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INTIMATIONS.

NHINESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT EIGHT PER CENT. LOAN or 1881.

SECOND DRAWING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that in conformity By with the stipulation contained in the Bouds of this Loan, the following Nanmera of Bonds to

NOTICE.

SWATBON AND

THE DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 2IT¤, 1884.

needed improvements. Latio by little the The French transport Vinh Long, which broko!

down near Colombo when coming out from Tou- long arrears of publia works, so much re-los with the fires Generals or board, lina had the CO.quired, so disgracefully delayed, are being defects made good at Saiyan, whoace she arrivedl Singapore on the 15th May with 384 Passenger for Touton.

- FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMISTS, Appointment to His Excellency the YEEYOR and His Royal Highness tha DUKE OF EDINBURGH,

completed, and the Colony may soon look to being in possession of proper accommoda. Gotion for institutions which hava hitherto bad to struggle stong in inconvenient buildings ill adapted for the purpose, and where it

bare Barton Party at Mountain Loga We requested to state that Lady Bores (until further notice) every Monday from 4 ta 7pm, and that the invitations issued for the Hones will hold good for the Tarties on Merdaya at Mountain Lodge.

be paid off at Par at the Oftes of the HON WHOLESALEANDRETAIL DRUGGISTS ! was quite imposable to secure the comfort of. Garden Partica on Thursdays at Gororumont

KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Hengkang, on the 24th day of May, 1884, when the interest thereon will cense to bo *payable, were this day Drann et the Offos of the said Corporation in Hongkong, in the prssonce of Mr. Grosaz RozERT JOHNSTON, Chief Accountant of the said Corporation, and of the undersigned Notary.

-NUMBERS OF BONDS DRAWN.

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Of

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 24TH, 1884.

and sometimes a hopeless task to restore baalth to, the patient.

A court-martial was held on board H.M.S. Victor: Emanuel yesterday morning, to investi- gate a charge of laroony against a private of the marines of that vessol noizel Henry Azdrowa. The defondant was convicted, and was en-. tenced to a year's imprisonmcut with barel la- hour, and to be dismissed from the service.

Arumcur reaches us from Singapore to the effect that the garrison here will probabiy ho reinforced by half of the 1st battalion 102nd Regiment (Royal Danish Foallinrs), now sta- time in Ceylon, that General Sargent will tur andecoded hors by Major General Sir J: C. 'Leod, and that the infantry in garrison as Caylon is to bo

Luced to half a regiment.

resplation: "That is the opinion of this Conncil

En issue of One-dollar Motos by the Government, by a Bank or Banks properly graneanteed, is advisable, and would be of auch convenience to the Colony,"

a

The first series of quoations are:---

1st-Was the morphia udled to the Opinim Farmer's opinia, the alkoleld, or was it satt of morphin containing aminoral coido 2nd-If it was the nikaloid, did the addition

of the morphin make ankeabis com pod, equivalent in all respects to last it would have been if the morphis had ex ist in the larger propertion in the nativo state, it is, aombined with the native vegetable scils P

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have watched the whole process from beginning number provided for in the contract, bat the to end. The propantige of opinm by the Opion other contraeter hat a carplus which way to or Farmor consist in getting all that is soluble in sens ofthe other one's deficit, therefore the whole the rough opium from Y, and evaporating the number required was sured by taking ever the solertien till it is an estraat of suficient consist surplus. The treas having been rested in new eucy for smoking Nothing is added but water, ground were very wall grown, and after they and nothing is taken away but the water added were planted they continued to fonrisa with no

13th. What effoot loes heat have in the failure, procam of cooling the opinm!" 131E--Ouly evapornica the water used.

The rest of the trees were all grown in our own.nneseries, chiefly these at Sokum Po and 14th-What effoot in procinood, on the Kow-toon. The soil in the Kew-loon nureory allcaloids when the opint is sahaitted to showed signs of impoverishment and a changa the dams of the lamp in smoking. Is the of orope was made to allow the soil to regain fla raanit cambiatlon, or sublimation, or the fertility. Although there is a large aren of production of a new substance, as in the enlosed ground in the Kow-loon nursery there fa jonly a small portion which is fit for resring firing of tea leaves and coffee grains " 14th-Decomposition; tho now bedios form lesson. A very large portion is too wan have not yet been isolated, and their nature to be of any use, and some other parts consist oË extremely poor scil, or are too much exposed to "15th. And hatly, will tho Anti-opium winds. The work of keeping the grand clear of weeds being very bay, an irrungament. Longas survive, Signed J. G Kerr." 15th-Really I don't think this is a question existed with two or three mou for them to weed for me to answer, as I am not interested in the ho portions under tree cultivation in cotava for mattor in any way, and it has not occurred to me the privilege of being allowed to cultivate fur ray regenzobes on the opinm smoking question their own benefit for one season the portions from whieli troos have liven. Jiffet, thus propar- make enquiries on this puînt.

necortained,

season.

3rd-If it was morphin combined with a mineral naid, was it more or less volatile than as it uxlats in the prepared opium 2 4th-Her long had the opium smoker, who triail then four mixtures, abstained from bis customary pipes, or was his at the time "Loox horat Upon my wool you mustn't

of the talal more or less under the influenosed of the opium he used daily ? come into the place saying you want to know,

5th-How away trials was made of sash you know I was the remonstrance which

of the four mixtares Warn they all made. at ano tire or was one day, one week, or THE BARNACLE Jauior, of the immortal

one month given to aach of the four mir Circumlocution Office, addressed to a bewild.

