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RESS SATURDAY, APRIL 2ND, 1910.

much more serious to them than the evils The Kowloon Dick Stat uninded at TELEGRAMS.

series of dances with a “late night” Jesterday. It proved very enjoyable.^

of opium smoking. Further, such an order must upset the whole financial nition of

An important rider wen added by the jury in the province. New sources of revenus will have to be found, new taxes levied, new in- the conspiracy trial at the Supreme Court yes- dustries created, and while this last ismotterday commenting on the proosdurs in the CO., a matter of impossibility it is certain that Land Offloe.

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It is rumoured that an official inquiry will be held shortly in the Straits Settlements to certain how many Government officials" haso vested interests in rubber land or slures.

Mr. Justice Sarcombe Smith, of Singapore, it is a matter of time. To get rid of this evil, therefore, many other evils will have and formerly an official in Hongkong, left by to be crented and a great deal of un-the F. and O. mall on high 24th for seven and

s half months' leave in Bagland. happiness caused. The argument, of course, nurs in not directed against the suppression of the evil of opium smoking; it is directed against the use of those heroic measures which find such faron among enthusiasts extent these haroje To some at Home. measures have been forced on the Chinese Government. Placed in the position of having to make plain to other countrians interested in the trade that she is really

Lieutonent Noel, C. 5. Simson, R..A., and Mr. Harry Watkins, of Hongkong, have been elected Follows of the Royal Colonial Institute, London.

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TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

PRESIDENT'S OPTIMISM.

TOKYO, April 1st. The meeting of shareholders in the Toyo Kisen Kawha beld to-day ap- proved of the statement of accounta; the losses for the period being attributed to the Government's in- cressed duty on crude oil.

The President, Mr. Asano, express- Messrs, Kelly & Wish, Ltd, have forwarded himself as having the greatest ed us a series of nine pictorial postcards by Tom Browae, and have the humorous touch which we expect from that artist.

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, 1st April.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME. Rees Dating, EO. (ACTING CRIME JUSTION).

NETHE HASTINGS CASH.

The trial of Lam Fuk Chin for conspiracy

www resumed.

Mr. Slade in concluding his address to the jary, said the prosecution had proved the resipt by the conspirators of a large sum of money and the possession of a large sum by the prisoner on a particular day.

His Lordship s

jury.

said that was a matter for the

J. H. Dexian ined him for $640, Mx, I Roader Harris appeared for the plaintiff, while defendant was unrepresented

~Mr. Loo D'Almada e Contró said he might mention for the information of the Court that defendant was in geol.

Mr. Harris--Are you instructed for him P Mr. D'Almada-No, I am not.

Mr. Harris said the debt was admitted and

the claim had been sent in to the Revolver, Mr. Horell. He therefore would not ask for judgment at that stage.

"The case was adjourned sine dis,

In the other notion Mesars. Weissman, It sued defendant for $34.25, Mr. Crowther Smith being for pleîntins.

His Lordship-I understand defendant is in- goal. Do you want it adjourned sine dis of do

Mr. Smith-If he consent to judgmont E you want him brought out! don't mind execution standing over sine dão,

This case also was adjourned sine déc

desirous of endicating the use of opium depicting "Life in pan." They are sketched confidence in the future of the Com whether the defendant; was in the conspires D. Freiman for 1600, Mr. F. X. D'Almada

among her nationals, China has been led to enact measures and issue orders of an ex- trame description, such as the entire pro hibition of poppy cultivation in provinces where it is the main, if not the only, source of revenue. Of course, it is possible that these extreme measures will not be strictly carried out, but, even only from the point of view of frankness, it would have been botter to frame order of a less rigid character, The failure to carry out laws strictly in evitably arouses a certain amount of friction and inequality, which reformers of an enthusiastic type are quick to seize upon Thus recently it was reported that the Chinese Board of Fuchow had overruled the orders of the local officials of the

Opium is standing at the price it reached more than a week ago, namely, 82,800 a chest As the time for accepting delivery is nearing speculatora in Hongkong are anxious to dis pose of their holdings."

The total output of the Chinese Engfusaring and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending 19th March amounted to 27,056,86 tons and the sales during the period to £4,949.28

tous.

