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THE HỎNGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9тu, 1909,

anny may doubt the practicability of

the scheme. In the memorandum it is explained that the system is briefly that public house licences abould be trans- ferred to a company, the shareholders in which should derive no profit from the sala of intoxicating liquors beyond a fixed

CO. percentage on the capital invested, while the actual managers of the public houses should be salaried persons having no share in the profit on the sale of intoxicating liquors. At Home a proposal to reduce the number of publican's licences in any city by one-half would evoke a storm of protest engineered by the owners of these valuable

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At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. R, Y

at the Criminal Sessions on the charge of

committed a Chinese man and woman, for trial TELEGRA MS. bringing a boy fifteen years of ago into the Colony fron Canton, and attempting to sell him for $40.50.

At a meeting of the Court of the Hongkong

MacLean-Gibson, Superintendent of the Alice. Aliated Hospitals, was Memorial and appointed Secretary. Dr. J. Thomson, who is about to leave the Colony, hell the position for many years.

College of Medicine held on Tuesday Dr.

This evening at the Union Church Litorary Clab, Kennedy Road, Eng. Lient. Hodson, R.N., will deliver a lecture entitled, “ European

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UNITED SOUTH AFRICA.

PICTURESQUE CEREMONIAL.

LONDON, December 8th. The Common Crier read the pro-

clamation of the union of South Africa on the steps of the Royal Ex- three cheers for His Majesty the King, change, and concluded by calling for to which a large crowd of sightseers responded.

SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM.

ASPECTS OF THE QUESTION IN CANTON.

NAVAL WEDDING AT ST JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

BECKWITH-TINOK.

A pretty wedding, celebrated with naval honours, took place at St John's Cathedral Our Canton correspondent writes:-

yesterday afternoon when Lieutenant Charles The question is often asked if the unti-opinm William Malbeyse Beckwith, R.N., was married laws in force have been the means of reclaiming to Florence Harvey, daughter of Dr. Willani habitual opium-smokers from their evil ways and if these laws can in any way be eraded. In the Pinok, Dearnley, Lancashire. No little interest congregation which attended at the Cathedral absence of any deâlnite statistics on the point whe manifested in the event, and the large the first part of the question is very difficult to included His Excellency the Governor, Sir From time to time in the native Henry and Lady May, Commodore and Mrs. Press articles appear putaining glowing Lyon and a number of naval and military socounts of the transactions of various anti-officers. opian societies and the reports of the burning.

answer.

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Lieutonant Reckwith served on the China

of large bonfires of smoking requisites, huf Station as navigating offerto Admiral Slr Gør- these should be taken with a degree of caution, and Noel in his flagship the Diadem, and care to

properties, especially when the proposal Pottery and Porcelain-spezially of the 19th makes no reference to compensation either Century, illustrated by lantern views. This to the owners or the licencees. In auy lentare is open to the public, and the chair will shape or form, bat in Hongkong, where be taken by Mr. J. C. Joughin at 9 y. sharp.

not so valuable these properties are

The police crusade against gamblers continues, and other circumstances are somewhat and two more batches were placid in the dock different, the silence which has followed at the Magistracy yesterday. Of the twelve the publication of the sweeping re-charged before Mr. Hallifar the keeper was commendation we have briefly outlined Buol $10, and each of the oloved pingers $2 -way be accepted, we think, as indicative of a Another batch of 22, which included one women,

law breakers were arrested by Detective-Ser. AMERICA AND THE FAR EAST. [opiam movement began it was also a comwes bouquet was made by Mr. Geo. Caldwell, through general approval of the idea. Apparently were placed before Mr. J. R. Wood. These the recommendation would involve the

gonat. Appletou at No. 17, Tung Man Lane,

The first two defendants, the keepers, were fined $200 each, while each of the players wore ordered to pay a fius of $5.

