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LOCAL SPORT,
ROYAL HONGKONG TACHT CLUB. The fourth Club race was sailed on Baturday
in a fair to light east wind, Increasing tower Is
the end of a good sailing broero,
The following boats started in the handicap class at half past two-
Diona Sir H. May
Iria, Commodors Eyra
Brien, Mr. A. Denison
Ada, Mr. B. Chapmsa... Kathleen, Officers R.E. Colleen, Hon. H. E. Pollock
8.
soratch allowed..
in, Mr. Irving and Mr.Alabaster Ayesha, Capt. Loring, RA
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH, 1910.
MERCHANT SERVICE ON THE CHINA COAST.
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG DAILY FRESS"}
Liverpool, Nov. 26th. SI-In view of the great and growing reluctance on the part of ecrtificate offers of the Merchant Service in offering themselves for servics in vessels or firme permanently engaged
216 440.
5 20
5 20 5 20 6.40
the interests of the Brins concerned, the finan
HAMBURG LETTER.
exor mununication last year all religious rites had been stiletly forbidden by the Holy Synod
[WRITTEN BPECIALLY FOR THE HONGKONG in spite of strong representations and remon
DAILY PREEN."]
November 25th, y
THE STATE OF TRADE.
In my last lotter I drow attention to the favourable estimates of the dividends of joint stock companies for the present twelve months as a proof of continued good, trade, and those that have been published since tend to confirm this view. The export business shows increased
strances from ind ential quarters; it is even stated that the government had concelled the sentence of excommunication, bat such interfer- ice on its part in religious matters would have without precedent in Russian history. The possions of sympathy evoked by the news of his death amongst high and low, not only in his native countive country, but throughout the civi. lized world make up in some degres for the rigour of the ecclesiastical authorities and the scene at
more intimate friende, the school children and inbabitants of the villago and adjacent country,
COMMERCIAL.
-TRE PRICE OF HEMI..
The average price of hemp in the Manila market, says a Manila contemporary is still dropping ourront hemp has fallen to P7.50 ter pical, the lowest quotation on record. The reasons for this slump were fully discussed by
in the Galleonewa-American the leading local exporters in interviews printed some days ago, and from what they said this continued fall of hemp prices was not anexpected, The prices will Probably continue to fail until they reach a prophesied. This month's exports of hemp to Proibitive figure, as some of the dealers the United Kingdom and the European history of the Philippine Islands, It ha been estimated by the local hom
ported to these countries during the month of
in the China const trade, I beg that, if only in / activity, in fact the demand is such for nearly the funeral, at which, besides the family and his continent will reach the highest figura in the
all kinds of manufactured goods that it looks as if stocks oversos bad been allowed to run so low
The boats got off well together for a boat to cial success of whose vestures depends so largely that they have to be replenished at any price largo number of his admirers (amongst whom ference that 147,000 bales of hump will be ex the Lyeoman beacon, the wind at the start upon those commanding aml officering their The Manchester Guardian in Its market studente from the different nuîversities were the Decembar. The overage monthly export of herap
report of last Friday, for instance, states that theoretical opportunonese, as from a belief that buying does not so much proceed from
under the ofroumstances be little short of a
impressive, because in the at sence of a more met conspicuous) attended, was none the less
giotis reformer to its last resting-place.
OBITUARY.
ently abnormal increase is found in the fact that about 50,000 bales. The reason for this appar to Europe during the last few cara tot hap
shillinge per tem on the first of January. Ship- pers are naturally trying to take advantage of the low rate before the and of the year, and for that reason have the oxport fignies for homp taken such a big bound during the enrrent month, It naturally follows that the experts of homp to the United States for the month of December will reach a correspondingly low figure.
