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the main objection is that when the Farm let for three years the conditions as regards opinion smoking are fized for that period, and any sotion on the part of the Govern mont to discourage the use of opium, imme diately gives rise to an exaggerated claim for compensation for the Farmers. Sir CO. FREDERICK LUGARD in the able Memeran. dam which we reproduced a few days ago, set forth many strong reasons for his opinion that the Farm is to be preferred to Government régie, and these reasons are as applicable to the Straits Settlements as they sre to Hongkong. The fact that the retail price of opium in both places is very much WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS higher than it is in China naturally encour.
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Mr. J. H. Scott, syflor gartner of thei Mosen. Butterfield med Swire, has returned to Hongkong after's tour in North China
Twenty deportes exired by the ma. Lightning from Bingapore on Tuesday, knother batch of twenty-four being landed from the mae port' by the Hong Wan I yesterday,
We learn from a Shanghai contemporary.. that among the Indise of the Settlement fenging seems to have grown in favour recently. For a few months post a school of indion has becti hard at work with the folls, and towards the end of the month they will give a public
exhibition of their prowess.
A native appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday on charges of having quantity of prepared opium in his possession, and of preparing opium. A fine of $300 was imposed, the alternative being four months' imprisonment.
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PEKING, March 17th. His Excellency Bhek Liang, newly appointed Viceroy of the Man- (4) churian Provinces, will be also ap
pointed to the Gratid Council.
Toxro, March 17th. The Toyo Kisen Kaisha have not paid a dividend.
The loss for the half year is Yen 800,000,
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THE BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES.
LONDON, March 16th. The House of Commons was crowd-
"strangers ed with distinguished this afternoon, including H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, when the Rt. Hon. Mr. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, introduced the Navy
Estimates.
The safety of the country, he said, must be the paramount concern of the Government, but the Government has to face the difficulty of not know-
SUPREME COURT. Wednesday, 17th March,
IN HANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE(SIRF. PIGGOTT)
ALLBUED CONTEMPT OF COURT.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
HONGKONG REGATTA.
{TO THE EDITOR, OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY
Hongkong, 17th March 1909. Biz-I have read with mamak interest the letter by "Fair Sport" which appeared in the columus of your valuable páper and must say that his out-spoken criticisms are endorsed by | à large number of sportamen in Hongkong.
I consolentiously believe that rowers should be placed on oven torms, thus giving all an equal chance of socording a victory. More- over, in fairness to them, a good opportunity
Re Kwong Yst Choong. This was an appli | will be afforded spectators of witnessing a com- estion for the recitaïon of i recaiving order.
petition of prowess whap all things are equal,
At one of the meetings of the Hongkong Mr. B. Dixon (from the office of Mr. R. Harding) appeared in support of the applica Rogatta Committee held recently, it was pre- tion and stated that all the creditors had con- posed and carried by a majority of 7 to 1, sa I believe, that all four-oured events at the forth- sented.
coming Regatta bo competed in the same riass of boats. The decision was roccived with nivole interest ́ by, all broadminded sportsmen and endorsed by them an affording the one oppor tunity for competition upon terms of equality.
The Offcial Recover said he had not had an opportunity of considering this.
His Tordabip said it had better stand over and he would make an order in chambers on
hearing tho Oficial Receiver's report.
The Official Receiver said he wished to call attention to this casa, the debtor having failed to attend the two meetings of creditors although served with notices. Neither had he filed his statement of affairs. He had already committed contempt of court twice.
Mr. Dizon The reason was that it was being in proves of being settled.
The Official Receiver-It is practically defying the Court,
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The decision which called forth such favour- able comments was revered as a subesquent meeting when some of the members of the Committes were not present. It looks as if the subsequent decision, which overrules the popular original finding, is to hold good,
With your permission I would like to wak the sporting public to judge for themsolves if it is fair play to accord the chance to one class rowing on a far superior boat when such a boat is only owned by one rowing club in the colony and available to its members only,
The Police have begun a crusade against the to check the smuggling of raw or prepared opium as effectively as the Farmer can do night hawks who infest the highways at night when his own pecuniary interests are involv: Yesterday two European woman who were interfering with passom-by were charged before ed. A monopoly by Government has been. J. B. Wood with behaving in a disorderly tried in Hongkong and "resulted in a
manner. They wore each fined $20, the alterus decrease in the receipts in the second year tire being seven days' imprisonment, i to less than half those of the first year, due' to the impossibility of coping with the smug- gling and illicit preparation of opium. The revenue lost by Government was there- fore so much additional profit to the emuggler, instead of going to the farmer who provides the preventive service, and to the Government which uses its profits for the maintenance of Police, Sanitation
Mr. Liang Yan Yih, who is described as the ing the rate at which German con- and I have no doubt that the man will be ready practically thus penalising the mombers of the Education, &c.
