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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 21st, 1904.

opium in China, say, than from drink in the British Isles.

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and-second questions regarding the cultiva- tion of the poppy in China, Consul GooDNow replies that as there are no existing statistics The reports of the Consuls, we notice, are covering the ground of these questions he prefaced by a reprint of the Articles in the finds it impossible to give any exact in United States treaties with China prohibit- formation, but all olservers, he says, "bearing the importation of morphia an opium, A. S. WATSON & CO., "testimony to the great extent to which but inasmuch as Amerienu houses were long

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"districts are given up to the cultivation of age bested by the Parsee merchants in this the poppy, especially in the West and tide in China the anti-opium attitude of South." He reports also that during the the American Government is rather cheap last ten years there has been a stea∙ly declin? philanthropy. It is a philanthropy which in the importation of opium, and adds that is not applied to the Philippino Island + during the same period the culture of opina has continued to increase in all parts of the country, particularly in Yunnan, Szechua and Kiangsi. In some parts of Yunnan it has almost become the medium of exchange WATERS Conent-General Runter wrote from Hong- kong that the culture of the poppy in China

IN THE FAR EAST.

AERATED WATERS of our manufacture made under constant European export supervi sion are sull throughout the Far East and are account of their invariably proforral on

excellence.

THE MACHINERY in uso embodies every improvement up to lato.

ABSOLUTE PURITY THE BEST MATERIALS only are used

The U. S. gunboat Wilmington has gone to Manila.

The Trechtale with the first shipwant of coplies for the Transvaal arrived at Durban on Saturday morning:

The working hours in all departments of the City government of Manila are in future to be from 7 a.m. to 130 p.m. except Saturdays, when they are to be from 7.3) a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

There has been serious fighting among the is on a small scale; only an insignificantoolies in the emigration camp at Tientsin, which part of China is devoted to its culture, had to be quelled by Russian soldiers, Consul Fownim saya it is impossible to givu statistics; but it is known to all that, the area is increasing enormously," and that the opium habit is increasing gradually every whero. Mr. Fest, the Consul at Amoy, does not attempt to answer the question in their relation to the whole of China, but confining himself to their application to hi own consular district, he states that accord. ing to the most reliable reports about 60

The eldest son of Li Hung-dang, Li Pei- per cent of the arable land in the districthing, whose terms of mourning shortly expires, is devoted to the raising of the poppy, audis likely to be summoned to Poking to receiro

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The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the weak euling the 19th June, was as follows:--Library. 225 non- Chinese, 73 Chinose; Mussam, 111 non-Chinese, 1,662 Chinese.

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is guaranteed. that its culture has increased rapidly. Mr, an appointment in the Wai Wn Pa, it is kid. KAGHDACE, the Consul ut Tientsin, being He is a fluent English speaker und has spout extremely busy at the time, had a report prepared by the Interpreter of the Consulate. THE PRICES are only half those charged In this report it is stated that, so far as

in England.

WATERS MANUFACTURED BY US are acknowledged by the leading English makers to be equal to those of their own

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could be learnt, there has been no increase in the culture of the poppy during recent years owing to the ever-increasing taxation levied by the provincial and local au thorities, which has increased the cost of opium to such an extent that, happily, it "is getting more and more a luxury for "the rich, and beyond the means of the

ordinmy classes."

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BIRTHS.

On Monday, at 1 pm, at the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, the wife of Mr. S. R. Moare,

of neon.

Un the 14th June, at 2, Astor Terrace, Shang- hai, the wife of Grows PEARSON, af a daughter, DEATH.

On the 14th June, at Hangehow, of consump tion, ALFRED A RAND SYXES, aged 39 years.

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HONGKONG, 21ST JUNE, 1904.

The French crniser Foulre. Capt. Guepitle. has probably now arrived at Saigon with the two submarinas, ilustined for service in the Far East. On the passage out they were kept covered upon the ship, and the utmost szeregy was exercised with regard to them.

