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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMьSË 27TH, le

subject of Opium and Alcohol in Chins, wherein he quotes extensively from the litera- ture of the past to show how at one time at cohol was a dangerous:

snational vice in China. He mentions, for instance, that in the great "Concordance" to Chinose literature, there

AT THE FAVAL YARD,

The Dook Yard polles had thair time-honour. TEL

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS. Owing to Chrammas falling on a Sunday the ad spread la lamaoks on the 25th, when they religious aspect of the great festival was more and their friends passed the glowing hours in emphasised than usual this year, and a note the merriment peculiar to the season. worthy future was the exceptionaly large moda Eyes visited the quare in the mor congregations attending most of the churchning and wished the moon & Merry Christmas the special pleasures of the day, and the young having judging by the merry faces which numerous references to drunkenness are folks found their eldors willing and happy to assembled at the festiva hoard where "jokas armuged. Of these headings, he says, the dovete themselves to their entertainment as has went round and careless obat." Yesterday the following may be taken as specimens always been the one on Christmas Day. Santa polios held a sports meeting at the Happy Valley, Morning drunkenness, evening drunkenness, Claus had anal a busy tims and the shopping, where they were at home to friends, and whers Spring (Summer and Autumn) drunkenness, dosa during the two or three days provious was early all won prizes, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, solitary drunkenness, drunkenness in com- very extensive. Business generally was brought pany, stammering drunkenness, first to bo to a close on Batardy afternoon and the public

holidays continue till Tuesday, drunk, blind drinkenness, etc., etc." Fro- verbial literature, he adds, deals largely

& CO.. are over three hundred headings under which services. This, however, did not interfere with } which it was evident that they were bent upon

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The bright bracing weather which prevailed throughout Christusstide was condusive to out

CHAMPAGNE with the subject, temperance and hard-door exercises and sporte, while it fempted maay

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drinking principles alike receiving support,

also to take advantage of the cheaper rates on the railway to travel into the New Territory, Heavy bookings were recorded both on Sunday and Monday afternoons. Macao, as of poro apposted to many and the steamers were well patronised.

The Volunteers and Scouts had à Geld day

CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB. Wives and children of members of the Civil Service Cricket Club flocked to the graunda of the Club on Saturday afternoon, where & Christ mas tree, laden with toys, had sprang up like Jack's beanstalk. The members of the Club had laid themselves out to give their wives and families, or the wives and families of others, a plessant afternoon, and there is no doubt that they succeeded. Every child whe attended was laden with toys, and the air was full of strange sounds made by the combined efforts of a

yesterday and cricket matches were in progross number of youngers playing an assorted colloc

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THE CHINESE ASSEMBLY,

DEMAND FOR A CABINET.

PERINO, December 26th. Although aware of Saturday'4 stern Edict the Assembly on Satur day passed a memorial praying for an early inauguration of a Cabinet,

Saturday's and Sunday's Edicts are considered clever means of appeasing the popular demand without forfeiting

LATRE: the Government's face.

Considering yesterday's Edict as portation for life and the forfeiture of satisfactory the Assembly withdrew his property, and Chandavarkar was its memorial praying for the early sentenced to transportation for fifteen establishment of a Cabinet, General satisfaction prevails that the crisis years.

Savarkar was sentenced to trans-

at the Happy Valley, the Hongkong Cricket tion of musical instruments. The afternoonspiracy trial, Clubs ground, and at Kowloon, while lawn tennis was devoted to sport, and the most attractive kept numbere empegod throughout the holidays, form of amusement proved to be the "cocoannt Externally thors was little beyond the oleandehy," in with young and old joined with shops and ofloss to saggest Christmas. A fow hearty, prodwill, decoratione on botul fronts, the dressing of ships in the harbour, and the ecensional glimpse, of Christmas trees were all the gutward signs,