vessels-you will allow me to give publicity being a good whole.mail breeze.. Dione and Frie
The reasons to which this sorlous state of affairs went soross to the Kowloon shore, hoping no doubt to get a free broze off the laud, but may be ascribed. Possibly it will be admifted they did. not appear. to gain much be that as oblet exocutive officer of what is the goods layo to bo sont out in order to provont elabomtecoremonial, the singing of simple, the present freight rate to Europe of 45 shil- doing so. All the other boats kept in the largest organisation of its kind in the world middle of the harbour in the favourable tide.comprising some fitoon thonsand certifiesta foreign markets from starving." It would ymns accompanied the body of the ariunt rali nga per ton of hemp will be increased to 59. which, however, had, about fuished when captains and officers, one in my position is able calamity if the cotton crops in the United nbaring the boaer. The leading bouts at this to form a fairly correct estimate of the situation, States and India should be no larger than oven mark were the Dione, Iris, Erica and Kathleen based as it is on the views of those who, already, the conservative estimates given out by reliable
The wind here are serving on the Coust anil, in addition, offens in both countries, at about 1 minute intervals. was getting very light, and after rounding the those trading in home waters who are obtaining mark the Dione and Irie gained considerably their certficates in the United Kingdom and who, all the Kowloon Rock was reached by them thank goodnes, are now ably to weigh up the when the wind increased a good deal and merits and demerits of the different ship-owning brought up the tail end of the feet. It was companies in order that they may exerciso som long leg and a short one to u mark-boat in choice as to what form of service they will take the epidemic is raging. Quarry Bay, with the leading boats in the same up and in what quarter of the globe. order, and a run down to the Clab finished a
a
quickly sailed race and the boots crossed the
line as follows:
Time
Corrected Total
Marks A time
M. M. 1. H, AL B 4.2
Bosia
Diane
0
0
Iris
4 3 39
2 69
36 -12
Brica
46.10
3 54
21
4. 2: 13
26
4 11
4
4 6 24
Kathleen Ada
Ayesha...
4:37:33
4 11 21
Colleen... 4 12 29 Min
Albitors did not start
4 4 41
47,09 4.9
ONE DESIGN CLASS.
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The smaller boste started at 2.40 over a course round the mark-beat at Quarry Bay, Channel round, Case Beck boy and Channel Rocks, and finishing at the Clab-house,
Five bouts of the class started vizs
Halayon, Mr. A. B. Bouo.
Bonito, Mr. H. W. Bird. Also, Mr. P. S. Jameson. Alannah, Mr. R. Sutherland. Daphne, Offers R.D.
The boats kept fairly well together at first but after the first mark was rounded the
Haleyon went to the port and the Daphne fall bebind. The latter gave up after rounding Cast Rook buoy. The Bonito sad dile made dead heat of it at the finish. The boats crossed the line with a good breeze in the following
order
Halcyon
Allan Bonito Alannah Daphne
4 20 0
4 23 21
11
91
4 25 11 10
3
Russia seams, however, to form an exception to the general rule, the spread of cholera there interfering with the demand for goods from the interior, and the bringing to market of the produos of wide agricultural districts in which
THE TRADE IN HUMAN HATE.. In the first place, it is not nososary for me I am indebted to one of our local newspapers to dwell upon the dreary monotony and irkeoma for the following interesting particulars on news of long and continunt service in foreign the trade in human hair. It appears that the waters and enforced absence from home and chief mpplies are derived from France, frloads for very protracted periods. This, Switserland and Germany, whore on certain days in Bell. is unavoidable, but it is not the once a year the female population of the more tolerable, by reason of the fact that villages assemble for the sale of their hair. The alimatic conditions are, in many cases, finest is ssid to be produced in the exall hamlet highly unfavourable, liability to infection of Merions in the Basses Pyrenees, the women and contagion is always present, and serions there paying particular attention to its cultive exponse due to sickness is saddled open the tion. The svetare price paid in about 20. a unfortunate captain or officer who falls ahead. The best black hair comes from viotika to it
Britany, but it is not considered very minable, a It is true that the existing rates of pay shendrarely fetching more than 5/. Blonde of higher than those obtaining in the United a golden has is much more ighly esteemed, the Kingdom. This apparently superior in-prices varying widely neording to its ducement is however, purely nominal lustro and shade, as much as £20 in Nooorary personal expaditure is a much often paid for a fine "head," and even £100 heavie burden than at home and to maintain is said to be occasionally given for a specially 4. wife ond, probably, family also, in fine lot. These are chiefly found in Ger- China involves the swallowing up of practically many and Switzerland and are very scarce. evory perry earned. The joys and blessings The most expansive are white hair, it being by matrimony are not for such as command or no means uncommon for a fine "he" to be officer ships on the China cosat!
