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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY OCTOBER 20

NOTICE:

All communications litesite for publication

The "HONGKONG. TELEGRAPHI" should be. ethrowed to the Klitor, 1, les Houss Road, and alaki be accompanied by the Writer's Name and Address

Ordinary businecomunications should be addressed

to The Manager."y" The flitor will not undertake to be responsible for nuy rejectal 18., or to return any Contribution. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (İN ADVANCE). DAILY-$30 per anatan Wees-313 per aumia. The rutes per quarter and per mensem, proportional, The daily issue is delivered free when the adres is

the Canton authorities."study the Chefoo Convention and telegraph reply to the Wai Wo Pu.”

CAMP NEWS >Om.ng to pressure on cur

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE Kas the

the

COUNCILA

sedah alami.

calomne, camp news is held overfill to-morrow, COTTON AND PLAGUE; There have

Thế

ecting the That there has been a good deal of official been four more cases af plague in Yokohamns,

A meeting of the Legislative Council was

burglary and

witnesses) vare called held the afternoon in the Council Chamber,

SPRE and testified to the subsequent actions and correspondence about the Canton Opium the first being caused, it is said, by culton, im-

There were present--- His Excellency the Germ Farm and that the British authorities have ported from China...............

vernor Sir Henry A. Blake, C.C.M. Col. arrest of the prianmer. - protested against the levy of an additional THE CHINA-JAPAN COMMERC ALL. F. Brown, R. (Senior lilitary Officer The Alturney Ciceral then read the state. hundred taels per chest on foreign opium | TREATY—The Universal Gaseits is inforin-- Commanding the... Troops Hoi. Fell. mest of the prisoner at the Magistracy, where entering Canton are indisputable facts. But edthat Japan demands the sight to export rice May, U.M.G. (Colonial Secretary Hon. he admitted being in the house, but excused it is not true that the questions at issue have from China, but has met with strong objection Dr. F. W. Clark, Medkil Officer of hlinself by stating that the door was open so he been definitely settled, or that the farm has by the Chinese Commissioners, so the matter Health), Itun; Commander R. M. Kansey, R. & went in and was arrested. He added that he -

is still maleciters

(Harbour Master), Hon. A. M. Thomson, (Codid. nor commit the crime with which he was scrsible to msenger. On copies sent by post an ceased to exist. The whole question of right

lonial Treasurer), lọt, W. Chuihàm; (Director charged, and said he had been falsely accused, dirt $1.99 per quarter is charged for postage. to levy additional dates on opium resis upon

of Public Works), Hon WV Dickson Don, and that the rail culput had escaped: The page on the weekly issue to any jurt of the

world is 30 cents per quarter,

the interpretation of the Opium Convention,

S. Sharp, Hon. G. V. F. Playfair, Hon, R. Sings Copies Daily, ten cents; Weskly, twenty which is neither as explicit nor as complete as it should be, except as regards Art. V. It

hewan, lon. Dr. Ho kai, lion. Wei Yok and Mr. C. Clemcuti, (Acting Clerk of Councils). Un the 4th of October, at 57, Szechuen is just one of Sir Thomas Wade's "unfinish ed works" and was apparently signed, sealed Road. Shanghai, the wife of R. HEINSES, of a daughter.

and delivered without due regard to the effect would have on the trade, for The object it has not restricted it. of the high contracting parties in drawing up the Agreement is clearly set forth in the preamble, which reads as follows";---

five Cents.

BIRTH.

MARRIAGE.

On the 4th October, at H.D.M. Consulate and afterwards at Kakchioh Chapel, Swalow, by the Rev. Mundo Mackenzie, FREDERICK CHARLES, fourth son of the late R. T. BUTCHER,

of firentford, Middlesex, to MARIE CATHERINE (META), youngest daughter of the late Captain

F. W. FOCKEN, of Swatow

HONAN RAILWAY FINISHED: Chang Chib Tung evently tired to Shanghai to the effect that the railway between Hankow and Hsing An in Hunan has been completed. It is thought that it will be opened for traffic in

a few days.

