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"th"Nóvember,

SAYA DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. RAY H. E. Liang Tom 10, a native of Cantón, who is now on a mission to welcome" the American Ficat at Amoy, will take the opportu nity to apply for one month's leave of absence on the conclusion of his mission, to pay a visit to air home in Lung Ngan village, in Shun Tak district. Preparations have bean made by

bis relatives, and friends 'to accord him a warm. reception. do 23

· THE RECENT FLOODS. --- On the and instant, a mesting: was held by the Central Relief Committes to discuss what

steps should be taken for the reorganisation work in the districts affected by the recent disastrous foods. There wars present, besides the members, the Tactal for the Development of Native Industries and the Taotai of Con- stabulary, the districi magistrates of Namboi and Panyu also attended the meeting.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

BRPORT SHOOTS

FINANⱭ" NEWSPAPER. “AND CONCESIJON.

TO HONGLONG, NH

"IN18RPORT GRIGERT DINNER,

RDAY NOVEMBER

1008.

@STRAITS: COMI

PORT:

Council on the

·wa eball continue to hope that the Governor of Colonies, farther East will fleshly resist bein hustled into "k: course of action which? Ma prove disastrous both in a financial and; In the Singaporą

moral sense. At least the Imperial Government, 25th all, M., E, C, Elimiked ith which the supreme suthority

1. When did the Government Bret-receiva be forced to bear the laws of people, un tad the report of the Opium Commission? potho have an intimate knowledge of the Has the same been forwarded to the Secre, opium question in all its numerous spects.

We must congratulate Singapple on a very creditable vistory in the Interport shoot, and commiserate Hongkong whose shooting, it would appear, was not conducted under the most favourable weather conditions, wherefore the low place taken by a team which das almost always distinguished itself in the contest, says the

evidence on is But that in the fortune, or rather misfortune,

but

of war, and is a calamity that might well hap pen to any of the tesini taking part in the com- petition. Hongkong was no doubt unfortunate,

she had every co

concession granted her. According to a Singapore contemporary the weather conditions (in Hongkong);

prevail ing at the time originally fixed for the taboot made it impossible to

period within which each team

and Billings took part...

tary of State for the Colonies, and, if so, when? For what reasons have the Government dociendo con Wichith founded istmediately day are printed, thus depriving the public of an equal opportunity of studying their

TER CHINESE LOAN.

SOME OF ITS TERMS./

The recent loan contract, made between the

placed on record their appreciation of their 1HB OPIUM QUESTION. guests and he could only reiterate what Mr. Wood had said, fle hoped that it would not The Shanghai: Afercury, of 26th nit, says be long before Shanghal would pay a ratura. The Palace Hotel was the scans of the Intervisit to Hongkong and in mentioning the name port Cricket Hatch Dinner on Saturday #rs of Mr. Hoorns he hoped that if ever any oze lng lam, and cuce again, thanks are due to all of those present was enfortunate enough to responsible for the arrangements, the same have to appear before him in his judicial happy inspiration pervading the change from capacity, that their guests of that night would

Shanghai Club's premises; to that of

the remember

the hospitality of which ha

he had Palace Hotel, the large dining hall which served a dual purpose one hall being parti

partakan.

Mr.F. 9. A... Bourne briety replied on behalf ligand off for the Dinner, and the other open of the guests, and humorously related an inci for the hotel guests Bouting was tastefully dent in connection with a cricket match at displayed and pictures adorbed the walls one Canton which appealed greatly to those present representing Cricket, bats and stamps, being An impromptu concert followed the conclu

sion of the díoner, at which · Captaine Barrett Contenis? - đây my talking their da: Board of Posts and Communications, and

Will the Governmeal particularly good.

The Chair was taken by a sturdy veteran is and Daniels, Yesar Platt, Lewis, Raydoncision in a matter so viss to such documents as Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Coupe willow in days gone by, and now for savoral. the pen

person of Mr. A, P.

Colony and allow access

and the Chartered Bank of Inda, Australia, \'"'MR. "A. P, WOOD'S GARDEN: PARTY, AN 1000 as printed and give instructions for the and China contains the following provisions years President of the Shanghai Cricket Glüb. Mr. W. C. D: Torner, Captain of the Hong

The list of entertaiments connected with in-printing being 'carried out and completed with

1. The amount of the loan will, bas delay

millions when Mr A. F. Wood gave a garden-party in

purpose of redeeming the railway loans. honour of the 'Hongkong Cricket team. Apletely printed, will the Government allow

and 130

per cent. for

for commercial and industria large number of guests partook of Mr. Wood's access to such one of them as is printed? cards

expansion.

