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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 1909. ▲ Chiness merchant residing at YouTELEGRAMS.

who asisted s lukeng in the arront of bad character, was commended for his action by Mr.

J. R. Wood at the Magistrsey yesterday.

| poppy that "it would seems that this salti. vation may be entirely stopped within the next couple of years." Now on October 4th last an Imperial Rescript was issued to with regard to a memorial presented to the Throne by the Ministry of Finance, giving the retarus of foreign imports of opium

A. S. WATSON & CO., and of the native production, together with

LIMITED.

We are officially informed that it la proposed to demolish the Clock Tower as soon as the now Clock Tower on the Post Office building*** In completed.

A meeting of exporters was held at Hankor on the 2nd instant, to protest against the arbitrary action of the River steamers in raising the price of freight by Tls, 1.20 per ton, thus entailing exermous loss on the trade.

Soochow is now provided with electric light works. M-chinery capable of lighting about 6,000

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BEUTER GESTIOR TO THE " HONGKONG

DAILY "PERSs,"

LAUNCH OF AN AMERICAN

DREADNOUGHT"

THE MANILA CARNIVAL,

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

have received the open sesame to all the clubs All the factories, institutions, are ready to receive us; and wherever we go, there is the same February 4th cordial welcome. Yesterday by appointment we As one of the local newspapers exprosses it who received a very cordially and expressed met His Excellency Governor-General. Smith Manila as ospitulated to fan and frolic. "

the pleasure he felt at seeing so many journalisté Business is not taken at all soriously these days from Hongkong and hoped that we would and, with or without the holidays being declared, your with good impressions of Manila. Not the time is given up to merry making and to only that but he was desirous that, we should enjoying the spectacular effects provided by the ase something of the Islands and arranged for processions and by the many costumed figuur making a visit to Baguio, the Simla of the on the street. Were it not Carnival time one Philippine In addition he offered us accom. would experience

a shock on seeing a man modation at the Malacanan, the Governor'e attired in blazing green and red uniforms and Palace. Consequently we left his presence has wearing a green helmet stalling along the busy with very happy recollections of a gonied old

Escolta or in meeting a grotesque figure of great height and considerable lack of beanty. gentleman, a man who blends dignity with

the sales thereof. These return showed that the native production in 1905 was 142,698 piouls, in 1906 it was 148,100; and in 1907 118,943. The sales in 1905 are shown as having amounted to within 1000 picule of the production; in 1907 they foll short of the production by nearly 18,000 WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. piculs, and in 1907, the sales were over lamps has been installed and some 3,000 tap will be armed with ten 12-inch guns, But in business and in play the American seems typical American breeziness of manner.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.,

SHERRY:

▲ LIGHT DEY ... B VINO DE PASTO.

CC OLOROSO

D SUPERIOR PALE DRY

22,000 piculs snort of the produc- Lion. Those are interesting figures, but are they more reliable than Chinese statistics usually are? And what justifica- Per Case. tion is there for believing that the suppres

$1200 sion of the traffic will proceed at the same

13.00 rate? In this sama memorial it

shown that there WEB. a progressive 17.50

incroase in sales of foreign opuum în 19.50

..those tbree years. In 1905 they

is

E FINEST PALE DRY, NUTTY 25.00 are returned as 51,920 picule; in 1906,

are already in use and in a short time the railway station will be lighted by electricity.

Kowloon residents will be glad to learn that the Sanitary Board have taken action which should put an end to many complaints which have come from that side of the harbour Intely, wo learn that the scavenging contractor has been ponalised to the extent of 3150 for breach of the terms of his contract.

A Naval and Military festival corvios is to be hold at St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, to-night

LONDON, February 7th. The American battleship ele ware," of the Dreadnought type, been launched at Newport News. She

A GERMAN CHANCELLOR MURDERED IN CHILE.

LONDON, February 7th. The Chancellery of the German Legation at Santiago, Chile, has been destroyed by fire, and the body of the Chancellor has been found among the murdered, as his skull was split. ruins. He appears to have been

The Minister and Secretary had recently received threatening letters.

THE TYPHOON OF 1908.

REWARDS FOR BRAVERY:

to be thorough, and when the Filipinos are also |jolning in the play with all the joyousness of |their light-hearted sunny dispositions it follows that there is little diversity in the realm of amusement over which King Carnival holds A very pleasing and interesting ceremony sway. How general in this sentiment will be took place at the Taishan Station of the Kowloon understood when I mention that on the

opening Customs, yesterday, at which thirteen of the night as many as 25,000 paid for admission, but Native gigman were the happy recipients of to this number has to be added another 10,000 well-merited honours for life saving and bravery least. These figures in themselves will indi-displayed during the Typhoon of 27th July last, cate the immense popularity of this Carnival.

