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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 1968.

THE OPIUM TRADE.

It is found that the stb zula provides that the local Authorities ought to make a clair invasti." gallon into the number of shops selling raw sud prepared opium in every city, town, village and hamlet, and, have them registered; that be

Reorgna zation. Board, produce the licence for smoking opium and report clearly the amount, to be pepared, and the Board will examine such licence and give him a letter directing him to go 10 the King Shun Tong to have it

ATTEMPTED INDIRECT MONOPOLY for carrying on the business that alter the infer accordingly,

CANTON PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT'S

OBSTRUCTIVE REGULATIONS

where the issuing of licence is undertaken by contractors, the smokers will have to make the report to the Local Authorities who will make the necessary inquiries and give them leitors directing them to go to the contractor's office and have it exchanged for licences and pay the accessary fees.#

| Authorities willthra fiave to great them licenses, exchanged for a licence and to pay a licence

vestigation has been made, no new shops in" As to places beyond Canion and. Honam the business may be established that those who go to bay raw or prepared opium must produce licances for larpection before the oplum can be sold to them and that offenders of these provision's will be severely punished."

Thus, the rule that both the shops, who sell raw and prepared opium and thois who buy raw and prepared optom must do so under licences, he been adopted and enforced,

itsbasen found that the o, lum shops and smoker had in, the Sih moon of the previous" period of only $5 per chest. The disparity to rear been respectively given licences and order the disadvantage of Tarsiau opium is accounteded to obey and observe the rules contained (for by the existence of the Formosan monopoly

therein. of the Japanese Government.

DETRIMENTAL TO BRITISH TRADE.

PROTEST BY HONGKONG MARCHANTS,

of

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Now we have received from His Excellency the Viceroy au order to the effect that the opium shops are to be investigated inte, registered and granted licences, which order ought to be carried out accordingly.

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As to places where the licensing is attended to by branch offices poder deputy officers or by Local Authorities, the smokers will have to make the report at such branch offices or the Local Authorities, who will, make inquiries receive fees according to Regulations and grant

them licences to be kepi..

Today's Advertisements.

THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

MGCRETARY, the Compasy frond this date.

PEMBERTON has been appointed

E. SHELLIM,

A Chairman. Hongkong, 24th September, 1908. (869

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB!“

HE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL IT MEETING OF Benders will be held it the CLUB PAVILION 05 MONDAY, 18th inst., at 5,15 PM

BUSINESS.

́ ́As set out on the Notice Board.

*Hoo, Sac.

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T. CHEE,

Hongkong, 25th September, 1908,

KOWLOON CRICKET. CLUB.

It is with considerable satisfaction that we ate in a position to report that the most im portant trade to the Colony of Hongkong, v'z, the opium trade, has among its exponenta re

Applicants for licences, who have already presentatives who are ever watchful of its best it is a muter of common knowledge that interests which they are equally zealous in Formber is practically the only Exsters,

undertaken to pay denies and leas, are only required to produce the original business safeguarding and as ready to promote. In market for Persian opium, and as the Govern

cences for inspection as to the amount of raw keeping an ever-watchful eye over the trend ment controls the saleofthedrug in the island,

vecto calculated to affect the course, at the exercisesita autocratic powers towards importing. We have had a conference on the subject and are found correct by inspection, a proof is

opium to be purchased and when the licences THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Membars, advertised for the 28th iust,, moment beset by innumerable and serious firms in d ciáting such purchasing pricas as

has been POSTPONED until further notice.. have sotiled the forms of licences for the op um given to be exchanged for licences which are difficulties, the British merchants engaged in the buils the Government to buy for re-sale at u

@T. CHEE, ahops and for those who buy oplus, and, hara. not liablo, to, any fees. Every branch office

Hep. Sec. apiam trade in Hongkong, while they primarily profitto consumers in Formosa,