There are other objections manager of the proposed Conton-Macao Raliway struction was proceeding. The con- and willing to come to court. The matter bas
Bir affairs, recently had an Interview with the to a Government Monopoly which FREDERICK LUGARD mentions. It is more President of the Board of Posts and Com.struction of extra Dreadnoughts would started. likely to tend to venality and corruption of munications at Peking in the course of which depend upon that information, for subordinate officials; the Government would he stated that the line could be commenced se Great Britain could not risk falling
behind in Dreadnoughts. incur the odium of the search for opium
Mr. Balfour, leader of the Opposi which is now made by the Farmer's excise
A native wont alongside a cargo boat in the officers, and the use of spies and informera
tion, said the condition of the Navy both to check smuggling and to detect harbour on Tassday to the delivery of some boiling of opium, should, when possible goods. While there a second cargo bost master was a national danger. Great Britain be avoided by a Government on any extend-ordered him to shove off. Because be refused in December 1010 would have only
P.K Kwok & Co.... Ah Ying & Co.
Boon as the agreement betreen Chins and Portugal regarding the line is cancelled.
the master of the Intter hout struck him with a
boatbook. At the Magistrasy yesterday M10 Dreadnoughts while Germany J. H. Kemp found a charge of assault, proved, would probably have 13, and in 1912 and imposed a fine of $10. ---
she would have at 25 to our 20—at
least 21 to our 20.
LONDON, March 17th.
Mr. Grist-appear for a number of credite
since it boon in course of settlement ever
There are no creditors, everyone
matter of arrangement between the partners of these cralitors is a partzer, and it is a
at the
His Lordship-It does not exempt him from attending.
is
Mr. Grist-I don't think he understood. The Official Receiver-Oh Yes He TYLĄ, errod with notices in English and Chinese. It impossible for me to carry on the duties of
Ofeil Rosairdr if I am defed like that.
The case was adjourned.
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i ADJUDICATED BANKRUPT. Re R. D. Coptaiu, public examination. Debtor, in reply to questions by the Official Rasciver, said he was proprietor of the business of D. R. Captain and Company, wine and provision dealera. He started in January, 1905,
of
bunght the business for $1,000, $5,00 which was paid in advance. The remainder was to be paid by monthly instalments of $250.
other clubs *
An inferior and much heavier hout, all of the. same design, is owned by all the three other. clubs. As the majority of the Clubs own the' heavier boats, why not compete in them as at
first decided?
It should be a governing principle in sport as in business that the majority should receive the maximan consideration. In other words, the
I have myself entered a orew for the Junior greatest good to the maximum number.
Fours on the understanding that competitor would all be placed on oren terma, but had reluctantly to withdraw upon the second de cision of the Hongkong Regatta Committee being unofficially announced.
Last the purport of my letter be misunder- stood by the officials of the rowing clubs oun- cerned, allow me to add that I was prompted to approach you for the hospitality of your colamas, in the most friendly spirit to the organizing they of the Regatta, with the view of securing
He took in a partner named Cooper who paid the success which the meeting andoubtedly deserves but would unquestionably fail to of the business before he bought it.
