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THE OPIUM COMMISSION.

CHINESE DELEGATE'E ELOQUENT SPEKCI

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The following is the speech delivered by Mr. T'ang Kuban in submitting resolutions on behalf of the Chinese delegation,

Mr. President and Gentleman of the Interba- tional Opium Committion —

in-

interested in this problem. Since the days of

Powers.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MARCH 13 1909.

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CANTON REGATTA. [From Our Own Correspondent]

almost every home of the Empire, was sprat east to west, from north to mouth, through monts are recommended to take measures for Earthquake Relief fond, Yrgo to the Tokyo tically non-existent, To-day the demand for out all of our borders, we are making ready the gradual suppression of the practice of opium Orphanage, Yoo to the Okayama Orphanage the Empire, and with improved transportation For may I be pardoned, if I confess that systems of regulation is suggested in the light Tokyo. He confined his thefts to money, not foraigs goods has reached the utmost limits of for the new life and its new responsibilities. smoking, and a to-examisation of existing and Y200 to the Honjo: Charity Hospital, of had the Chinese either money of good unworthy of our new station. This ambition with the same problems but the Commission his detection Nishio directed his attention might have an almost boundless expansion, we have an ambition not to be altogether of the experience of other countries dealing caring to steal articles, which might lead to to give in return. The balance of trade is an leheritance from our fathers. We cannot is careful to insist that no country is to feel to first-class hotels and villas in Hakone, ductive inefficiency. The excess of imparts China of their day played in the civilization of be wholly inexpedient in the special conditions in estimated that the total amount of money is, however, a sad commentary upon our pro- deny a degres of pride in the part which the obliged to rush through measures that might Osio, Odawam, and other summer resorts I cent, a fair average of the past few years it wo over exports during 1903 was thirty-one per Eastern Asia. In those days of poor transport obtaining. More definite is the expression of stolen by him in the course of his career was except 1904 and 1905, when it reached the influence of every land was much restricted in to obviate the smuggling of opium lato coun entered the room of the Countess Dowager I ation and comparative notional isolation the opinion that it is the duty of the Governments over £30,000. About twelve months ago he alarming figures of fony-three per cent, and ninety-five per cent respectively. The range totions of China cast their spell over Mongolia, reasonable measures at ports of departure to Y1,200 in cash. He also entered the villa of lis scope and yet the laws, literature and insti- tries where it is prohibited, by adopting at the Naraya Hotel at Miyanoshita and stole and extent of China's wants have grown enor mously; the saverest drain upon her ability to Cochin China, and were felt even in Burma any hesitating in denouncing oplum is entirely away with Y120. Nishio even had the fron

Manchuria, Korea, Japan, Tibet Assam, Biam, prevent the shipment of the drug, while Marquis Salonji at Olso last summer and made. satisfy those wants is the opiam habit

and India. This I speak with no spirit of idle removed when the Commission comes to contary to try and enter the house at Olso where foreign trade what is being lost to the nation we of the present China bave accepted the ore urged without reservation, to the remain last summer, expecting to get rich booty Now, Sir, place in the columns of China's boasting; I am too sensible of bow naworthily sider morphine, agaidat which drastic measures the Crown Prince and Prince Ito were staying more. We then offer to the world a commarmed the glory of our inheritance; but I men urged to close down eplum divaus in their strict that he had no chance of entering The from the use of opium-only this, and nothing high obligations of the past, how we have dining Resolutions foreign Goverments are there, but the guard over the house wASTED cial prize worthy of the most strenuous eodan tion it to explain bow great is our aspiration. Settlements in China measure aimed, pro prisoner is to be conveyed to Yokohama for yours of all nations. When one faces the pos- now to play a high part la the brotherhood of sumably, at Japan-to deaf with anti-opium trial-Japan Chronicle, Mr I have said "speedily, Mr. President, with abilities of China's fatura trade, how lasigui. nations, a higher part than can be played by remedies containing opium in these Conces intention, because the axperience of the past ficant does the value of the opium traffic seam. men of enfeebled bodies, enslaved will, broken sions and to apply their pharmacy laws to their two years convinces us that under the present When this trade formed, forty-six per cent of pride, and weakened moral character.

