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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 6005

CONTENTS,

Births, Marriages and Death. Leading Articles:-

The Opium Question lo Shanghai. Is the Law Unjust?

Telegrama

The Kwang Viceroyalty, Arms Smuggling into China. The Chekiang Railway. The Southern Commisioner. Opium Cultivation in China, Smugglers Desperate, Naval Mutiny at Vladivostok, The Yamchaw Unreal. Typhoon Warning. Mu

Keatings

China Provident 'Losa and Mortgags Co. Kutangsu (Amoy) Municipal Council, The North China Insurance Co., Ltd.

Folice:

Murder on the Peninsula.

Chinese Coolie Electrocuted.

Trouble at the Naval Yard,

Pear Dux once more.

Correspondenc

Disclaimer of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist." Directors and "Rumours."

Miscellaneous Artioles and Reports :—

Chinese Opium Monopoly,

Piracy nent Canton.

SS. Lightning in a Typhoon."

The Italian Conveni.

Collision in the Harbour.

The Imernational Bank,

Mystery at Laicli köf

The Development of Canton.

Ministering Children's League.

Camphor Industry,

Adsets Rumour

Fire At Yau-na-ti.

Canton Day by Day.

H.E. Wu' Ting

'Fang.

A Ricksha Coolie's. Surprise..

Wuchow Notes.

The Ampress of China, Chrysanthemum Show, Tientsin Post Office.

MAIL SUPPLEMENT.

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MAT-ANFEIS#*______________FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1. 1907.

* 18 THE LAW UNJUST ?

Telegrams.

'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:".

SERVICE NATA

THE KWANG VICEROY.

H.I. SHUM CHUN ISEN.

PROPOSED RE-APPOINTMENT. [From Our Own Correspondens,] -

五拜戒

一月一十英泡香

allowed to negotiate their own loans

irrespective of the Waiwupu,

A condition of the loan should ba the re-payment thereof by yearly instalments.

OPIUM CULTIVATION IN OHINA.

COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATION.

PROPOSED REDUCTION IN EXCIŠE „DUTY“

{From a Correspondent.]

ŠIS PER ANNUM.

SINGER COPY/S1.CEM

CHINESE OPIUM MONOPOLY.

PROPOSAL DISCUSSED,

REPRESENTATIONS TO: THRŻYIC

CANTON,

[From a Correspondents) NA

Canton, ayth October,

The Consular Body do not want for the moment to discuss these points further, but

(31st October.) they should be pleased if you would furnish

Whatever benefits the majority of those them with some particulars in respect to the measures that the Council proposes to take who have studied the new Ordinance're in the case of the native authorities, giving tricling the imposition of the stocks on some more proofs of their good will and in convicted prisoners may have expected to cere intention to suppress the opium babit," accrue, it seems evident that the amended On the 18th of last month the chairman of law as administered is calculated to do more the Municipal Council reported in the harm than good unless its provisions are "With interpreted la another light. The Ordin counts of an interesting note: reference to your letter of July 04, and ance, good or bad, as it stands--and we in reply to that of October 15 I have fancy there is comparatively little to say in the honour to state that, so far as the Coun- its favour-lays it down that Chinese pri cil is concerned, the local aspect of the soners found guilty of crimer punishable by oplum question presents the following fea imprisonment without the option of a find tures:Under provision of the Land Rey in addition be sentenced to four. gulations, and under direction given an hours exposure in the stocks. The idea nually at the general meeting of ratepayers, is, of course, that those convicted of the Counell licenses houses and shops for petty offences shall not suit character the consumption and sale of the drug accord grace and subsequent loss of character ing to an approved scale. It is thus desirableta which the sentence of the stocks carries await the full discussion and ventilation of the with it, particularly in the case of those subject in March next before settlement of who have made a trifling slip against Chang Jen-chun, the present Viceroy, vinces to investigate the question of be bought up by the Chinese Goverment and": any definite policy in regard to a future the law. But those offences which in the to Shenai and Kanan as Viceroy the cultivation of native poppy in to the quadtity consumed by each based on the course of action. For the present the Coun- past permitted the Magistrates to sentence in the event ‘of Shum's re-appoint China.

