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HONG KONG HAR- SUMMER CRUISES IN LIQUOR AND OPIUM.

BOUR IN 1926.

BEARS UP AGAINST THE BOYCOTT.

BIG THOUGH REDUCED FIGURES.

The effect of the heyrett is clearly seen 21 the sport of the Harbene Master for the year 1920

On the other hand if ang Chinese of

naber Communist CDCRLIPS

Beth have the illusion that long Kong is a autog aftalt a shindy of ise figures will show that this s I the 10. Thus the mat

mis ag Tombage showed sons Faiting

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* below the record your. 1926 was well up 19

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iple war average,

The Harbour Master states: The total shipping entering and wap 21 ports in the Colony during the year was amonted to ajaid vessels ui 36,21,alf tone,

which compared with the figures of 1925 show a decrease of GANOU VER sels and 2 drerease of 4645,2201

were

di,Elj vessels of 32,170,035 tons, in) 1925.

JAPAN.

P. & O. ARRANGEMENTS.

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HOLIDAY.

BIG ILLICIT DEALINGS.

DIVANS STILL NUMEROUS.

AND PROFITABLE.

The report of the superintendeni of Imports and Exports for the The Peninsulag and Oriental

year 1920 states that the net Steamshnj. Company has decided to

revenue collected from liquor was issue special trkets for tourist #3,148,312.55

as congred with i summer praises to Japero. These $1,140,925.07 in 1925. This shows a tickets will be available on any of great improvement, ennsidering, the the Company's north-hound vessels, ¦ generál business stagnation. Cal and will be valid for a period of lection from bant distilleries was two months from, the date nf

not very satisfactory, several bring issue.

detected defrauding the revenue, ¡ including one large distillery an the island of Hong Kong and several small ones in various parts of the New Territory.

The ships will call at Maji, Kole, and Yokohama. The Company' newest steamer, the ss. Rawalpindi, will leave Hong Kong on July 22nd. auad is due to arrive at Kale on July 28th This vessel which e

the d túxurious

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follows: Return to Kobe, 8210; to

Nemesis.

To May it was discovered that a large distillery had been defraud-

the Company's flert, ha a -nage of biarki and a steaming sing the revenge to the extent of of some kits. She will leaves!

The method $30,000 per amtm. Kobe on August 19th, thus giving the amount produced, and to ar- dopted was to record about half

passengers 12 clear fortnight i!!

count for all spirit distilled as be- the above 30,231 vessels of Japan: she is due to RETIVE

ing much weaker than it really was. 2571,104 tops

engaged in Hong Kong again on August 19th. forriga trade as compared with The rates- first-class only are as have gone wholly to the managing The legitimate profits appear to

partner. To dispose of the spirit There was a decrease in British Yokohama, $25.

embezzled from the Distillery, he decan-going shipping of 515 ships.

The tours are expected to prin opened a Chinese wine and spirit This decrease in very popular, anal already a num Caf 409100 tons,

phps and tounge was due to her of enquiries for tickets have shop nearby. As soon as the jars ben received. It is likely that reached the premises the labels were: Foreign ocean-going vessels show many people who usually take their removed and sent back to the dis- j-a-deecouse, al 120 ships aud af holiday in the north of China will, tillery, where they were re used on decrease of 1,720.675 tons. This in view of the disturbed conditions: jars of spirit which had not paid in that quarter, prefer the tranquil British Pingr steamers show an lity of Japan. increase of 215 ship and an erense of la314 tous. This increase To ships and toange was due to

Canton and West rivers.

boycott in China generally.

River And Small Steamers.

decreuse WIER DRO to the same

Cmise.

the vessels again mining on the

Foreign river steamiers show a decrease of 1,036 ships and a de- Petease of 345,14 tons. Thus de

erease in ships and totinage is due to the foreign rivers steamers not framing-until the latter part of ther

year.

In steamships not exceeding Go tons employed ELL

foreign trade there was a decrease of 2.547 ships with a decrease in tommage of 78,107 tous. This decrease in launches and donuage was due to the bay- cutt.

