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MARCH 25 1911
their legislation should call for least, of a porfeot organisation is comment; but as we know to our thoro. The contralisation of or cost, with bitter memories of the ganisation of the Regular Forces opium agitation in our minds, linsalso bonefitted by ex-Secretary "hon. mombors' knowledge of for War's rule. Recent combined the East is far from equal to their manauvres proved it to be "on eagerness to interfere with it. This etat de partir," able, as it has not visit therefore is welcome, even if been for many years, to move at the welcome is somewhat tingoda moment's notice. This happy with trepidation, for we cannot condition is due to Viscount Hald- disguise from ourselves the ane's steady and persistent study dangor, greater than pure ignor of the problem, notonly as it affects, anco, of hasty opinions boingform- ourselves but our neighbours "os well. Ho spared no pains. to real danger. We have the ext make himself acquainted with ample of Mr. Keir Hardie in India foreign military movements by to point it out to us, and it boloves attending the army manœuvres of are to receive the visitors so that tion" has removed him from they shall not leave China more the War Office-which we re- ignorant than before. You can gret he has the satisfaction not teash a child to spell by slow of knowing that he has left ing hint groups of lotters, nor cau the Army in botter stato than we expect the touring Parliament-ho found it. arians to arrive at just conclusions unless we como forward with our expert knowledge of conditions that the necessity of this visi and needs and place it at their disposal. There is a dangor"
facts and without due, rogard newy tax will not proves complete us to take thought as to how wo otherpowers, and since his " olova
tho
THE PORTUGUESE PENDULUM.
MACAO DELIMITATION.
VICEROY OBSTINATE,
this early opportunity of urging In the inatter of the delimita- the Government and the Goneral tion of Mãeno territory boundaries,
A number of writers from time to in an inexcusable crusade, and is cocaine which has spread oven luxury. We exclude altogether time since the conclusion of the responsible for the financial mor- into the nurseries of America. from tho prosent argument the much debated Anglo-Japanese ass in which Hongkong finds it. Both drink and cocaine and kind-question of the military contribu- Allianco Treaty havo declared solf to-day Wo refer, of course, red modern drugs are slowly but tion or the Imperial Govern- themselves unable to see in that to the hysterical anti-opium move- surely creeping into China, and ment's indemnity for the loss noasure any excuse or rosson mont. In this, and in this mainly, those of us who know enough of sustained by the Colony awing for the reduction of our naval has Hongkong found a monace to this country not to dare to pose to the prohibition of the opium strength in the Pacific. It is its equanimity, its woll-oiled pro-ns synologues on an Exoter Hall trade; the iniquity of the one true that under its provisions an gross and, we might almost say, stage look forward with trepida- and the justice of the other cannot attack on Hongkong would call its prosperity. forth the strength of Japan, or as
the day when the bo raid to affect local taxation, its Any earnoat, well-meaning on- Chinese workingman will copy necessity or otherwise. We fail, much of it as she felt inclined doavour to remove from humanity bis European brother in his and we feel convinced the resid- to devote to our need; neverthe the handicap of a vice must meet. method of drowning care. The ente of this Colony will fail to find less wo think that it was a with approval, and, as far as prohibitionofopium was sanction-any more satisfactory or less un-ed by the tourists. This is a very mistaken policy that resulted circumstances permit, support, od, supported audis being carried satisfactory means of raising our in the removal of the Flag to whole, hearted and genuine; but out by the Imperial Government revenue, despite the fact that it is sta, darge extent from those to be blown hither and shither as such Governments are not sinttlecocks in ignorance, wo think, of the very much to be feared that the RO poworful an organ of public liste a sudden wind. They are boing paid to the export opinion as its framers imagine or could Homokong, Satun, MARCH 24, 1911 in the "Times" is tak-above all things the drag upon of those " on the spot.”
wish. But comment on this line ing up tho cudgels on behalf the wheel of popar ebullition, Hongkong therefore is suffering is beyond our purpose.
rosumption of anval and in this charter the Imperial and, should the demons of drink strength. Since the conclusion of Government, in connection with and cocaine become familiar the Allianco a change has come Hongkong, linsutterly failed. We in China, as they will, Chinn over the aspect of things in the recognise opin as an evil; we will still more deeply suffer- (18th Murrh.)
