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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19ra. 1909.

come to the conclusion that the evils arising TELEGRAMS

from the local form of indulgence in opium are not sufficiently acute or widespread as to justify legislative interference by way of prohibition, and we are further of opinion that the local state of feeling on the opium question has not yet reached, the stage of roudering a policy of prohibition desirable or practicable." This equally represents public opinion in Hongkong. Had opium smoking been a serious evil in Hongkong.an evil a tenth part as shocking, for instance, as the alcohol evil in England, the Colonial Government would not have required per- emptory instructions from Downing Street to close down on it. But opium-moking is

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LORDS AND LEGISLATION.

LONDON, November 18th, Lord Lansdowne's motion is the universal topic of discussion.

The Conservative papers extol the adroit wording of the motion, which

STOWAWAYS SENTENCED."

The prosecution of the four man charged with atowing away on the Bs Easters was concluded at the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. H, J. Godge appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Davidson appeared for the third defendant, and Mr. Boavis for two others.

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Mr. Davidson said that application had been made to his Worship to review his decision, but

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 18th November.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Berone. His HONOUR MB, W. Ræes Davies, K.C. (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE FLORIDA WATER TRADE-MARK CASK,

Taipo. The money, which was dons up in three packages, was placed in two open baskets and carried by a Chinese scolio on a bamboo pole. No suspicion attached to the coollo, The escort consisted of two Indiaus properly dressed and armed with landed revolvers. The weather being very hot, each of the polloomon carried su uutrella. It appeared that after leaving the station the men took off their tenios and pat The case concluded in which-Edward Kemp them in the baskets, Sabsequently they also. it was intimated that it was too late to do so; but and others, trading as Lanmanand Keup. of New removed their barbans, and being Mahommedans if grounds could be shown when he was addres. York, seek to obtain an injunction against the their hair was out short, so that they had no sing his Worship in mitigation of the penalty Kwong Sang Firm, of 245, Des Voeur Road protection for their heads. The last part of the his Worship would indict a nominal penalty. Central, Hongkong, their servants or agents, to read up the Gap was very steep, so the police That was the line he proposed to take. The restrain them from selling or exposing for sale, wout ahead of the coole, the Sorgeant loading. men were charged with being on board with or procuring to be sold, any Florida water When in the Gap the police saw a number of intent to take a passage to Australis without bearing the label apared to the claim or the consent of the owner or charterer, but the any other label so santrived or expressed us by gist of the offence was in being found on deck colourable imitation or otherwise, to represent or lead to believe that the Florida water sold by

and sold by plaintiffs

Chinese, who greeted them with, “Good morning. friend," in Chinese. The police returned the greeting and passed on. Then the Chinese

on their heads with mattocks and chopper*, The carrying coolie, on seeing the attack, dropped the baskets and fed down the hillside, He reported the occurrence at the Autan polica

Indian constable from police together hurried to the Gap. As station, and Sergeant Moore gathering some

Taipo gave the revived him, and he then made a state- wounded constable some water, which slightly

not and never has been the terrible evil in conveys no suggestion of vetoing the At the time they were found, the man were try defendants was the Florida water manufactured prang upon them from behind, striking them

Bill, but simply affirms the principle ing, to get away. The banker was more than they could stand and they came on deck. Their that the people rule.

present intention was to get away, whatever may have boon their previous intent. Proceed dapes, and he asked his Worship to take that ing he pointed out that those men wore mostly into consideration.

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The Liberal papers denounce the motion as an act of war and express the hope that Mr. Asquith will not be a party to any suggested negotiations. They point out that the wording leaves the door open for retreat at the

Hongkong that one might suppose it to be from the misleading information published by the Anti-Opium Society. We are not aware that there is even an Auti-Opium Society in the Colony. Deny it much na Cabinet Ministers may, the fact remains that the Imperial Government in imposing on the Eastern Colonies its own il-informed opinions on the subject of opium cannot escape the charge of imposing last moment. its own morality at other people's expense.

It is understood that a compromise All the best thought" at Home, for jastance, supports the view that the will be effected on the Housing and driok evil in England is a gigantic one. the Irish Land Bills, both of which It certainly far exceeds anything that the Lords will

pass immediately. China is able to show from the use of opium. But does the Government dream of shutting down on the consumption of alcohol as it is shutting down on opium in the Colonies by closing the whole of the public houses? No; they have not the courage to pro pose in England a policy which they have not hesitated to impose, willy-milly, on the Crown Colonies at the dictation of a

handful of fanatics among their supporters They ignore the good old maxim that example is better

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In

precept. the circumstances is it not sheer cant

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POLITICAL SPEECHES ON THE BUDGET.

