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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

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Canton. th Dicemb. ~H.-P.-Vicary Ching has received Imperial instructions to recommend those high officials who are now seniu, der him and who ara

THE OPIUM CONTROVERSY.

EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF EXAGGERATION

The most unfortunate feature about the whole of be opium controversy is the extraor-

dinary amount of exaggeration, intentional or pointentional, which the case against the un of that commodity is cvarlaid. To most persons who have never takes the trouble to look shto the maller personally, and we regret to some who have done so, but have allowed

London, 18th December, Mr. Compers, president of the Federation -of-Labour, speaking at a banquet of the Civic. Federation, notified employers that workmen will not consent to any reduction of wages as able to speak the English language to the their clearness of vision' to be somewhat a result of the money panic, for which they Throne for selection for the appointment of obscured by personal prejudice, it is sufficient are not responsible.

Later.

Austria-Hungary: In the Budapesth Diet-the-Premier des cribed a resolution passed by the Reichsrath on the 16th instant, calling on Hungary to deal jantly with the various nationalities, as anfrnt for which Hungary must receive satisfaction.from the Vienna Reichsrath.

The Premier said that the Government declined to carry out the resolution and beg ged the House to abstain from meddling in Hungarian Affairs.

Wireless Telephony. A wirdless telephonic merge was trans- milled from Berlin to Copenhagen yesterday.

PACIFIC - MÁFÜRS, CO.

A New Yuk despatch of zind alt, anyia a speech tinged with bitterness, President R. P. Schwerin, of the Pacific Mail Steamship line, to-hight assailed the government's stritude to- ward shippleg on the l'acific, and declared that the present policy hade fair to drive the Ameri can fing from the Pacific as well as from the Atlantic. His line, he said, won losing money as a result of the operations of the interstate commerce commission, and he intimated that The company would hot ask for å renewal of its fifty-year churter, which expires on April 15 nex', but would instead retire from the steam ship arensportation business,

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Foreign eivs, who could change their rates at will, had piled up. $;,050 012 in assets he said, while the Americ n line, go "pilled to 'give thirty days' n xice of a new passenger rais

was dropping between $1,00,0 0 and $1,000 σ in hopeless compeition

Mr. Schwerin was a guest, at the dinner at the Waldorf of the Society of Naval rchitects nád Marine Engineers. He sail he ch it incumbent upon him to tell the truth about what be termed "the must deplorable state of affairs in À «èrisan shipping."

He referred in the liberal subsidies which are granted on the Pcific to British, German and Japine e vessels, and stated that, two mignificant vessels were to be added to one Japanese line, which has already incrassed its fleet by three additional ships'in comparatively recent times.

WEST RIVER PATROL:

Admiral to the province of Kwangtung:

'A. FRENCH 'OFFER.

A Peking teligram states that the French Minister at the Capito' has submitte? com mun calian to the Waiwapo suggesting that the French Government should despatch troops to quell the rising in the prefectures of Yumchow and Limchow.

FIRE.

At 9 o'clock fast evening an outbreak of fire accurred on the city side of the river in Yun On Street, in the western suburb, in a Chinese drug stake, Fortunately the fire was put out before it spread to the adjoining buildings.

VICEREGAL INSPECTION,

On the 2nd instant, H.E., the Viceroy will pinceed in Intong to male an in pection of the Miltaiyil racks there, and in watch the troops

go through their gunfiring practice.

WE TING-FANO.

H.E. Wa Ting-frog, "the newly appointed Chinese · Minister, to the United States of America, Mexico and Pera and Spio, will leave Shanghai on the 17th day of the 13th moon on-board.he si. Kören for Amerjci tā take up his new appointment.

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WINTER SOLSTICE.

