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Intimations.

G. FALCONER & Co.,

WATCH-MARERS AND JEWELLERS HOTEL MANSIONS.

4.

A WEEKLECTIONS OF

DIAMOND - JEWELLERY AND ENGLISH SILVER WARE,

HIGH-CLASS GOLD AND BILVER WATCHES.AS SARGE SELECTION OF FARJEETATION PLATE, CUPS, POWIA, ITA 5. VÁLOONER & 00, 421 Ászym FOR ROSS' FAMOUS TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARE, LORD KELVING NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, ADMIRALTY OHARTS AND BOOKS,

HOLY AGENTS FOR THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER.

JAPANESE

M. MUMEYA,

ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER, ENLARGEMENT ON BROMIDE PAPER

AND FINISHED IN CRATONES ta pada 0. ALL KINDS OF WOBE DONE FOR AMATEURS. VERY FINE PANORAMIC VIEWS OF HONGKONG, BA, QUREN'S ROAD DENTRAL.

WING KEE & CO.,

Nos. 47, 48 and 49, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL

HIP-CHANDLERS, SAILMAKERS, PROVISION MERUHANTS, COAL MERCHANTS, &e,, &., OF FIFTY YEARS STANDING, SHIP CAFTAINS ARÉ REQUESTED TO GIVE US A TRIAL.

FRANCISCO TSK YAT, Gmaral Manager, Hongkong, August 12, 1908.

REMINGTON

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Hongkong, March 2, 1906

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TYPEWRITERS

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.

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80 copies per minute.

Intimations.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

SUGGESTIONS BY BRITISH ANTI-OPIUM SOCIETIES.

6-A3 the self

lonion which contain "any

Chinese population have adoj tive laws against the sale and use of opium, A lengthy letter in the following terms apart from medical requirements, New has been sent by the Society for the Zealand, in 1901, and Australis, in 1904, estas adopted abiot measured againas the import Suppression of the Opium Trade to the Foreign Minister of cash country taking and sale of the drug. This prohibitive initiative of the Chinese themselves. to he opened at Shanghai.in Fehmary, Canada ha jus, adopted (July, 1008) & On behalf of the Society for the Sup-imilar law, in order to put an end to the pression of the Opium. Trade, and with the oplom traiño carried on by Chinese in har approval of the Representative Board of ports on the Pacific coast.

MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA part in the InternationalOpium Commission legislation is due, in both Colonies, to the

(MITSU BISHI (0.)

COAL DEPARTMENT British AntiChun Societies, I have the bongur to submit to you the following observations with regard to the Interns. CIOLE PROPRIETORP I TAKESIMA, za Commission which is to most st OCHI, HOJO, NAMAZUTA SAYO, Shanghai euly next year, on the initiative SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Colt of the United States Government, to study Maxies.

the Opjum question. SOLE AGENTS of KISHIDAKE MI YAO, and KIGIO-KOMATSU Cosia,

HEAD OFFICE A-TOKYO, GIS BRANCH ÖKTIONSLAT Nashian, Hiuz, Hiše, Wiinisu, Kosa, Osaka, Shangnai, HorenusG, 4pm Asoloma dHanow well be TE ADRESSES for above; IWASAKI Godes;--A1, ABO 5th Ed., Western Union.

The special representa tive of Messrs RONEO, LTD., (London), is now in Hongkong and will demon- strate machine to those interested on application: to

❤H & CO., 178, Queen's Road Central

Hongkong, December 12, 1907

CHAMPAGNE

THE LEADING BRAND

G.H.MUMM &C.

REIMS

Showan Comes & C

·GENERAL AGENTS

For

Hong Kong. Canton & MACAO:

Hongkong, January 27, 1906.

MATHEUS MUELLER

BRAND EXTRA' SPECIAL CHAMPAGNE Purveyors to H. 1. M. the Emperor of Germany and 14 other REIGNING houses.