Canton, 26th October. The Central Government proposes to re-appoint B.E. Shum Chun Teen as substantive Viceroy of the Two

wang Provinces.

It is proposed to transfer 11.B.

ment,

ARMS SMUGGLING INIO" CHINA.

HONGKONG'S CO-OPERATION,

REGULATIONS APPROVED.

[From a Correspondent,]

Canton, 26th October. A draft of five regulations submit- by the Governor of Hongkong, for the prevention of the smuggling of arms into China, has been approved by the Home Government,

Canton, 20th October.

The question of establishing an opium monopoly has been frequently discussed by the Central Government, and "Viceroys and Governors of every province, have been asked to. forward their opinions thereon. But the magnitude of the schame, is 100 great to risk a

- Recently a representation, was, forwarded to

here to-day reporting the despatch: Viceroy Chang by Mr. Chaq Visch an

A Peking telegram was received hurried decision, devel the Imperial Government of eight expectant magistrate of Fokien, to the follow- special commissioners to various pro

*ing effect -

the

All opium imported by foreign firms should

distributed to the various provinces according.

year's estimate.. Bureaux should be The object of the Commission is tong the drug and the price to be charged should stablished with the exclusive privilege of sell.

the facilitate the preparation of arrange be uniform. The regulations: governing

apiam farms in various, places in ments for reducing the excise duty by opis

Strain Settlements furaith" provincial Governments and also to from to famethoregulationsforthe Governms of excellent material to copy reduce the area under poppy cultiva monopoly. One tael of prepared oplum should tion within the empire.

be sold at the price of about thres dollari, In this way, the gross income of all the provinces

deducting SMUGGLERS

be about NINETEEN GUNBOATS CAPTURED,

put together after deduction money for the drug, will

DESPERATE the Pay $550,000,000 in one year. Reckoning

FLEET OF FIFTY: TO FORM, PUNITIVE. EXPEDITION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

cil has gone so far as to direct that the issue prisoners to public derision also meant im of fresh licences shall cease, and in fact no plied baoishment at the end of the term of new premises have been licensed during the their incarceration. We have nothing to past three months. It appears to the Couny against that, for that is beside the cil the next ten years the issue of licences question, The point is that now it shall gradually be a restricted as to bring appears to be considered that all prisoners their complete cessation synchronously with who are Chinese subjects) sentenced the operation of the Regulation for to the shortest terms of simple imprison the suppression of opium, which received ment shall be banished on the expiration. of Imperial sanction in November last. Sit their sentence. Now, we are told, the Pelham Warren, H.B.M, Consul-General, Magistrates are most humane officials, who communicated the views of the British are full of the bowels of compassion for those who have either unwittingly, or for The Chinese Engineering & Mining Co., Ld. Minister at Peking on the subject of the

closing of opium resorts, to whom a lengthy simple, understandable reasons, conta Sad Accident to a Chok.

epistle was sent in reply by the Council. Invened the law, with the result that that reply it was stated that if the course of in passing judgment they take into account the future of the prisoners who come before total suppression during a period of ten years is genuinely followed, and if a tendency is them. That is all very well in its way, and it shown to bring about concurrent limitation is characteriste which is worthy of the of supply, there will be occasion to adopt occupants of the magisterial bench. But,

The Chinese Charge d'Affaires at the same course in respect to Municipal as it works out, it means that many who are licences, which may then be issued with such not necessarily habitual offenders, or whose the Court of St. James was requested gradually accumulating restrictions as will delinquencies are not worthy of bacishment, by the Waiwupu to negotiate with end of the same period. For the present it their offences, unless the judge goes against has been considered advisable to refuse all the grain of his own opinion. For example a matter of a fortnight's sojourn in gaol applications for new f'cences and thereby to indicate readiness to co-operate in the sup might have the effect of reforming the petty pression movement if carried to a conclusion," offender, but in that case, we understand, The following significant paragraph then the accured in practically certain to be banished; and there are many conceivable appears in the official record:" ¡Finally, and above all other considerations, I have conditions which would render such a penalty the honour to observe that because prohibi- altogether excessive. We may take it for tive decrees in the past have been almost granted that the average prisoner who it totally disregarded, because many subordi- copulorily erect frome squity a hardened nate native officers have direct interest in of one or two weeks is not quite a hardened the cultivation of the poppy and because criminal, is not burdened with a record of there is some probability that the upshot, of previous convictions, and may not prove British Government that these regul| TROOPS, OFFER REDISTANCE AND CAPTURE

The Royal Sanitary Institute. - Native Affairs.

