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IT is reported that the firm of Puttfarcken and Co., Singapore, has suspended payment."

WORK in connection with decorating the City Hall for the St. Andrew's Ball is already being carried out.

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A PARTY of Houtentnis has crossed the Orange River at Ramend's Drift, but were repulted by a detachment of Cape Police.........

Yokohama has been taken up with enthusiasm THE proposal to found a German school at

by Germans in the Far East.

THE Sin Was lao reports that several severe I conflicts have taken place between Catholic and Protestant converts near Sui Fou, in Szechuen.

THE Straits Times of 18th inst., says-Over

Pulam etta on Friday. They are going on to Ilongkong, and pending re-embarkation will be attached to the 73rd Carnatic Infantry.

VICEROY Alexeieff has wired to the Walwupu that he has taken overall control of Manchuria.

PRINCE Su recommends that the new tael con be equivalent to 80 taél cents, and represent the tenth purt of sterling.. Tux Chinese have notified the Powers that they are establishing quarantine stations at all the trading ports on the Yangtze.

NINETEEN prefecures in Japan are to be merged in contiguous ones, reducing the total nearly half-a-million yen in the next Budget. number to 27, and saying the government

ABOUT 10 steamers are shortly expected at Sasebo with full cargoes of coal from Cardif it is quid that these steamers are bringing from

the Japanese Navy.

IPFORE the Singapore Marine Court the other day, Capt. E. R. Anderson, master of the British barque Lucia, prosecuted six of his crew for refusing duty. The accused, who were Chinese engaged at Hongkong, pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six weeks' rigorous the urgent need there is of establishing some imprisonment. This is another instance of

such registration of native crews as recently suggested in our columns.

exuise oncers and the constable raided the premises and found the plaintiff asleep in the tuum, and other persons chating on the on the verandah. They awoke the young man, and after searching him spoke in Wong Kam Chu and asked him for his heys These were Plaintiff was subsequently arrested and Wong given, a search was made and the opium found.

Kam Chu said "Don't airest him; the opium. is mine. However, he was taken to the the Magistracy this afternoon; James Fre as being the inaster and told the police con-

police station. The min who point com

pointed him out". derick Lee (24), described as a Latice sergeant, s'able to arrest him was one of the officers who' was committed for trint, charged with for that had been concerned in the arrest of plaintiff, at he did on the 8th November, at or near Pal his own house in January, and was perfectly Tan village, in the New Territory of this aware who the plaintiff was. Wong Kam Chu Colony, unlawfully and feloniously did kill and was well known to the Cplum Farmers and was slay one William McGregor, against the peace a personal friend of one of the managers upon of our Lord the King his Kingdom and dignity" whom he frequently called. He knew a very Worship was on the point of issuing a warrant presumably they knew him. in spite of the for his arrest.whenshe came in. His evidence protest made at de time of the arrest by the was to the effect that he made a post mortem. owner of the prein ses he watt ken to the Cen- examination of the deceased and found that tral Sation, followed by Wong Kam Chu, who

CLARETS. The Hongkong Celegraph fity of the gird Punjabis are due hore by the England about 5000s tons of Cardif coat for Dr. W: Quanter was late in ariring, and bis large number of the excise offers by sight and,

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 1903,

OPIUM IN THE PHILIPPINES,

With a view to increasing the revenue of the. Islands the U. 5. Government in the Philippines has been considering for some time past the advisability of establishing a State monopoly of the drug in that Colony Before any definite steps could be taken it was necessary to be fully informed on the moner in which the official commerce in opium was'organised and regulated in the surrounding states, and to that purpose a Special Commission was appointed some weeks ago to visit the neighbouring countries and make exhaustive inquiries concerning the systems of the monopolies and farms dealing with the drug and to report on the same. The Commission, composed of All less 10% discount on account of Cur- Major E. C. Carter, of the U. S. Army,

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Bishop C. H. Brent and Doctor Albert is now in Hongkong, having reached this port

from Shanghai, after 3 visit to Japan, Formosa and several ports in China, where the members made a careful study of the methods in vogue. On being interviewed by our representative this morning, Major Carter courteously informed

us that the Commission had succeeded in obtaining most valuable and interesting in- formation in Formosa, Japan, and China, in

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Treasury at Penang Ims returned the

A NOTE on the dredging operations at the $50 ozo Mexican and British dollars seized from death was caused by a shot wound in the back. arrived them when the charge was bein; pre-.