A. C. MEUKOW & Co.

COGNAC CHARENTE,

FINE CHAMPAGNE BRANDY. GRANDE CHAMPAGNE BRANDY 1853. GRANDE CHAMPAGNE BRANDY 1842.03

As Supplied to

AGENCIES

YOKOHAMA: ML. ARADA, E. CHINZIANG: Moses Guanine'i· 00, MANTRA Moses Magonday & Co.

For particulare, apply to

H. QISHL

Manager No. 2, Propan ŠTREET,

HOKORONG.

Hongkong, August 9, 1508,

brien

ONLY Dealer in the World who sells BWIFTS, PREMIERS, COVENTRY- CHALLENGE, TRIUMPHS, ROVERS, "SINGERS, PROS //ORESS, HUMBERS. 2nd CENA TAURS, et pounds below thá Makers? and Agents cash prices. RUDGE- WHITWORTHS from 23. 15% cash, £3 128. Od.

Cpriatry and payable ball down with order, bahove in Jlivery at your nearest PSALA KO

The Wo

Deat

B16

TER CATALIERS #45

This Socio established in 1874 underthapondancy of the illustrious philanthropist, the eta Earl of Blakesbury,

A FORMOSA. After the aeration of Form where the opi

opium vice prevailed widely amongst the natives, the Japanes Govern- isant enacted a law constituting the oplum trade a State monopoly. Under this law, consumers have to register themselves, and can only chain the daily dose of opium stated in their certificate of registratibo. After a certain date, no fresh registrations were to be allowed, so that on the ding

Intimations,

HONGKONG. PHILHARMONIO

BOCIETY.

ATROW ELE. Siz Tardymium Lagaan.

KOM.G., C.B., D.B.0. CONCERT

FRIDAY, JAN. Ben, är 2.15 PM,

0ITY HALL Scheera (two pistok).

abfirls (two planos), Briton, ask of physalt (rocal). Elgiz

„Guilmant

ே

Choral Fantasía forcipanomenadas Vinsanı and other Items,

SOLOISTS:

MBA. Ma.Courans, Mrs Grove. Mr DERMAN FOLLER, ME TRADE GROTE.

Hongkong

DELDONEFTELA)

BELTZIÓS TERRACE HOUSES-15. BEGION ROAD

ZOFFICES IN Juznk's Boán.

No, BA ELGIN TERRACKS

AB-Boomed Bo Farelshed at the

Chorus and chestes 60 PaRPORAKEN TO FLOURS Over Ondbook - Tickets $8 and 82 at the ROBINSON PIANO Co, Leo.

Hongkong, December 30, 1908,

··-1754)

SAVARESSES

hac ridge then countently laboured to bring appearann at the present generation of IT SANTAL NID

to an end the trade in opium between British India and China. Other organisa tioce with the same object have since been formed

a

consumers, the non-medical use of the dry l should come to an end. Thans, wore bl 1000, 160,064 registered congamerk ; this numbered had fallen, in 1907 to 119,937.

(PURENESS or dis"-CERTAIN)

DETECTIONS

HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTES, 1891 AND 1906. In 1891 the Society hul the satisfactiou of seeing the House of Commons approves by a majority of thirty, a condemnation of the traffic. But this decision remained question of the use of optom. A Com- almost without any practical effect. On mittee of Inquiry was appointed, commist- the 30th May, 1906, the House unsuimousing of three members: the Chairman, ly adopted the following resolution Major Carter, was the Commissioner of That this House re-affirms its convic-Public Health for the Islanda; the second tion that the Jodo-Chinazo Opium Trade member was the Right Ker, C, H. Brent, is motally indefensible, and requests His Anglican Bishop in the Islands; the third, Majesty's Government to take such steps The Jose Albert, a distinguished Filipino as may be necessary for bringing it to a physician. The Committee visited Japan, Formosa, Shanghai, Hongkong, Saigon, speedy close."

Singapore, Penang, Barns, and Java.