The return showing the storage of water in the reservoirs of the city and hill districts of the Colony on the 1st instant shows 696,473,000

Similar ceremonies took place in other cities.

PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO CONGRESS,

LONDON, December 8th. President Taft, in a Message open- ng Congress, said, when referring to

Hongkong in 1906 as Acting Harbourmaster, as the roports are nearly always exaggerated.

All opium divans in the city are now closed being appointed in September last Superintend- and the shops which are licensed for the retail ont of Imports and Exports ander the new of the prepared drag are especially forbiddon | Lignor Ordinance.

The bride, charmingly attired in an Empire under pain of confiscation of the Fruisey to allow smoking to be carried on in them. For morly in the brothels, opium was, supplied to all gown of soit white Liberty satin, yoke and customers who desired it, but this practice has cores of tucked chiffon and silk lace and u also been stopped, and it is new impossible to panelled train edged with pearl trimming, Hor bountiful procure the drug in these places. Bufore the anti- entered the church on the arm of Mr. J. R. M

Smith, who gave har anay, thing to be able to obtain pipes in the various the kindness of Major Macdonald. She was gambling libuses of the sity, but this has also attended by the Misses Iris and Dione May and been prohibited, although I am told, but do not Miss Badeley, daintily attired and carrying guarantee this information, that there are still two or three-gaming lenses much frequented by officials in the precincts of the Old City, where they can induge in the drug upstairs while There is no doubt, too, that the offcial ranke their underlings bet for them downstairs.

hoon greatly purged cf drag-takers, and it bave, by the efforts of the Anti-Opium Bureau

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adjunct licence is designed to meet the day working out at 23.1 gnilous this November and would scrupulously respect China's becoming mors and more difficult for an official, perfect lore," and after the bridal party had

compared with 11.2 in November last year,

THE NORTH BORNEO DINNER.

bouquets of pink rosen, while the bridegroom, who wore his naval uniform, was supported by His Lordship the Bishop of Victoria, assisted Captain Mitchell Taylor, A.D.C., as best man. by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, conducted the servios, which was fully choral, Mr. Denman - Füller The Voice that breathed o'er Edon" and "0 presiding at the organ. The hymns sung were

being an opium habitué, to retain his position. returned from the vestry they pissed down the anti-opium cause and has cashiered without and military officers crossing their swords, and The Turtar General is an enthusiast in the aisle under an arch of steel formed by the naval

The church bells rang out

so keen in this officer in the suppression of this to Bank House, whres the reception was held. drag, and the Eight Banuer community have Wedding March also not wooped his drastic measures. Indeed, their morriest peal, and the party made their way habit that the native papers some time nga reported that he petitioned for permission to in which he might deal with smokers in the start an anti-opium bureau on his own account, army and among the Manchurians more strictly than he is at present able to do.

Afterwards the newly-wodded couple left in

the launch Stanicy for Mueno, where the away costume was of powder blue-faced clpth, honeymoon is to be spent. The bride's going Empire gown, braid to match with yeke sleaves.

closing of the public bars of the leading hotels of the Colony. According to the de finitions of the Licensing Ordinance a "public house" means any house or place of entertainment where intoxicating liquors are sold by retail and may be consumed on the premises, but does not include any place of gallon as compared with 629,980,000 last year, the Ear East, that America would entertaiment kept under an adjunct licence but an increased consumption for the month stand for equal opportunity in China or Chinese restaurant France; and an of November is shown, the rate for head per

as compared with 21.5 in the same month last integrity. He mentioned the danger requirer mts of hotel-koopers, restaurateurs year. A the Kowloon waterwork the storage of likin being hypothecated to foreign or conftioners for the retail sale of on the 1st instant was 246,792,000 gallons. intoxicating liquors as en adjnact to their which is 86,682,000 gallons more than on the bankers. Alluding to the cordial remeray many officers addicted to the use of the left the church to the strains of Mendelsohn's rospective businesses, but does not authorise same date last year, while the consumption per lations existing with Japan, the Presi- the keeping of a public bar. So the publie ad per day in November was 8.9 gallons as dent mentioned Japan's assurance that the Manchurian Convention con bars of the leading hotels would disappear