རཱུ་

The Future of Hainan,

The Soochow Ningne Railway..

Cigarettes in South China,

Raub Gold Mide.

Is China Producing her own Steel?

Opium in Indo-China.

Railway Enterprise.

Settlement Inconsis'encies.

Provincial Assemblies..

Railways in China.

The Growth of Shanghai.

The Upper Yangize.

Adventures in Western China.

The Billiard Champion."

Chior's Public

Service,

The Decania Gollision Claim for Professional Sarvices. The British Press in Korea, The Japanese Financial Outlook, Emigration-to-Honolulu

U.S. Gunboat Elcano. Opium in the Philippines. Singapore Speculators Surprised. Commercial:-

Yarn Market.

Exchange,

Local and General.

BIRTHS.

¿On October 10, 1997, at Pakhai, to Mr. and

Mrs. PAUL BARENTZEN, a daughter.

On "October 31, 1997, to Mr. and Mrs. R. P.- SILBY, at Shanghai, a daughter.

Ou October 27, 1917, at Shanghai, the wife of T. J. ROCHE, Bf a daughter.

On October 25, 1907, at Shanghai, to Mr. On Octuber 15, 1907, at Shanghai, to Mr. and

and Mrs A. ROSENBERG, a'ion.

Mr. ALDERT TAYLOR, a daughter,

MARRIAGES.

On October 12, 1907, at Shanghai, ALFRED,

Shanghai, 20th October, 11.55 a.m.

the

the get profit ut about half of "the_above 'sum, it will be some $175,000,000, which will be available, by Imperial rescript, for appropriation for the advancement of Recessary reform measures of the Empire. The memorialise suggested that the Viceroys and Governors should jointly request the Walwapu to obtain promises from the Foreign Ministers to de- Frease the importation every year and the Krowing of native poppy in Chias will like- wise be strictly prohibited. He asked. Hin Excellency to telegraph to all the Viceroys and Governors to that end date

...

bring about their complete suspension at the cannot receive that punishment which fits the British Government for the sup] have defented and captured nineteen MURDER ON THE PENINSULA,

the present agitation will be the develop ment of an official monopoly; there is ground for supposing that the task of enforcing the new Regulations will prove beyond the power of the Central Government to accom. plish. Under such circumstances precirilate action in the Foreign Settlement would ap- pear injudicious. Bere, at present the houses for smoking opium are under supervision, by the police, are maintained in conditions of sanitation, and afford resorts for smokers, the use of which tends to prevent the bane. fui influence of the drug from spreading to the family. From closing the houses in the cities of Shanghaj and Soochow 'no, diminu-

tion in the sale or consumption of the rug is apparent, nor is there likelihood that the result would be different, in this Settlement. So long as opium is smoked; the exercise of municipal control is alike necessary and desirable, for it may with certainty be pre-

pression of the smuggling of fire arms into Chinese territory.

Thereupon the British Govern mont wired to the Governor of Hongkong to draw up a series of regulations to that effect.

a

H.E. Viceroy Chang is in receipt of telegram from the Waiwupu stating that Mr. Chan, the Chinese Charge d'Affaires, was informed.. by the

THE CHEKIANG RAILWAY.

absolutely inimical to the Colony's best in ations have been approved of and terests: It is unnecessary to cite instances will be pet into force forthwith. which prove our argument, for they are common to everyday experience. And the

A copy of the regulations was yes, Magistrates, having at times no option butterday forwarded to the Police De to zentence a prisoner to imprisonment partment of Canton, and banishment-seem inclined to take the more lenient course of dismissing the small offender with a caution. That means to say that many who are actually deserving of. certain degree of punishment are practically pardoned, because if they have to suffer the full measure of their offence they will have to be expelled from the Colony. Those who expressed themselves in favour of the amendment to the Stocks Ordinance, and

LOAN TO BE RAISED.

from a Correspondent.]

