The Hongkon
Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES. No. 8208
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Births and Deathu.
Leading Articles :-)
A Sacs Sunday.
Summer Sleepless ess
Japan's Flaco moog the Nations, The Anti-t plum Commiralp..p
Selling Oplum Grar, - 301
| Sun-Cooked Ford.
The Registration of House Drya, Extra-Territorialty.
⠀⠀ Gambling,
Heeling's
The Cathay Trust Ltd. - Hoogkorg and Whampoa Deck Co, La..
Legal Intelligence i—
Chi din Banking Berheds
Is an In'att Liabk ?
Yadgaze Insurance Association.
A Question of interest
Company Wound Up..
A Question of Commlime: 1
A Compradores Extradition.
A Kidnapper's Punishment.
An Abscot Defendant.
Claim by an Exccutrix.
Correspondence:-
Indian Emigrants.
Green Island Cement Co.
Miscellaneous Articles and Reporis;-
勝三廿月七年二統宜
MAIL SUPPLEMENT
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SATURDAY, AURUST.
in a place like Hoogkong wo are always thankful for useful hints on the preservation of health and we are sure that the sugges tions conveyed in the abord cutting are worthy of full consideration by all residents in the East,
A
JAPAN'S PLACE Among the NATIONS;
Stager
"SELLING OPIUM GEAR,
order to bring this ly before the publi myself gavo, to a laye guests, a raven-course dinner uncooked » foods. "This much attention by the New was widely commented on th country and abroad. The Boo concoming the use of uncooked. followed this publicity, gara
hint of the great interest the public lathe question of natural. second elementary food: bangu few months later was given still wider city,, and brought forth laq voluma that it became imp them. The first edition of Food! was the result, Ɛo roading has gone, the opo has been a matter of ddod in allfrecorded kirt
found to agree with Mr. Wales. In some worker whose nerves are jarred Or posit
treaty, can be no question. But it is for China Huropean countries, again, Sunday is regard. tion of the bed may be altered, and difs
be so neces - herself to lay down any stipulations, which ed not as a day of rest but as an occasion for forent pictures hung around the room
are to be made regarding Importation 'participating ld, all kinds of wildner and as to convey the impression of change to the
drantage of poppy products into her lande.” Nos- ficence. There, the Sunday is not used for eye, and thence to the brain.. A bright room
Japaness | withstanding reports received from Szechuen, the purposes intended under the Mosaic may be subdued in tone by the use of cover
"decidedly is put at a Shanal and other interior Province about law, e, a recuperative term enabling man let and draperies of green linen; dull dis
mparition with Lothar | the elimination of the opitim cultivation to go forth to his work of the following week room be brightened by the adoption of R
Mr. Balfour points i la these once fruitful regions, it would take braced up and feeling like a giant refreshed. chintzes and floral fabrics. At home, too, o
uoted above, Betain has | a great deal of such evidence to convince a Between the extremes of the stern Scottis, the position of the furniture should be nothing to give under ber Free Trade system Hongkong Optum Importer that there has Sur day and that of the gay Continental cities, changed occasionally, while rooms that are in
for conclusions or rebilles granted | been any solid decrease in the amount of there surdly is discoverable, such, a thing little used in the ordinary run of things | by
Intie klly whereas all the rest of the oplum produced in those fields or that the as a sane Sunday, ungirded by unreasonable should be constantly occupied. Business P
niylloge of affording Japan Fobject of China in dealing with this quer Hongkong and Shanghai, Danking Corpora rigidity yet unmarred by wantonness of com. men, unable to sierp during hot weather, ad
n to their own tariffa in exchange tion: in the way she has done in any. munal conduct. We think it can anfely be should try the plan of going to town by a fan
„favours extended to themselves thing but an attempt to cut out the Indian claimed that Hoogkong with all its social Gulta different route for a fortnight. The result.The.