The visiting journalists and others from where upwards of 60 junks either sank or were Hongkong are being well looked after. In dashed to pieces on the rocks, inviting them to become their guests for the rent the Carnival Association had in view not merely giving greater publicity to the Carnival itself, but contemplated bringing about a better understanding between the cities of Hongkong

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at 9 p.za. when a sermon will be preached by the 54,117 piculs, and in 1907, 54,580. Accord Right Ray. Lord Bishop of Victoria By kind ing to these returns the balive-grown permission of Lt-Col, Beard, D.8.0., and the opium is shown to be only about twice as Officers, the Band of The Buffs play in addition much as the foreign opium imported into to the Cathedral Orgen. A collection will be $15.00 China, In the letter published in yealer-made on behalf of The Soldiers and Sailors' THE BRITISH CABINET AND and Manila, That this result is likely to

Por Case,

PORT:

RED SEAL CAPSULE ... C SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID,

GREEN BRAL CAPSULE ...

18.00

D

VOLLET

SEAL CAPSULE...

E VERY FINE OLD TAWNY,

WHITE SEAL CAPSULE ...

25.00

!

day's Daily Press over the signatures of the Opium Merobante of Hongkong it was said that the production in China of native opium is from eight to ten times as large as 54.06 the total import of the foreign drug. Which

statement is correct?

One of the first duties of the Commission will be to ascertain NOTE--Port, after removal, should be rosted the relative amounts of foreign and native

for a Month before use.

opiam consumed in the Empire, and in view of the notorious unreliability of Chinese statistice we fear that thie initial difficulty will prove a very great one indeed. The Chairman rightly insisted that in all the deliberations of the Commission and in all the Committee work they must bear to mind that they were to confine themselves

Wine required for IMMEDIATE nes should be ordered to be decanted before being sent out. Those Wines are specially recommended, being of superior vintage, old, and thoroughly matured and in fine condition.

SINGLE

BOTTLES

AT PROPORTIONATE PRICES.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 6th February, 1909,

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 9TH 1909, BISHOF BRENT, on being elected Chairman of the International Opium Commission at Shanghai, delivered a speech in which he remarked that all great probleme go through two distinct stages. There is first the emo tional stage, "based largely upon sentiment

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Families' Association.

"In memory of John Shaw Bardon, Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong, 1846-1897" is the has been presented to St. John's Cathedral by inscription on a sold silver Alme (Dish which Bishop Bardon's sons, Major J. a. Burdon, C... of Northern Nigeria, and Mr. E. B. Bardon, MA, of Cambridge. The isorption is engraven round the rim of the Alma Dish, while the central design is copied from the late Bishop's seal.

The impudence of some Chinese thieves who

THE NAVAL PROGRAMME,

be achieved there can be little doubt. A closer connection will demonstrate that the cities have something to gain from each other, LONDON, February 8th.

and if no bigher motives inspire their citizens The "Daily Chronicle".

under-that alone ought to bring about the more in stands that the differences among the members of the Cabinet with regard to the Naval programme have been adjusted.

The Admiralty established the case for its construction programme, but acknowledged that undue speed in proceeding with the building of the new Dreadnoughts is unnecessary.

Consequently the net increase in the Naval Estimates will not exceed £2,500,000,

broke into the house of Mr. Gomes in Caine Rond and stole quantity of cooking utensils Proved to be their undoing. After getting away with their booty the defendante sent a go- between to Mr. Gomez' cook and offered to let him redeem the stolen property for a small pay to face that would enable them, hemant. This information was imparted to the trasted, to reach unanimous resolutions, police, a trap was set, and the men were arrested at the spot where the stolen property was to bo and, perhaps, recommendations, of a practical, broad and wiss character in conrened. Mr. Wood sentenced each of the the laying down of six Dreadnoughts,

defendants to six weeks' imprisonment.

nexion with these resolutions. Bishop BRETT threw out the sugge-tion that it would be extremely wise if the assembly were to rule out of their deliberations “what might be termed useless historical questions teneath which a great deal a controversy hes hidden and which would only tend to fog the issue." That sounds excellent enough, but we question the wisdom of disregarding a his tory which sheds so much light on the problem which the Commissioners have assembled to discuss. It is hardly possible indeed to disregard it, but we can be quite sure that, whatever historical knowledge of the question the Commissioners possess will be applied to the closing of the issue and not to the fogging of it. The jeliberations of the Commission are to he conducted in camera, but a Pat. lication Committee will be responsible for the issue of summaries of the proceed Ings. Doubtless be appointment of the Commission has strengthened the purpose

DISOBEYING BANISHMENT ORDERS.

