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ately long time over the journey and NEWS OF THE "DAY. incidentally began intrigning with the

The "La Mascotte" troupo, together Mongolian Barints, who also acknow-with the full orchestrs, loft for Canton this

THE OPIUM HABIT.

Some Interesting Conclusions.

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China rather winked at this, but when this evening. it was rumoured that the Dalai Lama was also considering the possibility of a

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1910.

[DOPTALDREI.]

[COFTAIGATE.}

THE TIBETAN QUESTION: | THE POLITICAL, ORISIS.

APPEAL TO BRITAIN.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, February 9

Reuter's Calcutta correspondent says

SITUATION STILL AQUTE,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Losos, February 24

In the House of Commons yester--

The debate stande adjourned. It ia understood that the Irish.

There was laid before the Hongkong

a most comprehensive report drawn up, by Mr Frank Browne, Government Analyst, on Opiam : ita nature, composition, pre- pantions, and methods of consumption.

The methods of consumption wore in that the two Tibetan Envoys state day Mr Austen Chamberlain mered a dicatod in detail, the Analyst pointing out that 2,000 Chinese have maked the Tariff Reform Amendment to the Ad- that in European countries the use of monasteries and killed many Lamas dress in Reply to the Speech" from the Throne, discussing the question opium and its preparations "was chiefly in Eastern Tibet. medicinal, while in the East there wore They had cabled to the Chinese on familiar lines. but few preparations, opium water, wine, Emperor begging him to remove the sille, morphine for injection, and opium grievances of the Tibetan people, but imeking.

had received no reply. They world Party will abstain from the division The consumption of raw opium is, anys now call the attention of the Govern- WOR the report, a very insicut practice amongmont of India to the matter in the hopa. A fire of the crisis is the grow

found s digest of the ovidence collected er oppression Journal for 1894, January 13 and 20, will Eastern astions. In the British Medical that Tedia would request China to ceasing revolt of the extreme Radicals against the supposed intention of the The Calcntia Statesman says China's)

Government to propose a reform of the House of Lords instead of the" which it appears that raw opium is taken sction does not afford ground for imitation of the veto. habitually by a very large number of the surprise and refers to Dr Sven Hedin's

costomed to the drug taking it in quan. } population throughout Indis, those who are rezarks in his recent book.

The Englishman condemna tities of from 10 to 20 graine in the 24 hours, evacuation of Tibet and says the mowu So long as this amount is not exceeded causes grave anxiety to the Chewernment. they do not appear to suffer ill-health or

DALAI LAMA'S' NARROW

thoroughly up-to-data military expediend as their Anglo-Chinese wall calendars

Messrs. Arnhold, Kerberg ani Co. tion to occupy the land which she had yes 1810. It is well produced and bours anos 100 Indian medical officers, from failed by diplomacy to get into her com.excelent map of China and Keros. plote control. Her preparations were made very quiatly, hence the, surprise If the surmise of the Honolulu papers which, we road in our special service of is correct the Cleveland will be mulated in Router's talegrama, has been occasioned five of 131,200 for landing her pass- ongers at San Francisco, the coastwins

KIDDER SQUARES 10,000 Records in India by the news now reaching the carrying law which forbids foreign vessia any injurious effect. It is entirely un-

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Hongkonu. April 18, 1907.

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.;

⚫ Mootings. 18.30 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank

of China, Ld. at Bank Office. 12.30 p.m.-Mecting of Hougtong Toe Cé., Id. at Mossis Jardine, Mather son & Co.'s Oces.

outer world from Lhassa, China clearly saw that half-measures would not meet the situation and has acted accordingly.

oil for use in time of war..

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Sikkim country.

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Lostos, February 25,

Borrespondent

QUESTION IN HOUSE

QF LORDS.

trading between two American ports having know what quantity of an opiate should be considered a poisonous dose for an beau broken.

opiam enter. In the Nein York Medical Record, xii 239, is mentioned the case of a ALEXANDRA BUILDINGSS, MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. She feared that the fate of Kore, of

