The
Hongkong Telegraph.
Bome people bare OPPORTUNITY
In their handa and „then let it go,
The most important opportunity of your fo is the moinent
when you find your
byna nzo wosk aš njl.
Eng and you have todaoldo whether
you will see an optician or vol.
LAZARUS
13. Quasar's Nolu Choral
The only liutapaan. Optician in the Vetoar.
KUUNDAN 1883
No. 12,490
RENT RESTRICTION.
ORDINANCE AGAIN EXTENDED.
Ample Evidence of Its Need.
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are
四井望
HIS EXCELLENCY INDISPOSED.
SLIGHT ATTACK OF
INFLUENZA.
THURSDAY
MAY -22, 1924 ·九、四
QUININE AND MOSQUITO NETS.
COMPULSORY PRECAUTIONS ON SHIPS.
BOARD OF TRADE'S ADVICE..
(Reuter's Service.)
HONGKONG OPIUM MONOPOLY.
INTERESTING REPORT FOR 1923.
London, May 21, The Mercantile Marine Department of the Board of Trade has issued a notice giving a series of precautions which it is advisable to take.against malaria on British alips trading to Africa, India and the Far East, based on information furnished by the Ministry of Health which represents the latest results of modern research.
The Board has sanstioned a clause for inclusion in agreements presented with the crew whereby the crew ngroo to use mosquito netting and tako quinine, et cetera. The master is enabled to punish any rofusal to adopt precautions,
ANOTHER FRANC CRISIS.
to
Wo aru informed by His Ex- relleney's Aidu-de-Cavi that think there ін um-H. E. the Governor is suffering plo evidence that the restrictions from a slight attack of influenza imposed under the Ordinance and was, therefore, unable to required," proside at the mostings of the these words, the Hon. Colonin Exocutive an Legislativo Secretary (Sir,Claud Sovern) mov-Councils to-day. ud the adoption by the Legislative His Excelloney is, by doctor's Council, this afternoon, of advice, confined to the house, rosolution extending the opera- 11on of the Rents Ordinanes until but it is hoped that he will bò sufficiently recovered to be pro- June 30th., 1925.
His Excoliency the Governor Hent at the Race Mooting on
Saturday. to be prosent was unablo owing to indisposition. and the Bon. Colonial Socre- tary was the Government's spokosinan. In moving the reso- tution, hồ snid that he was Hure that i had the support' off Hon. Members. He had bonn roading tho debates which took place when the Rents Ordinance was first introduced into that) Council in 1921, when most of The following is an extract them were doubtful-as to what from the annual report of the would be the result of that some-Superintendent of Imports and what excoptional legislation. It Exports -
Reliable observars attribute the collapso as partly due to the would notlo denied that during the The number of arms seized Bloc National bearing on the frane and partly to the anty of tiiroo years the Ordinance lind) been in force the result to the during the year was 1,685 in-financiers lost the new Governmentprove to be spondthrift,
cluding 11 machine Bung; 148,383 rounds of ammunition
DUE TO FINANCIAL APPREHENSIONS.
Paris, May 21. Political circles are greatly alarmed over the weakness of the franc, which has falloh thircon points to the pound since the general election, although it,recovered to-day to 78."Q." It is stated that the previous intervention of the Banquia de Franco was so profitable as of Sonlor Rovonus Officer Watt
ARMS SEIZURES.
YEAR'S WORK IN HONGKONG,
BİNGLE: CUPT 19:
930 PER ANUMX
PAIGE BIX-70 Da Luxo Modél Tour" ing Cars, complete with 8-day olooks Bumpers, front and rear, motometer looked in radiator: nfokdled radiator, and head lampa; automatio wind shield wiyor, rear view mirror; spare Cord Tyro with tube and cover; folding luggage rack; trunk rails; combination stop and tail light: sun visor, Tuare dino whseln, qtt.
$5.000
De Luxe Model Brougham
$0.000
De Luxe Model Sédons
$6.800
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD. Tolephono
STILL MORE ARMS.
FIND ON "PRESIDENT JEFFERSON."
Contral 9950
RENT LAW.