Of vessels of European, construe! tion 3,930 oreas steamers, 2,241 river steamers and 1,80 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered dúr ing the year, giving a daily average of 2018 ships as compared with 25.9; ships in 1925 and 41.2 ships in 1924

Junk Trade.

i

A quantity of excellent litera tre on Japan, supplied by thei Japan Tourists Bureau, is avail able at the offices of the Company's

agents.

The Macedonia will sail for Japan on June 24th,

TROUBLE AT THE CIRCUS.

CHINESE PELTS ASSISTANT

MANAGER WITH MUD.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yes terday a Chinese was charged with disorderly conduct Saturday outside Isako's fireas at Wancha

On

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y duty, and not been passed by

the Revenue Officer. On prucend ings being taken the manager absconded, and has not since been seen. Civil proceedings, were taken and a considerable sum was recover- ed from the firm. Nemesis, how

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ever, soon afterwards overtook this it could not definitely be proved, THE POST OFFICE IN 1926. who was responsible" for having distillery, it being overwhelmed by the hiding place constricted or the

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CHINA

PROFIT OF $435,000. 1 severe dood in July and the cargo specially stowed, there is no premises swept bare of everything who were all Chinese, must have

doubt that the execitive officers, BIG BUSINESS WITH SOUTH This disaster compelled the firm to been cognit of its presence. dispose of the ruins of the premises. The result of this seizure was al The Hong Kong Post Office con-

Tobacco.

once seen in the sale of Government tinues to show profit on its opium, which anddenly increased annual working. During 1920 the The nett, revenue collected from 1,000 taels per week in the two balance of revenue over expenditure 1obnero during the

year was weeks immediately following the amounted to $434,831. The differ- $1,835,030.77 as compared with seizure, subsequently falling again ence, according to the report for $1.794,839.52 in 1995. This collec-us further supplies reach the 1926, is principally due to the re- tion must be considered satisfac- Colony.

covery of arrears of transit charges tory, considering the circumstances

Seizures of Amoy prepared opium throughout the Postal Union dur resuiting from the statistics taken boycott and lack of means of com- prevailing in the Colony. The were mostly made on ships bound

ing 1324. for the South, but evidence was munication ensiderably reduced the amount of snuggling of high

OPIUM.

found that Amoy prepared opium of Hong Kong origin despatched The number of mali receptacles is beginning to have a sale here.

I am informed by the District

transit

Mr. Wenceslau Noronha, assiet manager of the tireus, said the accused and others, broke down i grade cigarettes.

A considerable amount of Chinese pared with 32,044 in 1926 a decrease during the year was 31,563 as corn- part of the fence and entered the ¦

opium, chiefly raw, finds its way of 151. civens grounds. The witness spoke i

Receptacles in Junks in foreign, trade show a s them in thinese and told them

A large proportion of the report Government opium is sold, though 175,055 as against 121,343. in 1825, into the New Territory, where little

which were handled numbered recense of 3.290 vessels, and aj to go away. Seeused picked up

comes under the above beading. i devrease of 1,088,875 tons, due to stone and mailed out. - Stone then,”

The gross revenue collected was Office that opium smoking bas an increase of 53,712. thr bovenit.

Strike them." The witness tried 2,000,6k2

compared

with much increased recently, and that arrived and 3,428 left, a decrease 3,900 steamers carrying mails local trade ( between; pa datel the avensed but fell zudo a

83,466,591 in 1925. The decrease small divans are not uncommon, places with the waters of the i pred of water. After his fall stones

must be attributed to general bust and are under influential proles of 5% and 2,972 under the previous Colony) there was decrease in at mad begun to rain aft oudness depression and a decrease in tin in 200 cases. streamches of 1221 amt him at his wit was stucared with population, but mostly to the great raw opium across the border, or

Women bring year's figures. drerease in tonnage of 2,151,72¦ mud.

ly increased number of persons who fand it from sampans along the This decrease in numbers! The Magistrate imposed a fine tank to the parveying of illicit coast, supplies of raw opium being and tonnage was due to the strike of $50 or four weeks imprisonpina in small quantities. There plentiful and quite cheap just over

the frontier.

and Inventi.

