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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1912.

opium illegally he'd or transported shall be and import of native opium." In the pro-TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. THE CHEUNG CHAU PIRACY.

scized and burnt. Furthermore, Article 266 vince of Anhui, as is stated above, the

Merchants alleged that

of the Chinese Criminal Code, adopted by Indian opium

set up for selling the National Council of the Republic of Bureaux were China in June this year, is quoted sa support opium, ie., native opium, the import of

The

WATSON for the action of the Asking authorities, foreign opium being prohibited.

viz..

"Any person who shall manufacture, Governor of Anhui declared this statement deal or possess opium for the purposes of eile, to be false. If so, obviously the correct course & CO., LTD.,

or who shall import opium from foreign was to invite the investigation contem- countries shall be subject to imprisonment plated by the treaty and if he could furnish of the fifth to the third grade and a fine of clear evidence of a total suppression of not more than $500. According to au traffic in untive opium then he was entitled account of the affair given by the Governor to call upon the British authorities to fulfil of Anhui, a communication was received their part of the bargain. He did not do from Waichiao-pa in Peking, sou after the this, and we may feel confident that the | burning of the opium, saying that on the British Minister has not demanded an

FANCY

TOILET

(THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENCY.]

A DISMAL CHRISTMASTIDE. AND O LINER IN BEDIOUS DIFFICULTIES.

LONDON, December 27th. A most dismal Christinas Day was fol- lowed by a depressing gale aud rain on Boxing Day, and there were numerous wrecks, along the coasts. terrific storm in Devon and Cornwall, with lightning and torrential rains. Two

There was a

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRENCH FREMIER AND THE PRESIDENCY.

LONDON, December 27th. The French Premier, M. Poincare, has consented to be the Republican candidato

for the French Presidency.

THE PRIZE RING.

LONDON, December 27th. Renter's correspondent at Sydney tele.

PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.

At the Magistrlay, before Mr. Hazeland, two men and a man were charged with `armed robbery and with re- ceiving stolen goods, The defendants were originally charged with murder. but it was eventually reduced.

Solicitor), who prosecuted, said the case

Mr. P. M. Hodgson (assistant Crown

was of a very serious nature. The three ¡defendants charged were only three of a great number of men and women who at- tacked the Island of Cheung Chau on the 19th August last, and were the only ones arrested so far in connection with this

20th of September, the British Minister. indemnity without having the clearest proof passenger steamers and many other ves graphs that Langford beat McVea in the piracy. At about 10 o'clock in the even- ARTICLES had sent a note to that Board in which that it can be justly claimed. It is not sels went ashore, telegraph poles and thirteenth round. The fight was ferelying on the day in question a large itum.

it was said that according to the statement of the British Consul, at Shanghai, the VERY SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS.

Anbui provincial authorities had estab- Silver Mounted Hair Brushes inished Buraux for selling opium, and had prohibited the importation of foreign opium Cases.

into the province. It was also demanded that compensation to the owner of the burnt The Governor opium shoull be made.

Silver Mounted Manicure Sets.

Silver Handsome Toilet Sets,

Mounted in fancy leather cases. Handsome Puff Boxes.

Cut Glass Bottles in Great Variety. Hair Brushes in Leather Cases. Perfume Sprays, Manicure Sets. RAZORS IN CASES-

By the Best Makers: Gillette, Kropp, Rodgers, Wilkin-

son, Golden Fleece, Keen.

said: The report. of Bureaux being estab lished for welling opium is falee," and he continued to explain the situation saying:

"Since I, WEN We, took the post of Governor of this province, the orders for the prohibition of planting, smoking and selling of opium have been strictly executed. We are seeking to obey the orders sent out by our Cabinet in Poking, on May 16th, 1912. Telegrams have also been sent to the Governors of other provinces stopping any opium from these other provinces coming in, and orders have been issued that anyone found planting opium will be shot. Repeated orders have been issued to the people so that they may know our frm determination Under the to stamp out the opium evil. New Opium Agreement (Art. VII.) no obstruction should be made to our now laws and efforts to suppress opium. On the 5th Anking, on a man-of-war, to look into the matter of the opium burning. I.sont our Chief of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs to see him. He said he did not wish to leave

of October the British Consul, came

to

PATENT RAZOR "STROPS, SHAVING his ship, and wanted me to come on board

MIRRORS, HAND MIRRORS,

ETC.,

ETC.

