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DRUGS IN AMERICA.
"The Iron Embargo of the Law."
'THE SHIPPING BOOM,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, ABRIL, 129, 1915.
Freight Tonango Shortage on thở
Pacific.
We alluded in a recent leading article to the chance of drugs oreaping into American life even sa aloobol is in to the life of the The American Consul-General Chinese. The following from the George E. Anderson, Hongkong, Philadelphia Publis „Ledger" of [in a recent report, states that the March 3 seems to have some bear-abortage of tonnage for freight ing on this point,
both across the Pacifio "from Hongkong and in the coasting trade of south-east Asia is becom ing a serious factor in the general trade situation. As business in most lines is commencing to revive, the difficulty is increasing rather than diminishing.
Ghastly pale, their limbs trem- bling, their nerves shattered, so that alternately they raved and wept, 20 men threw themselves upon the mercy of the police yesterday, bysterically begging their help. They were the first of those unfortunate wretches Thousands of tons of freight who enobained by the drug habitare piling up in Hongkong await- and now unable, through the ing specs in the ships, now enforcementTMTM of the new Federal running, and
from reporta law prohibiting the sale of nar. Shanghai and northTM
China gotties, to obtain the drugs that generally and from Japan indicate their systems demand have some similar conditions in other parta ataggering into the arms of the of the Far East. The demand police to implore the aid of the | for tonnage in Indo-Chins for hospitals.
Seventeen of the pitiable wrecks were sent from the police station at 11th and Winter streets, in the heart of the drug-takers' baunts, to the Philadelphia General Hospital. Another man was sent there last night from the Night Court, Two more were taken in by the Hahnemann Hospital. Nearly all of the 20 were youths, "The oldest was 32. All were in the last extreme of nervous suffer- ing.
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moving the now rice crop is becoming unusually brisk, and the influence this xew crop is to bave upon the general situation, including trans-Pacifio trade, is likely to be very material.
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SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Ceylon Maru, Jar a. 3,141, M. Shimahe, 20th inst-Moji fith inst. Gen.
N.Y.K.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 29th at 11.10-The depression has deepened considerably and moved to the northern part of the Sea of Japan; pressure. has consequently decreased | apdily over north and central Japan. Increases of remainder of the area, more especially
pressure are general over the
over N. China where a moderate ant:oyo-
The servicos to Germany, Austria, and their Coloulos, and to the Ottoman Em- pire are suspended as are also the Faroel Java Maru, Jap. 2,817, T. Fuchigazatlone has developed. Post services to France & Taingiau,
A now and revised edition of the Hong kong Postal Guide is now on sale at the General Post Ofoe: Prios 50 cents per
copy.
MAIL DUB.
Europe, Luchow, 30th inst. Americs, Shinye Maru, J0th Inst. Europe, Ernest Simons, 1st May,
Europe, Yatabing, 2nd May,
MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW;
Shanghai & North China-Per BOLTON
CASTLE, May, 30th 10 a.m. Batson-Per LAERTES, 30th lust. 16 am: Haiphong-Per SUNOKIANO, 30th fast. Sandakan-Per MAUSANG, 30th fast, 11 Swatow, Amoy & Shanghai-Per TJIBO
DAS, 30th fast. 11 a.m.
11 a.to.
****
.4
Swatow, Amla, fost noon.
OHING, 30th lust,
Hild,
28th Inst-of, 23rd last, Gen. -0.8.K.
Norw.as. 720, G. Tansen, 28th lust. 28th last-Bangkok, 19th inst., Rice Chinese, Kausbow, Br. ss. 1,223, J. Gibbs, 28th
inst.-Shanghai, Gen.-B. & S. Liangchow, Br. a. 1,229, Benson, 29th,
Inst.---Canton, G«n¬B. &8. Tungshan, Br... 2,599., Muir, 20th inst. Canton, Gen.-D. & Co.