PHILIPPINE ISLANDE. 7.—After the sunsaation of the Philips | { {anta pine Islanda by the United States, the American Government was faced by the

GMIUM IN WESTERN- STATES,

· WANTED.

AN EUROPAN NURSE to take sharge of Two Children, Answer, giving experience and salary expected. Apply OEM. O.,

Care of CEIRA Man' Ofos. Hongkong, January 2, 1909,

WANTED.

ARGE BEDROOM with Bathroom 1.] attached. Unfurnished and without board, Upper Level preferred.

Apply

- Care of Cuota Man' Orrian."

1763 Hongkong, December 30, 1808.

COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE CO. LTD.

stove Company's HONGKONG BRANOH

pointed LOCAL MANAGER of the

from this date,

W. H TRENOHARD DAVIS, Managor for Chitin Hongkong, January 1, 1909

2-Opiam being recognised by solence In pursuance of these recommendations, as a poison as well as a medicine, the sale the American Congress ensoted, in Marab, of this drug is regulated in all the civilised 1905, immediate prohibition of the mie countries of the West by law which and use of opium to Filipinos, except fer- restrict the sale to druggists alone, and medical requirements The Chiness 20 sabjects it to more or less strict conditions,pulation of about 70,000 was allowed, a intended to protect the life and health of period of three years, at the end of which, PEROY TESTER has been up- the community. Thanks to these proceu prohibition was to be applicable to it also tions, the abuse of opium is not very widely A law adopted by the Legislataim of the spread in Western lods. Nevertheless, Philippines on the 10th Oct., 1907, diztek in certain districts an in some great cities, ed that the Chinese consumata should bë especially in the S of Franca and on registered, that only their accustomed the Pacific coast United States, daily dose of opium should he furnished to places for opium sobokeg("opium joints" them, and that this dose should be reduced have been established Their existence each month by fifteen per cent., until it has led to seminus evil, and has directes entirely cut off On the 1st Mare FFECTS of the Business of a Hotel nud the attention of the authorities to the 1908, the day on which prohibition bosare Boarding-hones heretofore DARRIED ON universal in the Philippine Talauds, there necessity of limiting the evil by more remained only some two hundred opium effective measures of control.

smokers in a hospital at Maniis, and a few maro in prosincial hospitals. These were soon entirely cured, In those Islands pro-date, aibition appears to he, as in Japan, complete and effective: cply druggists and medical. men can obain opium for medical require- ments.

OPIUM IN INDIA AND CHINA 3.In the Easty, the abuse of opium dates back several centuries. In Julie, where opium is usually swallowed in the fars of pills ("opium eating"), this victor

18 COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPART habit hugely conduced to the inferiority of

MENT

It is hereby notified that

the nativo troops, and contributed material. ly to the British victories of the eighteenth

1.

CHINESE PERIAL DECHES 1900 8-In the course of the debate in the

Ninformation has been received from century. In China, the vicious use of the House of Commons, in May, 1908, on the the NAVAL AUTHORITIES to the effect drug appears to have begun when the habit that His Majesty's Rurveying Ships ferdin

and Waterwitch at present at Hast Dock of smoking opium was introduced from the resolution mentioned in paragraph 1, the Buoy and b Buoy respectively ard Island of Formose at the beginning of the Secretary of State for India Mr John engaged in taking observations of Tidal same century. The Chinese Government, Morley (now Lord Morley) intervened to Stream

entrance to the New Admir as early as 1720, isoned an odict prohibiting state the position of the Government on alty Dry Dock.