IS THE ORDINANCE RETROSPECTIVE?
Two revolvers and 500 rounder
An interesting question, which of aminunition, which wore saized will affect many cases aub judice, unclaimed on board the 8.4. Pro was raised last wook and con- the 11th tinued this morning, in the cross April, wore ordered to be con-actions for possession applied for Powerful Syndicates Dispersed, sident Jefferson on
In the annual report for 1923 of fiscated, by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, by the landlord of soven tono- the Superintendent of Imports, at the Kowloon Magistracy this ments in Sogond Street, Two of the tenants, Yau Kamand Chung the Legislative morning.
Borgeant Simpson, who made Wai,had 'sued the landlords, Council to-day, it is stated that the grase revenue under the Oplum thoseizure, inapplying foran order Tang Kong-po and Wong Tsz-lam, Monopoly, was $5.759,443,58 as for the confiscation of the arms for exemplary damages, it being compared with 85,551,305,35 in and ammunition, stated that aftor admitted that the contractors be 1922. The price of prepared oplum Boarching the President Jefferson gan the work of demolition bofore remained unchanged during on the 11th April he found a the notices expired. Mr. Dyer to, assoas the year. Sales maintained a wooden box unclaimed. The box Ball docided not stoady lovel throughout the year was taken to the police stores damages until he had decided the large and was opened yesterday, whon whether or not the notice to quit notwithstanding amounts of Chinese raw opium the arms and ammunition were was valid.
Mr. E. Davidson representad which reached the Colony. This found amongst somo old raga.
NOT IN "THE TRADE. the landlords, and Mr.O. A. 8. was due largely to the enterprise
A passenger of the s.8. Phra Ruas appeared for the tonants. not only to leave British and American credits intact but to build up in conducting raids all over the Nang was charged before Mr. E. The point at issue was whothor a strong reserve in starling and dallars, This reserve, however, has Colony on iilloit opfum divans at W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon the amended Ordinance of March since been extensively overdrawn. The upshot of a conference all hours of the day and night, Magistracy this morning, with 6th was retrospective and applied between M. Millorand and the leaders of the Loft to-day is that M. The record of his work for the year being in unlawful possession of to ourront noticos, and Mr. Herriot and M. Painlevo, on behalf of the lattor, havo issued to the is as follows:-Number of keopors one revolver loaded in four Davidson submitted that it was a public an undertaking to maintain the policy of balancing the of opium divans convicted 716, chambers and 104 rounds of physical impossibility for a land- lord to conform in January with Budget. If this announcement does not reassure the market, the number of smokers of illicit ammunition. question of issuing a fresh count offensive In support of the frane opium convicted 3,359, number of
Sub-Inspector Spear told his an Ordinance which did nos will be considered.
dealers in illicit opium convicted Worship that defondant was a become law untit March 6th. 288, number of boilers of illicit passenger on the boat and intond- Mr. Davidson cited many cases opium convicted 60. Had aned to leave the Colony for Hol- in support of his contention that other Officer been available for how. This ship came within the the Ordinanoo was not retro- this work, a far larger number of Prevention of Piracy Regulations spbotive. He drow attention to RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
convictions could have been ob- and was boing soarchod. On de- ono whore it was ruled that the tained in the Kowloon Peninsula. fondant was found the loaded word "now" did not mean “now," The finos inflicted proved no revolver in his breast pocket and and to one where it stated that LABOUR MINISTER'S CLAIM.
