CORRESPONDENCE.
'THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TMx, 1906.
Your petitioners are not prepared to make | MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT-]
MOON MYTHS.
SUPPOSED EXPECTS OF ECLIPRES,
Our recent reference to Chinese saperstitions and laxar solipaos is well supplemented by the following from the Straits Times:
a recommendation to the Government with regard to what alternative systian of dealing THE OPIUM QUESTION,
with the use of opium, whether by high tariff or high license, or prohibition, or TY#X PDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,*** August 17th, 1906.
government monopoly (which last is rocota- 568- Owing in part to the remarkabló! monded by the Philippine Commission), it would ignoranos displayed by Mr. Winston Churchill is best to adopt in Hongkong. To do up would
h regard to the scandals attendent on the; be bayand our provinco. What we do most Clifton, master of the British steamer Charler | the tumuliusas din made by the Chinese work.
4
to the actual standal
astem of opiam farming, and also in part which has recently arrod in the Colony in that connection par cohuring, and those of your cante mperarios Lae of late contained not infrequent notices
oirnestly desire is this: that our Government should be clean banded in this matter, and should use its great influence and authority to charte exiler than to encourage the us of this ¦ injurious drug. With this and in view wa of the present condition of Ulo opium trado, would conclude with two- definite patifious to (imay therefore interest your readers to know your Excellancy'➡
11; That your Excellency will cause carofal 1ut the following petition, signed by the! rajjsters cuti se-tier raissionaries of the British | inquiry to be made, by Coanayi-sintor otherwise, chrches and asistions in Hongkong, was see to what may be the best method by which the Uovernment may check and, if possible, in reoutly sent in to the Gavecumat.
tine entirely abolish, the use of opium, except | for medicinal purposes, in this Colony.
1. E. the Gaverner has kindly promised to five the muafter his enieful consideration?
-lam, etc..
2. Paul's College
„J. C. Vuzoka
That your Excellousy will give jastrup- thomas that the pupils in the public schools of this tolong shall be taught the evil and debasing
BEFORE THE HON. CAPTAIN. A. W. BARNES- LAWRENCE, E.N. (MARINE MagistratB).
FAILING TO REPORT A PASSENGER'S DEATH. Paulo Guterres, first clork at the Mercantile Mariae Office, proceeded against Hannay hauze, for failing to comply with artislo 1 of section 254 of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 in not regarding in the log book of the said resse! the fact of the death of a Chinese passanger on the 31st May last, while on a voyago from Singapore to Hongkong.
Defondunt pleaded guilty,
Mr. Guterres stated the Încls, Defoudunt suid he forget to make the entry
at the time the dostli necarred The ship was
On Saturday night very many people in the moon was taking place, when they heard Singapore were fital aware that a velipse of
Hug
These, beating classes.
gongs, and all manners of evilsounding instrumente, strato hard to present the dreaded dragon from derring their cherished luminary. As the moon gradually re-appeared, a sudden cessation. the tides poiss was apparent, only to be followed
wed by louder, and louder alamations, betekening roliet,
dief, joy, and folicity. Neverthe less this clamour was for more deafening, combined as it was with the sound of innumer alde fire-cekers.
As a nation, in their fours for the moon's vae day from Hongkong and they wore experisfety, the Chinese are, by no means, isolated,
The oath Amurienn Judkins asoc to. encing rough westhur which recessitatud,
think that the moon was being hunted across his remaining
on the bridge during the the sky by a pack of fearsome ga prob time the burial took place. He did not ably many of them think so still. The Poru muke any report later as un thought there vans shouted, and undef musical instru might be treble over it,
and even beat their dogs to make them ments, The doctor join in the maddening kowl The Caribe board was in Indian wamed W. Boyle, who left Chord
results of the opium hakit, and that the primers the ship at Singspara en return from this and shrieked all night long to scare the
of hygiene, used as tart books in the said schools, shall include the nosessary information on this matter.
