THE OPIOM HABIT.
ITS' SPREAD IN LO: DON
WOMEN AS VICTIMS..
When the Indian Budget was discussed in the House of Commen00 breve of the ad, journment for the ręċess several allusinos were made to the declins of the of jam habit in ladis and Chlas, but our leg'slat es warn curiously silent as to the baffling rapidity with which the habitle spreading so.London,
This assertion is not made without ample ev'dence, Medical men carrying on their pro fession & a.confronted daily by cesar, appalling in their charactes and terrible in their résuite, which are attributable to no other cause than the use of the drug. lis ravages are conficad to no particulic section of the comma ity,
Many so-called inebriates' homes are almost entirely "ipo" for the treatment of oplum vic Ems-geterally "smart" women whole life of exc timent has exposed them to the fatidious cravi g-white the chaplain of Holloway Prison some tira igo declared to a lady vlaltor that the downfall of a large percentage of the female prisoners could be traced to the use of | opium in one form or another...
The lava izations which bays been con ducted by a representative, if tha: Pall Mall Ganzito show how grave the cyl has become, and how apparently impossible it is act quistely; to cope with it,
"How is the drug obtiser ?". Many answers bave been given to the quest'oa, (but the cut sing of bemin or woman a ho is in the grip of the vice reed is detection almost impossible.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20 1010
IN THE WILD WES",
SHANGHAI FARTY'S RETURN.
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"CREW MUT:NY AT CHRISTMAS ISLAND
LASCARS IMPRISONED, .......
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Mr. D, Y. Perk as prosecuted en behalf of the owner and master of the ship." The man, who pleaded guilty, were undefendedor
Donald McAlister, master, stated the men wore engaged at Calcutta on September 15, 1909. The agreement was for a year but witness, had the option of keeping the men for a month over that time if it was tocon- venient to discharge them, Tony sailed from Hongkong on August and strived at Obristmas Island on August 95 to take in m cargo of phosphate. The work of loading was completed on September 5. About 9.30 am, on that day, the crew came alt to th' chait room and asked to be paid off as hay were red, Witness asid be was tired' also but he could not discharge them has because Christo mas Island wis not a port where he could get another crew. He promised to pay them off in Kobs, the port of call, and send them back to Calcu.tz. The men then raiurned to the sore. castle. Tas chief officer and sec:nd engineers went forward to get the men to tur. to but they rafasod.
After an absence of almost twelve months the zoological expedition which went to West-
Thirty delected, balf-clad lascare were crowd era Chins in connection with the Duks' of Bedford's (cheme for the scientific explorationed in and around the dock of the Marine Court, of the East seturned to Shanghai to-day, 'reports | youterday, reports the Straits Timerofasth lost, the SAangkal Miroury of 13th inst. As may be whils Liout Cator heard evidence in the Baron remembered the party to make this expedition | Innerd zie mutloy case. The men ware charged consisted of. Dr. Smith, formerly a medical on three counts-wilful disobedience to the missionary la China, Mr. Anderson, an Ameri; commands of the masto", continued dis can isologist, and Mr. F. Kingdom Ward, for obedience, and impeding the war'gation of the marly of the Public School here, and except for a ship. Ons of the accused was slip charged letter which was received hare in May nothing with assaulting the first officer but no evidenca has been heard of this adventurous trio for the way taken on this charge best part of a year. The mouths that have elapsed since they left have bean spent princi- pally among the mountains skirting the Tibetan Plateau, and wande ing abon; among these the party bas secured several hundreds of care and curions zoological and botanical specimens.