deterrent and in many cases in each of his trousers pockets although an Aot might be de quired to beamondod and amonding The United States supplied the Ordinances had been passed. In greater number, ovon Mausor An attack Bn-Mr. Tom Shaw on the subject of his Unemploy second conviction was recorded was found 25 rounds of ammuni- claratory in form it did not fact, this was the first year it had pistols of German manufacture mont Inauteng Bill opened in the House of Commons to day with a against the same defendant with- tion contained in small boxes. necessarily. follow that the Act Iwo further boxes of ammunition was retrospective. He submitted boon possible to bring forward being imported in large quantities number of qlisations deinanding what the Government had done to in a few months
The amount of raw opium
clusively in his favour. a rosolution to continuo the from this source. The makes deal with unemployment Mr. Shaw said the employment oxchanges
Mr. Russ said that Defendant was on his way from year were Smith-Wesson, Harrington for the year ending April 7th, 1924, had filled 962,063 vacancies in seized was 284,824.17 taois in 250 were found in one of defendant's that the authorities were. con- without at the same time intro- & Richardson, Colt, Mauser Britain (Ministerial cheers). A great deal more had been done than seizures. The amount of pre-
Replying to supplementary parod oplum seized was 15,659.65 France and the police were satis-wording of tho amended Ordin ducing an amending Ordinance. Lugor, and Bioyr. Most of the before the Government took offico.
In the words given above, he ammunition was manufactured questions, Mr. dhaw said the members opposite would have a batter sols in 1,065 seizures, most of fied that ho did not want the arms ance was olear and unambiguous. It stated that an order could not the seizures being of small for any criminal purposes. then moved the adoption of the in the United States by the well opportunity of scalping him to-morrow, when he would show a
amounts under one taol. Most of
His Worship eald that as the be made unless a certain thing resolution.
known largo ammunition phenomenal decrease in unemployment directly due to the Govern the seizures of propared opium police wara satisfied that defend-was done. That had not been The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, factorias.
mont's policy. (Choore and counter-choore),
ware made in oplum divans, ant was not in the gun trade," done in the case before the Court. where a large part of the illicit for which he might have gone to His submission was that a notios opium used in the Colony is con- prison for five years, he would be to quit was not a vested right for sumed.
as lenient possible. He would an accrued interest; that if it was 284 BANISHMENTS.. fine defondant $250, with the the Ordinance required to be oon- No fewer than 284 persons alternative of three months' hard strued as to affect them. It must od that his indisposition would manufactured in France. Thure plans as announced by Mr. MacDonald on May 14th, Lord Thomson were banished for. opium offences, labour, and the revolver and ambe straining language to its finest were no seizures of Browning said the Air Ministry would provide the necessary ground facilities In four cases large quantities of munition would be confiscated. The resolution was then un-automatics which used-to-be in England, and India, and some of the intermediate stations on the Chinese documents relating to airship highway to the East would also be provided suitable for ships opium smuggling_were_seized. The work of examining and inter-
facilities open to all.
community generally had boon wholly Lonoticial. Experience has shown them year by year were seized, and 32 convictions-
were obtained. where the principal Ordinance re.
Ordinance for another
K.C., said he had vory much A certain number of Mausor pleasure In seconding the pistols bore the marks of an rosolution, which had tho unarms dealer in Paris. France animous support of Unofficial appears to have devolopod a trado Mombors. They were all sorry in second hand Mauser pistols of not to see His Excellency in his German manufacture; ammuni-| accustomed chair and they trust-tion to fit Mausers is specially
prove to be of briof duration.
animously passod, · ́
robbur class of South China,
piracy, as the weapons woro cleaned and ready for uso; each with about 50 rounds. The crows of the steamors were undoubtedly
London, May 21.
AIR TRAFFIC TO THE EAST.
STILL IN TRIAL STAGE.
London, May 21.
In the House of Lords, amplifying the Government's airship
proved, they are unlikely to have much commercial value,
and
trunks.
the
possible point to construe the Ordinance as not applying to cur- rent notices. He pointed out that the 1922 Ordinance was an
popular among the pirate and of the largest sizo, as well as harbour accommodation and repairpreting the mass of documental run it for a few days and then amendment of the 1921 Ordinance; In three cases the soizure of He declared that he found a wide trend of opinion that until was extremely heavy, but the someone else. In one case the and it was spoolfically stated: 119 a divan no fewer than five complied with both were good, MOSQUITO BREEDING. weapons probably provented a hirships be properly tried out and their safety and convenience result was well worth the time same floor was found to be used thore that current notices which epent as valuable details were times, the keeper was convicted but they were not good. If they obtained of the oxtont
each time and in some casos complied only with the 1921 methods of oplum smuggling, and went to prison, but the only thing Ordinanco. He submitted that. some powerful and wealthy which finally put an ond to the the same applied with the 1022
of this
g placo
o and 1924 Ordinances. Unless this dispersed, and their connections diyan was the demolition of the wore so, he said the whole offoot. in the Colony indicated. The house. The use of children to of the 1924 Ordinance would be amount of Chinese raw opiumot as managers of divans la in-nullided. montioned in the documente oroasing, it being impossible to examined amounted
NEW BYE-LAW PASSED,
implicated, but it was impossible to bring it liome to any singlo
A resolution, approving of a bye-law making it an offonce to person. leave bantbon scaffolding and fencos ent in such a manger
19
to provide brooding
places · for
mosquitoes,
was unanimously adopted by the TROPICAL DISEASES. Legislative Council this aftor-
noon.
The Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock, K.C., said he was vory glas that the Government hud. Moon its way to approve of
HONGKONG CHAMBER'S
APPEAL.
the byo-law, as no doubt in! The Hongkong General Chain-
suro
" very necessary
Latest Progress.
tions into
tho
CAUBOH
HOUSE DEMOLITION. BOXERS" IN CANTON. Syndicates of smugglore TENANTS GET DAMAGES,
The Kam Sang firm, tenants of 27, Lyndhurst Terrace, were to- day awarded $200 and costs by Mr. A. Dyer Ball against the landlord of the promisos, Wong Sau, who attempted to pull down
IMMUNE TO-BULLETS.
the
to
to
WOTO
ovor
180
It is reported in the Canton 600,000 taels, smuggled into the imprison children or punish them vernacular newspapers that the Colony in a period of 12 months. for doing what their parents or Commander-in-Chief of
To double this figure to account employers would punish them Honum troops has brought for those smugglers not discovered for refusing to do. Canton a fow hundred boxers"
MUTUAL PROTECTION, the house over their heads.
would give a fairly conservative
An attempt was made by divan Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for the from his native province, and estimate of the amount of oplum plaintiffs and Mr. E. S. C. Brooks that these will form the vanguard mostly of Chinese origin which keepere in the Eastern distriot of for the defondants.
in the operations on the East is. successfully introduced into the City to form a mutual pro Giving judgment, his Lord-Rivar front.
the Colony during 12 months. tection society, but the project the validity The commander claims that The documents examined go to was discovered in time and stops
ANOTHER PIRACY.
composed
жая
on.
member
Judgmont was reserved.
THE COLONY'S MONEY.
Tong
$100,000 FOR PATROL LAUNCHES. buildings, sometimes, scaffoldings ber of Commerce is.soliciting the ship said that
the notice did not arise these men belong to a spiritual show that not much more than were taken to prevent the forma-
Many Interesting financial. were put up in such a way as to support of its members towards of tho case. The landlord fores and that they are entirely a quarter of this contraband waa tion of the society. According to form brooding places for mos- the endowment fund of, £50,000 in
retained in the Colony for local information received, the objects votes came before the Legts A raport from Shoklung snysuso.
of the proposed sooloty were to ativa Council this afternoon, in- quilos. He thought the mea-which is being raised for the had, no right to enter premises immune from harm by bullets.
and pay. watchers
engage cluding, ono for $100,000 Institute for Tropical without first having obtained an onę. Russ
ILLICIT DIVANS. The Ilon. Colonial Socrotary Diseases and Research Hospital, order from the Court. At the that most of Bun'e commanders
The illfelt opium used in solicitors whenever a
special expenditure in conneo- to Canton and 'tho
mostly was arrested, and to pay com-tion with the provision of patrol divane rominded members of the Coun- established to carry on the work same time, he did not consider it on the East River front have
oplum cil that the proposal to have such of medical research associated a case for exemplary damages, returned
raw pensation to any member who launches to asoort ships through Chinaso of a bye-law was brought forward by with the name of Sir Ronald but plaintifs were entitled to forces withdrawn a considerable
pirate-infested waters.. Other damages. Ho was distance. There is, however, no opium boiled in the Colony, was sent to prison and to set the Hon. and learned mombor Ross, K.C.B., F.R.S.
