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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Hongkong University

Scheme.

SUB-COMMITTEE'S MEETING.

PROGRESS OF: THE MOVEMENT.

The Chaleman informed the Committee that, at the second meeting of the sub-committee on February 28th, a treasurer had been elected, and the special committee referred (above) bava submitted a series of reguinions." There the Committee proceeded to discuss :——

Regulation 1 was approved, it being under stood with regard to E. and F. that, if the sub committee desire to address any Chinese offi. clala in China or elsewhere, they will first in form the Governor, who, if he has no objection, will himself first write to the British Minister or Contol, and inform him of the desire of the sub-committes to communicate with the officers là question on the matter of raising subscriptions. When this has been done, there is no objection to the sub-committee addressing

MONDAY MARCH 81909.

Singapore Opium Farmlicit commerce in these drugs, which hat now amounted to 106,000.

GOVERNMENT TAKES

-POSSESSION

IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE, ON OPIUM POLICY,

The matter of the Singapore Oplum and Spirit Farms, and the arrears of payment due therefrom to the revenues of the Colony, has occupied the serious attention of the Government for some time past. The question reached a climax, yesterday afternoon, reports the Straits Times of and inst, when shortly after two o'clock, Mr Gibson, of the Chinese Protectorate, called at the Farm offices in Cecil

¡of the bus.

attaised to considerabla), volume be ch your peti lor that (thái "Increase with results disastrous.

tioners intareste

vour petitionare had taken over,i Farm, and commenced the conduct thersof the Government of the Straits Settlements appoint Fed a Commission to consider the whole quea- tion of the consumption of opiam and the re- venue raised by import duties thereon. This Commission commenced its laboure about the month of July, 1936, and continued them until recently. Its report is, it is anderstood, in draft and is shortly to be issued to the public. o was appointed the As soon as this Commission vations anti-opium organizations began to be extremely active and a determined Campaign |

A mass of ast-opiora literature has been cir- calated and hand-bills and pamphlets have been scattered broad cast. Your petitioners submit that it is beyond question that the action of the Straits-Settioments Government inap pointing the Commission had the effect of spurring into activity the very formidable forces which are hostile to the use of the drug in any | form and whether fu moderation or in excess with the consequence of largely decreasing the

by sales of the Farm.

that in the Jow

The", Governme thing to add

if it had been brou that oplam was being to the law the law would bave been faze FARMERS' RUINO

The Farmers again return to the charge in'a latter dated November 28, in whic out that the position is a vary. them, and the prospective los face of these facts, they state can would not be ableto pay the ber and would be ready to hand

$140, 0, and that the books any time. Ta farther leiter, stated that they were paying sury $130,000, the estimated working during Novembar.

Kai, who was suppported by the Vice-Chair- the officials direci, informing them at the same Street, and formally took charge WAY WAS commenced against the use of the drug, receipts for that month,” sati

Another step in the progressive movement towards the realisation of the scheme for the establishment of a university in Hongkong a laken yesterday when the Chinese members of the sub-committee met for the third time at the Tung Wa Hospital in pursuance of the daly Imposed upon them by their ready acceptance of office on the appointment of His Excellency the Governor. The Hon. Dr. Ho men, occupied the Chair. time that the Governor has already writion to Addressing the meeting, the Chairman wild the Coasal. If the Governor does not consider meetings of the General Committee were held it advisable to write personally, the sub-com- on Friday and Saturday when the seven resolu mittee should send their letter through the tlons adopted and passed by the sub-com- Secretariat. This does not preclude individual mittee, and printed in the Telegraph of the members of the sub-committee from writing and inst, were taken into consideration,

deration. The privately to their personal. friends, or to sub-committe's resolutions were approved gentlemen who bald so official position after slight amendments. The Governor had had no time to write to him (the speaker) in reference thereto, but His Excellency had kindly caused to be transmitted to bim copies of the minutes of proceedings at the second and third meetings of the General Committee, The Chairman then proceeded to read the minutes, at the conclusion of which, he said that he would be having a tranfition into Chinese made of the minutes and circulated to the sub-committee. The alterations in the resoultions, of which he already made mention, had reference to the circular letters which it was proposed to issus over the signatures of the Chairman and Vice Chairmen soliciting support in aid of the scheme and which would be despatched through the medium of the Colonial Secretariat in certain circom stances. The number of scholarships would be limited to äilty,