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ME, BALFOUR ADVOCATIES TARIFP

REFORM.

LONDON, November 18th. Mr. Runciman, President of the Board of Education, speaking at Hull, said the Government had refused dealings with the House of Lords on questions of finance, and absolutely refused to compromise any tax or clause of the Bill.

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Mr. Gedge pointed out that the Eastern was an Australian bound steamer and that a heavy penalty was imposed on any ship from which Chiasman landed in Australia without a licence, He maintained that those men did not go on board in the proper manner and that a Hovers penalty should be inflicted. §.

Mr. Beavis having addressed his Worshipin mitigation of penalty,

Three of the prisoners were sentenced to soren months hard labour sach and two other was fined 850 or one month.

Captain Davidson Craig, from Melbourne, s Commonwealth officer, watched the euro unofficially.

THE NETHERLANDS SQUADRON

"AT HOME" ON THE "KONINGEN. REGENTES."

Yesterday afternoon the Commodore and officers of the Netherlands Squadron now in port gave an "At Home" on the Koningen Regentes. Among those present were H.E. the Governor, attended by Captain Taylor, A.D.C., Commodore, Mrs. and Miss Lyou, Mr. de Reus, and "hypocrisy to deny that this is not

(Consul General for the Netherlands), and the Consuls representing other nationalities in the question of "Our morals at other people's ex-

port, several British naval and military officers, Colonel-SEELT hased the Govern-

and a number of ladies and gentlemen represent pense"} ment's action ou safer ground in his famous Mr. Macnamara, Parliamentary and ing the civilian station. The ship had been telegram to Hongkong eighteen months ago Financial Secretary; speaking at Camprettily decorated for the occasion with flags directing "immediate steps" to be taken berwell, said the Lords were going to close the whole of the opium divans to have the surprise of their lives.

Mr. Balfour, at Manchester, A. S. WATSON & CO. (Now, by the way, we note that "nothing will be done in a hurry.) In effect the Secretary of State then said: The Chi strongly advocated Tariff Reform nese Government has determined on the and said Colonial preference was extermination of the opiona habit, and the only alternative to the Budget, baving regard to the fact that Chinese which was disastrous to all in- subjects bulk so largely in the populations dustries. The speech was large of our Crown Colonies of Hongkong and the Straits Settlements it is expediently devoted to allaying fears that Tariff that we should bring our policy in this Reform was detrimental to the cotton

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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Hongkong, 8th October, 1909.

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column should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

The trial WAS before his Hopour the special jury Acting Chief Justice and composed of Mesara, D. W. Craddo Lafrentz, D. R. Law, A. Shelton Hooper and A. (foreman), L. Gibbs, G. H. Medhurst, C.

Mackenzie.

Mr. M. W. Slade, instracted by Mr. H. W. Looker (of Messre. Deacon, Locker and Descon) appeared for the plaintiffs, while the defendantement. He said he was walking behind the sergeant when he saw several Chinose descend- were represented by Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C.ing the Gap from the direction of Taipo. Orie and Mr. Eldou Potter, who wore instructed by of the Chinese greeted them with "Cho San, Mr. F. C. Barlow, acting on behalf of Mr. H.

panyau." K. Holmes.

Sir Henry Berkeley, in his address to the

jury, asked them to remember that wreathe and scrolls were common to the labels of all Florida! water bottles, and unless they intended Messrs. Lanman and Kemp to have a monopoly of these on their labels they must find for the defendants. It was clear that since 1872 all Florida water labela were got up with wreaths and scrolls, therefore there was no infringement on the part of the defondants. The jurors had had sanlar demonstration that there was not the faintest similarity between the labels of plaintiffs and defendants, and if the latter had not infringed the trade-mark they and not passed off their Floride water as the plaintiffs, Plaintiffs had raked Hongkong with a small tooth comb to get someone to come forward to show they had been deceived, but without success,

Mr. Slade referred to the similarity in get. up and colouring of the labels of plaintiffs and defendants, and remarked that defendantə must have had it in mind that it would be a good thing for their fires to hare a mark similar to flowers and greenery, and the offileers of the Lauman and Kemp's. With regard to squadron, who all sosed to have an excellent plaintiffs "I" mark the speaker put it to the knowledge of the English language, werequest jury that not only was it given to the engraver for the purpose of following the size, but prob- assiduons in their attentions to make the ccession pleasant and enjoyable, Refreshments ably.. also, in order that he might follow the of various kinds were served and the rolun design in the label he was preparing. teer band of the flagship De Ruyterwe is by the oficere, and were much impressed by the Visitors were shown over the ship

trim and "ship-shape" manner in which every- thing is kept.

