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INDIAN OPIUM.

STATEMENT BY GOVERNMENT FINANCE MEMBER.

At its last meeting at Ahmedabad, the Indian National Congress condemnel it had not adhered to the pledged given Government's opium policy, alleging that to the League of Nations to restrict its

(use and axle.

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CONRAD'S GREAT THEME.

The Dean of Canterbury, proaching at Canterbury Cathedral. recently, said:

"I cannot close without oue word of few miles from this cathedral last Sun tribute to a great man, who died only a

time of his death he was, as I believe, day, and had for some time past lived and worked in Kent-Joseph Conrad." At the the greatest living author writing Eng fish prose. His works at rich in im. The matter was again brought i a meeting of the Legislative Assembly at those who read them cannot but y agination, full of large discourse, and Simla on September 9th, when Sir Basil braced, exhilarated, and ennobled by the Blackett. Finance Member, replying to atmosphere in which they move through questions, said India's policy had been his pages. If may single out one strictly in accordance with the obliga-quality more than another which is the tions accepted by them as parties to the special theme of his writings it is honour, Hague Convention, and, if it were to be delity, loyalty to trust. He describes reconsidered. it would have to be recon- the disaster which overtakes the man who sidered in the light of ascertained facts is false to his charge, the splendour which The primary difficulties of confining the belongs to, those who remain true to it, use of opium in India to strictly medieven to certain death; and side by side cinal purposes were such that if that with this is found a special interest in the policy were decided on, it would be an redemption of human character, and not impractical one. The number of quali- least the redemption of those who once, fied medical practitioners trained in ar-

in a crucial moment, like Lord Jim, be cordance with some authoritative curri tray their trust. Men net badly some- culum was small in comparison with times. he said. the population that to restrict, the use of opium and its allied products to such persons as enn obtain prescriptions from qualified practitioners would be to do prive an overwhelming majority of the population of the use of opium as a medicine. On the other hand, to accept prescriptions from unqualified persons might merely give such persons an ille gitimate source of income without doing | anything" effective towards restricting the

consumption of opium.

HONGKONG IMPORT MARKET.

The following information is taken from the fortnightly report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce:

*Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy Cotton Goods-The market remains nominally unchanged since our last report. A few isolated sales of white shirtings have been made, bat dealers generally are more con- cerned about satisfactory liquidation of their preacut obligations in respect of sea- sonable goods than new commitments.

Cotton has declined further since weş last reported latest "spot" price received for mid American being. 14.20.-

Cotton Yarn.-During the interval a fimited business has been done in chops for which demand was good." Prices in general have declined $9/4 per bale. Quotations are -No. 108 $990/235; No. 128 $30/942; No. 168 $240/950; No. 90s. 8938/243. Arrivals: 900 bales, Ship- ments: Wil. Sales: 2,000 balea. Unsold stock: 7,075 bales. Bargains: 860 bales.

Woollens-The market remains up. changed, since last report.

without being much worse than others, and the conflict in which badness and goodness, the flesh and spirit, contend is shown in his pages with sympathy and truth. They require greatness and nability in the writer's dealing with them. Such a writer, was Joseph, Conrad. A great and noble minded man, a prophetic man; a man led by the Spirit."

ADVERTISING PAYS!

A TRIBUTE TO WEMBLEY.

Wembley has taught the Gold Coast the value of advertisement. One of the results of the display at the Empire Ex- hibition is that a great British Syndi. cate with a capital of 4 million sterling, is negotiating for the establishment on the Gold Coast of grent banana produc- ing areas. At the moment the Qoid Coast is responsible for more than half of the world's total supply of cocoa, and there is a possibility that it will soon become an orange producing country too.

"The interest taken in the affairs of the Gold Coast by visitors' to Wembley has been enormous," said an official. "Teachers have studied our coun. try and its possibilities, business men from all over Europe have made trade enquiries, and we have done more to make known the resources and potentialities of the Gold Coast in six months through Wembley than we could have done in ten years by any other means. Wo bare been able to show people that the Gold Coast is not the white man's grave" In as it is popularly supposed to be. modern. circumstances, to live there is perfectly "healthy" and the opportunities for commercial development are certain Marly great. We are very happy with our achievementa through Wembley, and Although there is nothing official to be sald on the point. I personally feel sare that our own section of the Exhibition would be glad to have andther year.” «

Raw Cottons.-There is no change to report.

Metala. Market continues very dull. Flour.-Stock: About 1,500,000. ket: Dull,

Sundries.-Market `quiet. SpgarMarket dull for Java; quiet for

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Saltpetre-Stock: 10,000 bags. Good demand for inferior quality of 20 per cent. refraction.

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SAIGON RICE MARKET. Mesars. Wm. G. Hale & Co., Ltd.,, of Saigon, in their circular dated September 15th, say:

A SILVER BAR.

A correspondent, Mr. Charles Robert- son, asks in the Economist what would be the effect upon the world if one or more of the nations trying to struggle to their feet were to discard gold as a Our market has been very quiet during standard of value and as a circulating the last fortnight. We have not heard of medium, and take to silver! The value any transactions whatever, except smil of silver would, of course, immediately lots of brokens Nos. 1 and 2 to fulfil pend- after alter in its relation to gold, and it ing contracts. Prices are still firm and Germany and Russia did this, and other the arrivals of Cambodia paddy up to debtor nations followed their lead; some now have not had any effect on the mar-| considerable advantage over their credi: ket. Last reports of the new crop re- tors would accrue to them. This would ceived state that favourable weather pre-accrue through the fall in the value of the vails everywhere.

yellow metal, for

fall would ensue when it was known that half the world had no use for gold except for grus, ment. He states that this is not bime- tallism, though he htinks that, had not the Rand deponita been discovered, the world would have had to tone to that solution before this. Replying to the question, the journal states the advan- tage of paying debts in a cheapening medium does not seem a sufficient reasca for adopting n policy which would have much greater disadvantages. To go much farther would be to re-open the discussion on bimetallism.

CINEMA HOTES.

QUEEN'S THEATRE. *Cinema-visitors, who have been to the Queen's Theatre during the week-end are load in their praises of the latest Metro production, The Five Dollar Baby," in which that clever light comedy actress, Viola Dan, takes the stellar role. Rajph Lewis is also seen to advantage as the Jewish pawnbroker who comes by the $5 child and little Viola has again earned the praises of those who havo. secn ber. This piece of excellent humour provides

Will genuine entertainment and

ba Borcened again at the Queen's Theatre, to-day.

THE WOELD THEATRE.

Jack Hoxic, the famous Universal atar, is to be seen in one of the fastest action plays of bis screen career at the World Theatre to-day. "Where Is This West Af is the title of the film draina. It is # --''satirical comedy-drama providing many laughs and thrills. It involves the experiences of two milkmen from a small eastern village who start West for adven.

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