C. Expruli which is noted for trade. Were the Chinese Province capable and shortcoming has been fairly successful should be beneficial, owing to the complete the tempeme long of its utterances, WELCH of meeting all the demands made upon them in arriving at this desirable via media, consider change of scene. Let them change, too, rol this subject """!The Japanese,” it for the supply of oplum, there would be ing all things, principally the restricted area their usual huncheon places for a fortnight ways would do well to realise that the same justification for the exclusion of the in which we live and the difficulty of getting and go elsewhere. See fresh faces, chat opposition In this country to the new tariff fadian drug, but as a matter of fact the away for a spell from our day-to-day environ. with frosh people, Try a different menu, rates it very real, and that Bruch underswill: latter is preformed by most users of the drug, ment. The first authority we have for obwithout, however, making violent departures expect to receive reasonable concessions it of better quality and more expensive serving the Sabbath is to be found in
We would submit to the statesmen of Japan When the Goverment stop the importation Genesis And God rested on the seventh
that it not merely a question of pounds, of Indian oplum loto Hongkong, they may day from from all the work which He had
shillings, and pence. There are far higher as well atop the importation of Scotch made, and God blessed the seventh day and
considerations involved the good feeling whiskyWRARY sanctified it." Then we have the authority
and friendliness of the people of the two of the Mosaic law, which prohibited all 14 |
nations. Japan has received many and 'mb bour on the seventh day, The Jow made
staffiial beneßte from her connection" "with the origin of one day's rest in seven to syn.
this country, and statestien would do well
A somewhat strange anomaly as regards | chronize with the origin of the human race.
to bear this in mind when considering the the Government's declared anti-opium policy itself. This one day's rest in seven was act
representations which our Foreign Secretary as enforced upon them by the Home author a clumsy mechanical device, fitted on to man
(22nd August.)
wilt in due course, make to the Tokyo ities in Downing Street was exhibited from without, It was something belonging At the present time, one can hardly pick Foreign Office. In India also objection is yesterday in the compound of the Central to man's vature and constitution. It was up any Home newspaper without encounter taken to the new tariff. The Indian Mer Police Station, where a large quantity of no mere afterthought, but something that ing eulogistic comment upon the manner in chants' Chamber and Bureau was asked by Oplum-smoking gear was put up for auction had its rise with man himself. Looking at which Japan has attained to her position the Bombay Government for an expression and was eagerly bought up by the Chinese The Voies Asbestos Oriquial Agency, Ltd. what experience has taught us, perhaps the among the great Powers of the world. Cer- of their opinion upon this subject. Four brokers present. With the closing of the Interport Swimming Carnival, Kalaugsa (4 may) Musicipal Council, Jews' instinct was right in this matte. One tainly it is a matter well worthy of considers ifths of the export trade from Indiato Japan oplum divans and the raiding of numerous day of rest in seven was, in the view of the tion and study. Since the emerged trium-coosist of cotton and rice. The reply of the others which lo consequence sprang into Jew, according to the very nature of things, phant from her struggle with her Russian Chamber was to the effect that "the existence, the Police came into possession This is borne out by the experience of neighbour, japan has made progressive Goremment of India would be perfectly of a big stock of pipes, lamps, trays and all France, at the time of the French Revolusttides unparalleled in history, and from Justifled in imposing such a duty on all raw kinds of smoking accessories. By regulation tion, when a Goddess of Reason was subs being a somewhat negligible Asiatic country cotton exported to japan from India as may such confiscated property has to be put up for fituted for the Deity The French decreed twenty years ago is now