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FINANCIAL RETURNS.

JANUARY-FEBRUARY."

The Hoo. Mr. L. A. M. Johnston, the Colonial #Freangrer, has submitted to Government finan cial rotusar for the period, January 1st to February 28th last, and a glance at the com- parative statement of the revenue and expendi." jure during those two months will not be un Rationded with interest. The actual revenue, dis raund figures, amounted to $1,100,000 and, *he actual expenditure to $991,300, an against 144,000 and $970,300, respectively, for the same bariod of the preceding year. The increases | 'and'decreases under the varlóns heads of reve»: „nua show that "the former is so less than,

$289,500, while the falling off in the receipts,

under rent of Government property, etc. and Interest is only $30,500. Licenses and internal, ravenue brought into the Treasury upwards of $135,300 more than was the case during the first two months of last year, while another satis- factory increase la that under the heading off Court less, amounting to $2,100 odd, while Post Office receipts were $7,000 more than during the corresponding period of 1904. The

lncreased revenue from Land Sales is most satis- :factory the return showing an actual receipt of $57,896 49 as against $17,315.45 derived during the month of January and February last year. Turning to the expenditure side of the account wa find an increase in some items of $1,500 and

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 13, 1905.

OPIUM IN THE OKIENT,

Mr. Walter J. Clenne!!, of Kiukiang, writing. to the N. C. D. News on the 24th ult, calls attention to two points of the Report on Opium by the Philippine Commissioners where "the" commissioners seem to have drawn somewhat liasty inferences from imperfectly collated statistics.". He refert Arntly to the influence of opium habit upon the tea trade of Amoy and rays It is alleged that the tea export of Amoy, having been Tis. 2,500,000 in 1882 was reduced in 1898 to Tim. 147,000, the inference being drawn that this enormous decline was due to the increasing use of opium in the disinct.

But I find that Tl, 2,100,000 of the 1882 export consisted of tea grown in Formosa, no

that the locally grown tea export of that year

THE MACRAY TREATY,

THE "ALBION'S " BUCCESS:

should meet with unstinted support from all KOWLOON SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE sections of the British trading community both in China and at home. Great Britain,cannot

British interests throughout China in the future ns she has in the past, and wa echo, the words of the merchants telegram The British Government must insist on the Treaty being made immediately operative."

Mr. Edward S. Lile writes to the N. C. Dafford, and must not be permitted to neglect Ver on the 3rd inst, as follows:-

Referring to the telegram to the Foreign | fice, I forwarded the same to Peking, through the British Consul here, asking the Minister to good endagh forward the jame to Lord Lansdowne. Late last night I received a reply that the Minister regretted he was unable to be the channel for the forwarding of this message to the British Government, and further informing me that specific complaints from British sub- jects would receive the attention of himself and His Majesty's Gorémment,

Since British authorities are unwilling to ford ward a telegram from British merchants have as only Tis, g00,000 or thereabouts,

this morning dispatched the same direct to In 1895 Formosa was ceded to Japan. TeaLord Lansdowne. The telegram, which W grown in that filand and transhipped through signed by more than seventy British merchants, Amey thenceforth appears, sot, as formerly, in is worded as follows!— the list of native but in the list of foreign'

rticles of trade.

The figures for 1898 give Tl. 3,750,000 as the value of the foreign, that is to say, For 110san-tea, passed through Amoy in that year. The local tea, as the commissioners say, was only Tls, 147,000.

in 1903 the local export was only Tie.

3.700,000.

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19,000, but export of foreign tea was Tis If the commissioners are right in assessing & decrease in others of $30,40. The contribute ten export of 1882 at Tis, 2,600,000, they tion to the Imperial Government is responsiblehould in fairness have assessed the 1895 ex for an increase of $13,100, while the alterations tort at Tls. 3,905,000, which would have led Dow being carried on at the old Post Office and 'em to conclude that the trade bad increased doubtless the work in connection with the newy Tls. 1,300,000 in 18 years. building bas brought about an increase of $13,000 under the heading of Post Office, The expenditure on the Medical and Bacteriolo- gical departments has decreased bý $6,500 odd, That on Public Works, recurrent, by $5,300, and on Public Works, extraordinary by 5887-45 The statement of assets and liabilities show assels amounting to $1,757,885.37, and liabili. -tlar $1,095,536,01 or, a balance on the right

side amounting to $667,349.33.