sold for £200; the Empress Eugenio once paid £80 for two ounces, if report to true. It is chinly imported from the Russian depart ment of Toherkassia, where there is a whole colony of Albinous, the price for pure white being so high, dealers prefax binging bales of grey and picking out the single white baira themselves.
Further, the fact should be taken into careful considera ion that the various ship-owning som panics at home are gradually, yet surely, raising their rates of pay and in other ways are consid
rally improving the conditions under which their captains and officers labour.
Ent to them ou the China Coast, the sorest Total Marka paint of all is that, whilst agreement binds
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them down to service abroad for a number of years at a time, no provision whatever is made in order that they may take leave-- which, if only in a physical sense, la obligatory on men serving under such conditions they must do so at their own expense, pay is for the time being suspend. ed, and the pleasure of a needed visit to the old country la marred by the knowledge that any savings which may have been scraped together will have completely disappeared on return to duty.
After the races were finished it was decided to mail the third, fourth and fifth Craleer Races on the 8th January, 12th February, and 12th of Marek.
A DAY AT THE MAGISTRACY, A compradore on the steamer Dhangsha, who was convicted by Mr. Wood on a charge of being in possession of 71 tonla of oplum dress was ordered to pay a dne of 8150.
Detective-Sorgeant Watt charged two Chinese before Mr. J. E. Wood yesterday with conducting a lottery at a house in Berham Strand East. Mr. M. Boader Harris appeared
for the defence, and the hearing was adjourned until to-morrow.
The Arms I am directing particular attention to aiready make provision in this way for these metabers of their ahors sts whom they send out from the United Kingdom. Why they should discriminate and ignore the chief execu tive officers of their ships it is impossible to con- ceive. Naturally this discrimination in itself creates all the mors discontent and disfection.
It is not that the firms concerned are unaware of those matters, for, on several occasions the Guild bave endeavoured to enlist thole farom
The weight of a "houl" is not the same in all countries, in Fucs it is stated to be about Stoz., in Italy six and in Germany on an average ton Prices have risen considerably within the last few years owing to the prevailing fashion of wearing the hair.
LETTER TELEGRAMS.
The death is announced in Aneries of the Rev C. A. Stanley, D.D., who had been a failing health be returned home in April last. missionary in China for 48 years. Owing to The Stanley who was 75 years of age, lud boun station for many years at Tientsin as a mean her of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
various
PHILIPPINE PORT DUTY ON ANIMALS. In order to insure the proper enforcement of certain paragraphs of the Philippine Tariff Law of 1908, collector of Customs Henry B. McCoy has issued a circular relative to the
IRRITATING HUMOUR
FROM KNEES TOTOES
Suffered Terribly. People Aston- ished by His Condition. Walking Difficult. Bought Cutloura Oint- ment, Pills and Soap. In Fow Days Improvement Wonderful. Gured Solely by Cutloura Remedies.
"I am most happy to tell of the euro in zay sea's läge. Wrought by the Callouts Remedies. For four years be his aufteröd terribly, with large irritating and bleeding koren, na large sa a penny, from his' knees to his son, Hla low have been one mass. of sons. He was quito lame, and walking wat u arent dificulty. Many people remarked on the peculiar way he walked, and on being shown the conditon of his legs, were asion- Wahed. I have used many kinds of ointment, and had advies from chemists, two doctors and a physician, all of whem onlý gava tamponry ́relief. They becamo warts thaă. avor this spring,' and' I. resolved to have one more try, although I had not much hope of gottlog them better. I bought a box of Cuticura Oatment, with Cuticum Fills d Cotiuca Soap, and used as directed. In a few days the improvement, was wonderful, The irritation was less severe, and they confined improving. After using two boxes * of Ontícurs Olaiment, the cure was effected. I only solely by the Cutler Remedies. wish I had tried them years ago, for they would have 'saved a great deal of pain and expanse. Those who saw his legs when they were bad ato nëw surprised at the wonderful cure. I alioll never. Tait to recomnicad she treatment." (Signed) Sire, G. French, Con nish Hall End, Finchingfield, Ener, Eng. Dec.. 1, 1009.