A few days ago a stabbing affray took place in Des Voeux Road West. It originated in some gambling trouble. Two men and a woman were admitted to hospital, one man with » severe a wound that the air was actually being discharged from his langs through it. All the patients are doing well.

Yesterday's plagne return shows ten fresh eases, bringing the total up to $12. During the week ended the 18th inst. there were 58 cases of plague altogether, all Chicose, 52 of which were fatal. During the week there were also three cases of cholera, two of enteric favor. and one of small-pox. These were all Chinose casus, and all were fatal.

the ticket for R80,000

find the nearest approach to truth in the report furnished by Mr. Consul GRACEY, of Fouchow. After careful investigation he declares that the growing of the poppy is manifestly increasing every year in Central and Southern China. The amount of of iam produced in China, he says, is from 350,000

The winner of the Darby sweep of the Calcutta piculs to 400,000 piculs, Mr. GRACEY CO- bodies in his report a computation of the Tarf (lub was Assistant Surgeon de Cruz, of growth of the poppy and the use of opium Dinapore. The value of the first prize in the throughout the empire made by Mr. F. E. Sweep was £35,000. The lucky drawor of St. TAYLOR, the Commissioner of Imperial Cas-Amant is reported to have sold a half share in toms, who was at the time the Report was written in charge of the Statistical Depart. ment. Mr. TATLO calculated, allowing a modernte estimate of three hundred millions for the population of China, that there are about 5,000,000 opium smokers in the empire. As to the area under cultivation of the poppy, be estimates that if one-third of the area of the empire is cultivated laud in every hundred mow of cultivated and only half a mow (6 mow to the acre) would be under opium and that only for part of the year.

There were four excursions to Macao on Sun- day. The Houngshan on Saturday took up over 300 European passengers and about 700 Chinese beerage passengers and brought back to Hong- kong a similar number yesterday morning. We learn that the total number of Europeans risil ing Macar on Saturday and Sunday from lengkong was about 1.300.

TELEGRAMS.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}

SENIOR NAVAL LORD.

LONDON, 20th June 10.35 a..

Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot Fisher, K.C.B., has been appoin'e Senior Naval Lord of the Admiralty, vice Admirai Lord Walter Talbot Kerr, G.C.B., and is suc eceded by Vice-Admiral Archibald Lucius Douglas in the Portsmouth command.

P. & O. LINER LOST.

LONDON, 20th June 10.35 am.

The Peninsula and Orients Steamship Company's 8.8. Australie struck on the rocks at Point Nepean, and is expected to be a total loss. The passengers and mails were safely landed at Adelaide.

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SALE OF À STEAMER TO JAPAN.

LONDON, 18th Jane. The Glasgow steamer Kirkdale has boon sold to Japan.

The Kirkdale is a stesinor of 3.031 tons gross, built in 1894-En.]

ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC APPOINT. MENTS,

LONDON, 18th June. Count Gallins, the Italiau Minister at Peking, has been appointed to St. Petersburg, and will be replaced by M. Baroli

THE MURDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF FINLAND.

LONDON, 18th June. The murderer of the late General Bobrik «ff

belonged to the pro-Swedish party in Finland, which is composed chiefly of the higher classes. Governor Heiktkuff of Warsaw had a paraly tie stroke on hearing of Ganera! Bbrikos marker.

FESTIVAL AT MACAO.

last Saturday and Sundsy. The occasion was the annnal feast of St. Anthony of Padua, a saint highly venerated by the Portuguese in every part of the world. Great prepautions were made by the people of Mache in general, and those of the district of St. Anthony in par. ticnlar, for the feast.

THE

WAR.