mouth of the Singapore River shows that 500 additional tons of rock and silt had been removed up to the end of September, and that under favourable conditions the work

would be completed by the end of November,

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is officially stated that Mr. Balfour, after consultation with Mr. Arnold Forster, has appointed Viscount Esher, Admiral Fisher and Sir George Clutke, Governos of Victoria, as a committee to advise regarding the creation of

a Board for the administration of business at the War Office and changes then by involved. CHAIRE's new laban circus opens near the Central Market this evening and, judging by

the programme, an attractive performance. should be witnessed. Acrobatic feats, con- tortionists, bareback riding, tricks and per. formances by Indian tamed ponies and a parrot are among a few of the items. The entertainment commences at 9 p.m.

by the French in 1897-has-greatly prejudiced THE customs tarifi of Madagascar established

British trade consequently, French shipping has now a great advantage over British, In the last seven years French vessels carried goods worth £8,733,816 to and from the island, while the imports and exports entrusted to British ships were valued at only £997,523.

THE appointment of Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard

steamy rs coming in from Acheen. The owners were fined $t cách and had to give assumnces that the coin would be re-exported.

ALTHOUGH it is unusual for executions to be Birthday of the Emperor or Empress occurs, Cartied out during the month in which the Viceroy Tsen had six notorious pirates belieaded at Canton yesterday afternoon.

THE Japan. Timer assures its Russian con temporries that Japan has never counted on any active assistance from any We tern Power, Great Britain's pledge to uphold the territoria'

integrity of China not binding her to incur any

isk for the sake of Manchuria.

A FIRE broke out at Kobe on the night of the 17th on board the 5.3. Suevin, amongst some cases of matches stowed in the after hold. The outbreak was promptly suppressed and only a few cases were burnt. The ship herself

unknown... sustained no damage. The cause of the fire is

The P. and T. Times says:-"China's appeals to the Powers for assistance at the present crisis have elicited a few home truths. One Minister has pointed out that China secretly sgned a convention with Russia and did not notify them; she cannot now ask their help to get out of the hole. Another one has told the

back. Asked to explain this statement, the million taels, and fifty million would not buy it

Minister has pointed to the capital of a certain bank in Peking borrowed from the Russians, and said: "There is the price paid for Man- churia."

ALLEGED MALICIOUS

PROSECUTION.

the Puisne Judge, His Honour Mr.A. G. Wise, At the Supreme Court this morning, before Lau Cheung, gentleman, of 3, Wa Yin Fung, sued the Chin Wa Hong Company, opium. $1,000 damages for malicious arrest, false farm, and Ho Luk, excise officer, No. 196 for

imprisonment and malicious prosecution, on September 29th and 30th last.

Mr. M. W. Slade, (instructed by Mr. F. X.

d'Almade e Castro) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C. (instructed by Mr. H. W. Locker, of Messrs, Deacon and Hastings), represented the defendants.

According to the statement of claim, on the 29th September last, Ho Luk, in the exercise of his duties, together with other excise officers and a European police constable, lawfully entered the premises, 26 3 ellington Street, in the occupation of Wong Kam Chu, for the purpose of Searching for opiuin, At the time the plaintiff ws on the premises on a visit to Wong Kam Chu. Cenain opium, Opium Farmers, was found on the premises not covered by valid certificates, issued by the in Wong Kam Chee's possession, and notwith. standing this the defendants maliciously caused the plaintiff to be arrested on a false charge of

given into the custody of the constable on the wrongfully imprisoned by defendants by being

false charge for hours until the plaintiff procured hil. It was asserted that the defen- probable cause, on the 29th September, pre- dants maliciously and without reasonable and

which countries the officials had placed Noel to succeed Adaniral Sir Cyprian, Bridge, Waiwapa that they sold Manchuria for five being in possession of opium. Plaintiff was

every facility at the disposal of its mem-

e recommended to the notice of Con-bers. In Formosa the government of the Mikado have judged advisable not to adopt oisseurs as high-class after-dinner Wines.

the restrictive measures against opium which exist in japan, and the sale of the drug is under State control. This is owing to the A. S. WATSON & CO., fact that the majority of the population in

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the Island is Chinese, of whom at least seven

THE first report of the Congo Expedition from per cent, are habitual consumers. Here

the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Major Carter mentioned, smiling the while, mentions that 4,000 deaths occurred from that as fever and mosquitos are very preva-sleeping sickness last year in the district of lent in this part of the world, it was just Wat-er alone. The sleeping sickness is stated possible that a paternal government, recog

to be due to a species of Thetsee By which nising the possibilities of the drug possessing attacks human beings and is confined to well properties antidotal to these pests, had been defined areas. This appears to remove the thereby influenced into not prohibiting the apprehension that the disease is spreading import of optim. As soon as the Commis- throughout Africa and thence to the East. sion will have concluded its investigations in Hongkong it will proceed to Saigon where inquiries will be made into the French method of conducting their monopoly. It will then visit Singapore, Java and Burniab, and it is