THE NEW TARIFF:-The Consular Body of Shanghai has directed a letter to the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corp:, whereupon it received the following answer-The foreign office states, that the tanff will become effective ph the 31st October.

PELTING PRIVATES:-Wfile" privates of the Rongk ng Regiment were buying bannas from a hawker at Yaumati, they were pelted

MINUTES.

The minutes of the lust meeting, held on the 9th insi, were read and confirmed.

THE COMMITTEES. H.E. intiant d'that when numing the various committees he omitted from the Law Com milies the name of the Hon. Wei A Yuk, who had been there for several years. He suggested that his name be permitted to remain and that the tion. Playfair, unless he bad any objection, be appointed to the Peblic Works Committee:

The Jury returned a verdict of" guilty," and prisoner was sentenced to three years hard

labour.

ARMED ROBBERY IN THE Waters of thE

- COLONY. Young Shan, Man Cheung and Măn Chun were charged with armed robbery with violence in the waters of the Colony, and with stealing. a quantity of jewelry and other property, on 22nd July fast

both The prisoners pleaded not guilty on counts, and the same jury as in the previous case remained in the box, be

The Allmney General staged-that the ibres prisoners on the evening of the 22nd July;

he Hongkong Celegraph Chinsigned rt Chefon on the 13th September, with stones by a gang of Lhi as en. They (To Hon. Mayfair). Have yol: any objection? engaged a simpan át Vau-ma-fi to convey them

HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1902.

THE CANTON OPIUM FARM.

L--WADE'S UNFINISHED WORKS.

The Governments of Great Britain and of China, considering that the arrangements propased in clauses 1 and 2 of Section 111. of Agreement between Great and 176 (hereinafter referred to as the Chefoe Ag cement") in relation to the area within which li- ought, not to be collected on foreign goods at the open ports, and to the definition of the foreign settlement area, require further consideration; also that the lerins of clause 3 of the same section are not sufficiently explicit to serve as an efficient regulation for the traffic in opium, and recognizing the necessity of placing restrictions on the consumption of opium, have agre il to the present Additional Article

Now, here we have it laid down that one of the main principles actuating the con- Fracting parties was the necessity of placing restrictions on the consumption of opium?

In the issues of the 23rd September and yth instant the Editor of the Hongkong Daily Press calls attention to what he is pleased to style a "flagrant violation of the Chiefoo Convention by the Chinese Govern ment." This emphatic language is used in re- spect of an alleged contravention of the Cheyet it is a fact that so far as the provinces foo Convention of 1876 and the Opium Agree-under the control of the Viceroy of Canton ment of 1885. The latter, it may be slated are concerned the Agreement has been eu passant, is in fact an additional article of absolutely void of effect in diminishing "the former, for it is therein stipulated by the the trade. The returns of trade pub high contracting parties that the Opiumlished by the Imperial Maritime Cus- Agreement shall be considered as forming part of the Chefoo Convention, and that it "shall have the some force and validity as were inserted therein word for **word:"---Our-incensed contemporary bases its serious allegations upon the fact that the Wai Wo Pu, or Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in conformity with an Im perial Decree, granted authority to the late Viceroy of the Liang Kwong to raise funds by means of an increased tax on opium to

"if it

toms and the opinions of two of the abtest Commissioners of Customs, to wit Messrs. R. E. Bredon and is. Rocher, demonstrate

gave chase, and managed to arrest one offenders, who was fined $ro.

RETURN OF VISITORS to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 19th October, 19023---

Non-Chinese......... Chinese.....ci

Total

Library

.227 72

Museum

51 2,230

2,281

.*91

P

;

Hon. Playfair. No, sir ; I am only here for to Mongkok Tsui. The sampan subsequently a'short time.

landed at Mongkok Tsui, and after a white re»- turned. The prisoners then requested the women to take them back to You-ma-ti.. On the way. one of the prisoners au denly asked one of the ... women to lend him 340 or $50. On the đá,. fendants refusing, the prisoners seized hold of the nars, and, after using Tepper and meat

FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Hon. May laid on the table the report of the Finance Committee, dated gib October, and moved it adoption. He also Huid on the tableȇ statement of the supplementary votes taken this year..