East. It is trno that the presont recognise drink as an evil; and we from this manifestation of the Since the caveman, hotly pur-in this quarter of the globe as of directed towards the abolition of for
reasons for our regarding affairs applaud those whose efforts are Nonconformist conscience; but
(23rd March.) sued by his angry tribofellows, supremo importanes oxisted prior both. But the southinental es- concerned only with our in-useful articles that has over boon
present WO aro
A pendulum is one of the most first discovered the uses of a piece to the Russo-Japanese war; but sontially ignorant hysterical ances
It is unnecessary for us al floating timber, the devolop-it was thon, the unfortunate prae- anti-opium crusade has done and to go into details as to theinvented, but a too notive political will rob it of its true importance [(Translated from Native Pupors.) montofship-building has steadily tice to consider China as a moro will do far more harm than good loss, the wholly unjustifiable bing elements in life. Undor in our oyes, and we therefore take
pondaluru is one of the most dis- grown as an art, until today it loss negligible, factor, not and it was the duty of the loss, sustained by the Colony, ow- presents ono of the most in-likely to prove of infoturice for Imperial Government to dis-ing to the abolition of the opiumit provents laws loing enacted as Chamber of Commerce it once to the Canton Viceroy, H.E. Chaug
even the most magre constitution toresting features of human pro-many years to come. Lord Laits- regard the agitation, even though trade: the Governor's memoran- gross in every sense of the word.downe and his advisers believed headed by the Archbishop of dum fully covers this side of the they are needed, paralysós trade take steps to put themselves in Ming Chi, lins had several dis- At prosent perhaps, the questions that our interests would be suffi- Canterbury and the Rev. Lord subject. We all know too well and commerce, and generally up-communication with the promotcussions with his subordinates. of fuel and saving of spaco attract ciently well-guarded here by the William Cascoigne Cecil-who what have been the effects of the sets the lives of the people; ers of the tour. No pains should recently. the most attention. We have stationing of a sunil zacal force, becaine an expert on China's pru-onergotic ignorance of the woll- Portugal is in dangor to-day of be spared to proptre for their Viceroy discussed the inattor nearly, if not quite, reached the sinta in the unlikely event of a bloms in a few weeks-until the meaning busybodios at home, Oneriving at such a sorry sa arrival. There is no need to with Sit Wing Lin, an official who high-water mark of marine.luxury and comfort; but we liavo still,
war our allies would prevent ag- advice of the local authorities had of the first and one of the most telegraphis, a plot to restore Dom make the tour ons of triumphal was at one time stationed in gression on our shores. Some been obtained. We believe we disquieting luas been the suidon are, too little space for the sels contend it was a fallacious be- can say emphatically that that activity in the "anti-opizun pills Mancel to the throne has been progress; the undertaking is no Hongkong and who is well versed
more than the hon. members' in foreign affairs. - of imffic. The oil-engined ship Far East are so ourmous, and against taking the stops which cocaine and kindred drugs into and, if we may judge by history: ed upon to refrain from comment Our interests in the advice would have been absolately tindo and in the smuggling of discovered among the military duty, since they do not feel call- in, thereforo, buing closely watch the present situation in China havo rosulted in the present the Colony, and it is indeed Octobor 0, but this time with the affairs, but it is also our duty to it indicates that the events of during debate on Far Eastern od, and the report, current some is so pregnant with change, that situation in the opium trado, and, onough to call forth the strong Royalists in the van, are likely to assist them to place themselves months ago, that oil-ongines of 36,000 h.p. were to be installed in allowing for the exigencies of our incidentally, in the financos of ost language that we have at naval supremacy elsewhere, the Hongkong. In support of this one and the same time to suffer Dreadnought naturally attracted
be reproduced. There is always a great deal of attention. There largest ble foot should be assertion we have tho-strikingly the approach of deadly and in-lapse of a Royal house; even the problems. Both our Government
something Borrowful in the cola fait, with stationed in Chim waters. Woeid Memoradumi Regarding sidious drugs and pay for the
and, of course, the Chamber of was, as it matter of fact, no do not think that war is in the Restriction of Opium i salving of the consciences of most lurid republican must fool a foundation for the rumour, but the air, but we cannot fail to Hongkong and in China" written those who know little of our lives twinge at the destruction, of vital necessity of supporting trado Commerce, are keenly alive to the fectel of late that an experiment recognise that affairs in the Far by His Exellency the Governor fout here and loss of the land in gonerations-old glory; but when in every way, and we hope they sions according to the strength of the oil engine has been so por-
