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educated classes, the study being fostered to a great extent by the milons now scat tered al over the Empire. It is interest ng to note that Mr. Cheng Chingyl of Feking, in giving an account of the proceedings at the recent World Missionary Conference in A. S. WATSON & CO., laburgh, states as a remarkable fact that
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amongst that vast concourse of delegates" from every quarter of the globe-of every nationality and colour-the English language was the Esperanto for all. Here in Hong kong wo requite no proofs further than thons afforded to our oral and visual senses, in the course of daily observation to be convinced that the Bagish tongue is becoming more and more an import ant factor in the life of this Colony, Pure English-speaking Chinese employees fill the junior appointments in the public service; and in the big merchant hongs they abound. In fact they play a highly important part in the life of this Colony-whether official, mercantile or financial. But apart from those highly trained. Chfacac, there is a very numer
they may not boast a more or less perfect
The Opium Imposta
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VICEROY'S LATEST NOV. OTIUM OFF.CE FOR KONGMCON-BRITISH
GOVERNMENT PROTESTS CU The latest phase of the trouble created by H.B. Viceroy Yain Han-bon in connection with the oplum Imports Into Canton would appear to make the situation graver than ever. As will be remembered, on the 7th of Juga lasi, the Vi eroy at Canton promulgated new regula tions under the Prepared Oplum Laws where by no additional Import tax of $,00 per chest was lived upon so-called prepared opium (in reality raw opium in transit) in direct breach of the Chefeo Convention. Strong representa tions were at the time made by the British mer chats of Hongkong against this breach of the Convention, and as a result the Government took up the maller and an cfficf. protest was lodged with the authorities at Peking, to fer, however, without any apparent effect. And new the latest movs.
IN THE CARE,
pondent, is the proposed establishment of an
TUESDAY AUGUST 16 1910
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and the
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monɔpaisia extra fun on eight chests of opium that had been sold. In this Finstance;" as in the Samshul case, the conten- tion of the ow! wis that the opium had been told before the now regulations came into
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There is no occasion for or at this juncture to tepieduce again the articles of the Otefoo Con- vettios which provide that opium in transit shall bave absolute Immunity from further taxation Tante anicles are now quite familiar to these having any interest at all in the oplum trade, Their very familiarity establishes the convic
on that the Treaty has been infringed not in spirit alone but that it has been grossly violated in the very letter of the undersinuding.
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In the Supreme Court this afternoon, the Chief Junico, Sir Francis Piggott allverad judgment in the case in whic widow, cl No. 13, Gu'aliff Stre against Kwok Sul Chi, of No. Street, executor of the willof Krok deceased, and Mr. Crowther Smith, of Me
and Smith, solcitors, in which the Almada a plaintiff applied. (1) for a declaration that she is entitled to 8/3 of the property known as Nos. 3 and to Lok Hing Lane, situate da Section L. of Island Lot No. 30; (3) am account of the messe propatly in respect theiro's (3) a receiver to be appoicies and (4) c212, bir P. W. Golding of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Murrell, watched the case on balafel te plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, fastructed by
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present form Ing classes.
MOM In reply to Hon. Reg. General wo must look for help to this matter mate]" from the Eur pean community and from the farge number of fatelligent Chinese merchante and shopkeepers and artisand, real re that the coolle class has not in educa Lion necessary to read or understand the pamphles
Har ava the heads of the work,
The reports of the first two unwarranted Mr. G. Haninge, represented the second de reference to minute by Hon. R. GIGANT
fondant,
Lt. Col. Sir J. Fayrer, B, RAMNG.—With
European community and the Intelligent 10 the course of his judgment, bis Lordship seizures recorded ator e reached Hoogkvog vo the 9b instant. We are given to nederstand za'd that from all the study he had been able Chinese merchants etc, etc, will master the that on the receipt of the cows the British to give to the case, he arrived at this conclusion the one emanating from the psn of ths
contents of either of these pamphlets, for choice merchants in Hongkong mado adequate ras
as to the law: (1) That the lia pandens relates the coole classes serving under them can be wall as to His Fxcellency the Cffice Ad in the Land Office gives notice to the world tion, thay can be taught that
ous section of the community who, although as, we are leformed by our Canton corres-" presenta'izna,to tho" Chamber of Commerce only in real properly1 (a) that the registration:ughrike practical part of mosquito extermina koowledge of English, still possess what con | Opiom Crise at Kongmoog for the collection ministering, the Government, Taconating the that there is a claim against the profeity of wa'es must not be left lying about.