Hongkong, 25th September, 1908. [87.A and directly protect their own interesis, indirect it becomes evident from the foregoing 150 settled the scheme for carrying on the basand Local Authorities, who have issued such cess to be given to the buyers and estlers of proofs has to forward a return of the coun. ly operate to the advancement of the prosperity illustration that the licence holders in Canton plum respectively, which forms and scheme lerfoils of such proofs and of the counter

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY, of the Colony Hence it is thy we conf the regulations are allowed to become have been submitted to His Excellency the parts surrendered by the raw opium shops

LIMITED. gratulate the firm engaged in the British operative-would, in course of time, or as soon Viceroy who has made an order approving of to the Feorganisation Board and to send a opium trade in Hougkong ppon their angacity as they effect à combine, be in a position them as submitted and has directed the heads report to the various officers in order that in in discovering, in the most recent movement analogous to that of the Japanese Government of all the different districts to obey, Buch order quiries might be made. Officers having charge on the part of the Provincial Government at io Formona. It is even suggested that the with due attention and got to only obey the of the matter are, when applicants come for Canton," a tentative endeavour to establish an Cantonese opium merchants may effectively, order in words an I disobey it secretly, which licences, to at once make ing siries and to Indirect monopoly in the sale of raw nad and without let or hindrance, boycott the will result in severe punishment.

grant the licence without any delay, Con- prepared opium by the issuance of canain | Indian product in favour of the home-grown

tractors, when applicants come for licences can obstructive regulations ostensibly for the better drug when and if the Hongkong merchants

only ask for payment of the fees according to control of the retail opem trade, but in reality refuse to yield to the terms dictated by the

the Regulations and cannot demand any extra Foochow will be made during the Month of to create an indirect monopoly whereby, it is monopol zing licence-holders. In the expres safe presumption, the Government stand to sive colloquialism employed by ons gentleman, profit.in the end..

in discussing the subject, "when the Cantonese shall have brought as to our knees, we shall be fentirely at their mercy.'"

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Banides, licances have to be printed and granted by this Reorganiz tion Board, it is suitable to issue a notice for the information of the public.

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Now this notice is, published with, a view that all the raw and prepared opiom shops and smokers may be aware of the order. »

You must take notice that this lovastigation is made and that the licences are issued to carry out the rules author zed by the Adminis-

Now from the 1st day of the gib, moon, all the raw and prepared opium shops and opium smokers must act according to the rules bere

after set forth.

amdunt.

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(5.) fu calculating the amount of raw opium purchased, one pau fe taken as the minimum amount, because of superior raw opium one ball is taken as one pag and of inferior raw opium sixty or seventy lacls is' laken as one pan. If less than one pan is purchased it is taken as retail, and must be strictly prohibited according to Régulations in order to prevent tricks...

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"Kwong Sai, 34th year, 8th moon, gih day.

(4th Sipl, 1908).

Notice.

If any one obeys in words and disobeys secretly, carries on private transactions without

licence and against the law and does not re- SHOPKEEPUR AND HIS "CHOW"

THE NOTIFICATION, Through the Board of Raorganisation in

CHINESE OFFICIALDOM, DISTRUSTED. Crato, the Provincial Government bas-just recently issued a notification which has re- Having regard to the fact that the myr. coiva 1 wide circulation at the capital requlting midons of the Provincial Government, untering Department. Aongs dealing in enborrow of prepared opium, like Crear's wife, are not above suspicion, or both, to provide themselves with licences to they have in the set of regulations under be issued by the Board.before they will be discussion a ready tool to bring into opera allowed to continue to deal in the drug. The tion all the devices which open the door regulations issued pursuant to the notification to endless squeezes, exactions, and all the become opgrative on the 1st day of the 9th forms of extortion which are associated with moon (25th September, 1918)—that is to-day. the lower, orders of Chinese officialdom" when