NIR MATTHEW "ATHAN, "KA,M,A,
GOVERNOR, ER, SL--At a time when the House of Commons
With regard to this matter of education, we bas just passen resolution That this House reafres its evaviction that the Indo-Chinose } woudl lag leuve le add a quotation from the a Japanose pastor, resident in epim trade is morally indefetasibly and repents | avicence of Hi-Majesty's vermeat to take such steps Forms, which is supporad by thevidence of as may be very for bringing it to spendymany others, elony," is
w that it wil ont p There is no ong factor thaf wore strongly javoportune de provat a humble address to indas the young generation against the your Excellency, nisi The Government of this opiam vire than the instructions giran thêm în Goday, with referenss to the system on which ❘ the public schools regarding the poisonous and Be trafic in opiom is comfurter in Hong-pernicioncefferts produced by the drug. The kout
sevens Lo
but boform we do this we would youtun to call your Excellency's attention to this' steiking cobarnens of opminu which appears to prevail I in various parts of the world with regard
In Ching more than
of the high deals of the empire have declared sgainal its use, and have isened, or are abunt. La
i-da, repolations to ciuck it within their own jurisdictions, and the Viceroy of Nankin has unfortaken to prosent to the Imperial Govern- ment a petition against the trade in opitni,
which is now is econses of signature by the missionaries at work in Chiran, 5
The Government of lapsu absolutely prohibits ith um by its own people, and has pesset stringent. laws in order to oradientà. ita nse from amongst the Chinese resident within its do The Government of the Philippines minions after an exhaustivo inquiry into the subject conducted by a Commission specially appointed) | For the purposia, husį dreided to adopt tasasures with regard to the aws of opium in the Pálip. pines almost identical with them of alapan
To pass on to our own Colonies in Australia the Commonwealth Government, noting on th Saitintiva taken by the Chinese community. Jang jesuela prociaushen, próhibiting’The importa. lion of opium into Australia, except for medicinal n, from the 1st January, 1906, Pe Transvaal box passsć u yot more stringent arasure of prohibition. In short, on all xiles. there is evidenes of a sincere desire to prohibit, or to Bit so far as possible, the traffic in, and ****ase of, opium.
Chino youth are slowly leading the Japanes Gangguan, and with it are nequiring Japanese idous pud ideals, among which the idem most deeply inculcated in the particionsauss and | disgrace of the opium rice, for which they are
laught to see an abhorrence." [zhed, p. 453).
At the same time, however, we would point out, and we dont not that your Excellency will grise with us; that so long as the Govern. meat succursgos rather than checki the opium virs instruction in this schools will be of little | sexil.
Therefore, your petitioners would humbly pray, ofr
We have the honour to be.
Sir, Your Excelleney's most obedient servants.
J.C VICTORIA.
THOMAS W. PRaker, Senior Missionary
in Hongkong of the L.MES. W. BANISTER, Archdeacon of Hongkong Secretary, Charchi is.onary Society, CR. BOSE, Chairman of the District, and General Superintendent of Wesleyan Missionary Bo Toly,
Seamen Chaplain, H. FRANCM
J. BARNETT, Wardon. St. Stephen's College
E.
J.
A. J. STEVENS, Chaplain, St. Andrew's Kowloon, and pro tem. in charge St. Joby's Cathedral. CHICHINA, Minister of Union
Church.
GRORNE A. BERARY, Principal of St.
Paul's Collegn.
ALLEGED TRIPLE MURDER,
MUTINT ON A JUNI
soyage. He was unknown to witness previous to the voyage in question.
His Worship said-The on'ission to record in the ovial log book the death of any parson on board your vessel as well as the particulars relating therata is a warious one In this case the death of a Chinaman took place on 30 May during a voyage from Singapore to Hongkong, and it is only now due to a report, which investigation proves to be correct, that I am able to learn something of the facts of A conseguenon of this is that no proper inquiry into the circamstances sur le made here, the doctor, who at the time borns on the ship's articles and who also according to law, should have sigund the entry in the lug book, is no longer at the skip It was apparent to you that if the pro- visions of the Merchant Shipping Act are not complied with in this respect the ends of justice may very easily be defeated. As
the case.
know that the doctor whose ovidoneo is all in-
uway.
Not only a but the stately Romans of oli olad in their logas, lost all reuse of diguity when an eclipes of sun or moon took place. They threw Hre-brands in the air, blew trumpets, and elanged brazun
pote, and pans. So great was the grovence that prevailed then, as to the of eslīpress, that it was held to be bias crigin of phemy and punishable by law for a war to talk publicts of polipsos a duo to untural CANHEN. They were thought to importants of ovil, and presages of dire svents in the near future Superstitions such as these have been used to gool purpose by wise teen. Thales, the great. tak astronomer, who lived 6 B.C. so wrought upon the fadings of the people at the fina of au sclipes, that is Moles and Persians consented to cents to tarnis aothing less would make them yield,
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Returning to comparatively modern time, Christopher Columbus, while suffering from the pangs of hunger at Jamins, foretold an eclipse, a
Ahich so excited the natives' awe, that the basted to bring provisions,
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FORMOSAN LAND REGULATIONS.