Cusieurs Remedies ara mold throughout this world. Debota: London, 27, Charterhouse St., Paris, 13, Rue de la Chaussee d'Antlr: Australia. R. Tow Co. Ardday: India, B. K.Paul. Cale: So. Arc Tenoak Ltd Apo Town, ets.: U. §. A., Poser Drug & Cham. Corp., Bale Propa, Boston.
Post-tre, 32-pago Cuticura bank, chatninteg invaluable advice in the treatment at in troubles
entry of bovine animals and mules into the Phi lippine Islands. The circular provides that on and after January 1st. 1911, dation shall be as sessed and collected upon all bovins animals other than carabao imported into the Philippine Isiunile. It is provided, however, that if any of anch bovino animals have been imported sole. the for work
the dulias locted on thom shall be refunded to the import- ers sit months after the date of importation, apon the presentation of satisfactory proof that the animals were imported for work purposes solely. Appileations for the refund of duties CHS. J. GAUPP nuder these conditions must be presented within thirty days from the papiration of the six months period referred to above, but the collector of customs may extend the time for the presenta tion of auch applications, for an additional period of not more than sixty days, provided good sad ancient canzo for such extension is shown. Carabaos and males will beadmitted free of duty,
FAILURE OF COTTON. IN CHOSEN. It is stated that due to excessive rain ex-
Yokohama papers ausance the death of Mr. John Hartley, whose name will be familiar to most old residents in the East. Mr. Hartley, arrived in Japan from Shanghai on October 1st 1864, and took over the management of a
When the war leading up to Restoration came to an end Mr. Hartley was basily engaged in chartering steamers on which to send the troops of the iens clans to their hontes in Kagoshins and other ports not opened by Treaty. In 1870 Mr. Hartley returned to Yokohama, and then croated the Pacific to San Francisco, making the trip in the America, huge paddlo-wheel steamer belonging to the Pacide Mail S. Co. After a short stay at home Mr. Hartley returned to Yokohams and carried on an extensive business in the Import of drugs. From 1872 to 1875 the stoms offiials had a dispute with foreign Ministers and merchants regarding the inter- pretation of the Treaties governing the kuportation of opium, the custom poohlhi in perioncot just in the outton plants bogen to
The question was raw opium, as medicine. under consideration for three years, when grow the result of the calfication of cotton in the Government suddenly prohibited the Chosen this year has been anything but favour. importation of powdered opium also. In able. Under the circumstances, the total amount 1977 the Dutch wars permitted to import of cotton sent to market at Molpeap to the end of opium, but merebanta of other nationalities October this year was only about 20.000 ponude. were denied the right. This discrimination Mr This is a very poor showing, says tho Sepul Press, Hartley considered an infringement of Treaty considering that the total amount of the product rights, and he also imported opinm at the same brought to the market up to the same date time as the Dutch. This led to his business be year was 1,040,020 pounds. The price of cotton is advancing steadily, and there seems to be and Mr. Hartley closed his offle s ing boycottad, and in April, 1879, left for England. From many having large quantities in store, but that me be sought to press a claim against the hesitating to sell in the hope of securing the best Japanese Government for illegal discrima price possible. For this reason it may be too
and although there. бад be little
ittle hasty to come to a conclusion that the cotton. tion that he was harshly used, he orop in Chosen this year has been a dismal was unsuccessful in obtaining the necessary failure. Still it is certain that it was not a good diplomatic support. He found himself after pas years of prosperity in reduced circumstances, and in the spite of advancing years returned to the Far East in 1899, to carry on work as eaer- getically as over and to try to obtain compon sation from the Japanese Government. He was a familiar figure at Shanghai. Mr. Hartley leaves a widow, two sons and four daughters, all of whom (with the exception of one son in Australia) are resident in England,
CHINA IN THE COMMONS.
