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EXECUTION OF ADSETTS.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 1907.

OPIUM, SMOKING IN

SOUTH CHINA.

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prepared epium to smokem all point- to the conclusion that the salen have. recently very greatly fallen off. In some places, as in Shila Chou-f and Wichau,“ both personal acquaintancos noong, the

The fusi scone in the grich drains known as "The Trunk Tragedy" was

It may perhaps be allowable to sum-Chinese and shopkeepers agree that many of the retail shops have been close In enacted this morning when William Hallmarise my experiences in respect of the |

Mr and Mrs W. C. JACK and family Fogold to now is peaceful we can regard the Adsetts, the convicted and self-confessed attempts I made to ascertain the facts as other places I was informed that salos have

to return thanks for the many expression of sympathy and condolence they have been recipiants of in their bereavement.

Kowloon, 13th Nov., 1907.

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future with equanimity. Time will murderer of the unfortunate wonnu, Ger to the effect of the Importal edict in regard dropped ninety per cent. How far this statement may be an exaggeration it may soften asperities mid the Chinese will true Dayton, paid the extreme penalty to the suppression, or at any rate, the be impossible to say, or whether it was nu which the law provides for the taking of discouragement of opium entoking in the learn that their ultimate welfare is subther's life.

Province of Kwangtung. In this connection exaggeration. It may certainly be accept ed that there has been a considerable bound up in that of their neighbours. Since Adaotta Itas: boon in gaol his it may be wise to quote the dieturn of a

diminution in the quantity of opium sold, On the other hand if it is to be revelu conduct has been quiet, und the rumours contributor to the "Spectator," applica especially in some towns, and, it is to be as to his singing in the cell, attempting the writer maintains, to Chinese officials tion justead of evolution then stormy suicido, etc., have been entirely disproved, generally. "How far Imperial udists may shopkoopers in the larger towns, where noted that these confessions were made by

times are ahead of all of us who have Ho has had the attendance of the Church; be parried out depends

on the inolina. of Ragland Chaplain (the Rev. Mr Thomp. tion, temper, and capacity of the local many of the dens appear to be deserted.

(0) Probably the rise of a vigorous public" interests in China. The future ie on son) and is said to hare become thoroughly officials. Take the case of the qu 0.16 pm.--Meeting of Flongkong Gymk the knees of the (lots and we can only ponitent. On Tuesday evening he adinit udicts for instances. In the district amend opinion is the most hopeful sign of the

hope for the beet.

ted bis guilt to the Superintendent of the

times. The promulgation of these anti- Gaol (Mr R. I. A. Craig) and remarked

opium edicts at first gave rise to the public upon the justlee of his sentence. Io has

pinin, Some of the more enlightened It is not often tim a British naval enten well, and when roused this morning

and publis-spirited among the people at officer is guilty of such a give indie-partook of breakfast before outerging from

unce supported the edict. The growing cretion as that committed by Sir Percy his ceil on his way to the scattolit. Last

Christian Church is en bloc opposed to opium, and amongst the native Christine Scott. In the eary discipline is every night he was calm and even cheerful. 2.30p.m.-Auction of Household Furnithing and for an officer of high standing

stand. taken in respect to opiuni, backed telligent Chireno oitisans. The Imperial *. ture, o., at Menara Hughes & Bough's Sales Rooms.

to transforum an order sont by his superior into a racesago which can only be construed as a deliberate sneer at the policy of His Majesty the King

Miscellaneous.