AND EVICTED CHINESE.
The question of the ownership of land in Portosa has ben su strangely misrepresentoșii by the Japan Heraht with the apparent objeét of dieediting the Japans Government that a few words of pistest avem necessary to prevent the spread of a very false impression,
aps the Japan Mail.
no
The original statement made by the Jupan Harald was tha
when, Formosa was taken The great Lunar Festival in Chion is held in the eighth month, when families gather together ofer from China the Chinese landowners who
and to offer imag
of moon cakes. partake
oward allegiancs to the Japanese administration; Wo read in the Bible deraminh Vif. 18) of were allowed to register their louded property
*green of heaven,* cakes being made for 1b",
as held in real ownership," but the Japanese, Ashtorath, be goddess of the Hiltites anil Authorities, having now awakened to the!
in the
jar fart that under Japanese civil Zidemians. The Buddhist
priewe in the
alien CAD held land in bis own right, Celestial Empire up at this ever at five time
of the moon,
the registration tak TEAI Ownership is of au colige
cancelled !! the property water controlling all the darkness, muddenly
eating the canity and darsness, as if in-transferred to another regis er es held unter time were clear, we pray thy grace may descend per
perpetual onset," On this text our local en Another more ancient temporary based a strong philippie against the and (y light return. prayer is seldom If ecer nood: Thy nature is Javere Government's disregard of its engage. Chriffulgent, transparent, without spot; then the ments and expressed that were there question
iry whorl in the milky way, along the heavenly street, is mirror always bright; finent classes ali reire thy blessings'
portaut in residing at Singapura Inm comumah- eating with the Hastor Attendant at that port, with a view to his holding an inquiry on the rotern of your vossal there, into the cause of the death. For tua-nom plinues with the provisions of section 251 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1 fine you 20
THE WHISTLE NUISANCE.
The masters of the strap louches On, Sun King Oh, and Ji Sing were charged at the instore of Mr. B. Jones, musistant harbour taster, with anlawfully using the steam whistles of their launcher on the 15th inst. Victoria Harbour. The first and gave two short blasts on his whisth had then altered his course to starboard instend of to pori, na his He said be saly blow whistle had indícatad the whistle to intiate that he was going alongside the whof.
The second defendant was cimcgod with neod - lossly blowing his whistle twice, although there were no vessels in his immediate neighbourhood, except a fow sumpaus at anchor. He said he blow the blasts to show where he was going,
The third man was charged with blowing long blasts while coming in to the wharf opposite Wing Wo Strent. Thore was no reason for these signels.
His Worship said there was too much of this unlawfal using of the whistles by the coxswain of launches in the harbour, and it had got to top. In Suing each of the defendants 35, he a'd be would deal vary enverely with all offer ders in this direction brought before him in
future,
In Singapore we not only haven our friends from China, whose stvarsmical records date back to 5 years B. C, but we also have the raha, whose knowledge of the haurenly bodies was marvellous in ancient times, and their observatores at Bagdad and Corlura are a nontier of bistory. Many Arabic words are used by my to-day: wo speak of the zenith. szimub, nadir. Bud so forth, and numbers of The Greeks the wars beat Arabic names. considered he won a feminine, and onlled her
Guk classic terms Luban. Whon introducet inte Britain the Sean dicarian notion of a marcalize moon was discarded, and wa recognize the Greeks in such expessions as lapar, Inusoy. Inatic, and so on.
At Las Tontonia Clak in Singapore, nao may earn that the Gorman keep to the ok! Northern ides of the Sun being feminine; in that grand Mon puem the Icelandis Edda wo read that: dilpri had two children, a son Mani (moon) and a daughter Sol (wau)"
Lu
of any nationals other than Chinese the Japanese authorition would think once or twies before taking such a step."
The
whole of this accusation was founded on falso information. There was no question whatever of substituting perpetual lenses for titles of ownership. Apprised of its evvur and informed of the facts, the Japan Headd now endeavours · jo
that the true case proce evon worse, and that the Japanese fiovernment, while haring the option to roognise al Chinese living on the island
Jupua after the lapses of two your AS
113 right of e enbjects, and posesiog contiscution, is actually
to deprive proceeding certain men of their
b-cour they property
Iu Jupspost subjacta
putti are not forward this new version the Japan Herald ingecuously attributes its previous false assertions to a "desire to place construction on the actions of the Japanese In other words, it asized the Government." only rumeur available at the moment, and it how all ges that it might have chosen n version of which it hud ms damning absclutely no knowledge at the time. That remarkable-pretence deserves to be recorded; Our readers will at once observe that the whole matter turns on one point, namely, is the Japanese Government areas is found in exercising an illegal right of the Shimonoseki Treaty of 1895, article provides
the inst
Its fifth
A few facts of what promises to be a startling Your petitions seu carnestly desirous tit story when the paling think fit to reveal it were the relationship of the Hongkong Gavarnient.