Four natives were charged at the Police Court posterday with disobeying orders o banishment. Two of the man who appeared before Mr. J. H. Hemp were sentenced to mix months' imprisonment. The third man to appear before the same Magistrate was also harged with a burglary. He was arrested

after having broken into a house at Hunghon, and rubsequently it was found that he was an old offender. On January 21st, 1907, he w arrested for being a rogue and vagabond

The newspapers generally anticipate

[FROM THE “CHÚNG NGOI SẢN PO"

A POLICE STATION WRECKED

AT WOUSUNG.

SHANGHAI February 8th. A number of gunners from the Woosung fort quarrelled with a police man at a theatre, and subsequently wrecked the station and set the pri- soners free.

entenced to 14 days imprisonment and The shopkeepers of the district are banished on February 3rd On the ad so incensed at the conduct of the May of the same year he was again gunners that they have closed their before the Court, and sentenced to twelve months hard labour for disobering the banish shops as a protest. ment order. On the lat May of the following year he was again banished, but turned up again for another six months, after which he was exiled on the 18th of the same month, and went to jail

from the Colony again. Yesterday, however, he was found again, and on the charges, being proved, his Worship sent him to fail fortix on the robbery corint; and added

months

The fourth man, who was charged botɛre Mr. JR. Wood, was much more fortunate, in sentence of only six weeks leing passed upon

of the Chinese Government, but a sanother twelve months to his sentence for "fb- Posium of reports from a large number of turning from banishment | districts in "Cuina" zhich the N. C. Daily News has recently pubhshed gave the impression that TUAN FANG, the Chinese Commissioner, was most unduly optimistic when be predicted the suppression of the cultivation of the poppy in China **ix tha course of a couple of years."..

him.

DANCE AT THE KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Last night Admiral of the Fleet Sir James The English Mail of the 9th January was Erskine and Lady Erskine, entertained delivered in London on the 6 just.

There is an interesting short story in the Queen by Miss Violet Blair, daughter of Dr. Koch, of Hongkong. It is entitled "When Half Gods go."

It is very satisfactory to note that up to the

number of their friends at the King Edward Hotel where a very enjoyable dance was held For this purpose the small dining room was transformed, and made an admirable danding room. Handsome floral designs and flags draped the walls, the general effect prosenting a very

pretty appearation under electric light. The big

CHINA'S SLAVES,

PERING, February 8th. A censor has memorialised the Throne to stop the practice of pur chasing girl slaves

CHINA'S FINANCIAL

ADMINISTRATION.

PEKING, February 8th. The Ministry of Finance has re- solved to establish Financial Depart ments in the various provinces of the Empire under the direct control of the Ministry at Peking

CHAN PIK'S DISMISSAL RE-

-COMMENDED,

timate relations which are desirable. Hongkong Islands look in some degree for assistance in is a great financial centre to which those in the developing the natural resources of the Philip pines and reciprocally Hongkong capitalists will find much here to engage their consideration

and attention..

off Taishan Station in the Canton River.

At break of day and during the height of the

storm, the men mentioned below, in response to a call from the foreign officers, volunteered for the noble work and put off in the gigs, and so successful were their efforts that in combina- tion with those of the men on shore they were instrumental in saving over 150 lives. The first mentioned man displayed exceptional gallantry by jumping overboard from a gig with a line and making it fast to a vessel's mast which the gig was unable to reach, and by so doing was the means of saving the crews of several junka in the vicinity.

duly brought to the notice of the Commissioner of Customs, and subsequently submitted to the Canton Viceroy who expressed himself as being mach gratified by the success of these efforts and had much pleasure in bestowing Certificates of Merit conferring Official Buttons on the following mon

The report of this valuable resone work was

Li Chiang-lui-alzth class Button and Merit Certificate.

Hn Jung Hn Choo, Chang Ken, Yoh then, Tin Ping, Yeh Yuoh, Tong Fu, Li Buang Ta-eighth class Button and Merit Yu, Huang Mau, Hu K'o, Chung Yun and

Certificate.

Now a word about the Carnival itself. Yes torday the event of the day was the procession of foats. These represented various countries and many of them were undoubted works of art. While there was freedom for originality in design and execution they all adhered to the country from another and the emblems in characteristic feature which distinguishes ons

troduced are azeeedingly well worked out. The one of the font representing Spain was prettiest in an imposing pageant, and. special mention should also be made of Egypt, Tibot made the presentation, He said-It is with

and Japan. Dense crowds Foed the route of the procession and the popularity of the institution was clearly demonstrated. The | Sports attracted another large crowd to the

Hippodrome at night.