He stated that both the Masters of Craft and Cerwains of the sale of opium and ordering the closing this question. Launches should keep clear of these ressels

off t

the

as the wash sit up by than is liable to in sad proceed at slow speed when passing,

terfore, with correct observations,

F. H. MAY, Colonial Secretary Hongkong January 4, 1909.

SANETARY - BOARD OFFICE HONGKONG.

of opium dens, This prohibition was British Government and the Government

BENOTICE

THE Undersigned having pätohased the

} - GOODWILL, PUKNJTURI, and

at No. 15, Queen's Road Central, under the name of CONNAUGHT HOUSE, hereby gives noting that he will NOT BH RESPONSIBLE for any of the Dabte or Tiabilities in respect thereof prior to this

GAMEAU Hongkong, September £8, 19995321

NETHERLANDS LLOYD OF AMSTERDAM & BATAVIA,

THE Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS of the above Company, are prepared to accept ce Mud Marins Riaze

CRUZ, BASTO & CO. Current Rates Hongkong, November 11808. 1638

CHEE WING & Co.

· No. 9, CAMERON VILLAS Tarishady. 81, PRAK, from end of Marche A BOUSESJE MOUNTAIN:

Furnished for Sommer, mostlis.

ordar, Cheap Re

NO. #LE BEACONSFIELD ARG DE fasing the Prage Crowd

to

ARLINSTEAD & DAVES,

Brd Floor, Alarandes Balldings. Hongkong, April 18; 1907,

TO LET

180

OFFICES on ler zoon, No. 6, Comme'r

BOAD CENTRAL, recently occupied

by the "China Mana Lan

For further particulates, app

be the

BECRETARY of the Chura Man, LTD.

5. Wyndham Street

Hongkong. Octaber 18, 1908.

TO LET

HAPPY < RETEHÄL

SPACIOUS BUILDING IN ▲ Plò turasqhe Garden, iroluding all Furni tura for restenent only

Apply to CHINESE MAIL WabTan Yut Po

No B, Wellington Har gren. December 23, 198,

TO LET

CHODOWN No. 97. PRAYA KAST.

Apply to

OHATER & MODE

Victoria Building Hongkong, October 17, 1908, R

TO LET

(YODOWN No. 6A, DUDDALL

T STREET

TAR BONGKONG LAND ESVEST

MENT & AGENCY CON Hongkong, January 11009,,

TO LET

ITATHERLEIGH, CONDUT, BOLD. UFFICES YORK BUILDING GGDOWNS in PRATA EAST, Bits Enlla | inge, sod No. 166. Day Vaux Boán HOLY

To the flangkong Hol

FLATE in MOREZON TERE OF.

No, 10, Des Vœux Bold Destrit, Juk

A House in RIPON TERRACE

A Horse in Wong Ni CuŊng Boân,

Apply to

THE FONGI KOMENTA Hongkong, Janasij

strict penalties. Nevertheless, the the Chinese Government might make in repeatedly renewed, under more and more of India would agree to any propisal which 27, 28 and 29, LEE YUEN STREET (WEST) OTROS ALEXANDRA BUILD- use of opium continued to spread in good faith for the restriction of the con- China In 1840. the treasures taken by Amption of opiums. This offer ás col-

HONGKONG.

DSALLED IN

IRON WARE, STEEL"-GIRDERS AND TEES CORRUGATED IEON, FIG IRON, &c.

16 the Chinese Government to put an end bemutated to the Chinese Government by All Sorte 21 COPPER, KRASS, STEEL,

the import of the drug at Cantonled to a war the British. Minister at the Court of Pe betwinda China and Great Britain. After second war, in which Groot Britain and Finos wero allied against China, the Chinees Government at last consentad, by a supplément to the Treaty of Tientsin

-TO THE " OWNERS OF DOMESTIC BUILDINGS.

(1858), to legalise the import of opium Being thenceforth unsble to prevent the introduction of foreign eclum, the Chinese

authorities allowed their former laws pro-

king, Sir John Jordan, On the 20th Septe 1908, the Imperial deures appeared, of which a translation follows:-

