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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 1009.
| the new contract which has been medeentures for the next three years a rental represe it, ing a loss on the present revenue of less thau 2 laklis per auoam. In the Straits Satlements, on the recommendation of the Straits Opium Commission, the Government has decided to take into its own hunds the preparation and sale of opium, with the idea that it will place the Government in a stronger position to bring about such a gradual reduction of the smoking of opium as is demanded by public opinion." The action taken by the Hongkong Government will be equally as
effective in that direction, but the experiment in the Straits will be watched in Hongkong with muck interest, for the Tiow which obtains here, as the result of experience of both systems, is that, independently of revenue, the Farm has been the most effec.
to the cultivation of the poppy in China, and allowed time for Great Britain to full here to stop the export from India. When that time arrives-and there are only seven or eight years to wait-there will be an on I- of the opium question. In the sireulastances the closing of divans and all other steps of the kind seem to be a waste of effort, pro-
ductive of niore harm than good,
For being in possession of eleven tools of
opium a Chinese was yesterday fined $50.
A telogram from Manila yesterday morning gavo notice of a. typhoon W. of Balingtan Channel moving W.
It is reported that the Chinese Government is going to present two cloisonne flower-vuses to the Peace Conference-at The Hague.
The proprietor of the Owl Grill Room was And $200 at the Magistracy for keeping a
leted out at the Magiconry yesterday meted out at the Magistracy yesterday to a man found guilty of decoying two men into the Colony
for the purposes of immigration.
Two Chinose companies-the Kwong Kee Ferry Company and the Kweng Shun Steam- boat Company-waro summoned at the Magis tracy yesterday for not complying with the Companies Act in failing to le roturns of
shareholders. sine die.
The hearing was adjourned
TELEGRAMS. THE EMPEROR FRANCIS AND
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LORD KITCHENER.
THE HEIR PRESUMPTIVE.
LONDON, October 6th The Emperor Francis Joseph has
conferred on the wife of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Heit Presumptive) the title of Duchess, and the title of Highness simultaneously.
An action, for breach of promise of marriage
It is announced that the Archduke one before the Court at Balgon on September
SHANGHAI, October 6th. Franz Ferdinand and his wife will 15. Particulars given in the Opinion show that
Lord Kitchener left by specs
train visit the Kaiser at Berlin in November the plaintiff, a lady well known in social cirolos there, lived eight years with the defendant,to-day for Nanking, accompanied by and join the Imperial shooting party During that tiras, the defendant wrote to her Colonel Bruce, Captain Fitzgerald at Hanover. several letters promising marriage. Suddenly
he forsook the plaintiff, and, she, at length, sued (Lord Kitchener's private secretary) him on the strength of the correspondence, the and Mr. Pope, the manager of the line. (claim being 30,000 franes' damages. The letters were produced in Court. The judgment found that defendant had deserted the plaintiff for no
There were present at the station to witness the departure of the dis-
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EUROPEAN LADY ATTACK D.
tive means of restricting and controlling the public bar while he only held an adjunct good reasons, and assessed the damages at 7,000 tinguished soldier, Sir Pelham War. A during daylight robbery within sight of
traffic. Bow that object is achieved under the farm system is well stated in the interest ing memorandum on the subject prepared
some months ago by Hra EXCELLENCE the For the moment, however,
GovSENOR,
is
it is the financial aspect of the question- that interests ye, auð we note the statement that the Straits Government well aware that the opium revenue, whether or not the farm system is adhered to, is certain to decline from year to year, both from decreasing consumption and in- crease in the price of the raw material." His EXCELLENCE remarked that the experience of the last six years has proved that, even with the farm system, the opium revenue, had ceased to be that certain, easy, and expanding source which it had been in the past. It has been a constant and con tinuous clamour for reductions or postpone ment of payments with threats of bankruptcy and widespread ruin among the Chiuese population." The spread of the anti-opiam movement and the attitude towards opium amoking of the leaders of the Chinese' com. munity, His ExOsLLENCE, added, huve un- doubtedly led to a progressive diminution in the consumption of opium. "Whatever the Government may do, it is certain that this diminishing tendency will continue." It would be interesting to have accurate. information as to the influence of anti-opiun A. S. WATSON & CO.. propagands in Hongkong, apart from the Government's action. It is a subject about LIMITED,
which we hear nothing whatever, nor have we observed that the leaders of Chinese opinion in the Colony are displaying any activity in this direction. The fact of thier e having been such keen compeition for the privilege and profit-of carrying on the Farm for the next three years argues very little fear of such factors as these greatly influencing the demand for the drug We turn now to another aspect of the question. From the first we have regarded
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Correspondents must forward their names and maircases with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication hut as evidence of good faith.