1.E, the Viceroy has issued a notification instructing all subordinate officials to present themselves at the Imperial Temple on the and inst., to offer their respects before the imperini Tablet on the occasion of the winter solstice:

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only to mention the two words "oplum dan" to disclose the whale enormity of a debasing business. But in 'Singapore at least and the Native States possibly the oplum “den” la - bout the most prosaic and uninteresting place one could conceive. There is about it none of the meretricious glare which may be justly described as one of the attributes and attrac tions of the gin palace at home. There is in an opiumdes no mom, and in most cases far less, dint than there is in an ordinary Chinese kedalj and there is not the slight st attempt to hide the shop or its occupants or surroundings, from the general viewofthe public ortheker persofthe law. In fact there is no romance and extraordinarily litdo that in objectionable about the places, and people who use the word "den" to describe the ordinary licensed opium shop of these Sel- aɔ dements are deliberately playing upon the credulity and ignorance of those persons, who have no personal knowledge of the subject, -But it is not of this word in particular we wish in write, it is of another species of exaggera. una of, which wonole a recent example. We assume it is exaggeration, because it Evils in tally; at all with either figures or even popular idear, and we assume this exaggeration is unintentional because we know Mr. Horley to be a good and earnest man. But f he is correctly reported either he is uninten only exaggerating, or else the opium ques

'hon in the Native States has reached a stage at which it needs only a few more months for. to be no longer a problem for our sulers, but a dead and forgotten thing.

In the recent meeting, ai Kuala Lumpur addressed by Mr. Laidlaw, M., Horley is re-

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Fo ted as having said that over. 200,000 TO-MORFOW (¿ATURDAY), MONDAY an! TUESDAY, rist, 23rd and 14th December: BUILT UNDER OUR PERSONAL SUPERVISION people had applied for the opium care," Now we shall not be fir wrong in asserting that the opium question is practically a Chloese question. Other races do not to any material extent participate in it at all. We may there. fire assume that it was meant to imply that over 200,000 Chintre bad slicndy applied for the drug. This is particularly interesting ba- cause we fid that the Chinese population in the whole of e F.M.S. may be estimated (1937) roughly ist 327,007. & these we bave to deduct, all or nearly all females, as net many women appear tismo'e, and presumably all males below fibigin; and we think it would "be fair to deduct the odd 27,003 is being

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WHEAT SORT IN THE ORIENT.

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millet, which is used at a brejdzuff, is reported large this year and may, to a certain extent, take the place of high priced flour..

"Although httle business in passing here in There never was a time, according to Stal-the Nonbwest; the wheat market appears to be: le's flour manufacturers and grain shippers, rong. Conditions abroad compel it to be se when the prospects for an unprecedented trade wheat is nominally worth 85 cents a bushel. in those commodi ies were as bright as at the on the Coast, On that basis the farmer would present, although the tone of the local market get but 75 cenia, which is not enough under is dull."

te circomitances."

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Dull as the market is, and although there isT. A. Franiol, grain, broker and exporter, almost a total lack of new business, millere said: The wheat market, as far as the actual here até confident that wheat from the state of movement of grain is concomed, is unusually Washington will soon be an absolute necessity active. The grain receipts at Sound terminals in other parts of the world, and that under this demonstrate ibat the crop is moving out of the demand wheat prices will be strongly mais-country very rapidly.. Little wheat is being lained:

tken by the exporters, especially from the The crucial point, according to four and mers la ile country. Warehouseman carry grain men this year'was Australia. "The exportg wheat are unloading in some instances. supply of that country was expected to deter The time, however, is not far off when buying mae, more than in the pist, the end of the on a general scale will have to be resumed. market bere. The harvest is now fir enough We have the wheat; the Orient or Eu ops advanced to make it cert tin that Australia will needs it. They have money and will have to have but little wheat for expnit, and that De

huy the grain. flour-sharkets of the Pacific usually supplied by Austalian wheat to the coplete exclusion of dour and grain from almost every other part

LULL DUE TO HEAR MOVEMENT. "The present luft in buying eperations looks more or less like the result of concerted action of the world, will have to be supplied either n the part of European Buyers, who are from the United States or from Argentin,aking advantage of the situation and hoping Washington wheat and fisur can be placed i Hongkong, Manila and Africa as Cheup as that fose the market down before taking on face-df, a world-wide abertaga of wheat, would sher, and the supposition in that that country indicate that something was wrong some. from any other country. The Indian crop is grain. The declipes at Liverpool, in the

will have barely enough grain for its own cra- where. Ordinarily this "market is almost sumption. Unter these circumstances local bsolutely dependent upon Liverpool, but with millers and exposters feel confident that sooner, short grain crop in Australia, ludia and China or later a flood of new business will begin to the Northwet will be less dependent upon the pour into the Northwest.