fitigation and that the persons intending to whenever, or wherever they may sea such 'WHISKY properly be described as a good working of the incresstà does on raw, opium importions of the Opium Treaty with Chinarier den! with the properly are put on their guard icollections they must at once report the matter,
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koowledge of the language. The use of
into that Treaty port. As will be seep from our Canton correspondence, also, Expectant
pidgin English is not neatly so pre og firate Yu Wo has been appointed Collector
valent nowadays as it was only a few years ago and it is employed mostly by servants, small tradesmen, chair-bearers and ricksha puliers. The teaching of English occupies an important place in the curricula of nearly all the higher schools of Chios, and in the middle schools of the open ports not only is English taught but Western sub jects are taught in English to many govern ment and private schools controlled by. Chi- nesc. Even conservative institutions. like the Shantung Union College of Weihsier, and Trinity College of Ningpo, have, ai Robert Porter & Co.'s, we read, been compelled to yield to English. On the whole, it may safely be concluded that, despite the somewhat con-
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1910.
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
IN CHINA.
local subter trade.
RUMOUR has it that one or two rubber com- panies In the Braulo District, B. N. Borneo are going to change hands, and we prehlad to belleve at a good profit.'
TELEGRAMS from Pretoria state that Mr. J. O. Smuts, Minister for Defence in the South African Ministry in the course of a speech ad- vocated the military training of citizens on. Swiss Hues.
to control the Kongmoon Opium Office.
Since our receipt of the foregoing faima. tion from Croton this moralog. we have interviewed a number of Honghong gentlemen. ccantcted with, the oplum tråde in order to obtain, if possible, confirma ion of our news from Cantes ; but, so far, the Hongkong mer chants had received no advices from their Canton offices announcing this latest move on the V ceroy's patt
circumstances attending those specific viola
To the cralit of the Obamber of Commerce
and of the Colonial Government it has to be accorded that very prompt representations were made to Peking and to the
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1 confess I do not kat w to what extent the Tube Ject is taught in schools, perhaps such teachleg could be embodied in a pamphlet more imple (but equally efficacius) than the two pamphlets
under considerailon. Dur; howevor the know,
and (3) that if judgment is given in plaintiff's favour, the judgment relates back to the 10 gistration of thy fia genfens, and that the j 10 ment will then take priority over any sale of mortgage subsequapily registered." "Al" which The outcome of these further representations was quite right and proper and in the bowledge is to his imparted I urge that there be so on what is becoming an extremely vaxed quot interests of all parties. That did not, however, tion has been the receipt of a telegmim by H.E circleds that case, as there ware several other Sir Henry May from Earl Crewe, Secretary of arguments to be considered. His Ludsole State for the Colonias, to the effect that the then proceeded to deal with the piers Goverment of China hava saan fit to appoint as In conclusion, His Lordship'sald that the fact official-from the Walwopu, we may presume of the registered judgments do operate was But we are aware, as a fact, that the Viceroy-to confer on the matter with the British a charge on really. Therefore the present has established a cordon of collecting, offices Charge d'Affaires at Peking. Mr. Max. Müller caro did fall within the exception established from Swatow down to and including the West Our Acting Minister at the Capital has been la Price v. Price, and the mortgages in advan. River ports, and in these circumstances the im- well-posted up la all that concerns the Canion clog money on the renity to pay off the judg. postance of making Kongmson the centre for opium tax, and, apsit from the knowledgement was doing precisely what the law itself which he has derived from telegraphic and did by making the judgment a charge on the the collection of the
willen despatches from the Chamber of Com properly. Therefore he was entitled to the merce and the local Government, it is not at bruefit of the exception. He found that the instructions to act is the matter from Sir Ed- ciple laid down in Frice: v. Price and therefore
the old j dgment stood..
OF:UM DUAS .
can hardly be minimised. It may be within
the opium importers in Canton Attempted
THE VICEROY'S ATTITUDE.