General Six Joachim Machado, KC.M.G., tained nothing inconsistent with the with the purely drinking saloon which cluster in Queon's Rond Central if this the Commissioner appointed by the Government policy of equal opportunity. The scheme. is carried out. But is the of Portugal, to settle with H. E. Kao Ebr

Kim, the Chinese Commissioner, the boundaries Message concluded with a reference conversion of the public house from a

of Macao, was entertained by the Portuguese to the high prosperity of the United GUINNESS' STOUT drinking bar to a house of refreshment Coral and Mrs. Tetris to a forowoll tiffin at their States, and expressed belief in sub- for the supply of wholesome food and non residence "Duart," Arbuthnot Road, yesterday. alcoholic liquors as well as of beer and The company present included the members stantial business expansion. spirits," to the extent the Committee of the Commissioner's saite, represanistives, of evidently

have in mind, a practical the Portagune Navy, and local British journal A. S. WATSON & CO..]dea. Would it be possible to persuade the terms, proposed the health of General Machado nvesting public to put money into such an who in reply spoke in the highest terms of the LIMITED,

enterprise ? Presumably the present public hospitality he had enjoyed during his stay in houses do little more than pay their way Hongkong, ail gave expression to fealings of We are not aware that fortunes are made in rat admiration for the enterprise and adminis trative ability everywhere displayed in Hong the business, and we see that of the present on His Excelleney paid a special tribute to the licencess two have carried on business in the British newspapers of the Colony, which he said Colony for fifteen years, one for seventeen ho had read with regularity and great apprasis years and yet another for twenty-one years, tin. Consul and Mrs Leirin are holding an From the point of view of the possible"At Home" this evening in honour of His investor, it is to be regretted that the original idea of starting with one house ou the Gothenburg system was found to be All letters for publication should be written on impracticable in competition with ordinary one side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that public houses. Apparently in the Gothenburg have already appeared in other papirs will be house it would not be necessary for the inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAY PRESS patron to have food with every glass of stication of that hour the liquor, as in the house having an adjunct

supply is

rest with the licence, and it would manager of the establishment to "pro- mote the higher temperance," by placing greater restrictions on the supply of liquor to his customer than is the case now, and that would be a factor operating against the were discussed, vin.: (1) Registration of and anid they were immensoly indebt, villages I am also told that restrictive measures

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 8th October, 1909.

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MARRIAGE.

On December lat, at Shanghai, Blower R. U. COTTRELL DORKER, IN, to MARY ISABELLA Mozzor, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Molloy, Shanghai,

DEATH.

On December 3:8, in London, JHAN JARDINE LANDALE, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs DAVID 1 ANDALE agd 11 months

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VOUX ROAD C

prospects of an eight per cent. dividend controls the for the company which houses. We have no desire to throw

water on the scheme. cold

ists and their wives. Mr. Leiris, in felicitous

Excellency, who leaves to-morrow by the Nippon will be accompanied by Captain Norton, but Mars for Shanghai en route to Peking. He Senter Cinnati, whose health has been naastle factory since he came to Hongkong, will leave for Home by the F. and O. Himalaya on Saturday,

The following is a list of the presents -- His Excellesey the Governor, silver salvar. Capt. Mitchell Taylor, silver bowl. Elshop and Mrs. Leader, Chinese antique bowl. Commodore Lyon, silver ilquene çups, Mrs Loring, car Mira Savory, bos glass. Mr Ough, coffee pot.