. 2. The loan" in redeemable in iblity hospitality, and a thoroughly enjoyable after Captain Young replied as follows:

1. An advance but incomplete copy of the

and after the rath year. Colon is to repay Boon was spent.

report of the Opium Commission was

received

'theloan la so squalinstalmentauf faço,boos on the 21st September, 1908.

2. The Government do not consider it advis will have the option of repaying more than

year. Between the 16th and the 23rd year, Ch able to forward an incomplete report, to the

one instalment, on the payment of an addis Secretary of State

3 and 5. The Government are of opinion tional commission of it par cont. That is to that it is not desirable to make public thesay for every 100, the borrower bike to pay report until it has reached the Secretary of origo After the 24th year, the beads the site and this view to been endorsed by the redeemable at their face valus, with no dat-

tiobal charger onze se sa manzaresca RAA Secretary of State, who was telegraphed to on

3. Between the fat and the 15th year the in- received. Free S

will be 41 per cent. payable half yearly so long as the bonds are in the hands of the landar

*4. The interest is payable on their dus debes from the Board to the Shanghai' branches of the two banke in question, to be calculated

·A week ago & few hundred robbers attacked tersion of the to go to the ranges, and Akong team supported bim on the right and torport Wenk was brought to a close yesterday, other the report or the evidence is comuns sterling, 80 per cent of which will be

VILLAGE ROBBERY.

the Nor Liang village, la Hoi Yio, belogging to the people of the Chu clau. Over fifteen houses were kumsacked and nine pomons in all were kidnapped. During the engagement be tween the robbers and the villagers, who offered atabboris resistance, one of the latter was killed and a few others were wounded. The robbers sisa. set fire to one of the houses before they decamped with the booty and the captives.

PROMOTING Hative' industRIKS, The Canton Viceroy bas received instruc. tions from the Ministry of Agriculture, Indus.

was to fire bad to be asked for and was, of caurre, readily granted." If we mistake not one of the conditions of the competition is that every team should fire between the 1st and the 15th October each year, but Hongkong did not go to the range until a day after the prescribed time. We do not trudge Hongkong the conces sion made in her favour as it happened, the ex tensions of time did not improve her chances of victory, for she fired in weather that was dull and cloudy nevertheless, we submit that the extension f

a forms a very bad precedent It may be that rules are made to be broken, but more often they are made to be observed, and the stricter the observance to the rules Roverning a contest the better it is for all there will be among the coolestants.

the left

ed

From

by his own effort, he will receive special hon. parties concerned, and the less dissatisfaction Anthem, Mr. A. P.Wood expressed his pleasure to Bangkok on September 28th. This the subject after notice of thein questions was terest will be s par cent.; after the 16th year it:

tries and Commerce to inform the public that, If any Chinese subject is able to float a concert with a capital of from $10,000 to 80,003 raised ours, with the view of encouraging the Chinese people in the promotion of native industries.

MILITARY CONTRIBUTION, A sum of 150,000 taels, being part of revenue collected in Canton, has been remitted to Peking as Kwangiang's portion of the military Chiness Army.

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POSTAL FACILITIES. A correspondent writes to the Siam Observer a rather, mourafal letter bewailing the non- existence of a mail service between Bangkok and Hongkong. He cites as an instance of the unreliability of the existing postal arrange is that a correspondent, address at Hongkong, posted him a letter correspondent himself left Hongkong for Bangkok on the Oheising on October 6th, and arrived there on October 14th. The letter, which was posted on September 28th had not then put in an appearance but turned op on the afternoon of October 19th. For con venience sake let us call this correspondent Hongkong for

wook after

A. and procend to set out the harrowing story in out a work of this magnitude in addition to ['basia, Six months prior to the due date of the

Secretary of State he will be requested to tele 4. When the report is forwarded to the gisph his sanction to its publication in the Colony and Federated. Malay States. The de lay in the printing is partly due to the Printing Office not being adequately equipped to carry keeping up the ordinary work required for the Colony also certain evidence taken

Commission from the shortband reporter until August, and then is an incomplete form. The Superintendent of the Printing Office states that he considers that by the st November the evidence and appendices will be ready for despatch...