Reuter's Calcutta The British Gevorament having decid- former officer in the English army, who at farther wires that the Dalai Lama mar ed to use putroleum instead of coal on the age of 111 was ill living in New York rowly escaped capture by the Chinese, Indo-China, and other of her one-time bourd rarships, a contract fo: 10,000,000 and had been an opium habitunts for 10 who pursued him at a hot pace, fol- buffer-states, would befal Tibet and gallons for the current year has bear enter-yena, and at one time bis daily consulowing him to the borders of the hence has departed from her uusled into. It is matablishing tanks in the tion of the drug was grains. Though policy of non-resistance. And therein aval dockyards for the purpose of storing by persons merely for the sake of intoxica

undoubtedly pernicious when indulged in lies the significance of the event. The giant is really awake. Great Britain has no right to interfere in the matter, ramme presiding for an expenditure of The Run reports that a naval pro having put herself cut of court by ber £100,000,000 is being drawn up. Though iko report has not been confirmed yet, it misguided action following the YOUNG-

STAND expedition. All she can do ismert intends to construct warships on a in certain that the Russian Moral Depart

to advise the Tibetans now turning to large scale. The Douma is, however, 3.30 p.m.-Auction of Hèprehold Father for support, that they must put on unlikely to saction the scheme.

ture, etc. at No. 9, MacDoncell Road. the best face possible and submit as cheerfully as circumstances permit to

The British Royal Geographical Society has conferred its gold medal upon Cem their more or less gradual assimilation mander Peary, in rocognition of his achieve into the Chinese Empire. Their dis-monts in discovering the North Pole. The tinctive form of government will be Captain Bartlett (master of the explorins Society has sonferred its silver medal upon

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tion, its effects seem to be greatly modified when taken by the accustomed to under

the ropert:-Moisan, the celebrated go great fatigue.

Here is another interesting extract from The Government's dititude French chemist, says that the smokers of best chandoo seem to be capable of liribg

(Router's Service to the China Mail.) health as the greater number of tobacco to a great age, and of keeping in as good

LONDON, February 25. In the House of Lords, Lord Morley smokers who do not smoke pipe or cigar te (Secretary of State for India), replying excess. With regard to smokers of chandos to Lord Curzon, gare a detailed state of inferior quality his opinion is not soment of what little was known of the smokers, the one to the moderate drinker of the Dalai Lama. With regard to in favourabla. He compares the two classes of Chinese advance in Tibet and the flight of good alcohol, the other to consumers information as to how the crisis was addicted to absinthe: However, in the precipitated, the only communication at the smokers of such second quality from the Dalai Lama since he left Lhassa chandoo are the hardest working of a stated that he was going to India to

TO STUDY MILITARY MATTERS.

(Wah Tas Yaz Po'e "Service.)

PEKING, February 25.

H. E. Tie Liang, President of the Board of War, has asked for leave to make a tour abroad in order to investi- |gate military mitters.

WRIT SERVED AT TIFFIN.

During Race Wesk

The case in which Measus Bumson and Berblinger sued Charles Ricea to recover $392, was mentimed at the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr Justice Gomperty. Mr Stephens, who appeared for plaintifs, at the matter had been going on for a long time and they had had a lot of trouble is serving defendant with the writ. He had come over from Macho and they had managed to serve him and now they must. go on with the caso quickly,

case on the tres application and fix a day. His Lordship-The practice is to adjourn the following week.

Well, it will all add to the bill, your Lozd

Mr Stephens That will be a fortnight.

ship (laughter).

Mr P. W. Goldring, who appeared for

6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's undoubtedly aroct the organization of and his party sailed to the Arctic regions). duployer of labour to distinguish by hich he looked for peaction, and been in the Colony almoet day to see me. swept away and in ita place China will ship Roosevelt, in which Commoder Pear and it seems to be impossible for a07consult with the British Goremment, to afondaat-In justice to my client he has

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Hongkong, by the way, has more than a passing interest in Tibet, for the Junior Chinese Amban at Lhase was Throat Pastilles son, Far, FRARY 15, 1810. formerly a scholar at Queen's College.

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or haviour, the smokers from the non-added that the people of Lasasa had-M. Stephens-He came over for the As will be seen by our advertising smokers. The opin smoking coolie is been greatly oppressed by the Chinese. meos, my lord, and we got him at tiffin and with the Hongkong Technical Institute to the world. Opium smokers, both Asiatic would be observed, but the Dalai Lama

Lord Morleystated that strict et served him with the wris. (More laughter) open on xech 7th. It will be bobiced and European, describe the taste of the would be received with the courtesy

Well will stand over for a week, your been introduced, namely, Chinese (Canton with real pleasure that s nów mbject has smoke as mild and aromatic. There is no and respect due to a Ede of ligh

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Colloquial). This is intended for Ear-bitterness and this is of ecnniderable in spiritual authority and of venetÓN 20THE ALLEGED SEIZURE OF A

and expecially assistants in Eur-portance as first pointed out by McCallum millions of His Majesty's subjecta. The (Pharmaceutical Journal, July 14, 1983). Secretary of State adfod bei ve arai opean firma.

