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THE HONGKONG DAILY.“ PRE38,

THE OPIUM. COMMISSION.

CURIOUS POSITION

CREATED REGARDING ARTICLE 11.

Geneva. June 2ael, The yague of Savier- Opium Commis-E sion has nulopted #] fełowing motion by 7 votes to 1. Husband being the dissent but, while todia älstained from yoting:

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MONDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1998.

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THE BANDIT OUTRAGE.

OPIUM IN THE FAR EAST.

QUESTION DE ACTION BY THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENTS,

LONDON, Jung Ind. Speaking at merring of the Opium TEBERAN. June Rui.

L'ommittee of the League of Nations, held In the contest for the World's Feather

An earthquake, lasting all day long

at Geneva en May 9th, Mr. Chao Esity weight Championship, Eugene Criqui, theoreure in Turinti Haiders, and the

Chu said, there was no reason why the European chunpion, knocked out Johnny surrounding district, on May 205 h. Thự

tjovernment of the Far Eastern Colonies Kilane, the holder, in the sixth round. disturbing was felt over a radius of

should ret effetitely and gradually UKE »* LATN fourteen mites. Thirty village nuditives.

press the ensumption of opium, which hamlets were destroyed, and forty coruses | PROSPECTS GOOD FOR RELEASE OF had increased during the fast decade, and were revered from Turiat-Haider,

OTHER PRISONERS,

That the Cuited States proposals be; necepti, in the belief that they embody gral prowiples which the Govern mat Poles.rned shenk flow, and in Killmone fought mostly in the defensive, view of the fact that these prinvigdes,

chance to send over form the basis of the International, always awaiting a Convention en Opinna,' signed in 1992,

his famens right. Further, the Cominutision unanimously welcome 'ted States collaboration. The proposal that the govert mys voti cerned should decide what is to be regard. ed as medicinai en other employment of drugs with their own borders, was "Sejetid by i vates, te 55. For the majority

Germany. Clopa. Franeg and Hollacal For de,arinority: Great Britain, India | some heavy exelungen, both rights and

lofts coming into play. mul Japane

ander the Pittonn. Art.

· regards the fall in pie) as more or less mevílabi, luing the result of inernased available supplies for ordinary enstom- The extent of the fill wet drpetad aggel this extrat of a revival of traile in the Far Zart, hat if cammers al de pression rules the price with piky fall, making prokietien unprofitable bg, how

Pulties aller than grade mine America, where si'vor is mad largely in Jusociation with copper

BOLSHEVIK ACTIVITIES. PROPAGANDIST SENTENCED IN

.: LONDON.

LUNION, June, 2nd.

A Russian physician aimed Marris Cateva, whe was arrested m. London

wint traveling from New York to Ham- Jarg, has been intober at Ben Street Police Fourt to six months jmprisonment vand a line of Row for being in pinsats- -sion of a fabu pisspiel.

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The polsen sand that Cheva was known 4th a repereson infive of the Suviet.

Sir Mateulin 12 Levingne timat Britain) thereupon" sought an adjouen-) men in order to reconsider the josition,

created.

NEW TEXT SUBMITTED BY BRITISH

REPRESENTATIVE

LATER.

Sie Maleun "De Levingne submitted a Dew text to replace the rejected" Article [H. The text was me follows pe

That the Commissom understand, that he nited States proposals are thot de tined to suppss the tedicinal use of opium in small quantat accord- ink to meal custom in ertain countries in the Fa, where mediat serviers and nt at the disposal of the mase of the population.

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This was reprited lg 1 votes to a, with For the majority: abstentions. usin iful passport or enable him to travel between Arerics and Eure as at Chan. Frangs, Holland and Portugal

For the minority :-- Great Britmo, India and Germany:

American etizen. IRELLICOSE BOLSBEVIST

NEW-PAPERS

Up, Jure 2nd The Bolthovist, Prers às hațile sa Lard Carma's Fidy to Ah 1st Soviet Note, Mierlarig, that Great Britain v hent un

2 rupture and "The Soviet Government to #hould take up the challenge.

TRADE REPRESENTATIVES IN RUSSIA

REVAL, Jan gad.

Autrices from Moscow state, shut the 1 falinn Gloverzment hate, recalled their ́t rade represeņustive. The French trade

dtigation has arrived.

PROHIBITION PROBLEMS.