Decem

contribution for the annual support of the that it will not be made a precedent. No doubt play and the parsounal of the visitors. Nothing clear terms. A. posts a latter in FR himself bar lust, at: Penang.. was not received by change forward with the lending" bankillä Tek

COMMODORE LIU,

Commodare Liu Yu Fan returned to Canion yesterday from Hongkong after inspecting the two cruisers now in course of construction by Kwang Hip Loong for the West River patrol service.

There are occasions, no doubt, when it is justifiable to overlook a rule, and perhaps the Authorities managing the contest thought that here was a case where a strict observance of the letter of the law was not required. We do not quarrel with their decision, but we trust the ideal competition, one that is the best test of the comparative merits of each team, would be that the shoot should take place on the same range, on the same day, and under precisely similar weather conditions. That would be a true test of marksmanship for we need not remind our readers that some ranges are easier than others and that the team shooting in Gao, clear that has to get through its shooting in a driz Admiral Li Chun has submitted a statement zle, let us say: But, unfortunately, in an later of the total cost of the four shallow draft port shoot it is not possible to to arrange mat cruisers for the West River patrol service builters that all these conditions are fulfilled, and and building in Hongkong shipyards together the next best thing if that each team should to the Vicarey for approval. The cast of the fixed by the team itself. A sufficiently lengthy four cruisers in some 203,000 tools including period within which the teams are to fire is premium in exchange and sundry fittings; the allowed under the rules at present governing cost of the machine guns, ordered through the competition. Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. is 115,300 tábla.

5th November,

THE FATROL, CRUISERS.

Mr. Walker, Captain of the homesters, on

Mention must belmede of the which will always remain as souvenirs, their artistic arrangement as sat out comprising in addition to the menu itself a complete Record scores and analysis of the present match, of Interport Matches against Hongkong, the full a photo of the combined teams, and a medal. And lion portrait of the president of the Shanghai served and digestion was aided by an excel. Cricket Club The dinner was excellently lent selection of music by the Municipal Band, played in the annexe to the dining room.

After proposing the toast of the King, which was followed by the singing of the National ip once again having the bonour to welcome their guenta. He was sure it must have been graillying to their guests to find that the good old game of cricket had not lost its hold upon Shanghai: there had been a record number of spectators at the match, and keen interest evinced from start to finish, both in the actual

tend more to link together in closer tins of friendship than did | sport—especially Interport pen-between the culpons General regret was feit at the difficulty Hongkong had experienced ei in getting together their team and one would have liked to have welcomed such names as Mr. Pearce and the brothers Hancock. In Mr. Tumer, however, the Hongkong team was fortunate, in that he was not only the son of a former Interpart cricketer but an excellent. leader and the learn were to be stay congratulated upon their pluck in averting a single lasings défaut, and the way they had mapfully upheld the honour of Hong downhearted against the great odds they found against them, and in ons depart ment.of the game they excelled--and that was in their fielding, which was of a higher standard could not sit down without complimenting Mr. than in any previous Interport match. He A. E. Lanning upon his excellent score, and was proud to know he had bis training in Shanghai. For ibeir victory. Shanghal, owed much to Mr. R. N. Anderson, for his batting, and Mr. Q. D. Rasmussen, the youngest mem ber of the team, by his splendid bowing, which never allowed the advantage to lip congratulated Hongkong on their splendid in tories in lawn tennis. In the whole history of In- terport contesis be thought that Shanghai had never had suchaneventful week and be tendered the hearty thanks ofthe Shanghal Cricket Glubto Hop: Becretary and particularly to Mr. W. L the various committees, the Hop. Treasurer, the worked indefatigably. He felt sure that the

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according to the daten of aach bond belt, and the interest is also to be paid according to gold payment of interest or of the annual instalment, The Board has the option of settling the ax- Cat the Board has fonds in Europe, tho tama can also be appropriated for the above, par. poses, the banks in that case will only charge a fee of 1 on every. £1,000 for their trouble.