ed nosls." It must be allowed that all these aró vary sound objections to the Govern ment monopoly of the preparation and distribution of opium, and are worth consideration by our neighbours in the Straits Settlements, if any choice between a Farm and a Government monopoly remains A. S. WATSON & CO., after the expiry of the Farmer's present contract. It is possible that neither in the Straits Settlements nor in Hongkong will any choice be possible, for, as we have before suggested, the reduced supplies and increas ing restrictions may make the business far too precarious for the farmer. Sir Joux ANDERSON in his dispatch to the Secretary of State, when forwarding the Report of the
when on the termination of the present Siraita Commission, expressed the hope that farm the Colonial Government is in position to take further steps towards discouraging the use of opium, "the resulting loss followed by a corresponding reduction
Military Contribution:" Majesty's Government has not yet made
many's 1909-10 programme were al- ready under construction. It was that known its intentions in this respect to the Government of the Straits Settle-
The N. V. K. Australian Lainer Nikke, Maru grave unexpected development which ments, but they are not likely to promise which arrived here yesterday morning reports induced the Government to submit one Colony more than has been promised that on the eve of leaving Nagasaki a female HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C the other. Parliament is to be asked to child was born on board to Mr & Mrsa (hristo different proposals. He thought grant Hongkong a substantial contribu-pher Hughson, passengers destined to Singapore, these circumstances would rouse the tion" towards the loss of revenue incurred and the child was fittingly named. Elisabeth nation to think twice before refusing in carrying out the policy of the Imperial Nikko Hughson. Both mother and child are the power asked.
doing well, and the passengers and officers of Government. No doubt a similar promise the ship have subscribed to present Miss Nikko will be given to Singapore and the Federated with a silver mng, together with a knife and Malay States. If we may believe the state- fork and a uspkin ring in token of her first ment attributed by H.E. TANG BHAO YI to start in this world on board the Nikko Maru Mr. BAKER, the Finance Minister of India, under the most favourable auspices.
LONDON, March 17th. that country can do without the revenue it
The Lord Mayor of London pre- derives from Opium; else there would be another beary claim on the Imperial exciety with representatives from the Union aided over a meeting of the China chequer for compensation. It is perfectly Church Literary Club had a debate on Tuesday Emergency Committee at which self-governing colonies in exelading Asistire
The China Guzelle understands that a scheme backed by a powerful group of Jewish financiers in London, has been formulated to build battle-i : ships, ernisers and torpedo craft for China to In the course of further debate on the value of £25,000,000, the cost of each vessel the Naval Estimates, the Rt. Hon. when launched to be covered by a loan issued in Mr. Asquith, the Premier, said he London at per cent. for 35 years, plus a sinking fund of 1 per cent, each issue to stand by itself, was glad to state that recent develop $3000 for his half share. Debtor was manager
It obtain were an unpopular decision allowed to and to be only secured by the general guarantee ments tended to improved Anglo- of the Chinese Government, which at the end German relations. He regretted that was making $300 or 3900 a year. The business hold good at the expense of enthusiasm waning mustly credit. Ho attributed his insolvency to in the sporting event which should be of 25 years would have a navy free of cost-
Germany had made clear that an assistant having embezzled $3,000 and to looked forward to with considerable interest. (and incidentally many years out of date).
arrangement for a mutual reduction other losses in business. At the end of last Yours, de,
J. A. SELAVÍSA ALVES. of programmes was impossible. year he discovered he was insolvent. He could
"A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE.” Germany was enormously developing her constructional equipment. We no longer had an advantage in speed in building.
A Chinese thief was caught red-handed yester Sergeant Torrett. While standing near the New Traveller's Hotel this officer was attracted day in Queen's Road Central by Detective.
by an exclamation, and turned in time to see a coolie matching an ear pick from a woman's hair. When he laid hands on the thief he be attempted to throw the stolon article away un- The Government learned that in observed, but was unsucessful. Twelve months the Autumn four of the ships of Ger-
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HONGKONG, MARCH 18TH 1909. SIR JOHN ANDERSON, the Governor of the Straits Bettlements is in agreement with Sir FREDERICK LUGARD, the Governor of Hongkong, when be claims that it is obvious that, to give effect to what is the settled policy
our
of
will гетелие
His hard labour, fourteen strokes of the birch and
three hours stocks was the sentence imposed by
Mr. J. H. Kemp.
The Y.M.C.A. Parliamentary Debating Bo
THE CHINA EMERGENCY COMMITTEE.
not get ang more advances then. He sold most
of his wine to the American girls. There was only a small profit ou euch case. His personal expenses were 840, 850 ar 8100 a month. He ocensionally sent money home. It was not a fact that he had lived extravagantly.