Strict

Supr

The representatives at India and Ger many, a repted sir Malioha De Levingne's

proposal with certain reservations,

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- BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE'S AMENDED MOTHIN ADOPTED.

Chasqua, Juno Paal. Opiumi The League

Commission his gunanasly adopted the amended mation of Sir Malcolm De Levingne, subject tu the Daitosk States pro- !posals. The amendes motion provides!

In the first round' Kiibano jabbad hig his opponent several times on the use," and got in a hook to the left jaw,

In the seed round Criqui was excution. ! ed for hitting low.

the third wound the Frenchman

budest rights and fetus to the head.

The fourth road was

the vasion of

During the fifth, rond Uriqui penetral- Kilbane's defence, and punished the Ameriert about the body and headd.

to the Sixth romal Kilaue sent a right to the jaw. Crique duntered with Inft to the stomach, which drove

then, Kilbane against the ropes, Kilbatas rebounded Criqni shot in a night Swing เ the jaw, knocking out.'his Oppoznat,

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EARLIER CAHLES.

HOME CRICKET RESULTS.

拉线

Laspos, June 1st. Notts defeated Middlesex at Nottingham on the first wicket. For Nutts, Payton in the first innings compiled 79, not out, anch Carr at John Gam in the second scored;

For Mick Blesex in Bu and do respectively, the second innings ilendret nad Slazu secret 163 and 37, both it out.

at Brighter tented by Essex 1:25. Sussex For Sussex in second innings Bowley knocked up 79, aut Tate cook for 3.

Somerest detentel Warwickshire at Than

For Somerset, J. tom by eight wickets. Melryrat by six, wickets For the Army, Burrows in nt home defeated the Army Cambridled 62 and 73 the first innings krocked up 112, and the

Dentis numbering 2.220 are reported from the surguuling district, and the, authorities have instituted relief

TOPANATUS,

AMERICAN FLEET.

TO VISIT THE CLYDE IN JULY.

LoxBox, Juer Sci.

·EIGHT CAPTIVES RELEASED.

THACK HUANG, Jum zul. The banality have released "wight cap

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since the signing of the contention in clas TRACHEANG, Jums gul, „Far" Eastern possessičas of European Messrs. Henley, Eddie Eins. Sajhiera¦ Powers. Apparently, is per > "of the and Vera arrived at noon. They have total revenue of Singapore was derived been unentditionally released. The five from the monopoly in opium, consumed by Chinese sottiers. “The Chinese Govern. peets far the release of others are good.

ment would never protest against. any The military upmission arrived this action that might be taken by the Gov- murning and an aero iline veenusit red ernment of a Far Eastern Colony with a

view to the suppression of the consump angelally intimated that a large ForR CHINESE CAPTIVES RELEASED gaved and there would be no lassent

tion of epium, thousands of coolies woulE" Anteno Bet, with 17423 midshipmen i

revine, beealise, the money at present Kom the Amapolis Academy, will visit the Chyle in July:

¡Slott um opium would be used ta pur- einse food, clothing and other nevyssaries : therefore, he hoped that the" Committee would urge European Powers with poss ssions in the Far East to take a far seving view in regard to the situation ifï the Government of their colonies,

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U.S. IMMIGRATION LAWS. UANADIAN. THAIN PASSENGERS DETAINED,

Loxtos, June "2nd.

the many.

PERING, June 2nd.

The Chiastungpu Ministry of Com. munications) swabs that Four Chimes Traptives were abe released yesterday.

CALL CAPTIVES TO BE RELBASED IN

A WEEK'S TIME,

- Pakase, June Brd.

The lates, sequel to the exhaustion of Ahe British quota of inmigranti jarre It is reported from Tanseluang dat Thitted to enter the United States, is that: The enrolment of bandits in the army has

HONGKONG GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST CRITICISED.

Losnox, Jure 2nd.

League Opium Comenission on May 20th, (opposed a request made by the Hongkeng Government, which wanted to suppress

a number of pasong is aboard a train begun. This will probably, take a week"? Mr. Chao Hsin Chư, speaking at th

bound to

Buffalo from Canada have been jaletains at the border.

THE CHINA HOUSE”

FRAUD-,

CONCLUDING STAGES OF THE TRIAL.

The engʻuding stages of this lougthy Wero dealt with at the Central

after 'which all the captives will be re- ¦leused.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

PROSECUTION.

