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A SHADOWLAND OPIUM CONFERENCE.

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Mientes of a meeting held at the Celebrities Club, Spookton, Shadowland, on Wednesday, February 3, 1909. "

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27

Lord Shaftesbury-Do you think that palum will ever be suppressed in China?a

reported puwaniynime out of the thirty days, and Vnently & a ankdred persona wote : either- H.E. L-That la an open question. But killed or wounded. A good many of these hope that the abuse of it may be stopped.at.casast were probible: dos to wastout prophetia

forefathers Called Aqua Vitael

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Lord Shaftesbury, for thin?

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HONGKONG TECHNICAL

INSTITUTE,

"CHANCE TOR HUDDING POLITICAL

“ECONOMISTS” “***.

3rd Inet. Under the auspices of the Hongkong Tech nical College, Mr Stuart I Feller will com, once icon pocassindicessitat de 6. economics. The syllabus indicates that the course of fifteen lectures la all will be of a very comprehensive character and should serve every Intelligent student as an admirable intro: duction to the study of political economy in the la fact:no-intelligant, young

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY

[From Our Own Correspondent)}

stoduce the system of policit (the that prefecture, A

ATUETTERMATH OF TAI-BRAT. vai 'An extensive piece of gratid Paso,chking situated close to the

Thomire in the eastern kacțion of the now! has been selected as a pleasure; resorts, “taura the bost people, whosa bonts were destroyed by fire at To Sha Tan on the 30th alimo, and who were forbidden-to-resume their busin on the craft, have now been permitted to bulld houses on the site with a view to residence.

of opium. But we certainly do not sub-t widest, sepsd, enmmercial, illa can afford to depicted. Our opium friends da not rave, and man goldenowledge of the rudiments at railway might be reverted to that tha. lng up of a pawn ticket, in which four black.

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have butcry all over the States and England because CHE. LI-Yes, My hopes are based on two the Chinese are opium! With such delightful things, the growing strength of my on count inconsistency does the Anglo Saxon race Fook try and the increasing help of England Fow to people know that the revolution now going on Compound for drisks that they're faclined There was a large gathering, but for spook de China la fundamentally the work of Eng ers. Interest 'centred round | BOẠ *Examina laed. America has helped immensely In By damning pipes that they've no mind to, Lon" of II.E) Li Hung-chang by an old Shang-educational work, but educational affects are H.1.M. Tao Kuang-That's precisely what tal Solicitor, Mt. R. E. Walonwright lacie plow: the cruiser and the big gun announce we think ourselves. We grant the terrible dentally

Mr. John Russell Young, late Mi themselves at

evils once sister the United States at Poking, took part Mr.

follow your › Gladstons—I hardly

Excel

from it all horrors which have fast besa in the rergiation.

lency a get.

H.E. L. What I mean is this. England, rob, and rape, and murder. It is not so much Mr. R. E. Wainwright (lo HE. LI-Your Excellency and I are such old friends that we found China a disunited congeries of self-seek-sociaty as themselves that they harm. Still the lecturer Includes in the cours

least of this science, and the subjecimen can, in present circumstances, have but one ing states an unbound bundle of mouldy sticks should like to heas some who have had actual

in China. Theit tentimony saturally calculated to induce the student to follow object, the enlightenment of those who still Refusing to put up with insult fail the capital: 1y bears much weight.

the example of

of Oliver Twist and ask for more.. remain the shadow. You doubtless remem she ksocked loudly on the gates of ly ber the early eighties.

Year by year... decade by decade, she he

Dr Hobros-Your Majesty, my deliberate Aunḥroady

Chibli and had my yamon in Tientais.

restored fost that strength to which opium is not neatly so fatal to life in China as

Peking Mr. Wainwright-You were even then au- the British Government hoped it would. Once spirit drinking is in England. Contrary to my xlogs to suppress opium,

more the satraps of the provinces are under expectations, I found the habitual ure of opium HE. LI.-Ftold everybody so, and 15 a car control. Not one of the would days to an evin compatible with longevity. Ons: man 1 talu extent I was.

his fingers at an Imperial Edict now. And knew.baditaken it regularly for fifty-one years, so, renewed strength has brought renewed will: Dr. Medhurst-If a man uses only a dam of Opium cultivation will cease and if China opium daily, it does his general health. little

'really in current Bagl be successful. The combination cannot but decrees of Heaven will guide the steps of men....