Enres These ara points baring more or ered taxpayer who had ventured to want

Cass directly on the shorthiness of thest experlubis Dr. Ayres and Mr.to NOTICE. To avoid delay in the execution of to know" something consented with that

McCallum have concluded from them that Two mistakes were male in the printed copiosing the land, after a yaur'a vegetable growing, 160 Chers it is particularly requested that august institution. A faint scho, of the

the great principle of the spium, morphis, of my last annual report. They must live boon for other crops of trags. Until the occupation of the Observatory these man were allowed to #18 business communications be addressed to the Tea BARRACLE formals may have passed

in smoking snema to vaulsh, certainly has made in copying my raft and overlooked.

Ono le notiond by Dr. Kerr, that 15 mes grow rion in the swampy ground, but the no affect upon the smokera » » through the minds of any of our readers who 385 Firo, A. 9. WATSON and Co, or

1st-The morphis added was the alkaloid. No bot, as printot, equal to 150 grains, but to 909 Banitary Dapartment being of opinion that HÒNGKONG DISPENSABY. 123 happened to be present in the Police Court

A lady named Mrs. Chant has recently hon chemis! would have wiled a salt of morphia con- grains. The other that has pod the notios thase puddy folds would be inimesi to the of my severe eritio is that three maco equal. 12 health of the occupants of the Observatory the on Tueaday last during the reboaring of the leaturing in England on the Contagious Diseases/taining a raineral acid. DEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

2nd-The opiam patenst with the added mor- pipa loads. It should be our mace," and that privilege of onltivating rice has been withdean.

In the early part of the year a coairment of PERRINS SAUCE REGINA V. RANO, when the Collector Acts. The following passageinherlesturecontains AND

carob Beads Oeralonia silique was received The Original and Gennis, of Stamp Ravenus, who prosecuted, remar-local reference.It was not only in Englind, phis was not only smokeable, but was netually is allowing och pipe a heavy load, nearly five

Dr. Keer saya in bis letter, quoting may last from the Cypras Government in response to a rojnost which had been made for thon. The 725WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE barked that he had said before, and would however, that the abominable Acts were put in stoked and pronounced in this cases out of four grains three would he barer the mak

forca. Englishmen had gose abroad and had to be good by the old-oplam smoker, and there is

unrnal report Autograph sigunture of Led and Perriand take this occasion of saying again, that the taken the Bible in cos hind nod these Acts in a good reason to suppose that it was not

"Tho opium is at once out off, and the weight mods were sown in the Garden Nursery in bads overy way equivalent to an extract containing Inbel. Bold wholesale by the question the defendant went to the Stamp the other At Hongkong thero were whole naturally the same wonut of the alkaloid. This again take the second work, the third work, and during the dry esson, and they germinated and Prapriators, Wormator and

atreets of houses of ill-fame, with coloured lampar

some cases the fourth wook. Curiously enough, grew wonderfally wall util the mar mins Cruses & Blackwell, London. Office to ask was one which he had.

labelled " For the use of Barspanus only," and end the previous question was hardly weary stopping the opinin, with prison dist, did not set in, in Mahon, ing to the excessivo wet PERRINS SAUCE business to ask there. The Stamp Ofoe the English Government took a revenue of nder the circumstances..

and 4th and 5th questions hardly require eate them to lose weight. Of ane, the worst and heat combined a large number of seedlinge Grocers and Oilmen existed to supply the public with Stampa, 50,03 franes per year for loosing thon, fornsworing. The qualities given in each case, Dr. Ayres says, heaviest smoker was perished. Of those which survived, 1,224, ware

francs. per wook por house, and they might do throughout the world.

not with legal opinions, and if anybody the horrible eum in arithmeticthemselves to find specimen were more than oggal to a hundred the fourth on the list, his daily ocasumption ho transplanted during the summer to the billa pipos. Of the specimens containing no morphia ing basa mace or 150 grain (how is a mistake, warna piece of ground hal ban prepared for thought be did not require a stamp he had at how many howsos wors registered. In two winteror, double quantities ware giren. The 15 anon are equal to abo at 90 graina): he had than by terraeiur. troueling and ming to take the consequence of his belief." fustansos, one at Madras and the other as Hongapiam suoker fairly tasted all the spaniens by bon sa opium spoker for thirty years; he comes They did not pulars the operation at all well,

kong, falte statements were made fa favou: The resemblance between the remark of the working of the Auts, and were prored to be themselves and was not under the infinance of inta Gaal weighing 107 lbs., does not lose weight but there are a god may still alive, and thea

opium at the time testing them. No tobacco at all, but in three weeks rises to 110 Now have made varr fur growth

A gond supply of eds of the Chiuso varnish Mr. TITE BARNACLE and that of Mr. LASTRE false by a Government enquiry."

smoker would require such large samples to mark, those men had been smoking opiam con- is, however, merely superficial. We hope

pronounce an opinion apen tiroir quality, neither stantly for 100 wooks, 560 weeks, and up to 1,500 trascuris vernicia-s own in 13.350 The anbject of the issue of Que-bilar Notas paid a smoker of Indian heng

weeks and no nots taken of that weight, who all sites to sols in nech, and the patches, about to convince wash of our readers as iro

has recently been brought before the Singapore

Surely the opinna smeker heuld be able to at ones they are locked up in gaol, the opium 18 feet apart, were distribated amongst patches 1627 1535 1643 1852 1658 1666 1678