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and tacked net of real guipure laco. She wore In spite of all this activity, it is evidenta black crinolino hat trimmed with panus velvet

and ostrich feather. to those who live. here that an enormons

The bride's gift to the bridegroom was gold amount of opium smoking still goes on in the homes. All smokers are required to sleeve links with cross, and the bridegroom's are supposed to be unable to proonre the drug. bis gifts to the bridesmaids warenayal crown procure a licence, and withost this permit they gift to the bride was a silver iris toilet set, and The permit also states the maximum quantity brooches of torquoise and pearls. LONDON, Decomber 8th.

that a person is allowed to purchase in a stated. Mr. Cowie presided at the annual time, and the keepers of the prepared opium dinner in London of the North shops are supposed to keep thess instructions to that readily lends itself to abuss, and it depends Borneo Co. The gathering numbered the fatter. It is quite plain that this is a system four hundred, and included Colonial too much on the honesty of the shopkeepers, Agents-General, representatives of as I have found by actual experience it is the Colonial Office, Lord Tenterden possible, moreover, to procure the drag without secretly obtained, and a small extra charge is Lord Redesdale, Sir William Treacher, he supposed, to the police, where opium is to be made when the drug is thus purchased, The speeches made were

hence it would appear that there is a good Sir West Ridgeway and other. optimistic respecting the prosperity deal of what may be termed illicit trading of North Borneo.

very

Mr. Cowie said investors were beginning to realise the vast pos

ful property. CHINESE VIEWS ON LOCAL TOPICS sibilities of the Company's wonder-

IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS.

We understand that at a raceting held at the Chinese Commercial Union on Tuesday afternoon, which was attended by many leading Chinose merchants, three important subjects

partnerships; (2) the new stamp duties; and (3) the increase of school fees.

REGISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIPS,

Lord Redesdale said the Chair- man's figures were startling. He congratulated England on what had been accomplished in North Bornes,

ed to Mr. Cowie.

■licence. There exist shops, unknown, it is to

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Mr and Mrs Mackie, silver sauce bowl and silvoe tray. Mr and Mrs Foxton, silver, pot staat. Mr C. Clementi, Thermos flask. Commander and Mrs Taylor, Japanese soreon.

Mrs Cresson, silver sscoe bowl. Mr Fleming, silver claret jug. Captains Beasley, Simon, Bristley and Dwyor,silver

Mr Lafrentz, table,

olger box.

Dr and Men Forsyth, silver gigarette box. Sir Henry Berkeley, silver cigarette box. Captain Mitchell, Cagn dressing tablo not.

in the drug, and this variety of trade is

Smuggling remunerative. doubtless opiam from the city to villages is by no manas unknown, and it is still possible to obtain pipes, lamps and opium on some of the fr A. 6. Wood, Ivory paper knife.

Mr and Mrs Hastings, brasa bowl and stand, Hon. Mr Kazeland, two blackwood stools. Mr and Mrs Oakley, brass bowl and stand. Messrs Fletcher and Wodehouse, silver bos. Sta of Harbor Offos, inscribed blackwood and

silver tray,

passenger jaaks and launches that ply up and down the rivers to the various villages. About

two months ago the Anti-Opium Bureau called. ment of these vesels to those abuses, but I have the attention of the Guild that has the manage- not heard whether or not the law has been more strictly enforced since the notice. In the

Mr. Coghlan, the Agent-General The aim It was unanimously resolved that the meeting predicted that Borneo would become

exprons itself in favour of the registration of partnerships, but that the partnera liabilities an important emporium half-way he should be in proportion to the amount of capital tween Australia and the East, andtion of the drug, but there is also no doubt that subscribed by each, and that after the passing of such an enormous field for enterprise be allowed to use the tong nams and here thsic would not be long neglected.

in view has our cordial sympathy and LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC support, and we trust the Committee are in a position to satisfy the public that it is a sound proposition.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 9TH 1909.