THE TEA DUTY.
ante last
JAPAN AND THE SOUTH SEA
ISLANDS.
The Liberal News Agency of Tokyo has direnlated the following
"It is true that the attention of the Japanese
& CO.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
CHATER ROAD,
ARE NOW SHOWING
A VERY FINE
SELECTION.
DIAMOND
AND
ENGLISH
MADE
HALL MARKED
JEWELLERY
SPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR
at present is being directed towards the South. The Deutsch-Französischer Wirthschaftlichs
Binco Me, Takekoshi paid a visit to those parts of the country the Japanese has begun to pay: Verein argen the introduction of letter-
special attention to the interests of the South telegrams, an innovation in the postal telegraph
Sea Telanda. Since it is not possible for Japan the to extend her interests further towards
DAY service in Frazice which during the eighteen
North, it has been found months it Ims boon in operation in that country
that DECELESTY has given great satisfaction. It consists in the
pro transmission of the text of letters by wire mittee on the Finance (No. 2) Bill. On Clanes influence may be extended towards the southern
The gress
Japan mast be also considered seriously. during the hours of the night when the 1, Sir H. S. Foster moved as an amendment to parts of the hemisphere. The southward reduse the tea duty from 5, to 4d. per lb.
i lines are little occupied, the latters being Unionist party desired to see the duties upon Books are now being published on this question, the the necessities of life and tea was one of them and in fact there are indications among Japaness businersmen that they will found an association delivered at their destination - on
Ted Castlereagh said the Chancellor of the for the following morning by the postmen in the ordi-either abolished or greatly reduced.
time nary way. It appears that about 15,030 such
for the pour old people of the country have been made various attempts by in-
dividuals for the attaining of their ch letters containing on an average afty words each passed through the French (elegraph offloss to whom as was undoubtedly a necessity.
Mr. Gibson Bowler denied that tea was foud jest in this direction, hat like other every month at an additional cost of fre, 1,400
leaving a surplus of frs: 9,000 - in spite of the it was a stimulent which undoubtedly did a great branches of industrial activities the business low charge of one centime & word. If the deal of harm in the country. It produced enterprise connected with the South Seas has
On 23rd Nov., the House went into Com- measures should be adopted so that Jean's CHRISTMAS
system were to be generally adopted throughout Europe, it would prove of the greatest value to trade, as it would ensure the delivery of latters try as long as they possess a telegraph office, within at the most twenty-four hours. Of the technical diffulties that may be in the way the postal authorities will have to judge.
THE BRITISH ELETIONS
Inspector Collott charged a native with steal ing a boat belonging to is fishing jask, and enable sonsideration of them, proving at the same anchor belonging to a trading junk. After time by means of universally signed potitions hearing to evidence Mr. Wood dismissed the and memorials that their doing so sommanded defondant on the first charge, and sentenced him the enthusiastic approval of those serving in at any place, even at small villages in the con to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour their steamers. It is no purpose of the Guild to on the second.
oreate strife between employers et employed, in fact, andor ons valse, it is a fundamental principle of the Guild to promote and harmonious relations with ship. preservo owners. I do not wish to sugget to British ship-owning companies whose interests are wrapped up in the China Coast trade anything continued well-being or success. We contend A Chiasso woman, who was arrested by the that they themselves would benefit greatly by police on the arrint of the Taishan from favourable consideration of matters such as those Shanghai, was charged before Mr. Wood with I have indicated, and we hope that, era long, all saticing a child, under the age of 14 years, any necessity for urging er prassing, them still from its parents or lawful guardians, and further will be removed. Defendant bringing it to Hongkong. romanded for a week.