The Hon. Treasurer offer

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pany, and pledged himself to surrender his personal property rather than that the shareholders should lose any thing.

The meeting unanimously re-elected Mr. Asano as President.

The amount written off the loss account exceeds one million yen.

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OCEAN LINER FOUNDERS. LONDON, April 1st. The liner Pericles," bound from Australia for South Africa and Eng- hand, went ashore and sank off Cape

communicated it to the ArcHBHOP OF CAX, alloted certain Filipino-akudidaten in oppor Leeuwin, Western Australis.

Four Chirem appeared before Mr. E. R Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday on s charge of obtaining passages aboard the sx. Heungshan from Canton to Hongkong withopt Chaving the necessary money to pay their farés-

They were fined $10 each.

All on board were safely landed.

THE LORDS RESOLUTIONS AND THE BUDGET.

London, April 1st. Mr. Asquith announced in the Before Commander Basil H Taylor, N. House of Commons that motions at the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday thewould be introduced limiting the time the coxswain of the licensed stone launch Te for discussion of the Lords resolutions To for disregarding the rules of the road. After and the Budget. bearing the ovidence his Worship dismissed the ease.

TERBURY, Who in turn laid it before dir Etunity to see the eksmink Garr, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The reasonable opinion found by Bir E. GREY, that the action of the Fuchow Board was probably due to facts not within the cognisance of Branor Faica, presumably ed to the matter being dropped, But it fakt easy to see how such instances as this can be developed into means for enforcing more stringently enactments which in themselves are excessively severo. The true safe guard lies in the evident sincerity of the Offere officials to suppress the evil If

owner of a licensed passenger Boat prosecuted

Under the heading "The Hamour of It," the

Mr. Slade and it was a question of presump. tion on which his Lordship would direct the jury, There being a presumption of guilt, and the prisoner did not attempt to explain it away, it became a strong presumption against him

Mr. Alabaster sall the only question was net

but whether he had committed in one of the three crimes with which he was charged. The prosecution, which had been conducted in the meat venomous spirit, had atterly falled. The Counsel for the prosecution had done nothing farther then to twit him for not having called evidence for the defence, but

tiere were four seasons why hổ ld not do so.: The first was that it was the duty of the Crown to prove its case. It was not the prisoner's duty to prove that he was innocent. The serend reason was that practically any orid ence which the prisoner could have given had been extracted by Counsel in cross examination. The third ronson was that hav ing obtained that evidence his barred friend would have had the technical advantage of addressing the jury iset, which he did not want him to have. The fourth reason was that there

COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE WRIT. In the case in which M. Teketohalnitski sued.

* Castro appeared for plaintiff and Mr. M.

Mr. Harris saked that his friend be ordered to Beer Harris for defondant. apply particulars, as he had promised to do long age, but had not yet done go

Mr. D'Almada said he could supply a copy of the docutnants.

Mr. Harri's-I don't want a copy of the documents. I want portioulars of the claim. The writ shows absolutely no cause of action. whatarer.

Mr. D'Almoda-The whole thing is a undertaking.

Mr. Harris I am aure year Lordship will not be able to understand the endorsement on the writ any more than I do. It says it is due from somebody else and not my client,

His Lordship-It does seem rather vagus. Mr. D'Almade-It will probably require some

in Chambare.

was an Ordinance which lakl down how far comment. He trusted that his learned friend Counsel for the proscention buld go by way of slight amendment. Defondant has admitted it would have had sufficient experience to keep his feelings within check and restrain him from doing what be submitted nording to Ordinance he should not havə dənə,

Mr. Slade said his friend should not suggest that he had broken the law.

Mr. Harris-Then it must be res judicabu, and perhaps your Lordship will strike it out. I want to know if this is for damages. If so, that is another matter.

His Lordship-Frankly, it is impossible to understand this writ. But perhaps I had better

Mr. Alabaster said he would read the firs day for the hearing polit Celinanos.

-Mr. Harris==Your Lordship cannot fiz a day

Mr. Blade said the suggestion was that the for the trial of an action which your Lordship does not know anything about. If my friend shows a good cause of dation we would pay im- mediately,

Crown had deliberately broken the law.