AN OFFER THAT WAS REFUSED.

Paris, June 2nd.

smuggling. Mr. Chuo Hein Chi suid th Was very

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and cluded by saying that in his opinion the British Government sincruly and honestly trying to carry out the praxisions of the Hague Convention. This was shown by the fact that they asked the Leagar's permission

The trial of the prisoners conureted with the Banque (adustriella' has been cons, lo import Indian opium, when they could

Criminal Court on April 27th and April tinued

Cantal batsman, Ashtoo, in ile University's | goth. second innings, cumpakel 98.

6-2, 6-2.

that the employment of opian in ne! man with its usage in Indin e domaten. clared jegitimate under the terus of the The employment of prepare Convention eff opium is held legitimate as far as its | Van

1. GOVERNMENTS DIFFICULT use agrords with Section II. of the Ophum

POSITION

› Convention, The Commission proposes that the Council should endeavour to WASHINGTęs. Jukne ziel.

secure agreements of precise limitation of application of

the production of minaufnetured, dzugs. Couch's Segon abesion line, len prats and the redaction of quantities of raw tically decided upon, by the Treasury į

opium imported into pegsessions where its officials, who hold out no hope of meet. ing the of foreign Powers through a usage radiones to be recognised,

regulative privisions. The leials state that nothing short of legislation wil ameliorate" the difficulty" in which the," Government finde duelf as regards foreign

ALBANY, June ged. The Governor ha signed the Probibi. tion Repeal Act.

vegyes.

BAKLEER CABLES.

FURTHER RESTRICTION PROPOSALS,

* GERENA, June Is. At the discussion as to the licitation of production by the Opium Cosamission, the British delegate moved a resolution inviting the Governments of the opium producing States to enter into negotiations in order to Javable message dated Albing is a limit to the production of parents and th, stated that the New York distel Legislature had rewel the probibition the quantities of raw material imported afercome law, this divesting the State for the purpose of anufacturing narcotics, of authority in the matter, and throwing and in order to determine the reduction to on the Federal Authorities the task of be made in the imports of raw opium into koeging die State dry]

Europeaa pusarasions in the Far East.

A FRTHER PROTEST BY

HOLLAND,

The late June, 2nd. The Dutch Minister at Washington has

The dregates of Portugal, France, China, Japan, pul Holland have approved the principle of the American proposis, made on May 2th, with certain servations.

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The tertua delegate declared that the bien instructed to make a further pro-American proposals were applied under the test on the subject of the inconvenience German law. caused to Dutch shipping by the decision of the United States Supreme Court. applying prohibition to foreign vesels

ntering American territorial waters

SUGAR PRICES.

NO REDUCTION IN AMERICAN TARIFF.

THE SAAR DECREE.

ANGLO-FRENCH AGREEMENT

REACHED.

PARI, June 2nd.

M. Poincare has addressed a Now to

| London regarding the British suggestion

CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS.

BRITAIN BEATS BRŪDUM.

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Mr.- Travers Humphrey, who appeared

M. Berthelot attributed the bank's for the pricution, said that the real doses to the wield crisis and the growing issue which the jury had to try was who hostility of the International Consortium ther there had been any intension de "clo- {

M. Pernote acknowledged that there

fraud.

easily, luv arranged weretly for its Hansport, He did not object to an in- crease of caly ten chests, but he must ask why it was "nquire).

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ADVOCATED

LONDON, J: 20, In the present day persons who

Speaking at a meeting of the Conuis- set out to defraud the publics dit me to had been errors in management, but he

disclaimed any so with the simple means of the old high-

1 ponsibility. Expatiat-ision on May anh, Mr. Chao Hai Chu waymen. Recent anuals showed that such ing on the enormous possibilities of, the dealt with the position of Far Eastern

stating that people were taking advantage, with in-bank, he said that some Amerients had Culonies getrally, creaging sucers, of the Companies Acts. offered him 400,000,000 francs for those, thought the severest methods, including

Mr. Eustace Fulton, who also appeared t he had refused.

even capital punishmivut, should be na furred to prevent smuggling. Ja icon- cluded by stating that he would, whinte- heartedly Support Sir Muleulin Dh Levingne's proposals.

for the prosention, said that there weysi.

nu previous convictions against Enever, to the but attention should be called

powers which Enver gavo in his bank- ruptcy. In January, 1919, he was ques

A DIRECTOR'S EVIDENCE.