Tomi Maru, Jap, sa. 2,305, Ikods, 20th
Inst. Barna-M,B.K.
DEPARTED.
April 28,
Kusiohow for Tientsin via Wel-bai-hei Kungping for Shanghai via Ningpo
Anhui for Shanghai:
Standard for Swatow, & Bangkok Borhu Maru for Anping via Swatow Nio Maru for Bombay via Bingapore
ang for gbai via Swatow for Chinwantso
Winamac for Bombay via Karachi
Mara for Kobe
Straits, Ceylon, India via Bombay Fat Tontain vis Shanghai
JAVA M.. 30th inst. 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, 1st May.
B...
Haiphons-For TAKSANG, 10t May, 19.
Haiphong...Per DAIOI M., Lat May, 9
Hofhow
American
French
Mail.
p.m
& Pakhol-Per WENCHOW,
1st May, 10a.m.,
Saigon. Straits, Burmah, Cay- "Ion Adelaide, Western Austra
lia, India, Aden, Egypt & Eu- rope. Per E, SIMONS, 1. May.'11 a.m.
There is apparently little opportunity for any improvement in the situation in the Far Esat unless vessels are brought by the conferenoslines from the Atlantic runs, where it is understood that similar conditions obtain to some extent. The Gerasa and Austrian The iron embargo of the law ships, which have formed about that wont into effect on March 115 per cent, of the shipping waa pitiless, Frantically trying service of the For Est, wore to thwart it and disappointed at taken off immediately at the every turn, the self-hunted drug opening of the war, and the slaves endured for two days the Canadian Pacifio. Line of Trans- torments of their bodies and then Pacific steamers, a large portion threw up their hands in despair of the British India Line serving The situation had been predicted the coast from Japan to India, a by physicians and by the police, large portion of the P. and O. as an inevitable result of the new Line, and, in short, most ships of Philipples --Per YUENSANG, Lat law. The 20 men who were re- all the British ocean lines were ported yesterday, it was said, only taken over by the British Govern- Scores of ment for military purposes. The were a vanguard, others are expected to follow them French Government also has when the impossibility of getting taken over many Freaob vessels more drugs after their present in a similar way. Pourcon of sopply are exhausted drives the habitues to hysteria,
Fourteen mon, whose names were not dirolosed, were sent to Le Philadelphia General Hospital by Lieutenant Smiley, of the 6th Distriot police austion, during the day, The three who were sent in the station house to the bospital last night were Harry Bishop, 32 years old, of 805 Race street; Walter Barris, 19 years old, of 9215th 12th street, and John O'Toole, 27 years old, of 217 North 9th street.
Bishop was in the worst physical condition of the three. He was a complete nervous wreck. Ho sobbed out that he had been in the habit of using from 30 to 40 heroin pills daily for the last five years and had not been able to abtain any since Sanday, Harris, who also said he had been ad- dicted to heroin from his 17th year, bysterically declared that he "hadn't had a 'sniff since 10 o'clock Sunday night. I'm all in!" he cried." For God's sake, sond me to the hospital! O'Toole, who had been addicted to coonine for the last 10 years by his own confession, was found to be covered with countless scars of hypodermic needles, used to inject the drug, C.
At Hahnemann Hospital Frank MoCain, 28 years old, of 214 North Marvine street, and P. E.
Cullom, 24 years old, who lives in North 20.h street near Colum Lia avenue, were given admission. McOsin said that he had beso taking morphine regularly for several years, recently using from 12 to 14 grains daily. Hahnemann Hospital officials said that at least sight other drag. takers had sought admission yesterday and bed been sent to other hospitals.
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Canadian
Mails.
Mail.
for Haiphong Halmun for Swatow
Taksang
ang for Canton Lokaang for Haiphong
Tumi Maru for Port Said via Singapore
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE
April 28.