Shortly after leaving Shanghai and before the work of traversing the interior, was begun Mr. Ward was the victim of an attack of typhold but this was fortunately mild and he returns to Shanghai rather bronzed by the sun and look. ing as fit as possible. The story of the journey to Kanan and Ezichwan in one of hardship, and the party had frequently to work under, the most aiduous and depressing conditions, amongst a set of prople who were Oblues only In paze-speaking only Tibetan or one of tho western, dialects. › It was whilst 'among these races, to a large extent nomadic tribes, that Mr, Ward lost his way, and for two days had to wander over snow clad mouminios 12,000 feet above sea level until he reached the city of AN EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT. There was coe striking care which may be Towchow. As long as the party was awong mentioned. A. biilliant dictor, bad reduced | the Chinese pr por it was possible, to live in himself to act poverty and to a terriblainas, but after that they were to a large extent state of amicistion by the use of morphia, la dependent up.n the goodwill of the inhabitants
■ moment of sanity Le consented to go into a tog va them shelter in their cottages a onerordy to leave at 3.15, ` the man still refused to home, in order that his care, under proper occasion who i savoʻal thousand frot up in the work, so the magistrate came aboard, and with. med cal supervision and control, might be at mountains where they were boating they bad the help of Malays and sme men. from the tempted. Bl, friende ossisted bim, and on to inhabit a cavo for several days, the steamer [alsader the ship was nomoored and entering the Koms he was compelled to sign a temperature being about 40 degrees below got nader way. The officer clored down the paper promising not to receive letters or parcels re Whilst on the mirch they were barches and looked after the englues. Witoass without their being submitted to the doctor is forced to rise frequently, as early as three bad to keep the vessel in the month water under the lee of the island: While soms of the o'clock in the mording to enable them to cover the necessary 25 or 30 mies per day and officers were working on deck the cow issued under czdinary circumstances five o'clock was from the forecastle armed with a icks and Tumps the castomary hour for rising Riza were of phosphate rick. The chief officer was struck f course out of the question of an expedition with billet of wood and witness had to such as this, and for wacks the three had to go dodge some rocks that were flung at bim without a change of clothes, while hunger among on the bridge. Witness went forward with
fiese solitary altitudes was not altogether on.
the steward for interpreter and offered to common. The greatest height attained was
aka the ship to Singapore and discharge the crow there. The men sold they wanted to 16,000 feet which. Mr. Ward achieved whilst botanising, and here he suffered greatly from
san the magistrate, so the ship was put back Into Flying Fish Cova and the megi trate of the island came aboard at 11pm. Witness
wou'd make for Singapore and release the crow there. The strange accepted that and the ship got under way again. They arrived in Sisga Lore on Saturday. They had lost four days by coming to Singapore and the demorrage amonated to about £35. . Witness believed the Crew would bare muddied bad ba-gono direct to Koba.
charge.
A few days later be explained that, for the purpose of pursuing his studier, be required a microscope, and ece was sent for. It duly ar rived, and the doctor, pericles bis patient's elation, saked to examine the parcel Este microscope bad cama direct ferm a well-brown maker the exim'nation was cursor is made, and the patieni took his purchase to his room. Sme time afterwards he was missed.
A search was made, and at last he was found lo an emply room, in a distant pit of the hose, quite insensible, with a phial of morphia
प्र
mountain sickness, -
Pefore the party reached the westarn limits
ARAID WITH STICKS AND ROCK, When the varsel, having finished loading, was
beside him. When the admisijon had been of the Empire Chao Eth-fang had already pass. signed, nader protest, a gussanten' that he wrong from the wretched me that the phialed with his army of 10,000 men en route for had been cracealed in the b dy of the micros-Lhass. Wals there were no signs of actual cope, the firm who had supplied it were com- trouble in the region explored by the party the monicated with, and the only explanation of people were all discussing what was happening their action was that they could not afford to and a great many James bad left. Tibet and ar off and a good customer,
eived in towns on the border.
GR VI ALLEGATIONS.
The serious character of such clion under 28 h and come down through, the gorgan in The party left Siufa in Exɔchwan on August inch circumstances' will be admitted, but ajaks, ar lying in Shanghai by river steamer even mois grave charge is made against a bap from Hankow this morning. pily mill section of West End medial ping- titioners. A well-known decor is in possession
continue bis visita.