1715 1725 1735 Tez report of the Colonial Surgeon on the interested in the subject that, harsh as it Legislative Council. We make the following detect the value of the drug in less quantities fanied them, and, in three or four weeks' obovat six fost apat sewn with pins clods. The 1685 1621 1099 1707 1740 1745 *1759 1764 1769 1781 1788 health of the Colony for 1883 shows that, may sound, it is not to the intarest of the from the report in the Straits Times-Mr than this or how should ho know at all ties and weighing, the conclusion arrived at that seedlings from those are all doing well and thes 1796

Should they continue to vanish 1803 1811

Bolentilic nonsenso!” 1813

1229 183 1841 while sanitation is making somno progress in public or of anybody that every person who Graham-Sir, the Acting Colorini Secretary Huzdreds of opium amolars only smoke from opis smoking does not cause emacistion male very satisfactory progress duting the sum

was good anough to accept private notice of the six to twelve piges a day, say, held a maen to a 1840 1880 1866 1675

By this I suppose he means that the opinm the pine trees will be cut out when the varnish 1903-1916 1997 the Colony, much still remains to be done. chooses should present himself at the Stamp following question: "If, now that the Chorory macs of opinn; it this rate the quantity in each 1906 1916 1929 1932

ment will not issus Que-dollar Notes, there is specimen would last him from a week to a fort smoker is provented from parsing his vice has tres require their roon. Even apart from the 1961 1971 1979 1987 1993 2001 2010 It is satisfactory to find that the rate of Office and want to know, you know." - 2018 2026 2035 2018

2051 2078 2067

The popular ices no doubt is that it is any reason why the Banks should not issue night. Ithick under the circumstances a very good food and regular hours; and therefore ratus of the oil which the seeds yield in abund

then." The Acting Colonial. Semetary-Sir, fair trial was unde.

wherein the wonder he improves at one and the aues and which is in with great demant lolly -2078 2097 2096 2102

2109 2120 2125 mortality among the British and foreign

The opium smoker got a number of specimens unsolation ho suffered from, while oylani saukur oiling the ward of band other surpass 2136

the tree is a most ñesirable one to land loudly to 2140 2148 2158 $165 2169 2179 community in 1838 was the lowest but two highly convenient to be able to drop in at with referance to to question of which I har

disappears. 2186 2198 920-1 2211 2219 2937

235 of any of the preceding nine years, being the Stamp Office and ask, "What's the received intimation from the hon. member; that lasted him some months, which thoroughly in it does causo emeniations in a way. If he the landscape from its large light grosa filiage

with regard to the issuecf One-dollar Bank Notes, contented him, and he was not likely therefore 2241 2251 2959 2300

Two piecos of ground were tormand in tăn 2005 2320 2324 2232 2334 2350 2.00 per cans. to the number of residents. Stamp duty on this just as one would be your Excelleney's gummade to explain to spand his money in getting other opium; on staross his belly for the estee of the opium and pretty white flowers. 2358 2343 2871 3398 0353 2395 2405 Dr. Arzts does not give the rate of morta inquire at Covent Garden the price of early that the matter was recently brought up by one the contrary he would have liked to have same smoking, of ooarea he bsoomes maointed; he is

It eseme churlish that the of the Banks and referred to the Lords of the more of the specimens he prosonnesd very good, not likely to get fat on smoke of any kind. But a way as is done in the Cassia Lo dis 215 4427 1430 2439 2117 24553462lity among the Chinese population, but from strawberries.

Treasury in England. Our information on the Yot this man has been smoking the Opiem what about the well-to-do opium masker. He tries and planted with sama of the plants of the 2489 2500 2509 2519 2549 2557

3273 the last published returns of the Registrar-Collector should decline to answer so simple subject is only indirect, but we have reseived Farmer's opiam for nearly twenty years, and generally has a liberal allowance, but does not sin tree which I brought back from the West 2003 2015 2017 2625 General we find that the death rats in 1888 's question, and as it would be if he were in from the Secretary of State a copy of the plywas an old epian stask when I made his so have to pinch his balls, so he dose of got am River in 1982. The hauts have established them aciated, and I have seen many fat opium mokers salvos and made execflout growth It is possible 2004 2666 2676 E183

it appears that the Lords of the Treasury will 2798 among the Chinese was 30.84 per thousand, a position to answer it, but is nine cases out which was sent to the Bank, and from that reply quintanos more than ten years ago.

The Boulsories of questions, had they not in my time, A Chinaman that turus the scale that with carofal magsat this troo might be 2718 2726 2733 2770 2781 2735 2798 or considerably in excess of the three previousof ten he is not. The theory, as far as we not agree to the issue of Ono-dollar Notes by been printed in the Friend of China with Dr. in this part of the world at 120lbs, unless he is some of considerable economic importance here. 9827 2836 284 2850 ears, but lower than the rate for 1879, snow, of every Stamp Office in the world, is that Bank, or by any other Bank Mr. Gra Kerr's nama attached. I should not have noticed. naurally tell, is in very good condition, and In the spring a Chison gontleman from the

ham-Sir, is consequence of this Desatisfactory

Dr. Ayres claims to have dealt with facts there are several that do are than that incassia district of Lesting brought me anise lot of 2882 2894 2399 2206

which came under his own notien, But Table XIe. Notahy, a poor old gentleman 53 fresh weds of cassia. These were so sat 2012 2915-297 29 which was 99.11 per thousand. The health that the applicanf asks for a blank stamp of answer, I bog to give notion that I shall more.