entitled to rank ngulfalise the advantage which the Japanese sale within a stated period or else has to be that one day in ten should take the place of high la the list of the Powers, And not collon Industry now cujore. Such a duty, destroyed. Apparently in this instance the one day in seven. What was the result? In only has her laternal progrcas been remark, it lt added, might have been very reasonably Government were more auxious to make time it was seen that one day's rest in tenable. Outside her own borders she has levied by the Government long ago, but a few dollars through the tale of the gear was insufficient for man's physical needs. found new spheres of influence and now fields since the Japanese Government has now
than to make a show of consistency of policy The result was that the French revoked their for her swelling population. In Manchuria clrosen to embark on a policy of high pro by destroying the stuff in the incinerator. decree and fell back upon one day in seven, she has come to an agreement with her teclive tariffs, the very least that the Indian There is nothing reprehensible in disposing Experience thus proved that the Jew was one-time enemy Russia. As regards Kores, Goreinment could do is to impose the duty of confiscated goods to the best advantage, nearer the heart of Nature in his legislation it may safely be anticipated that anders suggested to countervail the bounty which but surely if the Government are sincere in than even the daring and scientific French-tion by Japan is on the verge of becom alone, in the opinion of the Committee, bas the pursuit of their policy of opium repres man. Yet amongst the Chinese, who are an ing an established fact. Already Japan coabled Japan to give a partial blow to Insion they should take care not to sell the older people and vastly more numerous than practically controls the administration of that dian cotton industry. It is also seriously goods right into the hands, practically, of either the Jews or the French, there is no country, and the formal act of annexation approbeaded that the yarn trade might in the people from whom they have been taken THE weekly day of rest observed. Except at is merely a matter of time. We notice that the future be even more greatly crippled and who will put them into use immediately. Ching New Year the Chinese are prepared in the House of Commons Intely, Mr. than hitherto If the Government of India to, and do, work every day throughout the Gershom Stewart (late of Hongkong) asked does not at this opportune stage' recommend (welve months continuously. Large em the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the Secretary of State, in the true interesta of this country, to impose the countervail-
Hongkong Gymkhana Club,
Notes by the Way.
Latasport fwimming Carnival,
Canton Day by Day.
Accident to Cilotul Bayard,
Raub Oalpul.
Victoria Recreation Club,
Canton Opium Monopoly.
China's N. vy..
Interport Aquatics
Interport Cricket.
Eastern International Rubber and Fredace.
Building Collapses at Canton.
CUITY
'Man Overboard,"
Ayer Kuning Esta e.
Canton Oplum Dispute.
The Oplum Tix.
Bertani Report.
The Shanghai C-iniz,
The Changes at Peking.
Aurust Op'um Sale.
Rber Eus' Values, New E, and A. Liner, Strapge Customs in Chion. Firacy noir Lytmus Pass. Stranding of the 19. Mongolia, Illegal Opium Sex 0. Sbangbai Sikh Police. The Floods in Japan, Wireless at Sea Rubber Estate Values, Raub Misen.
China and Manilas,
* Planting" Opium..
Chicero in Malaya...
·Mosquitoes and Malaria, Singapore Share Market Imitation of Foreign Trade-Muks. Trade of the Philippines, .- Local and General. Commercial
Weekly Share Report, Rubber Share Mia het.
'Yarn Market.
Freight Market.
Butlion. Exchange.
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BIRTHS,
On August 12, 1910, at Peitsibo the wife of C. W. Campbell (British Legation, Peking), of On Angus 15, 196, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Giles, A SON,
Lp August 16, 1910, at Shanghai, to. Mr. and Mrs. F. Boyd, a daughter."
Os August 16, 1910, at Kaing, the wife of
Greville Thomas Nelson, of a son,
Os August 191910, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Ca August 19, 1910, at Shaoghal, the wife of Capt. G. B. Res, if a sɔn.
On August so, Kio, at Shanghai, the wife of C.E. Sparke, of a sen
Mrs. H. C, Miller, a son,
DEATHS.