to defeat the regulations then cought to|ward Gicy, at the Foreign Office, defining the be latroduced, opium was got at all line of policy to be pursued in the diplomatic imported into the Province by way of negotiations that are pending with China con. Caatep, as bad been the practice hitherto, caning the aplum irade, The diug as usual was bought in the Hong- kong market and shipped by way of Salam on the West River lato the consuming districts, no that the fee which should have beep paid at Canton b:came practically a rugatory impost. Recently, there has been some talk to the effect that, in spite of the extrema vigilance exercised by the authorities at Macao, oğlum has been smuggled by way of Korgmoon. 50 It la no doubt to preciada: the chance of his being deprived of the duties on the so-called prepared opium-but really the raw article while in transit--that the Viceroy has deter mined on the opening of this new Opiam Office at the Trealy post of Kongmoca. We have already seen that of the 15th July last similar trouble was created
DUST AND WATER CARTS,
LARGER CARTS PROFOSED
On the 5th inst., the Protid.nt of the Sanitarý Board wrote as follows;—
one of education. The Sanitary Board koow delay la imparting it. The whols question what ma'aria is and it is a preventable disease, further they know how to prevent it. On the other hand, how many thousands of people, educated and not educated, do not know. It is the duty therefore of the Sanitary Board 10 do all in their power to impart knowledge to, one and all. The only way to rid this. Colony of malaria is to exterminate the mosquito and is impossible to attain this end by collectiva, work cely ladividual responsibility must play large part in the matter, and the only way to individual what malarla is and how it may be prevented. As soon as afl mulfabs are trained, ail swampy foul pleces of land reclaimed, pid- dy Bilds in close vicinity to inhabited paris re somed and individuals made cosponsible for their own environments then and not till then-i may we hope to get rid of malaria,
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As showing the determination of the Viceroy of Canton to gira sff.ct to the abnoxious opium regulations we append a translation of a Secretary-With reference to this item (hs despatch addressed by him to the Commissioner | Select Committed recommscoded that two Daw of Customs at Kungpale invoking his assistance water ca to be purchased in lieu of one in 1911 in effectually carrying out the regulations, so
at a total cost of $600. This r,commendation that at every Customs Stalian now the:e will
was adopted by the Board. Sioca making the also be established a lebin office under vice. fecimmendation I love c'me to the conclusion regal authority -|-
that for broid soade such us Queen's Read Canton Vctroy to Commissioner of Cultons Cantral from Arsenal Street to Murray Barracks :: 1 received a letter on the 2818 day of the 6 Chater Road, Les Vox Road and Connaught mzoa from the Kwangtung Anti-Opium Boreau Road, the present type of water carts is 103 which says that their Inspector stationed at small and that the two estis to be purchased Chintan (near Macao) reports to the Bureau should be if larger capacity and capable of that the Kwang Yuen Cplum Farmer has alwatering a broader track than the present ones ready opened a branch office there and has | I propose, therefore, to recommend that the two the height shawa on the plio submilled, which to collect the new citis to be 4-wheeled carts timilar to the is equal to tỷ tim:s the width of the street on deputed an officer thera
But the tax on eplum.
condition of pas on the illustration attached and that they | which it frosts. In accordance with pection 188 affilts at Chinsa is quite different from be provided with rotary sprays. These calls() of the Pablic Health cod Buildings Ord¦• that at Canton and its suburbs. Chiasan is would be heavy if handled by cholies, but I mance, the Building shou'd only be of a height
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The following letter was laid before the Sanitary Board thin afterdoen i~~
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong; 5th August, Sirto reply to your letter No. 6:76/10 of!! the 6th ultimo, I am directed to inform you. that His Excellency the Cfficer Administering the Government in Cruncil has been pleated to permit the new Refugs Home to be boils to
AT SWAZOW, which port at once attained notoriety by re- son of the schura there of a chest of opium chipped from Hongkong to a native buyer of there. That eplum was protected by a permit Chelso Convection and payment of this en hanced tax was refused, accordingly, as the The raw oplum dealers and consumers at no difficulty ab ut bilasco, Our experiments regárja tké application for a modification conventional cast'ficato secured immunity from Chissan and its vicinity will all go there to with buit:cki hava bean so successfal deneg of section 188cf the Iublic Health and Builde
IP Crdlenace in respect of the proposed extension of the Tang Wa Hospital, the Council was advised that section 303 of the Tublic Health and Building Ordinance is int tended to prevent the introduction of an inferior class of house in a reality occupied by houses
prev, at the erection of Chiness lenemest of a better class, and ecu'd not be applied to
MR. W. I.. Bramwell, manager of the shipping The status occupied by the English department of Mears. Waiser Barner and
deafat are not subject to Inspection, batter than the two-wheeled citis as there is fonts. tongue in China is a subject which cannot Company, arrived from Manila by 18. Zafiro granted under the additional articles of the quite near to Macao and the raw opium) drawn by bu1focks should work very much equal to the width of the strast on which t fail to be of perennial interest to all Britishers yesterday. Mr. Bramwell is here on business and Americang living within the Imperial dominions or upon their borders. One would have thought that the study of the English language in Chinese scholastic institutions was in the way of continuing to make greater strides than it has made admittedly in years gone by. We imagined that there could be no dubicty epoo that point. Eut we learn, amongst those in a position best qualified to judge, there is not that unanimity of opinion which might have been expected to exist on this matter. Recently a large number of papers were sent olit by an educations)journal to numerous schools and missions in Chios, asking replies to ques-
and will remain about one week,
boy raw cplum in retril and prepare them the past five months that I feel quits corf 'ent all further taxation while the opium.. was ac• MEMBERS of the Hongkong Volunteer Resetvo Association are reminded that an extraordinary.tually in transit.