Ar last week's meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council an interesting menor andum on the licensing of publie houses. the Colony was, by command of H. E. the GovERNGE, laid upon the table, but the subject was not discussed at that meeting, nor does it appear from the Agends of to- day's meeting that the memorandum will be

the Ordinance those who prefer to do so should

The Siberian Mail of the 13th ult, was delivered share.registered in the name of their prOSEL

tative, who should be held liable. It was agreed in London on the 7th inst.

that before replying to the Law Society's request for this information the resolution should be circulated among the Citiese in order that a popular opinion may be obline.

Several Chinese merchants of Shanghai have lately opened branches at Daires.

Japan is sending about. 20,000 exhibits to the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition to be opened in London next year.

A gold-mounted pince-nez with smoked glasses was found outside the City Hall on the night of the 6th instant, and the owner can have same by applying at the Central Police Station.

Mr. P. Mackenzie Skinner, who was editor of the Hiogo Necs some fifteen years ago, and later practised as a barrister at Bangkok, ha died at St. Leonards-on-Sea, aged 45. He had been ill of consumption.

THE STAMP ORDINANCE.

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As the Guilla bave raised objections to the payment of the fire cent stamp of receipts over the value of $10, the meeting resolved, although it is rather late in the day, to draw up a petition for presentation to the Government asking that they should revert to the old system of a fire cat stamp only upon receipts amounting over $25. The guilds did not miss the question. at the time the Bill was introduced because they understood that the Government was short of revenue, but now as they have introduced the liquor duties and as the opium revenue has not Vice-Admiral the Hoa. Sir Hedworth shown, the decrease that was expected, they Lambton, K.C.B., who is accompanied by his think the whole question should be reconsidered, brothers Colonel the Hon. Charles Lambton and as they believe it will inflict à great hardship Lt.Colonel the Hon. William Lambton, arrived upon the small shopkeeper, at Shanghai, last Friday on board HM- alacrity."

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

are by no means so stringent ne those of the city.

There is no doubt that the higher officials are doing their best to put down this habit, and that the Government is in real earnest in its

antil the ranks of the officials are filled with endeavours to win the people from the seduc

men of greater probity and sense of public spirit, opportunities for evading the law will continue to be numerous; and so long s opportunities exist there will be no lack of persons to take advantage of them

Hon. Mr and Mrs Brewin, blackwood table. Me sad Mrs Evan, silver photo frame. Mrs Dooner, silver ash tray. Lieut. Bedwell, satima pot.

Lient. Herbert, silver talt cellars. Mr and Mrs Morley, ilk embroidered table contros. Mears. Falcone and Co., barometer. Dr Hartley, three milyas dishes. Lady May two allver candlestická,

Major and Mr Cameleri, silver carrers.

Staff Surgeon and Mrs Baise, silver and pearl fruit

dishes.

Captain Clinton Baker and Commander Lovis, E.N.,

silver bowl,

Mr Hodgson, Thermos fask. Mr B. Moater, silver photo frame. Mr and Mrs Milroy, sliver photo frame. Lieut. and Mrs Barterworth, fiver spoons. Mr-sad Mrs Exton, incense buzzer, Major Cobbe, Mr Scarlett and Mr Potter, silver

Mr A Babington, sideboard. Mr J. Hewetson, set dining room (?) Captain and Mrs Worthington, silver card case. Mrs Basely, opium stool

cigarette case.

Miss Melbourne, silver tray. Dr. Atkinson, tea-poy.

Mr and Mrs Locker, silver spoonUS., Dr. Fits-Wiaras, ernet set. Hon. Mr Bees-Davies, Bowez vader.

Mr law, silver bonk

Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Thermos flask. Govt. Marine Surreyors, Queen Anas tem est, ,Me H. P. White, silver salt pollars.

Mesars Rose and Tratman, silver-bon-bon dishes.

There is one other phase of this question LONDON, December 8th.

which is not without interest, and that is the Aumerous Liberal speeches, includ-largelyingrossed use of alcohòlic liquor (mostly Mr D. Macdonald, fal knives and forks.

ing any by members of the Cabinet, were again the feature of the campaign yesterday.

