THE COCAINE EVIL,
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
Agitation in England.
London, July 26-The Anti- Cousine agitation in this country in aöuurning very large importance and the position is summed up by Sir William Collins, our leading expert who, speaking recently at meeting of Society for the Study of Inebriety, need the following words:
Shenghai Prevention Society's
July Report.
1-On Saturday, July 1, before Mr. Pernitzech, Wong Yue-xien, for cruelly illtrenting a number of pigs by rusting them in bags whilet conveying them on Sins Road, on June 30.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1816,
ABANIS
Punished for Money Snatching.
A man, who was described as a thoroughly bad character, was charged before Mr. F.A.Hassland, at the Police Court this morning, with theft, from the person, of a sum of $3 and a sovereign in money, and with ignoring a ten years' banish- |ment order made in 1912.
Inspector O'Sullivan said com-
Fixed $28.S.P.O.A. 2.-On Monday, July 3, before! Mr. Garatio, Bung Ny-sung haw-plainant was walking along Des ker, did cruelly illtreat a number Voeux Road West, near Wilmer of chickens by overcrowding them Street, when defendant and ive in crates at 4.30 p.m. July 2, on others passed. Defendant jolted Range Road.
up against him and at the mitos time nestly extracted from his pocket a parse containing the money. The complainant became aware of what had taken place and a hue and cry was raised. Defendant msde off, but was rapidly paraned by onlookers, and at length he fell down, his trousers and knees being cut.
"In May of this year the Army Council acting under that marvel of legislation the Defence of the Realm Act and regulations made thereunder, issued an order mak ing it an offence to sell or supply any member of H. Me. Forces,
Fined $3 8.S.P.C.A. otherwise than on medical pre
3.-On esme. date before Mr. scription, with any morphis, Grant Jones, Teen Ahsan, coolis, opium, cocaine and some other ornelly illtreating a number of pecified droge or any prepara- chickens by overcrowding them tions thereof. Thas another in berkets on Sinsa Road on step was taken in the direction July Ļ contemplated by those of as who helped to draft the International
Fined $3 8.8 P.CA. 4-On Thursday, July 8, Opium Convention. But here horse, the property of Mr. Wco sgain one is impelled to ask why Lan-ping, 192 Babbling Well
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Asked if it was true that he had been banished for ten years,
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of age, as an ear-ring snatcher. He had done exactly four years of THE RAILWAY PASSEN- his time yesterday, so had an CERS ASSURANCE CO. other six years to go.
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in such legislative order good only Road, was seen being worked defendant replied that he for times of war and for the ex-attached to a carriage on the had been told to go away alasive benefit of members of Babbling Well Road whilst auf. and not come back for 10 years. H. M's Foroes? Have times offering from sore shoulders. It Inspector O'Sulliusn said defen con disclosed no drug abuses was examined by Dr. Pratt, who dent was banished when 16 years be are morphomaniace and coca-recommended that it be given a Bands limited to the ranks of few day's rest. The owner agreed B. M's Foron?
to this and paid costs. No farther Moreover the international sotion taken. pset of this question is asdly neglected. It is idle-it is worse, Mr. Michelesa, Liu Sib-kaang, 5-0a Saturday, July 8, before tin pharimical to preach racoolie, for oruelly illtreating strictions on drage and drinks of number of frogs by skinning addiction at home, either for the them alive at 8.80 a.m., July 7. - military or civilane if we make| Fined $5. and rend them wholesale to
6.-0a Tuseday, July 11, be- foreign countrise and our own fore Mr. Bickford, Kan Ah-nyi, Colonies. In 1911 the United mafoo, was charged with cruelly Kingdom exported 17,200 litresting a pony by working it bunces of morphis to attached to a carriage on the Hongkong. In 1913 no less than Kianges Road, 8 p.m., July 9, $118,794, worth or 262,110 ounces whilst lame in of bind leg. 4 in 1914 £143,975 worth or Certified by Dr. Pratt. Fined 352,130 ounces of morphis were $10 8.8.P.C.A. and pony to be xported from Great Britain to kept at Socisty stables. Japan (including Formoss, slo) My friend Dr. Wa lien Teh talle before Mr. Schirmer, Koen Ding- 7.-On Saturday, July 15, me that since we began to stop vung, shopkeeper, for cruelly the import of Indian opium into illtreating a number of chickens Chios and China has been at by overcrowding them in crates empting to sapprses the calat 4 p.m., July 14, on North tivation of the poppy within Honan Road.
her own border, the country
has been drenched with morphis
Fined $10 8.8.P.C.A. 8.-On same date, before Mr.
largely imported or smaggled Peraitzsch, Zung Yoong-cong,
to
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through Japan and Manchuris, for ornelly illtreating a number much of which would appear be manufactured in London and
of ducks by overcrowding them Edinburgh. In the year 1914
in baskets on July 14.
Fined $2 8.8.P.O,A. same fourteen tons of morphin
9.-On Thursday, July 27, on 6th Bar
Por z. CHINA, sailed from Hongkong, manufactured in the United
before Mr. Bickford, Sang Alkin S Kingdom were exported to foreign
Lukens Mrs B countries and British possessions, Almok, banker, for cruelly Cameron Mr FE Machlin L
illtreating a number of ducks by Habermang Mr L
{ Olickman J mostly the Far East. When we remember that the Pharms-overcrowding them in baskets at
copoeial doss of
at 11.10 p.m. July 28, morphia
ie gr: 1.8-1.3 and that s large
London Hospital for all ta patients uses about five or six}·
Smith B
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| hoped that as at the Congress of various prosecutions lately and
Viangs at the close of the not a few very heavy sentences having arrived from the above Napoleonic Wars the Abolition of and the magistrates are "out" for ports, Consignees of cargo by her Slavery was its Brat fruits so that the most drastic panishment of are hereby informed that all goods Sept. this great social reform of national all offenders. The opium smag-are being landed at their riak into Optional cargo will be landed the Colony, and international control of drogu gler receives short shrift nowa- the hazardous and/or extra hazard- unless notice has been given prior of addiction (including alcohol days but his doom is mild in com.ous Godowns of the Hongkong to steamer's arrival. in that term) may be consum-parison with the penalty metad and Kowloon Wharf and Godown mated at the close of the present out to the trader in this deleter Company, Limited, whence, and War since efforts in that direction ions drag. Still I fancy that after or from the wharves, delivery may
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