Wimbledon for Canton Fermosa via Keelung. Shang-Taishun for Canton hai, Japan via Maji, Yiaturia, Tangshan for Chinwanted" Vancouver, & U. Kingdom Chaneva for E. C. Wan via Canada -Per MONTEAG- Santhia for Calcutta vin Singapore LE, 1st May, 11 am.
May, 2 pm.
April 29.
Trithjoy for Bangkok
Shanghai, and North China (Europe via Siberia)-Por 2. KANDHOW, 1st May, 4 pan.
(Tiantaia-Pukow Service Shanghai Br. Kanebow for Canton P.O. Wednesday, 5th May.l
SUNDAY, 2nd May.
Swatow, Amoy, and Formosa via Tamsui --Per DAIJIN M., 2nd inst, 9
.10.
Swatow-Fer HAIMUN, 2nd May 9 a.m.
American
& C'dian
TUESDAY, 4th May.
Shanghai, N. China, Japan via Maji, Victoria, B.C. & Beattle United Kingdom via Canada, Per SADO MARU, 4th May 11a.m.
3 p.m.
Philippine Islands-Per TEAN, 4th May,
Shanghai & N. China-Per LUOHOW,
4th May, 4 p.m..
WEDNESDAY, 5th May
Fred Wilson, 21 years old, was taken into the Night Court by Policemen Veoks and Callahan after he had approached them as they stood at the corner of 9sh and. Chestnut streete and bad Swatow, begged them to give him a dime. "I've got 90 cents now,'
" he said, "and if I can only get 60 cents more I know a place where I on get some of the staff for a dollar and a half. I used to be able to get it for a quarter, but they've raised the price on us Dow"
When he had a hearing it was found he had gone without fand all day, although he had the 90 centa in his pocket.” The craving for heroin had been stronger than the gnawing of hanger. He was admitted to the Philadelphia General Hospital.
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Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 9.00 inches
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOU 38 ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District,
Forecast.
Hongkong and Neighbour E. winds,
-moderate; | fair to --
oloudy,.
bood
Formosa Channel..
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For
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R.N.R.
LONDON via Ugual ) Sardinia
Ports of call... Capt. J. T. Joffery
NEwinds, SHANGHAIY moderate
to fresh.
$ South coast of China be-) The same tween ERE, and Lamooks as No. L.
Bouth coast of China bai) The same tween H.L. and Hainan... si No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Station
20th April, a.m,
¡Winde
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Humidity.
Weather.
Force.
D'Hon
Wostock a 20.73 43 71 waw 3 b Nemuro 6. 29,51
K'agima
10
·
Hakodate Tokio Koch!
29.34
- 29.67
29.86
29.86
29.93
*99 92
28.82
WAW
29.99
29.99
1
29.99
Bonin Is.
" 30.10
30,08 47 77 w
3 bo
Danima Fahima
Chotoo
haiwel
Hankow Lohang Klukiang
30.00 55 71 be 30.04 55
Sharp P. 78 20.03 65 98 Amoy da 29.96 71-95
991 723
29,9425
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4 cr
00
Bwatow
29.83 74 86
Talhoku
29.95 73.
73 912
θα
Taichu
48.92 73
U'o
Tainan
A
30
Konkun
29.01 75
00
P'dores
99.89 73 дло 20
Canton
da 29.92 73 95 sa
1a
H'kong
29.412 73 94
Bof
Gap
Bock
29.91
*
Maono
29.92 70.92
Holhow Phullen Tourans Per P. & O. .. Nagoya, from London Aparzi
O. 8t. J. March 26-Mr D Muyr, Mrs Huator, Mr Dagupa & Mrs A. & Taylor and children, Mr and Manila
Dagupan Mrs Plesse und child, Mr S Logan, M: Legaspi B Philips, Mr M Murphy, Mr Rayner, Mr Tacloban Keneally, Mr M Costello, Mrs J F Cooko, Hollo & party, Mr EJ Pest & Mr NP Jobsson, Surigao Mr & Mrs Woodman and family, Capt E W Bhenk.