3. The principal and the interest of the loan are secured by the profits and revenues of the enterprises under the control'of the Board of: Posts and Communications," and should there ba any deficit, the latter Board tha

for i

with the cost of the installation of machine guns, fire on its own range and on different datas kong by never for one moment becoming shareholders on the oas past and to the State on smoking can be accomplished by means of ink 3 stamps of the Chlosse Ministers' at Paris and

CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY,

The Tartar General, H.E. King Fung, who will shortly leave Canton for the Capital to take up his new appointment as president of the Imperial Household Departmdat, will, on the 7th instant, take a trip in company with Six Chen Tang Liang Cheong on the Canton Hankow Railway to make a tour of inspection of those sections which have been completed and opened for traffic, in order to obtain full knowledge of the conditions of the line, so that he may be able to report to their Majce: tles, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, abould they question him about the railway,

A WISE PROJECT,

..

team can choose any day within that fixed pe jod and with a little foresight, and perhaps little luck, should contrive to avoid being forced to fire under unfavourable conditions. Of course, as in the case of Hongkong this year not even foresight Cab cope with the vagaries of the weather, but that, as we have already said, is the fortune of war. One year, Penang had to fire in a steady drizzle, and another year she had to give up the contest altogether because of the rain which fell in torrents and hid the targets when balf the shooting had begn 6pierdly to show that every contestant stances bas an equal chance of being-swamped, shall depressible. Cena extension of time is not in favour of Hongkong should not be set as a precedent.'

THE NAVY LEAGUE ANNUAL.

up

He

Bangkok. Over a week later be leaves for Bangkok. It is not until nearly a his arrival at Bangkok that Ala letter is de- fivered to the addresses. Our correspondent plaintively asks for a regular mail service. While we have every sympathy with our cor- respondent we would point out that to justify's regular mail service there must companies and Postal Departments are not philanthropic in stitutions. While they seek to serve the inter- est of the public whenever practicable they have to be guided also by their obligations to the other. Bangkok is not at all. badly served in regard to Home malls-in fact those whosa, recollection can take them back over a decade know that if they had then had the mail facilities they enjoy to-day they would have thought themselves marvellously well servod. And, since all things are comparative, the population of the Bangkok of to-day has little enough to gremble at in reference to its mails, regard to Hongkong, however, we know from personal experience that letters take an in- and Bangkok. We ventera to suggest that the pos ordinately long time passing between that port tel officials both at Baggek, and Hongkong would be greatly facilitating the delivery of this correspondence if they sent it via Singapore: here is a number of steamers constantly pas great mail steamers make the Singapore-Hong- sing between Bangkok and Singapore and four Kong run. If letters were invariably sont via

NEW ANTI-OPIUM REGULATIONS. Writing on the subject of the new requin tions, the Straits Timer says in a lander: If the reform of China in the matter of opium and paper, it is already within sight. A recent issan, of Chinese Opinion contains the text of now regulations designed to govam the sale and consumpties of opium, and it may be said at once that they appear to be as drastic an tha most rampaut members of the anti-opium 10- ciety could desire.. They are so drastic, in fact, that they strike one as being designed rather as anaswerto

China's critics (osa usi a determian

tim of the Government which is to be literally carried out. For the regulations require every 15 purchase the drug, it will set forth the quanti- opium smokerto obtain a license permitting him ty which the licenses is allowed to purchase, and each time a purchase is made the date and quantity are to be inserted. At the end of twelve months a decrease of one-nighth must appears that this is a progressive obligation, the be shown in the amount cossamed, and, as it smoker may be described as under a term of

6. The band scrip are to bear the official London. Should the bond scrips be lost/stolen or burat by fire, such, loss should be reported, and the same advertised in the newspapers. If they are set forthcoming within certain period of time, the Chinese Ministers at London and Paris shall have the authority to issue new scrip without referring to the Chiness Government, provided sufficient

Recurity Fit given that the scrips are really lost or stolen," "

be loan is secured by the Chinesa

GOYETA ment. The securities are the bouse tax, tex, pawnshop tax and document tax revenuss in Chekiang Tia. 400,000 ;). Malt revenue” in. Chekiang Tis,600,000; alt vanus in Klang. su Tis. 700,000 house tax revenda is Kiangen Tls, 300,000; salt revenue in Hapeb 16, 600,000; tobacco wing, sugar, land and house lex revanuer in Hupeh. Tit. 400,000; tobacco and wins tax revour in Chibli tis. Boo poo salt revenue le Chikli Tia: 410,000 Total impunt

sources is Tis. 4,350,000 a year. Whenever China is unable to pay the interess and the SODOR need to allow the lending banka"!

