SPECIAL CABLES,
REBELLIOUS MONGOLS.
DESPATCH OF TROOPS.
(Our Own Correspondent.}"
Shanghai, August 30. Four thousand troops having their base at Sinmintun are pro- oceding against the rebellious Mongolians at Taonan-fu,
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THE S.S. MANBAN.
Philippine Steamer on the Rocks.
The inter-island steamer Mau- ban of the Tabacalera fleet wont on the rocks on Isla Monja in Boca Chica, near the Mariveles) coust on the 23r 1, says the "Manila
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LAND SALES.
Late Mr. H. N., Cooper's Estate."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY.
AUGUST 30 1912.
DON'T FORGET.
KIDNAPPING CHARGE.
Two Woman Prosecuted.
Two women were prosecuted, at the instance of Inspector MoHardy, before Mr. O, D. Melbourne, this morning, for kidnapping a girl thirteen years old.
OPIUM-GROWING IN CHINA
the Recrudescetice Only
Temporary phys
There was a good attendance at the land sule conducted by Messrs. Hughes and Hough to-day, the property being that of the executors of the estate of the late Mr. H. N. Cooper. The bidding was brisk and the lots brought good prices, considering the locality and size of the land in The second defendant said that which they have entered in deal- evol instance. Lot I was sold for the girl was brought to her house ing with the exportation of Indian $7,000 to a Chinese Lot 2 was by the first defendant, who said opium to China. The Under- also sold to a Chinese for $8,000. that the girl's mother had gone Secretary, it is true, declined to Lots 3 and 4 were sold to Mr.to d' foreign country and would recopt the suggestion of the C. M. V. Ribeiro for $8,000, and return in two months time and anti-opium extremists that the $8,100, respectively whilst Lot the girl had then to be returned, area in India still under the 16, and 7 were purchased for Both wore romanded; bail: be-poppy should forthwith be reduc
$8,000 and $0,100.
|ing Gxed at $500 in ench case, ed. But he showed that the Gov
ernment have every intention of dealing moet generously with the Chinese authorities, who admit PHILIPPINE TOBACCO. |tadly have failed to carry out
It would appear from the state- ments made by Mr. Montagu in the discussion on the Indian Bud- | The first defendant said she get that the Imperial Government brought the girl to the other dedo not propose to depart from the fendant from Jervois Street, path of vicarious virtus upon
.BURGLAR SENTENCED.
At the Police Court, this after- Times." A holo 60 inches in length noon, a man who was said to have and a quarter of an inch in width perpetrated a number of bur- was ripped in the bottom of the giuris at Taikoo was sentenced Ballast tank by the jogged rooks
to six mouths' imprisonment,
Thoro is a possibility that the drydock Downy will be usoil
naval ollicils at Olongapo, re- NORTH BORNEO questing the loan of the dry dock
for the work of repair.
Slits in the hull. ·
LEUM.
An Encuraging Outlook..
Customs figures show
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on-
their part of the Treaty by which the export of opium from this country is to be gmdully exting uished, providad China similarly reduces her own production of the poppy. Under Mauchu rule the authorities made strenuous efforts
and
To-day.
Crown Land Sale, P. W. D. 2.30. Property Sale, Monsis, Hughes
Hongh, noon.
Saturday, Aug. 31. Aquatic Fete VR.C,, 9 p.m.
DAIRY FARM
NEWS.
Meeting of Creditors Oriental Dining out this evening. Brewery
Sunday, Sept. 1. Induction St. Andrew's Church.
Monday, Sept. 2. Salo Crown Land, P. W. D.
Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Lady May at Home. Band Concert in Publio Gar- dops, 9,15 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 12. Allan Wilkio, Theatre Royal
LAW LIST,
<.
Bridge ? No; Poker. That means a late night? Yes, and a thirsty
morning and
HERRING ·for
breakfast AND an excuse for a cocktall or two
at eleven.
August 12, 1912.
KIPPERED
HUMPHREY, TAYLOR & CO.
DISTILL BETTER LIQUEURS IN ENGLAND THAN CAN BE MADE ABROAD.