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This conclusion would of course. have been Nacious,--for the local tea export has in faci suffered a very serious decline.

Whether this declino has anything to d: with the opium habit I am not in a position to say. May be it has. Bai it is evident that the figures quoted by the commissioners are "beside" the argument, in that they include For

mosa tes in 188a but exclude it in 1898.

3-Influence of opium habit on trade of Kiangat.

"British merchants draw Government's rendering same ineffective. In most essentials attention to fact China Ignored Mackay Treaty China actively oppoies currency, mining, taxa tion, navigation stipulations. Beg British Government insist on Treaty being made im mediately operative.

COTTON AS CONTRABAND. 'OF WAR.

THE CASE OF THE 15. “RIVERDALE."

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FIGATING THE PLAGUE.

HOW THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT STRIVES AGAINST PREJUDIOR, AND 'IGNORANCE. It is difficult for people in England, accus- tomed to modern sanitation and public health measures, to grasp the extreme dificulty attend ant upon attempts to control the spread of plague in India.

My own experience of plague measures was recently obtained in the Punjab, among the villagers who furnished the soldiery and culti vate the vast grain-producing areas which con- stitute this province. Apart from purely humanitarian reasons, it is obviously of the greatest importance to put an end to the sar en important class, and it was to this end that fous mortality which is proceeding among such a special campaign was entered upon by the Punjab Government a year or two back.

gth inst, The chief armourer of H.M.S. Albion (Mr. Hawes) arranged the weekly concert which took place in the Seamen's Institute at Kowloon last evening. Most of the items on the programme were given by his shipmates of the British baldship, and that breezy swing, characteristic of the sons of the Sea, marked every item Where there was so much all-round excellence it is difficult to speak of any contribution in Articular although special mention should perhaps be made of those items rendered by Masses Clark, Walters and Cox which caught on while Mr. Hawes gondering of his two songs with the large audience la an ospecial degree, The Village Blacksmith," and "The fight of Ages" drew forth long continued applause. In spite of the heat nat an inch of spare room even the verandah was packed. In addition was to be found in the large ball upstairs, and

tributors who had to respond to recalls were to the encore accorded Mr. Hawkes other con- Messrs. Cox, for "The Good Old Song, Clark for the Story of a Track Walters and Clark for the duet Khaki," Clark and Bonner for the dues "China Fleet Brigade," and W. Tiller who contributed were Messrs. Crellin, Black, initial difficulties. The villager is a hardwork- for the song "Tell me, mother darling." Otherr usual anreliability when furnished formed Delay in the furnishing of information and its

Gaynon, Ewing, and Palmer, and the entering but ignorant agricultural labourer, and, happy old darkle song, "Good-night" We o skilled medical advice. He does not recog talament was brought to a close with that except in villages of considerabio size, he has understand that the men of H.M.S. Albion will mise mild cases of plague, and many severe fatalism, and a natural bias towards conceal- ment also contribute to delay in reporting the outbreak.

One or two civil servants and a medical oft. medical officers specially engaged. It was the cer were off to each district, aided by English

reported as newly infected, and satisfy them. duty of certain of these officials to visit villages selves as to the presence of plague, to ascertain how it was introduced, and to endeavour to limit the spread of infection.

I understand also that the China Association ng refused to do duty and say they are justified | give another concert in about a fortnight's time, nttacks are put down to "fever." Indifference,

has wired to its London Committee, request: ing them to back up this telegram.

It is also being forwarded to the London' Proso.

By these means every possible effort is be ing made to compel Government's attention to this now burning question.

HORSES FOR HONGKONG..

A BIG CONSIGNMENT.

SPREADING DISEASE.

One of the means of spreading the disease between the villagos is the babit of women oing to condole with the relatives of a friend dead of plague. They will sit in the hut with Lise corpse, and then convey plaque to their own village.

Much is laid to the door of the rats, and one was often told by the natives that they had had the death of

As so much attention was attracted by the case of the crews of the steamers St. Helena and Bailersta Bridge, who were charged with refusing to continue the voyage to Japan for ing to refer to the case in which Captain fear of the Rosslans, it will not be uninterest

dais, charged O. Jones at Bombay and top George Gilbert Hay, master of the st. River other seamen on board the same steamer with refusing to do their duty, and proceed to Kobe. The Magistrate at Bombay delivered the fol- lowing judgment:-The accused before me are know that the same telegram has been forward-sa. Riverdale under section 83 of Act I of 1859, The public will probably be interested to charged by Captain George Gilbert Hay of the ed to the China League with the special te clauses 3 and 4, for refusing without reasonable quest that Members of Parliament, who are cause to proceed to sea also members of the League, will urge the wilful disobedience of lawful command. All his ship and for question on the Goverment in the House of the accused plead not guilty. They admit hav Commons,

in doing so on the ground that the ship carries cotton which is a contraband of war according 10 Russian law and as there is every danger of their being taken prisoners by the Russian Squadron, The refusal to proceed to sna being admitted by the accused, the only question for consideration is whether the accused have a

Not many weeks since we printed a Reuter reasonable cause or not in refusing to proceed telegram in our columas announcing that the to sea in this steamer. In my opinion the Japanese Government has ordered ten thousand Commenting on the telegram to Lord Lane accused have shown good reasons for refus. hories from Australia to be brought to Hong downe, the Shanghai Timer says i

ing to proceed to sea. It is proved before kong and taken north. We now learn that one It was Kipling who wrote The light that mo that this steamer carries an entire cargo of consignment is on the way to this port and the opium habit is the cause of the decline of sit onthe East and West in the persons of er collon is a contraband of war or not. With scones were, witnessed of Bydney early last the tea export in Kiangsi.

Sir James Mackay and H. E. Sheng Kung Pao regard to this point, the notification by the month, says a writer-It is not every day that to collaborate in that wonderful work, The Government of India in the Finance Depart-1000 horses are shipped in oce. boat at Sydney itself is simple. A village consists of clusters The spread of contagion within the village Their conclusion in again based on the returns for the two years 1882 and 1899. through which China was to be pardoned-for the Bombay Government Gazzite of July 7th,

That wonderful treaty ment, dated 6th July, 1904, and published in for export, as was the case on Friday, when of huts of sun-dried mud, without windows or Treaty that failed."

the 4,000-ton steamer Virginia, belonging to chimneys, or through ventilation, and separated A point of considerable interest and impor ny figures are all correct they have, as regards be it remembered that in the year 1902, China 1904, page 8co, part 1, clearly shows that the

Messrs, Houlder and Company, took this numby aarrow lanes. In and out of these buts the tance to tradespeople was brought to the notice those two years, somewhat under-estimated the of the Poisne Judge at the Supreme Court facts; but if they had taken into account the-for one of the greatest crimes against those that his Majesty the Tsar on the 8th and 21st Getting the animals aboard presented an ani

was still presumably the supplicant for mercy London Gases of March 11th, 1904, announced

ber on board at Darling Inland for Hongkong.people "burrow," regardless of infection, and on the 6th instant when Messrs. Watkins Ltd. intervening years and the years since 1898 they laws which alone constitute nations as nations; day of April was pleased to approve the order mated picture, and some lively incidents were

red a Miss L. Desbien for $33.10 in respect would have seen, that the published returns dó

witnessed. of goods supplied. It was pointed out to His not bear out their inference.

the crime of attempted violation of the sanctity to include raw colton in the list of articles de

Outside a goods-shed, truck after truck con Honour Mr. T. Sercombe Smith that of the The importation of Indian opium through of the legation. The peace protocol was theclared contraband of war by the regulations

· on the...mount of the bill for $17.80, à sum which gan to increase in 1885. i reached a maxi. Mackay Treaty of commerce set forth in lis | 14th and 27th February, 1904. From this noti- whence a temporary alley-way led to the main the management of cases, the burnfag or dia amour claimed $5.30 was in respect of interest Kiukiang, which was 1,650 picals in 188, be actual pardon, but the muchly belauded which received the Imperial sanction on the taining horses was shutied to an opening.

mum,-3,600 picula,-in 1891, since which date varicus clauses the conditions of pardon. Herefication it is quiet clear that the Russian deck of the vessel. it has, with some fluctuations, declined, the the task

was good common ground to stari on,

As each truck came abreast of the alley ways When Goverment have declared raw cotton as

the doors were thrown open and the horses lowest figure being 1,800 in 1901,

entrusted to Sir James contraband of war. This being so, the

a criminal nation in question arises whether the accused before driven out in a mob towards the vessel. If they I am under the impression that native opium Mackay, China was

quest on it are exposed to perils other jammed whilst ascending, drovers climbed up is far more extensively consumed than lu- the position of a supplicant for mercy.

than such as ate incidental to a voyage for the outside of the alley-way, grabbing at trailing dian-perhaps in the proportion of four to one

presence of the Baltic Squadron somewhere ordinary commercial purposes or not,

The headropes, or prodding the frightened animals on with anything hardy. The noise was deaf between Bombay and Kobe is admitted, and itening. Once on the main deck each horse was could not be for a moment supposed that there caught by an attendant and led to its stall, is no probability of that Squadron capturing Mostly they went quietly.

One infuriated animal, however, with a this steamer which, according to the views of the

INTEREST ON ACCOUNTS.

AN IMPORTANT POINT.

the defendant had paid into Court as value of the goods obtained, the declined to pay the interest and engaged Mr. C. E. l. Beavis, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist to argue the point in Court. He submitted that the plaintiff firm was not entitled to the interest on the amount of the bill, and in support of that Contention

quoted Leaks on Contracts.

The Puise Judeo eventually held that Messrs. Watkins, I td., was not entitled to the amount claimed for interest, and judgment would be given them for $17,80 only.

CHARGE THAT FAILED.

AND A WARNING.

9th ini.

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The commissioners imply that the growth of failed," but it required a combination of the cotton. The question, therefore, arises wheth. judging by the Australian papers some lively noticed the death of the rats before the Art

do not know whether its use is increasing the opium habit may, of course, be becoming more prevalent notwithstanding the general decline in the use of Indian drug.

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plague officer has often to dismiss a large dust and fits are everywhere to assist. The

him willingly to infected houses, following of villagers, who will accompany The plague officer gives general advice as to infection of infected material, and information as to the depots from which disinfectants may be obtained. If possible, he ensures the cleansing and disinfection of huts, and if he is very successful the village evacuates-i.e., goes late camp till the outbreak in over. This may. not be possible on account of the weather, or there may be no hutting materials locally available.

That mercy was to be accorded on cet commissioner have a greater opportunity than Lain conditions. Splendid! Could any tresty bad Sir James Mackay, in the years 1901 and 1902? A treaty was drawn up or was being The import of Indian opium shows no Bara

drawn up seemingly to the satisfaction of the of correspondence with the export of tea. The treaty commissioners, but even then there were only years since 189 in which it shows an objections raised by merchants, not only British, Russian Government, carries a cargo which is vicious gleam in his eye and bared teeth, tive measures are most desirable, and formed

in which the led export alsŭ advanc.d.

But when the officer's back is turned thera will be carried out, so that, obviously, preven, is no guarantee that his advice and instructions

gurated by the Punjab Government.

populations of Kiangai is 11,000,000 (mast [ officials' word or the official signature. The that is bound to arise is whether the Russianity, and lashed out. The man dropped the lactic is comparable with vaccination against

the

USEFUL INOCULATION. The inoculation of Haffkine's plague prophy.

three or four days, and seldom seriously into small-pox, and, from personal experience, an say that the discomfort is practically over la feres with one's movements. Unfortunately so months, and, as plague recurs each year after the rains, reinoculation is necessary each seR-

ing Tan Fong, master of the Po Tai Wo salt province may be, it is certainly not the only, China that, what China professed readiness to are justified in refusing to proceed to sea inward towards the fo'c'sle head. In its mad far, its protection does not last longer than six

increase are 1869 and 1903-hoth being years Supposing that four times more native opium is consumed than Indian, and assuming that the

This morning, Inspector Smith placed Clark Average annual consumption of opium works

authorities say it is double this number),

out at about 2 ounces per inhabitant,

However excessive the use of opium in this nor the chief, cause of the decline in the tea export. After ranging for 9 years at between Tis, 7,000,000 and Thi, 9,000,000, a decline set in decisively in 1883-at a time when indian opium was also on the decline. Nothing can be plainer than that this decline of the tea export was due to Indian and Ceylon competi- tion in foreign markets, assisted by the export duty levied in China; and to the fall in the ex- change value of silver.

Taylor, an able seaman of H.M.S. Glory, he fori Mr. G. N. Orme an the charge of assault-` feb firm, in Queen's Road, Central, causing him bodily injury, and the loss of a pair of spectacles valued at $7 and a cigarette-holder. valued at $7.50. The prosecution alleged that last evening Tan Fong was going along Queen's Road, Central, when accused ran up to him, separating himself from two comrades as he ran, and punched Tan in the chest, haul- ed him out of the ricksha, so that he fell on his hand and hurt his wrist, and then gave him a black eye. In the multa complainant lost the articles above-mentioned. Complainant had no witnesses, as the ricksha coolie, when inter rogated by the police, stated that he noticed nothing of the occurrence. Complainant in Court swore to the identity of the accused, although had previously stated to the police that the man was not his assailant, but it was one of the other two men, who ran away, Accused, a meek and inoffensive looking youth, asked complainant if he could swear to his Identity, and smiled scornfully when complain ant said "Yes." Accused said he was entirely innocent of the charge. His Worship said there was no doubt the complainant had been badly assaulted, and lost certain articles, but bis identification of the accused was faulty and the evidence was contradictory, and so defend ant must be discharged. But," His Worship added, "the conduct of the defendant in this town was not what it ought to be, and he is warned against a re-appearance before the Court as a defendant."

WATER RETURN,

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After several rather violent fluctuations the tea export reached a minimum of Ths. 3,600,000 in 1901. Then, in 1903, export duty having been reduced and Ceylon competition being from temporary causes, relaxed, it advanced to Tis. 6,000,000, a value only twice exceeded since 1882, to recede somewhat in 1914.

Whether opium find anything to do with the matter may be doubted.

¦• Even if it had, it is surely unfair to attribute to this one cause a decline to which other and amply sufficient causes have notoriously con tribuled.

If the demoralisation and impoverishment of the province by the opium habit had suined the tea trade it would be natural to find some evidence of impoverishment in other branches of trade as well. But every other important commodity, both of imports and exports, has advanced.

ence says that the cotton that he carries is pure. the headrope, but the steady pull on it seemed

wildly. A fellow had ly for commercial purposes. I believe the only to madden the animal. It reared, came Captain when he says so. But the question down, rushed the man holding it, turned sharp-

There is thus clearly a risk incurred by the along the upper deck down the companion will accept the Captain's word and treat the headrope with a groan, and fell against the cargo as otherwise than a contraband of war. talls. The horse, feeling its freedom, dashed crew of being taken prisoners and I think they way; and leaping an obstacles galloped for

risk. The case of Burton va,

career along the main deck, two other men view of such

made vain attempts to grab it, but on each Pinkerton, L. RA, Ex. 340 is on all fours with the facts of this case. In that case

the infuriated animal left its mark. As it got voyage on the groned that it was illegal and a seaman objected to proceed further on-

for'ard of the fore hatch, it swung to the left and caused consternation among the coloured involved greater risks than he anticipated when

crew and the staff of the chef. They fled in all he entered into the agreement with the Cap-directions, calling on all the deities known to tain and left the ship. He afterwards brought man, as they scrambled and tumbled over one an action for breach of contract, and it was another in their efforts to reach places of held to have engaged that seaman for an or. ↑ safely. dinary voyage, and that the seaman was Then an extraordinary thing happened. A entitled to treat as a breach of contract his small hatch (perhaps 6ft.) leading down to the employment by the captain on a voyage which fo'c'sle, where the coloured crew bunked was would expose him to greater danger than he open, and down this the home shot head fore- had origically reason to anticipate and to most, striking an iron upright with its head in be descent 1 landed on its feet, however, with barely a bruise on its body, and was found recover damages for the wages lost in coo venience naturally resulting therefrom. In the standing farmed between the bunks In stupid present instance it being shown that the accused wanderment at its novel surroundings. exposed themselves to the risk of being cap- tured, I think the excuse that they give for not proceeding to sea is a reasonable one. I ac. | cordingly hold the accused not guilty of the offence with which they are charged and other them to be acquitted.

Each horse bore a number stamped on diamond-shaped piece of tin fastened round its neck, and all were shoeless.

Bay, brown, black, or chestnut in colour, they looked a nice level lot of from 14 to 14.3 hands in height, They may look a bit weedy now," remarked an attendant, "but it's wonderful how a horse picks up at sea. Why, io a weak, given good weather, they'li ba a

BUSSIAN WARSHIPS AT CHEFOO.sight of the horses, he explained, came from

CHINESE NEUTRALITY.

Chefoo, a7th April,

As I wired you to-day, the Staint has been removed to within the reclamation mole hero, towed by a steam launch of the Maritime Cut |toms at about 3 o'clock of the 26th April. She is one of the four Russian torpedo boat des

the south western district, Wagga, Tabletop Albury, and thereabouts, and range in age between 4 and 7 years.

experience of China and things Chinese, in the shope of Chinese officials and the worthlessness of merely trusting to the

demanded thatish aide, ose precautions objectors were officially ridiculed because they away on the British some should be taken to secure guarantees from Krant, should be granted both in the word and the spirit of the treaty within a reasonable time. That was in 1902. The same ridiculed that, from lack of the guarantees, which merchants, three years later, point out

they so earnestly desired, not a single one of the treaty stipulations has been carried out, And the nation, which so blindly gave all it was asked for by the supplicant criminal, is ridiculed for its credulity in the home of the criminal. We cannot get away from (he fact that no faith can be placed in the word manating from Chiness officialdom since the dastardly outrage of 1900, known the "Siege of the Legations. That act put Chinn gut here and know this, ate dependent for the consequence of the bre ch and for the incon, side the pale of honour, Those of us, who live ditico's under which we live and trade, upan the unguaranteed clauses in treaties made by men, perhaps experts as to the conditions pre vailing elsewhere, but absolutely ignorant of or blind to those prevalent in Chinese life and trade. It is not their fault "that they hould be so bandicapped but, nevertheless, it is our grievous misfortune that the trea- ties which are supposed to be made for our benefit are made by them, when there are 10 many capable men with know. ledge of local conditions. That these local conditions should exist in a manner inimical Even allowing for the falling-off in tea, the

to British interests is solely due to the weak export trade in 1904 was equal, on a sliver and invertebrate policy of the British Govern, basis to the whole trade, exports and importanent towards China and Chinese affairs. The together, that passed through Kiukiang in men on the spot know from actual dealings 1882. Imports have grown steadily and rapid. with Chinese of all classes that guarantees are those little treatier of ly, exports less steadily; but the total has always necessary even doubled in about 20 years,

every day business life. Yet the British Gov. Level and Storage of Water in Reservoirs and as regards Kiangsi, that the inference drawn and unable to keep the close watch upon mat- Thus it would seem, both as regards Amoy crament, situated many thousand miles away

by the commissioners is, based upon what is

ters Chinese like the men on the spot, is pre-troyers which came into the part of Chefoo at commonly known as a mare's nest,

pared to dispense with all those guarantees the time of the capitulation of Port Arthur and ∙1903.

It would be a pity if the discussion of so locally found absolutely necessary. As the was, afterwards dismantled and put under the { 39′ 6′′ below? 34 8 below serious a question as the proper attitude of Mackay Treaty now stands after nearly three strict guard of the Chinese authorities. She Tytam overflow

years, without a single clause futilled, it ranks was, when she came in here, the flagship of Jovarflow

governments to the opium trade habit were to be conducted carelessly. No good can accrua

as one of the worst blots in the bistory of the Commodore of the Russian destroyer flotilla. 2' 3" below Byowash...

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to those engaged in pointing out and com. British diplomacy. There is not a single one Chinese naval bluejackets Dailed three big of the clauses of that treaty, the spirit of which logs on both sides of the destroyer and 378 below 13 71 below baiting the evils of opium by the dissemination Pokfulam..

operative to day, but China has got back all tied her up. The three others are, it is under- of irrelevant and exaggerated statement, overdow Wong-nai.

If results are attributed to opium that can be and more than she lost through her foully stood, to be removed to the new mooring - shown to arise from the accidents of war, or criminal act of 19co. We must remember dually. I have made special Inquiry at the Chi- cheong... Loverflow

the fluctuations of exchange or the develop that by that act in 1900 against the unwiluen ese authorities here in the matter, and was told ment of new sources of production, or changes code of nations for almost all time-the sanctity that the old mooring of the destroyers, namely in taxation, it is left open to those interested in of the minister-China placed herself in the the Bluff (Chefoo laland), is a good anchorage fer protection against the north wind but it isnot 154,180,000 the defence of the apirim trade to challenge position of a criminal crying for marcy, and

the validity of all the guments and conclu placed the nations who made war upon her in well protected against the south wind of the summer sasson and that the Chinese the position of victors, dictating forms, not 36,725,000 tons of its opponents. 1,300,000 $81,000

plaading conditions. Every clause therefore authorities, had simply made the destroyer

"There's a circus performance for you!" he of the Mackay treaty is in spirit a term dictated charge, her moorings to saler sochorage. SINGAPORE DOCKS, to China and as such should be insisted upon From the explanation there seems to be no continued as another black horse, impatient at with the determination of a dictator. That is deep meaning in it, However, as I wired you restreint, danced around, pawing the air with the news of the approach of the his forefeet. "Sho, steady, old man, steady" The preparation for submitting the Tanjong what should be, but what do we find actually as 1000

Baltic Fleet towards the China coast was recame the drover's voice, but instead of steady Pagar Dock transference to arbitration aro be the case? The proud nation which would not ceived Mr. Miruno, Japanese Contul here, ing the animal reared more wildly and at last ing carried out with a despatch which would bow the knee to any civilized government imply that both parties are fully alive to the pleads as supplicant with China to fulfil what told the Chinese authetitles on the 12th Aprit succeeded in getting one of its forelegs over ad desirability of arriving at settlement at the are now termed promises instead of dictated that he knew perfectly well that the Russian awning beam. It took half-a-dozen men to ex- earliest possible moment. By the last English terms. We, on the spot, know that China destroyers could never leave Chefoo, but in tricate the bone from his awkward position. Mail arrived Mr. W. E. Moulsdale, ex-Mana spurns the supplicant and acknowledges no caso, Russian warships at Shanghat should The men who handled these horses are paid xer of Tanjong Pagar, who has come out to obligations but that of force. Are we British leave there at the approach of the Baltic Fleet at the rate of Et per week on the outward voy- assist the Company in getting the case ready to be the supplicants to a Government that has Japan might take steps to protect her own in- age, los, a week on the return. There are 42 for presenting to the arbitrators. Several of so far outraged our feelings as to besiege our

terests. The Acting 'Taotai here wired to the of them on board, with four superintendente, the higher employees of the Company, especial legations? Are we to yield sastberper Customs Total He who was on tour, and | who are paid £25 for the round trip.. ir Mr.J, Stuart and M. Reople, Assistant Secrecentage as we have done to the Marie tary, are also working up yaluation and statis- Customs In Bea of the total abolition of

THE following telegraphic Information dated ties. On the Government said, Mr. L. M. jikin to be coolly told by China it is incos efect the removal of the tools of the Rutest inst, has been received from the Sumatra Woodward is doing similar work. Messrs. veulent for China to fulfil on its ulds the terms in destroyer with the explanation above Director and Manager of the Maatschappij tot Swan and Maclaren have been retained by the dictated to it? Surely the day bas bot smired given. This removal will avoid any complica Mijn Boschen Landbouwexploitatie to Lang Company as expert advisers Mr. S, Tomlin. when Great Britain passes into the ranks of ion in the matter,

|kai, Ldim son, we (Strait Time) understand, will act in a the moriband nations. One might be led to It is really due to the ever energetic and fair

.Gallon similar capacity for the parcheiers in the mist think so from the attitude of the homo govern nighted action of Total Ho that this step to Dally segregate output of Crude Poiro- ter of lands and building. We hear that Mir, mont towards British jptorests in China, but sroid soy diplomatic troubles in fature has bleum

B1,000 Charles Arthur Cripps, the eminent K.C., is there is a faint hope that we are not yet quite been taken. And he is indeed worthy of being Crude Petroleum in Tanka af date ..... 100,000 coming out to Singapore in connection with decadent, To this faint hope sevnoty Brlilah | ip such a responsible position, fa

Cases. the arbitration proceedings: The names of | merchanis cling, like the drowning: man: It is reported fiere that the Chinese cruiser Kerosene made since the date of the several local professional men are also men, snatches at a straw, in the hope that through Bathing which has been hers for a long time preceding 4-monthly telegram. 79,000 tioned as having been relained to act in one their sfors some shred of British commercial | is leaving for Shanghel to strengthen the Kerosene shipped since the date of che": capacity or another in the preparation or pra and ledustrial prestige may be salved from the watch on the Russian warships in Stanghal preceding half-monthly telegram... 130,000 sentation of the case on eliker sideli

wreck of the Mackay Tranty. Their efforts | -Shanghat Herfurt:

Kerosene in stock at Refinery at date. 61,000

on the 1st May,

1904.

LIVEL.

Overflow

sel 91" below) 45" 31" below

Soverflow

STORADE GALLONS.

...1904

Byewash....!! Pokialam .... Wong-nai-cheong

1905.

191,005,000

Total $9,681,000 jipu Consumption of Water in the City of Victoria

and Hill District during the month of April.

1905,

1904

• Consumption... 72,952,000 124,422,000 gallons Estimated po?

pulation ... Consumption]

per head per

day

273,300

128,100

10.9 18.3 gallons Intermittent supply during the whole month of April, 1901.

Constant supply during the whole month of April 1905

Consumption of Water in Kowloon Peninsula during the month of April, :'

.1995. Consumption.... 13,049,000 14,335,000 gallons Estimated po pulation

67,350 Consumption) par head per >

73,050

6.5 gallons

The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality,

a

GAM W. CHATHAN,

Behrang Water Auikority,

Tactal Ho suddenly returned to Chefoo to Viceroy Yuan, on the maiter and therefore,

Two circumstances militated against success the well-known Mulkowal mishap and tit absence compulsion. The former, whereby

a number of people died from tetanus, was much less serious in point of numbers than le generally supposed, but such news spreads rapidly through the bazaars, and is also dir

luated by the native Press.

A systematic inoculation tour of bis district was the chief duty of each medical officer, ac. companied by a native agent and staff. In official headmen and local people of standing, cach village assistance was rendered by the and their desire to stand well with the Govern ment, together with the native passion for a officer in good stead. written testimonial, often stood the inoculating

The atitude of the people varied. At timba sistance and applause, but generally passive the operations were attended by cheerful - resistance" was met with. Native dislike of a new thing would account for much opposition they do not fear vaccination against small-pox to which they are now accustomed.

FEAR OF THE GOVERNMENT, Some believed the campaign to be a Govern and occasionally that the inoculator would ment design to reduce the surplus population, poison. the wells. Many readily consented to inoculation on being assured that they would. become neither blind nor childless.

A horse being hauled and pushed up the steep incline from the main to the upper deck provided another incident. The last few Speaking generally, one did but little pre- ventive work among the Musulmans, as come yards he came with a rush, upsetting the man at the other end of the tope, rearing above pared with the Hindus, and especially with the him. Another drover, seeing his comrade's Sikhs, although high authorities within their dangor, hit the animal over the nose, and be faith state that there is nothing in the nature of turned, giving the fallen man time to rise.culation inconsistent with the principles of The horse now free made a dash for the clear space of deck between the officers Headed off quarters and the bulwarks and driven back into the sail lines, two men cautiously tried to circumnavigate the brute and seize the headrope, but in vain. Only when another horse was brought along and gradually pushed against the fractious animal until it was jammed tight against the small rails, was it secured,

"It is such horses as those that cause trouble on board," remarked the drover. There's only six bad ones out of 200 that we've handled so far, and we've given each of them a double stall, so that they can thresh round a bit with out doing much damage,!

the Koran,

Kismet, too, created a difficulty; how can one argue with "If I die, I die"?. Moreover, local priests have impressed upon their people that the inoculated would become religious outcasts after death. A Hindu interpreted this to me as a desire for burial fees,

The Furdah system of seclusion among some classes of women was also a difficulty, though occasionally one was able to overcome this by private inoculation.

Previous experience of plague and Inocula tlon has taught something, as the occasional voluntary evacuation of a village and request for inoculation proves, but it is slow and.costly, But the fear, prejudice, and ignorance of the hapa, might result from the fuller education peasantry are to be overcome, and this, per

classes. Such demonstrations as that at the Grst of the more intelligent and infiuential exhibition at Bombay on the nature and pre paration of the vaccine should be of great value, and might, perhaps, be supplemented by the circulation of printed information bear ing on the question. By a Health Offer,

GREAT BRITAIN'S POSITION

AT WEI-HAI-WEI.

The Peking correspondent of the Nichi Nicht reports that a telegram has been received by the Chinese Foreign Office, from Yang all, Governor of Shantung province, staung that the British at Wel haiwal are collecting coalies and materials with a view to building there a pier for merchant veisels, Yang con tends that this action is an infringement of China's rights, as Wei-hal.wei is not an open porte. Should Chios raise no objection to this proceeding, the other Power will quickly follow the same example in other provinces,/ and there is no doubt that Germany will use this pretext for undertaking similar chterprises Kiaochao, The Governor, therefore, requests the Paking authorities to lodge in this connecte on a pio:cat al duce with the Bill Simpler