the provinces in question should be

the regular direct German boats, letters visits Poking he must take out a special license would not take thres weeke to cover there, and if he is detected in any breach of the This has happened fro. As for the dealers in opium, they are to be

that does other business shall not sell opium at sources The same securities are not allowed the same time, and such shops must cosse sell to be pledged with any other party ju

recollections of their brief visit to Shanghai. North and Bangkokecause letters are posted i handied in stiil moro arbitrary fashion. A shop to have all the funds derived from the ́zbora:

the toast of success greatly in the past,

we say-out of the competition, and that, it in Gerrard, for their good work, Mr. Gerrard had Singapore, except those which would catch, notice to cure himself of the babiz, Ifasmoker of revenue derived from the above framedi It has already been reported that it is the intention of the Castrat Relief Committee to eprehensible. Certainly the concession made Hongkong team would carry away pleasant the distance between the British Colony, in the ↑ rules, sundry pains and penalties are to meant. distribute grain to the peasantry to sow in the flood districts wherever the soil is suitable for wheat cultivation in the winter season. Yes. ferday a party of the members of the Relief Committee left here on board the steam launch

·Kow Kong with a quantity of 23,000 cattles of grain for distribution to the peasantry in the Hoiping districts which had been devastated by the recent disastrous foods. This scheme to prevent the food sufferers from being left destitute through want of means for subsist ance and from becoming robbers is highly commended..

GAMBLING.

Recently at a meeting of the Grand Counc!! of State H.E. Yuan Shih-kai brought up a sug gestion for discussion that steps should be taken to suppress the evil of gambling of all kinds in the different provinces especially Kwangtung, as it tends to injure the moral character of the people. Though the gam bling farms are granted to monopolists because of the royalty derivable therefrom the income from this source is still considered to be Insignificant as far as China is concerned However s

some of the members of the Council were not is favour of H.E. Yuan's suggestions, decision has not been arrived at for carry, Ing them into effact, pending_reference to the Canton bigh authorities. The local au thorities have received instructions from the Grand Council to consider the possibility of putting a stop to the gambling evil in Kwang- kung and to report accordingly.

"FIRE"

At 2 o'clock on the morning of the 4th fo Bank & Bacon Hokohan did in the the ping market-place, in Hokihan district, where there are about a thousand shops. The outbreak originated in a grocer's shop and the fire ceter tinued to burn for several hours till daybreak Some three hundred shops were burnt down,

insurance..

ate covered by insieme of the shops destroyed

ILLICIT OPIUM.

HEAVY PENALTY ON SHIP,

The Navy League Aandal made its appear ance for the second year on Trafalgar Day, October 21st, Mr. Aljan E. Burgoyan,, the well-known naval writer and critic, in aguio responsible for its production, and be has been fortunate in the gentlemen who have been collaborating with him.

The Duke of Argyll, K.T., has written a Sea Song especially for the book, and perhaps the next most interesting contribution is that on the "Development of the Capital Ship" by Mr. Maurice Prendergast. Plans accompany this article showing a battleship of 40,00ɔ teri to steam 27 knots with internal-combustion engines and mounting no less than ten, 18-inch guns, firing a two thousand pound shell,

In this connection, too, an articleon Internal Combustion Engines and their Application to the Propulsion of Warships," by the Marquis of Graham, Comr. R.N.V.R., will ha especially valuable. Lord Graham, it will be remember. ed, has recently been experimenting with the gunboat Rattler on the Clyde, and both Mesars. Beardmore and Mesir. Vickers, Son and Maxim, are prepared to build a gas-engined battleship immediately. -

Mr. Charles S. Jerram deals with the "Manning of the Navy in Peace and War," whilst Mr. Bellairs presses the claims of the Margie of

Safety.