letters for publication should be written on the closing of the public divans for opium AH ane side of paper only,
อย unwise method anonymously signed communications that smoking as
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have already appeared in other papers will be rapidly reaching the end in view, es Orders for extra copies of DAY PRess pacially in the British colonies. It was set should be sent before 11 am. on day of difficult to foresee that the main result
liconca
A German engineer from the s.8. Anstock was at the Magistracy yesterday food 37 for muting a ricula coolie and $7 for assaulting an Indian constable.
Harmston's Circus at West Point pontinues to be a great attraction. The first mastinen, given yesterday, was well attended, aƖ so was the evening performones. The prognumas an exceptionally interesting one.
franes, with interest and eats. The defendant was then away from the Colony.
An Ordinance to constitute an Education Board in the Straits Settlements and to collect au adunation rate is about to be introduced into the Legislative Council The unofficial mera hers of the Select Committen on the Estimates for 1909 recommended that in view of the isis increase of establishment and other charges annually recurrent in connection with education the Government should now condo the necessity of croating a board for the man
gement of all education in the Colony.” “An a
of
A Marine Court of Inquiry into charges musconduct on the part of the third engineer
R. H. Ferguson) of the British ss. Persis, will assemble at the Harbour Office at 10:30a.m. on Friday, the 8th instant.
Two Sikhs constituted themselves a nuisance" in Fedder Street on Tuesday by noisy --and disorderly conduct, and when they made their appearance before the Magistrate yesterday they had to pay a fiue of $3 each.
heavy penity was imposed on a hawker at the Magistracy yesterday who was convicted of resisting arrest and assaulting the police in the execution of their daty, as well as for violating the conditions of his licence. He was fined 830 in all,
Placards were recently posted at Ipoh and in other Kinta townships inviting the Chinese to boycott Japanese, A gang of coolies stoned Japanese women at Menglembu, one woman. being Madly injured. Several arrests were made.
From Tsingtan comes the news of a serious accident, due to the collapse of the verandal of the Strand Hotel. It is believed the cause of the accident was the nadermining of the foundations of the vorandah by water. One man and three ladies were injured.
The Report of the St. Andrew's Society at Shanghai shows a credit balance of $1,601.25 on general account, and 87,312 at credit of the Charity Reserve Account. It proposed to transfer the amount of the late Mr. Tulloch's legaer ( 1,000) to the Charity Reserve Account and to marry forward the balance to next year's General Account. The epiber ship now stands at 780.
sticking in pablis thoroughfares is
The Duisance created by heavily-laden trucks * fruitful scuros of complaint, and in consequence the police have become more active in dealing with enses as they arise. Yesterday two men wer at the Magistracy fined $7 ench for driving a
result of this recommendation a committes was
appointed to consider the question, and tho
the city took place on Tuesday afternoon when ren (H.B. M.'s Consul-General), Mr. three Chinese attacked Miss Bartlett, the Reting David Landule. (Chairman of the head sistor of the Naval Hospital, on Kennedy Municipal Council), M. Ratari (French and after bandling her very severely robbed her of money and jewellery in the value Consul) and other prominent residents. of $39. It appears that Miss Bartlett, having Lord Kitchener inspected the Vol-occasion-to-go-to-Hongkong, decided to walk unteer Corps, and in a short speecli along. Kennedy Road, She was enjoying the exercise when, just past the military magazine, laid emphasis on their smartness and she was attacked from behind by age of dand on the esprit de corps shown by 'so Chinese whom she had seen pass her a little many nationalities co-operating,
Lord Kitchener goes from Nauking to Kiukiang, thence to Hankow and
tim before. She was dragged to the ground and the others nsa their “weat cloths" which
they placed round her neck and almost struglød her. Fearing that she would be murdered
prosent Bill is introduced to carry out the re- Peking. He will stay in the Capital aif she made a notso, she remained quiet. The commendations of such committee with roguril few days, and will then travel to Japan to the constitution and powers of a Board of Education. Provisions have also been intreby way of Shanhaikwan, Mukden, of a spesial rate to meet the increasing duced into the Bill to authorise the collection of Dalny, Port Arthur and Korea.
cart of education. A rate of one per
cent of the anaal value of the property THE BUTLER WRIGHT CASE. rated on all houses, buildings, lands and tone- ments within the Municipality is proposed.