BEAMEN'S INSTITUTE FESTIVITIES. The sailor ashore was not neglected in the

DE ST. MARCEAUX It is abundantly clear, he says, that the ancient Chinese, as a nation "gloried and drank deep." He is certainly able to quote abundantly from the literature of the past We have from in proo of the statement. time to time emphasised the consideration that what once was in Chins may be again; that if the "opium swoon" as Professor GILES calls it, is to be no longer allowed, it is natural to suppose that the Chinaman will turn his thoughts in the direction of alcoholic drinks, and that when this occurs the change will be "from the frying pan $57.00 into the fire." The first result of the bot the spirit of the season was very apparent home is at the Seamen's Institute spent your. Jackson, the Collector at Nasik..

and there was the usual cordial exchange of terday afternoon at Stonecutters, where sports greetings. The sending of cards and presenta wore indulged in. A strcinons afternoon in the was mostly concluded by Saturday, but on Sun-athletic line creates a healthy appetite, and when day and Moulay there were a number posing the inen returned to the Institute they found

good dinner awaiting them. The wants of the through the post.

inner man appeased, an adjournment was made to the large concert hall apstairs, where lavish decorations Tent a holiday aspect to the surrounding the centre of the ball was arge Christ tres laden with seasonable gifts, and after a social evening the seamen all carried off some tremento of the occasion.

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suppression of opium smoking was to enormously increase the demand for morphia. $59.00 To check this the Chinese Government has prohibited its manufacture in the country and adopted tessures aiming at the

On Saturday afternoon the Tamar was imus- restriction of the import to the smallest dimensions, in which offort it is six-formed into a veritable palace of wonder and cerely to be hoped that they will be powers for young people. Commodire Eyres, Mrs. Byres, and the Missem grás spent successful, though they have not up to the time and money lavishly in entertaining not present achieved the success anticipated, only the Dockyard employees, but their wives and Next to morphia as a substitute comes children. “Toys, swings, and dainties of all sorts

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CANTON.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

December 22nd.

The

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THE AGITATION FOR PARLIAMENT.

This case developed out of the murder of has been averted, man who has booo nextnond to transportation for life was an Indian student in London who was extradited on a clisige of complicity in the murder. At Marseilles ho camped through the port-hale of his onbin, said his recapture has led port to an international question which the British and French Governments have agreed to submit to The Hague Arbitration tribunal. Pending Savarkar will have no effect beyond his retention in the decision, the sentence passed upon anetody. The Special Tribunal at Bombay decided that the jurisdiction of the Indian Court to try Savarkar was not affected by say questio of the legality of his re-arrest at the French pork The evidence given at the trial disclosed by the Viceroy of Chihli on behalf ed that a secret society had been raising funds

PRKING, December 24th.

In answer to the memorial present.

for the purchase of arms and ammunition and of the students of the different colleges had resorted to thefts to prcoure these funds,in Peking and Tientsin praying for Evidence of bomb-making for the removal of

unpopular officials and of the distribution of an immediato Constitutional Govern. pistole was also givou.]

AUSTRIAN NAVAL

PROGRAMME,

LONDON, December 26th.

that already the consumption of alcohol is tunities for dancing were not neglected by their on the increase la China. If this continues, elders. Altogether a delightful afternoon was as it is natural to suppose it will, the prob-pent on board by old and young.

- BLACKMAILING. A TREATHE. lem with which China may soon have to At St. John's Cathedral on Sunday the

In all Canton the most prosperone of its deal is likely to prove no less difficult special services were largely attended. The theatres is that known as Tang Hing, which than the one which the Government musical portion was specially attractive and the is situated on the Band on the site of what PER CASE 2 DOZ. PINTS.

was once a temple. So prosperous has this is taakding at the present time. We cannot discourse by Bishop Montgomery was listened St. Andrew's PRICE.

$35.00 sudores Professor GILms statement that to by a crowded congregation.