In

conclusion he prongkong team. and prosperity to the

The toast having been drunk to musical honours, Mr. C. D. Turner replied, saying an behalf of both the Cricket team and the tennis representatives be thanked 'ovory. and present for the hearty manner, in which the President's toast had been honoured. Mr. Wood had covered the ground to such purpose that there was really left little for fim to add. He considered the better team had won, but Hongkong would have liked to have won the toss. They had bad one surprise..." his name was Anderson-Capt. Barrett they. all knew about, but they had not counted. upon Anderson. He hoped Hongkong might have scraped through, but hardly expected to win the match. He thought they could con. gratulate themselves upon the fact that the game had been played according to the best traditions of amateur sport. Mr. Wood had said the fielding was the best he had seen in Interport cricket. He did not agree with that remark. He thought the fielding of the match of 100g was the best. Shanghai won the match on account of bowling, but at the same time he ventured the opinion that no one had done better bowling than Corpt. Starpe. He hoped that on their sext visit they would be able to bring a stronger team. In capclusion be thanked their hosts for their pleasant visit and proposed the health of the Shanghai team, coupled with the name of Mr. Walker,

on tramp steamers which wait for cargo at out side ports. There may be some obstacle but we command the idea or what is worth to the postal authorities, knowing that they are always willing and anxious to serve the public to the best of their ability.

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foan will be issued at 94 per

sellers are to be permitted, and those whopium currency of the loan, it

sell shall not change their names, ownership or address,

JAPANESE YARN LOTTERY.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

The Municipal Garetiz, Shanghai, of the 29th ult, bas the following

Shanghai, October 10, 1902,

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district officer gazing round on the abundanttish and the French Ministers VARS

Frosch languages. Should there be any al pate In future, the English version shall be deemed as authentic. The Board of Fosts and Communications will have a copy the lawno pu a copy and sach of the landing banks ons copy of the agreement China Gradite, y

ing the total amount £4,700,000 nattet which 43 760,50) must be ready on or before the Here we seem to detect the unmistakable 10th December, 1908, at the bank in Europe, evidence of farce. Granting that the Chiness to be placed at the disposal of the Board, the are a wonderful people, and that they are not balance of $940,000 to be ready on or before to be measured rigidly by Western standards," the 5th February, 1909. "If they are to be re- does it seem possible that any man who sells mitted to China, such remittances, should be other things than opium will trade in opium made by the leading backs at the rats to be alons when he knows that each year his sales yet determined between the latter and the will be less by one-nightb than the previous Board. If a' remittance of over £10,000 is yeas, until they finally disappear?

trader

required-st a time, roʻdays"notice must be first With reference to certain information furlab who is just making a decent living would find given to the banks. The rate of interest on whats ed by a Ratepayer, including specimens of lot-it leak decent in a year, indecent in two or ever is deposited with the Banks in Europa la to ery tickets sold with the bales of yura, a letter ihren, and extinct in four or five Under such be determined between the parties concerned, has been addressed to the Japanese Consal conditions he would have no option but to All expenses incumed in the flotation of the loan General inquiring whether these operations defp the rule against changing his addrest, are to be borne by the lending banks. In the have his sauction, and otherwise desiring an for bis coffin would have to receive whatever event the flotation of the loan should be penvant- expression of bis opinion on the subject. The fragments of skin and bone a slow processed by unforeseen circumstances, this agreement members are spanímoss in the view that this of starvation might have left! Even the lot can either be concé, od or the time for it'cota. mode of competition is prejudicial to legiti- of hotal-keepers, will not be particularly happy, tión prolonged. Each of the lending banks la mato trado, and that every effort should be for #they are responsible that their guests to provide half of the amount of losos: This made to suppress the lottery either by the pro do unt smoke without first obtaining agreement is made the fath day of Septékuber, secution of the concerned or otherwins. The Iconsa. We, quated the other day a letter "1908, between the Wai-wa-pu with the pand matter will have the Watch Committee's sien in which Mr. Egenton Eastwick pictured asion and approval of the Throne and the Brie- tion upon receipt of Mr. Eitaki's reply sem allia

Council Room,

poppy fields while filling, up, as he knew the in'quadruplicate, in Chinese, Government wished him to fill up, a declara tion, that there was no poppy cultivation in the SIX, I have the honour to inform you that, area under his care. There is likely to be a Mr. Walker thanked Mr. Turner and the from information in the Council's possession, good deal of that sort of thing under the regula. Hongkong visitors for the kind way in which it is evident that the lottery in connexion with fios now issued Even if the Government be they had accepted the 1011t. He expressed the sale of Japanese cotton yarn, to which pub-in earnest, the task undertaken would be too pleasure that Shanghai bad won the match, but lie attention was drawn in March last, is now

sovare. It puts a marciless power of extortion said that they were lucky, in that Hongkong in operation.