Gooda per Laisang undelivered after 4

p.m. on the date will be landed,

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, November 16:--

Goode per Glenloyas not cleared on this

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Tiontain the edicts were strongly enforced by the lato: Viceroy, Yuan Shih-kai; in some other parts they were ineffective." This judgment is passed upon the Chiness officials in general, but indirectly it touches the question of opium suppression in the metropolitan Province. What was observed w. B. A. Moore, the Rev. Mr Thompson, South. Apparently the pressure of

The Superintendent of the Gaol, Dein the North, appears to be the case in the enrve of the most aggressive and in- and several police officials were present at pression was by no means equally applied, the hanging, which was carried through and therefore the results wore by no tenue

main by all the editors of the untire press, without fault.

equal

In the larger counties' of population this It should be remembered that my anti-opium feeling is accomplishing much,

Adsatte walked from his cell to tho

by public opinion, is supported might, and

would be inconceivable bad it not unfor scaffold unaided and scomed perfectly calm.searches were not carried on in the two very and will, if it can be sustained, effect even

tunately happened. What dictated such a stupid and inexcusable act it is impossible.to say but the fact seems to HONGKONO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1907.bo established that Sir Percy Scott has, in one moment of indiscretion, shown his anlitaess for a position which he gained after splendidly meritorious services. Britishers have not forgotten

AWAKENING-CHIKA.

important cities of Canton and Fatshan.

Damaged by R. M.S. Flora.

there being no traces of emotion apparent, It was two minutes past five when the bolt Any one interested in the subject can dis-more in the near future. The forces that was drawu that was heteroon Adsetrs and any time; for in the pre-edict days, whole In the provinces where the poppy is eover what is going on in these places at are at work have done something. Much obviously remains yet to be accomplished. eternity and death followed immediately.

streets were almost entirely given up to After allowing the body to be suspended those who entered for the victims of the cultivated less has probably been effected for soma tiny it was ent down and Tropium pipe. Moreover, the nccounts which than in Kirangtong. What bad been done, Moore suade a post mortem examinations, appene no frequently in the native daily however, would seam to imply that were and dislocation of the week. which showed death was due to fracture papers report, for the most part, what has the new spirit fostered, and the attempt tenaspired in these big centres of populaat suppression honestly continued, at the Turse are those who still refuse to admit the signal assistance his invention mortuary where it

The body was thun plied in the gaollon, but as far as I have scan give little er und of ten years the results will not be

viewed by no space to what goas on in the more

insignificant. jur R whe that China is really awakening. They of land carriages for naval guns rendered the

were summoned distant country districts. base their belief that the movement during the Boer War to the land forces for the inquiry held before Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistiney this

(1) The one permanent impression left ACCIDENT TO THE ALACRITY. towards new conditions, the existence of and feel nothing but regret that afternoon. The jurs were Messrs Charles upon the mind seems to be the very un- brilliant career shpall de elanded when | Arnold, F. . . Kellinghausen and H. throughout the Province; in other words, satisfactory Kinta of affiirs that obtains which they cannot deny, is but transitory

at its zenith. We are proud of our Rapp, and after the formal evidence of Mr un the fact that on previous occasions navy, its officers and men and above all Craig and Dr Moore had been given the wien one has tried to get at the facts China bus professed a desire to pull of its traditione. Consequently we feel usual verlies of death by fracture and obtainable, these facts are varied, and shortly for overhaul and repairs to her differ so much in different places, tint bows. Whilst in thọ Whampoa River, at herself together but that when the move-all the more Lumiliation when one of dislocation of the neck in the due course it is exceedingly difficult to summarize Woosung, recently H. M. S. Fiota collided

of law was brought in..

anything like satisfactory results. In some with her and damaged her bowsprit and ment in that direction lost its initial our sen-chiefs so far forgets himself as

Thus onded the inost exciting case which places like Lo Pau and Sha Hou there some of her plates. to deliberately insult his Sovereign and has yet disturbed the community. impetus reaction set in and things re-

appeared to have been little or no

It appears that the Flors touched the his Sovereign's gueat. Sir Percy Scott With regard to the, confession which curtailment whatever of the vice, for maud and in backing off was swung by the verted to their former condition. Such