COST OF BUNKEN RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.

nose, ought to lo reciprocated. Port Arthur in | possession of the Japanese, besides other import - | nat Russian places, how des Russia expect to conquer the Japs, as General Kuropatkin felt so The Anglo-Russian makes the following sanguine of doing before leaving St. Petersbung? skatomoni :-In the vari...nt reports of Russian Far from the treaty of peace being signed in rossols sunk or damaged since the beginning of Tokyo, it looks as if it will to signed in St the war, their tonunge and other particulars Petersburg. It would not do te believe all one were given, but not their coat. This is hears, or reals about; ono cænard alleged that probably because it is pait to fix the original | the Russians wore trying to secure posee at any cost of the rossels themselves and of their goat, as they were unable to carry on the war subsequent armanpnis, &c., which are frequent any longer. Many a tran word is spoken in 7 ly being changed and increased. Anyhow, here jest. Wore the Tsar to give this matter his are a few instructive figures about the cost of consideration, he would not be thought less only some of the vessels pat hora de combat.---

of by European and other countries. Poltuert-more than 8,000,000 roubles.

Askold-about 4,000,000 ++ Czurevitch-about 14,000,000 Reteisan-abont 12,000.000 Petropavlovsk-- 20 000,000 Of the lust versal it may be said that with it alene a sum of money was anok in the 8 in two minutes that would have covered the ex- penditure for at least one year's primary education for the whole empire according to the present Knssien Budget.

DAY LIFE AT HARBIN.

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ACCIDENT TO THE "TAIPING."

The China Morchants' stemmer Bungaku, from Wenchow, on arriving at Shanghai on the 16th inst, reported sighting ou 14th inst. Die steumor Taipingashore on Sudan Island. and flying signals for assistance. The Fangshan at once altered her course und stewxl for the stranded vessel and stood by her from

pan. til 7 p.m.. when high water came, and passing a hawser to the vessel succeeded in The following foster was pacived at St. towing her off the banks. The Taiping went. Petersburg last month from Harbia:

Harbin, this spring, presents a singular aspect. The crowds of Chinese which were ONTS the characteristic feature of the town bars bein swallowed, ap in the mob of aaiforms represent- ing every turps and regimat in the Russian Army Palanquius have given way to tes port wagons, guns, and field ambulanses. Tie Red Cross fing has ousted the Russian tricolor ou the public buildings. Except for the girls who sing at the café coneris, all the women sun to have left. We have been in. ruded by a crowd of advouturors, Orientals and Europeans, vying with one another iolesting the unwary soldier. While not far from hore the cannon roars and human blood flows, there are horses in Harbin whence from morning t aight come the merry strains of light masic. A few steps from their doors on my meet sisters of charity with the red cross of Geneva conspicuozs on their sleeve. Trade is brisk, and, in spite of the efforts of the authorities, prices rule very high. The most animated point of the town is the railway station, where fresh troops are continually arriving at the rati of some 4,900 daily. All the soldiers barning to meet the enemy."

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ashore during a dense fog which they had had from the time of leaving Hongkong bound to Wuhu, with a curge of sandal wood, camphor and sugar.

When the vessel went ashore nothing could he wee of the land and nothing was known until the vessel crashed on the beach. The Taiping was commanded by Captain Drissador, who is well known on the China coast as a careful shipmaster. The only other foreigner on board at the time was the chief engineor, the chief officer having remained tekind in Hongkong. When the Funyshun was sighted, the native crew of the stranded vessel came on board in u hurry thinking that their own craft was geing down, but when the vessel was floated the eINA” were at once sent on bourd again; some of the compradore's staff however remained on the Fangshun and came to Elugbui. Captain Gillispie of the Fungshen offered to stand by after the vessel was towed off, but Captain Bri sander declined the offer made and said that be would proceed right on to Wuhu, where he was hound, as tho vessul was in no wise injured.

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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 20th June.

IN CRIMINAL JURIEDECTION.

(CHIEF JUSTICE),

MANSLAUGHTER

Ho Yau Sang, a Hukka coolie, was charged with laying on 18th May caused the death of Chok Tann.

He pleaded not guilty.