gatherals by Our Polien Court representative io the traffic should be amuoðist. Fur, fa'our
It appears that on the morning of opinior, the pas sent system of farming, which is yesterday, in operation in this Colung, tends directly to
Cha Bul instand the crew of a juuk, lying at anchor in Drop Bay, without any warning barst oucourage the use of opium næxl for this encour agement the Government is responsible Thee into the cabin and murdered the master, his Goverment is interested in getting as wach
wite mud D. They also thought they had' savezno uz posible, and by calling for tenders killed a sephow of the master, whom they threw stimulates competition on the part of those whi¦ overboard. The Book, however, was not pro- bid for the right of farming, to increase their porly done. The water appears to have revived bids for that right as much as possible. The the young man, who after swimining for six plum farmer wust get his wenry back, and hours was picked up by a passing junk and therofore he testes every means in his power to brought to Kowloon, whore he imediata: iu partiendar and Europwat polítics in woren at the full moon, and any strain of in- period those of the inhabitants who shall not Kocourage the tee of opiata. He pushes his Insineas to the utmost extent. The Philippine Commission, in stuoming up the prolusions which it had formed, strongly condemns the system of førtning for the following redkosc-
(n) The farmer endeavours to increase bis profits by extending his business, and so the use of opium is increased, 4 Extensive snuggling also exists urīna
this system as fouul ta' thos, corin Fries visited by the Committee.
(e) The matter of raising a revenue by auth
■ system expuse, the Government la mise apprehension and detraction,
(d). It is hardly moral to delegate to an in- dividual, not a reprosentiro of the people, sach and breity in the way of suport (sing, dofweting, and policing as the farmer usually uspreis To exercise such untheri-
(Repart of Philippine Camaússion p. 481.
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16 years.
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Now a few words as to moon superstiti na in some districts in Chins to-day a good den! of mesmerism in practised in the moon-light at this time of the year; and ander such mosteric influences a yunit has been shown w. perform ustangh: marvellous evolutions, with sword And lang for apwards of three hours. THE PAN-ISLAMIC MOVEMENT Amongst the European nations anperetitions
to the men's infinssion on the growth of plants, The inhabitants of the territories paded to Boneath the apparently placid surfaça of setting of seeds, on the rainfall, and oven on Japan, who wish to take up their residence aut side the oaded districts, shall be at liberty to Egyptian affairs there have been, for some siak pecans, has died a hard death; indeed in Lidle, subtle forces at work which have five parts of the Highlands, in corsors of Auld sell their property and retire. For this purpose the mountains of Wales, a period of two years from the data of the birth to what is now known as the Pan-Ilmic Ireland, and in movement. That this movement is capable of renauts survive yet. For instance patients exchange of the rulifications of the present Act At the axpiration of that daveloping into an alarming feature of Egypsin suffering from epilepsy are always said to be shall be grasted. is surity
more marked; have left such torritori aball, at the option of expected to become general we have high and ample testimony, and
worts as lusati moon-struck, Japan, by doomed to be Japanese subjecte. Pechut telegramos make it abundantly clear that hence h
It will be
be agreed that there is ao ambiguity nothing to show that the property of the this is
moon-elf and wech-nyed. is fully remised by the European press.