linds himself in queer company. | Adserta mundo the authorities have decidest smokers filled the "dons" even in the people hold that the present activity in an English exchange we read: ut to make it public, despite the great ently hours of the day. On the strong tide on to the bows of the Alnerity. Fortunately there was not much way on among the Chinese is merely ephemerdal In the second week in November amount of interest which has lecen svinced other hand, in Tsing Yuen and Mong the Flora at the time and so serious darange in this casu from the time of the discovery and that China will soon settle back into special meeting of the unemployed is of the body in the trunk. It is said that Fu-kong for example, few smakers wore to

was averted. The Flora touched the mud. the confession shows that Adsetts lived a be met with. This differonce might bo the rut in which for so long she has to be held on Tower Hill as protestile of debauchery and for this reason it accounted for in two ways. Who sinokery again in freeing herself, but escaped with remained. For such time as the move against the visit of the German Em-is being withheld from this public, the were discovered it was market day and the

Authorities holding that no useful purpose ment towards reform was confined to peror to this country. Handbille are could be served by its publication.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Bachsen.

to be printed-and-circulated-through- London, and Socialist organisations in the provinces are to be written to, so that it will be arranged that similar The King of Sin and suite travel back mentinge may be held all over the from Europe by the German steamer country on the same day. We want," aid Mr Jack Williams, "the German Emperor to go back to his country with a message that the working-men of England are the most insulting in the world."

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

Peking we were ourselves incline to regard it as far from genuine. In their own interest the Peking authorities were compelled to profess an anxiety to straighten out their affairs lest other Powers should lose patience and take over the task themselves. The sudden ness of Peking's conversion was, in itself, suspicious. Now, however, a new and a most momentous phase has been catered upon. The Chiness people them- selves insist that they should be allowed to undertake the regeneration of their

The Controller General of Customs country. Last evening we published a bas sanctioned the expenditure of Tis. telegram from our Shanghai correspond- 200,000 for four cruisers for the West ent which, when considered in con- junction with the active opposition Eight specini Chinese commissioners shown in other parts of the Empire to have been nordinated at Peking to go to all the provinces and investigate the opium concessions already granted to foreigners question. being carried into effect, leserves the In passing it gravest consideration. may be observed that the fact that many Chinese ladies were present at the meet- inga ut Shanghai marks a most in-

River.

The demands made by the British Minister in regard to the opposition mining symdients in Shansi have it is said buen ignored.

Colonel and Mrs A. H. Aitken and Mr and Mrs J. Dalziel are passengers by the Armand Behic.

On completing her coumission as ship of the China Squadron, thus cruiser King Alfred will return home.

H. M. S. Alacrity goes over to dock

out damago.

The current in the Whampoa is no- towns were full of people from the toriously treacherous and this, combined fruerenading counter districte. It is with the shallownes of the river, makes navigation dangerous and risky.. Accidenta possible, if market days had been struck are frequently improning, and the only Tsing Yoon, and Mong Fu-kong, the wonder is that under the conditions there: facts might have been otherwise. It will are not more of them. be more generous, to assume that the cisions of the edicta Inve boen more rigorously applied in the latter towns than in the former, and if this is 83 a liko rigid application of the new regulations will produce the same results all round.

(2) It would seem that whilst the provision of the license system is a necessary one, for it in hardly be expect od that tens of thousands of opium smokers will discontinue the haldt at 'öree |

OXFORD LOCAL EXAMINA-

TIONS.

The following are the results of the Oxford local examinations held in July' inst

MONDORS LIST (BOYS).

JENIOR: Thin Class, Mok Kai-fook (Q), PRELIMINARY: -Third Class, Provost, P.-

QMLS.

at the heck of the Emperor er any que(d), and Thuan, J., (J).. Court Romura, the Japanese Ambascle, the printed conditions of these endor, called at the Foreign Office on licenses are by no means observed, 4th inst. to see the Permanent Under-and this remark will be found to he Secretary.

correct 4 think

Mr. T. E. Taylor, Postal Commissioner at Shanghai, leaves his position there shortly. having been transferred to Chinking as Commissioner of Customs."