Church at Kowloon was never so crowded before become that certain robbers have sent the

A Vienna telegram alates that the the Anti-Opium Society has wholly

as it was at all the bervices on Sunday, and the management a lotter to the effect that if a PER CASE 4 DOZ. SPLITS:

failed to influence the Chinese Government special services at St. Peter's Church also drew large sum of money is not-forthcoming by a

Naval programme to be submitted to

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Delegations $37.00 or the Chinese people. They have, in fact, ont large congregations. Though there was certain date the theatre will be attacked by a On receipt of this letter the management at succeeded to an extent which a few years no spanial service at the Union Church the large mob during the progress of a performance the Austro-Hungarian ago would have been regarded as impossible. ocassion did not pass unrecognised. The usual once handed it over to the Tastai of Police, when the 29th inst. provides for the A. S. WATSON & CO., The report for which Sir ALEXANDER HOSIE Midnight services were held in the RC has detailed a number of men for special duty completion of the two Dreadnoughts

Cathedral and in the smaller churches, followed to guard the building.

now building at Trieste by the autums by the special services throughout the day. LIMITED,

of 1913, two sister ships in 1914; Carol singing was heard in sororul places on

thrée fast cruisers, twelve torpedo Christmas morn, but the custom has not obtained any great hold in the Colony so far.

boats, and four submarines in 1915. The Wesleyan Church, Wanchal,

The total cost of this

programme by tho ladies tastefully decorated

fourteen millions sterling.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

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is now gathering information can confidently be expected to establish this fact. Whether this fafluence is likely to prove permanent is quite another question, and one which time alone will solve. It depends upon the competence of the Chinese Government to deal with the serious practical problems which the suppression of poppy cultivation has created in many parts of the Empire, and it cannot at present be said that that they are grappling with these problems in a manner which gives much hope of permanent

anccess."

The German wruiser Scharnhorst is expected

to leave Hongkong to-day.

The Minotaur left yesterday for Singapore,

where she will mast the Newcastle,

A Peking Chinese newspaper is advocating

On December 20th, at Shanghai, the wife of the prohibition of concubinage in China,

E. F. MACKAY, OF A BOR.

We understand that Ligoneil," The Peak, BONGKONG OFFIE; 10A, DES VEUT ROAD O the residence of Sir Henry May, has been LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRET. EC purchased by Mr. Findlay Smith.

A grand variety, entertainment, which will

The Baily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 27ra, 1910.

Discussing the Opium Question a Chines contemporary remarks: Of the evil of opium and that of its substitutes, perhaps we have done wisely by proferring the latter as the leaser of the two evils," Perhaps Among the "substitutes" mentioned are morphia, the so-called "opium cures," and One cannot help think. "strong drinks." ing that had the writer been better

include Chinas amateur theatricals and a

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EDUCATIONAL

The Commissioner of Education has issued a notics to the effect that one hundred persons are required to be trained as teachers of agri cultural science. The Taotui of Industries has alan received the sum of 636 taola in help of the development of native industries.

TOWN AND GOWN.

STEAMER STRANDED.

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ment, au Imperial Edict was issued on the 23rd inst., stating that the preceding Imperial order must be obeyed. On the publication of the Edict the students and people became much excited, and, fearing disturbance, the Viceroy sent police and soldiers to patrol the streets and surround the law college.

LATER.

All is quiet and the military have been withdrawn from the law college.

PERING, December 26th.

An Edict was issued on Saturday in answer to the memorial presented by the Viceroy of Manchuria on he half of the people of Manchuria asking

for the earthlishment of Parlia

ment. The reply was that the re-

the congregation Winter flowers, and dark green haves wads a very pleasing effect. Most attention was given to the rost

The teachers and students of the High School runs and the Communion table, The Rev. J. in the Salbing District have sent a letter to the Robinson Temple preached in the morning, Deliberative Council, the Self-Government

LONDON, December 26th. from the words, "Glory to God in the highest Society and the Press Association regarding the

The steamer "Ekaterinoslay" quest could not be acccded to, and and on earth peace, goodwill towards men." conduct of the district Magistrato. It happened The fleet boing in the harbour, the attendance that a few nights ago an illumination was hold bound from Vladivostock to Odesan, the Board of Internal Affairs was wan gord: The oburch indeed was crowded, in honour of a certain idol and the gafas of the

ordered by the Throne to direct the

to return to their native places. Manchurian representatives in Peking

Dr. Longstaff presided at the oral, and the city were left unclosed for a annas of three calling at several Eastern ports on choir Sabg sonte Christmas hymns, in which the. congregation heartly joined. At night the Rev. days One of the students entered the district route, has stranded on the Masari C. Bene preached. He took us his text Pelamity to see the sights and fell foul of the police, Reef in the Red Sea,

xc, 1-3. The sermon was appropriate to the so- casion, being the last Sunday evening of the old year. Again the congregation was large Although the evening service is voluntary whilst the morning is a parade service, the even- ing congregation is usually larger than that of the morning. Again some carole wers inng, and the ungregation entered very heartily into all the parts of the service.