VT the Singapore Assizes the other day, the case of Lee Soon Tye, who was charged with forgery of a contract and with giving false evidence in a case before the Supreme Court, came of for trial. When the accused's name

ferred a charge of being illegally in possession of opium against the plaintiff, and on the 301k September prosecuted the charge before a magistrate in the Central Felice Court, when the defendant was acquitted,

ferred, amil told the inspector in chare or the interpreter, that Lau Cheung was not the man, adding, "I am the owner of the opium; i was in my house." The interpreter replied, "Never mind about that; come and tell the Magistra e. and on his evidence. Lau Cheung was dis to-morrow morning". Wong Kem Chu did so, charged. Those were the facts of the case and, he thought, that if he satisfactorily established probable cause. them he would prove a want of reasonable and

He then called evilence in support of his statements.

THE DEFENCE. Mr. Sharp said that the search was a lawful. one, as was admitted by the plaintiff, and con- traband opium was found on the premises. Plaintiff was present, and apparently bad been, or was preparing, to smoke opium. The oplum lamp was alight and opium was on the tray. He submitted that from the evidence he would bring his Lordship would see that there was reasonable and probable cause for supposing that the opium was the plaintiffs. The plain- tiff had visited this house on the two consecu tive days prior to his arrest, and it seed under the circumstances that the opium, was in officers arrived in (be room upstairs his possession. When the constable and excite were in the cubi le..

His Lordship-In the cubicle?'. Mr. Sharp-Yes.

men

When the excise officers got up they were in

was lying down on the bed. Sitting on the the cubicle, continued Mr. Sharp, and plai. tiff

side of this bed was the other man who he believed was Wong Kum Chu. It was not every facility for it. The lamp was alight, and said that they were smoking, but there was

there was a good deal of opium, both contra- band and Opium Farmer's, on the tray. A. demon full of o, ium' was lying on the tray and also a hern box partially full of prepared opium There were two vessels found that contained opium, and a lump of raw opium was also found, which he understood was

ACCORDING to a report which has reached an authoritative quarter in London from Berlin, a draft has now been completed by the German Foreign Office of a proposed new Anglo- German Treaty of Commerce. Its terms are admitted that on the 29th September, He According to the statement of defence, it was said to be conceived on the broadest lines. Luk, in the exercise of his duties as an mixed with prepared opium and used in that with due regard to both British and German, excise officer, together with other excise way. A search was made of the sitting room colonial development; but there are under-officers and a European police constable, but nothing was discovered there. A five tael stood to be two clauses dealing with particular lawfully entered 26, Wellington Street for tin of the Opium Farmer's oplum was found in interests which it is probable, that the British the purpose of searching for opium. De authori ies may find themselves unable to fendants did not, however, admit that Wongduced. Both the constable and witnesses were a locked box, for which a certificate was pro

mediate importance, as it may be believed accept. The matter, however, is not of im.

Kam Chee was in occupation of the premises of opinion that the certificate was produced by that negotiations will not be opened for some

as they had no knowledge whether he was so plaintiff. He believed that Wong Kam Chu. weeks yet.

or not. They admitted that at the time He opened the locked boxes with the keys. He had Luk entered the premises the plaintiff was the keys, as he was manager of the shop, The there although they did not admit he was there question was not who had the keys, but who was on a visit. They admitted that certain opium in possession, apparent possession, of the opium

THE total value of the foreign trade at Moji

IST FLOUR, 12, QUEEN'S ROAU, pobable that its task will not be termin. was called, no answer was made, and the Dest month amounted to Yen 2,092,813, of which not covered by valid certificates issued by the which was found. The constable, as his Lord- ated before the end of February next. The Puty Public Proseculor moved that accused's Yen 1,220,862 were exports, the remainder Opium Farmer was found on the premises, ship would hear, asked who was, the owner or

(above Messrs. H. PRICE & Co.)

course eventually adopted by the government m the Philippines will depend entirely on the MAS & NEW YEAR CARDS.report put in by the Commission, though, if we can judge by a chance reflexion made FURNITURE by Major Carter, it would appear from the

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KOCHESTER LAMPS,

COOKING RANGES,

information obtained and experience-gamed

bail of $10,000 be estreated to the Crown. The bondsmen subsequently handed the sherif being imporis. During the same period coal their cheques for the amounts in question.