The Rev. L. Byrde, who was for some years doing missionary work at Kucilin, Viceroy Chang of Canton is urging but who has beeu Horne on holiday is, and Splits.teresting phase of what may now be the appointment of Guneral Liu Yang-foh, with Mra Byrde, coming back on the tien of those who applied for them.

properly termed the national movement the ex-Black Fing lender, to suppress the Malta. As readers are aware the women of rebels in Kwangtung. China Invo hitherto been held to rank

Programme will be published later, in Pints

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PARS LIST (DOYS). throughout all the Saxion:-(D) Brandt, F. J., A.A., (D) Theoretically these Hastings, R. J, A.A., (D) Wiritfield, P There will be a Sule of Work on Tues torns 1 visited. day, 3rd December, in the Volunteer licenses make provision for smokors A.A., (J) de Gran Ozorio, F.M., A.A.. (J). Headquarters and Paradip Ground in aid over sixty years of age. It is safe to Tsui You-san A.A), (Q) Arculli, A. A.A., say that not ten per cont of those un(S) Chan Kwan-lare A.A., (S) Wan Ju, of the Organ Fund of Union Church.

countered with the pipe in their mouths shing A.A.

OVER AGE. 19-(5) Lükbau, S., (8) had reached this age luit. There is

JUNIOR: (D)Chin Yan-taz, (D) Frowin, D therefore great laxity shown in the granting so Sho-fan, (1) Wa Chao-chu. of these permits. In one case that emo 3, C. (D) Lace, G., (J) Lopez, F., (J) under my nofico, the gentry of the district Lopoz: J., (J) O'Brien, P.J., (J) Sequeira, had left a sheaf of these licenses with some C., (J). Sternberg

chau,

(S) Matthaey friends of nine, whs, apparently, were H.W., (8) Wan Yik-siting allowed to deal them out without any

OVER A 10(D) Chau Chiu-Yon (J) special examination into the age or condi- Baste, A. (J) Ezru, J., (Q) Tso Chal-mużn (2) Wong Lain-cho (6) Chart, C. (8) Fung (3) The rule which allows smokers to Mansui (5) Li Chor-chi buy opium and take it away with them, Auderson, H., (D) Edwards, W.W., (D). PRELIMINARY ^—(D) Ablong, FF, (U) presumably to their own homes, and smoke Hall, A., (D) G. J. (D) Strang The War Ofice has sanctioned an ex-it there, is not without its drawbacks, man, T., (3) May

L, (1) Silva, J., (1) It is reported that the revolutionaries change whereby Major E. A. Gustside-The smoker will then be compelled to use Tavares, J., (J) Wilson, A., (Q) Leung

Mok,

Tunog On wing among the husbands' goods and chattels have their headquarters at the ixador of Fippinge. Reyal Garrison Artillery, will the pipo in the presence of his family, (5) Chung Lan (V), JB

JBL, (V). They had absolutely no status and the Asia, and therefore the Grand Conncil take over the command of No. 80 Com- especially of his growing sons, and it will Hoskinn, G. (V) Stokes, L. G

has wired to the Governor of Kwangsi,pany, Singapore, instead of Major R. J. be difficult for his children to entertain the OVER A 14-16-(D) Leung Ping-

kwan

ག་་ fact that it was a woman who exercised

(D) Muskett, feeling toward the habit which is necessary

EB., (J) Blako, Chung Ming-tao, to attend to the defonco Macdonald. away over the Empire was but one of his province.

before the Chinese people-in-free thou G., () Castro, B., (J) Elias R, (3) Mattos, () Rosario, F, (J) Rosario, Yesterday afternoon the first practice selves from the traidors of ortum. II. (J) Saios, J.. (J) Silva, 1. (3) Souza, J of the queer contradictions which are