The band of beggars who frequent the streets of Yaunisti and barrass pedestrians with their frequent appeals for "cumsha,” were somewhat disconcerted on Saturday when P. C. Ingham arrested four of their number. The offenders were charged beforo Mr. J. R. Wood, and esot defendant was fined $5.
WAR
The case against the Indian lance sorgeant of'] police, who was charged on five counts with accepting bribes from Chiness hawkers, con oluded before Mr. Wood His Worship con- victed the defendant on three counts, and sentenced him to fear months' imprisonment with hard labour on each, the sentences to ran
concurrently. On the fourth count he was discharged, and the fifth count was withdrawn.
Bohequer, was never tired of expressing his Sontà Reas. Up to the present, dina there
GOTTI.
opon up
trade with
the
PRESENTS
AL80
A LARGE STOCK OF
PRINCES PLATE
AT THEIR
LONDON CATALOGUE PRICES
s of leading: Japanese is directed towards, the in- may be expected Ministers (Langitar on the poles, and on not prored at all satisfactory. If the attention MAPPIN & WEBB'S
Mr. Hobhouse (Financial Secretary to the tarcats in the South Seas
prove quite successful, and foreigner having a free market in this country something may come out of such errangements Treasury) said the Opposition talked about the that the results will and we having no free market in foreign which will give birth to trading companies which SILVERWARE AND
was established by ago countries. The real fact was that for every may resemble the East Indian Company that single £1 worth of manufactored abroad Opposition laughter.) In 1905 the seems to us that suggestions made by Dr. Take- seat infe this country we sent £2 worth 13 to order to Falglish poople some time Opposition imposed a tea duty of 6d, but koshi under this subject in one of his books are in- they were now anxious to forget their former must be carefully studied by those who What the effect of the coming elections in votes In the name of the poor they proposed terested in the movements of the Japanese,
reduce by
they proposed to put a tax of splendid opportunity to Great Britain and the agitation that precedes inme of the poor chopo penny, but also in the because the perusal of such book will afforda
"He hoped that when they talked to the them will be on trade is not easy to foresee. 28. upon eoru. (Opposition cries of Foreign South Sea Islands, which will prove quite which would be prejudicial or injurious to their At any rate their political importance, not only more of the country about the benefit the advantageous. Bach being the case, it is hoped |
as regards England but the whole of the civilized world as well, is keenly recognised in waste this country, and if it were not for the anti- German sentiments 60 frequently expressed by some of the members of the Conservative party, I believe that a large majority of the friends of law and order would gladly see a government turned out of office that has done so much in aiding the spread of Focialistic ideas and is so completely under the thumb of that and the Labour party that it dare not put down the labour to the Bengal Beard of Revente, deprecating of Austris Tungary have lately made some Tory ren moderately over E. Japan, and fallen riots in Wales with a strong hand nor proseate the issie of further and more stringent roguls interesting fire tests at Liss, which were slightly to moderately over the E. coast of
tions regarding t
the traffic in opium, in view of witnessed by the local authorities, representa China and the Loockoos. the female disturbern of the pease in Indon.
the fact that the large majority of persons who lives of the Ministers for Commerce, Railways, THE DEATH OF COUNT TOLSTOL
used preparations of the poppy employed such
Trasting that you will be so kind as to insert this Isitor in the columns of your paper. I am sit, your obedient carrant,
T. W. MOORE; Secretary. Imperial Merchant Service
Guild
IMPORTATION OF OPIUM INTO HONGKONG.
that the people who are interested in the crea
# to the consumer how the price of the i capital to accomplish the object that they may
was not going to be increased have in view. (Ministerial cheers.) If he were a poor man he would infinitely prefer to pay a tax of 5d. on tea then one of 28, on corn. Ministerial cheers.)
The amendment was defeated on a division by 122 votes to 35
THE TRAFFIC IN OPIUM.
Bir J. D. Bees naked the Under-Secretary for India whether a letter had been addressed
FIRE PROOF.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS WITH ROOFING MATERIALS.