PARIS, June 3rd, The trial of persons connected with the

toned by the Official Receiver regarding Banque Industrivile was resumed to-daș. sums of something like £30,00) obtained The judgo questioned

EXTRATERRITØRIALITY.

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Brussels, June 1st. In the first round of the Davis cup, rent Britain best Belgium by three matches tu one. One match has yet to be played.

In the singles Gilbert beat Watson by 64, Washer beat Lycett hy 6-1, 6-3, 6-4,

LATER. Belgiam won the retaining Davis Cup

AMSTERDAM, June 201. Is the first mud of the Davis Cup

matches to Competitions Holland beat Italy by 5

beat Lennep, (Holland) urpurgo (als), 6-1, 6-6 536 Diemkool, Hollanil), 'beat Colombes, of (Italy), 62, 6-1, 5-7 6-4. Van Lennep and Demerkon! heat Murpurgo and Colomb, from two ladies, and he replied that the Director, regarding the bank's loans of 6-4 6-4 6-3. Holland thus enters the semi- final na she revives a bys in the second was invested for Lusiness purposes. (over nineteen million franes to a chemical The Ocial Receiver anid to Piéver: compliny of which M. Chautard was also round.

"You have been peruliarly suce-wful in a director, LONDON, June Ist. obtaining large sums of money,” and hi At Chiswick, in the semi-tinal of the reply was. I agres." Counsel mentioned M. Berthelot, referring to the alleged „Middlesex Commpionship; Mrs. Mallory beat that from one

it WOMEN

alege! | Ertitions' dividends, « said the bank's Miss Chirke by 62, 63.

Knever had obtained £17,000; from a balance sheet for 1019, and the dividends LATER. In the final Miss McKane beat Mrs.ted £10,000, and from a third £34,000, Mallory 6-3 6-2,

all of which had been lost. Enever had consequently distributed, were justified by been connected with a great many cor-

the bank's prosperity at that time. The panies, all of which had resulted in losses directors acted in perfect good faith, forlishing of a commission to irva tigate

THE CHISWICK TOURNAMENT.

THE DERBY

FAVOVEITS REPORTED INJURED

LONDON, June ist, Following a drop in the Derby favourite Town Guard's price, yesterday evening, from 4-1 to 5-1, it is rumoures a bus jarred his shoulder. This is apparently based on the fact that the horse was not exercised on Thursday; but he was confined to healthy this morning, when be walked soundly, and will probably resume work to The fact that the owner, Lord orrow. riding his second string, Knockando, sug Woolavington, has colensesi Donoghue from there is out much the atter with

exercise

Guard.

NEWMARKET, Juso 2nd.",

A veterinar surgon examined. Town- guard. The result is most satisfactory. The horse moved well today and there is no reason why his Derby chances should be affected.

PROBABLE AND BETTINO,

LONDON, June ist. Alterations in the Herby probables are: Bold and Baud or Saltash (Frank Bullock), Papyrus (Donogh Partumns, Roger de Euali (Jelliss Kuckando (Herbers Jones). Adel Apron (Lister) and Toploot (-) and omit Skins and Kinnaird.

the Barchalakra.

ACCUSED'S RECORD,

M.. Chautari,

they wer unaware of the Bank's true financial circumstance. Cortain, debtors

Detective Inspector J. Gillard stated that Bennett was convicted in July, 1918, of the bank were heard, and the case n the Central Criminal Court and sen adjourned till the 7th inst. tenced, to eighteen months' imprisonment

RELIGIOUS FANATICS SUFFER.

HEAVILY,

with hard labour for obtaining money by FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES. false pretences. Bennett was charged with conspiring with Arthur James Edward

three years penal survitude. The police Newton, solicitor, who was sentenced to

had received other complaints regarding Bennett. In one cuss a gentleman taken for a trip to India, but when ho got there he came to the conclusion that he was being humbugged and had to pay have been killed in a fight with the con- his fare back. The same thing happened

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MANILA, June 2nd. Fifty-three Moro religious faunties, in eluding Aklara, the self-styled propårt,

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POWERS POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF ITS SURRENDER.