Hongkong, 5th December, 1007,

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(FROM $15.00 AND UPWARDS);

HAMPERS

M SHIPOFF MISSION.

"Among the passengers who arrived in Shanghai on Saturday morning by the Pries Regent Luitpold, reports the N. G. D. News of 16th inst, way M. Shipoff, the Roasian financial exper', coming from Japan, who has been eng aged for some months in travelling through Siberis and the. Far East to examine and report on the general financial and commercial situation with a view to future developments. W. Shipoff accompanied Caps Wiste to Ports. mouth, New Hampshire, in the capacity of fioancial expert, at the thing of the peace negotiations with Japan and was immediately represented by those females and children, We have then, the fact that two-thirds of afterwards appointed Finance Minister in

the Chinese population of the F.M.S. have Count Witte's ndtoinistration.

M, Shipoff left St. Petersburg towards the applied for the antidole. We are more that sad of August and travelled to Harbin, stop interested to learn it and if there is any virtue ping en route a one or two places in Siberis. in the cure the only action necessary in this Thence lie went to Kharbarovsk and Vladivina fer is to sit still and let it finish the work it On a recent journey through the. Canton |ick crossed over to Tsoruga" and went to

has already well begun. It may be argued that defra, writes the Fatshun correspondent of the Tukin, where he was received by the Emperor, some of the appl cants have gore away empty, N.G. 1). Newe, A had in many ways oppor- and after visiting the most important industrial and that some have come from outside the Tunity of treing that the work of policing the sad commercial centres of Japan, has come on Native States, but allowing that only half the Wen River and in branches by British vessels | to: hanghai. From here he will go, a

Chinese population of the States has applied is being carried out with thoroughness. A steam-soon as there is a brat, to Hankow to take the for this cure, it seems hardly necessary to Lunch native, but flying the British dag-00 train for Peking, where he purposes to make a

do more than appell for Subscriptions which I happened to be a pissenger, was stay of some duration before returning to St. amongst the Chinese and Europeans inter boarded by two officers, of HMS, Fame at

cited to keep up a supply of the medicine. Kumchuk. The ship's papers were carefully Of the general conditsen of affairs in Nor. It has been alleged that the worst feature examined, and when the necessary authorizathern Manslfuria as he saw it, and 10 of the of opium is that it, so destroys the will power tion for the carrying of firearms was not faith South as he heard of, it from trustworthy in that persons are driven to continue it against coming, the captain was informed that he would frmants, it is understood that M. Shipoff does their inclinations, whenever the craving comer be rep sted to Cinton. In subsequent convert take a very, hopeful view at present, alon, and this is given as the reason why the sation he expressed a characteristically Chinese though he admits that there are already sigos Chinese cannot he expected to cure the habit surprise that the new regulations, of which he of slight improvement and that the future is not by themselves giving it up. But it has also had had adequate notice, we being really without possibilities. The Sung ri Plain sur-been claimed that this drug will take away the carried out. Nevertheless he seemed more rounding table is undoubtedly rich from an craving after a certain period of treatment, and than pleased at the new one. "The British agricultural point of view. It is a good grain we may reasonably presume that it the craving could not was the burden of his eminent. spon a useful river which is crossed by to prevent these peopic, who are so desperately ships are going to protect us; the Chinese rowing country and the position of Harbin has depared she will power might be exercised This would seem to be the prevailing attitude nourishing railway appears to be almost idea!, eager to cure themselves of the habit, from once of those directly concereed, in spite of any so-What is necessary is patience, the restoration more falling from grace." called patriotic protests in more distant parts, order and more men in

We say this secos a reasonable and logical the country which is sparsely populated and ill-devel- assumption, and if so we are particularly in