Mr. Alabaster said he was entitled to read the section, which was to the effect that the failure of any person charged with an offense to give comment by the prosecution. That was what videos should not be made the subject of

his friend had done.

Eis Lordship, in addressing the jury, said in reference to the third count that in order to

His Lordship-I think I had better put it on.

on the writ. Friday's list, although there is no cause of action

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Mr D'Almada-It means only a word or two to be put in.

*This is generally interpreted as in- A. S. WATSON & CO., this be allowed to work itself out, no doubt

dicating that the Government will not establish it they must be satisfied thist prisoner I am afraid. Chill ORe day be as free from the Singapore Free Press calls attention to the fact oppose the Budget, and that an elec- well know that the Crown lease was forge telling Mr. D'Almada that he had better re-

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Benotice of ofgim smoking la ang, of the countries of the West. Whether the results will be so beneficial as ardent reformers "boliove is another question. At present it would seem as if some form of narcotic wore necessary to mankind, whether it be in the mild form of tobacco or the strong form of opium and alcohol. The Japanese describe tobacco as the calm producing weed," and it is this quality in narcotics which un doubtedly leads to their popularity. Modern medical science draws a rigid line be

BRITAIN'S REVENUE.

that the Secretario de Singapo July tion will take place carly in May. Rabber Co., Ltd, who refused admission to the Prass to the annual meeting because they feared. the publication of incorrect reports, have had to sorrect mistakes in their own official repert involving a matter of 8 per cent on their selfling price.

A well printed and pestly illustrated Guide to Korea has been published by the Om Bhosen Kaisha, which Company has made arrangements with the Railway Barsan whereby through connections have been made to im portant centres in the "Land of the Morning Calm." The letterpress and the Illustrations the Company's facilities to travel,

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achieved and those to which it is inborn, placing in the first order tobacco and in the last onder alcohol and opium. The tobacco. smoker never seeks to recall his first impres sions, which are. indeed, generally very distasteful; but the opium amoker gradual ly increases his consumption in the hope of recalling those delightful dreams which his first acquaintance with the drug placed before hair. The tobacco smoker may thus go on for years consuming the same quantity of the herb, if not, indeed, reducing it eo as while to increase the pleasure to his palate;

LONDON, April 1st. The revenue for the year shows a deficit compared with the estimates of Than the income £81,148,544,

tax deficit of £23,805,000.

GENEROUS AMERICAN

EMPLOYERS.

LONDON, April 1st The proprietors of all railways on

the R. C. Cathedral, who was suffering fram

The Rev. Father P. Gabardi, the Before the Pennsylvania Railroad System severe nervous bakdown and laps the have voluntarily raised the wages of Calvaire," Wgnoinhoong, sines werk employees under $300 a month, which has been advised by his physician to leave the works out at an increase of six per Colofty as sarly as possible. He has booked b passage to Milan by the next German Balls cent. It involves 105,000 men and The Catholic community regret very much he adds ten million dollars to the wages impending departure and hope for his speedy recovery and return. The Lev. Fr. Arvah will bill.

sume charge of the Cathedral during his

absence.

The Steel Trust has acted similarly, This action is attributed partly to the great prosperity of the country

A GOOD example of how a too vigorously the opium-smoker continues to increase his was summoned before Commander Basil Taylor and partly to labour pressure.

directed reform is liable to lead to the crea tion of other evils hardly less dangerous than the one legislated against is shown in

dose, according to his degree of immunity That immunity to opium can be developed is shown in the case of India, where the drag has been in use for a very much longer period

The master of the steam lannoh Kong Kan

B.N., at the Marine Magistrate's Court Faster- day for disregarding the rules of the road and thereby running down a licensed trading junk. Defendant stated that the complainant'e junk was travelling faster than his launch, and collidoğ

BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.