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SUN-COOKED FOOD.
of Piji and Bamond first visited those v isolated found to have a habit of roasting or goats before eating. Sun.cooki be all very well. in Queensland," "with"itu. chmaic 130 degrees Fahrenbelt, but it would be impracticable in most parts of the world," inclusive of Hongkong, where, tha sultry summer months rarely suffer under n gauge of go". But although in the main we fall to agree with Mr. Christian in his arguments, it has to be admitted that him writings contain a great deal of emontiat facts incapable of refutation. For instance, he lays Five years ago vegetarianlam was considered only from its religious, troral on sentimental aspects, and the average collège professor would have finched from below called a vegetarian as he would from being called an anarchist: To-day vegetarianino, or more properly, the question of the effects of flesh food, is being scientifically studied in many of the best colleges and universition in the land, with the result that flesh foods are now admitted by most up-to-date scientists to be not only unnecessary, but- actually detrimental. In conclusion it may be mentioned that Mr. Christian's book is ■* highly readable publication, containing many valuable maxims for the preservation of health, and at the same time it is written with a facility of diction which will make it appreciated by any reader who takes it in hand.
REGISTRATION OF HOUSE
MAN BOYS,N?
|(25th August,) an
ployers of labour may tell you that on the whether his attention had been exiled to the log-duty proposed." It remains to be seen acknowledge receipt of a new issue of Mferred to the increasing number of thefts that
hole the Chinese have as many non-
creation of a Colonial Board in Japan to working days as the Europeans cajoy, superintend affairs in Koren, Formosa, and wiction the British Foreign Office will but it is an established fact, that in the Japanese part of Sagliallen whether hit take in order to get out of the parlour poil numberless inst. ncer Chinese who are not Majesty's Government inferred from this, or tion bich the new Japanese, tapifi han required to work on Sundays in European had reason to believe from other information, place them in. We can only express the establishments spend the seventh day in that the formal annexation of Korea by contrived so as to prevent friction and pos claimed that it has been generously praised.sity of some such movement belog instituted working for a compatriot employer. One Japan was contemplated; and whether, in
hop that some friebdly arrangement may be often heart people in Hongkong complain such event, his Majesty's Government would sible estrangement between Britain and her ing of the lack of means of amusement take steps to safeguard the commercial rights
Eastern ally, There is no question that in this respect of British merchants in Korea secured by
this Colony compares very unfavourably existing treaties between Great Britain but
with other places in the Far East, such A Singapore or Shangbai. If one be desirous of getting away out of the rut and routine of everyday existence for a week-end or even for a slogie day, one finds that the choice of destination is extremely limited. The only place worth visiting during the siz. zling, sultry summer months in MACRO, which, notwithstanding its salubrity of clim. ate, has earned the somewhat question East." It may safely be asserted that able title of "the Monte Carlo of the very few Sunday visitors to Macao fail to visit the gambling houses, and these places
TEK ANTI-OPIUM COMMISSION.
(23rd August,)
(24th August.).
In a recent report issued by the Captain Under the above caption, we beg to Superintendent of Police in Shanghai be re- Eugene Christian's book, published from the had been traced to house boys or ex hours. press of Messrs, Ewa Seymour and Co., boys, and suggested that the dmp had comp 12, Burleigh Street, London, W.CIe the for the registration publishers notice it is admitted that the other of all Chinese warrant. in Hoogkon book has been severely criticised but also it is there is no need to enlarge upon the nece with all due respect to the author and to would ensure a proper and reliable rest his depth of scientific research as regards tration of Chinese servants. The subject: things dietetic, we prefer to remain "on the has been voiced in the local. Fress on many that country. Sir B. Grey replied as fol
side of the angels," as Distacli said, there is occasions, it has been referred to in the lows:-The answer to the first question is
more wisdom in human custom than is Legislative Council, and it has been publicly in the affirmative. In the event of the an
obtainable from new and startling precepts.pproved. Yet, strange to say, the Gorem: As was announced in our issue of yesterday Still, the vogue which Mr. Christain's book meat have shown extremo backwardness in, cxation of Korea by Japan belog decided the Anti-opiura Commissioners appointed has enjoyed has impelled the author to re-meeting the popular view on talsmattor,, Pon, his Majesty's Government would care, by the Chinese Government have begun write li, and we admire him for doing so, In Sir Henry Blake's term of governorship fully consider the best means of safeguarding tour of the Provinces in order to investigate although not sharing in his views. With the official opinion expressed in Council was their commercial interests in the country." In the conditione affecting the oplum traffic. regard to the original edition, one Len- that registration was risky as beading to hurt is on this very question of the conservation of The result of this Commission's inquiry will don daily refered to the book as being a the susceptibilities of the Chinese Wo all existing commercial rights that Great Britain remain an unknown quantity for some years hundred years before its time. Yet the know that these same susceptibilities have and her colonial posscasions, including Hong to come, if we reckon upon the festina lente book has passed through several editions to be considered, but surely when it comen by Japan's growing prestige and established happenings in China when international tributed throughout the English speaking time has gone past for sentimentality One Long, are going to be placed at a disadvantage policy that dominates generally all the sad many thousand copies have been dis to a question of the prevention of crime, the