Not only are dealers to be licensed but invested with authority. The regulations, as tain the counterparts of licences to be delivered smokers, in accordance with local regulations stated, demand the possession of a licence by a up each month, be will be considered as afready promulgated under Imperial Ediet, buyer, a seller, or smaker. Every "caka" in ating the law on purpose, and what he is found must be armed with the necessary permit before chest must be covered by a licence, Reduced out, he will, when prosecuted, be severely they can indulge in the. habit Clandestina to practice the very multiplicity of licences punished, bave his property seized and himself trading in op'um. like clandestino smoking, required renders the machinery for the arrested. will be visited with severe punishment provided enforcement of the new law a most cumber.' for in the latest of the opium regulations to some one. In proportion to its unwieldiness bear the imprimitur althoV.ceroy of the is the harrassing difficulty of the purchaser, Liang Kwang,

vendor and dealer of the commodity increased. There being na facilities, as for instance those Innocent as the regulatious may appear upon existing in Hongkong for the granting of, for a cursory reading their far-reaching effect was example, boat and other licences in Hongkong, put in its true and undisguised light to a mam under no effective administration in Canton. berof the staff of this paper by a gecileman place the nominal case with which licences ard? ed in high positivo in relation to the opium supposedly obtainable can be reached only trade and whose proncuscements on the sub- by tortuous route, at whore every stage it ject carry all the weight and importance of a is not improbable, a toll will be levied in the "responsible authority.

form of "len money"-otherwise, expressed

EFFECT OF THE REGULATIONS.

When asked whatefact the enforcement of the Canton regulations would have upon the British Indian trade, with special reference to flongkong, the gentleman interviewed replied: "The effect would be seriously detrimental to British Indian opium trade. Cautoa in Hongkong's most important outlet and the Colony suffers eccordingly."

"What motive do you think' prompted the formulation of the regulations ? "

"The desire to create a practical monopoly --not a direct, but an indirect monopoly."

CREATION OF A MONOPOLY.

Asked for an elucidation as to the process by which the monopoly would he created the interviewer was given the following lucid stalement and explanatory illus ration.

in he single word 'squeeze. In short, the opium regulations which came into force to-day will let lense a small army of samen. runners on the profitable task of earning their tea-money" for favours in securing the early issuance of licences to those imperatively in word of them:

MERCHANTS, PROTEST,

We have instanced the effect likely to

accrue from the enforcement of the now law

relating to the opium trade and oplum smoking

Let every one obey this notice,

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE MEAL

FOR SWATOW, AMOY AND FOODHÓW. THE Company's Steamship

* HAIMUN,* Captain Roach, will be despatched for the above Ports, on TUESDAY, îhe 29th instant, at o'clock P.M.

A reduction of 20% on First Class FareM RO

September. M*

For Freight or Passage, apply to

* DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Oo,

General Managers.

(873 Hongkong, 25th September, 1908.

"FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

CALCUTTA

THE Steamship

CATHERINE APCAR," Captain W. D.A. Thomas, will be despatched for the above Ports on TUESDAY, the 29th inst, at Noon,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & CO. LIMITED,

Agents.

Hongkong, 15th September, 1908.

· NEW LAW COURTS.

PROGRESS IN 1907.

Intimations.

YOU MAY BUY

FROM US

VICTOR

per week.

CALL AND HEAR

OUR

LATEST

RECORDS,

IMPROVED

MACHINES.

AND THE

MARVELLOUS

1873 AUXETOPHONE

The necessary alterations resulting from the

provision of a third Court were made and the whole of the walls of the building were-com-

THE

ROBINSON

PIANO

Instaad of being a shopkeeper, Liu Wong should have been's "brave." Raving roddenly cultivated a taste for good things, not to men- tion a thirst, Lau reached Bongkong the other day and last night skipped for West Point, to RULES ABOVE REFERRED TO,