BAILORS" AND BOLDIELS' HOME,

and he was badly hurt by them. He made his. way back to the school and the whole of the

ont

THE FRENCH IN AFRICA.

students made their way to the town, where they had a conflict with the rolice, during the process of which many wore hurt on

LONDON, December 20th. either side. The Magistrate came

The French Minister for the in person to stop the frouble and by his ord rs one of the students who was persons came to bail him out, but the official sanction an increase in the forces in evidently the ringleadar was arrested. Several Colonies is asking the Chamber to refused to set him free. The students then. applied

TO

I as above mentioned to Canton, and have the Chad region from 1,600 to 2,400. also accused the Magistrats of several short.

The Minister stated that the com comings

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A OUSTON HOURL The native ansiom house in Yeang Kong is mander could make no further advance situated in a very lonely place, and the officer and would confine his task to the in charge is afraid that now the winter has set in that his office will be raided by robbers. He present position. has sent in a dispatch in this matter to the acting Viceroy, who has ordered that a supply of arme sed ammunition be sent to the custom SPAIN AND THE RELIGIOUS house for ita protection.

Naval display, i advertised for Wednesday. A dinner was arranged for service mer in the January 11th, to be given in the Theatre Royal Home, for there are always some who prefer the The process will be in aid of the Soldiers and quiet of place like this to the more noisy aur Sailors Home in Arsenal Street, na institution roundings of the barracks, The PB.A., which which is well worthy of public support.

ments at 3 o'clock was on Sunday addressed by The three principal banks in Tientsin bity, the Rev C. Bone, who gave a personal account as the Ching Critic, have advanced one million of "Baing lost among the mountains of Kvany tasks to remedy the prosset critical position in tung." which was listened to by the audience Tientsin native city comraervíal siroles, and this with close attention. After the asnal service money will be based ont under the guarantees in the church, there is always a Gospel meeting of the native chamber of commerce We are held in the Home at 8 o'clock. The room was LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The HA. Linie str. Arabia left Shanghai on. afraid, however, this email sam will do little to well illed, and many hymns of the Sankey and

Moody type were sung by the audience, compos- the 24th inst. p.m., and may be expected here put trade on a sounder baxie.

ed mostly of solders and bluejackets, Bond, to-day

One of the side shown on the Chinese recrea

The 0.8. K. str. Chicago Haru left Victoria B. C, for this port via Japan and Manils on the 15th instant, and is expected to arrive here on the 13th prox.

The CPR Co.'s str. Empress of Japan arrived at Kobe at 7.30 pm, on the 23rd inst, sad left again at midnight same day for Yoko- bame, where she was due to arrive at 6 a.m. on the 25th instant.

ESTABLISHMENTS.

LONDON, December 24th. The Chamber at Madrid has

passed

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 25th at 1155 am. The barometer has fallen considerably over N. China, a depres sion having approached Manchuria from the Westward.

Pressure has increased in E, Japan, also over 8.W. China, Annam and the Philippines.

The anti-cyclonic area is lying over the Upper Yangtze valley.

Btrong monsoon 'will continue to prevail over the Chins Sea, pri

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches,

Mr. J. M. Tavares, managing director of Fox, of H.M.S. Minotaur, took the meeting and The 1.G.M. str. Prinz Ludioig left Shanghat a Bill restricting the religions establish- adquainted with the history of his country the Hotel dos Colonies, Co., Ltd., Shanghai, has gave a thoughtful address. The Christ- on the 25th inst, of 6 am, and may be expected ments by 106 votes to 20. before opium became the popular vice, resigned the management of that company, but max Services connected with the festival here to-day at 1 p.m. and familiar also with the loathsome will retain his seat on the board of director will close on Tuesday evening, when the "Scally- and wide-spread evils of drunkenness in Mr. Tavas has been admitted to legal practice wags" will give a concert in the big hall of the other countries, he might have shrunk from at the Consular Court of Portugal and will Home. As these have given concerts before expressing the comfortable belief that start in his new career in the first week of though not this yea, there is every probability