into the hands of officials, and it, places) à Mons Maxime Laubeni, jate Engineer-in-had to bat on a broken wicket.. He regretted

The Council has given public notice that premium upon smuggling, and every other Chief to the French Navy, contributes an arti- that Hongkong bad bad to leave behind such the concealment of lottery tickets in bales of form of evasion. We know that when the cle na French Submarines, and since he is the sterling cricketers as the ilancocks and Pearce,

yarn constitutes sa lefraction of the probibi- duty on morphia. "was increased from 5 designer of most of them, and invented the but hoped that the east time the teams met to rule distilo trips in the Settlement, and per cent to 200 per cant ad valorem: the

before undertaking the Police prosecution of the "Naval" type of submersible, he can speak each might be at its full strength. with authority.

The toast of the Umpires and Scorers was concerned, I have, the honour inquire quantity imported fell to a few ounces, and Mr. Muirhead-Collins, C.M.Q, the repre- proposed by Mr. J. McKie, and in doing so as ther you are aware of the operations are what get the consumption increased. It has been

said very

aly

that people can neither ba rentative of the Commonwealth of Austra complimented both Mr. A. R. Lowe and Mr view you take as to their desirability or the made moral mor sober by act of Parliament, lin," writes on Australian local defence, Dr. P. F. Lavers for the impartial and careful way Te is at all times the Council's endeavour and the observation may be extended to. Chin- to-day that it is possible to kurai Benedict W. Glasburg on the Mercantile they had carried out their duties as Umpire where possible to obriste preferential treat-tion bether opium smoking is not the least supply is in the right handa.

e decrees Besides which, it is open to quescle and a good profit if the bui Marine and its Relation to the Navy, while a for not only was thorough knowledge of the ment of Toy clais of residents in the Settle harmful of all the forms of indulgence to which Company was started curious chapter in gid ugval history is contrie game necessary but patience and stamlux, for bated by Mr. Richard Benyon Croft, who was no one was longer on the field, with the ex-mont, and the oppressive measures which people are in the habit of resorting: Assuredly when dissatisfaction in the navy during its transition stage from wood coption of the bat, and the thanks of both recent years would fail in their object were alcohol for all the peoples of the East

of the man who went in first" and have been applied to zalive lotteries during we have no doubt that it is a safer thing than

conditions" "under which mi news was conducted bhadr The last article M the history of the evolution | | teams, wote due to these gentlemen for their lottery of the present character allowed to Nevenbeless, Chias seems to have ona imi. which we ate gradually tending of torp

torpedo craft by Mr. Allan H. Borgoyne, i

ne, a services. With regard to the Scorers, they had function with impunity,

'cator." We have just seen a copy of the draft of Slegapore. The Katoparn, inhal subjaci which he has made his especial study. | dage their work well and their work war have the honour to be,.............

**ns Ordinance to Amand tba Law with regard to have come to the com There are the articles in Part 1 of the book,

certainly most strenuous." He

bad

pleasure in

to the Importation, Sala and Distribution of helps those who help than Part 1 wamaining, as last year, a description of proposing the healthy of Messrs. Lavery and

Your obedient servant, Opium" in the Crown Colony of Ceylon Why Company was started. the Progress of the British and foreign navies Lowe, the Umpires, and Mesars, Hill and

DAVID LANDALE

Eat colony should be in such haste to rush in to make a profit during the part N during the past twelve months, by the Editor. Rayden, the Scorers, starte

where the angels: who watch over the later and to pay a very good dividend. Chairman. Aiding him in this work, however, is Mr.

asts of Hongkong and Singapore fear ta tread, placing aanbetantial sun to the Gerard Fiepnas, who sums up relative naval strength in an able article.

sont, is a maiter about which we do not met-a} want in Hongkong, in asy profess to be fully or adequately informed like manner At present our Blogpor But the terms of the law which in put forward cipal authorities are inquiring into imp

force are very question of faith supply, and we de not re like a copy of the Chinese

A subject of peculiar interest at the present time in the "Naval Policy of Germany, and Mr. H. G. Bywater, writing from. Berlin, deals with this very fully.