wit, Bakber Street, Hera he entered a certain (T.) The licences for the raw oplum shops house and gave an order for me"chow" should be printed in the same form as those for which was to he wash d down with the best the prepared oplum shops and one licence is sheung rhin wine After doing his ioser mas to be given to each shop for canying on busi just ce. Tau, trying to put on a very surprised pleted up to the level of the second floor. The reas, such licences to be renewable natë 'E look on bis countenance, explained that he colonnade, which practically surrounds the year without licence fees until the expiration had been robbed before entering the house. Of building, was completed up to the level of the of the limited time for the prohibition of smoke course, the waiter did not believe the story. This main cornice and a considerable portion of the when it is to be surrendered for cancella-led to joy and bustle in the house. During the cornice itself, was set. The stones composing

performance a partition fell down on if by itself, the architrave of the colonnade vary from 14 10 Hongkong, 22nd August... yo♬ a couple of fi ywer-pots left the verandah and 15 feet in length, whilst each stone weighs from accidently landed on the road, an old epium- about 3 to 31 tons. Dressed granite aggregat bed suddenly got up and moved and collapsed ing 28,718 cubic feet, was set in the work and and minor other things happened, for which good progress was made with the carving of the Lau unhappily, was blamed. At an early massive stone. figures, etc., which will adorn the hour this morning he found himself is a cell pediment on the west front of the building. at No, Police tation, charged with doing: Granite-balusters to the number of so were $10 werb of damage iga cenain house in prepared, bringing the total of these ready for Belcher Street. To be on the safe side, at Bring up to 350. remembering what had happened on the pre-The average number of masons employed virus night, Lau pleaded guilty to the charge daily was 147. in the Police Court, this morning. He was fined St, and was ordered to pay the com

tion. ..

After this investigation and registration' has been completed, opium shops are only allowed to be shut up and no new one are allowed to

bo eftablished..

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If any one dares to violate the law, privately establishes a shop without spalying for licence and sells opium to buyers without inspecting their licences, the shop thus sell ing the apium will be seized and the buyers will be arrested when they are once found out or when a true laformation is received.

(z) The licen as for the purchase of raw opium ate issued in three counterparts, the

it Canton. We give balow a full and faithful counterfoil; being kept by this Board for re-plainant $15 compensation.

ference, the part for inspection to be detained by the seller, and the principal part to be kept by licensee.

In case the smoker buys raw opium to prepare it himself be must first report distinctly

MARINE COURT.

¡DLOWING WHISTLE WITHOUT cause

Most of the steelwork for the second flour was sat and the concrete forming the ceilings of the fint door corridors was laid.

Mr. Chatham repons that tenders for the joinery and fittings required to complete the building were called for before the close of the

year.

SPORTING NOTICAS.

SATURDAY'S MATCHES.

CP LTD

KOWLOON

66

HOTEL.

THE CATCH OF THE

COLD SEASON.”.

MUSICAL DINNERS

translation of the dotification promulgated by the Reorganisation Board, and leave thote concerned to consider them from their own paints, of view, In the meantime it is satis. factory to learn that the leadiog British mer- There must be a certain sumber of honge chants engaged in the trade in Hongkong have

In the Marine Court, this morning, before doing business in Canton. Assuming that bestirred themselves to vigorous action. Among many balls of raw opium he buys and pay the Hon. Commander Basil R, H. Taylor, R.M.

a licence fee according to the quality of the Harbour Master, Policeman Michael O. Conzor every kong applies for a licence, the number of the more important firms to make representa opium in pursuance of Clause 6 of the Regula. charged Chan Fak, master of the private steam licence holders will be limited. By the regulations in the matter are:-Messrs. David Sassoon tions submitted by the King Shun Tong, and launch 6 K, with unlawfully blowing bis steam tions, no applications will be considered from & Co., Ld., E. D. Sassoon & Co., K. Pabaney, also according to the number of pans. The whistle other than for the purpose of navigation prospective dealers, so that admission is barred Cawasjer, Pallanico & Co., S. J. David & Co., licence is then filled up accordingly and issued at 445 pm, on the roth in tant in the harbour

The following have been selected to play in against those contemplating entrare into the Tata & Co, and others. The representations in two parts.

the reters match to-morrow, commencing at It was stated by prosecutor that at about competitive Bild of the opium trade. It does have taken the form of a strong protest lodged

This licence is only to be used once and a not take too keen a percepian to discover that with H.B.M. acting Consul-General in Canton, sew licence has to be applied for when ene is fendant's launch crossing the Central Fairway (Capt.), Mesus, W. C. D. Turner, R. E. 0.