Last are not running, as smooth-in March 1909.The Memoran-which wo live, and who will be it is worse than foolish in far as Hongkong is concern it has once been accomplished will join in arranging at least, so on such a large scalo is only a question of months. Some of the live in a region of volemic accusations made in the House duction of now vices into a country settlol conditions of life, and will not leave lacking a sound
ly as we could wish. We dum was the rosult of the morally responsible for the intro-
dependable upon od, that the Parliamentarians Intest developments were men- tioned recently at the lecture at wanting that a disturbance is "nothing had been attempted blame the Government for impo-life, to revert to the methods of a
eruption, and there are not signs of Commons that in Hongkong notoriously abutemione. We may striving so hard to ameliorate knowledge of its affairs. the Engineers' and Shipbuilders' Institute of Hongkong, and wo
approaching. Frankly, therefore, nothing done." Sir F. Lugarding taxes; we may curso our we regard a single bitloship as fully oxplained the stops which Tato at luving to pay the same; swashbuckling age which enjoyed now see that at Hamburg, Mossrs-a intéh more satisfactory asset had been taken and are being butitis at homo that the springs of nothing better thau waving a Blohm and Voss are building anthanone, or two, or only treaties now followed by Hongkong to our troubles rise, and until the 8,000-ton cargo boat for the lam-We believe the majority of Bri-put down the opium talie, even home authorities (save the mark! burg-American Line's North Attish residents in the Far East will at its own expense, and in a care-awake to the fact that China is lantic service. Sho is to be welcome a resumption of naval fully reasoned argument showed factor in human progress and not fitted with two Diesel engines of 1,000-h.p. oach, driving four if only because the conclusively that the "farmer" wandering charactor from a
For the Wormanu Lánc, I ignily of our interests out here monopoly was the best restrictivo fairy tale we will continue to pay that she will make know her somewhat as a suprise at this
Berowe.
goods |
lief.
expressions of
employed. The Governor also ion unfounded on fact. quoted the high authority of Lord Brassey's Commission--the most exhaustivo enquiry ever held into any such subject-to show that the use of opium is by no means the dreadful evil which hystorical propagandiata at home would have us believe. This
THE COLONY'S DIFFI- CULTIES.
(22nd March.)
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word for the particular "banny We hope therefore that if Porta- Princo Charlie" of the moment. gal suddenly discovers that sie do without the House of Braganza
has made a mistake and cannot
The other day, the
Lin that he was in receipt of The Viceroy informed Sit Wing
Foreign Affairs recommending that the question should be sub- our needs and mitted to the Hague Tribunal for settlement. This proposal His Excellency ridiculed, ex- Hague Conference based its deci pressing tho opinion that the
a telegram from, the Board of
VISCOUNT HALDANE.
by Reutor's correspondent that (24th March.) The nos folographed to-day the Rt. Hon. It. B. Haldane, Secre- tary of State for War, has been elevated to the peerage, comes
righteousness of its claim. His have been better for the Board of Excellency remarked that it would
Foreign Affairs to have left this mattor in his hands for settlement, ns, on account of the proximity of Macao to Canton he would have.
the delimitation. Having ex- had no difficulty in finding out all necessary particulare, relating to pounded this view, the Viceroy asked Sit Wing Lin to give his views on thesituation.
a nation without reference to the.
a vossol is also in course of con- prosented by as imposing a force
his opinion that in this matter the Bit Wing Lin in reply stated as struction equipped with engines of similar type, which are to de-a Admiralty policy will pormit.
ling of blood, destruction of honours the new Viscount may at- Portuguese were swayed by high- vop 2,000-.p. The oil is to be Socially, Hongkong will welcome
priceless objects of art, and gen- tain to are richly deserved. Cause handedness, regardless of prin- the chango with open arma, We carried in the double bottoms of
oral tumult. It is a matter of for surprise lies simply in the fact ciple. It was only wasting time the ships, aut will thus do away trust that the "Times" agitation
absolute indifference to the world that there does not appear any for China to negotiate with the with conl bunkers and boilers.
will bear fruit.
at large whether Portugal has or particular reason at the moment Portuguese Government about the There will, therefore, be a great
has not a king-although, as we for taking this stop, which, Macao boundary. The Portu- saving in space and weight, ens
THE COLONY'S
have said, there is the sentimental however, is one that will com-gusso, he said, might observe abling the vessels to our much
ooling for royalty--but it is not at mend itself to all. "Napoleon overtly any agreement that was DIFFICULTIES.
matter of indifference that general more money as cargo carriers.
opinion is supported by Sirmticle forbid more than an ex-conditions should be disturbod B. Haldane," as Toby, M.P., al arrived at, but they would breaks So far as United Kingdom yards
William Roberts, who was the pression of opinion supported only in any part of the globe, ways calls lumn, has been undoubt it covertly. (21st March.)