The Hon. Thomson seconded the motion, choppers, enforced their silence and staited, to which was carried.

ANOTHER RAILWAY :—It is reported that

THE TRAMWAV ORDINANCE. certain foreigners contemplate building a rail-

In the absence of the Hon; Spencer Berkeley and Cheking, a capital of 2 million Taclsion. May moved the second reading of a Bill way btween the Hungahan bridge, Foochow

who was engaged at the Criminal Sessions the

being the estimated amount required, and the concession has already been app jul for, through a certain metropolitan official,

SALE OF THE STEMEN "SAMOA " := The German steamer Semon, which has lain Naga, aki for more than a year, has now bee purchased by Messrs. Hashimoto and Com. pany, of Yedo-machi, Nagasaki. The price at which she changed hands is about Ven 10,000. The purchasers intento convert her into a

in the clearest manner cargo boat that the increased taxation sanctioned by the Chefoo Convention has not had a deterrent effect. On looking over

IE NERAL FUKUSHIMA-The British Legation at Tokyo has received a telegram From Simla, telling of the condition of General

entitled An Ordinance, to amend The Tramway Ordinance, No. 10 of 1902.

Hon. Thomson seconded.

The Bill was read a third time and passed. TE APPROP ANTION, BILL,

I

The on. Mhy moved the second reading of the El entitled an Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding four million seven bundred and twenty-eight thousand rine hunded and forty two dolla 9 and twenty-three cents to the Public Serv ce of the year 1903. 148 proceeded to deal with the general items of revenue and expenditure, observing with regard to that of exchange comp nsation that although the increase over the same vole in the estimates

ransack the boat. They then forced the women to convey them back to Mongkok Tsui, where, through terror, they allowed the

the matter to the police at Yau-me-ti and prisoners to land. They subsequently reported prisoners were arrested.

The evidence of the witnesses was then: taken, and, in sumining up, His Loʻdship: remarked on the cowardly and cruel nature of the attack and., emphasised the se ious. ness of the crime..

The jury found the first and second pri oners guilty of robbery and the third prisoner not guilty

judgment was reserved. ·

The same three nien were then charged" with receiving stolen property, and as all plead- cd not guilty the following jury was called upon). D. Osmund, E...). Feigueiredo, A. C. Hahn, K. R Robarts, E. Buras Bye,

On the 21st August four men fired a sampan

nsport them to Cheung, at l'edders Wharf to transport:

the Customs Decennial Reports (1882-91) we Fok ishima, who lies ill at Umballa. The 'mes for this year was very large that estimate was D. J. Auld and R. G. Heckford.”“”.

find Commissioner Rocher writing on 31st December, 1891, expressing the opinion that despite the enforcement of the provisions

sage states that the General is progressing and the wound caused by the operation per towards recovery. 1.is temperature is normal,

formed is healing well..

considerably short of what had actually been

the present year the current exchange.com

pa d owing to the fact that at the beginning o,

shawan, and when the boat was well on the

mest fresh calls on the provincial treasury of the Additional Article there are at press, Y. K. KETURNS:-The monthly returns salaries of the officials, who were drawing ex- boat owner,, who was steering, and threatened..

A. S. WATSON, & Co., arising from the demand of the Central

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The Hongkong Dispensary.

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CABLE ADDRESS: "ACHER," HONGKONti, A. B. C. CODE, 401 EDITION.

ESTABLISHED 1859.