his warship. I would not do so, but said as he was here to investigate the opium burning, he had better come to the city and do so personally. He then came to my office, hut not willingly. His ship fired 13 guns when he left the ship! He brought some Imperial Doerees of the late Ching Dynasty. I did not care to discuss them with him, but ALS. WATSON & CO. [ had the Treaties of Tientsin, the Chefes Convention, and last year's Agreement at hand to show him the reason for my action. I said these were formal Treaties published The British by our Peking Government. Consul thun said he would report the name of our chief of the Anhui Bureau of Foreign Affairs to the Chinese Foreign Office at

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Meins. Our Chief said he as quite willing to have him do so. The British Consul then left my office. We did not expect foreign interference, when a Chinese official, in the interior, is dealing with a Chinese subject who is not observing our own laws. Many other lots of opium have been barned in this province, in several districts, when found illegally concealed. What I have done is to carry out the laws prohibiting cpium in this province, which are known to the people. I hure not offended any Treaty. Can any enlightened nation criticise China for seek ing to stamp out this trade?"

sufficient for the Chinese authorities to say that telegrams have boon sent by the Governor of Anhui to the Governors of other provinces "stopping any other opium from these other provinces coming ip." Everybody--and best of all the Chinese themselves-know what value to place upon such futile announcements.

It was currently reported yesterday that "boycott areas" were being marked out.

Several native craft are reported to have been overturned in the harbour in the squall last evening.

The Bishop of Victoria is to preach at St. Paul's Chinese Church to-morrow (Sunday) morning and at the Cathedral in the evening.

though completely outclassed. telephones went down, and much damage euntested, McVra behaving most pluckily ber of men landed on the island from n was done to property.

There were A lifeboat.

LATER. Yesterday's hurricane was most severe, on the South Coast. At Plymouth, where it blew at the rate of 83 miles an hour, four vessels were wrecked. exciting scenes of rescues. full of shipwrecked people, was blown ashore, but was subsequently refloated.

An abnormal tide flooded Portsmouth, Southampton, and towns in the Isle of Wight, doing great damage.

The Midlands of England are in

undated.

The steamer Ripon, bound for Philadel-

by the storm. A huge wave badly hurt phia, put back into Quenstown, battered seven of the crew and drowned one man.

Major-General T. E. Stephenson having.

The P. & O. str. Narrung, from London proceeded on leave, Lieut.-Colonel D. Ridout, R.E., has assumed command of to Sydney, has intimated by wireless tele- graph from Ushant that she is returning. the troops at Singapore.

to London, having much water in the hold and having sustained serious damage Steamers are hastening to her assistance.

Mr. Tomas Osmena, uncle of the Speaker of the Philippine Assembly, one of the richest and most influential men in Cebu, died last week at the age of

seventy.

A CANTON OPIUM ORDER.

ANOTHER VIOLATION OF THE AGREEMENT.

It is reported that the Commissioner of Police at Canton has issued an order absolutely forbidding the importation of opium after December 31st of the present year,

junk, and attacked first of all, apparent- ly, the Police Station. The sergeant in charge was at that time living at his quar- ters higher up the hill, and the only people inside the Police Station were two Indian constables and Chan Tak, a shroff. The latter would tell his Worship that he was awakened by the sound of firing and men shouting, and he saw about 90 or 30 men with firearms. They held him and, pointing revolvers at him, demunded the keys of the safe. Chan Tak did not have them, and the pirates tied him up. There way a lot of indiscriminate firing, n which an Indian constable and also a Chinese were killed. They went into the establish by clear evidence that it has effectively suppressed the cultivation and charge-room and broke open the safe, an- also states: "It is understood, however, tion, etc., and $1,082 in money, and then. that the closing of the ports of Canton proceeded to pillage the villag.. import of native opiuin, but the clause propriating revolvers, carbines, autan

and Shanghai to the import of Indian opium shall not take effect except as the final step on the part of the Chinese Government for the completion of the above measure."