export medical member of the by passing reference to well- and while it is vory fine and Minister of the last two decades, roy to hold firm in this matter. are concerned, a boat, whose mo- Wo mado an effort in this Indian Commission, by the super-established facts and figures. In romantic and picturesque to draw
edly the most successful War Sit Wing Lin advised the Vice- tive power is to be internal com column a day or bustion oil engines, is being to place before our roaders Hospital at Calcutta, by Sir Al- the above caption we have attempt opinions or to thrust them upon very little favour for the old rigid would be certain to follow suit two ago intendent of the Government our two previous articles under the sword in defence of our He has been somewhat iconoclas. If China gavo way in the prosont comploted at Wallsend-on-Tyne the "true inwardness" of the exander Hosio, and a host of other al no more than this..
tic in his methods, and has shown instance, other foreign nations for service on the Canadian canals. She will be able to carry 97,000 of the Government's duty to its be supposed that His Excellency since the. Colony needs money it connected with Portugal here in the greatest of any member Ching, he averred, possessed all now liquor tax in the light high authorities; but it must not first we endeavoured to show that thing difficulties. We are closely has approached his problem-ped up requiring adjudication. In the others it is a foolish way of set-rules of military development. He when diplomatic matters crop- bushels of grain, or 15,000 bushels eure" and the individual's duty is opposed to the prohibition of isthe duty of the Government to Hongkong; many of our leading of the Cabinet-more more than
the largest steam to the Government. It remains opium. His conclusion to his well-provide that money and the duty residents acknowlod go the lag of freighters can possibly handle. to attempt to arrive at the cause reasoned defence of the Colony in of the individual to assist in the that country; and we may there-business quan than as an official sovereignty over the tracts that as a tharequired proofs of her absolute As a result it is proiicted that in of this imposition, which has been connection with the vice and his provision. In the second we ex-fore express the hops that how moving along well-ordered lines, had been oneronehed upon by the a few years coal will be dropped made because of the Colony's equally well-reasoned opinion on pressed the opinion that the ever the political pondulum in forces on a business basis than Viceroy to impress upon the för vessels of this type, and oil inability to show a credit balanes. the subject, shows him to have geliysterical anti-opium movement Portugal may swing it will not,
and thus has done more to place the Portugueso. He advised tho ongines exclusively adopted. In To generalise, it is safe to say shumed a statesmanlike attitude, is in the main responsible for the like that of the Inquisition, work any of his predecessors, Taking Board of Foreign Affairs the our news columas Thursday we that more sensational and senti- and we cannot do better than present financial situationinHong-harm or cause loss of life. mentioned a new passenger and mental stuff has been written quote his final finding: "That it kong. The liquor tax we regard as
the greatest pains to make himself necessity of maintaining a firm. cargo motor liner being built for about China and the various (opium) must be dealt with inequitable, since under different
conversant with his subject, as attitude in their negotiations with tllo Danish East AsiaticCompany, trado centros this side of Suez gradually and not by precipitate circumstances it nood never have
well as a wide view of our military the Portuguose Minister at Peking. of Copenhagen. She will be the that of any other hub of activity methods, and that above all there been imposed; but, as we need
STUDYING THE EAST. neodle, since he first nccepted the llis Excellency expressed him- first motor liner launched in Brit-prominent in history. We live are other and worse ovils which money and unless we are to rogard
portofolio of War he has con-self an voiy much pleased with ish waters, although British com- on the fringo of a wonderful unless foresight and care are oxer- the Government as incapable, have had to note in this column the practical men, and we venture stated that he would wire the Within the last few days we sistently welcomed the advice of Sit Wing Lin's suggestion, and panies are closely watching the country,wo may, indood, beeised may prove development of the oil engine. said to be of it, and we have smoking.