IMPERIAL. DEURKE, V Since the restrictions against the use of opiam were removed. the prison of this drug has practically permeated the whale

of China. The opium smoker wastes came

and neglects his work, ruins his health,

AKE NOTICE that under No. 5 of the hibiting the cultivation of the poopy to fall

DOMESTIC CLEANLINESS and VENTILATION BYE-LAWS (ad end into Gosnetude. The production of native and impoverishes his family, and the ed), every Domestic Building or part of opium increased year by year, so that in a poverty and weakness which for the such building within the CENTRAL report recently prepared by the Firitish the past few dotadas have been daily Division the City of Victoria, and the WESTERN Division of Kowloos Legation at Peking (China No. 1, 198, p. mcrossing amongst us are undoubted- occupied by Members of more than one 33) the production in China is estimated atly attributable to this cause. To speak family, except those within the Europeas about sevets times the sumount of the im- of this arouse our inciguation, and, Reservation or in Kowloon, South of Aust ʼn port. A century ago, theyearly in port of zt a moment who we are striving to Band or those parts of a domestic build opam in Okos was under 300 tons; strengthen the Empire, it behores us to ing bied as a shop, uffice or godown, and there is no reliable evidence that at that admonish the people, that all may realizo

La CLEANSED and LIMEWASHED THROUGHOUT by the Ownem during the months of Desember and January,

NB-The wom throughout out in this notice means that the houses should be Limewashed in respect of all, the Walls of esch Ecom, all cabiale partition, Stair Casings and Stair Linings, all Collings and the Underantes of Boots, in Main |Buiklings, Offices and Servante Quarters

and Inclusive of Verandabs,

The Backyard must have its Containing Walls Limewashed up to the lerol of the

time any opiumves produced in China. The the necessity of freeing themselves from botal annual consumption in Chine, priot these coils, and thus paar from sickness to the reforms of the past two years, was inte health estimated at over 22,000 tons, of which 3160 tons came from India.

Giritable bo SKIFF, ENGINEESE AND flous BUILDERS,

TELEPHONE No. 769,

THE OWL GRILL ROOM FLAS REMOVET 10 MORE COMMODIOUS PREMISI - 29 & BI, Dika, Yaux HoAD. Near the MUTUAL STOKKE

CAL RATIS FOE MONTHLY CLIENTE. TIFFIN

2.$20 pər Morth

FULL BOARD $40

Paczka

Shari, Goors ALWAYS ON HARTS HARRY NEWBOLD, Propridoni Hagkong, May 19, 1903.

LABUAN COAL

*** It is hereby commanded that within R period of ten years the evils arising fram WILLMON DE OPIUM FROM JAPAN. foreign and native oplum be equally and THE LABUAN COALFIELDS 4.When Japan opened her poste to completely eradicated. Let the Covert banker shoOBERT GABUAN with good

PANY, ID., AMB DOT PADAROĞ the commerce of the world, she was carpial ment Ceboll (Cheng Wu Ch'p) frame sach, Frah 90919, LABUAN, COALA, Hombre to stipulato, by an article of her treaty with yasures us may be suitable and voowary woremned and alraight from the num Great Britain, made in 1868, that the trade for strictly forbidding the

For further firely prohibited, the dru

First Floored or Polished Woodwork in opium should be i

Carved

in good condition, however, need not be excapting for medical requirements. Japan Limewashed but must be Clézised

has always zumintained, this prohibition

The Central division of the City lies under very severe penalties, which are

| between Gilman Girent and Perl Street ur

the East and Tank Labs and Clarely Street ironly unforced The Committee of

on the West

Kowlood is divided into the East Gor

orn and Western Divisions, by Rustinson, 1903 sars, on Burs Rond and a straight line amvn from the

North and therest impugly the Yaunisti ve Reservoir to the othem, Bound-

Kowloo

NORDD LLOYD, HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE, MES

SAGERIES MARITIMES LEVANTE LINE SHIRE LINE KOSMOS LINE & CITIZEN LINE OF Steamers and others. At many highly important Banquets it is for prepared, 10 the only brandy served

BUMANN AND BERRLINGER

The Auverinent Limewashing

Hoors

1-ot them "submit their prog

Abruary 1938 90%.

PATELL & CO.

SHAMEEN CANTON,

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