A CHEE & CO.,

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利廣

17A, QUEEN'S ROAD.

the Peace Protocol.

of the Nagasaki branch of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha show that 844 passengers, paying Yen 7,599.67 in fares, left, that port by the company's steamers during Sepimber. Compared with the corresponding period of 1901, these figures represent a decrease of 50 in passengers, and Yen 122.43 in fares. PROGRAMME OF MUSIC to be played by the Band of the 2nd Royal Welch Fusiliers, on

pensation was granted on the whole of the way one of the passengers knocked down the

change compensation, instead of upon half onlysj him with a chopper. Another overpowered The fall in ex bange from, 2 at which the the boat owner's wife, and, as the only estimate was made, to 178 hadalso largely added other member of the crew was the boatman's to the account of compensation paid Referring son, aged 19, the other two passengers più- to the question of sterling salaries, he remarked ceeded to-mnsack the bont. The boatman that if the total of the maxima of those and his wife were then ordered, into the hold

sent no signs of a diminution in the demand Government that the Viceroyalty of Canton

for foreign opium in this (Kwongiung) part shall contribute annually for a period of 39

of the Empire," and figures he gives form a years the modest sum of Taels 2,000,000 strong support for this contention. They towards the indemnity imposed on China by are: In 1887 pils 10,11-in 1888 piculs On the Provincial 17,782; in 1889 piculs 16,676; in 1800 Treasurer fell the real responsibility of propicals 15,719; in 1891 piculs 16,107. Mr. riding this special contribution to the In... MORGAN in his report on the trade of perial Treasury. Being disinclined to impose Canon for last year writes respecting foreign fresh burdens on the already fully taxed' masses, the Treasurer hit ups a scheme of opium that "there has been a large increase the New Parade Ground on Wednesday next, officers came under the sterling scheme there the boat was sailed to Ilongkong where the

in the importation-8,013 piculs as against

appended to Mr. MORGAN's report' show that

during the last decade (1892-1991) the trade

the 22nd instant, between 4:30 pm, and 6 pun.

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fio less the Prince of Wales, God Save the King.

Salaries were set out it would be found to be of the maxima of the dollar salaries converted a sum of £1,300 or £1,400 less than the total into sterling at 3. Therefore, when the

would be a slight saving..

of the sampan and covered down, and the rob

d camped with their loot into the hills The bers sailed the sampan to Kwai Cheung and

captors were them uncovered by the boy, and

police were communicated with. On Tub- The lion. Thomson seconded the motion. September a house at Yaumati was raided; The Hon. Playfair took exception to the pawn tickets were discovered relating to the Colonial accounts; which he thought, mislead stolen property, and three occupants of the ing, and sugi cited thiordinary expenditure be house were arrested. The pawn broker ro kept entirely apart from extraordinary expendi cognised the prisoners. One of them bac ture. He cited several cases in support of his pawned the clothes and, was, at the time, contention, and observed that he was not one of accompanied by the other two. The men were who were

FURNITURE 300,000 as a first instalment) for the right / So much, then, for the restrictions" placed ahemoon when the Club will meet H.M.Srupt, but if they had heavy, capital expenditure too frightened at the time to note the coun

DEALERS.

DRAWING-ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED-ROOM

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

FURNITURE.

· CHINA WARES.

PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

AKITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

drug entering any of the Kwong ports.

such a course.

It is the

farming" the opium revenue, which he no6,915 in 1900. Reference to the statistics doubt considered perfectly legitimate, and the formation of a syndicate, known as the Kwong Hing Company, thereupon became

has yielded more and more revenue annually an accomplished lact. This Company

since 1898, the figures being, 1898 Kaekwan agreed to pay the sum of Tis. 1,200,000 annually to the Canton authorities (and T470,595; in 1899 Tls. 553,100; "in" lodged with the Provincial Treasurer Tls.goo Tis. 553.276; in 1901 s. 641,421.

on the trade by the Opium Agreement. to levy an extra Tis. 100 per chest on the That there has been a falling off of the It is clear that the Provincial Treasury import of foreign opium in the past decade thereby sought to raise the contribution from

is true enough, but the Opium Agreement those who can afford the luxury of smoking has had nothing to do with it. foreign opium, just as we in Free-Trade

enormous increase of production of native England ery very stiff duties on luxuries drug and the improvement in the preparation and increase the income tax whenever special of it that has affected the Indian article. circumstances, such as war or faniing, justify Perusal of the able reports of various Com