Mr. P M Rodgson (from the office of Mosers, Ewens and Harston), who appeared on tioned debtor as to what he had done with the stock for which he had paid $12,000 and, which he now estimated at $4,000. Debtor could not
bohalf of Messrs. Shewan, Tomos & Co, ques-
explain.
Mr. F. Dixon said it was accounted for by
the fact that in the statement of affairs there
88,000 book debts.
Mr. Grist suggested that the examination should be adjourned.
Mr. F. Dixon asked that the debtor should be adjudicated bankrupt, so the Official Receiver wished to be in a position to dispose of the business as a going concern,
A correspondent in Honan, the Daily News says, vouches for the accuracy of the following incident: A well-to-do Chinese had the min fortune to swallow the gold filing of his newly †
he was convinced that the gold would poison him. One of China's new scholars informed. him that sulphuric acid dissolved gold and recommended him to take some. He did.
stopped tooth, and was considerably alarmed, as
It is not stated our contemporary adds whether the scholar attended the funeral, ~
GERMAN WORKERS' LOT.
NO SLUMS OR MISERY FOUND BY BRITTEN LABOUR M.P.8.
The report of Mr. Shackleton, Mr. Steadman, Kr. Thorpe, and Mr. Bowerman, the Labour M.Ps who visited Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfort-on-Main to inquire into State. Insurance against accident, sickness, invalidity, and old age, was issued last month. It says:
**The sbsence of slums in the manufacturing
The other parties present consenting, this quarters of the towns visited and elsewhere was was agreed to.
noticeable. It can be said that nowhere did the deputation we any quarter that could be classified under the heading "alum. The clean- liness prerailing was also remarkable. No beggars, feeble or emaciated men tatters and rags, were encountered in the streetá.
Hundreds upon. hundreds of unemployed were seen by the deputation, but they seemed unfortunately is so frequently met with im the streets of English towns.
*Workmen throughout Germany do not com-
by their employers from their wages for the purpose of workmen's insurances. The con- tributions in the case of invalidity and old-aga pensions are payable weakly-half by the em ployer and half by the workman. The State assistance consists of a fixed addition of £2 10. to every pension payable. The introduction of the State insurance has in no way exercised an injurious effect upon the trade unicus of the country.
plain of any compulsory deductions being made
MR. GOMPERTZ PROMOTED.
Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, who has been acting
almost a year, has been appointed Puitno Juilge, Puise Judge at the Supreme Court, for
his appointment will occasion much gratis ostions among his many friends. He certainly
honourable record of service in the colonies
Mr. Hanry Hessey Johnston Gompertz, B. A deres his promotion, as he has a long and
Gron, barrister-at-law, came out to the East in 1890 what he was appointed cadet. He arrived in Singapors at the end of that year and was attached to the Colonial Secretary's office. Two years later he was sent to Swatow to study Tie Chu, and in 1894 he was appointed
The deputation was much impressed by the Assistant Protector of Chinese at Penang and excellence. of the entire system of labour bureaux, also Acting Third Magistrate. Having in the and it must be obvious that institutions of this interval passed in Cantonese he was in 1896 kind prevent the unemployed from dinking the down to the lowest rung of the social scale, besides aiding them from spending their very appointed acting deputy registrar in
obtaining company and sympathy from unfor- tunate colleagues... Supreme Court of Penang. He next malified
of His Majesty's Government, the steady clear from the wording of the EARL OF Right on the motion That the action of the speeches were made by Sir Robert The new judge is well known in the colony and to inck that dejection and absolute misory that and progressive encouragement of opium CREWE'S despatch that the Government does not meet with our approval." Maears. Hart, Dr. Scott Lidgett, and the smoking, the Government of the Colony does
not contemplate a grant to the Jonghin, F. Browne, Ancott,, and Wells up American Ambassador. The Arch- must retain a free hand for the adoption of Colony of Hongkong which will fully ported the motion, and Capt, Brown, Mrosra- restrictive measures as the need for them correspond to the loss of revenue in Cubey, Nairo, and Lowry spoke against it. The bishop of Canterbury and the Bishop becomes apparent and the opportunity curred in carrying out the opium policy advocatse of the motion argued that the exeus of London wrote regretting their arises. But the two Governers disagree as of His Majesty's Government. The un retarded the development of countries where absence and sympathising with the to the means best adapted to secure that Straits Times advises that no steps for the there were large tracts of unoccupied land, and those who took the opposite view contended that course. Sir FREDRICE LUGARD says that establishment of a Regio system should be the admission of Asiatics would reduce the beyond doubt the creation of a monopoly be taken in that Colony until the Govern standard of living. Mr. Burnatt presided.