It is somhofficially stated that Mfr. Alfred Szu das wird in the Government. įstating that the Powers have decided to postpone indefinitely the judicial confer- ence on the question of extraterritoriality, STATEMENT BY THE CHINESE COMMISSION,

PRKING, June 3rd.' Commission On extra- The Chines territoriality issues a statement rehutting the arguments for a delay in the estal

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and report upon extraterritoriality, nad indicial administration in Chin They contend that the original date. November, 1921, for the arrival of the foreign com- missioners should be maintained. Should postponement be considered necessary, another definite date, mot more than six months later, should be jointly fixed by the Chinese Government, and the governments of the foreign Powera conerned, in order that the original principal as deter. mind upon shall not be impaired.

To Chinese circles it is reported that the Weihaiwei negotiations have been eluded.

COD-

INCIDENT ON THE YANGTSZE.

JAPANESE GUNBOAT FİRES ON CROWD,

On the

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CHANGSHA, June 2nd." first instance of cargo Wuling bing interfered withi Japanese gunboat landed blue jackets to and the crowd used stones, whereupon the blue jackets fired, killing three and

to all the men in this case who were sent stabulary on the Island of Pata, near to China. They were left strandlist. The Jolo. police also alleged that Haynes had in- duced two people to each find £50 for in. Akabra was erroneously reported vestment in a company which had never have been killed in the last fight, of wounding rix. been registered.

Altra short retirement the jury found which no details came to hand.

Betting is Gi Town Guard and Pharos, all the prisoners guilty of conspiracy, and 71 Papyrus, 5-1 Eilongowan, 16-1 My feed, al convicted Enever and Bennett of 100.8 Legality and Knockando, and 201btaining money by false pretentes.

Iarth.

PROFESSIONAL COLF.

WASHINGTON, June 2nd. to establish a Longue Commission to AMERICAN WINS NORTHERN CHAMPIONSILIÝ. President Harding discussed the tariff enquire into the Saar decrer, mentioned situation with Mr. Marvin, Chairman in a cable message dated May 11th,

It is reliably stated that the Note de of the Tariff Commission, who afterwards

fends the legality of the decree, and con- nounced at the White House that tends that the Snar Commission cannot Iresident Harding would not consider a be placed under the League's contral, audification of the sugar tariff, with a Nevertheless, it has been stated that the view to reducing sugar prices, because exceptional measures taken for the pre- this would discourage the development of servation of order are to ko sasponded is the domestic sugar industry.

they are no longer necessary,

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EIGHT HUNDRED

SURRENDER...

REBELS

LATELL

The Common Serjeant (Sir H. K. Diokens, K.C.) said that so far as Enever was elicerned it was a very bad fraud indeed. It

Moro fanatics numbering 806 have sur- was persistent, deliberately thought out and carried out to it bitterrendared, following the battle.

end. What had become of the money was

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INDO-CHINA 9.E, SHARES.

SHARP DROP IN DEFERRED QUOTATIONS,

not known. All that was known was that It estimated that 200 more are at £17) from £ on Wednesday, in conge

great many people, prineipally officers,

other

ST. ANNES, June 1st. The Northern Professional Golf Champion had invested monoy which they could in large, ineluding three petty chieftaina. ship, over seventy-two holes, has been won by the American open champion, Gene afford to lose and had been defrauded.

Governor-General Wood and Sarazen, with an aggregate of 4. The The defendant's conduct had been mean to American holder of the British cham the last degree. Enever was a dangerous authorities, think that the trouble is over,

was and with

man and would go to penal servitudo for pionship, Walter 202.

The Lythamer Waltos, and three years. Bennett was not the insti- but the inspector of the Sulu Department Jersey player, Gaudin, scored 203,

The

gator of the fraud, but he obtained £2,720 in seading constabulary reinforcements. Australian, Kirkwood, was bracketed ninth with 300. The Americans, Barnes and months in the second division. Haynes for the purpose of combing the island and} Farrell, lind 20% Gaudin established the was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, course record, in sixty-soven.

mino ́in jåde mocond division,

out of it and would be sentenced to 15

I taking in any recalcitrante.

LONDON, June 1st, On the Stack Exchange there was a anceational fall in Indo-China Steam | Navigation Co.'s deferred theres, to

quence of a working ins last year of £334,004 and the passing over a dividend. The shares later rallied to £18).

THE

ESTATE OF THE LÅTE

MR. BELILTIOS.

LONDON, June 1st, The late Mr B. E. Belition, of Hong [kong, left cięte valued at £51,834. (Earlier Galilee on page 8)..

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