The following jury ware cpanelled :----- Messrs L. Kuox, Chow Dart Tong. F. A. Macintosh. J. Hemmings, W. O.C. Spaickhaver, C. E. P. Herbst and E. S. Joseph.

Our Paris correspondent writes:-- The fact that the French Press las ouce more indulged in wild rumours respecting the Fur East is regrettable; however, the fit is only Broue HIS HONOUR SIR W. M. GOODMAN of a temporary mature. To publish a series of sonsational and unreliable reports of battles, defeats, and successos, is to depart from the common-sense policy which has been followed of late by Journalistic France. No doubt the orashing defeats of the Rassians, and their cou- stant retreuts, are galling to many Russophiles. The French as usual were kept in the dark ubout the inferiority of the "allies "—hence why they Macao, usually so dull and quiet, was very gay passed through various stages of disbelief, abaurb prophesy, and sudden astonishment, on reading the more truthful reports in English and American jonrusts. After all it is not difficult to understand the Continental point of France, as everyone knew, "kad two view, reasons to fear war. Russia had raised loa From the ruins of the after loan from her generous friend and anoient Church of St. Paulo to the Cumber's ally. As many as four hundred millions had Gardens triumphal orehes, flags, banners and passed from Paris to the Rassina capital; the lanterns were fixed up, heating evidence of hard worst of it was that the script was not only hold and painstaking work on the part of the com- "by big financial houses, but by thousands of mittes in charge of the decorations. Under cautious shopkeepers and thrifty peasants scatter. Yesterday afternoon there took place at the first of those arches a number of little Happy Valley the funeral of Police Constable girls were posted to collect money for defray- (1) John Garroty, who was drowned on the ing the expenses of the feast, and judging previons day in the launch, basin at Tsimshatsa from the large numbers of people who of neces Station while bathing. Deceased was 20 yearsity passed through in order to see the decora- of age and served through the South African campaign in the Sherwood Foresters. He held three army medals. It appears that he went in bathing with a party of nine or ten others in the basin, a popular resort of the Taimahaisai police in the hot weathor. He dived in, but failed to come up. Among o many bathere his absenes was not noticed for It seems that Gerety suffered some time from a weak heart, and that failure of its action led to the fatality. A large number of the Hongkong Police Force attended the funeral,

The Stanley Opera Co. last evening played

Faust The recent

afy Sweetheart to a fair house. Miss Fanny Stanley was particularly pleasing as Tiua Hatyell, while Mr. Robert Stephenson was well placed us Tony performances of the Company have been much more enyoyable than their first pieces. Last night's performance was a complimentary benast by Miss Fanny Stanley to Mr. Rabert Stephensen, a well-known local amateur. To night the Company play East Tane by special request, as a grand farewell benefit to Miss Fanny Stanley, and this being the last night a bumper house is expected,

We are asked to review these roparts "in some home paper, secular or religious," We do not know what lessons we are ex- |pected to derive from their perusal, but the balance of reliable testimony seems to be clearly against the well-known views of tho The Anti-Opium Teague in China hoe Anti-Opium Society. In the absence of just published in pamphlet form reports any accurate statistics we have to take our made in 1902 by the American Consuls at choice between the statements that the Shanghai, Hongkong, Chefoo, Foocbow, ❘ cultivation of the poppy is (1) enormously Amoy, and Tientsin on "Opium in China." increasing" in China; (2) that "the We gather from the preface that these cultivation of the poppy probably reached reports were called for by the Honourable its utmost limit several years ago, and that DAVID J. HILL, while Acting Secretary of ne extension of puppy cultivation is enter- State, after an interview with the Rev. tained"; and (3) that “only an insignificaat H. C. Du Boss, who is the president of the part of China is devoted to the culture of Auti-Opium League in China. The circular the poppy." Assuming it to be a fact that issued to the American Consuls asked for the cultivation of the poppy has increased information on the following aspects of the of late years, it does not follow that opium

smoking is increasing. question,

In the last ten (1) To what extent is the arable land of years the import of foreigu opium has China now devoted to the culture of the been steadily declining. In 1892 the quan- poppy?

