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ABOLITION OF SINECURES

AT PEKING.

CHUNESE PAPER ON THE RETRENCHMENT POLICY,

"CAREFUL CONSIDERATION.

- REQUIRED."

If the Government is serious in vit ting down its expenses," says the" C'âch l'as," then the retrenchment policy must be carried out thoroughly and impartial.

OPIUM TRADE REVIVAL

ON THE YANGTSZE. WINDFALL FOR THE MILITARY,

There has recently been a considerable revival in the opium trade ou the Yang- tsae river and recent movements appear to bo tending towardly legalization |

Ichalig is a most important place in

Whatever comes from Szechwan and such connection with the transport of opium,

y Plans of retrenchment have been quantitis as come from the Shinan pre- proclaimed from time to time. But thefecture of this province, as well as any pasts were rendered vacant only for the that may reach the river from Kweichow. benent of the new comers. Under the and Yunan, is likely to find its way to present circumstances, dislandient and Central China through this port. The retrenchment should be enforced sitaul Maritinis Customs have had a hard Lusk to taneously. But the plan of disbandigent search all steamers and smaller craft and can not he realized until the unification are making a gallant attempt to suppress of the South and the North is effected the illicit trade. Large quantities, have Any talk about reduction of armaments boun seized and confiscated and after- in China at present is premature. The wards destroyed, but it is common know- abolition of sinecure posts is, however, ledge that what is seized is not even a gomparatively-quest-

As far as we know, nearly all Govern- tithe of the quantity successfully smuggler went departments have more members through." This is small blame to the than they shoukl. Some of them have Custodiy, officials, for they simply cannot been absent for years, while others attend office only once or twice a month. Still keep tally of all that is afloat, and Intely Fothers hold ten or even more concurrent it has been easy to son that the military jobs in our Ministry The Ministry of are taking a band in the game. The cer Finance is notorious for this state of

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It is not unusual for a juniortainty of big money fveni the game has elerk of this Ministry to get $500 a proved too greas a temptation fņe`some month. Favoritism encourages luxury of the local geutry as well as the military, and dissipation which, in tara, are detri Betri

WHAT'S IN A NAME. aiental to social molity

Retrenchment involves two steps, Reently two justitutions have" beer. the abolition of concurrent posts and the established which have given rise to much dismissal of sapertubus office-holders, speculation. They are called The Army The first step is easy, the second is com-Joint Office for General Control of In plicated and requires careful considernestigation and "The Transport Com tion. It has been suggested that the pro-pany for the Succour of Tchang." per standard of retrenchment is to dis it noted that neither of these titles iniss all members not holding substantive tain such a word as opium, but it is, Posts. But, those who silvance this sug-| ́asserted they have been created for no other gestion overlook the fact that, there are purpose than to control the opium trade very, many people who do hold substan- through taxation: The following incid tive posts, but who never attend to their ents afford proof of the report. The dutics regularly. On the other humil, vorthern forers, recently procured a there are, those who do not hold substan- tramer for the transport of soldiers and tive posts hat who' really do the workmaterial from here to Szechwan. She was There is the further consideration that a formerly the Dalear, but is now called great many of the substantive post-the Yanguri and is painted battle grey- -holders-got-in-by-pull-Cases-are-often she arrived here the day before yesterday- found where the new conters are prefer and a great number, perhaps a hundred red to the old ones in the way of filling or ure, "coole loads of opium were seen substantive rusts, simply because the being carried along the street yesterday. former "have influential backing. It is They had been discharged from this ship evident that retrenchment based on non- and were being escorted by soldiers whose substantive posts is unfair. Justice de badges showed that they belonged to the mands that a selection should be made even juhong the substantive post-holders. The incompetest ones should be dismiss. ed in order to give place to those who are industrious and dutiful.

"The question of clearing up the back pay of those who are to be dismissed from Government service is no less seri Ous. It is reported that the Government is going to issue treasury hotes What ever the Government chooses to do, it is unfair to fool the turned-outs, with worth less paper. The proper way scena to be the use of both cash and reliable bonds. Due consideration must be given to the unemployed.

Army Joint Office for General Control of Investigation." The other oflies is a place of storage for the opium, and mer- chants may lodge here until the required dues are paid. The Joint Office was ta tablished by the gentry and the army and Ha, Sao Weu in at head of it. It is said a well-known member of the gentry named that he and a colonel laid the scheme he for General Ja Chin who approved it, and after that it was submitted to Generals Wu Pei Fu and Hino Yao Nun. Whether the two latter approved it or legalizing trade in opium is being carried not does not matter, for the scheme for through either with their consent or fu spite of them..