Mr. John Burns broke a silence which has long been commented on, by a speech attacking the Lords. TARIFF REFORM AND COTTON.

LONDON, December 8th.. Mr. Macara, President of the Cotton

which he says Tariff Reform would Federation, has issued a statement in endanger Britain's pre-eminence in the cotton trade.

andellver eske barkot, Mr Mol. Messer, set of ellver menn card holders Lieut. Selby, silver salt cellars. Hon. Mr Murray Stewart, silver dennert kings

and forks. Mm Ede, blackwood photo frame. My Bilva, silk cushion Mr Chan She, milver Bower stand. Mr. E. W. Duobans, cloisonne bowl. Mr Justice Gompertz, antiquo silver trinket box.

brandy and German beer) among the Chinese. Every restaurant and eating house in the city contains storks of these liquors and from en- quiries. I have made among various classes this increase in said to be due to the gradual diminu tion in the use of opium. The stock of liquor that some of those restaurants carry is surpris ing, and one I was in the other day contained very large showmass of brandy, boer and various -kinds of liquors. Into the question as to whether it were not botter to stick to onions in

On the Bob at 19:15 pm The barometer preference to alcohol there is no need to go, has risen slightly at the stations round the but it would appear that the Chinese, like most, Sen of Japan, and fallen over China, parti other nations, cannot get along without a stimu- onlarly on the F. coast. lant of some kind.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

fairly summed up as follows:-While the anticherste monsoon may be expected in the

taken into consideration, unless the subject arises, as possibly it may, in connection with the Bill to amend the Licensing Ordinances. The recommendation of the Committee appointed to consider a suggestion for improving the Public Houses of the Colony is that the Government should give notice to the present licencees that after three years from next licensing dete it will not renew the existing licences. It is recommended that the Government should thereafter issue only ten licences to a Company, to run the houses on the Gothen- burg system. This is the suggestion that West be was attacked by a crowd of spectators, members of the Legislative Council with a LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, respect, and that provided the iswa are faith-to-day is as follows:- the Committee prefer, though they make One of the offenders was arrested, and was view to inducing the Government not to raise two alternative suggestions. This idea of placed before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the the school fees as proposed, as it would: inflict running, f Public Houses in this Colony Magistracy yesterday on a clurge of ananit. great hardship on the lower and middle class form the majority of the pupils attending the on the Gothenbury system is certainly an After hearing the evidence his Worship imposed Chinese residing in the Colony whose sons

TUCKEASE, OF SCHOOL FEES. It was unanimously agreed that the Govern ment should be approached through the medium On Tuesday afternoon when a lakong st tempted to arrest a hawker, in Queen's Road of the Registrar General, and the two Chinese

Pressure remains high over Manchuria. It is log over the Lower Yangtze valley, and also.

8. Philippines and adjacent waters. I think the present aspect of the case may be opium laws cannot in any great mensure be said Formosa Channel, and fresh menscon over the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending to have reformed the hardened and habitual, N. part of the China Sea smoker, yet they are making it increasingly difficult for the younger generations to at 10a.m. today, 8.00 inches,

The foreset for the 24 hours ending at noon follow in the footsteps of their fathers on this

N.E. winds, fully and conscientiously carried out, in the Hongkong & Neighbourhood mod'te or fresh i The sir. Katuna lett Singapore on the 7th next two or three decades the need for their instant afternoon, and is dus here on or about existance will coses to exist; but this, as above the 13th instant morning for this port vin the Straits on the 6th inst body, and that is sounting upon a somewhat and may be expected here on or about the 22nd

The Indo-China str. Katsany left Calcutta said, depends upon the probity of the official

unstable factor,

Hongkong and Lamooks, Formoss Channel

Hongkong and Hainan... South coast of China between Bouth coast of China, between

Bams as No. 2.

Samo sa No. 1..

Same as No. 1