The Bandmann Opera Company closed

His LordshipIt means a great many words,

His Lordship put the case in Friday's list, He did not think there was any evidence on

duft the writ, as it meant nothing at present. which they could prosume guilty knowledge,

CAPTAIN SUPERINTENDEÄT OF POLICE: BUED. and therefore he suggested that they return a

The Hon. Mr. F. J. Badeley was med ta his verdict of not guilty on that count. His Lordship said there was no doubt a gross capacity as Captain Buperintendent of Police by frand hid bean committed, but the question Ida Winchart for the return of diamond ear was wheten prisoner was a party to it, and rings valued at $1,000. Mr. M. Beader Harris he need scarcely remind them that the was for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. L. Donnye, Jr., ents of proof was on the Crown; prisoner was for defendant. not called upon to establish his Innocence, With regard to the other charges, if they could not believe the story of the Chinese broker in ita material particulars it would be dangerous for them to convict. This man's story was in some respecta curious, and apparently he posed as self-sacrificing himself in the public interests,

ati

Mr. Dannys said in this case there interpleader sumraons kasued for to-morow and he suggested that the case stand over, fla

Mr. Jackson-I appear for another claimant. The case might be dealt with in Chambera to-morrow.c

Mr. Harris-As Mr. Jackson is appearing

It was for the jury to decide if they believed. Perhaps your Lordship could fix a day,

His Lordship--I think it had better stand him. Speaking with regard to the contention

Mr. Harrie-It will have to be heard in. Court?

His Lordship-Yen. The case was accordingly adjourned.

| MISCHILANEOUS,

that prisoner had $7,030 of the spoils, his Lord-over until tomorrow. pass-book containing an entry for that mount paid it was certainly very suspicious that a was found on priacner when arrested. But that in itself was not sufiolent to justify conviction The jury then retired to consider their

D. Dorabjes sued John Grant for $34.85 for verdict and returned after an absence of fifteen minutes, when the ran a dinners, etc. Mr. Jackson was for platutiff, but nounced that they found prisoner guilty by defendant did not appear. Judgment was given An action in which John Lemm suod” Mr. majorities of fro to two on the first and second for plaintif avants, but were quanimons that le was not guilty on the third. They wished to add a rider Christie for 8360.25 was mentioned. It was to the following effect" The jars are of the stated that the case was in course of settlement. opinion that this trial has revealed the and it was adjourned síne die. existence of very serious and very dangerous irregularities in the conduct of the business of the Land Offs. Thay view with deep concern the foot think it has been possible for unauthor-

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As it was generally understood that Lady

igod persons to gain acness to the Lagard's health had improved since bar return

the case of the opium suppression movement then China. China, in fact, is in the half-way with another junk. He did not run the prose successful season in Hongkong last night with Register and to so mutilate by erasures and to England, it will be learned with sur in China. That Chink is sincere in her desire stage, the susceptibility to the being drug still ontor's junk down, and was about thirty feet to entirely suppress the practice of opium greater than the immunity, while in India off when the collision occurred with the other The Teomen of the Guard. The beautiful the title. They further think that such deen on March 9th, and that the bulletin issued the

boat The farther hearing of the case was adjourned

The staff of agreement men employed on the British Bertion of the Kowloon-Canton Railway is gradually being reduced Twe foremen,

working at the Beacon Hill Tunnel since its inception, yesterday ended their contracta, and leave for England via America to-day

number of friends entertained them to dinner

anderwent an operation for appendecitis: * very fine performance of that old favourite, alterations its record of rightful ownership of Priso in Hongkong that her ladyship unencumbere i property se to practically ramovo music was admirably interpretad and the humments as original uncompleted Orova lesson and following day was favourable. Inquiries at one and pathos of the piece were adequately their counterparts ought to have been kept in portrayed Honours went to Miss Habe satimantly, sate enstody to preclude the pos- Kneller for her artistic randering of Blais the bility of fraudulent persons gaining possession strolling singer, to ies Becoh as Phoebe

MaGrath as Colonal Fairfax

EXPLOSION ON THE U.S.S. ** CHARLESTON.

Prisoner, neked if he had anything to say, made a lengthy statement in which he derted his grit and accused witmossen of having spite against him. ----

Government House elicited the information that progress had been maintained.