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Before Mr. Arthur, yesterday, in the Second Court, Captain F. Backing of the German steamer Teintau was charged with 'importing 230 tabils of illicit chando valued at Sogo,

10 FOD, reports the Singapore. Free Frazz of 26th ult. Mr. Upcot appeared for the defendant and Mr. G. 5. Carver' for the prosecution. Sor geant Muskell said he boarded the steamer at the quarantine anchorage last Saturday, He went in a launch with some revende officers who were searched before going. He searched the passengers and ship with the revende officers but did not find anything. When he left the ship he left two Malay bosts Part 111 locludes the asual tables, and also in charge. The next morning witness return contains a precise and detailed list of all the "on making a second search found twenty-four As to illustrations, these are this year in the they had carried out their duties to the satisfac receipt of your communication of the sochist,

slur of chandu beneath an ico-chest. They hands of Mr. Oscar Parkes, the well-knows too, and with the approval, of both teams. The making the inquiry respecting the "conpos in Government of the Colony is to be the sold should be

The tout having been duly honoured, Mr. H. EITAKI, Esq Lavers, on behalf of the Umpires and Sco em expressed their gratitude for the manner id Coneel General for Japan on any fala decline to tread for the precount is the best possible evidenc

which their toast had been accepted. He said

they were only too pleased to act in their rehanghai, October 31, 1908.

nd to the varsel with the revands'officers and Dreadnoughts kulit and building in the world. spective capacities and were glad to know 12 Sir, I have the honour to acknowledge the as a substitute for that now D. Heroes Thai mend, therefore, that any, Int3dia?3?

werd in sight pieces of bosa pipa. It took Marine artist, and the ships.ba:portrays,in Umpires had done their best and it was satisi Várna informuocthat?'ine". coupons jurus quantiiv, sød up more': that quantity, tas in: der, we are strongly of opinio connexion with,the,aula_of_Japanese Cotton of apiger it is to issue ilcanson, to most iz BandaraltanEx

factory to know that the Scorers, who witasss:

municipal

smokers they, are to receive fixed, enterprise in careful Europe ed the game from an excellent point of view, beg agreed with their decisions, and both his fellow which you refer are given away, and are not Koninsaules, tombol gradually reduces For Umpire and bimpell felt fluttered by the grate sold: I am therefore nuable to see any objection course, there appears; tp be a RIBADE uitous information that all their decisions were to this method of doing busiege). Art. XXXIV. tofave existing Interest in Carlos Gunzin, Milk corect mail that crearibing had been won the Pelare to the malo Cleaners or choose Chins, for the tradent de bocatke kama MAL square. He thanked them all for the good refers to the male of lottery tickets or chances host thrift, and so class in required; so far an oven on sportsmanship shows and the absence of ba- in lotteries necessary appeals which had lightened their *. I have the honour in be isbours, and in conclusion he could only tiy they had done their best and: sedaavoured to

some difficulty in getting out the hose pipe include the baitleships. Bellerophon, Balsums; which the tins were hidden. The chief officer Idaho, Michigan, Delasoars

ars, Minds Grass and was teformed about it and was told to inform Eraherang Karl, whilst amongst the armoured the capialo who was not at that time on board. cruisers will be found the Indomitable, Shamaan,

Lim Tang Yaw, tester of the epium farm, Guinea

Makhares Ibuki, Edgard Quinct, said he found that the sign portained illicit and Pira, besider "ketches and pines of, das

After deducting the tins the chanda waighed sise sab waist of troyers torpedo boats and submarines

ich the book jo issued ines half-crowd solid was valued at $695, lista kali dhanbadband cardboard binding edition while the price of Subsequently evidence was given by the the odlilen de luxe, bound is rich red leather, captalo and chief officer of the steamer, who and luisti nur sold, atha golaes, will this year said they did not know how the chando got be reduced to 12/6): (t-in this edition that wa "play the

fig the magistrato conficted; the, deiondant | for besides balby uni

and imposed a fine of $3,100% Sae;opium was 'B'lasan namentli

-Your obedient serv

the prospect of finding that, Pig the roadɛta" | "cipality Jów years? The conditiona'in Ceylon *kzu; different from those sin? Han

are being, for one thing,

ycannot be outs