The Commissioner of Customs, Mr. A. H. HARRIS, in the presence of the assembled staff

It

much pleasure that I find myself here this. morning to show the appreciation of H. E. The Viceroy of the good work performed by the men of this Station during the Typhoon of July 1908. At that time-the night of July Speaking of Sport reminds me that up till 27-28-there were anchored in the Bay and now Hongkong has boon rather unfortunate. neighbourhood several scores of Junks and the In the Tennis singles the representatives loss of life and property among them was very from the colony have been extinguished before severe. It is for rescue work among these craft the semi-final was reached. Captain Beasley, that I am now called upon to bestow these who had to beat one of his fellow travellers to Merit Certificates carrying with them Official get into the second round, was vanquished by Buttons on 13 members of the gigmen the American Johnson in the next round by staff. Under the guidance of Mr. Adamson, 6-4, 6-1, and Captain Brierley, who had also to the Officer in charge of the station, and inspired, overcome another Hongkong player in the first by the example and co-operation of the foreign round, most the same fate in the next round at staff, many trips-in fact nine in all, were the bands, of Mr. R. MacPherson, of the made to junks in distress and some 60 lives were Chartered Bank, formerly of Hongkong, while saved. In risking your lives to save those of Mr. Norrie, the former Hongkong champion, men in distress you all proved yourselves worthy defeated Mr. MacPherson in the third. In the followers of one of the finest of callings and you doubles Hongkong has had the same ill fortune gigmen have shown that the spirit that animates in the draw, Captain Briarloy and Lieut. Bryne your Western brothes is alive in yourselves, having to meet Captain Baird and Commander is the first duty of a sailor to succour those in Campbell in the first round. The former need at men and your act on that night compares couple won-7-5, 6-1. The only consolation so favourably with those of any other set of mou far is that Norrie is fancied for the winner of the You, Li Chinng-Llu, în swimming off with a tournament. In Polo Hongkong has hati no line to a wreck and thereby enabling some better luck. The first match yesterday resulted twaly, men to get saved, are specially to be com in the victory of the American teman by six goals mended, and the Viceroy has conferred on you to one. In a messure this result was not an a Merit Certificate with Button of the 6th Class. expected. The visitors found the ponies higher On the others His Excellemey has conferred and swifter than those to which they have bean Certificates with Button of the 8th Class In accustomed, but still they put up a good game, addition, third class seaman Li is now promoted Play was very even and it was not till near the to the 2nd class. It is with much plossure that snd of the sixth or seventh chukks that the home. I record the gallant conduct of the Foreign team obtained the decided lead with which they staff who assisted to man the bosta that pulled off to the wreaks showing that you were finished. The teams were

equally capable of risking your lives an of directing operations from there. you would thus act was taken for granted; neue of you can be falss to the traditions of your native land I have informed the Viceroy of have no doubt that he will take the same the active part you took in this resone work and

favourable notice of your efforia se he has of

for good work (which has also been

The English team; 1. Commander Campbell R.N., 2. Lieutenant Crookenden, 3 Major

Findley, 4. Lieutenant Green

The American team; 1. aptain Babcock let Cavalry, 2. Lieutenant Adair, 10th Cavalry, 3. Lieutenant Koch, 4, Lieutenant Wainwright, Ist avalry

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That

In Athletics Hongkong too did not secure PEKING, February 8th. win. Iorph Andrews, of the Baffs, ran in those of the native gignet. I thank you all

After javestigating The charges dining room was need as a supper room, while în

Falleged against Chan Pik, President the Boor above, one of the front drawing rooms was converted into a card room to accom of the Board of Communications, the date those who found more pleasure in a game Board of Punishment has recom. of cards than in the dancing hall. Screens of mended his dismissal. matting draped with flags, surrounded the balcony of the first floor, where the danceTE BIL

FIRE INSURANCE (0.

real opponant, was a coloured soldier who

the quarter alle rade last night. His only brought to the notice of the Inspector General) rejoices in the name of George Washington, and I am sure you will be inspired by this mark He has just secured the championship of the of the Viceroy's notice to continue to show Philippines. The runners got away well ourselves loyal, energetic, and steady mon of and Andrews took the lead but he was whom the Service can be proud. displaced in the first lap by the coon formas not allowed to hold The latter

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued On the 8th at 12.05 pm- The barometer has

larly in the North M

The high pressure area, which has decreused

rison in Japan, and fallen over kina partion.