Per P. & O... Moldavia, from London April 3.-Mr T Mock,
Lapusa
da 29.88 72 94
29.82 75
4 b
+
29.84 79
еде
29.86 75 92
29.8J 75 83
2 b
29.b 72 91
0 b
19.82 81 84
90 cd 75 92.1
O. W. JEEFRIES, Director, Hongkong Observatory, April 20.
1 Barometer, roduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the mes in in- Jchow, tenths and hundredths,
Per P. & O. s. Egypt from London April 17-MA H Compton and Mr Poulson.
Par P. & O... Karmala from London April 17.—Mr HE Ulark.
Temperature, in the shade, in' degrees Fahrenheit, I
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9 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois Per N.Y.K... Hirano Mara fron Lon-turn being 100. don 27-Dr W Buzzs, Mr PB Butler, Me Yow Kong.
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Amoy & Fooskow-Per HAI
MUN, 5th May. noon. Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand,, via Por N, Y. K. a. Katori Maru, from Port Darwin, and New Guine, London April 10.---Mr W Blean & Mis
via Tanraday I.---Per, TAIJ Blon YUEN, 5th, May 11a.m.
Shanghai, North China, Japan
vin Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unit- ad States, South Ameries and Canada vin San Francisco &
U. Kingdom via Canada (Eu.' rope via Siberis)-Por MON-
GHULIA, 5th May, noon.
FRIDAY, 7th May.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st Apr., 1915
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER.
WORKS LEVEL,
1934
Overflow
1935.
Straits; Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- lalde, Western Australia, In-Tyn (93. 4 Below 181_oin Welsw
& Direction of Wind, to two points. 5_Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Beale.
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, i fog. E gloomy,h hall, 1 lightning, o overcast, p paging showers, a squally, r talo, a snow, i thunder, visibility, w dow wok,
* Rain in Inobos, tenths and hundredthe
METEOROLOGICAL.
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everflow
Previous
Day On date On dato
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}
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day, 6th May, at 5 p.m. --Per BARDINIA, 7th May, 11 am.
Bwatow, Amoy & Frochow-Por HAI-Tytam byewashin
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TUESDAY, 11th May.
Tram Intermedinta one Pokfutumujua tastantine “ Wong-nal-chung see some
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·Pakfulum egretsow,
ayic sin. Below is a Below Temperature
UVETAG chung.....} overtlow i overflow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALA OF GALLONS.
1974. Tytanko ana
132.74
30
.la
・Tocand
187.60 Consumption of water in the City and Distelet in millions of decimals güllens during the mouth of Mar. 87+%«
78
73
79.
-94"
78
Wind Dirsation...
E
E
Tgay,
Force 45-40 Weather
0
3
of
0
0.50
69.25 Bain
43
H
H.E. Observatory, 29th April.
0. W. JEFFRIES, Director.
165 m, galions
Estiam od
popa ation
Cón umption per
head per day...
Fhilippine Islands --Per OHINHUA, 11th Consumption
May, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY 13th May,
| Straits, Ceylon, Marssilles & U. Klagdom -Por MIYASAKI ́ ́M., 13th May, 11 ...
Austra
SATURDAY, 15th May,
17 Highest open air Temperature on the sit
Lowest in
allons Intermittent supply be-Rider Males in Rider Main D stricts during March 1914. Constan supply in ali diatrics, during March 975
KOWLOON WATER WORKS"LEVEL,
Kowloon Graeft sin
TIDE TABLE.
26th Apr., to 2nd May, 1915.
High - Water
2015
sft ein, rition Re} Ba'da!
Below zervolt
averdom
overion STORAGE IN MILL-ONS AND DECIMALS
OF GALLONS.
1915
Kowloon Gi
vitation Reservoir
Mon
A
Tees,
07
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