The Squadron, which left Sourabaya on August 10th on a cruise in northern Waters, leaves port this afternoon at three o'clock and

attendance.

a half months.

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“Mr. Orr--Are you putting this in as a dying declaration ?

• The Attorney-General Yes.

Mr: Orr-I submit it cannot be put in in that

way.

The Attorney-General-Then I will not open with it.

Proceeding, the Attorney-General said that for a long time no trace of the murderers could be found, but on September 16th Sorg oant Moore, with a small force, surrounded a village near Taipo and four arrests were made. An other prinotier would be charged separately in connection with this murder and another suspected murderer had been arrested in

Chiness territory.

Evidence was called. and the hearing adjourned,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR Ma.. H. H. J.

Gompertz (PUISKE. JUDGn).

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES, ́

The Italian Far Eastern Trading Co. brought action against Hing Kee, otherwise known a the Lai Wo Hing Kee Arm, to recover £237.53 for damages suffered by reason of the defendants refusing or neglecting to accept delivery of· four cases of singlets in accordance with an agreement dated February 20th.

Mr. Hinds (of Messrs. Brutton and Hett)

His Lordship, in mamming up to the jury, referred at length to the evidence and the law appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. M. Reader

presented the defendant. in the case. He said there appeared to be no Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist re-

decidere on the part of the plaintiffs of

anyone having been deceived, but the jurors Mr. Hinds informed the Court that it was were sinked to infer from the similarity of the part of the plaintiffs' business to supply singlets Chinese merchants, and a sample was marks, and from the actions of the defendants, to

tion. The defendants, on the other hand, entered into a contract. The defendants con-

that there was a strong probability of decep supplied the defendants, who subsequently

Correspondentz must forward their names and matter into line with Chips'. Had industry by increasing the cost of expeota to reach Java on the 28th inst., after an had submitted affirmative evidence on the point, tended that the four cases supplied were not ad tresses with cammunications addressed to the Colonel SEELY confined himself to this living. He pointed out that the in-enjoyable tour which will have lasted three and Editor, not for publication but as evidence of defence at the Straits Settlements dinner dustry was threatened by Japanese

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in the sense that they had called witnesses to according to rample, but were similar to `a speak as to the probability of deception. Donbt-quantity of singlets they had obtained somo

he would have been less open to criticism and American competition in the THE ACCIDENT TO THE ERNEST Loss the jurors would give due weight to the years ago.

and perhaps more convincing,

Dr. J. M. Atkinson returned to Hongkong yesterday by the Kame Maru after short leave in England,

H.M.S. Kent and the troopship Rewa, whose departure was delayed for a day and a half by the typhoon signalled South of the Colony, left yesterday morning.

Two keepers of a gambling house were at the Magistrany yesterday fiel 8100 sala, and other thirteen mon who were arrested by the police when raiding the promises wore each fined $4.

The Oriental Glass Co., of Japan, which had bean organised by Mr. Loonea with French and Japanese capital amounting to one and a

East.

CHINA FOK CHINESE.

VIEWS OF NR, HENEY GEORGE.

SIMONS."

THE

COMEDY

BANDMANN

COMPANY,

'There was a large attendance at the Theatre

opinions of these witnesses, but it seemed to his After bearing the ovidence his Lordship Lordship that the question was one which they entered judgment for the plaintiffs The delayed Memagorins steamer Ernest

were quite capable, as business men, of deciding Simons, which is ten days late owing to a machinary michap in the Red Sea, arrived here for themselves. Taking the two bottles in dispute, yesterday. The steamer took a departure from it was for the jury to say whether the similarity Marseilles on October 16th, and all went well

was sufficient to be calculated to deceive an in ordinary purchaser. The questions for the until 30 hours after Suez had been passed. On the afternoon of that day says the Singapore Free. Press, the steamer stopped, and on examination it jury were-Whether the defondants' mark was was found that one of the comboting-rods, or calenlated to deceive ordinary purchasers into bielle as the French call it, had brakes. This the belief that they were purchasing the Florida important rod which turns the crank and also water of the plaintiffs; and, whether there was the piston is one of three that drives the vessel,

plaintiffs' mark,

last night to witnom "The Marriage of Kitty," a light comedy in three acts by Mr. Cosmo Gordon Leaner. The Marriage of Kitty is a marriage of formality. Sir Reginald Belsize

THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS.

