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SIR EDWARD STUBBS INTER- VIEWED IN SINGAPORE,

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THE TRAFFIC IN OPIUM. BOYCOTT AND THE TRADE LOAN.

Sir Echard Stubbs, whilst on his way bame was interviewed at Giovernment House, Singapore, by a representative of the Singapore Free. Press and dis cussed the question of the Opium trade in China and also the boycets of Hong-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1925

the smuggding of drags is much more easy. The chance of discovering illicit opium was about one in three, in Sir Edward's view, bat in the case of drugs it was about one in ten. Furthermore, Europeans were not concerned in the snuggling of opium, but Europeans were largely interested in the smuggling of drugs.

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EDINTEROH, October 14th.

BRITISH TRADE WITH GERMANY.

J.

WORKING OF THE NEW TREATY.

BERLIN. October 8th.

It is already being stated" from the German side that advantage will be taken of a clause in the Protocol of the new A crushing defeat was inflicted upon Anglo-German Trade Treaty to open Glasgow High School (F.P.) by their negotiations for the adjustment of The recent trouble in Hoogkong and Glasgow rivals, the Academicals, the several points when the treaty has been

BOLSHEVIKS AT CANTON.

kong and Singapore's, participation in elsewhere Sir Edward unhesitatingỡ | Champions of last year. That was the in force a month. It came into force oni

the Traile.loan.

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attributed to Bolshevik inhaecces. The outstanding result.

clared, controlled the gnverument.

The каде

was October 1st.

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The Protocol rontains provisions which

"I will tell you what I have fald everybody else," Sir Edward said to his iterviewer when questioned on subject of opium. Opium sucking in Hongkong can be stopped within six months or at most a year from the time that China ceases to grow opium. I wanted to do it, but it cannot be done until opiam growing in China ceases The coastline in a wide or nad you cannot keep control over things coming junk can get ashore anywhere We know perfectly well that opium is dropped, buoyed with bamboo Goats, in the Channel and picked up. The Chinese were on one side one week and on the accordance with their own superiority favourable treatment in place of the old grown opium can be sold at a profit of other the next. Speaking from here than attributable to the appalling weak-principle of retaliation for unfavourable two dollars in:1, while our superior sodal acquaintanceship with the Chinese

al the Melrose defence. Recent treatment. If this treaty is taken as a brand is sold at fourteen dollars a tal leader, Sir Edward said that Sun Yatness The point is, we have checked the con- Sen, with all his faults, whit a big man. sumption of upiam in the only way sa There was no question, he considered, furur opens up an interesting problem model for the drafting of trade agree far as we can see, and that is by putting that he was dead. When he saw him two The result of the Gala-Glasgow Academents between other countries, a diminu up the price so that it is beyond the or three years ago he was then obviously possibility of the ordinary person to not the man he had been. If he had ical match and the Malzes Gala match tion in the number and intensity of the * tariff wars" with which Europe is so amok it in large quantities, The remalt, not been dead he would have been back would lead one to think that Heriot's so far, is to drive people to use the in the limelight long before this. That cheaper Chinem opina. It is obvious his great weakness, his fondness are probable champions for the season. Erequently afflicted should follow.

Perhaps they may be before the season: Article 2 of the Protocol also provides that until we get rid of that the cessation for the limelight. of the Government supply would have CURRENCY DIFFICULTIES.

ends, but they will require to show that should either party consider that the no effect whatever. The root of the mat-

face of hongroog is sumtering arom ter is simply the cheap Chinese opium: whea that is stopped definitely opium eade, not only on account of the woy great improvement. Heriot's carried off other is not acting in accordance with cutt when was 300 cutcome of the recent the honours in their last game, and in the undertakings, the two parties shall aking in Hongkong will be stopped able, up ou serouge ozae ruin which the end won as they liked, but for a fat once enter into verbal negotiations.

the noisevias hou brought on tad pro vinces in the youth. What needed to be great part of the game they were a very It is quite likely that, in accordance with made clear, Sir Edward stated in ordinary company. Showing a distincthis provision, conversations will be open- It was not really a very serious pro-