worse than it must be considered justified. two interesting facts in connection to say that the rosult of his Board of Foreign Affairs ac- Should the experiments prove a here, at Shanglini, Tientsin these evils, Professor Giles and of our Colony, the expenses our telegraphic news supplied by pectations With the abolition
With reference to With the steady growth with the East, one mentioned in administration has exceeded ox-cordingly. success cargo and passenger traffic and Singapore "merchant princes" other authorities express the of will be revolutionised, Apart who have built up by strict atton- fear that drinking will follow crense, and we venture to think newed agitation to increase the systems and
its administration in-Reuter. The first was the re- of the old militia and volunteer from the enormous saving of space, tion to thoir own finances what in the train of the
the substitution SEIZURE OF OPIUM AND due to the absence of boilers and diplomatists are now being paid tion of opium smoking, and it support the contention that our a sort of "tour of study" in the ritorial Army Viscount Haldane's aboli- that there are very few who would fleetout here, and the second, that in their place of the Tor- stokers, the comfort of dooan to presorve. travel will be enhanced a hundred-honest meo, and by no stretch of expert opinion to support us that Sanitary authority is no more various members
They are plain, is therefore with the strongest public service is overpaid. The Far East is to be undertaken by name is most prominently asso fold by the employment of these the imagination could they becall-wo say that smoking is far less than adequate is our needs, the ment. Details of the proposed there are many critics of the of Parlia- eintol, and despite the fact that vessels, for there will be no smoke, ed in business hours sentimental; an evil than the habits which Building authority is something tour will be found in our special change we believe we are safe in dust, ashes or soot, caused by yet to road of them from the pen may replace it. Again on expert loss; the Police again are neither tolographic bunkors, coaling or firemen of the alleged authorities of the opinion, missionary for the most too numerous nor too highly I. This visit of certain of portion of export opinion agrees with coolies from China, Captain service on Page saying that by for the largest pro-rived at Singapore on the 17th What the affect of the perfect oil-home press conjures up visions of part, wo say that not one hundred remunerated, while the number our legislators will be welcomed that an improvement luas been Larkins reported that of the voy- engined vessel on existing lines commercial Captains Kidd, but in ton thousand Chinese are ad- of principal officials is surely not by all who have interests this side made in our second line of de-age he found needed in the... will be it is impossible to say, but little different from that pictures-dicted to the drug, (the Chinese superfluous. On the other hand, of Suez-thatis to say, a largo pro- fence. Whatever Mr. W. T. Stand out bunkers, ten large packagos, if the accounts which reach us of que and lurid rufian. the trials of these vessels are cor-
The Customs returns estimate the with the increase of population portion of the commercial world. may say and thong others, whof opium bred four largo packages rect, a new era in marine pro-well as the basis of a novel, but cout.) while
glamour of the East" is all very number of smokers at 2 per in, and the extension of the In comparison to the importance delight in expong the weak of cocaine. The owners of the pulsion is about to opon.
the other commercial interests of the of the East the knowledge nesses of their follow-countryman; proparty were not discovered and, in those days when China horself, hand not one in fifty thou- Colony, the officials we have of it among the members of the Imperial Yeomanry did good on arrival there, the "opáni and still the China of the Arabian sand was a drunkard, in the mentioned find themselves faced the Mother of Parliaments, is work in South Africa. Their cocaine were hurled over to this Nights to many of our friends at mildest meaning of the word. with greater dificulties year by slight, dangerously so, we may service may have been clumsy, officers of the Government Mono- home, is sending pig iron to the The ridiculous outcry against the year,difliculties that call for say; and it is indeed high time amatourish and full of mistakes; polies Department. foundries of the United Statesand pornicious habit," the "soul des- increased expenditure. has a commercs increasing by troying drug," and the "vice of a
that an attempt was made by but the spirit was there, and Another quantity of opium and Our readers will learn with leaps and bounds, in these nation" is therefore utterly without the actual nature of the tax, but these days, when oven the highest this that spurred Viscount Hal- Government Monopolies Depart It is not our object to discuss them to become expert. In it was tho knowledge of cocaine was handed over to the satisfaction from our Renter's days the glamour of the East justification in the circumstances. simply to place before our readers intelligence is more or less use dane on to develop our citizen ment on the previous day, the tolographic service, in this issue, is a poor excuse to advance for The taking of opium is pernicious; the true facts of the case, amely, less without practical knowledge soldiers. He succeeded ad- officers of the Soung Choon having that there is a likelihood of the the ignorance of those who, to a but so is the taking of drink, that some tax is necessary and that it seems extraordinary that so mirably. The Territorial Army, found, in the point store, 25 large agitation for the re-establishment certain extent, hold our future in which fills our guttors night after this tax hurts the individual (who fundamental a tank of the Far Eastern Squadron on their hands. Yet this same in-night with men, womon and inust pay somehow in the end) study by parliamentarians of a to be reckoned with, and if it has 424 bottles of cocaine. All was as the while far from perfect, is a forco and four small tiny of opium and itrold basis being again raised, excusable ignorauco has resultedchildren; and so is the taking of only by increasing the price of a region which may be affected by many weaknesses the germ, at confiscated,
THE CHINA SQUADRON.
(20th March.)
on
COCAINE.
ON SS. SEASE CHOON.
When the ss. Sang Choon ar-