By Article III. of the Opium Agree ment the British Government agreed that Indian opium shall not be conveyed into any province of China which can

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Pawnshop was robbed to the extent of $2,760, and a piece goods shop was raided,

from thence to the launch Ere Tal, which Property to the value of $612 veing stolen. The men took Chan Tak to the wharf and There seems to be abundant evidence the pirates commandeered, and put ont to that opium is still being cultivated in. He would call evidence to prove the many parts of China, including the the goods produced were taken from The Narrung had on hoard 248 passen-province of Kwantung, and the order Cheung Chau village. The prisoners, ho gers for Sydney, Melbourne, and Ade-promulgated by the Canton Commissioner might say, were not identified by aufy one The Ceylon Observer mentions Sir Ar

another example of the way in which this concerned, but in this ease there were ba tween 30 and 10 men, and the defendants The Jegade bas telegraphed by wireless Agreement is being violated.

were undoubtedly not the ringleaders, but thur Young, Governor of the Straitslaide, and also a number for Capetown. of Police, therefore, constitutes but witness as far as facial identification was Settlements, as a possible Governor of

they were concerned in it. They were ar- Ceylon, vice Sir Henry McCallum, who that she is within sight of the Narrung's lights. The Bavaria is also close at hand. has resigned owing to ill-health.

The Yarrung reported that her foredeck was swept. The position at six o'clock yesterday evening was still very bad.

Mr. R. C. D. Guinness, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Rangoon, is one of the 492 recipients in Burma, official and unofficial, European and native, of the Silver Durbar Coronation Medal of 1911.

LATEST. The station at the Lizard received a wireless message at 9.75 last night that the Narrung does not now require assistance.

A cargo coolie, living in Canton Road, Kowloon, has been admitted to Hospital suffering from a fractured leg and other injuries, caused by having been accidentul ly crushed between a truck and some the Narrung has wired that she is steam-

оп the pier at the Kowlooning back at ten knots.

cargo godowns.

With reference to the statement in our issue of 27th to the effect that the fire which occurred the previous day at the Portuguese

Consulate Was probably caused by the fusing of electric wires, we are asked by the Hongkong Electric Company to state that such was not the

cuse,

It is stated that the Nippon Yusen Kai- she has purchased another steamer.in She is now being built by England. Mestre, Russell & Co., of Glasgow, and will be delivered to the buyers in July next year. She is similar to the vessel recently purchased from the same yard. and is of 9,750 tons deadweight.

The P. & O. Company announces that

Powerful tugs were sent to her assist ance from Falmouth, but the weather has moderated and further favourable news is hourly expected.

The Varrung is out of danger and is steaming off the Isle of Wight at her usual speed.

ROYAL PLANS UPSET.

LONDON, December 27th. The Sandringham shoot has had to be abandoned on account of the inclemeney of the weather.

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prove was undoubtedly the one which ADMIRAL WINSLOE'S SUCCESSOR. rested on board the junk, which he would Admiral Winsloe's successOT in the went to Cheung Chan with these sen 1 command of the China Squadron is to The junk was not an ordinary one,

be Rear-Admiral Thomas H. M. Jerram, as it had been fitted up for purposes. C.B., late second in command of the of piracy. There were traces of corpses. Mediterranean Fleet. A London paper having been on the junk, and he would remarks: It is somewhat of a surprise prove that certain coffin-makers were to find that Admiral Sir Alfred Winslor called to remove bodies from this junk, rear-admiral. and that two of them, were the bodies of is to be relieved by This is an indication, perhaps, that the robbers who had been killed in the Eastern, Fleet will in future be under skirmish on the Island. Mr. Chan Tak the supreme command of the admiral would say that after going on board the flying his flag in the Australian Squadron. launch he and the crew were hidden down below in the engine-room and were not allowed to go up until they had been on board about five hours, The engines were stopped and put out of gear, and all the robbers sailed away in another junk, Mr. Chan Tak was threatened, and at first they thought of holding him to ransom, but abandoned that project and allowed him

to go.

FERRIS HARTMANN COMPANY. In spite of the inclement weather last night there was a very good house at the

Evidence was then called, and the case

Theatre Royal to witness A Trip Abroad," a three-set musical Comedy. The piece abounds in catchy tunes and smart dialogue and was a pronounced success The leading parts were, of course, in the hands of Miss Mugging" adjburned. Davis, Mr. Ferris Hartmann and Mr. Walter de Leon, and this is a sufficient guarantee as to the excellence of their The chorus was particularly

The answer to that question is, of course emphatically in the negative, but every enlightened nation must condemn China for deliberately violating an international agree ment whereby she pledged herself to act in this matter in accordance with its terms. No provincial or federal law can override an international agreement. It is contended

The King had a slight chill yesterday, rendition. but was well again to day, His Majesty good; in fact up to the standard of the by the Chinese authorities and their foreign supporters that the Chinese Government retail trade is free to suppress - the