Lu the decision of the Straits lem i Hongkong. Sir Edward stated. gard

shares abuse of ernment to advance Hongkong sums advance on their last week's form, Wested after some weeks' experience of the Ho agreed that the habit, but not widespread abuse up to a million pounds, was that what of Scotland brought off their first win working of the treaty has been obtain.

hongkong needed was

Soviet represenative in Canton, he de evenly contested, but a couple of "highly

AB faraa Hongkong was concerted now, the pectacular scores, with brilliant run-are a distinct advance over those of any place was as peaceful and orderdy as it hing and passing by the Academicals trade treaties previously concluded. nad ever been; rather more so perhaps, backs early in the second half, complete Article provides for the widest inter- because of the number of scoundrels who

was ly upset the High School, and thereafter, Pretation of the most-favoured-pation have been deported. Actual crime probably less than it had been for years with the exception of fow minutes principles, each nation undertaking not He had been" away from Hongkong for three days and he imagined that the near the close, they were seldom in the The Beriot's-Melcose game situation.in China had entirely changed picture. in that time. It varied from day to day,

ather or to impose, reimpose, or prolong to discriminate against the trade of the

any duties which are especially injurious to the other. Article 2 definitely estab just as did the position of the Chiness was noteworthy for the big score put on

by Heriot's, a score which was lees inlishes the principle of reciprocity for generala. It was just as 'difficult to knew which side they were on; they

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LOSS OF REVENUE FORESEEN.

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-2100 BU much

That he ascribed to the control by raising Ahe price and Government's endeavours money, as currency. The difficulty, he for the season at the expense of Kelvined. There was a long period between to stamp out the opium divans--rom stated had been the lack of actual cit side Academicals The Watannians drew the signing of the treaty and its ratifica- Jonly known as dens" Hongkong enlating medium, and the need was to during the past year derived a revenue. get a subelent supply of notes and sil-with Edinburgh Academicals, and didtion, and changes were made in the mean- time in the Customs arrangements of of a trifle under three and a half million Ver to

a good deal of hoarding. not show form to suggest that they will

both countries. On the British side, dollars from opium: had it not been obviously for the boyeat it would have prosty News and silver were in existence which run closely for the championship. Their

safeguarding duties were imposed-on

OLETN 1311 trade.

There was

bren between four and A half and five, wers being kept The result of the Im play indeed was disappointing. Prin- drugs. for instance. On the German

revenue.

cipal results :—

Herict's (F.P.), '35; Melrose..Q, Edin. Academicals, 3; Watsonians, #

Institution (F.P.), 3: Stewart's Col.

(F.P.), B.

Edin. University, 17: R.H.S. (FP)

8.

Edin. 'Wanderers, 3; Jedforest, 0. Hawick, 9; Gala, &

million dollar. That is not alt profie: perial Goverment coming out openly a cxpenses are pretty considerable The support the Hongkong Government had Gurernment of Hoogkong foresaw the been, to establish confidence and, as far possibility of having to dispense with as one could judge, to bring out a' his revenue long ago, and at once start certain amount of the notes and silver that were being hoarded. It was im ed to "dvelop other sources of The result is that Hongkong ruuld have probable that anything like the amount dispensed with the opium venur, not originally suggested would be required. without inconvenience, but without de- Nothing had actually boer drawn yet. The loan from the Straits would not fuite disaster.