A QUESTION OF, FO'D Heary Groig Smith, chief eff:er, gave similar evidence,”** to answer to the deck serang THE WRECK OF H. M. S. "BED he said the crew were given proper food:
FORD
of the pill lasts of a case of comparatively ro cent dits in which a Laniotic mother initiated her two daughtzea, twenty-four and iwenty-six
The following is from the Wagonski Fr.n of years of age, foto the uses of the diag. The September 10-The captain of the salvage family doctor discovered what was taking steamer Ora-marw reports that during the six plate, med eventually, in despair, declined todays the verse! lay off the wreck of the cruiser Bedford only too bours' work was possible ow. A your doctor struggling to estabilah ing to the high stas. On Tuesday the weather practice was called in, with results ratif.ctory to bimiell. "He made many tuc'dreds of pounds -out of the f.mily, but both the young ladies died from to direct eff.c:s of the drug was che di finite statement of can who knew all the Chicometaccas.
was so threate log that the Oura-maru san to the Goto Islands fur shelter. The captain states that the Bedford is not in such a favourable condi is for salvage as the was on the occaalon of his first visit sborily after the accident, as sho Las listed over to one side and is apparently deeper in the water.“
MOTOR WARSHIP:
'DREAD'OUGHTS OBSOLETE.'
There is another aspect of (be question of the supply of the drug which is exching ibe closest Attention, of thrs, who aia determined, if pos sible, in check the spread of the evil, Amorg the" fashionable" victims, i: the West-end of London 'especially, it is the practice to ebalo
The announcement was made an agrd ult. the drug fram medical men, who el falty close by the Fortsmou& Evening Neos, 'an excellent their eyes to the evill that they are encouraging, to the guise of medicine; but cwing to the bap authority," 18.t the Admiralty kavo decided to pily limited number of practitioners who are lay down, presumably at Portsmouth, a motor prepared to ruly their pe fessioral crds cfdivan battleship, with internal combustion basour by such condect, patients reort to the engines most extraordinary means of calcing of
·la one firm at anather.
A Puzzling case.
*One young lady puzzled the family doctor Est many months," ustik, at i st suspicion wax aroused, and a firm stard wa Jalon. Etch. night ste drelated herself to be sufflag from the moi excruciating 'paĝo, Herscreams were
agopising, and sleep was impossible. From tao doctor's point of view the case was intxpli cable, but the psike ic appeal for mathing to 'jaduce s'tep was successful, and
administered. NAT
WAT
The effect was magical, but any cessa ton of the nightly dose may disastrous sod was perfores continued until the tree position was Jully appreciated, and drastic seps were to worted to in order that the craving might be checked, have de
Such a vessel, with its enormous advantages of great economy el spice and comparative lightness, would, it is prophesied (says the paper), mida Dreadnoughts obsolete."
Christopher Fraser, chief engineer, also corroborated. The engines, he said, were. leaded by the officers, the second, and third, engineers doing the firing.
Abdul Jabbar, the steward, cald it was un
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The deck serang, acting as spokesman, set for the case for the defence. On September 5. bo said, bo want to the master and com. plained of hs food. They were getting only rice. He signed the provision book but added
Thond y, and September a pale io Beogeli to the effect that sems items
Hongkong Football League &noual Meet" undersigned, of fand ware missing. They could not working at V.M.C., Rooms, 5.35 p.m. for hanger. Wiloess told the chief officer that he might kill the craw but they aru'd not work they would rather jump overboard than
turn to
Mir: Perkins withdrew the third charge and
the magistrate pippounced sentence on the other' two counts. The two serangs and four
quarte m 15 ers were each sent to prison for 14 days on the first charge and four wacks on the seco:d and were fined 6o repaes eich. Ong jaci, who at the beginning of the trouble bad seasoned with his fellows, was given a reduced sentence of a week's imprisonment on each charge and a fine of as rupees. The remainder of the crow were son caced tong days and-four- warks' imprisonment and fired 45.rupres each. The saaten os will rud concurrently.”