Canton, 26th October." The Grand Council has been com..

· pro-

that includes a notable majority of the manded by the Empress Dowager to intelligent and thinking portion of the telegraph to Chekiang that the community, never suggested that crime posal for raising a Foreign loan has should go unrewarded. "The idea was that those of the native community who had been sanctioned,

of

The salt smugglers at Quinsan the Imperial gunboats.

A fleet of fifty vessels is being mo. bilised to proceed on a punitive ex- pedition against the smugglers.

NAVAL MUTINY AT VLADIVOSTOK.

SAILORS ATTACK THE ADMIR- ALTY.

ONE TÖRPEDO. BOAT,

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 31st October,

11.45 am.

YOUNG CHINESE WOMAN CHOPPED TO DEATH.

FOUR SUSPECTS ARKESTED.:''

26ibuito

Im Tong, a young Chinese woman, residing at To-kwa-wan, met her death on the night of, the 4th instant, under circumstances pointing to murder. Her alleged assailants-four"in -number-are locked up in the Victoria' Gaolí

From the meagre particulars to hand it la. icaret that Jealousy

the

for

the_alls red-crima

about twenty-three-year of agai widow, bar butbind "baving died some months ago from smallpox, a itin stated. Since her husband's death, the story goes, Im Topg had not walked the straight and her conduct with a certain individual

A serious naval mutiny is reparted to have broken out at Vladivosto

The Russian sailors made a dese perate attack on the Admiralty from two of the torpedo boats in the har- bour.

The troops made a gallant resist ance and succeeded in capturing one of the torpedo boats.

THE YUMCHOW UNREST.

coupled with her refusal to become the con -brought about an estrangement between them and herself. This was as much as could be obtained concerning the motive for the alleged murder.

-To-kwa-wan is a

village,

situated bear Hunghom, and is under charge of the Hung- hom police. Thore, in a small house, feed

Im Tong and some of her friends. On the night of the 4th instant, while Im

Tong was about to retire, she heard a familiar voice calling her from, the street! Go- ing out she was met by a man, who engaged, her in conversation. A minute or two inter three other men came up and joined them. Then all of a sudden they set on the unfor

to death.

Inte George Hunt, of. Over and Birkenhead, dicted that the precipitate discontinuance infringed the minor laws of the Colony, but The Waiwupu has also been DEPARTURE OF COMMANDER-IN-|tunate woman with choppers and backed hor

-son-of Mrs.Sarah Jane Hant, widow, of the Cheshire, E NELLIE, daughter of Mrs. John

Shanghai.

Chatham, widow of the late John Chatham,

On October 19, 1907. at H.B M. Consulate- General, Shanghai, before Sir Pelham Warren, K.C.M.G, FREDERICK D, BARRETTO to OLIVE H; JONES.

On October 26, 1907, Al-Shanghai, RONALD, -only son of W. S. Macdonald, Holly Bank Bromborough, Cheshire, to EVELYN LUCY, second daughter of the lafe G. L: Skinner,

Shanghai,

DEATH,

On October 19, 1957, at Shanghai, CECIL

ERNEST GRAY, iafani son of H. A. Gray.

The Hangbang Telegraph

MAIL SUPPLEMENT, "ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS,

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1907;.

directed to sign the Agreement with the British representatives as soon as its terms have been finally negotiated.

of licences would bring about the sur-still retained the personal regard of their reptitious use of the drug in the lower friends, should not be exposed to the ribald class native lodging houses, and that ridicule of loafers, who are infinitely less the prevention of the practice would valuable to the, Colony but have managed involve almost insuperable difficulty." to evade the meshes of the Magistracy. If Shares subscribed for by the people In a leaderette on the subject our esteemed that amendment to the Stocks Ordinance in and gentry of Chekiang will be allot. contemporary, the Shanghai Times, Bays to mean the enforcement of the order of ted by the Railway Company, the