Junks in Bocal trade showed an Increase of 120 veysels and an in- Terease of 235,543 tons. This in pronse in vessels was due principal-!

21-st.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ly to junks held in Canton and dini On the 31st December, 1926, there friets by 1925 during the hoycott were 163 steam launches (including being released and coming to long 130 licensed motor-4-outs) employed Kong waters and remaining here in the harbour. Of these 406 were for local trading.

licensed for the conveyance of pas

FINANCE.

As regards funnce the totall revenue during the year Was 8820,585.20 38 against $878.118.83 collected in the previous year show. ing a decrease of $37.2).44 or 8.97

per cent.

The principal individual increases

were :-

Chinese Passenger Ship

Liceners

Fishing Stake and

Licences

210.00

197,70

Junk Licences

Medical Examination of

Einigrants...

Survey of Steamships...

were

Light Dues

Light

Dues, Special Assessments.

543.50

sengers.

A

Shanghai And Indian Opium.

seizure Wits

Chinese Delivery Section.

Delivery Section handled 2,080,537 During the year, the Chinese ordinary letters, 168,777 other atti- is no evidence whatever that there has been any decrease in opium

cles, and 9,184 postal hong packets as against 2,054,170 ordinary let smoking in the Colony, if anything

and Ters. 130,907 other articles, the use of opium is more prevalent

inde of the 8,022 postal hong packets in 1925. than it ever was, the majority of equivalent of three chesis the adult Chinese who come to the Benares opium packed in two cases

of The registered articles delivered Colony from China are opine with camphor to suppress the stunted to 275,556 of which 191,05 smokers, though very few to excess. of opium. This was shipped as Canada, and 153,991 in China and originated in the United States and

Sources Of Illicit Opium,

cargo consigned to Shanghai, and elsewhere, an increase of 10,859 as was seized just as the ship was compared with 261,097 in 1923, The number of seizures of Macau ready to leave. Subsequent IH- prepared opium was less than information pointed to the fact that post mails to Marseilles by Penin

The direct transmission of parcel Emigration and Immigration.

1925, but the cheapness of Maenu this was part of a consignment of Altogether 208,527 emigrants left opium still proved irresistible 1912 chests which had been sold to

sular and Oriental mail packets Hong Kong during the year 1926

wno initiated

March 10th. (110,531 in 1925). Of these 131,656 any comparatively well-to-do per- Shanghai. Neither the consignors Parcels for the whole of Europe sons. Smuggling of Macau opium or consignees were ever discovered. except the near Eastern countries, were carried in British ships and for consumption in the Colony does 81,871 in foreign ships.

The Philippines And U.S.A. unless otherwise directed, are now not seem to be definitely organised,

·

A total of 128,661 returning emi-casual visitors to Macau

mem As was perhaps to be expected sent by this route resulting in grants were reported to have been hers of the ships crew are commis after dhe discoveries made last saving of at least 10 days in tran- brought to Hong Kong. Of these, sioned to bring back a few taels. year, smuggling to the Philippines sit, and at lower rates of postage. 76,147 arrived in British ships and Delivery is generally made by em-

AD was little heard of, and no seizures agreement for the exchange of 52.314 in foreign ships.

ploying the street or wharf coolies. were made. Many indications were insured parcels with Canada was During the year 13 ships were These toolies know the movements found however that the trade to the instituted during the year. With 677.75 registered under the provisions of of the Revenue Officers both uni- United States was very active, the important exceptions of India, the Merchant Shipping Acts, and form and plain clothes inen, and good many seizures were made in Australia, New Zealand, South 47,083.80 20 Certificates of Registry Can

selted.

are very rarely caught. If they are New York from ships arriving from Africa, Japan and a few other caught, they are quite content to Hong Kong. This is a new destina 11 lbs. and 22 lbs, may now be ex- countries parcels weighing between Courts And Enquiries.

go to prison for a few months. tion, most of the opium smuggled Three hundred and ninety-three The bulk of the prepared opium in having hitherto gone mia Pacific changed with all the important (39.3) cases were heard in the introduced for consumption here purts or Mexico. Stringent steps countries in the Postal Caión. $16,500.84 Marine Magistrate's Court during originated in Kwang Chow Wan, have been takat at the Pacific ports Parcel Post Increase.