English market iban has ever been known. Up oped. The situation at Vladivostok, accord.terested to learn that the Chinese in ao large &

WHEAT SHORT IN THE ORIENT. 30 now exporters have set the price of wheat ing to . Shipoff, practically repents that in number are already far on the high road, to

Speaking of the outlook for new flour and and millers have had to pay export prices for Yufushans of Chinnankuan, Hubin. The present geoeval lightness of recovery from the habit, but we regret, to were taken possession of by the bahinney and weakness of trade which are felt say that to the ordinary student of the grain business, L. P. Baumann, manager of the their grain, and have in many cases exported,

the grain, without grinding it.

The circumstances all make for the greatest CHOICEST WINES, SPIRITS, dits, We issued an Imperial Decree to hand more or less all over the world, are having a question it will appear either that the cure flour department of the Centennial Mili Com- Chang Ming-chi, verani bf, Kwangsi, to heivy effect on Northern Manchuria; for while has been wondronily over-rated, or else the pany, said recently: ""From both confidential movement of grain ever seen in the Northwest. The farmers are in excellent financial condition the Board concerned to be suictly deal with all the fiancial operations of the world are so figures form once more one of those unis. and government dispatcher, received here, we and are anxious to get the grain cut of the and, at the same time, We wired in the said much interwoven the new countries are na- tentional fights of fancy, which the zealot are quite satisfied that neither Australia dar country. They do unt sted the money, and Governar to desprich troops by various routes turally far more susceptible to these crisis than in his cothuise is apt to accept without India will be in a position to export wheat, this many are forwarding their grain here to be and recover the fonts. Then We received suc. the nld. It may he remarked that 1, Chipaff's troubling to analyse to any degree. There winter. This will throw the demand for four handled on a commission basis, Dealers on cessively telegraphic reports of the said Gaver views coincide bath with the future which other are other references in this speech which do on wheat upon the United States and Argenturas as soon as possible. Dealen, however, end are paying the freight and making

nor of the restoration of the lofts and. We have observers have designed for Hubin ns the

not appear to us quite as clear as they might|| tina, where the full extent of the crop is notlo not really care to buy. The wheat market is hehus we are told No steps had been. granted Lieutenant Colonel Ln Yung ting, centre of one of the prauaries of the East, and iken by this farms (in Selangor f) to abolish yet definitely known, although it is commonly fim, although nominal. Eighty five cents is a who recaptured the firs, the Lite of Patul with the colonis ng police of the Russian Go- the traffe, but instead they had gone on in supposed that the yield will be large. By ren fair quotation for wheat on track at Seattle."

MARKET IN, EXCELLENT CONDITION and also granted a certain, sum of money verament which it understood to be offeringcreasing and increasing the opium dens, and son of our geographical position, the deficit in to hit officers and men so as to encourage free firms to col hists in Manchuria, parti-zvce in the thickest recesses of the jungle, 1 belleve that later on our flour will agic find Milling Company, said

C. A. Peplow, manager"of the Hammond st. the present time go wherever they would, the Orient should be filled from the Nonhwest colorly in soldiers who served in the Far East, and they would certainly find an opium market in Manila, which has been dominat-in this part of the country we have al The whola trouble in a nutshell"is that M: Shipoft reception in Japan was inest den." We are again at a loss. We bave ed by Australia for several years. I believe aways done besiness on a casti basis, Now your own selection from Viceroy of Liangkwang, Chang Jen-chun, has cordial throughout and marked by numerous and he recesses of its jungles, but it has that our four will be marketed also in that we are forced to do

not a very lolimate 'acquaintance with Selangor According to rape report in the main receptions. He was amazed at the energy of ways been our belief that there are no farms Hongkong, although considerable Australian as is done in other parts of the world, According to the same over one the sand bandits occupied the forts, and the arms and the Japanese, at the number of new enterprins in Selan or except on the coast, and we do flour has been sold there eller in the season, we are a little awkward about it and in our extensive stock in all

many cases do not like the system. Farmers which are observed in every town.