solon tie tuvestigation requires the colleo-yoars of age, 30 years an opium smoker, cou- yielded a good supply of plants, some of which 2006 3004 3010 300 of the Colony was therefore not exception a certain valus fized by himself, on which best the next meeting of Couch, the following

tion of all available fuots. I therefore sumption of opium sit mace and a half a day, have hoon forwarded to the Singapors Botanic 3053 3061 3070 3077ally good, though it was fairly 80: Dr.proceeds to write the instrument he intends

take the liberty of asking a for suggestiva equal to rather more than three quarters of an Gardens, and to the Royal Botanic Glans at 3110 3120 S124 3135

questions.

obra, weighed on coming in 135 pants, as the Culentts, another case Heitig ready for despatch 8168 3172 3184 310 Araze gives, however, some tables which to execute. If the stomp je insuficient the

"It.---Doosa Chinaman saquire a habit of vad of a month he had lost 4 pounds and could to the Coylon Royal Botanic Gardens. But Dr. 3195 3204 Ret4 BVX1 3229 3236 3245 are of great importance, as tending to show responsibility is hie, as also if there is no

asing open which in time becomes as well afford it; ho was not meant to increase in King and Tritan requested a further supply to 3257 3259 2271 3277 3284 3221 3209 the reason the health returns do not in-stamp at all, and it must not for one moment

armid tast he must haro his smoke weight when in Gaol His number in 19 on those which wore sent before. 3308

A few plaats of both the Chinone and Indian 2014 $324 $311, 3340 047 3484

twrics Ey

Tablo XI. he was over zinder radioal treat- KM 8870 3384

3301 3391 3103 3110 prove, as they might, under ordinary cirbe transferred to the affice which stands opeu

1rt.-Nobily List I am aware of dispates this mant in Gaol. Tsy distinctly that opiumtes plante wera planted in prepared ground on 3417 3423 $131

342 3451 3161--3470 cumstances, be expected to do. We alhide to supply him with any stamp he wants. the day continues to balvary rampant in the

A stock of seeds of tho Chinese tas-oil plant 3170 3485 $4192 3.99

350 3514 1515 3022 to the tables of deaths traccable to diseases But, argues the average layman, why caucotony. The magistrates are now dealing with fact. But fan comes the question, why do they smoking does not causo onsolation, and when it the hills as an erpariment

it more severely than before; some time ago the remain content with so iew pipes daily as half a occurs in 3 eping smoker it is from the paut -Camellia dragifera w obtained and 2,400 3532 2538 3551 3588 $600 3603

3610 3620 3622 which may be caused by fith poison, namely, that Office he accommodating and tell him mail sentences previously inflated were changed or unos will provide, and remain so for of proper food

to a pretty auiform punishment of a year's con nny years; and why does the drug not lose its Well, hore is anather on Table XI. No. 50, patches sown with them. The lingu - 3643 3650 3658

3809 3070 9032 30 enteric, simple continued, and typhus ferors what stamp he does want? Simply because, instant in gol. That tors not appear to have a set on then in these saull doses, as it is known 58 70crs of ago. 40 youre an opinia sucker daily vivad tan trying dry seas and promenade 3700 2706 3717 3798 733 3741 8747

The tables spread over in any legal or authoritative sense, that caused any diminution in this very sacious kind to do in the case of opium wuting if it has any

warage casumption 6 man. On coming into woll. If we can succeed in establishing this 3755 3762 3770 3778 3786 3709 3902

Grol waighed 82 pounds, at the end of the month pinat it should be of mac value, its products 7900 Ratk 3907 3836 4813 851 3859 eleven years and the deshy among Euro- Office does not know. No Stamp Act that of ofFence, and now the magistrates are resorting effect at all?

to longer torms imprisonment. Yestor-

2nd-ff um sticking w without ofset weight 31 pounds, was over on the sick list, being largely need by the Chiuriss. A number 1869 397% 3884 3893 3804 2912 3016 peans and Chinese are given separately. ever was passed provides or ever could pro-day there were no less than six mon brought be

on the ioker what is the inducement what to bake of isopian habit what of planta which were rested in the gardenand 2943

2048 357 3503 3071 Those aurong Europeans show great fiac-vide for every possible case. Deeds of novel fore the Pole Court on the charges, and four for soy to keep it up your after year, ever. For a very light weight he was not transferred to prepared ground on the hilla havo 3986 3997 4008 15 4421 4020

oron when he must deprive himself and maiated. He did not appear to safer at all done remarkably well.

The calin-wood tros-Pereza nemme-in the- 488 4047 4054 4069 4073 4079 1388 teations, but not a very alarming increase, forms come up like flowers, and, when they of them were copricted. One was discured.

ale family of say coaforts and from deprivation of isopiamsmoking. Another 4291 4101 4109

$116 122.4132 1142 the first return, for 1873, being 25 deaths, got into a Court of Law, are cat down sud-the sitting mugistrate not being satisfied with the evidence. It was alleged that he matched

case, No. 79, Tabla XT, aged 52. twenty years an garden conflanes to thrive. It has now ravoled Hessiscids " 41-46 4160 163

4245 404 10d the last, for 1888, only 19, but in 1882 danly like the grass. Amateur solicitors a woman's earring and escaped at the time. 2nd. That is what we want to know, and are opium smoker, daily ecosumotion 6 mies, weight 3 fost in height. From it wa have again pro 4203 4214

She gave information to the police, and was sub-as far off from as ever. For the spiuta amokar 99 poands, en coming into Gaol increased to 103 pagated a number of plants. by layering. 1b of 4262 4270 14970 4285 4289 4300 4999 there more 87 deaths from these causes, and will invent new instruments of their own

sequently sent for tothe Palica Stalina to see if is ne contented with opium with its active prin- in the third week, but was only 1025 at the end of which have been planted out on the bill. These 4814 4924 4931 4372

all who have to do she could plex ont the thist front among a lot of ciple abstracted is he is with the spina usually the farth weak. I have piaked thate ones out which were plantad the year. Safors are very 4881 1390 4397 4403 4409 4420 the average was higher than 25. While, how-devising, the terror