HUMPHREY, TAYLOR'S LIQUEURS ARE NOW BEING, sapplied to H. M. the King.
GARNER QUELCH &
SOLE AGENTS.
CO.
TA. 686.
of the inlaude but the veel was and four hours' stocks. There couraging tendoney in Manila enabled to proceed to Olongapo were three charges but two wore Tobacco. The collector says:- where she will be repaired, dismissed.
Exportations of cigara during to suppress the production and Original Jurisdiction. There were no ́cusuuitios.
Mr. Irving cautioned the pawo-1911, suffered a severe reaction the consumption of opium. The Before the Chief Justice, Mr. brokers who received a number from the abnormally high figures now Government, however, can- W. Rees Davies, K.C. of the atolen articles to the repair of the vessel ne indiscretion in the future,
uso established in the preceding your, notollectively follow this example.
Monday, Sept. 2. Hang Kwai intentions no doubt Ching v. Lo Sut Po. Their but the past your bus witnessed the mediately upon receipt of the
thoroughly recovery of this trade to a position are
honest. bat Thursday, Sept. 5. Kwok Sin wrook Taboulors officials wired.
which, with the continuance of they have not the power to enforce
Their STARBOARD LIGHT (Peppermint) and PRICOTA PETRO-the present favourable conditions, their decrees in the Provinces, Lan v. Kan Tung Chs.
Tuesday, Sept. 10. Choo Yinare world-famous. should be readily maintained, and opium cultivation is proceed- While the increase in 1012 over ing once more on an enormous Ohu and aur, v. Teo 8in Ip.
Mr. Montag expressed Summary' Court, -- 1911 has not been as great as the scale.
Before the Puisue Judge Mr. The second" telegram to come An Agreement with the Dutch. precoding downward movement, the opinion that "the reorudes- to the ow.ure of the vessel maid
the figures for the past year cence of poppy growing in China Justics Gompertz. that the second officer was on
Monday, Sept. 2:—Wong Ki v. The directors of the British-are encouraging and sustain is only temporary." It is obvious, the bridge (at the time of the
Wai the hope of substantial future however, that any statement of Chung Hing Kung Szo, Borneo Petroleum Syndicate. an. accident and that a diver had: nounce that an agreement has gain, Shipments to the United this kind must be purely specu-Sang Hong v. Fung Sang Nam found openings in the seats of been entered into with the Noder Sutoa have, of course, been the lative. the hull, two feet long, Captain andshe Koloniale Petroleum Ma- loading feature in the eigar busi
The Future Doubtful. Rosos telegraphed that the painpatch ppi) (Netherloads Colonial ages, and those have increased were handling the water well Petroleum Company) under which from 28 million to 73 million,
The most experienced und und the vessel, if necessary.could that Umpany has undertaken representing practically the entire saqucious students of Chinese continue the voyage, uithangh ha
increase in cigar exportations fornire confess their inability to desmal it better to in the repairs, the extensive prospecting for the year, but United States pur forecast the future of that country, A later wire told of the arriv potroleum of the 30,000 squareolases have been at a lower aver- and it is quite possible that the the opinion of dry dock officials over which the syndicate holis ge price. On the other hand, present regime itself may be "caly temporary." Meanwhile, there is abundant evidence that the production of opium in China is far from outraging the sentiments of the general population; it is regarded as a ritatiste indus
Imtlos in British North Borneo
while exportatious to other coun- tries have shown no material in eroase, considerable improvement
Cigarettes.
and the Wah Fang Firm.
Tuesday, Sept. 3. Yao Shun Sam v. Wong Pak Luen.
Wednesday, Sept. 4. Noor Din v. Imam Din..
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Lau Fuk Tin v. Pang Sung Kea.
To-day's Advertisement
TION 00 APANY, LIMITED..
'HONGKONG WEEKLY
TELEGRAPH.
of the Manban at Olongapo an that the necessary repairs could exclusive petroleum rights;
the imme liate development, by be completed in 12 hours.