44: p.m. on the day in question, he saw de. 2 p.m. on the Cricket Club's ground

Mr. R. Hancock's team :-Messrs. R. Hancock where trade is controlled by a limited nama similarly worded communication to the needed so as to prevent double games. Every from S. 10 N. He blew two short blasts, and Bird, A. E. Lanning, Bosman, 3rd Mid. Regt. ber of persons or corporations, combination is Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, raw opium shop, when a customer comes to after an interval of twenty seconds, he repeated casily formed and "uusto" created In the or- and another to the Hongkong Branch of the buy.raw opium, must clearly laspect the licence two more, and kept on a straight. course. He Corpl.: Sherp, 3rd, Mid. Regt,, Lt. E. J. H. dinary course, it is reasonable to sppose that China Association the original number of licence-holders will be,

in his possessin in two parts issued by this continued blowing two blast, until eight blasts Houghton, rosth Mab, Lt.R. S. Lucy, R.A., Board as to the number of balls of raw opium altogether had been blown de wens un Messrs. A. A. Claxton, R. O. Hutchison, W. SATURDAY at 8 P.M. reduced an individūsts, or firms go out of busi-

The signatories to the protest are fortified-is inserted therein, sell according thereto, detain the stern of the Empress of Chins,' and made Edwards, H. R. Makin," sens, or death supervenes to thip the ranks of | the firm attitude they have taken uß against the ano part of the licence and return the principal fast to port after gangway, and then blew two dealers. The carrower the range of licensees Government of HE, Viceroy. Chang, Jen-chon part to the customer.

mora sbott blasts, after which another two were the greater the facility for successiel combins- bytheexistence of a precedent in iba squalching The counterpart licence detained by shops in blown in order to complete his inordinate de tion. The Chinese as a race are fictie prin of the threatened opium monopoly which the Canton and Honam will be audited by a rewire for the shrilly instrument,' ceps inherently possessed if the power?" to com- Viceroy of Nanking sought to create within the | presentative, from this Reorganization Board,

A PRECEDENT.

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Mr. Pearce's 10am—Messis. T. E. Pearce

(Capt.), H. Hancock, A. W. J. Peake, 5.1. G. R. Home, 3rd Mid. Regt, Capt. H. M. Bentley, RA, Mr.. E. A.. Fowler, Capt. A. E. Hooper, A.D.C., Messri. R. C. Witchell, A. P. Dashwood,

blos, as witnels the enormous powers exer-serritory.under his administration a litle over, and those in places beyond Canton and Honam in o.der to attract the attention of the workmen. Capt. Garbatt, KA“ Mossrs. E. B. Reed, A. Q.-

citeable by the numerous guilds in Canton itself. year ago. On that occasion it was the Shanghai by representatives from the respective Mag Daca anopiam "Combine" is formed in Canton, opium toga that took the boiliative and with immate'r Ysmens, once a month. With regard a virtual monopoly by this "dealers, otherwise | the gand offices, which they succeeded-ionen-|| to`places where there are branch offices tinder the licence-holders, has becoms an accom. | listing, of the Diplomatic Corps in Peking, the deputy officers, the audit will be conducted by plished fact. The' membara of the "ring" Chambers of Commerce And the Chios Associa would be in the position then to'dictate their tion the scheme of the Viceroy of Nanking terms to importers of opium in Hongkong from was promptly sendered nugatory. We do not whom they, or their brokers, buy the Indian doubt that in the campaign now waged by the

[by] commodity.