apt believe that Government, which itself cal Ammunition thres were very s rong and Yalu | could not fail to see that Japan was evidèntly uld allow a coast farmer lo penetrate into reported to have a fair crop of wheat and

lects the duty on spium everywhere else, which will have to be delivered. Japan, is have always been paid catir, ged it was pol to uban is a steep hill and it was difficult to

pay be expected that the entire business system Lines of Wines, Spirits, beart-rending not need much grało, e

could be rearranged in a day. The market 14 attack. However, Lung Chikwang and Lujo nerd of money and thereby hampered in the recesses of the State in theaker also It is Will a little too early to look for much in excellent condition. In fact, there is no

her development. Yang-ling with their troops had fought hard in

way Mr. Harley depicts This With regard to the precise duties which call stated that "every sensible Chinaman was down

community, except it be cotton or potatoes or

arms and on the 11th December the forta bad

two of our own knowledge who are not down January, Settlements are usually made avibat This year the crop is short. We have a big been completely recapture. The success was bulk of Manchurian trade is in the hands of on it and doubtless there are others. It may time to Chipa, and it is customly, for mer-sniplos in the Northwest and there will be a

good market for it, quite prompt, which deserves Cur admiration, Chinese. But he states positively that his misbe asserted that these statements are true in chants to let their stocks run down.

Business of present has not the same their general senge." This is all very well out: AET Therefore, We hereby grant Lung Chi-kwang, sion is not in any way diplomatic or political.

here, but these maiters filter hame, they are per- PRICES HIGHER THIS YEAR, --

snap, but comes hard. This, however, I take who holds a brev.t official cark of the second In conclusion, for those who are interested milled to lose patbing in that filtration, and they Last year our trade in Chish was in a sante to be but a result of the new way of doing bus! H. PRICE & Co., Ltd. grade, and the scing Tantal of Taiping, Sau in the int real development of Russia it is are served up to innocent home audiences as normal, and in some instancen more flour was ness. We will soon get used to it. There is Ilsang, and the Total of Tsokiang, the redworth mentioning that at the same time as M. solid and uncontroverted fact. The Anti-Opium purchased than was actually needed. This no guastion at all that there will be strong demand for ear wheat before many weeks". It

WIND, SPIRIT, AND CIGAR button of the 1st rank. Lieutenant Colonel Lu Shipoff left St. Petersburg for the Far East, M. Belem, they may be connees winst year high prices of wheat bere have necessite is immaterial whether, we sell, wheat or flour,

behind engaged in what'

MERCHANTS who he'ds the bevet rank of Filosofoff, the Russian Minister of Trade and

good campaign, but we venture to (bisk there There has been depreciation in the that the old world demands that we extend.

ESQUIRMA" ROAD CENTRAL [Then follow m ny other Ural di rict, It is clear that the "r pistest they would carry more melphiland.

d. perhaps,Chinese bich, amountsīto a sol for credit. There is no resson why we should not. olerowany do this, but in doing, so we must be given the Flor in Chins in bron mer toribus in the somewhat dormant resources of the Russian TA dimera conversions mongst their oppo

ther cost.in | mests. If they weighed the statements" more

| supports fout binkers....... The plan worked out dalo rewarded by the Empire are not to be neglected by it adminis^curafully and did toptanian factibinga

*can money than läsf last week will long way, toward accOM.

The cop of sad picking this costit Tratoral

KRMST EN KWANOSE",

them and "We have ordered the authorities

to report upse the affairs minutely, Now the

credit business

as attack for several days, and "nighis and him to Poking wo understand that M. Shipoff [on'ii."'. Now here again is nstatement which is new business, China will probably wait-unt other necessities, that must be in as active de-i killed many of the bindits and captured many is partially guided by the fact that the grearterly uctive in itself because we know one or after its New Year, which in about the last of mand. The world-bas`but so, much wheat;"

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appointed an expectant. Commerce, staried on a‘similar mission in the and least deem to be ap extremely wise ted sp snormous increase in the cost hi, fur the result in the same. The important point is

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