A circular specifle
of movement by Chan's
the him in business again as soon votos ware САДОВ many
bo WAS released by (Mr. Pollook). '
$15,000 for now Police Station which has been issued says:satisfied that the front was sign
premises of the diyan. kasper, as "As well known, the invoetiga- obscurod and that they had lost troops.
of business, but ho, did not think
Divan koopera aro supplied daily providing him with now at Yaumati
$10,000 for soxton quartors at with small quantities of illicit pro- divan outfit. A fixed subscrip- malaria and yellow fover, in that any of the stock had been THE AMERICAN FLIGHT. Which the late Sir Patrick Man- damaged. Awarding the sum
pared or raw opium, generally not tion was 't be paid every month, Kowloon Cemetery.
$25,000 for resumption in con- more than half a tael of prepared and from the cumulated funds it son (whose name is well known mentioned above, ho said that
and, up to six taels of raw opium was proposed to pay the flses innection with Kowloon in Hongkong), and Sir Ronald defendants would be woll advised,
at one time: Regular dealere sand floted on any member. The development.
$12,000 for conversion of old Ross took so large part, mado they had not already done so, possible the building of the toromove the scaffolding and TRADING JUNK BOARDED. women and children to deliver originators of the scheme were
the daily supply to the various Hakkas and it was reported that Yaumati Police Station into Tokyo, May 21. Panama Canal, an ontorprise put the roof right, or they would The Navy Department states, whose value specially appeals to be liable to further damages. Whilst returning to Hongkong divane. Many of the divans are membership was intended to be temporary Magistracy, that the deepatchos yesterday Hongkong from a shipping
from Tung Ho Kong with a managed by paid koopers, one restricted to Hakkas, who con C043 for installation of Book announcing the arrival of the point of
Cargo of salt, the harbour junk man owning several places white duot most of the opium divans with Bell view. Advancementi American world fliers at Minato in modical solanco, also,
SHANGHAI SHARES. T1201H was met near, Nan O the real owner keeps in the back patronised by the working classes $15,000 for road connecting wore orroneous. The filers are made Hongkong and other for
by Hoklo pirate boat and ground and is rarely caught in the Eastern district. detained at Yotorofu by stormy merly dangorous places compara Messrs. Ellis & Co., have kindly boarded by Boven men, who, After a certain time a valuable weather-Router.
tively safe for residence by white supplied us with the following armed with revolvera; held up goodwill attaches to a floor or Under the heading of "Ro
oublelo which has become awards, it is stated that Tokyo, May 22. people. It is folt, therefore, that cablo quotation of Shangbal stocks the fokis.A Tac American planos started firms and individuals here have a from their Shanghai office In a search made of the popular divan, and though the amount paid out au rowards In from Hitokappy at 5.30-Router. spoolal intorost in the support of
Langkats (comb)-Tis. 24 no vessel, the pirates got away with divan has boon ralded and the connection with oplum and drugs various articles, of clothing and Keeper convicted and bis oplum including sundry expenses in medical research into tropical minal. The American planos passed diseases and will welcome an Ewos. Tia. 18 nominal.. a sum of 33 bolonging to the smoking gear confiscated it is not connection with Bel he larger worth very long before the same place $88,882 ovor Kushiroat savon-fifty, opportunity of contributing to Shanghai Docks Tie 90 master. The cargo of
$500, was transfe buyers.
sthall in full operation undersum is due to the h where they will rofuel, hoping to wards its ondowment.”
and to the inter reach Kashumigaura: to-day --- Already a number of subscrip- Now Enginooring. Tis.
sinatopium-dive Router.
tion varying from $25 to $100 have buyers, Ma
nation has to Orientals. Tle. 41% sellers. boon recolved, and the Chamber
Shanghai “Cottona, A nominal.
Tokyo, May 22.
Tokyo, Later,
bas
The American planen ›arrived] will be glad to receive gifts from „at Minato at ton-forty.—Reuter.
members of the general public,
6,10 pirates, vessel
sallad hway
REWARDS.
Broadwood Road with Wo Nei Chung Gap Road
$45,000 for Condult Road thewidening,