Aocens of Quercus bambuæfolia and Q. 4420 4431 ALES 4454 4161 4469 1476 arer, it is thus apparent that the mortality with them; even trained lawyers cannot re- other man in custody, and she picks on the sold for smoking purposes, which scutaine soren beans these men was early, for abs the hoalthy and have made good progress

average in the quantity of opium thay smoked 4483 4.403 4500 4507 4518 4524 4534 from fevers, &c., among Europeans has stat the temptation of condensing two instru- prisoner, who had been arrested on the shergeur sent, of Morphia.

from some information given. In another case

3rd-After indulgones of fire, tom, or daily, and swore old opium sarkers: two of them Harlandi buvo again been sown interspersed 442 4549 4956

twenty years, is it difatt to give up the loss weight slightly. One gains weight, none of with pine seeds When sown on the hills the 4597 5606

1819 4426 4803 40 not largely increased, the tables of deaths [ments-into one, and so producing a tertium 4609 4659

habit? What would be the testimony of them are ever on the sick list. No antice whstrowth is a great deal slower than it is in the 4660 -4670 478 463 4694 4703 among the Chinese from diseases of this gaid the correct duty on which can only be

„5,000 eld, smokers on this point?"

ver was taken of their opinm habit, and they nurseries, but it is too soon to form an opinion 4709 4739 4724 4733 4743 4150 4756 kind show a startling and steady rate settled by the familiar if undigulfed process

3rd-No. In my ten years' experienes in the wore not found to suffer in consegnates. One on their ultimate succoes. The nursery raised $765 2774 4784 4819 4250

4843 4952 4861 4872 of progression, rising from 319 in 1878 of tossing up. Now the Collector of Stomp

fleal alarga of opin suckers in the Houg woald at least expect it would affect their nervenstress which have been transplanted are all making 1236 4873

4354 4891 4008 4917 4927 to 1,496 in 1833. Dr. AYRES unhesitatingly Duty has nothing before him but the Act

kong Goel, I have not found what diffonity chero 17stom in same way, when deprived of their excellent progress as if to pick up something in the road to give in giving up the habit, culs it he want of optam, if opian sacking bed any effect upon The older plantations of pass which have be 494] 1947 4955 2903 497 4979 1954 5004

7022 5097 50% expressus the opinion that this increase is be administeru, and this is equally accessible the thief un opportunity of doing the work strength of will, which is a diftulty easily sur-the systema mach as opinn eating, has. From some large enough to afford some shelter haTO 50%O 5057

5070 2075 5086 5092 due to the deteriorated panitary condition to the public. His interpretation is only sily. Tha magistrates were not satisfied that mounted in the Grol; where a prisoner is not al- these and any similar ce I have come to the rossivod additions of two and three-your-old 5098 5107 5120 5123 5130 5140 5148 of the city of Victoris, and it is to be his own opinion; the opinion of a layman, this individual's canneelon with the thief was lowed a will of his own, hat a greater difficulty opinions that I levo stated; that opidus smoking reas of Pride of India, Bischofia jaramea, Mal- 5182 5189 51935202feared that there really is no other and eren if it were that of a lawyer, on manyudo out, and they disch god him, but to other to overcone, as I have found, in private practice. has not so much offent upon the system of most lotus paniculatus, oaks, and ross-uppies. Those

defendant was ponvicted, and as he had been in

The diffentty seema to to be purely impium smokers as tabesa has on the majority of 1370 All succeeded and will eventually with their 6283 5245 3251 8263 5297 $299 5912 815 conclusion possible. Some allowance may, points of Stamp law hardly any two lawyers gaol bolero for an exactly similar offanee, Ee was aginary on the patients' part; all of them have tobacco smokers: In fact that it is the more burn-iffers: formsand claurs of foliageaforty- About one haudred and forty young trees of 5479 585able increment in the Chipase popula that the purebaser of a stamp should be led his prior evictions being for earring snatching the habit on going ont of Gad, though they have the subject that has 10 accurred to Mr. Me- the Chiasses water-coder. Glyptostrobis heters. do mora inglla-wore planted in the swampy ground if the airoumference of the Race-caarsa, bat 5515 5525 5333 5539tion during the past ten years, and for the to believe that he has got au infallible ofl-he was sont to prison for a similar term. In the boon-years without, but on returning to Gaol Callum and myself and we hope 5546 5554 5565 5673 55S 5495 5593 over-crowding which it has entailed. The cial opinion, pronounced ex cathedrá, on the two other cases the prisoners were respectively they never make any objection to being deprived the atare towards solving the mystery.

sentenced to two years and eighteen months of it, ns they do in the first instanse. Perhaps

Table Xld-shows tho oplain anokaca whoring the last month or two buffalos got at 560% 5612 5624 5625 5689 5644 5051 5679 5666 5075 518:3 3001 5700 5708main reason is, however, doubtless that the sufficiency, of the duty be bas paid, when any imprisonment with hard labour. Formerly the firs long tela Ianny rot 5,000 opium wore admitted to the Gaol Hospital for trent and did mash injury to some of them. A good ment The numbers given them on Tablo XIs. suy were also atolex immediately after they 5714 5724 5731 5TH A 767 5763 th and intacitury matter, such as the judge before whom the instrument comes one used to be committed to the Supreme Court,moes opinions on the subject.