countries for the mutual settlement of ference at the Hague is not to be held until duced the author, Mr. Christian, to re-write Police Force or of the Sanitary Department. power of treating on level terms with other interests are concerned. The Oplum Con- world. And it is this fact which has in- might as well argue for the abolition of the are perhaps as much of an attraction to extrade conditions. In the British Paris- November of next year, 1911. It was origi his work. With practical proof to back up which respectively are bound to hurt the cursionists from Hongkong as are the invigorating sea-breazes en route to the jaded a few weeks ago, Mr. A. Jnally arranged that it should be convened his statement, Mr. Christian claims that eun susceptibilities of the criminal and the off- Balfour summed up the position thus in September, but according to information cooked foods are uncooked foods they are ender against daaltury laws. Commenting city worker. Picnic parties, of course, we have always with us and of all avail- do not know how the Government are supplied to the United States of America, the best, and an absolute cure for all diges upon this matter the N. C. Daily O able forms of Sunday recreation the pice dealing with the Japanese difficulty. I the later date of convention has now been tive troubles and the many stomach and BayThere can be little doubt that the nic is perhaps the sanest and most adoped a commercial treaty, absolutely desiness Government time to collate its reports The book levels a scathing denunciation at one that should be introduced without dela
understand that the Japanese, have just decided upon provisionally to allow the Chi-intestinal maladies which are so common scheme has everything to command i and la beneficial, as well as the cheapest. One tructive of the trade of Lancashire and York upon the traffic in opium. It may well the drug doctor and pleads for a natural Every boy might be provided with service only requires to look at the number of yachts that traverse the Harbour thire. They have denounced the old treaty be that the collection of evidence by the cure. We are all more or less acquainted book, bearing bie name and details concern water of a Sunday to gain a conception in favour of this country and they have China Anti Opium Commission, and their with the methods employed by that prolific ing him, with a thumb-print or some other of the popularity into whichs boating passed a new one which will come into oper deliberations as well, will bever fad sub body of quackalavers who prey upon public means of identification. This be
ation" unless" modified not many months, simpljal – realisation." Or perhaps the un- credulity to their own material advantage, to produce when applying for a has sprung within the past few years. In hence. It is the agreeable tank of the Billioned may happen, as was the case with In that category, Mr. Christian cannot be it would be endorsed with the This connection, it is interesting to recall that some considerable time ago-before the Fotelga Secretary to negotiate for the mile the Simite Settlements Opium Commision, included. He is an independent spokerman employer and be stamp Corinthian Yacht Club was started the gallon of that treaty. I believe it to be true who were compelled by volume of testimony worthy to be listened to and his written Spality On leaving. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club was taken to that the Japanese Foreign Minister has stated to come to a conclusion of opinion that, utterances are well worthy of thought and entered against the task for Sunday sailing and actually made that there could be no negotiations with practically, there was no such thing as an reflection but, as it happens, bis:view and ployer the length certain concessions to the "unco guld" Britain had nothing to give. The position the venerable Bishop of the Church of Eng subject. Mr. Christian, in his preface entitled charge of one dollar coul
Great Britain on the subject because Great optim evil existent in that Colony. Even our view do dot coincide on this particular character. For the au regards the holding of Sunday races of the British Foreign Secretary in dealing and who sat on that Commission was unable Why this book was written This afforda one instance of that, over-strict with a nation like Japan in the matter of to assert in his mild protect against the Some years ago I became so Impaired in servant. The sum dee Sabbateriacism which sometimes seems to commercial bargaining has the prospect of jority Yeport that any serious fafraction of health as to almost totally disqually me for might be devoted to forget that the Sabbath was made for man, very poor time if he has nothing to give human moral laws was caused by a reason the performance of my daily work. A study education in the sett not man for the Sabbath.”.