We are in receipt of a pamphlet pab. attended the festivities at Sandringham best companies that have shown in Hong. To-night there will be staged "The Girl to make ia opium

lished in Japanese by the Yokohama on Christmas-Eve, but was unable to atong for some considerable time.. ponal offenes to possese opium in any Chamber of Commerce (Japanese) regard tend Church yesterday with Queen Alex- and The Boy." quantity, and they rest their cass on the ing the forthcoming opening of the andra and other members of the Royal

It discusses Japan's following, words contained in the Opium Panama Canal, Agreement of 1911-"The foregoing stiputradal relations with foreign countries Family, or to participate in the Queen-

THE DELHI OUTRAGE. lations shall not derogate in any manner after the opening of this international Mother's dinner party...

LONDON, December 27th. from the force of laws already published or waterway, and with it is published a hereafter to be pablished by the Chinese coloured map showing trade routes by

A message from Delhi states that Lord

and

it

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THE British Minister at Peking has demanded an indemnity from the Chinese Government for seven chests of Indian opium burnt two or three months ago at Anking and which recently formed the subject of an Government to suppress the smoking of way of the Canal.

The British North Borneo official

per cent.

FOOTBALL

HONGKONG v. SHANGHAI

" FOSSIBLES."

THE LOAD-LINE.

THE DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM ROBINSON.

Sir William Robinson, formerly Gov- ernor and Corumander-in-Chief Hong- kong, whose death was reported by telegram at the beginning of the month, died at 28, Evelyn-mansions, Carlisle- place, S. W., of heart disease, at the age of 76,

as

Sir William Robinson, the Temes says, In the House of Commons on the 2nd had done long and distinguished service under the Colonial Office and on more inst.:~

than one necasion he received the thanks Mr. W. Thorne (West Ham. S., Lab) of the Government for the discharge of asked the President of the Board of Trade duties which required diplomatic if he was aware that the Government of well as administrative ability. He was 1905 made arrangements with the ship the eldest son of the Rev. Isaac Banks inquiry by Sir EVERARD FRASER, the Consul-General at Shanghai, who proceeded opium and to regulate the retail trade in

the drug in general." This is the last gazette gives the annual report on the Hardinge on Thursday night was much building interests of other countries to Robinson, by Susan, daughter of the raise the English load-line; if he was Rev. Dr. Blomfield Srer, of Kedington, board H.M.S. Flora.

aware that it was estimated at the time Suffolk. At the age of 18 he entered the. to the port on

that the raising of the lead-line was Colonial Office as a clerk, and four years According to the organ of the Chinese sub-section of Clause VII. and against Customs Department of Sandakan for bettor. He said in the evening that the

In 1860 he Foreign Office, the Ministry, in reply, this we may quote the first sub-section 1911, showing the total volume of trade is reported to have stated that as the which provides that "On confirmation of to have been $3,500,312, against $3,033,524 attempt on his life had not changed his

This is including treasure. would make no difference in his policy.ton's deadweight carrying capacity to the to Mr Herman Merivale.

mercantile marine; if he was aware that acted in the same capacity to Lord Blach

After opium referred to belonged to Chinese this Agreement and beginning with the in 1910, 6, 8480,788 better, or over 15 feelings for India and her people and equivalent to the adding of one million later he was appointed private secretary He could feel sympathy for the shame raising the load-line had been the means ford, and from this position was promoted

of saying the shipowners something like to be aa assistant senior clerk. merchants, the Chinese Government would collection of the new rate of consolidated Leaving out the treasure, the figures are

7 million pounds; and whether it was serving for a while as private secretar freely deal with them, if necessary, and for import duty, China will at once cause to be 83,277,790, against $2,851,945 in 1910, 'or

the intenton of the Government to reduce to Mr. Edward Cardwell he was commit the load-line to what it was prior to 1900.sioned to represent the Colonial Office o the British Minister to demand indemnity withdrawn all restrictions placed by the close on 15 per cant, increase. In imports and horror with which India would be Lord Hardinge's deafness in the right for Chinese citizens seemed to be unneces. Provincial authorities on the wholesale by far the largest increase is in rice, flour, filled,

Mr. Buxton (Tower Hamlets, Poplar) the East African Slave Trade Commis

rapid,

He was appointed a principal sary interference." All things are not, trade in Indian opium, such as those and grain, 13,844 piculs or $118,374.