Canton, 19th February, As Taoul Wong Ping Yun has been. ap. pointed by H.E.. Chang. Chih Tung, Superin teodent of the Caston-Haskow Railway in Canton, as a resident official to look after the interests, of the Railway in the Kwangtung section (reported yesterday) the Directors bl the CanionsHankow. Railway Company, are

stato

newly. of auxiety lost the appointed, official might on occasions laterfare with the working of the Company

the official administration,

The Company has therefore convened a messing to take place on the 19th instant consisting of the members of the nine Charitable fasiitutions, the marchants of the

the Company to discuss masters in anticipation of any interference by this official, radio JAN, ARMEN ROBBER.CONVICTED. «Na

Yesterday, the prisonar Che Chol Taal, disa Laung Taut, who wan" extradited, to Canton from Hongkong a short time and and charged. with armed robbery and murder, was tried be for the focal Magistrate the British Consul way also present to witness the proceedings The prisoner pleaded-gelity add a conviction

TROUBLE WITH FAWN-BROKERY. A fortolght ago, a fawa-broker named Lol On residing in the western suburb, was RECUE ed by the Police for irregularities in the draw of fur-clothing were mentioned tostand of diva an actually pawsed to him. On logulry being made it was found that the pawa bokawa sistants bad made a mistake." The "pawn- broker returned the clothing to

• HIE. LI—Perfectly, I was then Viceroy of persisted in this policy. Responsiblilly has opinion, which gan long been in print, in that to-morronsko dirut lecture will be given SerautyTwo Guilds and other promoters of dus rabzonable explanation. The sawa brükar

Mr. Wainewright. You had negotiations with various people respecting it, hadn't you, amonger them, Mr. John Russell Young,

Minister? H.E. L bad. We were anxious to gol ithe help of the United States in our negolia" tions with England, The Chelos Convention -had not yet come fato fall force, but we had, as you know, induced America to put in her new treaty with us an Article probibiting to Americans oplum traffic in any form.

Mr. Wainewright. The Angell Swill-Tran- Colt treaty

HE. L-Yes, Brazil and Russia had followed suit in

Mr. Wains right.-Nejther of the three pro- ducing any opium, nor ever likely to, ab?

HEL-Quits so. It's easy to be altruistic at times, isn't it? Three or four years later during our quarrel with France, you remember, circumstances had changed comorbats the American flag ro-appeared fir a time on the Olea coast, and under its benign protection Chests of opium reposed as safely an they did Panath that of the Union Jack. Nobody said anything.

Mr. Wainwright-What was your chief baue of contention with the British in regard to opium?

H.E. Li-That we could never moet oo common ground. We stood on the moral, England on the fiscal.

Bir, Wainewright-You were for precept, she for practice. That's rather typical of the two Countries, don't you think? Might I ask whe.

ather,

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Minutes of a meeting held at the Celebrities' Club, Spookton, Shadowland on Saturday, Feb. ruary 6, 1909.

Present, H.1.M: Too Kuang in the Chair, and a large number of the Illuminat), amongst whom ware Lord Byron, Dr. Jobsson, Father Mathew, the Apostle of Temperance. Abrakam Lincoln, and Dra. Hobson, Medhurst, and Dudgeon of China Missions,

H.I.M Tao Kuang-I am sure it was with, much pleasure that we all beard the confident assurance of H.E. Li at our isst meeting, when he told us that at least the abuse of opium would-by-and-by be stopped in Chloa. But conversation with many who were foreigners in the Terra Obscura has convinced me that there may be some danger to us from other drugs as used in other lande. I shall be glad to be informed how these drugs, compare in effect with opium,

De Quincey-Perhaps my experience may be of interest to your Majesty, speak, fram personal knowledge. With us in England the chief danger is from alcohol, that enemy which, as Shakespeare says, men put into their month to steal away their brains, By it self-command is a yaye last, more or less: the tongue be comes unmanageable, the eyes see double, the

Dudgeon (of Peking)-Oplus is prefer Dr. abla to spirits, for it does not brutalize, and there are at least some substantial gains from the use of opium.

from 5.15 p.m. to P and the series will be continued on the suge caeding Wedasidays. For the full course, fee of only $1 will be charged, whicb.li moder ate enough in all conscience, and wetruirthers was a fuel attendance of those who wish to brush up their knowledge of this intricate and, In many respects, fascinating subject.

"BOY" BLINDED WITH PAPPER.

ALARMING OUTRAGE AT KOWLOON,

www.recorded.

**DEEUTY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RETURNS. **Troial Ng Kwong Kin, the Viceroy's deputy of Foreign Affairs; who proceeded to Shanghai on official businase a month ago, returned to Canion yesterday ch

Arst for

sqm bai the the

›'the owner with

was however, ordered by the Tastal of Con

being guilty of wilfully cheating stabulary to pay a fine of $10,000

afterwards reduced to $1,000, pawn-broker all refuned to: pay, 20

anlawful intentions. Meetings were then convened by the P Broker Child, when it was decided that hould "ING" CASO. and unsatisfactorily all the employees of pawa-brakam in Canton and Hopam should go on tirike. The proprietors

ure trying thaizuzmosito bring about mit Midjort

CHEAPNESS IN RICK.

Owing to the plentiful supply of rice (mm districts up the West River, the price of, thle staple commodity is gradually, coluz, down, about 240 table for a hundred.catting) being, about 5 mace lower than that obtaining dueldr

H.L.M. Tao Kuang-Thank you, gentleman. We are now able to distinguish somewhat be tween criticism and Exeter Hall. I think that this much is clear, that were we to exchange opium for alcohol we should be jumping out of the frying-pun into the fire. A somewhat opinionative publicist has recently said that

The Chinese, though they produced the most inexpensive alcohol to the world, never have besa noted for inebriety." And he goes on to characterize the danger of in substitution of alcohol for opium as an imaginative bagay."

..With the coacarienes of the Illuminati, os.. The "boy" went in answer the call, bolley the Viceroy to be Director of the Ying, Mu instant) resumed the responsibility of collecte

syrd inst. The story of a most daring attempt, mada by 10 men, to commit a robbery is a European dwelling-house at Kowloon last evening, has been told to a Hongkong Telegraph rakham bat, tha. present Provincial “Treasured theʻlast two month, ativa. i

According to the information at baté

par disposal! it would appear that about seven o'clock is swaning, Chan Woo Sham, ai servant in the employ of Captain Spink, residing at $, Lochiel Terrace, beard the bell at the front door ring

consider that point at our next meeting..

Chorus of voices-Agreed. The meeting then terminated.-N. G. D. New,

DISPUTE AMONG PARTNERS.

QUESTION OF TRANSFERRING

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DISCUSSED.

SHARE

24th.inst. This afternoon, in the Bummary Jarisdicties Court, Mr. Justice Gomperte presidieg, Che Ting, a compradore, of 193, Queen's Road

Wat

ther Mr. Young was on your sida or tad band'sime awry, the legs ara uusteady,. Alco. † Wes!, brought a claim against the Tin Yuen

whether Young's "Night Thoughts," as !

hol rapidly produces its maximum of pleasure call them, were pro-British or pro Chinese?

Mr. John Russell Young-They were naither, but is unable to sustain it, though glass after Opium acts 1 kept my Government well posted with the glass is emptied in the effort. arguments on both sides, but the most intimate differently. It is a narcotic as well as a stimol- of what Mr. Waloowright calls my "Nightant, and its pleasurable effects may last for Thoughts" was summed up in one sentence as eight hours of more. follows: "The principal argument in favour opiam trade that the Chinese will of the smoke it, and that the habit cannot be eradicats ad That was unquestionably true of the Li that China hould convince the world that she was sincere to her dislike to opium by trying to control the JM Walnawright (to H.E, LI.) Excellent

advice. Did you follow it ? -

B.E. LOn the contrary-Our people did il they could to increase the home production, and the provincial authorities reaped a rich harvest in feas and squeeto.

Lord Byron-De Quincey is telling us of what happens amongst the Don Juans of what used to be termed polita society, when the three-battle men, after seeing the rest of the

under the cumbed themselves, and were legged off like prize pigs by their serving men,

.of

**OFFICIAL ORANGES, Aramour is now current la official circles

Fukin as Provincial Treasurer to place HE. Wu Saung? Lumi will be transferred to of #E) Sheng Ki Hangs the lattes, will come to Canton to Bil the former's position. |-}|| Taniai Li Kwong Yd has been appointed by

that it his at the turned the key in the lock and pulled open the Tantal Wang Luang Put, who has been trans door, when to his astonishment he received aferred to Ko Chow, mood handful of black

which the face, pepper fuil ia naturally blinded him. His assailants-they. ware only two-probably becoming alarmed, mada an effort to escape.

A

who gentleman, gave the name of Mr. Lee, residing in the next house, heard the "boy's" cries, and seeing the men running away, pursued and captured one. The other escaped. The prisoner gave the game of Tam Hop, and when searched a quan tily of pepper, an iron bar, some wire, and a pocket book ware found on his person. Tam

inquiries. rouding the detained at the Police Station

necessary

CANG 24th February

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY. BES

The Chinese New Year holldaya belog cr the-differentt Charitable› Institutioni": BavE:EN the 16th day of the lat moon is your (th

Hankow Railway Company. Up to the pro sent time, however, only any insignideakt amount has been collected, the abortuga, reported, being chiefly due to the appointment of the Director-General of the Railway Taški Wang Ping Yun, by the Superintendent of the Canton Hankow Railway, H.E. Chang Chih- tang.

ENTHRONEMENT OF NEW EMPEROR... H.E. Viceroy Chang Jen Chan has road a proclamation notifying the public that the Imperial Rescript..announcing the enthrone meat of the new Emperor Hsund Tung Is prated to arrive in Canton ebostly, and that all

ARREST OF REVOLUTIONIST,- officials, civil and military and the local gentry,

"Tam Fuk; "leader of 's revolutionary party, should assemble at the Yet Ron Ting in off- cial dress on the and day of the and mood (arstwho had effected his escape from Gaston in instant) to receive the document. Ceremonial the 11th moon last year, when thres of his sites will be performed in the Imperial Temple comrades were captured by admiral Li Chub

on this occasion.

TWO PERSONS KILLED IN ARMED ROBBERY,

TWO. SUSPECTS ARRESTED AND CHARGED

On the 15th instans, a large gung of robbers Wang Ki firm, 73, Batton Street South, Yau-

of $300 in respect.

24th int

altacked the Ming King village in Fanyu di math, to recover the sum

In connection with the attack made on a the transfer of his share in the defendant firm.

trict. Before the robbers entered the village, The plaintif was represented by Mr. P. W. "houseboy" in the employ of Captain Spink, an alarm was rajend and the villagers collected Goldring, of Masers. Goldring and Barlow, at Kowloon, on Monday night last, particulars with weapons and offered vigorous resistance, of which we recorded in our last issue, the compelling their foes to take to flight. During while Mr. Otto Kang Sing was for the defence.

police have arrested another suspect-making the fight between the two parties, two of the Plaintiff, called, stated that be was at one

killed. four Their names are--Tam Hop, of po occupa mottak, several cases of armed robbery were time & partner in the defendant firm, which two lo alf. formerly carried on business as the Tin Yaten Lan Kee. On the 3rd December last the Tintios, and Lo Chau, a rickshx coolie. In the reported to have taken place in this village in

Kee took over the firm and the name Police Court, to-day, they were arraigned be, few parsons are said to have been- Yuen was accordingly changed. There were six, part fore the first police magistrate on two charges, which pede nere in the firm, and the total amount of as follows -

20th February,

Mr. Goldring--Did

Dr Johnson,True, Sit. Bat it was not all | capital amounted to $1.75% carinese: pay bp. did sequit ons Chan Wo Shus, with lofent to.

drinks that scted 10. There was your clarat, for example, only fit for boys Pont was the. drisk for men, and those who aspired to be hernce drank brandy, Brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him. But (cogitatively) perhaps fruition come too quick by brandy,

for their shares 7-Only one did not.

** That they being armed with an Iron bar, rob the said Chan Wo Shun, or Captain G. J. Spink, at 5, Lochiel Terrace, on the wind inst, and

What was the business?-An eating-house. Just before the Chisa-Now Your was there

2-That' they did administer to the said Chan any consultation of the partners 7-Yes. There was a meeting of the partners on 18th January, Wo Shan papper with the intention of come sad the business was to discuss the question ofmitting an indictable offence.

The accused pleaded not guilty," and thè Father Mathew,Fruition" is an expres increasing the capital. It was proposed and

carried that the capital should be increased. bearing was adjourned. sive word, Doctor. Let me give you an ex ample of its comprehensiveness. An Anti-Another partner and myself refused. Be Waimam 1 should

Mr. Wainewright. You were Acquainted with redbe, Decennial Reports issued by the I.G. and

covering this period,

HE

Secretarios knew them well.

growth of the poppy in China?

so long since. During the course of its meet- ings papers were read and discussions held on all these points:-The medical value of alcohol, its influence in sexual life, its nutrient value, he crime production, its hereditary effects, ite tendency to produce accidents, in special action ou soldiers, results on longevity, on literature, ari, society, and so on,

sell my share.

CHESS MATCH.

"THE HONGKONG CHRIS CLUB V. THE YOUNG

Was anything else done on that day?—Yes, they asked me if I would give up my share. said: "Yes," when you pay me $300." They agreed. On the following day I wrote a letter lo the other partners saying that I had agreed to leave, the business,

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Did you get your $3007-No.

Why not?-When I gave them the document was told that I could not get paym at the as it was the Chinese New Year, and the fan- ager was hard up...

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́MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION,

On Thursday last; at 5.15 p.m., a match of waren-a-side, one game to decide, was played between the members of the Hongkong Chess Club and the members of the Young Meg's Christian Association, on the premises of the latter at Alexander Buildings.

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· NATIONAL MOURNING CONCLUDED. The period of one hundred days. for the mourning of the lats Emperor Kuang. Hau ex pires to day, wad H. E. Viceroy Chang has therefore issued a proclamation in which the people are allowed to shave their heads: again.

KWANOTUNG'S MINERAL RESOURCES, With a view to encouraging the people in the development of the mineral resources of the Kwangikingsprovince the Taptal for the Development of Native Industries has request ed, the Viceroy, to memorialise the Throne to exempt all mineral products of this province

from the usual taxes. The Viceroy is in favour of the proposal and barconsented to memu. talise on the matter shortly,

OPIUM SMOKERS PUNISHED." Yesterday, six officill-tunners wera 'charged with smoking opium; they were each sentenced the stocks for a period of two daja, by the Nimbei Magistrate to be exhibited in

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and behanded, has now been arrasted la Huban

advindd in a telegram by the Husan Gover 005 E...Chang Jun Chus in reply to the Bunan Governor has asked him to send the outlaw to Canton to be tried and punished.

SUPPRESSION OF BRIGANDS. At praseat the robbers in the districts sur rounding the East River are very active and H.E. Viceroy Chang proposes to detail.Bej; General Ng Tat to that to assist the local oficials in suppressing the bandits,

ajth February. ADMIRÁL LÍ CHUN IN HONGKOMOJICU.

Admiral Li Chen proceeded to Hongkon

yesterday on afficial matters.

MILITARY TRAINING DEPARTMENT, The proctor of the Cantos Military Tralging Departinent, Liang Tun Check, brothar, of HR. Liang Tun Yin, leit bere yesterday for THE CITY OF KWELI,

the North

For some time past it has been the intention of the Central Government that the provincial city af kwailia lu ike Kwangri prosvinas shon. be removed to Nanning, but so far the propose removal has not been affected. The Kwangri Governor, H.E. Cheung Ming Ki, it is ropon will shortly proceed to Nanning where will reside for six months, and in future, 1 Cheung will stay six months in Kwellin, aud six months in Nanning every year

TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION) ::. Telegraph communication is now!nvailablä from Canton to the Heungaban: district, and the Imperial Telegraph-Administration thai advertised to inform the public to this effects A NEW TRADE MART,

HELI-Each Commissioner at the Treaty Ports wrote of bis own koowledge, and ex- perience. Newchwang reported little foreign oplum, but extensive cultivation all through Manchuria, Chefoe said that the poppy was taking the place of grain, Chgking told of tabs of thousands of picule of opium produced in that province alous, where it was reported that the drug was growing in quality, quality and cheapness year by year. Ichang knew of iwalva places in that one prefecture whore the poppy was belag cultivated. At Hankow, 70 per cent of the amount used was pative, Honna, Anhui (my own cative province), and Klanges all reported large increases. Io face it was the same almost everywhere. One crime and pauperism are its direct results, that Dow certain characters which plsintiff had not and consequently, the' players for that Clah to Lhassa, has safely arrived at his dasfidation, † mart of Kung Yick Fau in Sưfaning district.", Commissioner expatiated on the beautiful sight which a flowering Geld of poppies presents.

Mr. Wainewright-You had no doubt as to the truth of these reports?

H.E. LI-Nose whatever. Our complaint against them was that they were too true, top full, and 100 public..

D Johnsen. Well, and what then? Father Mathew. Then it was discovered to be the opinion of the very able.mee there col- lected from all lands that the value of alcohol in medicine is strictly limited, that other drugs are safer and more reliable. that alcoholic parents produce degenerate offspring, that the nutrient value of alcohol is not proved, that

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Craus-examined-Plaintiff agreed to the winding-up of the business. He had signed document offering his share for sale to the highest bidder, but in that document appeared

in order to limit accidents as much as possi-written. The business at the time was losing ble, many railway companies employ abstainers money-the reason why the increase of capital only, that man's valus: as a fighting, machine was called for in order to pay the firm's debts, rapidly deteriorates by the use of stimulants, All his small accounts due to the firm were and that teetotallers can secure better terms settled by him on the 19th. He, however, did from insurance companies than eves moderate not receive what was due to him by the firm. If they would pay him the 5300 he would not drinkers.

bother them. He did not receiva $273 odd from the manager for bis-share.

Dr. Johnson. A very pretty list.

Father Mailiew-Now let me turn to be other side of the world, for the drink question. Mr. Kong Sing said that his defence was interests me wherever. found.The National that the plaintiff was paid his full share and be Prison Association meeting at Hartford, had liquidated hit debt to the firm with that waste. money. Cono, recently, protested against the "

Mr Goldring-Have you got a receipt, fully expensive burden of the drunkard." Seventy-five per cent is said to be his contribu. though?

Mr. Kong Sing-No; that's your only case, tion to the prison population. With your

The case was adjourned, Anti-gracious permission, I will use the words of and was the cause of the firm

Mr Wainewright-You had seen oplum growing yourself, perhaps?.

It was hardly H.E. L-Many a time, visible from my yamea windows, because at that period I was, unable to see through the but I had noticed it often enough when opaque, Journeying.

Mr. Wainewright-Did you ever try to eplist otbar ald than that of the Ministers?

H.E, LI enlisted all the aid I could Lord Shaftesbury You wrote to the Opium Society, didn't

you? H.E. Lildid. You had sent me various will remember, dealing with the › papiru, you

Opium Question from your point of view. I tepilad, complimenting you on the bigh moral ground you had taken up su contrasted with the low business standpoint occupied by your Gorarement. My letter was full of the most

yet among the Opaque, Judge Warner, who declares the drunkard to be a miserable crimpal, and what is worse, an unmitigated nuisance." He ought, adds the Judge, to be uppressed. Even in the probibition states the persentage of crime, due to drink is said to be no less than thirty-seven.

Oo the Candino side, figures are much the same. From the Annales d'Hygiène, 1

JAPANESE SUGARŊRBHINING

COMPANY.

The Hop. Mr. H, E. Pollock, R.C., and Mr. George Piercy ware the Captains of the re spective sides and arranged the pairing of the players against one acolher.

The Hongkong Chess Club lost the toss,

The following Table shows the scoring at. played Black at boards 1, 3, 5 and 7.

Y.M.C.A. The Hongkong Cham Club. the individual Boards --

Chess ab Won,

-Es. J. R. Wood, Boards, The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pullock, x.-W. F. J. Penny. Boards, Mr. M. J. Dabar

Chess Club Won. Board 1. Mr. P. A. Rosario,

-Mr. G. Piercy YMCA...

A. L. Nairn Board 4, Mr. H. Bruto

Y.M.CA.. Mr. E. A. Fowler Chas Club. Board shit. D, E, Carvalho

Chess Club, Board 6, Mr.JA. Blive-Netto

Cass Club: Doards. Mr. V. B. Sousa

The Match, therefore, resulted in a win for the Chess Clab by 5 games to x.

-Mr. L. LeBreton -T Fuller

A:RATAL. ACCIDEŃZ..

K.1. WEN, TSUNO YAO. A.telegram was received, a faw days ago

stating that H.E. Wen Tsung Yao, the newly appointed Imperis! Assistant Resident Minister

TAOTAI BERIQUBLY, ILL.

Dr. Chang Ho left bare today for the North to render medical assistance to Trotal Shum Tang, who is at pressat seriously ill.

ALLEGED ROBBERS. CAPTURED.

On the 16th instant, on information received that four robbers were coming to Canter from Hongkong, by the steame. Kuong Sai, Admiral | Li Chun detailed a government launch in get alongside the steamer ou her arrival, and the alleged rubbers were arrested as soon as they got over lan sampas. On the same day five. other rubbers were captured, three in the Southern sub rb and two in the Westem suburb

Arrangements have been made to Introdués

a police system into the newly-opened trade.

*・・ HOSPITAL FOR POLICE FORCE. -.-- The Police authorities have erected a hospita! near the Fee Loi monastery inside the city, in connection with the Police Force. »

'THE OPIUM CAMPAIGNS

The Viceroy has received instructions from Peking to submit a return of opigm, smokers in each of the districts of the Kwanglung pro vince together with ibe amount of opium sold, in each during last year. Those officials who have been able to effect a 30% reduction or more as a rear of their efforts in the suppression of the opium evil in the districts under their res pective jurisdictions will be recommended for reward and those who have failed to do so will be punished,"

CHINA'S ARMY,

On the 17th instant, seven robbers concerned: in the robbery committed on the stations.and! workman's quarters of the Canton-flaskow. Commander Cheung Wai Chi of the Ministry Rallway ware arrested and banded to the Name of War will shonly Ba delegated to Canton to hol Yagistrata to be dolls with.. "All depied thej,make an investigation into the newly-organized Charges.

army in the Kwangtong province..

CANTON-HANKOW. RAILWAY AFFRAY.

noble sentimant."~ Who," I, remember saying, I find that alcoholic josanity is rapidly increas" Company has been checked, as the bankers at San Tin was clear Cheung, stationad Luer in the day, these» man±ttimed...apreoli

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COMMERCIA

FREIGHT MARKET, Messis. Lemke and Roggs write in their

disappointment.to.owser's unko

boats now disengaged in places such as Hang- kök, Saigon, Singapore, sic, for which fil

port or the other. There a modern coasting:

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|_ REVOLVER QQEE:077, AND KILIJ 'A LUKOND, Particulars of a frightful tragedy in which

On the 18th instant, in the Kuad Tim section Chinese policeman accidentally met his death MITCH IN PROGRESS OF RELIEF MEASURES. have just come to our notice. It appears that of the Canton Hankow Railway, nine of the The progress of negotiations for the read the victim of the unfortunate occurrence-railway workmen were absent.ifrom-iduty, justment of the Dal Nippon Sugar Refining Chinesalakong named

bin revolver which demand their wages, which theboverseer ze baying failed to kill a serpent, would be 20 ing in Paris, and the children of drunkards are interested prefer to await the solution of the afterwards proved the cause of his death, Not fased. Words were consequently, exchanged fortnightly report of 20th lustig

found with strong tendencies to epilepsy,' rank as to nurse it in his bosom 1

Lord Shaftesbury-I remember it well. We

idiacy and crime.Chicago reports that the following "Giva, questions (~~(1). Whether the knowing that a mingis balist was'in the maga÷ 1 with the result that-the men' attacked the over-The freight market,during the fortnights. Government will'grant grace in payment of tax } 'rise, the mko. Antuspectedly, went about his 1.seer...in..answer to the alarm giran thè raild', der review bas remained-in anį inanimate con mare quite moved by it. The serpent wa➡+ } - two grest causes of the fall of youth are bad

H.E. Li Opium.

company and drink. The waste of national das by the company; (3) the cancellation of work as composedly as if he was only trimming way guard. proceeded to restore order, but dition, southern, deights in particular that

(to a lamp. All of a sudden, and before the the workmen in a short space of time cold source of Pard Shafiosbury,And the bosom was......?``resources from this causo is anormuŭa; hand. I the private contract with the:Suzuki Shotan ( unfortunate policemen could: realise his dag. † lecled in a crowd numbering, several bud-b#ppea, lo hava tönpage. În positioninʻrade! H.E. LThe bosom of China,

mds of millions sterling in England, billions purchase the company's debentures held by erous position; the trigger, as was to be ex. §dred people all ‚datarmfasd to atlacic the

to the amount of Y500,000 annually)} Lord Shaftesbury-Yet you knew all the of dollars gold in America.

that the

arpact!! was being nursed Abraham Lincola. Yet our people are (3) the withdrawal of the favoured: treat pected, went off, wounding tim above the left soldiers... On the following morning the work carsfully cultivated over vast and,

doing a good.d

dest to suppress the public talement accorded in the collection of anger as eye and piercing the skull. The injured man men wens.os.strike. During the oogagement ended, and

Was brought over to Hongkong and removed between the soldiers and the workmen, twenty cise in Formoss; (4) the settlement of accounts ever growing areas of that most sacred bosoni? of liquor,

HELYI knew it quite well.

Father Mathew. They are. Your people of shares deposited with the company by car to the Government Civil Hospital, where be fed of them in all on both sides were more of bring him round proving missing. After considerable paraansion: had are highly to be commended for their eamest-tain dhectors as security for money drawn succumbed to his injuries at 7.40 am, yesterday less wounded and three of the soldiers are now Lord Shaftesbury-Did you make any re-

fruitless, It to be ference to that fact in your letter to us?

ness in such matters. Many of your bém and (5) the pissage through the Dictiof.the"] momingis forthoped that the above besa used by the members of the CompaGY has been moving in this trade'.wke friki

Sugar Duty Reimbursement Bill. We (Japan

lesson for the dead man's com- and the enginesis, the men were induced to H.E. LiI did. I said that the poppy was papan refuse alcohol advertisements. But ! Chronicle) learn |

am from the Osaka Jiji, that the should act as being surreptitiously grown in some parts of regret to read that as yet the results are but iron, wiss Blabi and Davichi Banks, which patriots to handia the weapon more cautiously resume work yesterday.

in fatare, it being a well-known fact that the

THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES ALLOWED." Chinn notwithstanding laws and imperial partially satisfactory. The movement is M

Little adicts,

The owners of the various theatres have In Advance of public dpialon, Ageis I have boas entrusted with the measuremfor ra

the sise of a revolver and the danger-often jointly petitioned the Viceroy for permission to Lord Shaftesbury-Was Ebern any special crave permission to refer directly to the Terra lieving the company, are not faclined to ad majority of Chinese policemen are ignorant of reason why you should so mislead us?

Obscura. In a recent number of the North vance the Y3,000,000 which is necessary. The

Gavan Duffy banks assert that it is difficult to obtain from with fatal results in the present case-attend give theatrical performances after the term of one handred days fer be mourning of the late HE Lì. Oh np. I wan, ungar the American Review, the Rev.

Emperar Kuang Hd, and their requent bas Impression that your Hocisty was eager discussed this question only to condemn the the Department of Finance Garance the careless handling of the deadly weapon,

of tax. Even if oh- of grace for the payment to get information of that particular présent action of the reformers, Helset it is an aSSUTENCE A CASE great importance is at present on in now been granted. Theatrical performances kind, and no. I tarnished That's all the probibition doctrine is cat "Thiou afalt not tained in it probable such a transit would the Art of Calimate (Tientsin) where a Chl-wilt once more be given at the theatres begin about to cents per piculis e

openly" It was a matter of supply and demand, drink," but "Thou shalt not drink

23rd February, you sanj so much British candour and philan. And this is the result he finds:-Moral be extremely tlaky to advance the money on es compradore, Mr. Shu Ping Teal, Istuinging from the 2nd lastant

strength of such an assurance. If the Govaro Mr. W. Kleeschulte for the return of Tis. 40,000

MINTING OF NEW COPPER CENTS, cowardice is nowhere more deplora local ment does dot tally want to slow the com- money advanced in the business. Dr. Knip. as judge," with than in prohibitory states and

On the 21st instant, the Caston: branch of option towns," He cites a Bishop in support pany to collapse, the authorities will ask the plug, the Consul, ta

Abraham Lincon, But even for restrictive banks to relieve the company. The banks Mostra, Luar, and Ehrbarát a GEROT H.E. Li-I can at the moment recall nos measures are evidently necessary. My in bave decided to take upon themselves the re. The plaintiff is represented by Mr. K. W. The Imperial. Mint started to rains copper cents only. I I promised that our oficials should take formation from Hatter's Weakly is appallinf of the company only if they receive su apaounity, of Messrs. Kent and Mounsey, and us the bane of those portes a the defendant's maniger, Mr. Radloff, is ap-up. The daily output of copper cente is now elective steps to enforce the laws against the ling. Men in New York are, it says, "smleited | plication from the government.

pearing on his behall, Mr. Kleeschulte him estimated at 50:00 pieces, with murder. cultivation of the poppy.

salf.is on his road out and expected here

thropy on the one side, so much Chinese com plaisance on the other,

Lord Shaftesbury.— What were the promises you made to secure our support?"

evidence

There were more than a

Lord Ahaherberys -And did they found-bomicides in 1908 and only a fraction The Walwapu is negotiating with-the-faraign, * Hild Llc Of course not. Nene of them had over seven per cent of convictions, Juring Ministers in Paking centering the withdipual

zalet power and few the wild,

November 14s) merderase "kissaks 3 ware of the forel gu troupe Brent the ospital

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ASSIMILATION OF POLICE SYSTEM, positioned the Viertay for authority to in wezi week. The cage will be continued onThe officials of the Lo Ting, prefecture have

matter of impossibility to obtain employment of a klud, that would leave even the imflet margin of profit,

Saigon/tlongkong-Whatever litt o booked at 8 cents per picul by the raNAS regularly employed in the rug. At time of waiting there is a slight demand at 10/1x.cons at which rath outside owners are howeves Not

a Salgon to Philippines a valssi hag been chartated for 25,0ço piculs at 24 conta.”/ couple of ir quiries Saigon to Singapore, led to no result, charterers, c höds

A few steamers, have found employme Trons Talishwan to Centos, rate for one chakat arranged early in the fortnight being 45, per pleul, and for two cubsequent ones 30% only

A chumer le reported Wuhu, to Swatow lump sum basis, rate working out at about

cants....

Hoogay to Chingkiang at $570, Mpji

The following coal charters have rest

kamatsu to Canton at 410, Mus) (p kong at $1.50, Moji to Canion at a