and under the infinence of zu sorore sentences 5778

In accordance with His Excellency the Go- 5780 5703 3796 58 5811 5817 contexts of noxious drains, have bees may at once upset such an opinion and pro-

4.Are tho salts of morphis ever med tre given here for the sake of ennparison. I were planted. 5832 5830 583 5854 5861 3871 5877

by the Chinese to get rid of opiuma roko rot find that any of the troubles they suffered

from can be attributed to opian smoking. Tharo Ternor's instructions, abous 10,000 gm trase ing?" 5984 5889

5908 5917 5926 5994 accumulating and soaking into the ground, ounce it worthless.

wera roared for planting this year. The resalt 5000 5941 5945 5056 .5956 5974 5981 5909 the result being the gradual development

4th-Cartaiuly they are. Nobody disputes the were no deaths among the spine suckers

Tmorphia is being imported wholesale inte of the planting will be reported next year. fact, and I regret to think that it is by the advice,

These kinds wire than natives of Qusourland. in some unser, of professional men who ought to China for the care of opiam smoking, the sooner They cast of ebout fourteen species, most of know batter than to substitute ano vios for an- Dr. Kerr calls the attation of the Anti-opru lasted because they would be more likely to League to the matter, the better. The babit of I adroit that opium smoking is à vice when eating ranrphia, or. Opinn is are easily ac money is spout on it that should have gone for girl, more fascinating very much lese easily necesarios; - sculer for his own selash givan up much more deleterious to mind and gratification sponding money that should support body, and very much less kronble than aping smoking, all of which I can testify from personal 5th-How many pounds of the morphis experience, himself and family.

wolts pre sald to the Chinese annually by tics of all medical men that its as is not ru- the raing sat in sufficiently early for the opera I would particularly impress upon the attan- ing at the right season in March and April f Messrs. Watson & Co. " 5th-An nanetissary enquiry, I Messrs.quired at all in the treatment or care of a tion. I muck regret that our correspondants fa Aintzalia were unable to procure aseda Watson & Co. are engaged in substituting the confirmed opian smoker

I must here draw attention to the fact that of the lemon zcoated-gam-Eucalyptus citrio more earious vipe of morphis dosing for opium eroking, the Anti-opium League should expose the opian smokors on Table XIe who have not fora-in sufficient time for sowing here. sul a pornicious practice, and show, as I ara en been placed in Hospital have to go through the The frets of the lemon-scented-gum which I dearoaring to do, that it is untecessary for the ordinary Gaol diet, which consists of five days gave the dimensions of in par. 27 of last year's cure of opinn smoking.

penal dint twion during the mouth, the penal roport have continued to thrive, although the Oth-How many pounds are sold by other diet being rice and water only, and besides that growth hers cannot be compared with what it is the eleven days interval of fall ordinary dist in many other places. The trees are now 23 [eet -dzuggists?!

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Earring sustoking in the street atult hours of

two men were charged together, one will noto ally committing the effance, and the other with siding and shofing. The falter was a jinzicksha scolie, who was rigged by the complainans, and

it was alleged by hot that he was in legno with

the thief, who spokoto him as Lerun, and hepaused

5850 5353 5364 5671 however, be made for the very consider-take the same rise. It is most undesirable committed for two years' hard labour. In another the ices they shelf saffer prin or death if depriv-less vine of the tag in this respect. Dr. Kerr at variety to the plantations.

has not thought of any question pertaining to case the prisoner was an old offender, and ous of of the drag at once. Old prisenora resame

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6359 4367 8379 6377 Board, and shows what a case of rabbish of Under the existing Stamp Ordinance it is 6407

6413 6420 0431 65 Jisgusting description was brought to light hold that documents executed out of the The Fall Mall Gazetts publishes a paragraph 6481 €188 178 6483, 6100 6514 6525 3536 6587 6548 by it during the cholera acare last year. le Colony are not liable to duty. This stating that an expedition of 10,000 men will 6579 5597 6694 6607 would be a good thing, we think, ifs similar nowhere plated in so many words. It is an proceed to the relief of General Gordon in the autumn, unless he makes his escapa in the mean- 6612 8020 R628 6635 6665 6652 8959 invitation were leaned to Chinese bones. inference from the sit, and rests on the in, and fut Gensial Lord Wolacloy will take 6667 6676 6633 6450 6700 6707 6715 6723 0795 6799

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THE COLONIAL SURGEON ON OPIUM SMOKING.

On this tablo he

The weights on admission I think have not

other.

THE AFFORESTATION OF THE COLONY,

.

succeed than those which are natives of the sel- for and more southern climates. It is almost possible to raise and carry young gun ireos brough ho rainy seas therefore theseeds are 103 sown until towards the close of it, a time which also brings the tres to Bitness for plant-

The undergrowth in various plans in the vici nity of houses has been thinned and reduced in height so as to provide a freer ciccalation of air and prevent an undue arounakition of decaying vegetable matter. This work was also done at tho aides of the Peak Roud and round the eastern side of the Happy Valley. At the latter pluss the thinning was much require to give room