ASSAULT AND ALLEGED ASSAULT.

given rise to the present trial"

Bis Hoifang Chinese were placed in the dock His Lordship Your representations will at the Magistency yesterday on three separate receive fall consideration.

charges of assault. As a native was walking along Aberdeen Street, the defendants aro alleged to have attached him with bamboos, and.. to have inflicted serious injury. Shortly after this the Locused appeared in Hollywood Road where they assailed a riccha coolie, and some fifteen minutes later a Chinese who was walking along the road in front of Government House was attacked by the defendants, who beat him evidemos sententiay Mr. E. B. Hallifax fined two of the accused $5 each, and bound them over in the sum of $25 to keep the peace for six months.

His Lordship said it was very deplorable to

smoking may be at once conceded, but it the reverse is the case. The only explanation must also be conceded, even by the most

as to how this immunity is attained is that enthusiastic of China's supporters ∙in the

the unit - those to guarumb most eagerly ney movement, that unless precautions uro to the templations of the drug-are removed, taken there is likely to result a good deal of the perfectly immune and those less Messrs. Collins and Childs, who have been Meryll to Mr. Arnold as Jack Point and to and perpetrating Irands much as that which has | undeserved suffering ntisery-perhaps ausceptible to continue the race. This has even greater than that caused by the use of been the part played by alcohol, the races the drug. To take one point the cause of that have been long accustomed to it show the recept nots near Amor. If poppy very little susceptibility to its influence, at the King Edward Hotel last night, and the cultivation is to be prohibited, what is to indicating that a high degree of immunity guests of the proming were sent off with the

As announced in our telegraphic columns take its place? In Szechuan, for instance, has begu attained; while those to best wishes of those in attendance.

few days ago, an explosion oscarred on the poppy cultivation is as important an agri whom it is a recent introduction show a

The death occurred in the Government Civil UB.S. Charleston whereby eight men ware cultural operation na, say, wheat cultivation susceptibity so great as sometimes to prove Hospital yesterday morning of Me J. Hits killed and three wounded. A three-inch bracche comparatively young man starting his was proved that he had been guilty of in Russia or rico cultivation in Japan fatal to cational life. China is thus retrace overseer in the Public Works Department blook exploded while the cruiser was on the cost by frand and corruption of this kind Mr. Hirst went into hospital on the previos target range off Olongapo on Sunday night, paracipating in the tmad, and his bordahip The demand made on the Szechuan farmersing her footsteps in suppressing the use of day, and his sudden death came so a painful. Morrie noident, says the Cablenius American, god prisoner on the expiration of his term of soundly with bamboos. When he heard the that they should cease to produce the opium. But as the stages which brought surprise to the many friends he has made in the red at 8.50. p., while the craiser, was imprisonment to devour to lead an honest principal source of their venue is thus a her to her present position on the question Colony. He had nearly concluded hir agreeing it moving target by the rays of and straightforward life. He would be son very serious one. It is reported that an have been very gradual, so should be the month work apartment, and was a searchlight. The breeds blow out with tenced to or year's imprimament with hard

looking forward to a trip home. Decessed muffled report will drove with tomifs throesNWAT interred in the Happy Valley Cemetary yester through the gun proy, which had gathered “IN BUMKADT JURISDICTION.. order has been issued that no poppy seed stages she takes to eradicate the evil.

day afternoon. The sortage was met at the

of the is to be sown henceforward, but apparently,

Monument by the band of the Buffs and a large about the gunner to trees the effect o The Handmann Opers. Company leave to-day bor of the Military, and there well as a shot which had just been fired from the second Barons MB. H. H. J. COMPEITZ (POUSNE LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

Bring block no effort has been made by the authorities

large number of other friend followed his gun on the starboard "lds Wh to assist the farmers in finding a source of for Mauils.

remains to their last resting plass. The burial almost annihilataŭ the whole gun crew and le

Two cases were mentioned in which the expected to arrive at Fenn on the 4th inst in said that the sight was horrible. A court of It is stated that rowing in to be introduced service was 2000mpanied with fall military inquiry will be held to investigate the fair and, defendant was Alex Almazott, formerly of th revenue cual to that taken from them,

if possible, to fix the responsibility,

Eaton Cinema The farmers; if the order be strictly married in Saigon,, and bowls for that out, will be reduced to very serious straits been ordered in Hong

honours.

March 27th.

The other four men were remaried, bail being allowed in the sum of $25.

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