in intensity remains over the Yangtze Vallay

and ideals that are conceived in the inner 5th instant there has not been a single case of self, sometimes more independent of facts plague this year in the Colony. The return of than is warranted." The emotional stage other communicable diseases shows two fatal finds expression in agitation, and, as the osses of enteric fever, both Chinese. Chairman remarked, we have had egte. On Sunday the dead body of a coolls was tion," in rogard to the opium problem. In found lying on the roadside at Shisukiwan. Os his opinion we are "at least midway in the top of the coolie a heavy load of timber was ont, Machado's string band provided excelion, NORTH BRITISH ND MERCANTILE this advantage and Andrews again came to

fomd. It is surmised that deceased, while music, and dancing was continued with 2007

the front. The excitement became intense as the following report: second or scientific stage, when men dea

marrying this load stumbled and fell, sud a piece until an early hour. The artistic decorations

the British soldier, running beautifully, increased with ascertained facts and roach certain con of wood striking him on the head, killed him elusions of a practical ebarácter hat will instantly.

were arranged by Mr. Gee, manager of the 11th November, 1809, the Norta British stride of the negro brought him alongside and A hundred years ago, or to be ernet, on the bis lead and looked like winning, but the fine hotel, and Signal Boatswain Cubitt aul themmenced business, and later became associated enable those on whom the responsibility

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library Signal Staff of H.A.5. Bedford, and those who with the Mercantile Fire Offon. In the time told him to breast, the tape. Grst about two rests to arrive at some final conclusion." and Musoume for the week ending the 7th were present will readily adult that they did their that has elapsed, the Company has maintained feet sheed of his rival. It was a fine race, and How much better it would be if the scien- February, 1995, shows that of nou-Chinose work well. The supper was supplied by the its position among the ploners in Insurance the coloured man deserved his win. Andrews and built up a position and reputation runs again to-night in the half mile race and it tific stage came first, and the emotional singe there were 421 to the Library and 109 to the King Edward Hetol.-

throughout the world in no respect overshadowed is hoped he will manage to pull off a win. later. There would not then be half as soups and of Chinese 175 to the former and among the invited guests were Vide by any competitor. Having stood the test of a The Cricket Match did not take place yester China Sea, YOU SAA.

6,989 to the latter The Library wus, therefore Admiral Bir Hedworth Lambton, Major-genturgil is not ontol phos to direct attention many hysterical folk in the world as there used by 596 persons and the Museum by 6,098. General, Broadwood, Commodore Man to the development in the Company a buntess day as arranged but will be played our Sunday, are now under the existing order of solving

Mine Lyon, Colonel Darling Bir Tbls which has been sccomplished, and the security when the Hongkong players will also engage in at 10

1192 syal orded to those seeking protection, as indicated a series of doubles players of the Manils Club ang "great problems." The difficulty, however, in Harmston's Cirons will be with us for only and Lady Piggott, the Hou

five nights more, The tent at Causeway Bay and Mrs May, Sir Henry Berkeley, the. The subscribed capital of the

I in the following, figurás:

the Athletic Association. The results were given this opium problem is to ascertain the facts was again well filled last night, and the Hon Mr. W. Beed Davies, Captains Erskine,

23,275,000 by telegram in our yesterday's inner-En.] Company is H.E. TUAN FANG, the Chinese High Com-audience testified their approval of the good Smith, Nugent and Clinton Baker, Colonel and The accumulated funde

18500,000 I have already mentioned the open handed missioner, in hie ionagural address lasttoms provided in the usual way Tonight's Mrs. Bayard, Colonel and Mrs Chamier, Capt. The total clahus paid by

4,000,000 hospitality which is being extended to the week, made the astonishing statement that programme will molude an amated hiding Baron ron Mayern Hohenberg, the Hon Mr Company exceed

visiting journalists. Not only have all the 58.000.000 the various provinces of the Empire have competition, for which numerous enfrüht have and Mrs. Wo Grosson and Mr. and Mrs.

The Hongkong agents are

Shewan newspaper offices been placed at our disposal bat been booked, and to-morrow afternoon there will

Tamer & Co.KIT ben aba to so reduce the cultivation of the natineo, *****

we have received all the courtesien possible. We

J: B. M. Smith.

Affairs,

„he Wannal income exveils

Japan

and pressure is still relativoy low over ..

Gradients have decreased.

Fresh mensoon may be exposted in the Formosa Channel and strong monsoon over the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

0:00 inches. to-day, The forecast for the 24 hears ending at noon to-day is a follows ****

N.E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood fresh, cloudy, Formos Channel

some rain. South coast of Chine between? Same as No. 1 Bame as No 1

Hongkong and Lamocks. South coast of China between,

Hengkong and Halusa,

Same No.