Dr. Ayres, in his report for last year, fives a

7th. Does morphis in any form anter to diere in quantity socording as they are long or high and 13 inchos in circumference of stem. 7135 7204 7209 7419 preciate the gravity of the situation, that they doubt what would have been the answer table showing the number of opinn smokers re-

the anti-opium powder sald so extensively short term prisonere, which in soms us They have gazed are foot in height and three 268 7276 under-estimate the danger which threatens of the Collector to the question Dons accived into the gaol reporting themselves as

by Massa Watson & Co. for the pary of sufficienti cocoats for the rapid rise and fall inches in circumference during the year. 7300 7307 7314 1827 7883

between the different wees, which otherwise Two of the Mount Gough and two of the Bow 7840 7348 7354 7364 7371 7929. 7887 the Colony from the insanitary conditions broker's note require a stamp under all smoking half a unos of spiam and awards

opium smoking P" tb. and 7th-To both these questions the right ho put down to the deprivation of their rington plantations were systemstically thinnod 7399 7404 7410 7421 7429 7437 7442 abounding in it, that they are not comicious dreamatances?" at any rate until Hr. Ban-daily. It also gives their ages, the number of

for the first time; 4,878 troos were felled and 7-152 7461 7467 7475 7488 7191 2500 and hardly cate

to be of the mine CRL apponled to the Supreme Court on the Feare they have been habituted to the use of answer is I do not know. I say it is not neces- piam.

From the foots here given it would appear sold, they were sold as they stool, after having 'smoking. 7508 7515 7525 7536 7538 7544 7554

2594 7604 7012 which may any year be sprung upon point. The Collecter would have said Yes, the drug, and their weight on admission und for Suzy in the case of opium maken into the that even if morphin is inhaled with the avoko been marked, and the purchaser felled them and stomach, or injoted hypodermautically, a from the pipe, it cannot be absorbed into the split the wood on the ground before it was re- 7643 7651 7666 7007 them in the shape of a desolating but according to Mr. Baron, who was, we the four following wetka.

sabstitute in any dogres for opium sok system through the hinge as it is when taken sold for fuel. 7700 7707, 7716 7724

hypodermically or by the stomach, for none of All the wooly creepers, which had begun, to 7755 7703 7775 7779 epidemic. Seeing the strength of his son. beliere, a lawyer before he was a broker, he makes the following remarka:--

ing so low wash sulphate or the onom smokers who have been in Gool damage the tray in the older plantations were 7704 7807 7813 7818 7999 7837 victions on this head and the fact that they ought to bave said No. Under the circam haen kept quite scourately in some cases.. Nous hydrochlorate of morphis would be re- 7847 7854 7864 7872 7880 7884 7891 wore ao fally borne out by Mr. CHADWIOR's since he may perhaps be excused for electing of the uses admitted to hospital es frem canese quired to abstitute ans zure of the pre-hove suffered any shook frxa boing deprived of out during the dry season, and all of the tromble- pared spiam ? How much tire, mace the use of the ding, as is suply proved I think sous creeporno tuberculate which an 7914 7921.7931 7940 7946

by the special observations I have made during nually grows up and sovers many of the trees 7980 7987 7998 8005 report, it is natural enough that Dr. Arars to say nothing. There is of course the directly attributable to opinn smoking that I

and so on "

and baxiboo clamps in various parts of the Colony 8036 3040 3052 8063 should feel that the appointment of a Samiusual provision se to adjudication. Ad-600, and none of them suffered from depriva

tion of the drug. -

8th-No, most certainly not. The ordinary the past three years.

I am certain that no opium entor, or any one was cut and removed as far as possible. This 3076 8088 3035 8103 8110 8117 tary Board has in great messure lightened judication can be had on payment of a The reports of the treatment of opium dose of morphis in my usperienen aither in 8125 8136 8139 6149 8156 3162 8173 8181 8139 8197 8201 $215 9220 8231 bia responsibility. As he remarks, much fee, but it settles nothing whatever as to smokers in the gaol and the deductions I baro ternally or hypodermically acts on the opium stored to the use of morphie, by the plant becomes an erecedingly troublesome weed made therefrom, appear to have created sore smoker the moss it would on any one who stomach or hypodermically, could have been and every effort should be made to exterminate 925% 8269 9276 21 remains to be done before the sanitation any general qucation; it merely en-discussion The Anti-epiam Lougas especially did not use spin in any form. He would be a suddenly deprived of the use of the drug in thisit in places where it can do any damage to trons. 8318 8524 8333 83/4 of the city can be pronounced to be insuras, to prevent disputes, that that particu-sooms to be interested in the matter. I comin Kosihardy man who, on the strength of an apin way without showing some effect more or less 8834 8871 83788369. 8007

wish, however, that in their critletama Chey smakar'a bebit, increased the ordinary full dose Reine. work lar instrument shall; rightly or wrongly, be would quote mo corranty, I am made to say of morphis before testing its motion on the $491 8438 6443 9451 atisfactory condition, but the 8496 8492 8501 8510 has been commenced, and systematic efforts regarded as correctly stamped. On enquiry at that medical Missionaries are easily bamboozled, patient, and would certainly risks, under this 85-40 8550 8559 8566

"9th-1f morphia salti ore a substitute for 8595 8604 8613 8621 are being made to carry out the recommon the Stamp Office we learn that there is no ob. What I did say was that a physician in o Chiza Government a Coronce's ingnast.

opium, and if they are somally used by 8653 860 8068 8679 dations of the Shaitery Commissioner. There jection to answering questions on matters of hospital, where the attendanou se ut lust not so good as in Europe hospitals, might easily be