It was a wise and states missioners of Customs shows clearly enough manlike policy, and yet he is denounced for that it is the expansion of trade in native it! The farmers, too, of the increased tax opium that has caused a reduction of the come in for severe and unjust criticism, while trade in the foreign drug. It has, however, WHITE TURKISH TOWELS, the Central and Provincial Governments are by no means killed the trade, as the charged with committing no less an offence Returns of Trade clearly demonstrate. Mr. than "a flagrant violation of the Chefoo Juan Mencarini, a member of the Chinese Convention." Our contemporary seems to Customs Service, and over 20 years resident find justification for such a sweepingsser in China, in the course of an interview tion, for in the issue of oth inst. it asserts that published a few days ago by the Aude "the obnoxious tax * * * has been ordered Chronicle attributes the marked falling off of PHOTOGRAPHIC tocease," and it has thereby probably led the trade in foreign opium at Hankow, solely

general public to assume that, there being to keen competition with the native drug DEPARTMENT.

no justification for the increased charges, We will in our next issue consider what DEVELOPING and PRINTING

the Farm has been wiped out of existence seems to be the crux of the matter, the real UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. owing to the Central Government having, in "bone of contention," namely, clauses III

GOOD WORK.

deference to the wishes of the British and V. of the Opium Convention. PROMPT RETURN,

Minister, waived all right to levy any charges longkong, 8th July, 1997.

[728d

on opium entering the port of Canton or elsewhere other than the Duty and Lekin GEO. PATTON & CO.

(amounting to Tls, 30 Duty and Tis. So Have for Sale a large Consignment of

Lekin chest of 100 catties) mentioned in

per HW JOHNS & CO.S

the Opium Agreement, and levied since the ASBESTOCEL SECTIONAL PIPE

spring of 1887, when effect was given to the Additional Article of the Chefoo Convention providing for the simultaneous collection at the Treaty Ports of Duty and Lekin on foreign opium. In support of its contention our contemporary published on the 9th instant certain documents "de rived through a Chinese source," of them being a telegram from the Chinese Foreign Office which states, that the British Minister has protested against on the additional tax and requests that

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COVERING; · ASBESTOCEL SHEET and PAPER for covering BOILERS and FLUES BULKHEADS, &c.

ASBESTOS CEMENT for BOILERS, DRUMS, HEATERS, &c.

ESTEAM PACKING, GASKETS and FIRE PROOFING MATERIALS.

MODERATE COST. ALFFICIENTAS

DURAILE

and Samples Furnished

shed Arcade (First Floor),

Fird October,

17800

one

tanences of the robbers. Therefore, the only possible charge against the prisoners was that of receiving stolen property. The sampan join and his wife were among the witnesses

LOCKEY:-Thus will be a match to-morrow those who thought the Colony was at all banknot identified by the samran's crew, w

Amphitrite on the Club ground at 430 p.m. in any one your it made people think the The following will represent the Club :- Colony was verging on bankruptcy. He asked Coal, C. A. Parker, RN., backs, Lt. Quennel, that a return be made for the last ten years AD, L. Murphy, half-backs, C. P. Chater, showing the difference between extraordinary Lt. Solfeet, *.M., Cipt. Tulloch R.N. for expenditure and income and ordinary expendi- wards, J. Hooper. (Capl.) A. G. Roberts, P. P. tune and income. J. Wodehouse, R. H. Carter, .N., Lt. Badham- Thornhilt, Kia.

THE TERRIBLE AND AUEZ CANAL

The Hon. Thomson explained that ordinary and extraordinary expenditures were kept apart, A return, such as desired by the Hon. May-

fair, had been prepared:

After a lengily hearing the jury returned a verdict of not guilty respecting first and second prisoners, but the third pisoner, was found guilty. His Lordship reserved judgment.