We scarcely think that either the Chin-banishment against all who enter the portals ese authorities or H.ft. Sir John Jardan, or of the geol even for twenty-four hours and president and vice-president of which his Ministerial, colleagues in Peking, will fall we are credibly informed that is what it is will be duly appointed, subject to in with the suggestion of the respected coming to then the new order of things Her Majesty's approval. Chairman of our Municipal Council, that will be much worse, than the old. For the closing of the opium-shops in Shanghai the Magistrates, being disposed to clemency should be effected by a process so slow that and finding themselves without, weapons it will take ten years before it attains the to enable even-handed justice to be desired end. The proposal amounts in meted out, will frequently allow convicted

THE SOUTHERN COM- MISSIONER.

CHIEF.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

The police did not become aware of the tragedy until about a week later when so in former reported the matter to them, adding- that the woman'i remains had been buried. Acting on this informatips the detectives had

"Canton, 1st November. Admiral Chun Ping-chik left. this the body exhumed and removed to the mor-

mary for

examination. Then followed the arrest of Tour-men-Yeung hai, of, 31, Ma morning on board a Chinose gunboat necessary Investigation which resulted in the

Tàu Cheung: Chu Hoa for Yumchow to assume chief com- mand of the Imporial forces against near Kowloon City: Li Kwal, sa matshed of 12, Hok Un. and Li Kalp

of 168, To-kwa-wan-on charges. the insurgents.

of murder.

The prisoners were arraigned at the Police Count; this morning, and the case was adjourn. ed for further investigation to be made.fipog

TYPHOON WARNING.

effecito suggesting: Let us postpope the prisoners to go unpunished rather than call DEPARTURE OF H.E. VANG SHIAmerican Consul-General from the Manila CIGARRZIKS IN SOUTH CHINA..

in the ham, decree of banishment. The

[from a Correspondent.

Canton, 26th October.

putting away of this very pleasant and pro- fitable little vice unlif China, which is law may be an ass, but it is not necessarily just now in a goody-goody mood, grows not believe that many will envy the Magis› vindictive nor consciously unjust. We do näoghly once again; let us encourage. her to return to her evil habits and rates in their present position, for they must It is reported from Peking that then when she has once more taken to all be swayed in every case, which is followed H.E. Yang Shi-ki starts to-day for ber bad, old courses no one will think of by a conviction, by the difficult question the Bonth with the cruisers Kai Ke asking us to forego the useful little revenue whether a prisoner-who-has-done nothing which we have been deriving from this ami- seriously wrong should be rendered liable to and Kai Yung. (28th October.)

able, if somewhat enervating and demoralis. banishment or should be let off with a cau- dence has passed between the Consul-General are evincing a temporary disposition to turn

THE OPIUM QUESTION IN.

SHANGHAL

|

The following telegram was received by the

Observatory at 11 a.m..last Saturdays—

October 26th, 1907, 11:9.50, am, typhoon. E.N.E. Manila, not far Eastern coast Luzon, ji

LAST YEAR'S CONSUMPTION.::

Jo the Consular report for Canton for 1906 the following appears under the heading #cigarettes" :

An exceptionally interesting correspon- ing weakness, upon which our native friends tion. We certainly, do not want to see missioner as far as Colombo, at of 28th ult., signed by the wholesale and retail shows perceptible increase over that of

known scamps allowed to roam at large.

for Belgium at Shanghai, Mr. P. Siffert, who is their backs." This is evidently not the pit of mercy, but, again, it would be im board the German mail for Europe over the Colony through a mistaken idea which port H.E. will embark on also the dayen of the consular body-at..that in which the home Governments are appro- port, and the Municipal Council of the aching the consideration of this grave ques proper and absurd to expel those whose and America, British Settlement, on the question of the tion, nor is it the way in which, if we inter-offence is trivial to the point of foolishness.

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OPIUM IN THE PHILIPPINES.

"PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTION, A The total value of cigarettes for, 1905 was

110,079 tals and for 1906 130,983, tacle. . The... These oruisers will escort the Com-General this morning, reports the Alanila Timer during the year 1906, although still small, Petitions were presented to the Governor trade. in foreign cigareties (Virginian typo)

opiam, dealers of Manila begging that the preceding years, goods of British manufacture lions be included in it. Before the day was due proportion in the general, improvement. opium law be amended and that fewer restric continuing to hold the lead and to participate in wall started the Ayuntamienta was crowded by This applies, more particularly to: the higher the Chinese waiting to hear from their ples, grade cigarettes wherein British manufacturers The law provides that all opium be tomad are wall to the fore. With regard to the dispensed to the vanous dispensaries through Government monopolyare being extensively. out the city and to be consumed at such places, pusbed in South China, and FATH making.com. This the Chinese claim is unjust,

!siderable beadway, owing to

to the low pricesint, The Governor-General would in no way which they are placed on

on the market. Various urge a modification of the law but referred the local factories hare

been started by Chinese matter to the Collector of Internal Revenue who companies with bp-to-date «machinery, and will continue to enforce the law as he interpret produce cigaretten at very low rates; but their efforte, up to the present, have met with bet

success.

ccess. American manufactured@gods are stilkt bound by the Chinese publi t of the boycott agilation in

adoption of measures to suppress the oplum pret the references in Parliament, or those From what we' can gather the latter is the THE CHEKLANG RAILWAY, 10 in the Collector of Internal Revenge, to be cheaper qualities ..... Japanese a

the Municipalities of Shanghai and the other foreign Settlements in China should co-operate with the Chinese authorities in their most praiseworthy solicitude to put an end to a most destructive and de-vitalising We sincerely hope and, national vice.

interpretation given at the Magistracy at the present time as the result of the altered. conditions. Where a convicted person was formerly sentenced to a day's of a week's imprisonment and came out to rehabilitate. himself in the Colony, it now means that because that person has been behind the prison bars for a single day under a sentence of simple imprisonment, he will be banished

habit. As the subject is oequal interest of the Diplomatic Body in Peking, to the to Hongkong it may not be inappropriate question aright, the Powers desire that to quote certain portions of the letters, and what it being done to cope with the evil in the North Referring to the action of the Chin Bib Goverpolent, the Senior Consul wrote to the Council; "From the correspondenes received from the Taotal, which you have Klready in your possession, and looking at indeed, believe that the Ministers. In the meatures taken by the Chinese authori-Peking will peremptorily reject the matter of course, Such an interpreta

FOREIGN LOAN,

PEOPLE'S OFFOSITION.

iu

LAM TSUN, a ricksha conlis, folding in a coolin

[From a Correspondent.]-

Canton, 28th October."

house at 14, Saï On Lano, was called, upon to.. result The people of Kiangau are koop-

viour at the Police Court, yesterday morning..|"cessed. On the other hand, it i under the impression that the measures insist on the manifestation of more the Colony, and, if things are as we have eight loan.

Apetition has been forwarded to It was alleged that accused on Wednesday satisfaction that the British Almarican already taken are an endeavour to grapple complaisance and spontaniety in the manner been led to state they should be remedied

Peking in which it is stated that, if night removeda brass nut from the wheel of Company, which has developed the seriously with the question, and this opinion in which the Coupell shall respond to the without delay, for the prohibition of the importation of for Municipal sympathy, in the campaign THE threa bundred and thirty-fifth case of Foreign loans are to be raised for the Chan 820, of 477, Dei Viax Road West, and come the opposition to it which followed alza Istshared by a good many foreigners. As reasonable request of the Chinese authorities opium in China, this question can only be which they are conducling against the vice he begonith be occurred in the Colony since construction of railways within the when caught attempted to demolisbabe vehicle corollary of the boycott of marica ods

the beginning of the year was reported on the i

He denied the accusations, and the case was | the previous year. Tham is no damand among province, the merchants should he remandes,

the natives for Beyptian and Turkish): dealt with by the governmente concerned, of opium smoking in Shangbai,"

fiss, it appears clearly that the latter are Chairman of the Council's suggestion and top of the law is ridiculous and harmful to ing up their opposition to the, Forawer charges of theft and disorderly, beba. Imports from the United States have"

a privata vehicle balonging to a woman named "trade la these parts, has now very largely