Mr. Ford, the Superintendent of the Botani 8509 8718 8721 8732 are some nuisances still existing in our fact, or to giving any information possible bamboozled by thoopian smoker. I never made cum smokers for that purpose, is it oal and Afforestation Department in his report

streets which can perhaps hardly be obean patuts of practice, recorded decisions, and any sort of referonasta missionaries. There are few physician of any standing. I should think,

that the great principle of the opium

trees of many interestis eponies in the wood | viated until the public convenience is bettor so forth. But what the Collector rightly but could tail tales of how they have been de mophia, in smoking sera ascma to afforestation of the Colour

which were rapidly being pushed out of existence - vanish 7 Cortainly it in no way affects In this branch of the department I have to by orororowling. The tuest wild camphor tree provided for, and the present filthy latrines ohjents to in general questions on points of ceived by patients, and if saoh u man as the late

the Brokor Bir Thomas Watson can relate amusing alien- law-Am I bound to do this? Can I do that Potos of how he has been imposed upon by hos

report another ectorsion of operations. Last in the Colony which was completely hidden has got rid of

9th-Needs no answer other than above, the year I worded a large increase over the pre- thus been epared out to view. A large number. The Colonial Surgeon bails the approach. Does this require a stamp: What is thepital patients, I prastime it allowable to infer marghis salts zot balug a necessary substituto viuus year's work, but the work of 1982 was ox of indigenous bollies will also now have a chance ing construction of a new Central Market proper duty? To such queries no these there that medical man of loss gigantic intellect a 10th If no morphia goss from the opium oerced by about 60,000 trees in 1889 The to become raamental spocimons.

During the your many clumps baratos with unmixed satisfaction, and there can are only three answers possible. Read the not infallible, especially when in charge of hos

would not qussia, or ginseng or cas January, and the last ten was planted before which were planted about 18 year nga hive flowered and afterwards, as customary after that be no doubt that when it is completed a Stamp Ordinance and decide for yourself; ogland.

*boatte of ammonia, or camphor, or the end of July.

totacco, be as good a substituto ?"

The total number of trees planted was 311,963,effort of nature to reproduce itself, in the ease of 10th--Bocxave one of these would make and 845,0 patoles had seeds of the Chinese bamboo, lied.

In the streets and roads there a spwards of bolished. Dr. Arzza says nothing about dication before you execute. We will add the project for dredging the foreshore, but one more to Punch'e list of Don'ts. Don't weries of usations were asked in the Friend of smoker sxospt tobacco, and it is not nosessary to eposies of oak wowa in situ. The total is thus 3,000 trees under the management of this depart». ^!- it is one that must command bis decided break the law first and apply for advice Ghana, by Dr. Kert, of Canton, and other co go to that expert, obbage leaves would do as one million, one hundred and fty-seven thon mont, besides the various rockeries and for sand, nine andred and wine, e, sixty thousand veries. The trees are standing generally at The INTEREST doo 24th day of May war-

earning my own investigations, which I consider wall it necessary to answer for the satisfaction of the rent, of the above LUAN, together with the approbation, and will, in our opinion, do afterwards.

"th. If morphia nut sublimed in the in exocas of any precious year. Of this number about 30 fest part and consist ohiolly of Government, as it mat ho interested in the ow BONDS DRAWN for Raderoption, will be vast deal to improve the healthiness of the

smoke, what part is played by the other 272.284 were patches of previous year's sowingsbalapa Ficus Tetuso. These trees if at The British barquo Cutulina, was to go over traveray guing on about Opium in Chino, mure alkaloids contained in the opiom P which were re-sewn in contagion of satan uniform distance of 90 fent apart would re- PAID at the Offles of this Corporation un augl of the house along and near to the Prays,

to the Kowloon dock yesterday.

especially as Dr. Kerr ocks to cast ridicule on

11th-We are trying to ascertain, but not proportion of patches having been washed out present an avenue of 19 milce in larth: The. after that date.

Pork done in good faith without any animes having a proper laboratory at present, the work by 20avy rains, and having suffered in periods of whole of these have to be pruned about twien year to keep them within bounds from inter- For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING The extensive alterations in and additions to the Government Ciril Hospital are now

against ono side of the other in the controversy is slow. CORPORATION,

dronght. From the questions asked, Dr. Kerr does not

12th-What for ngn substanco is added in Most of the pine trees were roared and sup- foring with adjacent buildings and to permit Agents issuing the Loam,

fast approaching completion, the new mor-

seem to have and the report he is as contoup

this process of preparing the extract for plied by ontract, under control. One of the unimpeded traffle underneath them. I regret to T. JACKSON,

tuary has been built, and the Lunatic Aay

taons about in his letter with mash attention, er moking"

contractors who was a man from whom great.ssay that every year sees a considerable dizaination Chief Manager.

if he had, there was no necessity to put them.

Nothing, whataver, except water. I expose was not expected failed to produce the in the number of the large troos in the streets, 1001 lum je rapidly progrossing--all greatly

8703 8755

8768

For Shanghai Taule 500 each-Shanghai

Thais 548,000.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION.

(Signed) G. R. JOHNSTON,

Countersigned,

A. B. JOHNSON,

Chief Acountant."

Notary Public,

Hongkong,

Hongrong, 28th day of March, 1884.

acientifle nonsense fer, Dr. Ayres to say for lust your, gises the following account of thin/for the extension and development of individual

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smoke fute the sticker's system, why planting Ronson coramenoad at the end of pitals where the attendance is not se good sa in

in the Ching Rerie.]

He then quotes the experiments made by Mr.

On these experiments

(1000 great soures of dirt and discomfort will be refer to your solicitor; or, apply for adj McCallum and reporteCalum's a snokeable compound satisfactory to the opium piae, the varnish tree, the lua-oil tree, and two

"CHINESE IMPERYAL GOVERNMENT

LOAN OF 1881.

Hongkong, 24th May, 1884,

It will be gen from an advertisement un our front page that the Bank holiday which was nanonood for to-day, on the occasion of the Quesp's birthday, has been postponed in nooral

ace with the Government notice.