The rest of the Chairman's address was prac tically an interpretatios of the minutes of pro- ceedings of the General Committee held on the Virginian; Knight Banth and 6th inst., and which are printed in neret; Turkish; Martin's

exions below. :

At the conclusion of the address thirty mem "Non-throat"; Three Cases from among the Sub-Committee were

elected for the collection of subscriptions. The sub-committee then adjoumed. COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS.

Following are minutes of the proceedings of

tles (Magnums).

A. S. WATSON & CO., the second meeting of the General Committee

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

AND

KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

Hongkong, 13th February, 1909.

MARRIAGE.

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At “Louisville,” Gas Works, on the 6th March, by the Rev. C, H. Hickling, Union Church, Hongkong, EDGAR WILLIAM TER. REY, Gas Works, to MARY ANN MCNAUGHTON, eldest daughter of James McNaughton, Esq. Chemist, Port Glasgow, Scotland. [245

The Hongkong Celegraph

ORGKONG, MONDAY, March 8, 1909.

The Slave Traffic.

JAPANESE WOMEN SOLD, TO HONGKONG.

KIDNAPPING GANG ARRESTED.

A remarkable but not uncommon story has

· come to fight in the arrent by the Kobe police,

"a day or two ago, of four kidnappers of women in the persons of Shiokawa Shulo, aged 34, "Shigematsu Sepkichi, so to Sakichi, 48, and Inouye Kunnosuke, 15, all of Kobe, réports the Japan Chronicle of 27th pit. ·

|_ It je alleged that the first named two, who

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held at Government House on the 5th Inst. Present:-The Chairman (Sir Frederick Lugerd), Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Hon. Mr. W. Chat- ham, Hos-M-E-A-Irving-and-Hou, Sir Paul Chater..

The Chairman informed the Committee that, at a meeting of the Chinese sub-committer, on February 21st, the following business had been

doae -

(a) it had been proposed that a treasurer should be elected. Approved,

(b) Co-optation of Messis, Tsang Sek Chan, Ng Tang Kai, Le Tart Choi and Fi Yok Tong, Approved.

(e) It had been decided to print 10,000 copies of the Memo, and preface, and distri- bule

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iness on behalf of the Government. It known to ourselves that strong measures were in course of making, but it was obviously a matter on which it was not permissible to publish information in advance. Now that the action of Government has taken deficits abape, we may say that the decision of the Government to appoint a receiver in the Farm, business in Regulation 2-The Committee saw no other words to enter into possession was final

eeting of the objection to making non-resident collectors. bfly reached at a recent special meeting subscriptions honorary members of the sub- Executive Council, following on instructions committee so long as it exists, provided that framed by the Governor before he departed for they are not officials of the Chinese Government. Europe, Officials of the Chinese Empire will be styled WHAT THE FARMER OWES

Briefly, the position at the time of seizure by "Patrons" of or "Sympathisers" with the Hongkong sub-committee. It is understood the Government, yesterday afternoon, wat 21 that the sub-committee will exercise discretion follows:-The monopoly for the sale of opium in the number of names submitted to ibe and spirits, as let to the present Farmerr, mas Governor for approval so that they may not be over a period of three yours, concluding at the excessive. When subscriptions are invited the end of the present your. The monthly payment Sub-Committee will be careful to explain to due from the Farm to the Government under the the donors that they will be invested in socuri- terms of the contractis for opium $235,000, for ties by the appointed Trustees and an annual liquors $60,000, a total monthly sum of $195,000 statement of expenditure, properly audited. The Farm has not paid a bilance on January will be published. The proceeds of the Enfact of $133,000, and owes for the whole of dowment Food will be devoted to the geoazal February $295,000, so that the total indebted- purposes of the University, engagement of ass to the Government is, in round-figures, teaching staff, equipment, and general main.. $425,000. tenance. It will not be available for redaction of lees (except as in Regulation 4); but if it exceeds the initial requirements will be used for establishing more branches of instruction, viz., engaging a larger staff, and extending the accommodation for pupils.