aliouals la China Another Resolution points circumstances speed in the extermination, in. China's imports, as it did in 1867, there might mise them. Public opiniob is now at a high

cut that the Commission was unable to accept atead of increasing the difficulties, will mini-

have been plausible, though false, arguments

the proposal of the Chinese delegates that a in favour of protecting it; but to-day, when it

scientific investigation should be made by a pitch: the determination of the people is roused forms only seven and a balf per cent, no such to a high degree. It is a well-known fact that

committee into the propertief and effects of such an intensity is difficult to maintain over cial folly can be imagined than that of foster- arguments can be urged. No greater commer-

opium and into anti-opium remedles. an extended period. The public mind cannot

ing what is at present seven and a half per be kept centred for a long period of yours upon cent. of China's foreign trade at the expense of abolish an evil, it should be done as soon as fact, there can be no doubt about it, the opium a single reform. When a people is ready to the almost infinite expansion of that trade. In possible. Delay increases difficulties immea traffic is economically, as well as morally, inde Butably. It has often been said, and rightly, feasible. Of course, there are special interests ahead of public opinion; it may with equal.come trom the abolition of aplum; and we may that legislative regulation should not go iso far

which must buffer from any such charge as will hind. Neither must the actions of the Govara: larger than the loss of their immediate truth be urged that it should not lag too far ba expect from those who are blind to anything piept be different from the wishes of the people, every effort to cloud. the issue; but as we look for any such difference will have the effect of

gai augmenting the difficulties of control, and the

at it in the mass there can be no doubt of the facts: opium is an economic loss to the world foterference and complications. loss of control might bring about laternational too groat, to be further endured. Moreover, there is another fatal influence which opium has upsa trade which cannot be put into the columns of statistics. Rightly conceived, com. beb wall put this in her first message to the Emperor of China, when she said: "By inter

But go with me, gentlemen of this Commis. sior, over that broad and once fair stretch of

China looks, therefore, to the fullest co-oper ation of all the civilized Peers in hor attempt to throttle the oplum ev trusts that such restrictions of the existing treaties as may be question may not be used to this end found to hamper bar efforts in dealing with this

Canton, 7th March,

COMMITTEE,

T. E. Griffith, Chairman. F. C. Herb, R. Johnson, A. W. Purnell, E. Land, Hon, Secretary. Judges:-T. E. Griffith; J. H. May, Umpires:-H. H. Fox, W. W. Ross. Starter: H. Bent. “ Time-keeper. S. Thompson

GENERAL RACING COMMITTEE.

Where then does the International Oplum And, finally, Mr. President, may I say that Commission leave the oplum question? "In China joins the other great Powers in looking the first place it marks a clear advance upon and approves heartily of making the moral in by what it has achieved, but what it has left upon the opium babit as a great moral issue the Royal Commission of 1895; not so much fluence of opium a special feature of the com. mission's inquiry I make no apology for hav. smoking it has refused to quit Ex

undone.. into the extent and effects of opłum

of the opium traffic; such results must demand now to be an evil by almost every nation, in- ing dwelt upon the economic and other results use of the drug is opsaly or tacitly admitted the most careful consideration; but we are not

terested in the question, and total prohibition: considerations primarily that the question is only means of dealing effectively with that evil. J. 1. M. Drummond, F. Grove, Captain Harris, insensible of the fact that it is by none of these bas come to be generally recognized as the ultimately to be sattled, nor is it by this stan.

The Commission.codarsos prohibition, but on dard that our action as a Commission will be

D. H. Cameron, A.. W, Purnell, judged. Our considerations offer no place on

lines that will commend themselves to level. headed statesmen, while possibly leaving

U. Spalinger. the ue hand for shalla sentiment or emotion-well-meaning realois deeply stirred with in aliam, neither on the other hand any for oppor- dignation. Among the latter there existed the

marce is a blessing, not a curse. Queso Elica- / tunisme. We shall, agree that is not right to belief that the Commission would endeavour later in the afternoon, the clouds gaya way to fina

course and traffic no loss, but rather most ex-

The above Regatta took place on Saturday up: the River. The morning proved a wat one, but'

posal of the spectators, both the vessels being weather. At the finishing point, the gunboats foorken and Vigilante were placed at the dis the inclemency of the weather, the place was prettily decorated with bunting. In spite of well packed with spectators, who enjoyed good afternoon's sport, and lond chears were given at the finish of each race, all the taun- chas blowing loud continuous blast at the

Stroke.....J. R. Grenzes Cox................. Greaves 2nd-Bow.....O. F. Johnston Stroke...G. Huygen

Cox Mrs. Johnstopy Thras bonte started in this face, Grove took the lead and kept it till the finish, and won a good race by about 6 lengths, Time: 3m. 15sec.

farmers, and the humblest labourers have united is the determination to see the land public, patiment that our greatest hops of free from this curse. It is in this aroused

how we should deal with the grave fiscal ultimate success lios. Many have wondered question which will be incurred by the loss not the people so thoroughly determined, this of the large revenus from oplum Were