(2.) What is known of the in-tity imported was 70,782 pieuls; in 1902 crease of the culture of the poppy during the quantity was 50,801 piouls-a decline recent years? (3.) What is known of the of 20,000 piculs in ten years. growth of the opium habit among the Chi. The auswers to the other questions in the izese people? (4.) Is the increase of the State Department's circular are quite as ulture of the poppy tending to diminish amusingly diverse as they are in regard to the production of cereals? (5.) To what the cultivation of the poppy, but we have extent, if any, does the use of opium affect not the space to discuss them now. Opium the purchasing power of the Chiness people smoking may be a baneful habit, but in the words of Coneal GRACEY, "whether it is a as regards American products ?

The Sparrowhawk was built at Birkenhead The reports were not published by the greater evil than the same kind of use of in 1896, and is of 300 tons displacement. Her Department of State, but typewritten copies alcoholic intoxicants is an open question."indicated horse power is 6,000 and she has two were supplied to the Anti-Opium League, Stalents of this question have asked before screws, giving a speed of 30.13 knots per hour. The officers were Lieutenant and Commander who have printed them for circulation. and continue to ask: without result whether

G. C. Codrington, Liontenant G. M. A. Rowe, The reports are chiefly remarkable for the any member of the Anti-Opium Longue can vagueness of the information they contain, honestly testify to any exceptional mortality Eng-Lieutenant G. S. Holgate and Gunner T. Cooker, and the destroyer carried a complement and the conflict of testimony on some of arising from the consumption of opium in of 38. There does not appear to have been any the main points: With regard to the first China; a greater proportion of deaths from loss of life.

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LOSS OF THE TORPEDO-BOAT

SPARROWHAWK.”

News has been received from the north by the Commodore of the Floot that the tropedo boat destroyer Sparraichowk has strack un uncharted rock near the entrance to the Yangtze River

and has foundered

tions, these girls must have netted quite a nice sum for the fund. The feast actually commenced on Saturday afternoon, when His Lordship the Bishop of Macao blessed and distributed aims, consisting of wine, rice and fruits, to over 300 poor people. The service on Sunday began with a Pontifical High Mass by the Bishop at the Parochial Church of St. Anthony, and in the afternoon at half-past five a long precession started from the same church and wrended its way, through the streets of the town. The

the ceremonies. The Governor of Macao Bishop was assisted by all the clergy in was represented by his aide-de-camp, who walked immediately bobind the Bishop, and the procession was followed by & large number of the devotees of the saint both of Hongkong and Macae. From every coign of of houses in the vicinity dispensing hospitality vantage there were crowds of sightseers, owners to their friends. Among these was the large and well-known house of the late Commendado Lourenço Marques, which stands not only as an historical landmark of the district of St. Anthony, but of the well-known Marques family,

The Attorney-General, Hon. Sir Henry S. Burkeley (instructed by Mr. F. B: L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor), conducted], the prosecution. In his opening statement he said that the deceased man lived with some other people at 15 Moon Street on the ground floor. Prisoner had only recently come to longkong. He was working with a rattan chairmaker in Sun

of the deceased a 15 messmates had a quarrel with Street. On the morning of the 18th May uns

the chairmaker at whose house he had called to ed over the whole country. Nor was this all, for leave some clothes to be mended, the result there was the possibility of France being drag being that one of the clogs belonging to the the same night the deceased was sitting at. a ged into the conflict, which would have certainly chairmaker was injured. About half-past six been followed by Great Britain flying to the