STEAMER PHRANANG" IN A
TYPHOON.
SHANGHAI, October 6th, The Chief Judge of the Supreme Court to-day announced that he had Yesterday the Gorian steamer Phranang, decided, though somewhat reluctantly, Carrying 500 Chinese passengers and cargo
typhoon whon within two hundred odd miles.
of rive and wood, arrived in port in a very dis- that the case against Mr. Butler ranted condition, having encountered a Wright must be heard at Canton.
His lordship said he thought certain of the Colony, The Phranang, which is come manded by Captain F. von Mangelsdorft, left comments in the Hongkong papers Bangkok on the 27th ultimo and had a smooth to which his attention had been Voyage until Sunday night. Just before mid-directed were unfortunate, but it was night the weather began to freshen and the
sea to rise, while the gradual falling of the unlikely to prejudice the minds of barometer indicated nasty weather ahead. people in Canton, where the Consul The glasscontinued to falluntil atlatitude 19.20 had telegraphically assured him that
N. and longitude 113.20 E.it reached the remark-
ably low figure of 27.95. This was at about eight a fair trial was obtainable. o'clock on Monday morning, and the Phrenasg Mr. Lindsay Smith, Assistant was speedily prepared to meet the gale which was Judge, will leave here on Friday to not long in overtaking her. As the seas began to grow and the wind to increase the passengers preside at the trial. ware battened down and everything above board made secure. Then the typhoon overtook the vessel, the officers of which state that they were
very near the centre of the storm.
The Phraning was sent fall speed ahead in the teeth of the gale, the wind travelling. st hurricane force while mountainers seas broke fastened down were torn from their fastenings, over the vessel. Lifeboats which were securely
lifted high in the air one moment and the rest
publication. After that hour the supply is would be to drive the evil into the homes truck apag Queen's Road during-prohibited Antled down on the deck and stove in. Then
limited. Only sysly for Cash.
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of the people, and, moreover, assist the development of worse evile: In the Straits Settlements, as well as in China, it
-
bours without permit from the – Captain Superintendent of Police.
It is understood, saya tho Poking Daily News,
must stays were born away, the glass in the skylights was broken and the crew had to secure these with canvas to prevent the seas flooding
the ship.
The next mishap was to the bridge, the iron
has been observed that the habit of opium On the 21st May, 1909, at Banjarai. Ispas, smoking is being displaced by "the still HALBERT NELSON Hauros, aged 42, of appe di-
(1294 more disastrous habit of opium swallowing
and morphia injection." Very likely the son, has decided there is not suficient evidence from the deck, and some idea of the force and
citis.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, OCTOBER 7TH 1909.
that after thoroughly investigating the records in the hearing of the Mears, Kinking, case, the British Crown Solicitor, Mr. H. P. Wilkin of a criminal nature against Inspector Mears to warrant a rebearing of the case before the Supreme Court at Shanghai. This is the case which led to the boycott at Kiukiang and along the Yangtze
This evening at the lecture hall adjoining Union Churchi, Kennedy Road, the opening meet ing of the Union Church 1 iterary Club will be held, stan Mr. S. T. Daru, B.A., FL is to give a lecture entitled, "To the Far East by the Siberian Railway." The lecture, which is open to the public, is to be fully illustrated by lantern views, and a good attendance is expected. The chair arill be taken by the president, the Rev, CH. Hickling at 9 p.m. sharp.