10,075.04

1926 (as compared with 308 in 1825), this trade is well organised and in Canada to prevent opium being

In spite of the unsettled condi- There were four Marine Courts of there is n considerable capital introduced. 3,746.00

tions throughout South China the Bugury.

Few seizures were made of Per-volume of Postal business trans ehind it. It is brought into the During the year,

examinations Colony in large consignments; as sian Opium, raw Persian opium acted during 1026 reached a remark- 3,833.40

were held as follow: Maater, 20 soon as the ship comes in, small not being in favour here.

ably high level. The revenue realia- passed, in failed; first mate, 18,075,81

10 sampans go off and take delivery of

Divans.

ed by the sale of postage stampa has passed, 3 failed: mate. river small lots of 500 tuels or so, il

only been exceeded in the record the steamer, 1 passed and one failed

In this the fifth year of a concen- is chased the upitrated attack on divaus the num 30,225.00

year 1924 and is considerably in thrown into the water, as the yo first class engineer, 21 passed, 5 1,034.75

excess of the figures for the years faited second glass engineer, igament is at once split up into her discovered is practically the 1923 and 1925. The parcel post several amall lots the risk of seizure same as that for the last two years. transactions continue to increase 1,077.50 Passed, 33 failed.

The divan keeper laughs at the steadily though portion of the is not great. A certain amount is dumped overboard outside the har-senteneca inflicted by the Court, abno were hour limits, attached to floats. The The man who goes to prison if the normal increase during 1926 was 5.045.1 shipped and 30,029 discharged at only way to deal with this traffic fine is not paid, is usually a paid due to the temporary suspension The expenditure excluding special the Mercantile Marine Office and would be to compel these ships to keeper or a coolie who is past work, of freight services to South China

WILD $334,075.01 as on board ships during the year take one course only on entering or too lazy to work. against $461,306,05 expended in the compared with 20,846 shipped" and British waters

The campaign against divans has Department during the year from revenus collected by this previous year showing an increase 36,520 discharged during 1925.

The recoril seizure of the year proved alaslutely abortive, there radio-telegrams amounted to $67,201 of $80,970.86, This increase is The total number of vessels sur- was made by myself personally on

are probably as many divans being a decrease of $13,141 on the amount principally due to additional staff veyed for Passenger Certificaten .. Taiszema soon after her arrival operated now us there were b years collected in 1925. The number of and stipulated increments and cond. a ings was 120 vessels of 371,769 in the Colony from Kwang Chow go, and the profits have probably radio-telegrams forwarded during oil fuel and repairs and stores for gross tone, being surveyed at War. The opium was packed most increased as the price of illict the year was 7,630 consisting of Department, Sanitary Department, yard, 4 at Cosmopolitan Dorks, and the bags were of small size convictions were deported in large were received consisting of 159,123 launches taken over from Police Kowloon Docks, 35 at Taiked Dock by in rat bags with rope handles, opium has decreased.

Divan keepers with two or more 122,014 words in 1925, and 13,725 81,010 words against 10,524 with Revenue Department and Post 17 on Chinese slipways, the re the opium could be at once dis

mainder hejog surveyed in the tributed into many lots. The ship numbers, but their places were im- words as against 13, 180 with 175,720 (Continued on next Column.) Harbour on bottom certificates. was a very small one, and thoughmediately flied.

words in 1925.

The principal individual decreases

Boat Licences Engagement and Dis- charge of Seamen .... Fees for use of Govern- mcat Buoys......... Sunday Cargo Working Permits.............. Steam Launch

Licences Examination of Mas

Lers, etc.

Gunpowder Storage ..... Official Signatures Registry Fees

expenditure

Omce.

3,153,64

Mercantile Marine Office. 1,076.00 A total of 32,082 seurten

poris,

The