A certain Chinese Censor has again-im-dance in connection with the forthcoming youths all over the country are made (J) Tavares,- (J) Xavier, D., (Q) over to be found in China. The our prachel seu Chun-listan to the Throne St Andrew's Ball was held at the City familiar in their most impressionable years rent of new ideas which is passing charging him with having communicated Hall and was woll attended, and was with the use and abuse of the pipe, through through the country has evidently un- with revelationtier The Censur has been enjoyable. Those in doubt about the reels settled the time-honoured belief that arloid by the Throne to show the evidence era lectured into the mysteries by one

of the charge. woman's activities must be entirely

Mes Borthwick and child are booked to (4) Ond fact has boon tande prominent confined to her home and the time

It has been decided that the Korean Tokeluma by the Nile from London. Mrjby my researches amidst opiuni dens and iphabetical order, may come when wo shall read of Crown Prines will proceed to Japan top. Wood is n passenger by the samo opium smokers. I would not but be Chinese womanhood anifragists besieg-pursue his studies and all the preparastoor. Mr C. W. Applohy, of Cantom, pressed by the close proxingity, in almost Undoubtedly the best Beering Parliament in Peking, or wherever tious for the sama are being made. His aud Mr.C. E. H. Beavis come out by the all cases, of opium with gambling uns

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do not moon by this that all the opium shops were opened next door to the gini- bling houses what I discovered was that

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After the issue of the opium Edict the JC. E. Douglas, H.B.M. Registrar whenever thers were gambling saloons, in Shanglii to the Waiwapu abarke an

numerous opium divans outside Kinchów and Police Magistrate at Shanghai has any number, nor by would be found several entirely new departure. A few years were closed, and renmined so for several resigned from his Government offices to opish dons. Those who have been accus. the following telogram from Manila last ago a communication couched in such months. Then one or two secretly opened take up the practice of law in Shanghai in tomed to belittle tho ovil effects of opium evening. November 12, 5 p.m. / 15- determined language would have been again and a no notice was taken they have partnership with Mr N. G. Home His making amongst the Chinese should phoon passed N. E. and N. Guar gradually all reopens and things are much resignation bebas accopted by the note this fact. It cannat but to inclining westward, appens now about inconceivable, coming as it does from the same as before,

hazraful that hundreds of able-bodied N. W. Guan" Foreign Office us froin Noromber 20,

men shodd spend hours daily in gamb-| the "common people" to what is, in

The Friends of Miss Gwendoling Woodling it is suggestive that as a relaxation effect, the Throne. It is always unwise

cock, eldest daughter of Mr G. A. Wood from this excitement, opium dens have, in cock, will be pleased to hear of her success most cases, been provided next dour, whore

the Oxford Local Preliminary, Benih-man can be supplied with pipes and opium. of opium was seized in Godown 51 rester

charged before Mr G. D. Melbourne, at

to dogmatise on things Chinese but it

ויריי.

OPIUM SEIZURE.

A caso containing 180 tacle of compound

CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA DIARRHOEA REMEDY. [HERE is probably no medicine made that is rolled upon with more implicit confidence than Chamberlain's Colic, Obo- tion, moro pantiqularly as Miss Woodcook The whole thing in physically, mentally, day and this morning a Chionman was

night he fair to assume that in the 4. 8. WATSON & 00 future there will have to be a readjust

lora and Diarrhood Remedy. During the has passed with distinction in English and intellectually demoralising. ment of the velations between the third of a century in which it has been in History, being the only student from (6) I boliove, however, notwithstanding the Magistracy, with failing to report it

use, people have learned that it le the coo Hongkong to pass with driinction in any some facts which appear to point in the importation. The hearing was adjourned. Chinese had the Manchus. Theressage remedy that never fata. When reduced-

with water and sweetened it te pleasant to subjoot. Miss Woodcock also has the contrary direction, that the general result Another case, marked "Er ha to the Warwupt can be taken as an take. For sale by all chemists and store honour of being the only girl from Hong of the Emperor's edict has boon beneficiat, been found in Godowa 17, but so far the

kong who has passed.

Tug many statements of those who sell owner has not been traced. intimation that the Manchu tail is not to keeper..

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