The Mauban ind sailed on the Oilfield, which is held by the Ppeara in the grades dein in led, proceeding space, and that, sofINDO-CHINA`STEA A NAVIGA-|
drilling, of the Klins Peninsula 22nd bount for San Fernando, Syndicate on mining lease; and lur, notwithstanding the lower Vigan, Carrim 40, Slomaguete similar development of all prices paid by the United States,
Loudon 19th July, 1912, may Aparri and Fuga." She carriol further oilfields in British North the total shipments have brought
DIVIDEND WARRANTS dated eight cabin paagis 45 dock Borneo witich may be located in an average pries 18 per cent, try. There is evidence that at be had on application at the Offices of passengers, P30,000 in currency course of their prospecting oper
higher than that of 1911. prosent opium is being grown in the undersigned. and a furge org 1, mostly rico.
Chekiang Kiangau, Fukein Yan- JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., Lo, ntinns. The othorlanda Coloniul!
nan Szechuan, and Shausi. Tho
General Managers. Petroleum Company is under Cigarette shipments have not" North China Herald" remarks Hagkong 20a AUD 1812 lượ OPIUM ON SS, KOREA.
obligation to expend a large yet assumed any great proportion that, with the fall of the Maachus ount on those operations, in the export trads of the islands, and the disappearance of order The two Chinese convicted of
The directors consider the are bulk of this manufacture ant authority, province after illegal importation of opium, ringement of great advantage to being consumed locally; nor is it province, "even Jhansi, where which was discovered at Manila the Syndicato, by enabling the probable that much development the suppression of poppy cultiva apon the Landing of the Kores exploitation of its petroleum oon nay be looked for in the export-tion was complete in 1911, were several days ago, were both henvi- cossion in British North Bornovation of this commodity,
Contains all the news of the radiant with the glow of the red ly find on the 23th inst, by Judgo w be carried out by one of thỏ del Rosario, in the court of first most important potroleum com-
There is an increase in both the dower in the fielde, the authorities week in a most attractive form quantity and the value of leaf, in most onses being unable to and is the paper for mailing to instance, being assestad 1,000 panies operating in the East.moking and other manufactured check the progress of such cul- friends at Home, with photograph oach. The aunt of the dring The Syndicate is thereby enabled and unmanufactured tobaccos, tivation." The Uhinese merchants of the Hongkong Club, found was about six kilos, conto concentrate its resources on which were not however pro-assert that the crop will be larger tained in twenty five ones, of 225 the development and working of portionate to the general increase than in any year since 1907, and grammes each. The basis petroleum concession in a exports. In the matter of if complete reliance cannot be певн пин! Ve beon luc Brunei. The agreement provides price, some improvement also ap- placed on their estimate of aren rative for same time previously, for the Syndicate receiving a sub-peara compared with the fiscal and output, the extensive charac for the fines wore paid without atuntial royalty on all petroleum
tor of the harvest is not gainsaid. your 1911. hantitation by the attorney for the Chinese, and they returned to thoir ship, arriving on board only a few hours before sailing timo.
SUM CHUN RUMOUR.
An Important factor.
CONTENTS,
Poges.
Day by Day.............. 1- 4 Passengers' Liste Hotel Liste Steamers Correspondence ............ Commercial..................... ........... 11–12
9-10
produced from British North It is not probable that ship- Borneo under the arrangement, monts to the United States, which and for the Netherlands Uolonial show a decrease for the year, will An important factor in the Potroleum Company operating have any great influence upon problem is the economic re- sach uilfield to its full capacity,
the general distribution of these sults which have Tollowed the products in the immediate fature. ruthless destruction of the crops The bulk of this trade continues in recent years by reforming offi- The Courts ................................ 13–22 with Spain, whose purchasea show oials. The Manchus made some Telegrams
..23-32 further increase, reaching in 1912 attempt to mitigate the loss to
Proposed New Company, There has been excluded from the arrangement with the Nether lands Colonial Petroleum Com pany the British Nurth Borne portion of the island of Sebattik. on the east coast of British Norti
It was currently rumoured to day that the station at Sum Chon was attacked by robbers. Last night.