clandestinely so as to avoid the payment of the to recommending this type of water cart for general meetleg of members will be teld at the
Since the Swilow so'zute, two other lägrantx to the Opium Farne [Kwang Yur] If the approval of the Board.
....As the illustration shows these cats are City Hall tomorrow evening at 5.15 p.m. to
cases of a breach of the Chefoo Convention steps be not taken to stop this state of things consider the question of the reorganization of hava been brought to our notice. The first will blader the progress of the opium very much more expansive that the two-wheel the Association. His Excellency the Officer relates to the seizure and confiscation of 10 oppression policy. The Chiasan magised carts the 450 gallon caits watering a so Administering the Government will preside. b-ils of Paina opism, upon which the maritale bas now conius'ted with the principal that cost roughly £50 each. I recommend that from certain data lately compiled, that of merphla on the Glenggis on July 28. Accom, less was scixed just outside Samibui Customs Oplam Farmer regarding this affair. They allowed in the 1916 Estimates for the pur houses in place of the existing theatre which is
time duty had been paid but which nevelhe merchants and officers deputed by the S700 pir cart 12, $1,400, In lieu of $530, be have decided to establish an iospeciing | chare of two up to date carts. 1 propose to Station because of the owner's failure to piratation orisida the Chinson city gala and cut out $430, the smoset recommended for the another station at Malochow, besides commis- purchase of two tumbler and carts, out of the the additional new tax.
lonleg a patrol beat to cruise the waterways 1911 Estimates, ar 1 think sufficient car's of this around Chiasan. The raw opium dealers and type can be provided, in the present Estimates, prepared op'ar dealers must obstá licences. The total increase is therefore Sjoa only, if they want to go to Macao to buy raw oplum, Kembsis will, I think, agree that the expendit they must fiat go to the inspecting station and ture should be lacurred to bring the strent show their licencer. After examination they watering arrangements op to date.
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The Rangpop authorities made a large seizure paaled by two Lugy's they brarded the vessel off the jetty ard, after a 'ong search, came upon a Chloese tea box in the alley-way. : On open-
pg the box it was found to contain, hidden in the tea, 250 cz, of morphin, whose value is estimated at from RB,000 to R10,000, MANILA is to be introduced to the greatest Charron Automobile Association with herd- queriera at Kongkong which is promoting a ́series of automobile races "for August alth at
A MORE FLIGRANT C'SE
still, however, was the corfischil n of two chesis of eplum-ons of Faina and ora of Benarrs-which were se zid at a piece called Sustong while in actual transit on a Hongkong owned junk (No. 759) carrying a licence issued
tions regarding the teaching of technical of medero racing sports this month. by the from the Harbour Office of this Colony, Duty will be allowed to proceed to Marsa to Hop. Eeglitrar General micutadi−1· pre-
the Sau Lizite race course. Cars of focal automobile houses are being secured for twa classes of machines to enter endurance and comparative contests, each machine carrying a competent racing driver and a mechanician.
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subjects, Evidently says the National Repito, this subject did not command a great deal of interest, for only thirty five replies were received. None of the mission schools reported that technical subjects were being taught; and only thres had to state that they were planning the introduction of such subjects, The opinion was expressed A PECULIAR caso camo on before Mr. E. R by fifteen that teclinical subjects should be Halifax at the Magistracy this morning. Three taught in the Chinens fragunge; five thought natives were charged by Chief Excire Officer that the English tongue ought to be employ-Hoggarth with being in Illegal possession of a ed; two were in favour of both languages quantity of opium. The men alleged that they being used and one added German; whilst hid obtained the dog from the Oping Farm fourteen gave no reply to this question. Of and that they held certifichier of the Opium the total number of reports sent in, twenty-Famer. Whereapon it was decided to lest eight stated that the interest in the study of the drug then and there but the defenducts on bearing the decision of the Magistrate at once English was increasing; five declared that, intimated their nowillingness to have the on the contrary, it was decreasing. In reply spiam tested and said they would rather sub› to the question, How many Chinese have amit to a fine. His Worship fived the first de good working knowledge of English? the fendant $9, the second defendant $1.50 The replies varied widely. For example, one bird defendant was discharged." missionteacherios Province of the interior re
Tax sudden collapse of the rubber sbara mer. ported "Possibly ten," whilst a conferre whose kel in Shanghal has striously sifected the achplastie labours have the port of Chefco, money market and business generally, Japan for their centre estimated the number in his esa importers of cotton yarn have been placed district to amount, to some five or six hun, in difficulties owing to several Chinese links
our mind thei
#o-replies re- || haring suspended payment. The total feer is of course imposible to calcolite with certainty, bat li ir cetimated at about 1/6,000,000,- AC-
DE to Tokyo repant, the Mita
purchase the d.uz.