Registration as proposed in the Straits buve been direct; the money was being would not be possible in Hongkong, placed at the disposal of the Imperial cording to Sir Edward. In normal Government for the benefit of Hongkong. times, he explained, there were tens of When Sir Edward left Hongkong the thousands of poeple coming into Hong Committee which he appointed to look kong for a day or two, by steamer, rail into the matter was just completing the on fout. It is the task of enquiring into applications for way, by junk, and simplest, matter for those prple bring loans, and intil those figures had been opium in with them, when they can completed it was not known what amount! conceal on their persons raugh opium they would have to ask for, or..to what last a whole family of normal smokers! extent the surrrney would need to be for a month. A strict process of search supplemented. The money required would anight be instituted, but even the Chinese be set down in London as a cover for Airdrieonians, the first-named in the would not stand that; searching is strict notes issued locally and some would pos Glasgow Cup final, and the other two in sibly be for the purchase of silver to be the Scottish League. Clyde were success nough as it is.

coined jato, dollars.

.

While the Chines retain their atural ingenuity and their cheap spium it was difficult to see how opian

Langholm, 3; Selkirk, 0. Glasgow H.S (F.P.), 3; Glas, Acade-

taicals, 29. Greenock Wanderers,

University, 5 Kelvie Academicals,

1al. 8.

ASSOCIATION.

23; Glasgow

West of Scot

side, a complete new tariff has come into furer, and although most of the import prohibitions were raised automatienily at the same time, prohibitions were maintained on a small list of articles, in- 'cluding coal and white lead.

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The chief influence behind the German move for sneh negotiations is the German dye industry, within which a big amal- some capital of gamation, with 22,000,000 sterling, has just been completed. The industry has always had a grievance in the reparation duty on dyes, and has Association football wis noteworthy already, sought several times to raise the The dye for the defeat of the Celtic, Rangers, and point on a commercial basis.

duty is, however, entirely a reparation matter, and has nothing to do with the trade treaty. There is no reason to sup pose that the German dye industry will have any more success than before if it

As readers of the Daily Press are ful over the Celtic, and it came as a aware sinee Sir Edward Stubbs gave big surprise that a Second Division club the above information regarding the

"RUBBER SHARES. QUOTATIONS FROM SINGAPORE.

could be kept out, Sir Edward declaretoan, the Committee have been busty should triumph over the Celtic. It was endeavours, to raise the question in..con- paging an unconscious tribute to the cleverness of the people engaged in the gaged in reviewing the claims of an excellent performance for Clyde, and nection with the trade treaty. "'

However, these are comparatively pun smuggling trade. The trouble in applicants for advances, As a result of should do them a lot of good... the past has been the enormous quantity the committee's meeting on Monday 'last

Bt. Mirre kept their place at the small points, and they are not likely to the distribution of $1,950,000 WLS of Persian opium that hastern smuggled

unthorised. :

top of the First Bivision by heating arise for some weeks." In the meantime, into Hongkong There is practically go

Mortou, and they are followed by it is interesting to learn that the treaty Indian growa opium going in. The civerocis and ingenuity of the Chinese in

Motherwell and Hamilton Academicals, has been working very successfully during amuggling anything is notorious, and the

both of which were also successful. The the last eight days. The difficulties of Orientals who engage in opium mug- gling are evidently no exeption to the

Rangers, who lost to Patrick Thistle, are obtaining import licences, which were so general rule. The hollow legs of bed-

equal in points with the Heart of discouraging both to British exporters and to their German agents, have been trada, the hollowed out wooden part Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in receipt if bucket the soles of shoes, even of a telegram from Singapore stating Midlothian, who had a desperate tpaale swept away, and business is working women's hair, afford "efretive hiding that law Rabber is now $1.61 per lb with Cowdenbeath before they could claim smoothly for the first time. The number of articles on which the export prohibition places for the mail packets of illicit and that the market is active.

the victory. The Hibernians lost at has been raised is considerabic. Besides. pium.