If two or three grains of a morphine It wae his reports on the utter hopeless-

Mr Jafica dompertz, at the Scpreme ness of trying to induce the Tibetans to is being placed before the nous patrons substance, that it may be tasted in the

case in which Wang E. eaad the Mitru reform their ways that undoubtedly All the artistes, Miss Dolly Kaldis, Mice several foot. Yet the amount of mor- trouble is due to the Younghusband ex-damages caused to the plaintif by the The Daily News: declares that the Bassan Kaisha to nedover $1,000 for of the Victoria Cinematograph at present. air by a delicate palate at a distance of from Tibet, Bartling strengthened the Chinese Government's Myra James and Mr Sam Gales are meet-phine zo volatilised is extremely minute. pedition, The Anglo-Chinese Conven defendant's alleged wrongful sizure and. though it be in some of its dramatic resolve to sweep the whole anachronism ing with great success, while the appear. Therefore the amount of morphine thestion made Chisa responsible for the good detention of the plaintiff's junk laden with cetsile, scarcely comes as a surprise away, and one of these daya his story of The Sims are also good and well worth

Anco of Little Sadie brings down the house. is taken in by ordinary opium smokers conduct of Tibet and it was the form of cat, by the plafatifs or their to any one who has been watching the part he has played in the making sing. Matinees are held every Saturday The Innocuous nature of the smoke is authority as real as her sponsibility,

must be an almost negligible quantity that China should try to make her Plaintif waived $118.30 in order

to bring the “clim within summary jarís-- all'attontirely the course of events in of a page of modern history will be

and Sunday.

further shown by the fact that many

dietion." that rather rentte region of central well worth reading.

The Timer ays that the Dalai Lama Baropean gentlemen have smoked com- will doubtless find the right of asylum Asia. Ever sture the British Indian

The naval correspondent of the Ham-paratively large quantities at a sitting in India bus that he can hardly expect burger Nachrichten recommends socracy without experiencing any marked sensa. regarding the potential output of the Krupp tions (MCallum in Juumal quoted). In either effective help or tangible sym Dr Cook, the American papers declare. Dzery works at Basen.. Uncertainty, he order to understand this subject fully pathy. It was too late to reconsider our must give judgment for defendant on the

states, is favourable to Germany, inasmuch and fairly it is desirable to consider Tibetan policy, but Great Britain could as an enemy will be unable to alenlate the the habit of an ordinary coaling soolie ac. make friendy aumber of battleships likely to he added

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sent Sir FRANCIS YOUNGHTERAND with an expedition to Lhases to force fom the is now in Santiago, Chile. reluctant Llamas a treats opening up tho erstwhile forbidden land to British-life ❤more strictly speaking Indim-trade

to the German desh before war has reacheded to taking opiam. Immediately Peking

from Singapore daring January. Sixty-four Chinese were banishef for

a decisive stage.

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China hoe been greatly alarmed stamp, first issue, over printed with airships have been constructed at Krupp's to undertake áis arduous labours for the the possible fate awaiting the lost of crescent, star, and 9. U. in oral, her old suzerain dependencia. By brown, unused, has fetched £3 in London. skilful diplomacy on her part, aided by

́By 1 law just paced in the United the pusillanimous behaviour of the Bri-States Congress it is now a crime punish tish administraties, who mistrusted Lordable by a fine of not more than 88000 and imprisonment for not more than ten years, Orizon and all his works, the Yosefor any persen to procure a ticket for any NCGRAND treaty of 1501 was soon rendered person to go from ons State to another to null and void of any effect, the British engage in prostitution,

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effective. The Dalai Lama, the sacr sant pontiff of Tibet, who is supposed to be the reincarnation of an immayurę. ably long line of previous high pricate of Buddha, was invited to visit Peking, and much against his peoples' wishes he took the long cvarkınd journey, Many

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after his first meal in early morning, he will repair to an «pium divan and will smoke Two guns for the destruction of several pipes. As soon as finished ha in randy works at Essen, in Germany. The guna day. In the aveaing, after his meal, be aro mounted on a motor-car, and may be again repairs to the divan te smoke a few used on warships. Both will fre shells more pipes, after which he leaves and goes to which will discharge a trail of luminous smoke, whereby the couren of the projectiles maybe followed. The skels will be exploded by gat.