January.

that the audience will be large, and from all that China had done wisely by interdicting a

we can hear those who attend won't be disappoint habit which expert medical opinion has

The HA Linie str. Slavonia left Singapore declared does no physical harm, thus leading tion ground contains a caged tiger, which the The work of the Wesleyan Church is largely the people to fly for consolation to other keeper advertises as a performing animal amongst the men of both services, and theso, as

People pay a few cents to enter the tent where usual, responded to the occasion, and showed their on the 24th instant ups, and may be expected The M.M. str. Caledonien, with the French Pevils far more brutalising and prejudicial in it is, and watch the keeper prodding it with su ampatby by being presont, and throwing their here on or about the 31st inst. their ultimate effects. The Chinese people iron red. To escape this treatment the animal heart into both work and play. The Home wal Mail of the 4th inst, and mails from London to arrive here on the have not always had the reputation for ube its nose against the fron bars of the cage, nicely Ucorated, which was arranged by 'volan of the 3rd inat, Jeff Singapore on the 27th inst

2nd

prog, forenoon. sobriety that they have now. Dr. HERBERT and has been doing so until its nose has become toore, who delight on such occasions to do every at 66m and is expected to arrive b

The Yokohamas offes of the C.P.B. Co. is in IN DAREACKS DA GILES, Professor of Chinese in the Univer- quite raw, and now each time it renews the per. thing possible for the success of the hear.

receipt of a wireless message from the R.M.9. Monteagle, which left Vancouver on the 10th ity of Cambridge, whose knowledge of formanoe it roars with pain. A policeman who was a witness of thin performance charged the Chinese literature is probably unsurpassed keeper before Hr. J. Hood at the Magistracy

instant, reporting all well but that the on mander expects fo reach Yokohama at 6 p.ñá, on by any living Englishman, has recently yesterday with cruelty to animals, and his Wor.

the 27th instant. At the time the message was published in a little brochure, entitled ship ordered the defendant to pay a £ne of $10

depatched the steamer was 1,175 miles distant Adversaria Sinica," a lengthy chapter on the or go to goal for one month,

Christmas greetings were extended and Christmas dinners ware enjoyed in the different barracks of the Colony on Sunday, when the Canding Offers of the different regiments called to wish their mon the compliments of the

HOBSOIL.

from Japan,

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon today is as follows —

N. winds, fresh; Hongkong & Neighbourhood

Same » No. 1..

Former Channel

Sonth coast of Chins between game No. 1.

Hongkong and Lamosios. South coast of Chine between Same, as No. 1.

Hongkong and Hainan..

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Council is called for Thurs- day.

The Hon. Mr. H E Pollock has given nosias of the following questions.

1. What would be (approximately) the cost of turfing and laying out and enclosing the plot of ground to the west of the Hongkong Club in such a macuer as to make it uniform with the adjacent plot of ground to the west of it F

2 What work, if any, has been done in- connection with the prumised erection of a -light on Kep Sing Laland, at the Southern entrance to the Capsalmus Pasz? Has any contrast been entered into with reference to this work? If not, why not? If no, what is the contract date for the completion of the work?

What is the contract date for the comple tion of the new Harbour of Refuge at Mong Kok Taal PA

4 What is the estimated saving of expon diture to be gained by the dmission to erect e clock tower on the new Post Office, as w originally designed

5. Will the Government lay before the Conncil the information, which is in ite pos

A +ession, with reference to the promects of

wireless telegraphy station, for the signalling uf typhoons, being established on some Island of the Praias Group?

The orders of the day are:-

First reading of a Bill entitled, "An Ordi mance to amend the Widows and Orphans' Pension Ordinance, 1908,"

Becond reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the Ordinances relating to Companies.

Second reading of the Bill entitled, “An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, 1902. This Bill, however, will not be proceeded with at this meeting.

Last night's concert by the talented orchestra of the German Cruiser Bquadron proved a decided musccks. Our notice is held over till to-morrow.