amounting to 102,031 tons was exported from the port for foreign countries, while 57,461 ton TO-MORROW afternoon on the Happy Valley, was transported to other home ports. The the Hongkong Football Club will play a Naval stockel coal there was estimated at 349.334 tons team under hugby rules. Kick-off at foucan, the 1st inst., showing an increase of 27,231 tons over that of the 1st of October. The

by the Commission, up to the present, it fifteen. The Club will play in stripes. The foreign and home ports, to which a quantity of ever, either maliciously, or otherwise, or at all constable considered that he had good grounds.

does not seem likely that the adoption of an opium monopoly in the Philippines would be a profitable undertaking. In all there are only about 60,000 Chinese in the Colony and very few of the natives have adopted the habit of smoking the drug, therefore con- sumers are comparatively few. On the other hand the expense of controlling the import and sale of opium would be enormous when

compared to the probable profits. There is WHITE TURKISH TOWELS. | another factor to be considered and that is

· COUNTERPANES.

the Church partly in the States, which is opposed to the organisation of a State con- trolled sale of the drug, for similar reasons to those professed by our English Anti- Opium League. The gallani soldier, who PHOTOGRAPHIC had so kindly vouchsafed us the information

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following will play for the Club:-Lt. G. B MacDonald full back; Lt. J H. W. Beche, T. coal over 5,500 tons was shipped from Moji E. 1 earce, W. R. Fobertson, O. J. Barnes, during the month of October, are:---Hoogkong, three-quaters; L. O, H. Campbell, A. G. M. 60,625 tons; Shanghai, 43,123 tons; Yokohama. Fletcher, halves; U. F. Chard; H. C. Sandford, 17,593 tons; Singapore, 32,800 tons; Yokaichi, Lt. M. R. Suover, W. A. Crake, P. H. Crofton, 1,655 tons; Handa, 8,581 tons; Hankow, K. H. Selanders, Lt. E. Rogers, A. N: Others tons; Bombay, 6,170 tons. forwards.

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THE Chefoo Express of the 14th inst, says that UV kind permission of Major Radcliffe and

with the opening of Shahe (Antung) a consider officers the band of the 93rd Burma Infantryable stimulus will be given to the trade between will play the following programme during the Thanksgiving dinner at the Kowloon Hotel

on the 26th inst.

March..." The Stars and Stripes for Ever "...besa Two Step... Mumblin Mosa "....... Timban Selection......"The Helle of New York

Kerker Barn Dvice....." The Haston itelle "..

....Godfrey. Heminiscences of the Chauthern Selection... Cake Walk...." Jolly Negroes "...

Berger American National Anthem.

Pustion

at bis disposal, seemed inclined to believe THE following birthday honours are gazetted; that the influence of this party might haveTo be Comp.nian of the Order of St. considerable weight as a deterrent, and con- sequently impede the adoption of an opium monopoly in the Philippines..

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

THE epidemic of cholera is disappearing from Nagasaki.

THE head eunuch Li is the only remaining Russophil in Peking.

Michael and St. George, Mr. Adderson, En. Mr. Kerhem, late legal adviser, Malay States, gineer, Usanda Railway, Mr. Wace of Ceylon,

Mr. Blomfeld, Controller of Egyptian ports and lighthouses. Mr. Rawson acting Chief En- sincer, Uganda railway is gazetted Companion of St. Michael and St. George. Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge becomes Grand Cross of the Bath, No new Peers or Privy C uncillors

were made."

that port and Chefoo. It is hardly realised how much traffic there is on the Yalu, but there were last week some small Japanese steamers, the China Navigation Co's Min, Hoangh Chungking, and Singan, and the China Mer- chants' steamer Kwangchi, all competing for a share in the cocoon trade. The celebrated fort at Yong-Ampho has, of course, not bean des: troyed; many of the Russian residents have left for the winter but it is expected that as soon 38 communication is cut off by the ice, there will be a considerable influx of the military the Russian concession have advanced since element. The original landmarks demarcating

September last.