There are educated people now who bow to whatsospor about this Article But the Japer Chiness could be constel anfoss thay baerma tast the British occupation
in their Herald, doubtless animated by its abiding Japanese ubjecta" is to unsort an obvious Egypt has
Y
desire to place the best construction on the untruth. That is precisely what the Article ung Egypt pickets, for good luck, and who dread to res a country, the perversity of the
new mo first through less, for such foolings actions of the Japanese fortrument, a denire dos pavide. It admits of no other inter party, secretly aided, it is known by burn out here, fortunately, but for windows oziet in which betrage it into publishing errors and petation waxonver emissaries, losists on regarding it as a
But the new Regulations are not directed, as The fellah's memory is short, and he finds Singapore: One cau will anderstand the making them the basis of slanderous attacks it easy to forget to corree, the grinding nomads or wandering tribes turning instinen that Government, comments thus on the we rulerstand, against Chinese who through ignoranca or inadvertensa failed to avail thein. taxation, the merciless exactions of a cucrapt tively 11
it were to worship this moon whoss Article:-- cheering buanas would lighten tusir dark nights. According to this provision Japan was given solves of the privilege granted by the Triety, We understaul fast five men have been arrested afterialdom and 158 grueral anarchy of Arabia Ur of tho Chaldees, a name so familiar as the right to acknowledge or refuse Japanese or who r. maived in the island trusting to be sya. He has been relieved from the nig oor being the birth place of Abraham, and his nationality to those Chiness who had not left enrolled as Japanese subjects without applying drend of the Mahdi, the Soudan has been recon-
They are directed agui the island, but this right did not certainly for registration. father Porur, remains have been found of an quured, dums have been built on the Nile, the
with it the power of confiscation. There Chinese who have deliberately sought to evade interference of another Power has been averted, i ancient Temple to the Moon, and elay tables Carry Sly nothing to show that the profety i the fan by simulating a right of poenovision in and the quantry is increasingly prosperous with hymn in hoon of the moon inseribed is abarlutely
It was called the temple of the
of the Chinese weald be confiscated neless landed property without renouncing Yet the Egpytian secretly shufos sgainst the therson
It can not be suggested they became Japanese subjects, and to draw allegiance to Chino. itish escapatin and this is how Mustapha great light,“
Every ution has some Bgment with regard such un inferonco is to place extraordinary power by any san Komel, writing on the Tabah jucident, puis it
Competence to deal with the The Intred with which the to the supposed face of fees on the moon's the Standard
: the hands of the Japanese authorities, who ment is with that the Japanes Gow
of these persons.
It can met sug- Egyptians are animated towards the British surface Lut se forbids any further detail and simply to refuse Japanese nationality to the al Minir
than they should be quietly beft in kera The effects of this Our readers migh with profit make Chinese to obtain passion of is natural.
their till possession of such property,
auhwigl were very
having been
a
story was mailo known to Tuspector Langley and immediately detectives were despatolied to pick up the trail of the pirates. It has been difficult, almost Lopeless, task, but would appear that jersesoraress has been rewarded.
ou a juck near Macao, but whether they have Even identifieul is not yet state.
CANTON.
4
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
August 16th BUROPEANS FIRED UPON,
British
Egypt Turkish
imore
It is reported that several Europeans from occupation clear on many occasions. Thuso quite a little collection of vacha stories from the property. ly in a function of the Gorerɛmsut only the Shameen went out to picnic in a Lousyhout kntro 13 reins of Eniellsh politics are different natioanlities assembled in this colony, A viry simple exercise of refection should to it being Again in discussing the conditions of the jqhoir way he at about 16 p... whau up the responsible for that hatred and are its true should they, ears to do so.
traffe iu Java, where farming had bona te d
and abandoned, as was also the case in Saigon, the Committe' write.—
drug was concerned, but it was also a source of corruption and bribery of government en ployees on the part of Chinese farmers, whi wore tempted to extend the sale of the drug to perzous who were unauthorized to buy it. It was also flis cuuse of frequent disturbance, in
who a o towed by launch last Enaday afternoon. On
of mind to order all the lights to be immediately put on. There were no mero shots.
ANTI-OPIUM PROCESSION.
hold
Cause
For
failed to fulfil their
promisus
THE TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.