tendency will become as notizeable in Hongkong when all the divans are closed. We note that the Government of the Straits Settlements proposes to "especially guard as far as possible" against this change of habit. This can only mean that more drastic measures will have to be taken than Some interesting comments on the opiam is possible under the farm system, for there question as it affects the Straits Settlements is no way of effectually preventing this use were made by H. E. Sir JOHN ANDERSON, of the drug short of placing the most stiu the Governor, in the course of his stateraunt geat-restrictions upon the sale both of on the Budget, which was introduced at morphin and opium. The Straits Settle last week's meeting of the Legislative ments are very desirous of not offending Council of the Colony, and in view of the China over this opium questiWe ara fact that public interest in Hongkong is indebted to China," says the GOVERNOR, "for In pursuance of his determination to weed just now stimulated in this question by the the free influx of immigrants which it has out superfluous officials and reduce the status Government acceptance of a tender for always allowed us, and which, if it has of those not performing adequate work, H. E. to Tong Fang in reported to have disobarged no carrying on the Farm in this Colony for the enabled many individual Chiumen next three years, a reference-to-certain-better-their condition, bas ut the same timeless than ninety mea from the Bureau of Foreign Affairs and the Anti-opium Bureau of the Vice aspects of the question in the Straits proved the making of this place. Unless royalty. It is reported that osasiderable con- Settlements will not be without interest here. we are prepared to second, so far as our sterzation prevails in official circles at Tientsin When commenting. a few days ago on the Chinese population is concerned, the efforts over these and other possible changes. Unexpectedly high tenders received for the of China, we cannot expect that this fres Farm, having regard to the fact that the immigration will be allowed to continue whole of the opium-smoking divans in the unrestricted. Active discouragement of emigration to fe Peninsula by China
The death is announced at Singapore of Mr. Raphael Sassoon. He was one of the oldest Colony are to be closed next Marob, we would prove disastrous to us, and apart, Messi. Meyer Brothers until he separated_and Jewish residents of Singapore and for some years was in business in partnership with presented the view, which many people
therefore, from any moral consideration startul on his own account under the name of bed held, that the steadily increas
or obligation, self-preservation demanda R Bassoon & Co., which is now managed by his ing price of opium combined with the that we shall fall into live with China eldset Bon Elias with his younger brothers' as progress of the total abstinence movament, and the rest of the world in this matter." aseistants. In spite of his great age of 70, might in themselves have been regarded as That is, of course, a very important con- in his business, and it was only recently that he Mr. Sassoon had always taken an active interest factors calculated to reduce the business to aideration for the Straits, but there are no had not been to town owing to his declining the extent indicated by the tendere. Instead dientions that Chian is contemplating health. Mr. Sassoon has left a widow and of the closing of the opium divana rasulting any steps of the nature suggested, nor do we large family of song and daughters, Jewish in a loss of aix lakhs per annum, as the imagine she is likely to do so until she has offices in town were closed yesterday as soon as Government had all along been led to expect, fulfilled her promise to put an entire stop Mr. Sassoon's death became known,
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THE PRIME MINISTER SUM-
· MONED TO BALMORAL.
LONDON, October 6th. The Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. Mr. H. H. Asquith) has started for Balmoral, whither he has unexpectedly been telegraphically summoned by
The greatest importance is attached
bars which supported it being torn from the fastenings like so many matches. Then the H.M. the King. massive funnel of the steamer was torn bodily strength of the wind can be gained from the to the visit. fact that the big screws in the shackles to which the wire supporting the funnel was attached, were Liberal circles, it is believed that the
In the Lobbies, especially
snapped in two. The funnel was jammed fast be
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tween a ventilator and a lifeboat davit, the latter highest influence is being exercised to piercing it, and were it not for this catch it avert a Constitutional struggle. The loss of the funnel necessitated a slackening would in all probability have gone overboard. of speed, as otherwise the inmates of the engine-
The King returns to London on room would have been smoked out. The speed Monday. Hence the excitement in vessel began to drift to the east. vas accordingly altered to four knots, and the regard to Mr. Asquith's departure, to Fortunately, however, at this juncture the which, however, the Front Bench wind abated somewhat, and the crew lost members of the Unionist Party attach
time in replacing the funnel. The task was a
MR. CRANE RECALLED.
difficult one having regard to the rough sea and little importance, while members of the still strong wind, but eventually it was the Cabinet deny that it foreshadows cocomplished, and as by this time the typhoon had any sudden change in the situation. passed, the vessel continued on her voyage with- out further mishap. There were no accident. to the crew, and there was no panic among the sengere, who remained calm and quiet through. out the gals. The Chief Officer, who supplied our representative with this story, was warm in his praises of the staunch little ship, which he thought behaved admirably. The crew had also done, their duty manfully and deserved all credit for their coolness and courage in the face of rest danger." The storm through which they had passed was a great experience, but he was
not anxious to have auch another..