After the arrest was

but denied that it was found in the posses master of the shop, but neither of the men sion of Wong Kam Chu. It was apparently answered. Under those circumstances, the in plaintiff's possession, and the constable ar plaintiff having produced the certificates, and rested bim under a proper wariant which being found lying on the bed, apparently har he held for the purpose. Defendants did ing finished smoking, it was assumed that the not, nor did any of them, cause plaintiff to be opium was in his possession, custody orcontrol, arrested by the constable on any charge what within the definition of the Ordinance. The He was not imprisoned wrongfully or at all by for making the arrest. defendants, who did not give plaintiff into the made there was some question raised that he custody of the constable on any charge what was the wrong man, but as the constable knee ever. Plaintiff was detained by virtue of the he would be bailed out immediately, he took warrant at the charge-room for twenty minutes him to the station and laid the charge. lain- only, and not for if hours, whilst bail was betiff was bailed out within ten minutes or a ing procured. Such detainer was not wrongful quarter of an hour. He submitted that plain and did not amount to imprisonment. On the tiff was in apparent possession of the opium, 29th September, when Ho Luk preferred a charge and that under the circumstances there were against plaintiff he acted bona fide and without good grounds for supposing it was in his porses malice and with reasonable and probable cause sion and that defendants did not arrest him. in preferring and prosecuting the charge. maliciously.

Evidence for the defence having been led, Judgment was given for defendants, with costs.

In opening the case, Mr. Slade said that plaintiff was a young man of considerable means, having been left a large fortune by his 'ather. He resided at 3 Wa Yin Fung, and appears to have acquired a Liste for oplum not inapufactured by the Opium Farmers; for, SHIPPING AND MAILS. in January, he was 'rested in his own house, by an excise officer and taken before the magistrate and fined $300 for being in posses." sion of opium without a valid certificate. On be made of his premises, and he was again July and the Opium Farmers caused a raid to

found in possession of oplum and fined $750. Since then, said Counsel, he has given up smoking opium.

His Lordship-Does he not smoke any more now?

Mr. Slade:He says he does not. Mr. Lonker-Perhaps he takes pills (laughter).

MAILS DUE. American (Coptic) 27th inst. French (Salazic) 30th inst, Tacoma (Tacoma) 4th prox. Fiench (Australien) 8th prox American (America Maru) 8b prox. Canadian (Tartar) 9th prox.

Tacoma (Victoria) 13th prox..: American (Korea) 15th prox.

The Apcar Co.'s sa. Lightning from Calcutta left Singapore for this port this afternoon.;*

The Boston S. 5. Cn's 1.5. Shawmut «iled" from Yakobama for Victoria and, Tacoma on, 24th instruments

The Shire Line s.s. Denbighshire from Lon-

CAPTAIN BURMEISTER of the N.-D. L. S. Hamburg was presented with a beautiful silk pennant on zoth inst. by the Swatow: Guild in recognition of bis gallant action in saving the native crew of a disabled jnk on the A LONDON correspondent learns from an

vessel's recent voyage. from Hongkong to authoritative source in Berlin that an arrange Shanghai. The pennant is of white silk on the 29th September laintiff went on a visit Mr. Slade, continuing, said it appears that THE thermometer at the Peak to-day registered ment has been come to between the German and about twenty feet long. "Captain E. to his frend Wong Kam Chu, innanager of a dan, Sr., left, Singapore yeste day at noon, and

Government and the firm of Krupps for the Burmeister'ss. Humburg is embroidered în turning out by the latter of seven batteries of red upon it, as is also the same in Chinese first floor of the premises was a large cubicle French Mail left Singapore yesterday;124th pawn shop,, at 26, Wellington Street. Do the The M. M. Co.'s 2.5. Salasie with the next

is due here on afternoon the 30th less howitzers of phenomenal power. The guns characters. The presentation was made in and the ordinary Chinese board beds in ninst., at 5 p.m., for this port via Saigon, are to have an effective range of ten miles, and Messrs. Melchers and Co.'s office, there being emner of the room. The floor was chiefly com. The N. Y, K. s.s. Kumano Maru (Australian are to be equally serviceable for field or slege about fifty members of the Guild present. The posed of iron gratings through which anybody Line) left Kobe,via Moj and Nagasaki för this, purposes. To this end they are to have a new following morning a delegation of twelve could look and see what was going on port on 24th inst, and is expected to arrive liere carriage, which will not only give the greatest members was to visit the Hamburg" when the down below. "On the day in question, plaintit The P. M. S, S..Co.'s B.. Kores will mail mobility, but will as the same time assist the "laying" of the gun and utilise the recoil for

57-5, and on the lower levels 68",

The Princess of Albany, and H.'S. H. Prince

· Alexander of Teck are betrothed,

Tue English Mail of the 24th October was de,

livered in London on the 21st inst.

QUEEN Margherita of Italy will spend the

winter in Egypt owing to her health.

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went to the premises and, after having bir&c, leh San Francisco for this port via Hun evening meal, falt drowsy and laid down and tulu, Yokohama, faland Sea, Kphe, Nagaiak! went to sleep. Abour (seven o'clock the and Stanglia on 18th lost.

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