The Henso of Commons adopted the Trans Fast Constitution by 115 agained H.§.*******
A
their
liave saved our contemporary from committing fraudulently acquired. The Hagulatious are itself to this interpretation. For takaa cuu- framed Ho
Ho as to wesel only them persons, and crete instance of the working of the Arlisle. river about an hour's distance from Caulon, that were given publiels before the world at
Chinese
within the narrowest limits, do not inese subject owns landed property in For- draftulith the provisions, varefully son of the party were playing bridge in the large in connection with the evacuation of
thus while a Chinese subject barelly Egypt. They established the English occupa
tous at the time of the island's cession to dupan. operate saltem, and others were enjoying the evol breezo
One of four course are open to him. he tion without any recognised right. Their san-
in owner, the ་ལ་
property *The old system of farming out on deck. Suddenly those on deck beard the
remains in his family if it bition was Lot satisfied by such eserchants: Mr. Lyttelton and Mr. Balfour in the debate may dovide to become a Japanese firet, cannot be registered either as sole owner or co vale of opinat, in fact, not only W+$
report of a gun fired from shere. A bullet but they had gone further. They stood against said that they considered no security was which case he remains undisturbed in the includes a Japanese mutject, or goes to his co- possession of his property. Secondly, be may owner if the latter has that qualification. la counternctext practice, as far as to whistled just above their heads. Fortunately the rights of the Egyptinas and their desires afforded to British enpreisey and the only hope. poor lat he will continue to be a Chlause short the traners of the Regulations could not
Kol and robbed then of every power ur authority fel feature was the postponement to the grant of gradual reduction of the consumption of that it was a dark night, and they had the presence in their country. They confused the education | responsible government to, tho Orange River subject, in which caso he must sell his property į kure adopted any other course for dealing with systein in Egypt and moulded it in a very bad Colony. Mr. Balfour declined any responsibility and depart from the island, two years' grace time fellious titles, and the Japan iterairl styl. They wagod destructive wars against for thus nest reckless experiment in the history being allowed to him for that purpose. Thirdly. would be bettar advised if, insteral of vilipending he many depart without baving effected a sale, in the Japanese Government it explained why the
Colonial polley. What recurity, ho poor classer-the
largest classosby ot
Boked, was there that the powers now conferred which event the property ho leaves behind him there fraudulent owners should be privileged in mess of clearing their sous of the Govern ment schools, Astusted by this feeling, the on the Transvaal would not he used to establish necessarily reverie to the lord of the soil, Japan. defiance of the laws of the land, and how any Egyptian dreams of independence, and ef late a condition of things which would make further Fourthly, he may elect not to adopt any of valid title could be invented to confer on then,
the above courses: be may neither become the Egyptian press has been expressing much anti-British action probable and dangerous
Sir Heary Campbell Bannerman claimed a Japanese subject, nor sell his property, broberly love for the Turk and the Commander
What the ex? of the
had he listened to a more unworthy, Obviously he can not continue to own londad
property within Japanese dominiong There remarks evoked Opposition protesta Chinese subject, since the laws of Japan do this port on the 17th inst., at i p.m., with the
Ministerial cheers
not permit that, and
121st inst., about 6 p.. elapse without allowing two years toward English maile, and is due here on the
taking any definite step, he
The I.G.M. str. Prinz Sigismand, which loft Lord Elgin in the House of Lords made a
that of Mr. Winston as rendered it.optional for Japan either to here on the 24th July, strivel at Sydney on statement similar to
regard bim as having become, de facto, ono Thursday, the 16th lust, at 7 pm. Churchill's in the House of Commons,
The LGM, sir. Seydlitz, which left bere on Lord Blither said: Corernment was waking of her sehjects, or to withhold from him
It was absolutely wrong to privilege. Suppose that sb withhelds it. the 18th July, arrived at Genoa on Thursday, a great error. follow course which might result in Boths What then becomes of his property? Neces the 16th inst., at & a.m.
To The Barber Ling str. Satsuma arrived at and Swate controlling the Government of the sarily it reverts to the lord of soil. Japan.
say then that the Article contains “absolutely New York on the 15th inet. Transvaal within a year. "
It appears that goms Chinese have recognised the evi of opium sacking. Great excitement was shown in the city to day, by the organization
esses where it was employed by unprinciple of an auli-opiura procession, which page Faithful, and calling upon Mahomedans that never in the course of his Parliamentary por leave the island.
persons as a means of revenge. These persons would surreptitiously plaes opinus in the houses of private persons, and the maliciously and ialsely accuse them of possessing opium clandestinely. The principle reason for the abandonment of this system was that the farmer, in order to push his business, exhausted
merchandise." (ibid. p. 38).
in all parts of the world to unite in the cancery unpatriotic speecb.
through the main streats carrying banuces with characters on the exhorting the people nut to
of Islata. Those who have some knowledge of smoke opinan There were also banners boaring what the average Babemedan in capable of in sarcastic remarks against opium smokers. the way of fausticien are aware how far a and Several persons on horseback were dressed up
Buvement of this kind, Fowerfully engineered if a jiund were declared CHO go. Probably. in Indian costumes, representing the hated against Europeausa hypothetical case which need not at present be considered seriously-116 -cultivators of that terrible drug". Many half-
world would elect to follow the load of the Sultan, while the Shishs would not conador an order from the Ballan binding upon them.
all available means to extend ibe sale of his starved boggars were dressed to show the majority of the Sunni Mahomedans in the
The experience in Hongkong has not been physical effects of habitual smoking. It was o Tery dissimilar to that in Java.
very interesting sight.
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