table having chow along with several others when the chairmaker accompanied by the assistance of Japan. M. Loubet, who is au exemplary President, and a man of pance, took in the critical situation at a glanco; the working prisoner came to the shop and demanded classes, as well as the business and commercial that the damaged clog be replaced. They were told that they must wait until the communities, became more reasonable, and spoke less of fighting. None knew better than thor people in the shop had finished their rice. In- what disastrous effects a fight in which France stead of waiting, the chair-maker and the and Great Britain were involved would have on prisoner went away and came back reinforced the nation. They were shrewd enough to re- by a number of ether Hakka men and set upon member that beyond the fulfilment of treaty the party as they sat at chow. The prisoner obligations, they had nothing to gain by had a long painted bamboo pole which hunted as aiding Russis, so Francs remained peaceful. a spear and with it prodded the deceased man, become less Kasophils than inflicting quite serious wounds. It was not sug- they were; nor do they credit to the same extent gested, however, that these wounds caused the death of the deceased. He was thrown down dur- Parisians are as formerly Russian accounts of the war, which are at best but pure imagination, and ing the fracas and in the course of it he was intended to throw dust into people's eyes. The jumped upon and part of his breast-bone pene-. useless destructive work of the Muscovites is trated his Laart. Prisoner was pursued qui cap- not war; the world is now able to perceive tured; all the others gut away. The state of able for them, and are now paying dear by fer course of an assault by several men in which that they undertook a task much too consider. the matter was that deceased was killed in the their foolishness; the sympathy which the the prisoner took an active part. Who it was vanquished expected is conspicuous by its that jumped on the deceased's breast was not absence. Fiven in France, delight is expressed in certain quarters at the punishment inflicted on them by the Japanese, whose plock has caused them to rise in the estimation of a great In the evening there were Kermesse fireworks number of people. The Jopancso advance and a band performance on the Praca Luiz de is being watched with, the keenest interest, Camões; the facade of the church and several That the Russians sy light a little while houses were very gaily illuminated, and the longer is possible, though the net drawn rond part in the assault,

The jury returned a verdict of guilty. crowd of people, both foreigners and Chi- them is being tightened by the victorious

Jape. General Kuropatkin has not as yet Hb Lordship in passing sentence of tire nese, who thronged there

made a favourable impression here; forty-eight years' imprisonment with hard labour said that There were closa upon L500 visitors from

guns and 3,000 men killed and wounded is for scarcely any reason whatever the accused Hongkong, other than Chinese, in Macau on Sunday The police kept oxcellent order, indeed considered a very big price for what he had interfered in a quarrel that had nothing to bis enemy iuto the place where themon joined together and set upon a poor old and we have not heard of any accidents calls the strategical advantage" of getting do with him, and along with a number of other The limited means of locomotion to Macao were sorely taxed, rickshas especially boing at an Japs wanted to be. More Russian surrenders man who had nothing to do with the quarrel. The feast must have are expected; the latter, however willing they The accused prodded the old than with & enormous promium.

are to fight, are most seriously handicapped, and bamboo, inflicting a wound an inch doop. proved very profitable to the hotels and rick the pullers. The former, we understand, were cannot face superior numbers. The Japs are Although that wound did not cause the death all full Mr. Farmer in the Macao and Mr. literally swarming, and insist on their rivals of the old man, yet the accused and his cona- Marques in the Boa Vista were kept very busy-fighting or surrendering. The Tear must wish panions with their brutality did kill him. His soldiers have done to prove their valour. The imposed would have the effect of making Hakka catering for the crowd. Of course, as unnel on the war over by this, considering how little his Lordship hope that the sentenes he had an occasion like this, the fanten shops were well patronised, and many as usual returned to, trentment of the Russian wounded, and the men understand that they could not come here

chivalry shown to Russian officers by the Japa and assault whom they Ekpl. Hongkong sadder but wiser men.

as well

WAS enormous.

known.

Evidence was given.

The prisoner, when asked if he had anything to say, stated that be had only come to Hong- kong on the morning of the 18th May to collect 30 cents that a friend owed him. He wRG' arrested in St. Francis Street. He took no