car has improved. The wounds are now repled-There is no foundation for the sion. Henceforward his promotion wa suggestion made in the first part of the however, what they may seemt. Very skilful recently imposed at Canton and elsewhere,

painless, and he slept well.

question, and I informed my hon. friend clerk in the Colonial Office in 1872, one of Exhibition in 1873, Lieutenant-Governor and plausible arguments are employed in and also all taxation on the wholesale

The Police enquiry is proceeding in the on February 27th, 1911, that the estimate the Colonial Committee. for the Vienna, of 1,000,000 tons is a great overstatement of the Bahamas in 1874 and Governor in the Chinese newspapers to support what trade other than the consolidated import

This game will be played on the Club Bank premises in the Chandnichowk, do not know the basis of my hon. 1875, Governor of the Windward Islands scan to us to be a clear evasion of the duty, and no such restrictions or taxation

As my hon. friend is aware, the load-lines kong in 1891. In 1887 he received the Opium Agreement between Great Britain shall be again imposed so long as the Ground at Happy Valley to day, the kick-

of British ships are fixed solely in praise of the Government for the satis- and China. The opium which forms the Additional Article to the Chefoo Agreement off being fixed for 4 p.m. The following The magnitude of the awards have had a friend's estimate of 7 million pounds. in 1880, of Trinidad in 1885, and Hong reference to the question of safety, and factory settlement of the Venezuelan not to the possible effect on shipbuilding difficulty which arose out of the cases of subject of a demand for indenmity had remains as at present in force. Though the players will represent Hongkong-marked effect on the native community,

As regards the last part of the question, the vessels Henrietta and Josephina. Sie paid to the Chinese customs the beavy duty Agreement is very badly drawn up it never-D Campbell, R. F. Long, and C. Wilkie

I would refer to the reply which I gave William Robinson was one of the com- on Thursday last to the hon. member for mittes for securing a permanent Colonial imposed upon it, but no sooner had it been theless seama to as to give an incontroverN. L. Railton, W. A, Wilson, W. V. Pon

museum in London. He was given the South Glamorgan. "M

KIC.M.C. in 1883 and the G.C.M.G. in transferred to the Chinese purchaser than tible guamates that all the opium which is hell, R. J. Brown, and W. B. Rigden.

CRICKET. One entitled under the Agreement to admission

1897, the year re he retired from the the authorities seized and burnt it.

service.

fied, first, in 1862, Juli "U. DIOCESAN PAST point in the Chinese defence is that the into Chinn shall enjoy an unrestricted sale in

It Rownhams. She died in 1881, and owners and transporters of the opium were any province until the cultivation or im | CRAIGENGOWER CO

hours of the earliest possible date. This friendly match will be played of Adrianople and Salonika under Next Easter falls within twenty-four daughter of e Rey, Robert Dampier

They agree to asked to show the transit pass, and they port of native opium into that province

falls, that is to say, on March 3rd. It 1884 he married Felicia Iun

He had b did not show it. Consequently" the opinmhas been effectively suppressed. By Article

this afternoon, commencing at 215 Turkish, sovereignty. was seized, confiscated and burned in the British Government has given an on the C.C.C. ground. The fol concede Bulgaria a port in the Aegean can never fall earlier than March 22nd. (daughter of Mr. William Gray P accordance with the laws of the province." undertaking that "Indian opium shall not lowing will play for the CCC.-H. H.Sea, and are prepared to make a similar To bring this about requires the assistance who died in 1894.

And these are condi- Dampier, one son and three day on the 22nd. Carvalho, L. A. Rose, D. R. Khoras, F. The law of the province on this particular be conveyed into any province in China Tayler, J. V. Braga, E. L. Braga, R. A concession to Servia of a port in the of a full moon on the 21st and of a Sun-wife, Julia, daughter of the

daughter of Mr. Gray Rattray, two century. point, as passed by the Provincial Assembly which can establish by clear evidence that Remedios, S. B. Battliwers, B. D. Adriatic, but refuse to entertain tha ideations that happen only about once in a and by his second wife, Felicia lu during the present year, is to the effect that it has effectively suppressed the cultivation Setan, W. J. Mooney, J. D. Noria,

Barlow;

H. I. Joues and A Hamilton;

·AND PRESENT.

THE TURKISH CLAIMS.

LONDON, December 27th. According to Constantinople newe- Papers, the Turkish counterclaims to the terms of the Allies include the retention

of a pecuniary indemnity.