plu, duke and I'do'not jook forward with any estis- able consumption of the drug, as it la pres of my condition convinced me that it was date it would be
faction to the negotiations, which, if they sently used in Blogapore and the Mainy caused mainly. If not wholly, by incorrect hol leard this new trail substantially un uodifed, Natire States at the present day. For the habits in eating. This caused me to will loflet a very severe blow on some of the forthcoming Fagua Conference the United Into, a very careful, and studied series of greatest of our staple industries. In Man Sthe Government has drafted, a proposal personal experiments with various forms of churia again we see Russia and Japan arriving poh of fourteen - articles, the main diet. At first, there experimente wera at an agreement with respect to their focus in polnu of which are as follows
fined entirely to cooked foods, bec that country. It is not quite clear that other
that time I accepted Implichly the trading nations are to be put at a disadvant
theory that foods could be prodige age by reason of the ratification of that
improved by boat. Necessity. compact, but in commercial circles the The contracting parties shall mutually required me to think otherwise. is more easily wooed than in the sultry sub. opinion is freely expressed hat at any rate have right to search, veneis, suspected of utterly to regain my health, p In recent Home pipers we note that once tropical climate of Hongkong. A borthern it is not calculated to make for a contlouity smuggling,
my condition * pon = diet ain there lías been a recrudescence of dis contemporary, in commenting: upon this of the Open Door. Jo a recent inue, that The Import of the poppy shall be pro- my atteolion wa nsion on the eserlasting question of Sua peculiarity of Insomnia, which betets Euro-well-informed Journal, the National Revien bilb
food, that is, day obscavance. This is a problem which pean dwellers in Far Eastern countries, says: I had an illustrated representation of whe very directly affects to residents of HongIn summer, but more especially during Open Door really metni, The doc who for a great part of Each year are sultry weather, many thousands of people certainly but on the Inside pursue their daily Avocations suffer from lack of sufficient sleep. They burly Cornck with
ogical cond and tow and torn about at night, they are tired" | heavily armed Japan
ox and irritable. uring the working hours of the WT
Ca August 15, 1910, at Shanghai, Henry Gabriel, only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ceveria (1, M. Customs), aged nine months.
Osugust 15, 1910; at Weiknivci, Arthur, dearly beloved son of Mr and Mts, R. H Ellas, aged 2 years and 8 m ́tiks, ..
On Auust 15, 1910, suddenly at Shanghal, Johnisher, P. W. Department, S. M. Council, aged 35 years,
sjed nutant, at the Government Civil “Hospital, C. E. SUGDEN. Aged 38.
VAN BUREN, JOSENTI SHEFFIELD-Off July, 19 o, in Naples Harbons on board the 3.5. "PRINZ BITLL FRIEDRICII. Aged (40 FOS AUFUIL 16, 1910, at Shanghal, James Clark, Assistant Tidesusvayor,, M. Customs, 'agéd fifty-four YÉRIS,'TRA
Os Aucunt 19, 1910, at Shrugkil, Kenneth William Cargil of Alex. Campbell & Co. Eged
55 VOLTE.
twenty-four years.!
Hongkong Welcgraph
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Io no county in the world is the ill of sleeplessness more pronounced than it is in Hongkong, Iren hardened veteraps from will farther southern climes admits that the Hoogkong summer is more trying thân la the case in regions more contiguous to the Equator and that sleep in these tortid zones
et. The amount of charges concerning the control and distribution of oplum shall be fixed
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