The motion was lost. in Chinese hands is the most effectivement has clearly intimated in what manner method conceivable for controlling the and to what extent it is prepared to assist smuggling, sole and use of opium in the the Colony throughout the inevitable fuán. Colony of Hongkong. Sir Jons ANDERSON endorses the proposal of the Straits Com-
missioners that the Government monopoly
cisl embarrassments, which will arise if the revenue from opium is seriously diminished.
But the difficulty is that it is practically of the preparation and distribution of opium impossible to say in advance what loss will should be substituted for the existing Farm be incurred if Government monopoly is system. The main objections, he says, taken substituted for a Farm, but it would be by the witnesses to the existing system are more satisfactory to both Colonies if the the lack of adequate súpervision over the re Government could promise to make up the venue officera of the Farm, and thiésupposed whole loss or some definite proportion of it. efforts of the Farmers to encourage the use of opium. With regard to the latter objec
Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day, and loyal
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AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.
LONDON, March 16th. Austria, who regarde the last Servian note as evasive and almost pertinent, will answer demanding specific promises of peaceful intan
Yessre, Shewan, Tomes & Co., Hongkong agents of the Yungtase Insurance Association, are in, roosipt of a telegram from Shanghai tions. stating that the Directors will recommend at the forthcoming General Meeting a dividsud of 25 per cunt.
The report of the Peking Electric Company Limited for the past year showed an available balance of Taols 13,781. Of this Tools 8,219 has boon written of installation; Taels 3,800 and after payment of auditors' fees Teals 1,613 are carried forward to new sccount.
tion, the Governor in a despatch to the Irishmen sported the green and drowned the has been absorbed by s dividend of 2 per cent., Secretary of State says there is no evidence shamrock "
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whatever to support it, and His Excellency. A Chinese bankrupt at the Supreme Court regards the first objection, as marking an un.. yesterday described himself as a dealer in marine delicacies." The delicacies' he rubes. doubted evil, # though its extent is greatly exaggerated."To His Excellency's mind quently explained wore sharks' fins.
The Imperial Hotel Poking has paid dividend of å par cept for the past your.
[FROM THE "CHUNG NOOI BAN PO."] EX-VICEROY SHUM HONOURED.
PEKING, March 17th. The Peking Government has sent another telegram to Tsen Chen Hsuch, late Viceroy of Canton, to proceed to Peking at once in order to take up his appointment as Grand Councillor.
in Hokkien sud. was again assistant Protector of Chinees and was several times acting district magistrata în 1897, in which year he was appointed Assistant Registrar-General in Hongkong Subsequently he was acting police magistrate, Assistant Colonial Becretary and Clark of Councils President of the Land Court, acting Attorney General, and finally Boting Puisne Judge and Chairman of the Squatters Beard,
-The bill to restore the Philippine lottery as it was conducted under the Spanish regime for he purpose of securing ravering has been
last penny. in the public-house for the sake of
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
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The 1.G.M. str. Prinz Ludwig which loft here on the 13th inst. at 11 am, arrived at Shanghai on the 16th inst. at 6 p.ni.
The P., str. Biberia which left here on the 16th ultimo, arrived at San Francisco on the 15th inst
The T.K.K. str. Tengo Maru left Yokohama on the 17th instant, and may be expected here on or about the 24th inst
into the Philippine Assembly. The The C.P.R. str. Glenfarg arrived Bhanghai trolovides that the lottery shall exist for at at 11.30 am. on the 17th inst., and leave again lost five years and that its insomn shall be at 9am. Friday for Hongkong where she is equal to the revenue collected now under the due to arrive at 9 am, on Monday the 22nd
inst land tax.
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