was sold at an average price of 4 old for all grades. Inued on Susa Tung and yes7:5th Moon 38,480 lbs, unsold has been taken into the AC- counts at $3 per lb. which is considered a safa 16th day (2nd July, 1910),
figure. No forward sales have been mada. - - Estate.—The total 'area of the" company's property is 127 acies held on the old terms:: at an apocal rantal of $664,70% resto
Acreage ender. Cultivation at: 3111 March, 1910, was dço acres planted as follows — Ages to of years... 7,800 trees
(Permit för „Preparing Opium) The Kwong Up General Office who, with the approval of the Board obtained through the Authorities, manage the Prepared Opium. License Monopoly of the whole province of Kwasglung, in the matter of permitting the preparation of opium and cancellation in the register.e
Now according to the clear:report of Ping.
1,090
静 47200
10 3220441500794
109,000 (approximately)
During the year under review the expenditure Kes shop, 48 facts of Parsa opium has begu purchased by them from the Kwong Yden on roads, dising, bungalows, conlle lines, and Cheong at Luen Hing Street, Canton. They callivation has been on a liberal scale. Yout (the Ping Ken shop) accordingly pay the License directors: Save considered it wise to charge a fee required for the prepared oplato, and they full proportion of this 10 revenue account which for the time being bus rendared the cost of pro- duction comparatively high. Henceforth, a cobalderable reduction is looked foran ogledal
Management The Balgowals part of th Rigate is maorged by Bra, P. Wise, and the Bangl past by Mr. O, K. Brown'; ML. D. C.. “P. Kindersley acts as visiting agintetiz
Labour and Health-All the labous requizad is available, and the general health das bens
The seriousness of the present position has to doubt already been brought to your notice in connection with the protests received by you from the Hongkong Chamber of Commercesvold one inability to raise money when the referred to above and wo wish now to em. time comar, wabeg to submit the fact to you phasize the fact that we hers desire to do every and ask you to cancel all the orders. Bot we thing in our power to seek a redress of our are'dawilling to sit idle and enjoy the scene grievances through your good officers which must follow, the have furfabed security from a substantial shop
We wish to know whether you could come manicate the above state of affairs and our grievances to your Honourable Consul Gen eral and Minister and request them to refer the matter to the Chiness Government by wire and to ask the Chinese Gorerament for an of des that the regulations laid down for the por poss should be complied with ; up, additional takes or flans beyond reason be impound and tortions, and molestations, be “monetised," to that we injury could be down to the foreign opium and all oplum orders
--What we venture to submit ought to be done. is that is Majasty's Government should insist apon the Chinese Authorities Issaing definite orders (and guaranteeing the observance and enforcements of these orders), to all the pro vinces not to interfere with the foreign jaw oplem trade so long as duly and likin hava bean regularly paid by the importer,
In the event of if being lapossible, for you,
THE Hippodrome Clicus is attracileg large crowds to Caseway Bay vary evening with excellent turns provided by the talented artistes, Mr. Karl Kramer giros, fins uzkibi-by season of the difficulties in the way of obe tiona of weight-lifying. Them will be a complate taalog stafactory goarautans, from, the Chi; change of programme to-night,
„nese Goremment, to assure us that was ill ha
that there will be no secret koeplug and con: ceatment (el oplam), evasion of payment of fees and each like evil practices. They should therefore be allowed to take the oplum (pur chased) to Lok Cheegi ei Street in the Shan Tak District of the Kwong Chan Prefectors for preparation. All the oplum is to be con wanted into prepared spiam within the lim 3 days. If the Azed rege and smuggled PEROX