SHIPPING AND MAIL NEW,

Some interest was naturally felt in the question

The Hon. Shewan agreed with the lion. of the Terrible's transit of the Suez Canal. The vessel, enormous as she is, came through the Playfair, and, in the course of further observasi

EMAILS PUE Australian (Australian) 10-morrow. Canal, as one of the officers remarked, like a tions, suggested that the fee on public chair skift. The passage through the Canat occu- should be less inducement for them to work very considerably so that there: coolies be raised very con

American (Dorić) 24th inst. = English (Massilin) zath inst pied about 21 hours, a stoppage being necessary publicly and more inducentent them

Gennan (#famburg): 18th inst. to go to private people. Regarding official Canadian ( Empress of India) 18th inst salaries, although not objec 101 Tacoma (Tarama) 30th inst ***German & Garg) 30th instea creases, be thought the Government should.

"American (N}ffon Ataru) 5ih prox. se they had good work in return, To-American (Peru) kith proxe pay their civseivanis in gold was Indu convenient, illogical and inconsistent. The N. P. 5, Cr's steamer Duke o H.E. addressed the Council on the panis from Yokohama for Tacoma on the raised, and the meeting is proceeding ay ve gö The E&Astenmer

for this pon on the 18th inst, at 47 due here to-morrow the 21st instagra

at Ismailja, to enable some vessels to get e ear, No tugs were used, but one followed in the wake of the cruiser for use if necessity should arise.

THE LMS, IBERIA" The new steam ship Siberin, built at Newport News (Va) for -the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, recently returned to Old Point after a most successful trial at sea, making a maximum speed of twenty-one knots. The Siber a made the run of 300 miles from the Capes to Nan- tucket shoals in twenty hours, averaging cighteen knots an hour, under natural con duións.. Go ng back several spurts were made, and the Siberia ran easily from nineteen to twenty-one knots an hour, She was expected ITEMS OF LOGAL INTEREST appear on to leave for San Francisco bout the end of last

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

page 3. „THE GERMAN MAIL of the 17 September

was delivered in Lond n on the 17 inst.

NINETY-FOUR SOLDIERS are aboard the French Mail Sabzie.She arrived from -Shanghai sesterday,

A RICKSHA RIDE cost sapper Simons, of the R.E.'s, $5. He ass tuled, the puller, and refused to pay his fare. Mr. Wilf beard the chairge.

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PRESENTATION-Mr. W. Cture, chief engineer of the P. M. S. Cily of leking, was presented with a silver. goblet at a dinner given him on board on the 8th by the captain, and officers to celebrate bis 7 th birthday.

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month

THE WEST POINT COLLAPSE

to press.

An extended report will appear in our issue to-morrow.".

THE ORIMINAL SESSIONS.

CONTINUED DAY.

The trial of prisoners. Supreme Court this. Justice, His Ho

THREE

The first case taken Wa indicted for AND THE ACCUSE Contractur

guilty, and the -Thursday next is the day fixed for the | viz:—Mesars, hearing of the charge of manslaughter a ninst Cheung tong, the contractor, in connections, K. with the collapse of a kit hen at First Street, and C, A. West Point. Mr. Sharp has been instructed From the state to appear on behalf of the prisoner but (Sir II. wherlier' his client will attend is now open to doubt as, according to reliable information, the Cro Sail may be estreated and Cheapgong pass of the the day somewhere north of Canton whither hs | No it vnúch of not vouch for the accuracy of the report, bin. give the news as it reaches us from a very Fatimate friend of the contractor

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The Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s steamer" Athenian lest Yokohan's.p.m., on Saturday, the

Bih inst for Victoria and Vancouver . The N. 1. B. Cars gleamer

Xamura Mart (Australian Line) left M. nila for this port on the roth inst, and is expected to arrive here on Babe 21st instant

ed at the the Chief Emails

camer China with for this port on Satur

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Line) leff Singapore: