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International Opium

Conferenceng

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 19 1908.

power the batter for the Empire at large, and the batter for this Colony la particular.—Sim, Rabord Free Press.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

REUTER BROCKELMANN'S' COMPRADORE'S ACTION.

GOVERNMENT HOUSH

KALAU DINNER ON WEDNESDAY,

CLAIM AGAINST A

CHINAMAN BUES FÖR WAGES AND “WALLOWANCESTRA

RACING GOSSIP

[By: Our Own Genariðutor.]

Bth inst The Shanghai Taotai, His Hon, Taal Nai

Evidently this is the time ofthe year when ras. The action brought by Mr. O, D. Thomson, a HONGKONG'S REPRESENTATIVE. | huang, bes forwarded the recommendations of

bis legal advisers published in there columns the cing forms a leading topic of conversation among solicitor, against Mak lu Tang, wilas, Yes On, other day to the Viceroy with the following re- the gentry of our little island. I have board it Tong, a compradore in the employ of Mesars, NR. CECIL CLEMENTI, NOMINATED.

marks thereon. With regard to the suggestion talked in hotels, ja clubs, at street corners, and Renter Bri kelmann & Co, to recover the som that the Viceroy should appoint him a bis area in the churches, until, I am shocked to of 5950.63 for professional services rendered on is not all, by, any way. Almost every day being balance due after receiving $1,300, which be entirely agrees with it. As to the recom mendation that China should have five repre- am asked to solve problems which would was the original agreement between the two For la parties, was concluded in the Supreme Court, sentatives at the Conference, the same number bring tears into anyone's eyer.

England, be submits that it be referred to stance, last week a kind friend inter-res

yesterday morning Mr Justice Gomperta tions of the Board of Finance, already appointed the Brilliant Ono will win the Derby? 5401 and costs. deputies to make investigations and will press he does don't you think there will be some them for a report it desired and that during the thing doing?" I confessed that did not know 14 months prior to November 1908, there were any person of that name—and walked,on, 146 cases of small pative opium and 11,984 Cases of large native opium, imported into Shangbai as compared with 2,324 and 13.79 respectively during the preceding period of 14 monias.-Shanghai Times,¦

Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Ex. representative, at the Conference he says that | say, it is getting apmewhat firesome. But that i behalf of the dašaudune some two-yasrs ago, of the Fleet Sie James, Lady-and-Miss-Erskined to be wagen duen allowancesíkið másty

In accordance with instructions from the callency the Governor has been pleased to somiesta Mr. Cecil Clementi as representative of Hongkong, to assist the British Imperial Conference on Opium at Shanghai.

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The following guests will be entertalued at dinner on Wednesday, the 16th, at Govern mont House by H. E the Governer: The Bishop of Victoria and Bira, Lander, Sir Fran cia and Lady Piggott and Miss Oxley, Admiral Rear Admiral and Lady Coerper, the Hon. Me and Mrs. Badelay, Captain Brakina, R.N Capt. and Mrs. Ryan and Mins Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Messer, and Mrs. Beasley.

Yesterday, the 14th lost His Excellency the firm of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire to luncheon.. Mr. Law and Mr. Murray Stewart

A notatum were also invited,

Sir Alexander Hanie left last night for Canton and returns to Government House on Thurs day morning. He leaves for Shanghal by the German mail on Friday next.

In the Supreme Court, last Saturday, Chak Koo, of No. 4, Bowrington Canal Road brought action against a Frenchman named P. Mar din, who resides at 6. Darnarvon Road, Kow loon. The claim was to recover: Sooy or alleg. paid by the palatin on behalf of defe was engaged by the defendant as an interpres §. It was stated in the plaintiff's caur that ha for and broker. His wagen wer. $39 a month,

The defence was that plaintiff was engaged watchman at a salary of $15 a month, and that he had been paid in folleggti

"Delegates at the forthcoming · International Péklog, for he has, in pursuance of the instruc-régated"Do you think old chap. that found for the plaintiff and entered judgment in entertained Mr. Scott, the senior partner of and he had not received paymaht for some time,

Mr. Clementi, who is the author of the now famous memorandam on the consumption of opiam in China and Hongkong, has devoted "himself to a thorough and conscientious study of the opium question, both scitatifically ¡and, commercially. His exhaustive resence Cher into this absorbing question, with special reference to Hongkong and its revenus, should stand him in good stead as the Colony's re presentative at the Conference:

CHINESE SUGGESTIONS.

CANTON'S REPRESENTATIVE,

With regard to the International Opium Conference, His Honour Tani. Nai-huang, the Shanghai Teolai, has made the following suggestlook:-

ugg Liangkiang Viceroy shall app int the Shangbai Taotsi to represent him at the Conference, in addition to those appointed by the Central Government, as the Conference is to be held in Shanghal.

THE CHEUNG-SHA-WAN TRAGEDY,

ALLEGED MURDERER BEFORE A JURY,

Chu Yue For, the alleged murderer of Choi Yuen, who met his death at Cheung-sba was some time last month, stood for his trial at

the Criminal Sessions, which caned yesterday morning-the Chief Justice presiding.

The Attorney-General (Mr. W. Kees Davies, x.c.) with whom was Mr. Dennys (of the Crown Solicitor's office) appeared for the Crowa, while Mr. R. E. Belilion,, instructed by Mr. Lee, d'Almada e Castro, was for the de fence,

The jury empanelled was as follows:-Messes, T.P.Helioreman), H. Iteeves, H. T. Richard. sop, J. P. Ulderup, DA. Purvi; H. Gittins and F. Ellis. -

to a conversation having reference to a most Last night I was the very interested Hstener deplorable incident which occurred at San- down last month. A Jackey, by name, Hare, who had won the Chartsay Selling Steeplechase on the evergreen old Adanvi, who is apparently invincible over the course, had, on returning to the paddock, to answer the charge of foul riding and of Lesmulding Water Bulteel in the course of the race by hitting him over the band with the bait-end of his whip, The Stewards suspended Hare for the remainder of the day, and reported the case to the stewards of the National Bust Committee. In addition, Hare and A. Anthony at the post, and were each Road Brien, were reported by the statter for disobedience after finishing second on Sintram to. Dafilb was called before, the Stewards to explain why he had not kept his horse straight from the fight of burdles instead of letting him bore on to Dafile, and carry that house half-way acroSI the course. Had Sintram won he would car lainly have been disqualified. O'Brien, was cautioned as to his riding in future.

Mr. H. J. Grin, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grid, appeared for the plantiff, while Mr. H, G. G. Bailey, of Messrs, Juboson, Stoker and Master, represented the defendant,"

THE WHITE PERIL IN CHINA.

"A-CHINESE-ON EUROPEANS.

Inscrutable as the outlook in China must for the present remain so one will deny that, if the death of the Emperor means little, the death of the Dowager Empress mesos a trest deal to the Celestial Empire at large. Some account of the forces now at work within that Empire, gathered as it is from an authoritative Cainova source, capaot fail to be interesting at moment, and give it for the most part in the Yellow Peril and see them shaking their heads words of my informant..

"When I hear Englishmen talking about the || at the idea of China waxing up, I sometimes wonder why it never occurs so thếm thịt a re-

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His Excellency, attended by Mr. Bracken- bury, Private Secretary, and Caply Simsón, AD.C., dined last night with Commodore and Mrs. Lyon on board H.M.S. Tamar,

OPIUM IN THE PHILIPPINES.

The plaintiff appeared in person). defendant was represented by Mr.

non, of Messrs. Dascon, Locker The case was adjourned,

VOLUNTEER RIFE

COMPETITION.

NO. 3 COMPANYRËSIA

EFFECT OF RESTRICTION.

** For prizes prezanted by the officersʼauð commissioned officers of the above conv to reviewing the business to opium in the

Five prises-in-all have been presentav Philippion Islands during the fiscal year 1958, highest aggregaten obtained Dyer, the series, the Collector of Customs in his annual report(1) Six shonts, (dus, only of which to count may11:

dates commencing at 9:30 am take place at Tai Hang.Rauga on the followi November 8th, 1908 February 14th, January 10th, 1909 April November 13th, March 4th

nighter, and 7 Chots at each range

(1) Ranges 100, 500, and: 600 1y targets and conditions

(3) Handicapı may be revised by i milles after each shoot.

*(4) Members, to provide their own

only opium' A1 it has been, found‹ advisabla u

bera would subscribe to conta pel arraoped for this, Balls, the cummi

(2) Great Britain and China are more in- ta terested in the Abolition of the opium irade than any other countries, and as the British Government has appointed five Commissioners, the Chinese Government iball also appoint at least five Commissioners. The Chinese

But to return bearer home. The Foochor Commissioners must be skilled in diplomacy

The alleged facts of the case were outlined race meeting which has just concluded seemed Lions: Like the Chinese, tor, and unlike most importations practically ceased after Novem" | tion.. buuri a kiteknina ngamarkaðski and havá sound judgment.

(3). As the cultivation of poppy and the sale to the jury by the Attorney-General. He said to have been a gala affair from all accounts, and consumption of opium are the questions to that the deceased mao lived 'at. Cheung-sho Heraldic, owned by Ewo, proved himself the ligious, faith, but, at bottom, think, of religion | entered through Philippine custom-houses con European on the Batis, the cummi be brought up for discussion at the Conference, wan. The murder took place on the 37th becond soby, capital, motafa Frases. Les number of persons who have given up the lived together in an un-numbered house, and came next with three, while the same geolie iu than waivs all such things aside. I say 'all | lowing statemant shows the quadlity of opidm defray this expanza,pla the Chinese Government shall find out the November. The prisoner and the deceased second poby, Capital, Captain Hope owner, man's Marvellous was responsible for two fint opium-smoking habit and the extent of the the murder was the result of a quarrel, "The decrease of the acreage of poppy under culti priucipsi witness in the case would state that places. Father O'Flynn's Kirby and Mr. vation, in order to enable the Chiness Com- he had a babit of going to this house. On the Mia's Piper captured two events each. missioners to answer questions that may bestiernoon of the 25th wito, he went to the house and while there a dispute a ose between the ppt to them by the foreign Commissioners,

prisoner and the deceased over the sum of one dollar and filty coats, which the deceased alleged pistoner had stolen. The two mea quarrelled and lought. At that time it Was not suggested that any knives were

STRAITS CRITICISMS.

Here and there in recent telegrams we pole indications that the agitators in England who bave made antagonism to the Asiatic consumposed. tion of opium their pet hobby --perhaps abies. sion might be the better word-are leaving no stone unturned to endeavour to gain their pur pose of coercing the Goverment into instant Bierference with the excise revenues of the

The nexi ́ morning, at about 9.39 o'clock, the prisoner returned to the bou and found deceased sitting up in bed. They quarrelled again over the money and they were suli at it when the witness called. He saw the prisoner produce a knife. The deceased man ran out of the house. The prisoner pursued him, the witness following, and he saw the pri soner caught deceased by the queue and stab-

It will be interesting to learn that Heraldic, Gamechick, the winner of the first race of the meeting, Kisby, Mohawk Chief and perhaps Capital are expected in Hongkong at no dis" lant date to take part in the races, and it is to be hoped that the fint named animal will keep up the reputation already made at Foo chow.

A word or two should not be out of place concerning the subscription griffios. They are 11 looking well with what training they are at present undergolog. So far so galloping work has been done, and will not be for about three

weeks.

Mr. C. H. Ross's pony still stands out well prior's queue and called "Savolife." The among the busch. Mr. J. A. Jupp's long look witness ran up and seized prisoner, taking awaying grey appears to be a 'fast one and his the knife from him, and he also called for at lengthiness should be useful to him when distance. Shortly after a man cáme up with a | the time arrives. Rubber Tres is in good rope and between them they bound the pri- soner and took back deceased, to the house. This story, the Attorney-General pursued, would be corroborated by a woman.

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customs faTEDDAZ-...

Oplum, of which the British East Indies was, during 1958, as in previous years, the principal source of supply, shows a decrease in the valus of 1908 receipts from those of 1957 of $169,617, formed, revivified, China would perhaps he a welcome addition to the family of nations, the total value of importations during 1908 having. China is very big, very unwieldy,very sell been bat $143.670. This decrease was due to sufficient because self-supporting very con- the prohibition of the use of this drag, except sorvative, very patient. The English, 100, ard for mediclual purposes, by Act No. 1761, of the conservativa at heart, very tenacious, in prac- Philippine Commission, which became effective tice, of old customs, old ideals, old supersti March 1, 1968 In view of this legislation, the other sations, they are not wedded to one.rober, 1903, since which time the

a man upheld a religion he did not quite believe preparations for medicios! purposes. The fol. a true upheld a religion be did not quite beater sisted of small consignments of pharmaceutical this in order that Englishmen should get iniported, its value, and the amount of duty sid of the idea that in the main, the Chinese collected thereon, during each fiscal year from character is mysterious' and enigmatical,"

1899 10 19:8, inclusive, and will give-an-idea THAT STRANGE CREATURE—THE FOREIGNER as to the direct effact of the elimination of this * Bear in mind, too, please, that natural con commodity from the islande' trade upon the ditions being such as bave enabled us in the aggregate value of imports as well as upon the past to be self-supporting, we have been able to do what every other nati in would have liked Fiscal year Pounds Value Daly !!! to do, namely, to shut out that alrange creature with his new face, meaningless speech, and potutored conduct the foreigner! Every boy knows what it is like to see a foreigner for the first time, how amusing and yet how irritating 1. it is so, you will admit, even to-day in England, even when your people have books, stories, plays, and pictures in which the people of other lands are described. You know their history, in most of you the blond of other pations runs intermingled with that of the dominant Sazon type. Figum to yourself, then, what a fo eign- er means to ‚a people like ours, millions of whom, living in a country that has enjoyed the arts of peace for centuries, in the midst of literary and artistic civilisation, have yet never sden other than "a Mongol face or read or heard other.than a Chinese' tongue. It is only because we are by natura and training a peaceful, studious race that foreigners are not treated as they woul: be among any other people to whom they came at once as a shock nod as a deliberately disturbing torce. Bearing all this in mind, the settlement

1899

1000 ..** 1990 on 1903,

91,813 $135,310 ··$6,586 155,672 477,027 137,312 211,683 619,338 187,20 285.443 B19,025,263,416. 1993

159,473 728.654 ~ 352.575 1904 r 269,770 770,596 338.411 1905258,125. 850,381 366,893

· 150,202° 440,464 · 272,955 169,933. 513,387 308,77 50,776 14.670 92,126

1906

1958

Total

1,994,933 5,611,249-2,383,85%-

ART PAINTINGS,

Crown Colonies. What seems to have fright ened them into a spasm of activity is the fact that Mr. Clement's paper, showing that only two per cent of the population of Chins were nplumbed him. It appeared that deceased held on

mokers, has reached England. The best indica tion of the confusion into which that document has thrown the ranks of the anti-opium agitation. Ists, was the effort made by Mr. Alexander, the official monthpiece of the agitation, to traverse Mr. Clementi's statistics ina latter to this journal. Our readers will recollect the rejoinder made in a leading article to that letter, It is enough to say that the Editor of the Pall Mall Ganette, with these before hien, declared that we had dealt effectively with bir. Alexander in defence of Mr. Clementi. The agitationists appear to be mortally afraid lest the truth come to the notice wound, and it was for them to say whether The Buffs bave drawn some good ponies, but of strangers in China and the gradual influence of pictures (oil paintings) which will be on view

The only question the jury bad to decide was whether it was murder or manslaughter. As the evidence read the prisoner inflicted the

there was malice aforethought,

Evidence was then called,

trim and could be placed before the flag to-morrow, as_are Coxcomb and Earthquake, Mr. W. 1. Gresson and Mr. Auton have also been lucky drawers, and posters find looking beats, maybe the best of the lot. Out of the four drawn by Mr. H. N. Mody only one exhibits anything like racing form. they have not been seen on the track as you,

Aweek ago three Derby griffins were landed, consigned to Mr. G. Friesland. These ponios have shown good points, and if that alone were needed they should come out we".

مه

'ON VIEW AT THE CITY, HALL,"

17th inst. The Hongkong püblic atë” giveo ab oppor tuoity of viewing some Ene specimens of French art, and it is not every day that Hong- kang can have this privilege. The collection

understood to have gone home to England, or.ng down for an'inch; an inch cat on the outer perhaps about twenty, are expecled 'beie from/holds upbridled sway, it is plain that these vices paintings are bold and purfen; Pinggora is a

On Christmas Day a number of ald ponies, the North, Most of the ponies are so well.

koown to Hongkong sportsmen that it is less to say furthermore,

RIDING BOY:

WATER RETURN,

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of the British public, and that their campaign of misrepresentation and exaggeration should. Dr. Harold Macfarlane, officer in charge of be exposed in its real light. And so it is that the Kowloon mortuary, gave an account of the they have started importuning the Government again to act in advance of any evidence that merous stab wounds he found on deceased's body at the post mortem examination he held fe Hongkong Government could provide. There was so inch wound at the base of the or that might be supplied by the Straits back of the neck on the left hand sido, extend-

whose Opiam Commission,

report is.

side of the left elbow into the muscle; another again, that might result from the deliberations tech cut on the lower part of the left shoulder of the forthcoming (nternational Conference at plade; three long bruises on the other side of Shanghai.. That course of action, which desires the right forearm; a bruise as foch long on the to condemn first and take evidence afterwards, is very precisely typical of that class of mind upper part of the right shoulder blade; two co is of the intestines protruded below the lower left that perraits its fad to verge on monomanin

part of the abdomen, covering about six inches >The mind that respects judicial processes, and

in diameter, a patting the isicatioes back an desires its action to be based on the deductione inch and a quarter cut through the abdomenal Level and storage of water in reservoiri that may be derived from scientific investiga wall showed. The stab perforated the in- on the 1st September." tion, would recail from clamouring to have is testices and cut blood vessels and a large CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS. own views adopted in advance, when there bimonbage along the abdominal wall was

LEVEL. I were presently to be available the conclu

torn. The heart was not exactly empty; the

1907.

1908, sions of Commissions and Conferences, conjungs were dry and bloodless. Death, in the

49 below. o' 6" below stituted of impartial and representative med doctor's opinion, was due to bamorrbage. A

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overlow selected as the persons best qualified to in knife, commonly used by the Chinese, for TytamBye, 28 3 below"" 28' _ 2*',below: quire and report on the question. It is a slaughtering pigs as given to the doctor and

overflow one-him-to-death" frame of mind, impatient

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411 above to fear the occursed thing to pieces without

overflow. trial or the formula of a legal finding. We

5′ 4′′ below rend of the attack on the Government heRiD

overflow ning by Mr. Taylor, in reply to whose inter

of below rogation about the Straits Oplum Commission

overflow. Colonel Soely replied, that the Straits report who produced the plan of the scene of the Bad not yet been received, and that, in regard to Hoogkong, the Governor's modified pro-agedy. He was followed by the "star" witness, who gave a detailed account of the trouble leading to the man's death.

posals were now on the way to England. Col. Seely added that "in the medutime it had not been possible to take action." That was on November 18th. On the following day, the 19th, as reported in a telegram of the 20th, we read as follows is a Renter's telegram despat ched to India a

Thiny member of Parliament interested in the opiam question hava conferred together privately. They advocate the suppression bl the opium rade i the Crown Cologies at the earllest possible moment. It is reported that propaghoda in this respect is to be instituted in the House of Commons sod throughout the conference at country prior to the forthcoming Shanghai in January.”.

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of Western diplomacy, education, and trade is at the City Hall on Friday and Saturday, are China have been tolerated in a manner remark-painted by well-known French artists of the able in the history of mankind."

Paris Salon." Amongst them may be noticed Turning to another point, my informant webt paintings by Charpentier, who is admired for on; "If China may.fairly be named as the his fatest scenery; Hanson's lake coods are country where that sort of intrigas and corrup• artistic and, patural; Holmstedt brings to tien always described as typical" of the Urient mind Norway and Sweden; Paulus marine bave by,

nenos ceased to play a part in painter who specialises to detail figures and Wentero civilisation, for we have abundant ex-

acenes from the history of France; Derquin ix a portrait painter of the first order; Gödsta's paintings are admired by many, There are many other painters who are represented in this collection of over 200 pictures, but special note should be taken of those numbered in the catalogue Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 24, 27, 31, 32, 67, 76, 77, 78, 80, 84, 103, 104, 133, 134, 137, 39: 162, 164, 169, 179, 194, 199, 215, 214, 219,

amples of corruption and dishonesty in the very traffickings with our Empire in which Western foreigne have judulged. Thus in our inter course with you, your practices have been such as bave materially marred the effect of

your precepts.

THE AWAKENING AND ITH MEANING,

Let me instance the Railway Concession traffic of a few years back, from the eff cts of which China still suffers. You bought con- cessions from us and your Government enforced agreements by which, if thaxcheme failed, we had to bear the Gapacial and other burdeos whilst if it succeeded, the profiss *went to you, Add to this manifest inquity the fact that we were single-minded goough-foolish enough, he was of opinion that the wounds were caused Tytam In a 4" above)

I had better say-to permit the foreign advisers by it. The weapon was about five inches termediate overflow

of those syndicatos to decide the direction and long, the middle of the blade measuring some

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character of the railways, so that they were three inches wide, Para

Pokfulum

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constructed purely to earn spendy and large The next witness was Mr. Wright, assistant | Wong nai- 2 6 below"

clow

profits, without regard to strategic, or, in cow engineer of the Public Works Department,

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native consideration at all, and you sea how STORAGE GALLONS,

little we have for which to thank the Western 1907...

1908: businers man. To the Chinsman, then, who Tytam *********** 380,250,000 345,280,000 looks ahead, the ↑ Awakening of China' means Tytam Byewash.......

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ail. the realisation at its full significance of what Tytam luterinedate 209,385,001 208,651,000 has been for long a White Pen!' in our land. Potfulum .......

60,510,000

$4,380,000

You remember the Shanghal riots of last Wong-nai-chung 17,185,000

20,660,000 year? shanghai is now a huge cosmopolitan Bettlement. To the Chinese mind it representi Total 677,543,000

638,980,000 the chief nest of that parasitic population of Consumption of water in the City and Hill foreigners who have settled upon us for com- District during the month of November. mercial purposes of their own and from which

1907,

1908,

wo derive no real benefit at all. They bring Consumption.132,081,000 134,210,000 gallons

205,860, 107,650 Estimated)

In the afternoon Counsel for the defence. raised an objection to the way the prisoner's statement was taken down when he was ar reited. He said that the statement was not certified by a sword translator and consequent lysts English version could not be read to the jury,

The Chief Justice maintained that the objec tion was a sound one, and instructed the Attor my General to have the statement certified by the Court translator.

he hearing was adjourned until to-day," "

FISHING JUNK LOOTED.

PIRATES AT WORK IN MIRS BAY.

The details of anothe✪ daring piracy were reported. to the Police on the merging of the 11th inst." The dead was committed at Lung Shon, Was, an island in the vicinity of Min Bay, and not very far away from Hongkong,

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population Consumption) per head per day... Constant supply during November in both year.

21.3 21.5 gallons

The retorn of consumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of accurate mea- surement whilst the exiension works at Albany Filter Beds are in progress, egés

- KOWLOON WATER WORKS. LEVEL

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1997.

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STOKAGE GALLONS.

Kowloon Gra-)

1907.

If the agitation was as honest ar it to be, why this unholy zeal to precipitate the Government into, action prior to the forthcomi * Jog. Conference at Shanghai ? And why is the "Government to be rashed into a policy, certain ly ruinous to this already unfortunate Colony, before it can receive what moral support af might be afforded to it by the result of the deliberations of the Shanghai International Conference?". The indecent haste of the At about five o'clock on the morning of the Kowloon ′ 5′′ below) 22" 5" below agitationists displays, one would say, a secret 6th instant, a fishing Junk left Shau-ki-wan Gravitation evertow conviction that their case is not what, it would barbour, on a fishing expedition There Reservoir

were onboard five of El crew-four mes like to be taken to appear, and that it is mortally afraid of being found out as s and the skipper's wils. {n'^ ibo...... after- machinery for the propagation of deliberate neon of that day, they arrived off Lang aggerations, to use the mildast term avail. Shan Wan, where they were becalmed. Every- able. The latest information to hand is the thing was quiet except for the lapping waters official telegram to the Governor of Hongkong which awept against the sides of the junk. from the Secretary of State and also despatched There was not a breath of wind to rustle the through Reuter, to the effect that The Im-sails. The crew, under the circumstances, were we perial Opium Conference has been postponed lounging on the deck, some asleep, others

until February 1 in accordance with the wishes

ying quietly,

balf awake, in various parts of the of China in consequence of the death of Their craft, while the fishing jumk drified at the Stajastins, the Emperor and Empress-Down vagaries of the tide Vinger of: China 9. If the Imperial Government It was about four o'clock when a

*should prove so unfaithful to its trist, and so i bout came alongside and one of the crew of callously indifferent to the welfare of & Crown six inquired whether there was any fish to sali. dis Colony as to permit itself to be influenced by

the vehement adjurations of a clique of violent I prejudiced persons to afflict as with idirections bosila to our/raventter before pro- enring the, authorisation of the International

· Coni arance and balore considering the report

with them their own laws in a very practica senses, a police of their own has been forced upon us, in the sense that it does opt when it so deras scruple to interfere with our people. In this particular affair, a Chinese womno ac cased of kidnapping (in spite of the fact that the charge related to an alleged offence com mitted thousands of miles away from Shanghat, and therefore outside any foreign jurisdiction) Way arrested in Shanghai by the foreign police, and, contrary to all proper custom, was lodged in the foreign gaol Unavailing official protest. followed, and naturally riots ensued. Surely Do one can be surprised at our indiguation and revolt.”—Pall Mall Gazetio

EX-LUKONG IN DIFFICULTIES.

ARRESTED AS A SUSPICIOUS PERSON:-

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TIN IN SINGAPORE.

AN EXCITING DISCOVERY. Natives and old residents have always said. these was tin in Singapore, the former pointing to the name of the principal bill, Bukit Timah as a proof of the assertion. And no doubt lin has been found in various parts of the island,

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A. R. Elakoru H.E. Edwards

B. Jephios 'D. Jopkena

EE. Ellie

J. R. Crolian

A. M. Marshall

R. Hopavadinta ni Edit W.F. Brewer strike).3).

MASTER

JAJ. Judah

G.A. T. CoptionSTEMATIK C. T. Armitong ANTISKA G. R. Glaver,

SHIPPING SUBSIDIES

ALLEGED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THO

AND THE JAPÁNKJË"PREMIERE

It is reported that a private agreemen been arrived at between Mr.. Kondo, Presid Katsara, the Premier, concerning the subsid of the Nippon Yuseb. Kalsha, aed Marqu granted to beamship services, and the boar of directors of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha wo now optimistic regarding the subsidy question. It is understood that the Premier his resolved

to make some amendment to the Steam Nav igation Encouragement kaw and the contracts With steamship companies regarding the grant, of special subsides, but the amendment will iD no way affect the amount of "subsidy granted. A Bill is accordingly to be introduced, to the Diet-Japan Chronicla,

MARINK COURT.

#46417th inst,

fallen to the good fortune of Mr. T. C. Love. but not in saything like quantition. It bas „EXCESS OF PASSENGERS COSTS BOATMAN $50. ridge to produce the" bijeb "in saleable quail. ties, and that from the Bukit Mandai, a bill on the northern slopes of Bukit Timah, betwas the rath, and, rath miles on the Bukit Timah rd and close to where the Singapore-Kranji Railway run parallel with the main road, reporterthe Singapore Free Frett, Mr. Love ridge bad gradite, quarries there, and a course of working these came across the tin, Of the exi:feace of the karang there can be no doubt, for yesterday (4th Jast) morning 13 bags were brought into town and despatched to the Straits Trading Co.'smelting works at Pulau Brant is estimated to be 73 per cent, an excellent quality, but this has got to be veridad. We have seen the samples first washed out from: the land, a morning's panning which stuff. Some of the picked crystals from the shows a small bagfal of nice clean looking liger consignment are very fine, and show but little signs of being waterworn. This would seem to indicate that the source of the crystals is not far distast, and an expectation is formed of the lodg being somewhere up in the hill The alluvial in load at presant quite close to the surface of the ground, and experts believe that it extends right down to the raliway PC-Bond stated that at 17.30 m. this bankment and probably noder it. Further pro morning, he saw the defendant's boat anchored apecting and boring will be necessary to prove of the China Marchants' wharf. He asked for this, but Mr. Dykes, Warden of Miser, M.Sher licence, which was produced. It was who visited the place with Mr. Farrer, the Col blowing too hard at the time for her to shift, lector of Land Revenge, went so fato BTS Defendant stated that it was blowing are advice on the method of opening up, which seems to indicate that he thinks favourably of

In the Marine Court, this morning, befor the Hon. Commander Basil R. H. Taylor, R.2 Harbour Master, Folica-Sergeant W. Educat charged Leung lu Fuk, maiter of a cooling boat, with carrying twenty persons in excess of the Eumber allowed by his ficanes yastarday, yesterday, he saw defendant's boat being towad It was stated by prosecutor that at n.30 h. pe. by the sleam launch Vik On, both of which wer sels carried a number of coolies. The steam passen gard launch carried the exact number of allowed by the licence, but defendant had

Ton board 69 persons all told an excess of so over the proper number (49), Spaziere Defendent admitted the offence but said that the remainder was sent to bin from the steam» be originally carried 45 persona dolap and that: launch.

the place.

A fiue of Sio was imposed, în default of pay- meat, three months' hard labogs. The Sne way paid detonatges popped lang ang na ma

INFRINGING HARBOUR REGULATION, against Li Sam, a boatwomas, hh anchoring In the same Court, P. C. Bond proceeded ser boat within the limits of the Bouthern Wait

WAY.

for the day in carrying matches from/19m and she couldn't go ahore. She was engaged,

Esa-thai to the China • Merchants!), wharles? She only made one Vers-SING A BOAT Y ***Defendant was fined S10, BESAR WIN

Lenor Pi Yau, owner of a cargo bem, had

vitation Re-127,817,000 160,108,000 gallons An ex-lukeng, who is alleged to have turned servoir......)

pdog #dangerous” suddenly, „was arrested" by De- Mr. Loveridge has formed a private syndi. Consumption of waterin Kowloon during the tectiva Sergeant Appleton yesterday, sa a sun-

cafe to work the tin, and proposes to push month of November

picious person. The ex-policemad, Ng Cheung, steadily on with the work of proving The 1998.

was, in the Police Court, to-day, charged with Mandai Tin Syndicate is the name of the con- Consumption 20,681,000 28,049,000 gallons being rogue and ragabond, in that he corn. If present indicatipats contiene there. To to answer charge, preferred by P. 81ackson Estimated

480,500 85,300,0

was found in a house at 51 Tuog: Wo | a bright protpact for the; syndicats and for Lane, with the intentios of committing Singapore The average, produced is three Inggaga yesterday Footcut

of carrying passenger in his boar éther than population Consumption

felony, and with being in possession of requarters of a pikal of or per maz par month. Prosecutor Mated that late gauerday after- par head per B.11.2 gallons volver without a permit. Some time yesterday This jacludes clearing and prospecting work noon, he stopped defendant's con fata Ce day,amord

Mitarnoon Detective Appleton want to the Targed is quite good sough to go on with Weusi-Fairway and anked for. Taousa El The Government Analyst reports that the WoLane house to investigate a recent robbery congratulate Mr. Lovendge, and hope that the counted the people on how and some tam Der Gelas he was ascending the staircase he met two tie showing Bakit Mandal merely represents men 100 three women, and hate was no CárgⱭ CHATHAM

men coming from the top floor, and becoming a small part of what ex BN in Singapore or intake on board. Water Authority waspicion, she officer seined the first manithe. BANANA

rex-policeman and searched bimą, While do

Ing 40 the other mas escaped Tucked away, FOR Illeg peny in the Company has was on Friday; Nabour' in the Police

The reply was in the negative, and notwith! | water is of excellent quality. standing this, five of the men boarded the junk. and, driving the crew aft, proceeded to loot the vessel. They removed a quantity of clothing and a sum of money, the total sum amounting.

to about Sib. They then made their departure. '17

of the Straits Opiums Commission can only The fishing boat returned to Hongkong ing

say that the sooner the nocnity sweeps so und

meistely and reported the matter to the Police,

weetky an hadialdiascation" onf" of "place und "who are investigating the affair wey on T'aurada

oyed, was given six welky, benina bis back was the revolvers bich was, diy for attempting to pick: funded, in thren chambers. The defendant's 10′s pocket in Queen's Blad, Fexoded was that he was taking the mygiver.

re i mended. He was remanded.

and Whimpor, Dacar, thi

emplby