The Neue Freie Presse (Vienna) reports that
by the Bridal-Indian Association of Calcutta the Executive Committee of the Fire Brigades
Hongkong. Plus only Cost of Transport to
WEATHER REPORT,
On the 19th at 12:05 am. The barometer haa
A Socialist preacher of a high order, Count as medicine, the ratio of persons who used the bow eta The tests were carried out under A shallow depression has passed from the Leo Tolstoi is no more. He died from failure drag men exhilarating narcotia baing gical personal direction of the Chief of th continent to the Yellow Sea, and a second area.
holi
the
Viorus
the
JALAN PS In the House of Commons on the 23rd ult of Astopors, whither he had retired în secret affect of opium in small doses as an alleviator of with the bilit about coment plates,st 30 sm. to day, 0.15 moles
re
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
of low pressure, lies over the S. coast of Chins Fire Brigado, A large temporary and the Formous Cline).
boon
erected the banks of the
The highest pressure is shown eyes ♬ Japan, of the heart on the 20th inst, at the monastery recalling the overwhelming evidence given betere structure bod
equal proportioas the Opium Commission regarding the beneficial Donau and its roof covered
The monsoon will probably frekar lignin over seven different roofing the N, part of the China Bes corrugated iron, ordinary Hongkong rainfall for the hours ending A peonline story, in which his Worship ap Mr. Harcourt, replying to a question by Sir when he felt his end approaching, his wish be pain, and is a river
tiles, and ordinary parently placed little credence, was told Mr. E. J. D. Res, raid that morghiuso aud cctupounds ing to lie in perfect peace and qulst away from various diseases and disorders; and if the answer consort pistoo
then set Tallght at the R. Hallifex when an apprentios actor from the of opium might only be imported into Hong the world. He was followed, however, and, his was in the affirmative, what action had boon natural slates. brick taken by the Government of India upon such tiles. The building was
The places situaitanedusly seven different Ko Shing theatre was placed before him on akong for sale or use there by persons lipensed wite and several of his children were prosent
hon, member is presuit of the Montaga-The charge of lsreeny, The evidence was to the by the Principal Ciyil Modical Offer. At when he breathed his last. Some of the most
best Only the places referring to the reply of the committee of was sleeping with his clothes on the defendant force at any one time and the licencees were, of
Shanghai Commission. The committee takere and conengnent enormous heat, and were perfectly intact after the fire bad burnt itself relieved him of his watch and chain and pawned course, subject to a number of restrictions and and Moscow had been called in, but neither their their opinion on the recommendations of the with this material could stand the tremendous Hongkong & Neighbourhood N. windy, fresh ;
DonditionsMorphine' and compounds of opium effort nor those of his family dostor am transici Prier that existing regulations for entailing out in about half an hour. In addition to the Formoss Channel might also
he imported for export, but only Boket to the cook and told him he could redsum under licence from the Superintendent of Tm friend of many years” proved of any consumption of opium tre suficient. The officials mentioned above there were present South coast of Chins between E. to N. winds,
to the Government of India will take no sotton until ports and Exports, Bach a licenos might only avall. The body was romove
Germany, etc. The Hong- be granted in respect of countries which did not family seat of Jasnaya Polyana, where they have received and considered the replies to Presentatives from many fire brigadest mal 129 Hongkong and Lamocks. Fresh. prohibit the import of morphine and compounds it was interred on the 23rd inst. As the Cort similar inquiries addressed to other societies kong agents for Durabilit" are Mers South coast of Chins between game, az No. 1.
had not been reconciled to the Church since his
test
effect that while à cook engaged. at the theatre present not more than ten licences might be in eminent medical authorities in St. Petersburg British Indian Association to a request stood the perinputs was, that to-day is as follows
thom. A few days Ister be presented the pawn
his property, whereupon
ed the motor orar to th..
dismissed the case,
pomplainant hand-
of opium.
Like
the
and associations.
Austria-Hungary,
Blemishon & 10.
Hongkong and Hainan
mainy
"Variable to EN
winds, light to fresh
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