In addition to the old favourites in this Hippodromas Chrous, which is nightly drawing ronds to Causeway Bay, some wonderfully clever artistes have just arrived from Europe. The Carpio Brothers, head-to-head balancers, aro distinctly clever and original. Reccooo, the Continental clown, is an established favourite, and Dalbenie, the man on the wheel, is good and to go on with two only was out of the so much imitation that the Florida water bear- had been left by his uncle a large income on the question, so her head was turned and she ing the defendants mark might be readily express condition that he married within two A very pleasant evening's entertainment is steamed slowly back to Suez. A telegram was mistaken for the Florida water bearing the years a lady who was neither a Peruvian nor a

immediately sent to La Ciotat to furnish provided at the Circus.

widow. Much to his uncle's displeasure he had Another without delay; Fortunately the Australien of the same line was leaving in a Bys majority of four to three the jury fallen medly in love with an attractive Peruvisa day or two and the rod was sent to Jusz and answered these questions in the affirmative, and widow and the will had accordingly been mada rofitted in the Bricet Simons. The whole affair his Lordship entered judgment for the plaintiffe to prevent a marriage. Bir Reginald seeks the occupied ten days and after this the ship amo

advice of his lawyer with a view to evading this Mr. Henry George, son of the late single tax along at 15 knots per hour the whole way.

provision of the will. It happened that just at half million you, have resolved to wind up its strong opinions regarding the polios of the stonniers Mongolia and desde

advocate, expressed in an interview at New York The mails were sent on by the P. and 0.

that time the lawyer had on his hand a young United States in the Far East. "He declares It's an ill rod" that blows nobody good,

lady to whom he had acted as godfather in her that this policy as directed at present from and the passengers after the breakdown seem

infancy and she had now been left penniless Washington is solely in the interests of Wall to have had a most enjoyable time. When the

THE INDIAN POLICE MURDER.

and was anxious for him to flud her an.ooptipa- Street, and will probably end in the navy being steamer stopped in the Red Sus numerous Mak Tin Fok'was indicted on the charge of tion which would be both pleasant and

I upon to battle for the money interests of sharks osme about evidently thinking that a

He accordingly suggested a this country, under the guise of upholding funeral was on hand, but the biters were murdering two Indian police at Lauchau Gap, remunerative. American hondur.

marriage of formality with Sir Reginald Mr. Georgeks, only Intoly retained from hitten and two large "tigers were caught New Territory, on August 20th.

"sat upon and duly

by the coroner. When Prisoner ploaded not guilty, and the follow-Holaize, the understanding being that they were An extensive

journey in China, where he moored at Enez the passengers went up to has been stadying local questions, and has Cairo and saw the mosques, bazaars and Granding jury was empanelled:- Mesars. P. O to separate immediately after the intringe at learned many things about the condition of Pyramid. Donkey rides, boating excursions, Potts, Mr. Mann, W. E. Melson, W. King, tho registry and be divorced a year or eighteen. the country.

He considors that China is and dinners at Shepherd's Hotel were indulged A. G. Coppin, G. M. Smith and GB. months Inter, the divorces to be amply becoming ripe for revolation, and that the in, and some say how lucky it as our ship ory of China for the Chinese," which is pre- broke down, we hava had no end of a good dominant there now, will surely result in stir time." ring up such dissatisfaction with China's Folioy of allowing the foreigner, to exploit the country that another apprising will follow which will be far worse than the Boxer trouble of a

few years ago. `-

business.

Northern papers record the death of Mr. J. R. Baker, of Meusra. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Han kow, which occurred on the 10th inst. He was born in Shanghai and has several sistərs in Shanghai,

Mr. J. P. Jamoson, who for the past two years

THE Under Secretary of State for the Colonies can hardly be congratulated upon the defence of the Imperial Government's Anti-Opimp policy which he made at the Straits Settlements dinner in London if an adequate idea of that defence is conveyed in the REUTER's telegram we published yester day. It was bold but not very compliment. Bry to the public opinion of the Straits, for Colonel SEELY to claim that has been a student interpreter at the American this policy was supported by the best Legation in Peking, has been appointed Vice thought" in the Straits and at Home.. This Consul at the U.S. Consulata at Shanghai. Mr. was tantamount to saying that the best M. 8. Myers, another student interpreter; has thought" was not represented in the general been appointed Deputy Consul at Canton. conclusions reached by the Commission At the Magistracy yesterday at Indian appointed last year to inquire into matters prison guard was prosecuted by Mr. Craig, relating to the use of opium in the Straits Assistant Superintendent of Victoria Goal, for having supplied zn Indian prisoner with Settlements and the Federated Walay States. articles of food. He said he did not know the That Commission found, among other things, roles Mr. Wood sentenced him to three that the evils resulting from the, use of weeks' imprisonment.