We have bron informed that there is no truck in the state, Borneo, which there is reason to compared with 60 por cont last selves without any means of live-Mr. E. Cornswall Lewis...40` ment.
TENNIS.
value greater by $216,870 (gold), the cultivators, but it is affirmed Leading Articles 33-39 than that of 1911, and representing that under the new regime the Notes and Comments......40-43 76 per cent of the total value, people involved finding them Canton and Coast Ports... 44-45 |
believe may be found to contain | your. {similar petroleum deposits to those now being so extensively worke by the Royal Dutch Potroleaz
The following are the Entries Company on the island of Tara-
draw for the
and
Singles kan, immediately to the south of Champion ship at the L.R.C.-Sobatik. Cortain important potro
TYPHOON WARNING.
lihood, have returned to opium
.18 cultivation in order to satisfy their Oil in Chins........ daily needs. It is further stated Fall Court Ordinance...... 40-47. by the journal we have cited that The Tiger Again.........47 the Governor of Kasichow has Struck Of telegraphed to Feking naking
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48
48
48
The telegram quoted below was that poppy cultivation may be Removal of Ceilings ...... 47-48 C. Willson byo; J. B. Penman loum companies have been in received from the Manila Ob- allowed only for this year A Bad Example.................48 bye; (J. W. Stopbrunn-Jellie v. negotiation with the Syndicate servatory at the American Con.in order to relieve the pover-Who is at Fault
while A. M. Man; C. Blaker bye. for the development of Sobatlik,ulate General Hongkong at 1.30 ty of the poorer classes;
a notification has been issued Another Borglary The winner will take the bat the directors consider it may p.m. to-day challenge cup and hold it for a be advisable to form a company Manila, August 30, 1912 :---
from the Financial Department of Hotel Raided year, as the present holder, for the purpose of dealing with
Oyolone or Typhoon N. W. of the Province directing the Native Successful Student, Captain G. T. Brierley, DSO., this as a separate undertaking-Ladrone or Mariana Telands in- Customs and likin stations to col- Labour Troubles............ 48-49 R.G.A. has left the Colony.
lining northward.
lect duty on indigenous opium. More Robberies .......................... The situation is well summed up
Accident to a Planter.
Penang, August 21.
Mr. Bosch, an nasistant em.
on
Exchange.
Naval Nows,
H. M. 8. Janus and sabmarines
40
by the North China Herald. University of Hongkong...49 "Even if the early stoppage Ominous Reticence........49 Collision in Shanghal Harbour, of the Indian trade should Chinese Airman Killed ... 40.
As the H. A. L, 9.8. Loongmoon be contemplated,” says that
the Brich Rubber C. 37 and C. 38, went out for was loaving the Old Ningpo journal, one point is quite A Dangerous Society.....50 Estato, near Taiping, who came exercises yesterday.
ployed
to the F.M.S. from Demorars, was starting a créping machine when the sleeve of his coat caught in the oogs and his right arm was
Shanghal Cholera Patients. drawn in and horribly crushed.
All the cholera patients in the Dr. H. MO Green, acting Isolation Hospital at Shanghai medical officer, of the District are said to be showing steady Hospital, Parit Buntar, amputated signs of improvement, and Det. the arm above the elbow. Straits Bergt. Kay has so far improved
that he is now able to suipt.
Wharf, Shanghai, on the 24th in clear, and that is, that the Sanitary Board 50-52 swinging to get under way, she smoking of opium by the Chinese Boate to Spare................................. .62 collided with the Glen Line str. cannot be stopped this year or in The Cheung Chan Piracy 52-53 Glenlochy, lying in the stream, the year to come. Apart from the Motor Cars.................. ....53. just opposite. Damage was done fact that the authorities are to the Glenlochy's bulwarks, the powerless, it is patent that there Peak Robberies.....53 quarter boat on the port side, and will be considerable stocks of Alleged Armed Robbery... 53
part of the deck house there; opium in either country even Colonial Rollefs After a slight delay, the Loong- although not one chest of Indian Launch at Taikoo Dook- moon proceeded on her voyage to opium should be allowed, into Tsingtao and Tsiren.
| China.
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