Hongkong, merchants, similar success will PREJUDICIAL" TO TRADE.

attend their efforts,

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On fur'damental economic principles, every

monopoly is prejudicial to trade. To batter

THE CANTON REGULATIONS.

representatives from such brauch effices, When a representative attends at a raw opium shop to conduct the andit by order, such shop mustat once get ready all the counterpart licences and hand them over. Those who do not obey by not banding over the counterpart licences will be dealt with according to the Regulations in

Following is a translation of the law deals force

illustrate the point the current local market with in the foregoing criticism:- for oplum may be ciled. During the past

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wack or two the price of Bengal Opium was. The Chief Justice, the Colonial Treasurer, the advanced $150 per chest. " That of”Malwa -bu-stop-an-evin-bigher-appreciation 4-the- phenomenal advance of $150 per chart baying „jakan place. This inordinato rise is explained by the fact that no more Malwa, oplom will be sold by the Indian Government until the 1st

Defendant pleaded that he blew the whistle

... Chan had to pay $25 or spend six months in gate lodgingu."

FAILING TO PROCEED TO ANCHOKADE, In the same: Court, You Cheung, master of an unlicensed trading junk, was charged at the instance of P.C. George Bird, with failing to proceed to the anchorage for janks in the harbour on the 24th instant. De fendant admitted the offence.

*Brewo

“Kowloon Cricket Club e-En-E-Telegraph. Co. These teams will meet in a friendly game to-morrow on the Kowloon Ground at 115. The following will represent the home team :-- Major Chitty, Lieut. Brodersen, Lieut Richardson, J. P. Robinson, S. Lightfoot, J. Irvine, W. Dixon, J. H. Mead (Capt.), H. Bur gess, J. Blackboro, and H. C. Clements,

| BOCERY, Mr. H. L. Garrett's XI. v. Kowloon C°C, Those teams met on the ground of the latter on Thursday; both sides were strongly repre

anted and a very fast and interesting game was witnessed, which resulted in a victory for Mr. Garret's team by a goals to mil.

EVERY

SPECIAL MENU.

STRING BAND

IN ATTENDANCE,

DANCING

at 9.80 P.M.

It was stated by P. C. Bird that at about a p.m yesterday, he saw defendant's junk anchored off the Kowloon Wharf Ha proceeded alongside (3.); Licences applied for by shops in Cap defandant's boat andasked him what he was do ton and. Hocam, will be issued by this Re-ing there. The latter gave no reason and could not organization Board. As to applications made produce either licence or a certificate. The President of the Reorganization Board and by shops in Districts beyond Canton and Ho the Superintendent of Police of the From Local Aghorities are directed to make German Mail was leaving the wharf at 1-30 vince of Kwangtang, bagia

thorough investigatión as to the number of PA and she was obliged to blow her whistle In the matter of issuing a Notification. shops within their respective jurisdiction, and to warn the defendant, who made no altempt Whereas to the 330d year of Kwong Sui we to have their names and addresses forwarded to move out of the way. Later on, he told

Kowloon Cricket Club Championship. have received an Imperial Decree to the effect to this Board for axamiostion in order bit wiloess that the conswals of the jack had been

in Hongkong before. is res :vi January, 1909, in conformity with the under that the smoking of opium was prohibited and licences may be issued for distribution.

Semi-Final-P. Klimenack v. S. Green / t5. | C. CHAYTOR, Defendant's statement was to the effect ibat | fatter: won the first set 6-0; bal, Klimenack wunding arrived at bowden the Governments also the tan rules to be enforced in Kwang | (4) in places in Canton and Hosam where be la Hongkong: besote, but of Great Britain and China. Against the higher Tang for the probibition of smoking submited the issning of uncen are underssen by con had ever been in trained with the song recovered and took the next three asts 6% 6-0, 6-3, thus qualifying for the final. Mr. valgas of Malwaand Bangal Opium, the Perelan | bythe Adminimering Department and authorized tracters, a smoker in applying for licences for placă, pus anticld, shown an increase during the same by the Throne':

purchasing raw OBÍNU, MUSÍ

TENNIS.

OWEN

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