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:

Onthe 18th at 12.05p.m.-Barometric changes the stations around the Chins Sea are slight.

elowly. It apparently occupies much the

Tho typhoon appears to be moving very position as yesterday, viz, to the E.N.E.

This being the case, he considers that the selfah money interests of this country will inpt a large measure be responsible, and that the United States is embarking upon a costly and flangerous venture.

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IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME, W. REES DAVIES, K.O. (ACTING Cures Justice).

Cruickshank.

provided for. To this arrangement all The Hon. Mr. A. Hageland, Koting parties soomed agreeable when it was first Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. F. B. I suggested, but the Peruvian widow developed Bowley, Crown Solicitor, prosecutod, and Myfers bet Kitty should prove so attractive that J. W. Orr, instructed by Mr. A. Jackson (of Sir Reginald would be disinclined to seek the Mogers. Johnson, Stokes and Master), represented divorca Bofors Kitty is prosented either to Sir the defendant.

Baginald or Madame the Peruvian widow she told of those fears and makes herself look

The Attorney-General informed the Court

murdering two members of the Indian police and jury that the prisoner was charged with

of the

Semotive of the crime was

suggested moving into the

oxtremely unattractive, and the marriage accord-

on merrily to the end in scenes that are lughly divorting. Bir Reginald discovora.thef.

Within the next ten years," declaras Mr. Macclesfield Bank. Fough weather mast in force at Lumehun Gap on August 20th. Togly takes place. Then the music begins and opic had not been sufficiently striking as An interesting phase of Chinese industrial George, "the present China loan will amount be expected over the N. part of the Chins the Grown to be robbery, because the two his wife is not the fright and simpleton, she to call for particular investigation on the life came to light yesterday when the honorary the United States Government under the Pacific to the N.E. of Japan, and pressure has fadin police were escorting certain Crown seemed on the day of the ceremony, but a most pare of the official medical witnesses, who weerstary of a Chiese bakers' labas large bohost of it in arus possibly in dividing up quero to antion to the North of the Youglase rent, which was being taken to Taipo In vivacions and attractive young lady and the

to a vast Chinese mortgage, which will give. The northern depression

with fraudulently converting to his own hand in looting and

the tuse $169 belonging to

club. Hie China among the nations in the event of defence was that he lent 850 to two men another uprising similar to the Boxer war.". bers. which they denied, but as the rules prohibited lending the society's money LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. without the consent of the members the pross- cution was instituted. The case was remanded

The Swedish str. Peking left Shanghai on the 18th inst, and may be expected here on or about the 21st instant s..

over the continent

valley.

the now Territory Crown rent was gled

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending during the month of July and Auch becomes his wife in fact as well as in name to at 10 am to-day, 000 inches.

year, and was payable at the police sta the discomfiture of the scheming Peruvian

widow. The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon the district where it was due. The sergeant in

The role of Kitty was very cleverly taken by to-day is as follows:--

charge of each district was responsible for its Hongkong & Neighbourhood(")

collection, and he despateled Crown rent every Miss Lacy Beaumont, Mr. Douglas Vigors Formoss Channel *******strong to a gale. three or four days to the principal col acted the part of Sir Raging Belsize, Mr. Bame as No. 1. lector at Taipo. Lamchun. Gap was a sout Heary Dallas that of the lawyer, and Miss Hongkong and Tamooks South coast of Chins between

ary place five miles distant from any police Elanche Forsythe played the part of the South coast of Chins between N. winds, streng station. On the morning of August 20th, Peruvian widow. The entire piece was singed

gave evidence, and in view of the wide! experience of these gentlemen of circum stances in hospitals, some of them free, the Commissioners considered this fact "very significant." They also reported. that, "after carefully reviewing the evidence before us, and paying most careful

The Apear str: Arratoon Aptar from Toko- attention to the statements of repre plexion, Mrs. Ellon's Crème Charmante, Lait hema sad Kobe; left Kobe on the 17th instant, Charmant and Spopial Skin Tonic and Poudrs and may be expected here on or about the 22nd sentatives of the

local Anti-Opium Charmant will enable you to do it.

Her inst.

to a gale.. The I.G.M. str. Luelsou, which left here on

() N. to N.E. winds, strong breeses to a Sergeant Moore, who is in charge of the Autan with great encense and caused continuous Societies and others holding strong views Specialities for the Ekin are the study of

Police Station, despatched three days' rent to fresh galo, ciondly, squally. adverse to the use of opium, we have ifetime. A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents the 21st ultime, at 3 pm, has arrived at Ganoa

on the 17th instant, at 3 pm. 1453

HOW TO BE BRAUTIFUL-Keep your com-

Hongkong and Hainan....... 1

NE. winds,

amusement.