EPONHORS OF THE MOVEMENT,

When this retrenchincat policy is unrried out, the Government should strictly forbid the further increase of new officials. Only in this way can the Gov. The following are reported to be con- ernment solidify the foundation of nncerned in this movinent cronomie administration. The retrench- General Wang Ju Chin, 8th Division: ment policy should not be a temporary General Chin San, 18th Division: General measure, otherwise the Government, is Chao Yung Hwa, 16th Mixed Brigade: simple repeating history."

General Chang Yuin Ming, 8th Mixed Hrigade General To Pei, 3rd Mixed Brigade

SENSATIONAL OCCURRENCE.

TASMANIA.

"MOST EXTRAORDINARY STORY EVER TOLD."'"

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They charge 8200 for every 1.000 ounces of opium safely landed here. If the stuff is transported farther, they will provide an escart with assurance against offcial interference för $150 per 1,000 ounces" to | Shasi, and $250 to Hankow: They hop! to scoop in the not inconsiderable sum of

A Captain Waterson, said to be known | $5,000,000 a year from this offer. i Hongkong shipping eircies, was in This will give a fillip to the use of opiuma. custody at Hoburt. Tasmania. when the All now know that they can pay their tax last mail left, in connection with a roman-and freely indulge in smoking. Opium tic escapade which will result'in his being divans are to pay the sum of $1 per lamp charged on a Coroner's warrant, with per month, lieing an accomplice in a murder.

SMOKING OUTFIT FOR THE DEPARTED.

It appears from the evidence given' at The following is another proof that the the inquest that Waterson had been in people consider that the eptum trade love with a young woman who lived with has been legalized. In this town there her aged mother, but the girl had brokens a very old custom carried out in the off the engagement...

The story told to the Coroner in the first day of the tenth lunar month. Hobart Police Court says a Hobart in paper boxes are burned and sent This is the day on which paper clothes paper, proved to be one of the most to the nether world for the use of extraordinary ever told in a Court of Law, according to the evidence of one the spirits of those who have died witness, who was finally committed for that the boxes contained a full smokers within the year. It was noticeable. trial as an accomplice of the persons charged with procuring and committing utfit namely, a tray on which there was the crime.

an opium pipe, a lamp, scissors, a needle The old lady died allegedly through for burning the opium and a small piece misadventure, the circumstances of which of opium on a bit of paper. Surely if read more like a story from the movies opium-smoking were not legally allowed, than from real life. Briefly, it is alleged the people would not have thought it that a sea captain named William Henry necessary to send the smoking materials Victor Waterson, who was violently into their dead-Reuter, Jore with aliss Jackson, and, had been on several occasions engaged to be married. to ber but had been rejected just as fre quently partly because the old lady did the actual tying up is mumed Watson, a The man who is alleged to have done not favour the match and partly because native of Scotland and a seaman; while of lovers' quarrels over trifles, had deter the man who allegedly refused the 270 is rojned to make one more effort to winamed MacDonald. He told the story to? Favour with both mother and daughter, the Coroner, and, as it included. the ip and so he arranged, it is alleged, for formation that he had introduced, Water- hold, bad man to enter the house, avergon to Watson with a view to getting him come the old lady, bind her with ropes, to piny the part of the bad man to and, at the psychological moment, Water: Waterson's hero, he was omitted for son was to rush in and rescue the lady trial with the other two as an accessory he so much desired to be his mother-in- before, the fact law and chase the intruder from the place.

Watson has not yet been arrested, and The plan miscarried, for, when the bind police for information concerning his reward of £50 has been offered by the ing had been completed the old lady's whereabouts Watergon is the holder of heart-which was said by the medical foreign-going master's ticket, and is men who conducted the post-mortem well known on the Australian const Re examination to be flabby and weak-gave served on transport in the Mediterranean way under the strain of fright and terror during the ward brought the Tas and she died. It is only fair to Waterson maniau G Sept chrior volim to

to kay that he denies the truth of this Hobart from aters; but he admits that he was in the officer of vicinity of the place with the man to be whom he was alleged to have paid £30 service of for the job, and also with another man He is 25- to whom he allegedly offered as much as

Waterton 270 to do it, but who refused,

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