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THE OPIUM CONFERENCE.

CAUSES OF DELAY,

FROM 'THE TIMES" SPECIAL CORRESPONDEST

The Hagae, Jan. 10.

WEATHER REPORT.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9ri, 1912.

creased moderately over Eastern Japan, the On the 8th at 1155 am-Pressure has in- depression which was contral over Hokkaido

A wosk ago there existed a very general im-ys-terday hating passed into the Fralfc. A pression among the mombers of the Opium Con- second depression is approaching the Sea of ferenss that the duties which lay before them, Japan from Westward. upɔn ita re assembling on the 8th inst., would amonat to little more than the confirming of

of

ENTERTAINMENT

ROYAL.

THEATRE

TO-NIGHT!

MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS

THE FAMOUS LONDON ACTOR-MANAGER,

The bigh pressure ares ronfains over S. China, MR. MATHESON LANG

but has weakened,

Moderate monsoon may be expected along the coast, and fresh to strong in the China San.

Pressure has depressed moderatals along the official minutes, and soms general and un-China coast and over the Looohoo. contentious disong on preliminary to the con firmation of the Drafting Committee's foal text

the

Couvention. It was believed that a few days world suffice to bring the labours of the Conference to the point of signatures and mutual felicitations. Within a few hour of the dele gates, however, it became known that those hopes were not likely to be realized, and that The fugua would in all probability so its guests for another fortnight at last. For the

of the recess had, very properly, bosn cortain quarters, and most notably in Berlin ani London, to a careful and systematic Oonsideration of the terms of the proposed Cos. vention, ne drafted on December 22, and to examination of the probable effect in practics!

of several of its clases, ospecially those to the future working of the intar

y-controlled trades in morphine and

cocaine. As the result of these inquiries, the further discusion and modification of several clanses of the Convention was to be expected.

The detailed report of the Drafting Com mittee, a long document, was issued and ciro- Iated to the delegates on the evening of the 8th inat. It embodies all the materials gradually compiled and revised for the purposes of the Convention, and prepared, as far as possible, for final discusion. Generally speaking, it main tains the form outlined in the Times of the 6th inst.; but where differences of opinion, or naw proposals, hava arison the facts and argumente are stated for the guidance of the Conference. The special Chinese resolutions, originally in tended to form the subject of a soparato Con- vention, my possibly bo tucluded in the general agreement; discussion of

of this point is not

yet concladed. The clauses dealing with ratification and denunciation will be farther discussed and probably modified, there being a general con- Sangue of

against making the application tion dependent upon the unani: mous adberange of all non signatory nations, and some divergence of opinion in regard to tho

length of tims to elapse before it is made effectiva, Mr. Auser, the international jarist whose assistance has been invoked for the basi 11e39 of final drafting, has, I beliere, expressed the opinion that the results obtained by the present Conference must necessarily be of a somewhat toutative character, and that a ravi. sion of sections of the Convention will probably be required ut

la'er dato when experioneo shail have dononstrated its practical effect of inter- national regulation upon the opium, morphins, and cousine trades,

of

the

DIFFICULTY OF THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED:

It will certainly not be matter for surprise If the first remits of the prosent Convention fall short of the highest expectations. The ground which it is proposed to cover is enormons; the amout of definite information available in many instances in very limited, and the time has been far too short to permit of systematio investigation of the questions at issue. It is also to be observed that the delegates met at the outset under difficult working conditions, with- out any definite programme or proparation of precise data, hampered by the lunginge Ambrofio, and frequently ignorant of the con Alicting interests and policies which the Con. ference is expected to reconcile. The problems whio's

Hotnally confrout the British and German representatives in handling the immediate interests of their respective countries might, inderd, have boon predicted. The British plenipotentiaries are responsible only to the British Government and, in certain sense,

to

pulle opinion. their do'sions being in- dependent of Parliamentary sparoval, so that ratification follows their signature, generally speaking, as a malt r of course. Any obligations Locepted by Britain andor an Inter- national Couvention are naterally binding upon the Dominions, Colonies, or Dependencies con- | cerned, except where special reservations aro made to the contrary. But with Gormany, such a Convection as this, involving the neces sity for legislative measures in which the un- ionomous rights of the individual States aro afecto!.

requiros, before ratification, the ox... pressed consent not only of the Reichstag but of the Bandorah. (the Federal versus-State problem occurs also in America and will neces eitate intricate legislation.) Sal wonder, therefore, that questions have ari-eu and delays cccurred; for the business of Federal and State points of oiling the

is not one

which

on be hurriedly disposed of. The obief diffenley of the Gorman delegates has been to devies a formula, generally acceptable and at the sime lima effective, whereby the obligations in- carred ander the Convention may properly be. imposed by the Imperial Government apon the Beveral States of the Empire, while avoiding, at the same time, any undue sacrifice of Gerinan commercial interests in the drug trade. This formula has now been aged upon and has been referred to Berlin for con mation. Ata meet- ing hehi resterday btw the British...and Garman delegatos much good work was done in the direction of reasonable compromise between the conflicting interests of the two congtries and chiefly in regard to the cocaine trade, s that at the present momsat there is every pro Apact of a business like and workable agreement. The success of the Conference as a whole evident. ly depes upon the attainment of this result. THE LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 m. to-day, 0.00 Inches.

-fir

The forcoast for the 24 hours ending at noon io-day is as follows:-

DISTRICT *flongkong & Neighbourhoot Formoss Chaunel

---

FORECAST.

JN. winds,

moderate. South coast of Chins between Same as No, i.

Hongkong and Lamooks.)