SCOTCH OR SCOTTISH?
LONDON, October 6th.
A San Francisco dispatch, states that Mr. Crane, the new United States Minister to Peking, who was sailing yesterday for China, was recalled by telegram to Washington.
Mr. Crane did not know the reason Those who so strongly object to the use of the adjective Beatch" instead of "Scottish" bare for his recall, but presumed the just received a blow to their pride by an official Scotland itself. On the official windows of the phases of the Eastern question, with recognition of the former in the capital of Government desired to discuss some Education Department in Edinburgh appears the announcement in bold lettering Scotch which he was not fully acquainted. deably sure the Edinburgh School Board, in Education Department." To make assurance Mr. Crane now expects to sail on advertising for a senior English master for the the 20th inst. Royal High School, uses the word. "Ecotoli allading to the Department regulations,
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man dragged her off the road some tau yards down the hillside and wrenched the handbag which she was carrying from hor grasp. It contained two five-dollar notes and a purse in which was soms gifver money. They were very hor- ried in their movements afraid last someone would come along and disturb them for they only snatched at her watch ohain and took away two appendages, and broke the chain. The robbers left her on the hillside, and when Miss Bartlett made sure that
they had gone she regained the roadway where she met a sergeant of the Buffs, who assisted her
to the residence of Dr. Bellies. Hero she was
received and information was sent to the Police station. Though the police have the mattor in
hand they have not succeeded in making an
arrest. The man were evidently coolies. The offence is very serious, and it will be unfortunate in its effects, as it will make ladies who have, hitherto been accustomed to walk along this rod very nervous and apprehensive as to their
safety.
VILLAGERS AND MAFOOS.
An extraordinary affair took place at Cause- way Bay on Tuesday afternoon. It appeared that several mafoos had quarrelled with some
of the residents in Tai Hang, and, armed with lances used for tent pegging, proceeded to the place to inflict some chastisement on these who had' incurred, their wrath. The villagers, how- erer, tarned out in full force and a free fight ensued A European named Rédburn åttempt-- ed to intervene, but" ba wan sagaulted for his trouble and the result was that the police haci to be telephoned for. Immediately the helmets came in sight the fighting enthusiasm waned and the parties dispersed, but not before a lukong had been injured, 'This practically ended the affair, though it had a sequel at night. when it was reported that at a certain house in Tai Hang there were weapons available for those who wished to use them and that an attack: would be made on Kennedy's Stables during the night. A patrol of the stables was kept up, but nothing happened. Only two men were areated. They were matous, and on being
brought before the Magistrate yesterday they were sach sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
DELAYED BY THE TYPHOON.
the Court of Summery Jurisdiction yesterday, Before His Honour Mr. Justice Gompertz in the enge was mentioned in which the Po Shuu Lang firm claimed from Fo Chan Kai, trading under the firm name of Teun Shing, the sum of $300 for breach of a contract whereby the defendant undertook to accept. and pay for fire
cases of opiam,
Mr. M. Beader Harris (of Mearn. Wilkinson
and Grist) represented the plaintiff, and Mfr. P-
W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Goldring applied for an adjournment He intended to see his client on the previous day, but did not get back to the Colony until 12.30 p.m. and was engaged in the Police Court
all the afternoon.
His Lordship—You were detained, I suppose. by the typhoon P
Mr, Goldring—Yes, and I am willing to pay posts.
Mr, Harris-The only reason I have for Wanting to go'on is that my client's two partners are down from Canton. An adjournment will mean that they must go back and come down again.
His Lordship adjourned the hearing untit to-day on the defendant paying costa,
THE BISHOP'S STORY.
Dr. Drury, Bishop of Sodor and Man, tells a a story of a visit be ones paid to a friend of his. at the station he found a carriage waiting for
still for somerie, wondering wint was amiss. him, he jumped in and closed the door. But
the
1 carriage did not more, and Dr. Drury sat
At last he put head-out of the window and asked the comafiaan what he was waiting for....... hut, I was told to wait for the Bishop of Sodor “Well, sir," replied the conchman, touching his
and Man. You've arrived, sir, but where is your man?"
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