The asnonaceme t if correct, will cause
mense sensation in Dayal circles throughon the world. For several years past experiments bays been carried on i + secret,' with a view of certaining how for the motor could be adapted to the modern ship of war. The weight of the baileship and the dormous driving pixo, required render the task of the engines one of #pparently overwhelming difficulty, but it bas been known for some time thật very satisfactory progress has been made
The economy of space which such a revo Ition would eflast would havn far reaching and
That an incomalderab'e quantity of opium E- tires la 13 is country from India and Chion by post is also regarded is undoubted. The vastly important results The battleship dar, victims in th's country easily get into touch with persons in India who are pist-mas es in-
lug recept yours bag bacome little more than a gretable.
the art of concealing the drug, and send it in a Goes have ise sysed in weight and pawar,
WHAT IS MIXED CARGO.
COMMON PRACTICE OF HONGKONG.
· BAIGON ZR- DE.
That customs of trade should govern the fpl Elment of trade cost acta in any particular lo cality, ie the resson given by the Supreme Court at Manila in reversing-a-decision of a lower court In which a judgment m.s secured by Messis. George Armduong and J. A Mckay, "brokers, against Mr. Frostco LithINCE"""ING"
ferm b'ch: pievents deiretion, while in the "Rast-Fud:ïf-Londos thein as men who are and aimu: biz incensed-in strength, while bili ved to carry or a fi nihing trade in the | even irister developmen's have been hold in dieg, quite apart from the "Hop Joints," or check by the engine-rocm and storehold space | catile Importer, pp'um ceas, ab ch ́existing loyalNAL
Even thrta,v.le banuta i re, however, visited acquired. A motor-driven" battleship, with lav by cligula, who, Cepraved to such an extent as to jer er ibrm calicus as to their ine cundings, Atestiram Kers bgton and b'afair) Seme tims Fgo there wern four such ilicus in'existe ofcot spel them hevig heen furnished by * Wen Bed fim sia.com of £2,002 Thor were and will ore, if well-informed racons are q est, all wishin'n stoneatura et faith'o her. tenie placer como roclesy per ple, propular Acdromelme pa isicines, the charge
log, in at least on
The cast hinged upon the lease of the steam- ternal combustion engines, would make the | er Baitled, which was kirgð, for the rich carry. greatest advance is the history of naval scienceing trade between Sakoi and Hongkong by and constraction:
the brokers.--Different rates of freight wars applicable to rice and mixed cargoes, se
There is not the slightest doubt that the gee power would he enormously increased god the necessity for increased s'as largely discounted Tas complement of f men would be conriderably reduced and the coal or oil fuel consumption
mişimised:::
garnitrs with oriem.
tà orice is NAUD GOLD MINI, O CC. Fitte Hingus (The following is the result of crushing opin beau Boiscal tions at Repb for the four weeks ending. 10th
from Teptember eudastjan alifuot
Tai sons crashed 4,510, Zetal gold obtained aʻa cuncis):
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Gen, R.Lammert, Auction saled of furniture
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Saturday, 24th September. Meating, Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weav ing and Dyeing Co, 11.15 a.m.
Meeting ef Douglis Steamship Co., Ltd.. n000,-**
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Monday, 26th September,
Sale of pjet fight opposite Ice House Road,
Hongkong Cilcket Lengua Acoual Meeting,
it P.W.D., 3 pm
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Tuesday, 27th Septembar, Harbour race.
Kowloon Cricket Club Azunal Mosting at Club House $15 p.m.
-Thursday, 19th September. Boffs Agoitie Sportą, at V.R.C. Baih.
Si Saitrday, 241 October, Hongkong Jackey Club, balf yearly meeting, at Hongkong Club Annexe, 12 o'clock soon. - Civ:15èvice* *ports, Happy Valley erwth
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Sa'a of Crown land at Shankiwan, F.-W. The Supreme Court In revaning this deci sion made nó cattempt to decida wimber the 1pm. ¿cargo was unʻzad or not, but based ita decision wiltten by Associate Justice Johnson, on the common practice among abip krókurs en the Si Theatre Royal, Hongkong Saigon ruskog kreKRALARY DES Janica Moreland concurred in the decision, though bá based his concanence" upon, the faulty character of the contract bitwork thatwG I partier to the sulfo
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