8uth coast of Chins between Same se No. 1

Hongkong and Hainan...)

* N. to N.W, winds, moderate; fine.

When "Only Middling"

your health is very far from satisfactory. The slightest knowledge of pathological science is sufficient to inform us how precarious is the con- dition of the person who is "only middling." The power of disease-resistance is practically nil, & an ordinary atmospheric change or dietetic irregularity. may lay you up for weeks.

Take

care therefore that you possess nothing less than vigorous,. robust health. Just as nothing succeeds like Success so there is no better guarantee of aus- tained health than never to let yourself run down. Conse quently if you are not feeling up to the mark get yourself into tip-top condition at once, by taking a few doses of

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Each tiny Morrhuol capsule re- presents the medicinal value of a teaspoonful of oil.

Recommanded at the Paris Aca- demy of Medicine, for loss of appetite and flesh, to patients with consumptive tendencies.

Sold in bottles of 100 Capsules.

Sold by all Chuméntul pen

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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER...

Hongkong Obsargatory. February 8th.

Previous On Daison Date

Day

at ut 4 p.m. 10 s.m. 4 p.m

The Conference mot Fosterday for the first time since the adjournment, but concerned itself only with the confirmation of the minutes, in

Barometer arrears for several

meetings owing to delays in Temperaturs

30.62

30:29 30.17

60

55

63

41

54

51

W8W

West

2

2

b

*

0.00

the proparation of the official French text. The Humidity......

difficulty has indeed been conspicuous Wind Direction .... North Throughout the Conference, for the President

Farenti......

feather

Highest open air Temperature on 7th...53 Lowest open air Temperature on 7th...5t LONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

himself is not familar with Franch and the najority

of the speeches and reports have been Rain

basn meds in Fuelisk, to be subsequently rendered into the facial Froach, by way of the Dutch Janguage. Even the offofal stenographer to the Conference is not fully conversant with French. The result of these conditions is necessarily reflected in official records and translation work, which leave a good deal to be desired. The diplomatic world is conservative in its ways, but the time must surely ba approaching when international oneference on commercial questions will be conducted in the Janguage most familiar to the commercial world, or at least in that of the initiating country, reserving French for purely political and diplo matic work.

From 9th to 15th February, 1912.

5.

Daga

Month

Height,

m.ft. in

HIGH WAKE.

Low Waras.

H'kong

Mesa

H'kong Mean

Time-

me,

9 m

1 56

10 m

3 1 100 135 3 15

38 x 3

Ban.

Mon.

11 m

12

' 8:35

36

5.7

No infer. Ish-m 0

4 54 a 6

2 4

At the meeting to day little. progress was made with the more important of the outstand-Fri. ing questions, the German delegates being without instructions from Berlin as to the fat proposed arrangements with regard to the cocaine trade. Much time was occupied by a somewhat irrelevant and discursive specol from the youthful delegate for Porsia Rad

by a saberquent discussion between him and the

reprenentatives which was curiously Fow Chinese suggestive of the Oriental lack of humorous perception. Bishop Brent, however, continues Wed. to keep the general proceedings on a high plane

0 nor low water 15 No infor high-m

5′′ 50 a ̈6 3 nor low-water 14 m 9 56 4 0 m 1 47 1 6 6-40 af 6. - 6-11 54 39 10 04-02-24 1:2

of good feeling and serious purpose, and thore Thurs. 15

is every reason to hope that the foal results of

the Conference will be generally satisfactory.

7. 24 a 6 9. 0 50 318

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM TRIESTE, FIUME, PORT SAID, SUEZ, ADÉN, COLOMBO AND SINGAPORE,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

6.S. "CHIYO MARU."

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CHIYO MARU, Japanese str., 7,250, W. W Greene, 6th Feb-San Francisco 10th January, Maile and General-Toyo Kisen Kaisha CHOYSANG, British afr., 1,424, M. Courtney, 4th Feb. Shanghai 31st Jan, and Swatow 3rd Feb., General-Jardine, Matheson & Co. DAIGI MARU, Japanoso str., 845, Y. Someka wa, 7th Feb.-Swatow 6th Feb, General- Osaka Shosen Kaisha

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Japanese str., 1,946, S. Kuma- waki, 6th Feb.-Mojl let February, Coal- Mitsu Bishi Goabi Kwaisha HALDIS, Norwegian str., 1,056, . Solberg, 6th Feb-Bangkok and Swator 5th February, General-China-Siam S. N. & C.

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All Claims must be filed on or before be recognised. MONDAY, the 19th inst., otherwise they will not

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K. MATSDA,

Agent. Hongkong, 6th February, 1912. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

T

having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby "COBLENZ,** informed that their Goods, with the exception landed and stored at their risk into the hazard of Opiam, Treasure and Valuables, are being ous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Company, Ltd, Kowloon, and West Point. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Godowns, whenco delivery may be obtained.

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All broken, chafed, and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 13th Feb., at 9.30 a.m.

All Claims must reach us before the 20th Feb., or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be offected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned.

NORDDEUTSCHES LLOYD,

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General Agents EAST ASIATIC COMPANY, LIMITED,

Hongkong, 6th February, 1912.

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here:

have left the Godowas, and all goods remaining No Claims will be admitted after the Goods andelivered after the 14th inst. will be subject to rent.

NA.E, American str., 3,313, Forleston, 18th intimation is received from the Consignees Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless Jan-Southampton 13th Des-Pacifle before Noox. TO-DAY requesting it to be landed Mail 8.8. Co. 1,267, D. Reimers, PITSANULOK, German str

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