Regulation 3. —The views of the Committes are already recorded under Regulation 2.

Replies to Governor's letter received from Singapore, Shanghai, and the Viceroy of Can-

ton were read.

The Committee adjourned.

VICEROY CHANG'S FRIENDLY SYMPATHY.

tion

part of

The Government's reply was granted the Farmers permission, conditions, to postpone until next you payments due at the and of November, Da comber and January in respect rent, but were unable to B. Your petitioners respectfully submit that or postponement of the curren though in form they made their contract with came due; fu that that the Fa the King's Most Excellent Majesty in effect it | required to pay 11 per cent on any/ is the Government of the Straits Settlements the rents for November which rema with whom they carry it out. They urge the paid on the due date, and that if to such contract ordinary principles should the rent remained unpaid for ten days, they apply and that it is not just that the part pro-would exercise their power to appoint RS sling by the Agresment should by collateral caiver manager, action or inaction make the performance of It On December 8, the Farmers expressed more difficult and onerous for the party to whom their sense of the indulgence shown by the, agreement bappaus to be working dis- Goverment in their being permitted to posle advantageously. The Farm is losing money pans payment of arreare alluded to, but heavily. The sales had dropped off some painted out that there had been further $1,000 tall & mooth before the Government drop in daily receiply, and that the losses of took acties in respect of brothol sales and now the Farm would react on sub-shareholders, and you petitioners are faced with a further decline they referred to the possibility of a financial of 15,000 selea month as above indicated: panic. If a catastrophe was to be avoided they asked the Govercor to reconsider the application for a reduction of rant, ez to relieve them of the Farm at the end of the year (1x8 and they asked for a personal- iolstview with His Excellency, an

9. Your petitioners reiterate that they would not have taken over the Farm at the figure at which they tendered had they anticipated that the Government would pal a stop to a practice

The position taken by the Farmers is that certain matters bave risen which it was impos sible to foresee when the contract was entered into, and which operated prejudicially on their income these mittors they claim largely arise from the action of the Goveranout, and one of

tandered, of which the Government through the the chief causer of the fall to, receipts from a consideration of which your petitioners opiam is stated to be the recent prevention of Chinese Protectorate had been aware for a the sale of the drug in Chinese brothels. This, large number of years and to which it had and other matters, are refaired to detail to the taken no exception. Your petitioners bumbly appended petition which the Farmers placed represent that Government should render them before the Governor in November last. The plenary assistance by preventing smuggling crux of the question from the Farmers' point and iificit sale of morphia and cocaine, And of view, is contained in this document, tage finally they desire to urge that the political | ther with the reply of the Government declin position of the oplum question" as it is called ing to grant the remission prayed for or to was altered and modified to the disadvantage of ment. relieve the Farmers of the 'obligations under your petitioners by the action of Government their contract. These two letters are as folin appointing the Commission referred to,

PATITION.

The third meeting of the General Committee was held on Saturday, the 6th inst. The minutes of proceedings have not yet been con- firmed, but-wo-have-baca Vary" "courteously | lows — accorded permission for their publication. There were present:-H. E. Sir Frederick The Homble Petition of Khaw Joo Chor Lugard. (chairman), Rt. Rev., the Bishop of Alexander William Cashio, Obeab Teow Eaog Victoria, Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Hon. Mr Wand Choa Giang Thye of Singapore, Mer -Chatham, Hon. Dr. Ha Kai, Hoo, Mr. We chants.

Yak, Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Hou, Mr. E, A, Shweth Irving, Hon. Mr. H E Pallock, K.C.

The minutes of the second moeling were read and approved.

This fourth clause of the Memo. of "Regala tions," submitted by the sub-committes, was discussed and approved on condition that the number of scholars who are admitted without (a) Appointment of 15 members as special payment of fees is limited-at present at any committee to consider the best means of invitrate-to go. (Free board counts equally with ing and collecting subscriptions.

(e) Election of fifteen members as vice chairman, and three as hon, secretarios, ·

free tuition, so that a scholar, who obtains both, counts as two out of the so). The committee reserve the question as, to how the board of (f) it was inquired whether, if the full

names referred to in 4 (1) shall be affixed for Endowment Fund required were not raised. consideration was the plans of the building the subscriptions, would be returned or not, I when also the wise and bad informed Dr. Ho Kai'that they would be returned in such an event, viz., if the Rndow ment Fund fails to reach such a sum as, in the opisios of the Committee, will justify the com- mencement of the building, and satisfied the donor.

Several questions had been raised by mem bers of the Sub-Committed and replied to by Dr. Ho Kai to the best of his ability. The Chairman proposed that these questions should now be discussed by the Committee, and an authoritative reply given to them.

(a.) How far the Chinese donors to the Ea- bad been jointly engaged in a hotel and for dowment Fund would be represented on the warding 'business at Ksigan dori, 6-chome, Governing Body of the University. The Go Robe, but which was not proving sufficient-vernor expressed the view that for the success. ly lucrative, were seized with the idea of ful working of a University on Western lines, raising funds by kidnapping women and including the engagement and control of the sending them abroad for questionable par teaching staff, disciption and routine of scholars, poses. They confided their scheme to the method of examinations, fixing of vacations, other two men named, who were carrying on elc, etc., as well as in order to command the a restaurant and lantern manufacturing busi confidence of British Universities, the Govern mess respectively, the former at Kitanagasa ing Body must necessarily be chiefly British dori, s-chome, and the latter at Moto-machi, and in the first instance should be nominated s-chome. The four agreed together in their by the Governor, subsequent vacancies being shameful enterprise, Inouye being the capit sited by co-optation subject to the approval of alist. The gang started operations by engaging the Governor. He saw no objection to a two girls, Higashi Haru, aged 20, of Nishinada- proviso that at least two members abould be mura, Hyogo prefecture, and Hirose Tora, Chinese. sgod 19, of Takamatsu,“ Shikoku, ostensibly Et waitresses for restaurants in Shikoku, at a handsome remuneration. On the night of September 5th last, the men excorted the two girls to a French mail steamer then is Koba barbour, and took them to Hongkong, where they were disposed of to certain places of ill fame, the gang natting Yago for each girl Satisfied with the success of their first venture, the gang secured two more gitis early in October-Mochjo Yaye, aged 20, of Kawach! district, and Yamada Mine, aged 18, of Ako district lo circumstances as before, and sold them in Hongkong for Y450 each, ne

Their vile tisfac seemed to be flourishing, but it was doomed owing to the action of one of the girls, Mochio Yaye, wha, overwhelmed

The Committen concurred.

description of the pictures and busts referred to in (6), (Honorary life members of Council, like honorary members on all Councils, de nel vote}.

With reference to the names loscribed on the tablet, is in understood, that when the buildings are erected (or if the tablet should have to be lei inte the wall before grection it completed, at such time) the list will be closed in order that the names may be inscribed in the order prescribed. The sub-committee will then be dissolved, and it will be matter for consideration what steps shall be taken for raising further funds for extending the scope of the university.

. The Committee considered that if further questions are asked by members of the sub committee of others, it would be advisable for the Chairman, of the sub-committee to refer thom to the Governor, for an authoritative reply, in order to avoid any misunderstanding, seeing that deither the Chairman of the sub committee, nor the sub-committee as a whole, can pledge the Commluc

The decisions on all matters of importance, which are recorded by the Committee, will be referred for the covering approval of the Secretary of State when his approval of the project and the grant of the site has beep received.

1-That your petitioners are the Farmers of the Opium Farm for the Settlement of Singa pore for the year 1907, 1908, and 1909, under written agreement dated the giet day of De cember, 1906,

3-That your petitioners are by virtue of such ageement under terms to pay to the Co- lonial Treasurer of the Straits Settlements the monthly sum of $135,000 and that security, bas been given by means of mortgages of Immov. able property in the Straits Settlements for the due discharge of their obligation.

-That certain matters which it was impos. sible to foresce at the time the agreement above referred to was entered into are operating very prejudicially to your petitioners in the conduct of the business of the Farm: and that as your petitiouers humbly submit that there matters are la large part caused by the action of the Government of the Straits Settlements, your petitioners desire to repressot them.

The Farmers were granted an Interview with Sir Arthur Young, who wrote, on December 12, that after laying the Farmers representa tions before the Governor, His Excellency, was unable to agree that the main cause of the alleged decline in sales was due to the action of Government, and that His Excellency re- gretted he was unable to grant any abatement of rent or release the Farmers from their agrea.

· FINANCIAL CATASTROPHE,

On December 14, the Formers, in a lengthy Your petitioners therefore pray --| letter, expressed their disappointment and (1) That a substantial reduction in their alluded to the baneful effect on the oplum traffic rent commensurate with the falling off of their generally of the action of the anti-opium party; returns by reason of the maters above so: forth and of the great drop in receipts following

the 'Goverment'e crusade against the may be accorded them: or alternatively,

(2) That some reduction may be made in of opium lo-brothels, Thay AgA respect of the month of November and of possible financial catastro December of this year, and that they may be volving widows; and people of limited means, relieved of their contract at the end of the pre- and said they felt their losses were sent year,

cipally, if not solely attributable to the appointment of the Opium Commission follow ed by the stoppage of sales in brothels. They asked for relief as an act of grace, and traned

And your petitioners will aver humbly pray Signed at Singapore la the Colony of the Straits Settlements, the and day of November, 150%.

GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.

ja the British Government's high sansa of im- partiality, justice and right. In a funker letter they asked for an inquiry. The reply was Colonial Secretary's Office, brief; it merely stated that Government did not Singapore, 5th November, 1908 admit any responsibility whatever for the Geatlemes,—I am directed by the Governor | alleged diminution in the sales of the Farm. to acknowledge receipt of your petition, dated and declired any further discussion of the the and instant, addressed to His Excellency matter. The Government added that if the and praying that a substantial reduction fa the test for January were not paid at de a déle, they rent of the farm may be granted on the ground would proceed in accordance with the powers of the falling off of the receipts attributed by reserved to them in case of defapli by the terms you to certain, causes set forth in the petition of the contract vis

(a) stoppage of sale of opium in brothels, (b) inadequacy of the preventive machinery provided by law to check smuggling of morphia and cocaine.

(c) the appointment of a Commission to inquire into the facts regarding the use of opium in the Colony.

2. As regards (4), 1 am to point out that the Government is only carrying out the law. as it was at the time the Farmers entered into

thin Contract neg

On February 5, the Farmers wrote, in regard to the balance of rent for January, asking that

time be allowed them till February 25.10 pay, This application was granted on the distinct understan ing that payment in full would be (made on the date mentioned, and that interest

would be payable on amount overdue at the rate provided for in the contract from the date on which it became due until date of payment..

On February 26, the Farmers wrote magrat="

ding that for want of funds they were unable to

* avail themselves of the time allowed and far-

BIKY MONOVAN

tract for the residue of the team they by the immediate sale of beir value of the security in the hap ment, that they would be, able rears of rent and debi

4-Your patillonars would point out that, as is inevitable in a centre in which the male pa- pulation very largely exceeds the female, there are a large number of Chinese brother in Singapore. A custom bas prevailed for twenty years or more for the keepers of these brothels to supply their customers with a small packet of opinen at a fixed rate or charge. The sales effected in this manner have of recent years

As regards (6) the Government is taking ther, that owing to the long and contlined maintained an average of over fifteen thousand taels a month, and the profit to the Farm being every possible step to check the importation of losses they had sustained, they not only found 51.63 per tael menus a sum of $39,000 per mea-morphis and cocaine. There has been no it impossible to pay January's sent, but sem. The Government of the Straits Settle elaxation in the efforts of the Government in be unable to pay their rent for Febrs ments have without warning decided to put this direction since the Farm was taken up and they found it impossibia so raise

They stated, farther, that stop to a practice which has been allowed for 4. With reference to (c) the Governmeal is twenty years and have prosecuted two several unable to recognise any responsibility to the Government would relieve them. brothel kebpers to convic ion for the offence of Farmers in the matter, keeping an unlicensed opiam skop or selling. Under these circumstances His Excel opium without's license which action has bad lescy directs me to state that the Government the effect of stopping sales of opium in the most decline to grant any remission of rent or manner indicated and has seriously affected to relieve the Farmers of the obligations of the revenus derivable from the Fathair Contract, I have, olej

(5gd), W. EVANS, Your petitioners désira to point out that

for Colonial Secretary. red they tendered for the Farm upon the assump.

RECENT CORRESPONDENCE. thou that existing sources of revenue would not be summarily closed against them. They know

Following those two communications, there of the method of selling described and the has bees voluminous correspondence. Reply volume of sales and they b sad the calculations log on November 15 lest to Government's which determined the amount of their tender folter, the Farmers refer to the brothel unles apos this and similar Irama of information, and state that Government, having allowed the Had they supposed that the Government had the law on this matter to fall into desuetude for in contemplation the prevention of sales of years, having allowed former Farmers profits oplom in minner long accustomed in Chinese sccruing from these technically irregular safes, into the harbour off Kennedy brothels their tender if 'submitted it all would l'and knowing that the present Farmem tendar-

rescued, however, by a nom have been subject to an appropriate and subsed on the assumption that they would have the and handed over to the tantial reduction.

same resources, open to them, suddenly cut off very valuable source of ravanne) and this

moreing charged in wariaza allempting to commi 6-Your petitioners funber represent that they regard as inequitable without, allowing a

With there has been of late a larga volume of rebalo is respect of the loss entailed, morphia and cocaine smuggling, which, owing has also been a rigorous enforcement of the Li.. HE "as it would seem to the insuficienty of the goom Ordinance against brothel keepers, pref preventive machinery provided by the Straits the Farmers claim operated to Settlements Legislature, the Government They stated also that the volume seems powerless to check it being found in cocking smuggling

ifficult to secure a con practice extremely

(b.) In reply to the question as to the value of The Governor said that he proposed, in view degreas to be conferred, it was decided to reply of the very friendly letter received from the as follows-It is most certainly our object to Viceroy at Canton, to invite His Excellency to make the degrees of equal valon and as widely be A Vice-Patron of the university, and the and fully recognised as those granted by English Commities.concured. Universities. To achieve this the standard must be the same.

:.

The present College ONE year's hard labour and twenty-four strakes of Medicins, of course, does not attempt of the birch was the sentence prosed in the such a standard, hence its degrees are Polics Court this morning on a coolie who was not recognised even beta in Hongkong as found guilty of snatching an ear pick from a entitling the holder to practise as a fully quali Chinese woman in Queen's Road Weat yener. fed medical practitioner. The requisite stops day afternoon, to ensure recognition will be a matter for in- quity from the Home Universities, and other THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and bodies (eg, the Medical Council, etc.),

Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with (c). As to the scope of the University,This thanks the following donations to the funds of deptads upon the income. We propose to the Hospitals

by the terrible position in which she found her self at Hongkong, succeeded in sending a lot begin with two faculties, vir, medicide and 3. D. Hutchlion & Co... fer to her parents at home laforming them of applied science, including engineering; or par«. the circumstances.-The latter lost no time in - haps, thres. As further lands-are-raised wo

ommunicating with the police, as a result of will establish more and more chaira,

hich the whols gang was arrested, as sinted."|" (d) The amount of fent--They will not ex-, ¿The men are still moder examination at the cond an aggregate maximum of three hundred palice

while it is understood, steps are dollar per annum, exclusive of board... Poor belög, laken to rescue the pafortustate giris scholars can be provided for from Lia westched fate which threatens i

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Barretts

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tioning pros

for smuggling,

ncreasing

imorphia" and cocaine are very much mor

relyes in the hands of the Go whatever substantial reduction might think reasonable,

The Government's response to this was ta appoint a receiver and manager in the person of Mr-Gibson, who, in we said possession yesterday afternoo

A CHINE, E Woman named desperate attempt to commit

day afternoon. The