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WITHDRAWAL OF SOLDIERS ASKED FOE.

(Wah Tu Yat Po's Errvice.)

PEKING. Feb. 24.

The Dalai Lama has sologirphed Cuff

H. Gardiner, appeared for the plaintiff and Erdon Potter, instructed by Mr 3. Mr. Davidson appeared for the de

fendant.

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His Lordship said that in this case bio- simple ground that there was no trespass. pelios were untitled under the or dinance to do what they did. They took... the Junk to the Police Station.

Eko Potter-I sak that the com plainant be not compelled to pay defend- int's costs. The plaintiff is already $800 out of pocket.

His Lordship The evidence of Sargeant Dovie was to the affees that the junk was

a wore bad state when it was seized.

Mr casa in

his lodging house, seemingly mach refresh the Chinese soldiers in Tibet are disturb ed by this indulgone. At 12 midnight all ing the peace of the people. He selca visitors must leave and they do so just as that they be withdrawn at once, they would any eating house. There is no

DON'T TAKE TEK KISH,

each thing as a man being unable to more on account of narcotism. Although nura-

A number of petty thefts als reperiedbery of mokers must be going home in the WHEN have a bad og suld do strecte at about midnight residents of Y not let id: drag along until it be

Potter-I do think it is a handy the

palloa that it was our junk. I suggest that both parties pay their own costs.

His Lordship to Mr Davidsen-Do you want costa 7

Mr Davidson-Yes.

aver come into court.

His Lordabip-I think it is a pity this.

Ma Potter must say the poliso-

The striking carmen in Philadelphis to the police. Someone has stolen from Hongkong of many years', standing afirm jomes chronic e develops into su abismak svidenos was a revelation to too. It wER.

the they have 30 soon at that hours of phanminis, but give in the attention aridenos was a revelatio any other stimulant. The scientião Esate hain's Cough Remedy and you are sure of careful consideration and I don't see my Chinese under the inluence of opium or of sorro and get rid of it. Take Chamber. therefore send me are my che prompt relief. For sale by all chemista way to disallow costs.

His Lordships-I have given the matter sa taxt-book statement: "In any case, and aborsicoopers. a Anistica bat little." (Dr Wyuter Blyth: opium smoking seem to injure the health Prisons, p. 305).

are rusurting to dynaulte. A number of the stables at the Naval Yard s gold peact the local traction company's caca have been cess marked with the initials "E. V. L." blown up. Plots to do further damage and a nickel-plated watch, of the tatal value have been uncovered by the authorities of 850-An open faced koyless watch and Ryan, who organized the strike, valued $50 has been stolen from has been arrested and put in jail. Mayor Carnarvon Bayburn is constantly adding extra polics. Queen's Road, reports that someone has Villaa.-Mr F. A. Biden, He declares that if necessary the city it stolen 30 sovereigns from an unkcked box. and only martial law may restore order. solf will run the cars. Traffe is tied up Ho suspecta samo men employed to pack

Letters receivad in New York from Mr Roosevelt indicate Last the ex-President

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In his general condusion on the methods of taking opium, Mr Browno says: icat injurious of all methods is that of

Of the six, it would seem that by far the i amoking. By this leat, only a very small part of the morphine in opium is taken into the system. and even when a comparatively large quantity is burnt the morphins The eating, and drinking of opium, taken internally is excessively minute. by the anti-Taft politicians in their forte scknowledge with thanks the following and of opium wine, the taking of to discredit or defeat the President. These donations to the funds of the Hospital opis pills, and the administration of letters show that Mr Roosevelt, who keeps A. M. Ensabboy Eq...... himself thoroughly informed about politimi Gilmar & Co.. Johnen & Co.

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morphism by injection, are likely to set up the opium habit or craving, and a fac se 26 poble facilition for those methods of taking the stimulant should be restricted. **25 Exces in smoking, like excuse of

45 kind, is also to be discountenanced, but any other 25 tha sin great measure guarded against by 25 the high price of the drug, which for most 25 people ensures its consumption in moderate 25 quantity. But there should be a limit aven 25 to the cost of chandos, for if prohibitive, 25 smokers will resort to the other extremely 26 cheap and admittedly mora harmful 10 methioda of taking opium, or to cocaine- & the ery worst form of narcotic indulgence.

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