Aberdeen rather heavily. Owing to in-all the textile goods and motor vehicles, juries the Rangers and the Hibernians which have been mentioned before, the list includes steel bars and plates, wire were weakly represented. Results;—

and wire 'goods, boilers, stoves, building fittings. mathinery, Heart of Midlothians, 44 Cowdenbeath, and furnishing

watches, leather goods, rubber goods, earthenware and porcelain, glassware,

OPICK ON WARSHIP. Many amusing stories could be told in connection with the illegal opium traße, but none perhaps more so than that re-

one of inting to the big haul on

Wei-hai- the British warships at wei, of opium which must have been there when Hongkong's Governor was on "board. Something like 8200,000 worth of opium was found concealed behind the wainscoting in the captain's cabin," Ths captain was Sir Edward said. not using it at the time. As a matter of fact, he said laughingly, "I had bern sleeping there myself. The opium' had been concealed there by the captain's hoy. The size of the problem may be Vindicated by the fact that in one seizure alone more than two tons of opium was discovered, in the neighbourhood of Hongkong, but obviously intended to be muggled into Chits territory by degrees, Matters are not rendered more tasy by the fact that, most of the armies engaged in the internecine warfare in China at the present time are paid from the Chinese proceeds of opium, and some generals are forcing people to grow it.

Opium is nok so serious a problem so far as China is concerned as the drog question is going to be, Sir Edward declared. The importations of heroin inta Hongkong, for instance, have been very Jargo. Easy as it is to muggle opium,]

Ayer J'anas

Jorams Jimahs

Aberdeen, 5; Hibernians, 0, Dundee United, 3; Hamilton Acade-paper and paper goods, and so on.

micals, 5.

Kilmarnock, 4; Airdrieoniaus, 2. Motherwell, 3; Fálkirk, 0. - Partick Thistle, 2; Rangers, 0, Raith Rovers, 1; Dundee, 0. St. Johnstone, 3; Clydebank, 1, St. Mirren, 3; Morton, 0.

P. W. L. D.

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Tha following prices of rubber shares are. givew

Straits.

"

'Alor Gajahs

$3.50

Amal Malays Ayer Moirks

4.50

3.14

15.50

Balgowais

€.95

Bassetta

1.75

Bukit Jelotongs

1.80

Bukit Katila ........

2.00

Changkat Serdangs

11.23

Gleacalys

9.95

Indragiris.

12.50

45

1.90

2.00

Kedaba

4.75

Kempas

11.00

Kuala Sidimos

St Mirren

4,00

Lunas

16.00

Motherwell

10

Malaka Pindus ...

Hamilton Acads. ... ́9

3.90

Heart of Midlothian. 10

Mainkoffs

3,50

"

Mandai Tekongs

1.40

Bangers

10

Mayfields......

14.00

Airdrieonian

惑

5.26

Falkirk

ሁ

53

15.50

Celtic ....

Parit Peraks

4.50

Aberdeen

Perak Rivers

2.50

Partick Thistle

8.3

Panggers

2,00

Raith Rovers ***

Bangyorolts

4.00

Kilmarnock wine

9 3 3

Sendais

3.28

Cowdenbeath

9

3 4 2

6.95

Queen's Park

450

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30.00

243

1,00

Teluk Anson

14.50

Tenic lobs

*1.48

United Malaccas

3.50

Utan Simpans

4.75

New Serendaha Pojatna

Bungei Bagana Tapaha Tambalaks

Dundec

Morton

Hibernians

Dundee United

St. Johnstons Clydebank

Although the new German duties are high, even with the most-lavoured-nation reductions, they are accepted almost cheerfully in return for the abolition of the licence system, which, owing to the accertainty as to whether permits could be obtained, discouraged the playing of large orders and commitments for any P. length of time thead. The most im

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3 15 portant market throwa open to British competition is, perhaps, the textile. The 414 monopoly, which the prohibition gave to

6 32 12 the German industry kept the price of

64012 elothes within Germany at a very high

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111 stances, that even big auopa hero dis 9 10 play large stocks of that old-fashioned 2 10 artiofe of attire, the dickey," or false 29 shirt front-not the white, starched oval, but a small, yes, for all but the most informal occasions, adequate expanse of 8 the most modern cheap striped shirting, complete with soft collars to match. This Shine is growing that the throwing open 7 of the textilą market to foreign, compete 5-tion will eventually bring the purchase 5 of complete shirts within the means of 15 many who are now condemned to wear.

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