Whoo, they have | sume the H.81 has considerad whether two"
bullocks could pull such a cart up (my) the in- clins goloz west to the Central Market, 1140 broad a stream of water desirable In a warrow and crowded road liks Q'seen's Raid?
ppblic they must apply for permits to buy raw oplum as well as to prepare op.am before they are allowed to import the drug foto the interior for propaation. This is done in order to prevent smuggling,
and lekte bad been paid to the Kowloon Cas toms. Station at Hongkong. (
The opium was actually examined at the bought the opium they have again to ra Taichen Customs Statler, just outside the pair to the inspecting station and report the boundaries of the Colony, and declared to be quantity they have bough. If they bava no in order, yet on arriving at Tsang-sing it was licences they ate Dol allowed to go to Micio sized and confiscated by the Opium Office to bay opiumt. ds regards the consuming who do not deny the fact that the two chaits on board the jack had paid on them the duty, imposed under the Chefoo Convection but claim that the stare by the monopolisis subordinaten was justified as the additional licence of 5320 per chast had not been paid en them. **This high banded action was bad enough to all conscience, tut there is worse to follow, for after big called upon to wilages the confitcalles of ble property, the unfoiluvate owner was 40mmarily arrested and taken
· IN CHAINS TO CANTON under an armed escort. From this urjavi and ignominions custody be lidmately contrived to obtain his release by sigolog Food guaranteeips, the payment of a heavy fine, This man has since come to Hongkong and laid his case before the oplum mechanis in the Colony with a view to qħtaining redress and restitution.
"As this matter concerns the imperiant palcy of opium.suppression, we, the Anti-Opium Bureau, deem it expedient to report the matter to your Excellency for approval and at the same time we beg you to direct the Ohlasan magistrate to sue a notification for the in formation of the pab ic and instruct the Cus toms officials at Kongpak concerning Bame..LORA
By The matter has been thoroughly gope loto by the high officials in Canton and they,AID all agreed that the measures proposed to be adept ed are proper and fiulog,
Hon. D.P.W.-Uales the de lvary of the water can bi regulated, 1 fear the pace of the bullocks will be too slow, rasnit og in the roads being made tos, wel. If the cat are to be specially made, this could diabless be
provided for,
The Osaka Mainich notes that the export of colon yarn, which had been very active since fast spring, has sustained a great blow by the recent financial cildis in Shanghai, which is the most Important meskit for the sale of Japanese cotton yaID. Chiotse exporters bava entirely caused to buy yarn, and no bargling are now being made in Orakse. The is taken to be a resetion and spic Coauto
We, the Adth-Opium Barcap, have cow to remain beg your Excellency to take the marier, under foc Aber béoneidaration and should you approve of the yarn Two still more recent cases of unjustifiable course to laform, the Customs Commissioner breaches of convention have been brought to our notice to
Al Bamsbui
fiva exports (13%
a district tlmost exclusively occupied by Chinese tenement houses, The Council, there fore, decided that this application must, ba refused, -I have, elcy
\\((J.) C, CLEMENTI,
for Colonial Secratary.
INTERPORT SWIMMING
CARNIVAL
HONGKONG'S, PROBABLES IN PULLITRA MEN
Hongkong probab'er fir the
Swimming Cardival are in fall traiding evening fo the V.RC Bath tad geod have been performed by some of the The Hundred Vards was covered by Mr Humphreysin (64/; secs withcat bein
fils a pity this champion is'uni sent, Hongkang this year on Many of the men have impr and some have cut down seconds in their time for is the re-ult of practi testet at the daish
come
slio ingthe diving will give the Shapsi
Toe Hoo "Idvised: