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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST

SENSATIONAL MURDERS AT DHEP BY

· · OCCUPANTS"QP. FISHING JUNK KILLED.

ALLEGED MURDERERS. AT MACAO.

17th inst,

and requests His Majesty's Government to take such stepa as may be, necessary for bring.. ing it to a speedy close," it seems to us that it will not be inopportune to present a humble, addiess to Your Excellency, and the Govern ment of this Colony, with reference to the system on which the traffic in Opium is con- ducied in Hongkong,

down, ́› Naturally the basket of minerals fell to † Chinese Opium trade is morally" indefensible the ground too and nine bottles of soda exploded. The Indian went on his way and the coolie returned to "Blue Bungalow," the Peak, and reported the matter to his mistress, giving the number of the policeman. The mistress wrote to the Captain Superintendent of Police about the matter and the policeman was charged. He was placed before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning, by inspector Warnock, on a charge of assault. The defendant, of course, denied the charge; he did not know the coolie, rever saw him during his residence in the Colony,

not be executed, and therefore they therefore, ten persons; which comprised the master and the future he was to complain to the police.

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TRE BILL POSTING NUISANCH.

POLICK ON THE WARPATH.

But before we do this we would venture to

A.

18, 1906.

J. STEVENS, Chaplain, St. Andrew's Kowloon, and pro tem, in charge St. John's Cathedral,

CH.HICKLING, Minister of Union Church. GEORGE A. BUNBURY, Principal of St.

Paul's College.

His Excellency

Sir Matthew Nathan, K.C.M/C

Governor.

THE OPIUM FARM.

proceedings against them unnecessary. It fol "lows from this that if, through his own default, or neglect, he has not dune this sa.B'defeodaùi will not be entitled to either form of gelief in this matter of costs; and his attitude may have been such as to justily an order being made against him. He did not had any case which laid down that the filing of a disclaimer was necessary; on the contrary, the consent of authority seamed to be in favour of a proper A highly sensational murder is alleged to offer, being sufficient. He was of opinion that

have been committed by a mutinous crew of a the defendants, for whom Slade appeared, fishing junk, in the waters of the Colony, on of more strictly, the solicitor on their behalf, the night of the 2nd inst, when the master of did all that it was possible for them to dd. Un-

the junk, his wife and their_sun were done to fortunately for them, as his Honour had

said, death. the assignment which had been agreed to could The junk on which the tragedy occurred is a did not do deep sea fishing boat and carries a crew of all that was necessary, The

question, which he had to determine was whether owner of the junk, his wife, his son, daughter that was sufficient to justify an order for

and nephew, and a crew of five men. It is the whole cast of the action being given reported that some time back one of the men. against them. It certainly could not be bers of the crew suggested to the owner of the As junk that he would like to make his daughter given against Chan Cheung Chi alone, be understood the cases, the right of the de- his wife. The master objected to the alliance fendants would be, having done all that was and there the matter was supposed to have necessary, to be dismissed with costs against ended. The master forget about the macter the plaintiffs from the time they gave the neces afterwards and there was nothing to show that sary Information as 17 what their ties of com the rejected suiter had any ill-feeling. That duct was going to be, that is to say, they are pro- there was an ill-feeling, nevertheless, is alleg perly made parties to the suit in the first instance, ed, and that the alleged lover incited the re then comes a tire when they are no longer pro-mainder of the crew to fall in with his per parties, and the fault is the plaintiffs' plax

plans is also suggested, for at nine o'clock if they are kept on record. But if for

an the night of the 2nd August the crew reason, what they do. falls short of what is

broke out in mutiny, Fortunately there were though they still do all they can, necessary

no arms on board, or if there were any, the then their right is diminished to this extent, that mutineers had no means of securing the they are dismissed without costs. The question The crew, it is alleged, swooped down on the obviously depended on whether it was necessary master and his family, who were asicep, and the for the plaintiffs to continue them as delen- murders began. The banor and feet of the danis. But in order that this right may vanish captain of the junk were bound and he was altogether, and they themselves be mulcted pitched into thesea. Mesank immediately. His

wife and son were treated in a similar manner, in costs they must have so acted as to have

surrender this grant, and, if, in the opinion of rendered themselves unworthy of relief; for the and they disappeared in the deep. They then

the Governor-in-Conn-il such prohibition action must have been brought and continued turned their attention to the nephew of the cap-

seriously affects the business of the grantee, to judgment against the mortgagors and there. tain, who was awakened by the noise, and soon

the onus of proof whereof shall rest on the must be some reason why the assignees of the he w

was lung intothe sea. The mutineers then

grantee, the Governor-in ouncil shall thers. equity of redemption should bear the burden

upon, or so soon thereafter, as he may deem set sail, taking with them the sixteen-year-old of the whole costs of the action, even though daughter of the master, Happily the nephew new

desirable, cancel the same. Nothing in the they are inevitable patties to it. In this case the of the murdered captain was a strong swim-

two preceding provisos is to be taken to assignment could not be executed, and therefore mer, and had it not been for him the police sticking the poster, dropped on the upturned this encouragement the Government is respon-op.um exported from India is to be accepted mean that an alteration in the quantity of they were of necessity kept as defendants, in and the pubbe would have been ignorant of order that the judgment should, include them the outage He managed to remove the

sible. The Government is interested in as primt facie evidence that the Farmer is much revenue as possible, and entiled to a reduction, of rent or to a modifica- plaintiffs' title. But they made no adverse

by claim, and did not deliberately obstruct; their

on the part of those who bid for the right of misfortune had been that under the cucum.

farming to increase their bids for that tight as stances it was necessitey to keep them on

much as possible. The Opium Farmer must the records as defendants till judgment

get his money back, and therefore he uses They, therefore, could not be dismissed in

every means in his power to encourage the either of the forms mentioned, phe, withi

use of opium. He justes his business to the their costs paid by plaintiff, or without costs.

intost extent. The Philippine Commissioners, The proper order under the circumstance:

in summing up the conclusions which it had therefore, is that judgment shoni! be entered

famed, strongly condemns the system of against the six, defendants, unt that they pay

Farming for the following seasons: -- their own costs, and in the plaintiffs such costs

(a) The farmer endeavours to increase his only as were incurred by their being made, but that he was after the alleged murderers

profits by extending His business, and so the use of opium is increased.

So pass on to our own Colonies in Australia the Commonwealth Government, acting on the initiative taken by the Chinese Commusity, has issued a prectaniation, prohibiting the importa

call your Excellency's attention to the striking consensus of opinion which appears to prevail now in various part of the world with regard and such like excuses, but the Court held him in the use of opiata. in China more than one

A SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATION. guilty of the chape. He was inade to pay a of the high officials of the Empire bave declat-

མ— in & Government Gazette Extraordinary fine of $25, and the contia instructed that ined against its use, and have issued or are about

issued this forenoon, it is notified that case the policeman gave him any trouble in in issue, regulations to check it within their

own jurisdictions; and the Viceroy of Nankin His Excellency the Governor-in-Council has has undertaken to present to the Imperial been pleased to amend the form of grant of the Hongkong Opium Farm, published in Government'a petition against the trade in Opium,

which is now in course of signature by Government Notification, No. 439, of the 23rd the missionaries at work in Chiba,

May, 1906, by adding the following provi- The Government of Japan absolutely sions:- prohibits its use by its own people, and has

“Provided always that in the event of the Inspector Smith placed two Chinamen before passed stringent laws to eradicate its use exportation of raw opium from India being so Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, this from amongst the Chinese resident within its restricted during the term hereby granted, as morning, on a charge of affixing posters on the dominions. The Government of the Puously to affect the business of the grantee, the

io the opinion of the Governor-in-Council seri walls of the old harbour office, early this morn

pines, after an exhausive inquiry into the sub- ing, without the consent of the Government..ject conducted by a Commissinu specially

onus of proof whereof shall rest on the grastes, The manner in which the defendants were appointed for the purpose, has decided to adopt the Governor-in-Council upon the application of the grantee, shall reduce the rent payable arrested was very amusing. The police sas measures with regard to the use of Opinni ta

under this grant to such an extent or may the Philippines almost identical with those at modify the terms of this grant in sucks other that the bill posters start work very early in the morning and lewe traces of their visits Japan. even on walls that bear, the sign, "Post No

manner as to the Cvernor-in-Council may seem equi able. Bills." They start at an early hour simply interfere with them. This morning, while an because they think there is no one about to

Indian policeman was passing the old harbour office, he noticed a coolie on the

of a

ladde top in the act of posting an immense Japanese poster, while a small boy was looking on with another bundle under his arm. When he saw the police he cleared, but the mar on the top of the ladder was too busy to see that.

The policeman approached the fadder and told the bill-poster to come down, declined. The policeman pull away the hanging by his hands on the ledge of the wall, fadder from under the Chinamun and left him

while the brush which he held in one hand for

face of the policeman, leaving his fie covered down by the legs The bill posting nuisance not only annoys the public but the

police comie in for a share of it. Some time last week a huge poster was affixed to the notice board et No. 5 Police Station covering important notices on the board. The delendants pleaded guily, saying that they did not know the law, the Worship fined the bill-poster $5, and the little boy, who took to his heels when he saw the policeman, was discharged with a caution,

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Provided also that in the event of the expor tation of raw opium from India being prohibet- during the term hereby granted and the grantee not being able to procure sufficient opium for boiling the grantee may give notice to the Governoi-in-Council of his desire to

fopum into Australia, except for medicaled from the tst of January, 1926. The Trans- vaal has passed a yet more stringent measure of probubution. In short, on all sides there is evalence, of

a sincere desire to prohibit or to fimit, so far as possible, the traffic in, and use of, opium.

Your petitioners are earnestly desirous that the relationship of the Hongkong Government to the traffic should be amended. For, in our is in operation in this Colony, tends directly pinion, the present system of Farming, which to encourage the use of opium and fir

as there was no other way of perlecting the bindings on his wrist and kept afloat for fully with paste The Chinaman-wast-drogy for tenders stimulates competition-lion of the terms of this grant."

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six hours. He drifted in the way of a passing jak journeying to Hongkong and arriving There, on the 6th instant, made, lus way to the Water Police Station and related the whole affair.

Inspector Langley and Sergeant Wilden took the minuter in hand, and it was not until Wednesday that they hall obtained a clue as to the whereabouts of the crew. On Thurs- day afternoons Sergeant Wilden left the Colony;

where he was bound for could not be ascertain-

- Macao, Assistance wanted. Warrants, Wilden,"

Inspector Langley was very busy this morn ing obtaining the necessary papers from the Magistracy, and he left to-day for Macao.

The alleged murderers, who we believe have not yet been arrested, but are being followed, will be captured when the warrants are to hand and brought back to Hongkong for inal

was not denied. This morning, the following defendants. The plaintiffs' attitude in practitelegram arrived in the Colony for the police: cally forcing the defendants into Canit to con test the question of costs was, wrong, as their offer made by the defendants certainly afford.. ed a reasonable basis of settlement. The plaintiffs therefore must pay the costs of the defendants appearance at the trial. the plaintiffs' attitude on this point is Hundus said that he greatly sympathised with it. I was obviously based on what is the common, almost the inevitable, comse adopted in this Colony, of endeavouring to get judgment and costs paid by defendants who ar within the Colony, owing to the uncertain stine of the practice of enforcing judgments of this Court in China. It was deplorable that there should be any uncertainty about such a matter. but his Honour could not alter the principle in any given case an that account.

THE HONGKONG BREWERY CO., ID.

TO HE WOUND UP,

16th inst.

Mr. F. Paget let, ni Messrs. Higitan sad Hett, appeared before his Honour Sir Francis Piggott, Chief Justice, sitting in Summary Jo risdiction this morning, and appled on behalf of the Hongkong Brewery Company, Ld, for leave for that company to wind up its affairs, and dgo into liquidation, His Honour said this matier would be taken in Chambers to sive

in Chambers when ins Honour made the utter

THE LAUNCH WHISTLE

NUISANCE.

COXSWAISS PINED.

17th insi.

At the Marine Cour, this morning, Ron. Caplain

Marine Barnes Lawrence, R.N., Magistrate,

launches the masters of the steam

Ön, Sun Kwong On, and Li Sing, were charged at the instance af Mr. E. Jones, Assistaut Harbour Master, with un- lawfully using the steam whistles of the said latenches,

on the 16th just, in Victuria Harbour The first man kave two short blasts on his whistle, and then wrongly altered his course to starboard instead of to port, as indicated by his whistle. He said he only blew his whistle to indicate that he was going alongside the whauf The secourt man was charged with bmw ng his whistle needlessly twice over, though there were no vessels in his imme li

A FORGETFUL COMPLAINANT.

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NUISANCE TO THE POLICE, Yesterday morning, a case was called on be fore Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy, in which one A. R. Suonderam had charged, a ricksha coolie with demanding more than his legal fare. The complainant not being present, the case, under ordinary cucums

stances, would have been dismissed. But Inspector Gourlay, who was in charge of the case, asked for, a remand as he desired to have the plainuff pre- There were 10 many of these cases where coolies and hawkers were charged, and the trialno plaintiff appeared, then at thus putting the Pulice to a lot of un necessary trouble, besides rendering the de- fendants quite callous, in view of the many charges which, on that account, had,to be abandoned, the delinquents getting off scott free. His Worship granted the adjournment, and, warned by Inspector Gourlay, Sounderam appeared in Court this morning. Asked why be neglected to attend yesterday, he said he furgot all about it an excuse entirely acceptable to the Court. The case was then proceeded with and complainant stated that be engaged the defendant's sicksta at Arsenal Sweet and went the Wanchai market. Arriving there he tendered the coolje a 20- cent piece and asked for 15 cents change. five cents being the recognized lare for that distance. The coalie gave him a five-cent piece and a German coin, closely resembling a ten cent piece in size. Complaigant demanded local coin whenthe cookie declised he had none,

the carcinstances explained to Sergeant") Baker; then in charge, when the coolie was searched and four Hongkong ten cent pieces found on his person. He bad nothing o say, " 11is worship sad no charge could be made against the cookie for demanding more than his legal fare, as there was no evidence to show that he had attempted to do so, but he would fine him $3 for misconduct.

(b) Extensive smuggling also exists under this system as found in those countries visited by the Committee.

(c) The matter of raising a revenue by such

a system exposes the Government to mis apprehension and detraction.

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· MARINE COURT.

FAILING TO REPORT PASSENGER'S DEATH,

17th inst. Before Hon, Captain L. A. W. Barnes-Law. rende, R.N, Marine Magistrate, this morning A. P. Guterres, first clerk at the Mercantile Marine Office, proceeiled against Henney Clif- on, master of the British steamer Charterhoure, for failing to comply with article 1 of section 15) of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894, in not recording in the log-book of the said vessel the fact of the death of a Chinese past- enger on the 30th May last, while on a voyage from Singapore to Hongkong.

Defendant pleaded guilty.

(d) It is hardly moral to delegate to an in Mr. Guterres said he had been informed th

dividual, not a representative of the people, no entry had been made in the official labook such authority in the way of supervising, of the 13. Charterhouse of the death of a Chin detecting, and policing as the farmer usual ese passenger on board between Singapore and ly exercises. To exercise such authority is Hongkong, which cook place on the 30th May a function of the Government only. (Relast, which is an offence under section 254 of

the Mercantile Shipping Act post of Philippine Commission p. 45.). Again, in discussing the conditions of die traffic in Java, where farming had been tried

the Committee writes:- ant abandoned, as was also the case in Saigon,

The old system of farming nut the comnteracted sale of opium, in fact, not only was far 25 the in practice, as gradual reduction of the consumption of that dug was concerned, but it was also a source of of corruption and bribery of Government em ployees on the part of the Chinese farmers,

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Henney Clifton, master of the s.s. Charter. house, said he forgot to make the entry at the time the death occurred. The ship was one day from Hongkong, and they were experienc ing rough weather, which necessitated his rO maining on the bridge during the time the burial took place. He did not make any report later as he thought there might be

trouble over it.

The offcial Ing-book was produced and found to contains no entry of the death in question

Witness continuing, said the doctor on board was an Indian named W. Boyle; he left the ship at Singapore, an returning from the voyage. He was unknown to witness previous to the voyage in question.

Ifis Worship said: The omission to record

expense. The petition was subsequently heard ate neighbourhood for him se signal to, excepte wasthep fikento No. 2 Police Station, and business, exhausted all available mears to ex- 30th May during a voyage from Singapore to

for winding up, there being no opposition, and on the application of Mr. F. Påget Hets. Mr. A.R, Lowę, of Messrs. Bingham and Lowe, was appointed liquidator.

SWEET REVENGE,

WELL-TO-DO CHUNESE.

14th inst.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, three China. men, who are alleged to be well-do-do, were charged on iemand before Mr. H. H. J. Gom- pertz, with committing an offence contrary to the Opium Ordinance. They were defended by Mr. C. E. Dixon, of Mr. John Hastings' .office. After evidence was heard, his Worship discharged the first two men and sentenced the third to three months hard fabour and six hours' stucks,

to let

a few sampats a anchor, the whistles being blown without any rhyme reison. He said he blew the blasts to show where he was going He was going the furton and be signalled

thuse on

band know which side he would go. The third man was charged with blowing long-1 lasts while coming in in the wharf op posite Wing Wo Street. There was no reason for these signals.

His Worship said there was two much of this unlawful asing of the whistles by the

·cuxswains of Lanches in the harbour, and it bad got to stop. In fining the three men $5 each, with alternatives of seven days' impris ment, his Worship intimated he would deat very severely with all offenders in this direc tion brought before him in future.

INFRINGEMNT OF TRADE- MAKES,

FLOUR MERCHANT CONVICTED). The story tuld by the third defendant just before sentence was passed, tallies with the

Vesterday, at the Police Court, the case was story told by the police. Some months ago a concluded in which Kwan Ta, compradare to certain Chinaman, through the medium of A re Pacific Mail Steamshup Company, and Chinese dinner, became acquainted with a master of the Kwan Yee Ying. four frin, was Chinese lady, residing at No. 405, Queen's summoned by Inspector Collett, for applying Road West. He became infatuated with the

false trade mark to certain brands of four. girl and visited her very often. is conduct It was alleged defendant transferred flani became known to his wife who went to of the Morian Péony" brand into bags the girl's house and raised a storm. Dur- of the "Owl brand and sold that as ing the man's acquaintanceship with the

Australian Alaur Mr G. E. Morrel (of the girl he had really spent a

few hundred det.

Crown snlichor's office) prosecuted, and Mr. lata in

M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. J. S. Harston (of Messrs: Ewens, Harston and Harding) ap

Mr. Gomperiz pered for the defadani. found the accused guilty of the charge and imposed a conlty of $100, and undered defend ant to be bound over in the sum of $200 to be of good behaviour for six months. also ordered to pay the costs of the case-$250, His Winship further insuucted the police to destray the stencil plates, etc., which were used for applying the false trade description, and to return the four in their possession to defendant. after obliterating the objectionable part of the mark on the different ba..

in presents to her. On his next vian to the girl-directly after his wife had inter viewed her he got the cold shoulder. This planned revenge, annoyed the merchant who He called on the following day, told the girl that he was hard-up and asked her for the loan of her jewels to pawp. He was badly in I money and would redeem the jewels peed of for her at a later date. The girl handed over her trinkets, but she never saw thein nor the merchant for months. One day she went to his house and asked for her property. The merchant would not return them and there was a quarrel. The woman left and the merchant planned to get the girl into trouble. It was then that the three defendants joined in the matter. The merchant engaged the defendant to plant opium in the girl's cubicle and so have her imprisoned. The third defendant was alleged to have been the one to leave the opium in the girl's house and made the report. The thing looked suspicious to the police when they searched the honse and found the drug hidden under a mattress so that they arrested the three defendants. The leader of the plot, who was the cause of the whole affair, succeed edila absconding to Macao before he could be arrested,

A JAPANESE named Taka Hoshi, of 133. Queen's Road East, was placed before Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, at the Police Court, this morning, by Policeman Downis, for being drank and disorderly near Ship Street, last evening. The defended pleaded guilty and was fined 55.

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THE THIRSTY POLICEMAN:

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The roasting thirst which Indian policeman No, 878 had yesterday landed him before Mr. F. A. Hazeland this morning. He was on duty on the Peak Road yesterday when he saw a coalie coming in his direction with two baskets of mineral waters slung across his shoulder on

bambag

could hold his thirst no longer so he approached the coolie and begged for a bottle of soda water, The caalle replied that the minerals were not his property; if they were the officer was welcome to the whole basket; and he proceeded on his way. The policeman went after the coolie, snatched the order-book out of the basket and banged the coolle over the head with it, knocking him

CORRASPUNDENGE.

We do not necessarily endorse the opinions exquemed

by Correspondents in this column.

POSTER NUISANCE IN KOWLOON,

To ri Kontor of the "Bonusons TilreRAPH," SO-I shall feel obliged if you will pérmit me to draw attention, through your valttable paper, to a practice that seems to pave gained considerable ground of late.

Why, I shou d like to know, are bill-posters allowed to indiscriminately placard any build. ing, wall, or embankment-Government or otherwise and a notice taken of by the police, hat beautiful memorial opposite the Kowloon Ferry wharf is the latest 16 b, enshrined wit esplans advertisements. But as this structure is designated a *public convenience," no doula the merchant, whose pame figures so conspicuously, misunderstands its proper use.

Yours faithinily,

Kowloon, 13th August, 1

H. M.

THE OPIUM SCANDALS.

MEMORIAL TO THE GOVERNOR.

MR. CHURCHILI'S REMARKABLE IGNORANCE.

17th inst.

who were tempted to extend the sale of the drug to persons who were unauthorized to buy it. It was also the cause of frequent disturb anges, in cases where it was employed by un principled persons as a means of revenge. These persons would surreptitiously place Opinns in the houses of private persons, and then maliciously and falsely accuse them off in the official log-book the death of any person possessing pium clandestinely. The prin on heard your vessel, as well as the parti cipal reason for the abandonment of this sys-caturs relating thereto, is a ser ous one. In this tem was that the former, in order to push his case the death of a Ch.naman took place on

tend the sale of his merchandise." (ikid p. 38.) The experience in Hongkong has no been very dissimilar to that in Java.

Your petitioners are not prepared to make a recommendation to the Government with re gard to what alternative system of dealing with the use of Opium, whether by High Taïiff, or High License, or Prohibition, or Government Monopoly, (which last is recommended by the Philippine Commission), it would be best to adopt in Hongkong. To do so would be be yond our province: What we do most earnest ly desire is this: that our Government should he clean handed in this matter, and should use its great fence and authority to check rather than to encourage the, use of this in- jurious drug. With this end in view we would conclude with two definite pétitions to your Excellency-

longkong, and it is only now, due to a report which investigation proves to be correct, that I am able to learn some the facts of the

A consequence case,

s is that so proper inquiry into the circumstances can be made. here, as the doctor, who at the time was borne on the ship's articles, and who also according to law should have signed the entry in the Ing-book, is no longer in the ship. It must be apparent to you that if the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act are not complied with in this respect the ends of justice may very easily be defented. As learn that the doctor, whose evidence is all-important is residine

at Singapore I am communicating with the Master Attendant at that part with a view to his holding an inquiry, on the return of your vessel there, into the cause of the death. For non-compliance with the provisions of section 234 of the Merchant Shipping Act! fine you

**(1) That your Excellency will cause careful inquiry to be made, by Commission or other $ wise, as to what may be the best method by which the Government may check and, if posible, in time entirely abolish the use of pius, except for medicinal purposes, in this Colony

(2). That Your Excelle ĉy will give instruc- lions that the pupils in the public schools of this Colony shall be taught the evil and debas. ing results of the opium habit; and that primers of hygiene, used as lext-books in the said schools, shall include the necessary in- formation on this matter,

With regard to this matter of education, we would beg leave to add a quotation from the evvience of a Japanese Pastor, residen! in Formosa, which is supported by the evidence of many others.

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REICHSTAG TOURISTS.

CANTON NOTES.

[From Our Own Correspondent]

· Canton, soth August.. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Commencement of the work of construction of the Sa Ho Bund, the Choy 'Mun Tak Government Industrial Manufactory, and the Public Garden of Canton, was made on the 9th inst. The works are under the super. intendence of some eighty-seven Welyuñas, appointed by the Viceroy.

RETURN OF VICEROY SHUM, The Canton Daily News of yesterday's date contains the following items :—*

Viceroy Shum returned to Canton from Whampoa at noon yesterday as some import ant business has to be discussed with the con- suls and others. It is reported that he will stay here until after the. Emperor's birthday, when the official banquet (to foreign officials, Chinese officials, and foreigners in Chinese employ) will be given.

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TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS.. The Viceroy, considering that trade was much hampered by there being no telegraphic communication between Canton, Yangchiang, Kau Chow and Ch'ao Chou Fu, recently wrote the Inspector-General of Telegraphs on the subject. The latter replied that he would

nt once give orders for the construction of a tine, between Canton, Yang Chiang and Cha'o Cliou Fu, but that a line hetween Yang Chiang and Kau Chou was at present impracticable,

VICEROY'S LEAVE OF ADSENCE,

Canton, 11th August, 1906. As his leave of absence of two mooths on account of illness is about to expire, Viceroy Shum has memoralized the Throne to extend his leave for two months more..

THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY. The 26th day of 6th moon, being the birth- day of His Imperial Majesty Emperor Kwong Su, officials of rank are preparing to attend at the Emperor's Temple, Canton, to celebrate the occasion. The ceremony will last from the 25th day to the 1st prox Every official has been ordered to assume the ceremonia! robes of his respective rank.

PROPOSED SCHOOL FOR ENGINEERING, (From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 13th August. It is reported that the Yaeb Han Railway' Company intend to establish an engineering. school. Some fifty young men will be selected by the company and will proceed to Japan to study engineering for a period of two years. When these students have completed their technical education they will be appointed as- sistants for this proposed school.

BOYCOTT MARTYRS,

The teachers and scholars of the different schools and colleges in Canton held a meeting at the Commercial Exhibition Hall on the 2nd inst., for the purpose of discussing the question of petitioning the authorities for the release of Messrs. Ma, Pun, and Ha, members of the boy- cort association. There was a very large as-

sembly and a petition, drawn.up praying Vice- handed round for signature, roy. Shum to release these gentlemen, wan

THE "SAINAM" PIRACY. Five pirates, who have been found guilty of taking part in the Sainam piracy, were, it is reported, duly punished a few days ago. An other report to hand states that, on the rath inst., four more pirates were captured by military officer, who at once sent them to the Nam Hoi magistrate. They were tried before the magistrate and a weiyuan of the Law Da. partment, transpired that one of the p rates, illeged to be Li Ab Kin, betrayed these four persons. At the trial, two admitted that they were concerned in the piracy of the Safnam while the others pleaded not guilty,

PROPOSED COmmercial, COLLEGE.

[From Our Own Correspondent]

Canton, 14th August. Last year Viceroy, Shum suggested to the General Chamber of Commerce the advisabi.. ily of opening a commercial college, but no step was apparently taken establish such an institution. Now a member of the gentry named Sum Hau Chi comes forward and offers to establish a college of this description at his awn expense. He applied to the Educational Department for a piece of land at a site and the request was readily granted. Mr. Sumit a well-educated gentleman and has had a great deal of commercial experience. He has ob rained the co-operation of a certain Mr. Chu, who has completed his studies in a similar col tége in Japan. Mr. Chu will probably be ap pointed the head-master of the proposed insti Lution.

THE WATER SUPPLY, The scheme of Viceroy Shum in supply Canton with a water service will to some ex- tent, be hindered by the departure of the man. ager of the works, Mr. C Wing Cho, who left Canton a few days ago. It is, rumoured that Mr. Ai Hop, the manager of the naval college of Canton, is to be appointed to the vacancy,

THE VUET-HAN RAILWAY.

[From Our as Correspondent.]

Canton, 14th August, 1906. As the construction of the Wong Sha Ko Tong section of the Yuet-nn Railway is now under way the company has sent a despatch to the Nam Hoi Magistrate to issue notice to the following effect: That all persons, who have ancestral lambs on the Shu Yuen Hill; most notify the company to that effect and the com- pany will pay all expenses of removing these

THE PROGRAMMER THE ORIENT

that Meroin Haupt, the thief of Messrs. We learn, è marks the Caston Daily News,

the . D. L., has received a letter from his part. Melchers and Co., in Hongkon:, the agents al

ner, Mr. Korff, who arrived lately in Hamburg from the Far East saying that there is a pos- sibility that the members of the German Reichst who are on a visit to the Far East and are expected at the end of this month by the German mail steamer Prinz Ludwig as we have already reported will change their

which, was Arranged On the night of the 22nd of this moon a rob. programme for the visit, in a somewhat unfortunate manner, leaving out bery was committed at the house of a man

and instead of

surnamed Choi. A great quantity of treasure and valuables was carried away. The police seem to be quite unaware of the fact, for pot a single robber has been caught.

A visit to the northern places, travel

spening a fortnight

rail from Banków to

Tsingtao via Tientsin and Chefoo. The pro gramme has not yet been settled, however, as man Con ul te-General'in Shanghai, who has throughout their tour, might receive special been detailed to accompany the party officially instructions by the last German mail before meals of the journey. The party now consists their arrival with regard to the definite arrange- of five members only, two having bren kept back by unforeseen circumstances at the last moment. They are accompanied, however, by two ladies, wives of the members of the party.

There is no one factor that more strongly influences the young generation against the apio vice than the instruction given them in the public schools regarding the poisonous and pernicious effects produced by the drug. The Chinese youth are slowly learning the Japanese The Bishop of Victorin writes us as follows:guage, and with it are acquiring: Jpanese. r. Delius, the commercial attaché of the Ger.

ideas and ideals, among which the idea most Owing in part to the remarkable ignorance deeply inculcated is the perociousness and displayed by Mr. Winston Churchill with regard disgrace of the opium vice for which they are to the scandals attendant on the system of taught to have an abhorrence. (Ibid n. 63.) Opium Farming; and also in part to the actual scandal which has recently occurred, in this out, and we doubt not that your Excellency At the same time, however, we would point Colony in that connection, your columns, and will agree with us, that so long as the Government those of your contemporaries, have of late con- encourages rather than checks the opium vice. tained not infrequent notices of the present instruction in the schools will be of little avail. condition of the Opium Trade. It may there- Therefore your l'etitioners would humbly fore interest your readers to know that the pray, etc., etc., fallowing petition, signed by the ministers and

We have the honour to bo, senior missionaries of the British Churches and

Sir, Missions in Hongkong, was recently sent in ta Your Excellency's most obedient servants, the Government.

J. C. VICTORIA. THOMAS W. PEARCE, Senior Missionary

in Hongkong of the L. M. S. W. BANISTER, Archdeacon of Hongkong, Secretary Church Missjonary Society, C. R. BONE, Chairman of the District, and General Superintendent of Wesleyan Missionary Society,

H.E. The Governor has kindly promised to give the matter his carefat consideration,-I am, clc.,

J. C. VICTORIA, Bt. Paul's College,

17th August, 19:6..

SIR,—At a time when the House of Com mans has just passed a resolution "That thin House reaffirmi ita conviction that the Indo-

J. H. FRANCE, Seamen's Chaplain. E. J. BARNETT, Warden, St. Stephen's

Callego.

CHAN Wirg, a coolie, boarded the 1.8. Ja Cheong early on Saturday, on her arrival at her wharf here from Canion, and made a tour round the ship removing proparty from every cabin he touched. From the steward's cabin he pocketed an electric. flash lamp, and from other cabios he stole clothing. On attempting to leave the ship the man was taken in charge. Before Mr. H. H. J. Gomperts, this morning, at the Police Court, he pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to three weeks' hard labour and six hours' stocks,

$

tombs.

BIG HODDERY,

DEAD BODY' ON A ROOF. On the 24th day of this moon a dead body Caston City in Tai Yet Tsiten street. The was found on the roof of a hours outside the

mater was reported to the police station.

CELEBRATING THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY.

[From Our Own

Correspondent.]

Cantan, 17th August, The auth of the 6th moon, being the Em peror's birthday, not only the officials kept up the occasion, but also all the schools and col- leges had a holiday, numerous business houses closed for the day, and hoisted the dragon Ang, qui of respect to the Emperor. The Nam Hai gave a feast to all those under him, and dis-, tributed money among the prisoners,

DISASTROUS FIRE.

· At 4 pm, on the 15th instant, a fire broke nut in Sini bai, Street of Tai Kong Hui, near Sai Chin.. As a result of the conflagration hundreds of houses were gutted. It is repart ed that the fro was caused by incendiaries,