1 beg to submit herewith, on behalf of the reform; but with public sentiment as it is at difficulty might easily block the way of the Commissioners for China, their resolution on the present, any taxes which might be suggested subject which has brought together this Comte or by the Honourable Commission as being mission, it is a fact too well known to need necessary to make up any deficiency of ravenue comment that China, greatly to her misfortune, will be gladly submitted to if it is connected in Is more deeply interested in the outcome of their minds with freedom from opium. Every this Commission than any other Power. With day of future study into the question on the part most of you the opium habit is one of many of the Chinese Counsioners and we have problems which are before your country, and not failed to face unflachingly the difficulties not perhaps among the most important. With has more deeply convinced us that China can us, on the other hand, it is one of the most speedily and completely stamp out this evil if acute moral and economic questions which as

she has the co-operation of the other civilized a nation we have to face.

wish

to make clear in the very 'beginning that we realize that at last it is a question the solution of which depends on us and on u alone. However much help we may have from others, the largest pati remains to We must work out our aws, salvation. Our Government-Imperial, provincial, and local- is aware of this, and the people; from the bigbent to the lowest, with a 'clearness which we could hardly have expected in the condition of general education, have definitely arrived at the same conviction.

1. would not have you think, Sir, that China comes to this Commission in a spirit of impotence, crying to the world to rid her of a fee with whics de had not the moral strength and courage to do battle. We understand the enormous difficul. ties; we have counted the cost; we are deler mined 10 rid ourselves of this curse. And yet, however fully we realize our own responsibility, and whatever proportion of the task of climina leg from our midst the improper use of opium is ours and ours alone, we should be blind deed did we not take new courage and inspira flon from this gathering and from the action of your respective. Governments which has

I shall not yield to the temptation to describe made this Commission possible, for there, can

at length the effect of opium in China. The be no doubt that international action and co

leaders of the Chinese people look upon it as a operation are essential to a successful dealing dangerous foc to our very existence, as a nation.

speak of moral issues as the coming under the arbitrarily to denounce treaties and assume ex- Every instinct of self-preservation cries out

will command confidence which fails to take been no more justification for a Commission with the question. And with China in par

ecutive fanctians in China, There could have denomination of sentiment. No investigation. ticular the question is so large and has such

syainst it. The past few years have brought wide ramifications that our own efforts, how-

some strange and aotable apologists for opiumceeding benefits, will redound to the princes upon the resources of the country, but also of ference (to use Sir F. Swettenham's parallel) fall account of the influence of opiams, not only on those lines than for an International Con ever cargest and determined, have their com

some strange and notable apologists for aud subjects of both kingdoms and thus help its bateful effects upon the bodies, minds, and to inquire into the lynching and shooting of plète success conditioned upon, the co-opera

China as an opium-uring country. Would that and enrich one another." And she sent farth tion of other nations. We are especially glad we could dispal the steraness of the facts with

most of all the character of men; and it is deal Regross. Public attention, however, bas been her ships, as she beautifully said: "For the ing with it as a moral issue that there lies the draw to to meet here the representative of Great

this softness of speech.

the subject of opiam smok- greater increase of love and commerce." Bat Britain, which, next to Chinn, is perhaps most

inject into trade that which makes commerce a

fallest hope of our success. It is as such that ing in a manner Dever attained before curso instead of a blessing, which makes itle. Read the Chinese preas, hear the speech. refused to go beyond the letter of itse of the important event. Tea was served it has aroused the attention of the Chinese péo- and while the British delegation stoutly Lord Shaftesbary, that dame which illumined Western China, where the ravages of the curse spread poverty instead of wealth in its wake, es at the anti-opium meetings, study the attractions, China nead have no anxiety

at 332 p.m. Owing to some delay the first the pathway for so many world-wide schemica have been most evident-the provinces of

and you have not only placed an inhibition of philanthropy and reform, the delicate aud

race started of 1.30 p.m. jastead of x, as origin Stechunu, Yunnan, Kweichow, Kansu, and upon trade itself, but have furnished a fruitlul and you will see that its appeal is a moral and ness to help her to this task of the greatest

present anti-opium movement where you will regarding British sympathy and willing ally arranged. difficult task of the abolition of the opium Sheasiaa area comprising a large propor

cause of misunderstanding and prejudice.

-The results are as follows:- traffic has commanded the time, thought, and tion of the eighteen provinces. Visit the dis

patriotic appeal. The agitation seems to pro-magnitude," She will find, indeed, a desire practical efforts of some of your greatest men, mal and wretched hovels which, were it not forond directly the trade of each one of the greatness, reaching into every avenue-political, assistance that she may require from her, so

1-DOUBLE SCULLS,(Married Man, Lady When we consider, therefore, how vitallyphesy a mighty revival in national rightcuts on the part of Great Britain to anticipate arry More and more will China claim, by right of num, would be happy homes; see the commercial Powers is affected by the results of social, and commercial. With all of the short long as the "unswerving sincerity" to which

Cox) mite. her large indebtedness to them, a part in the emaciated, depraved multitude of victims to this our battle with this great curse, we feel the comings of China's old educational system it testimony has been borne, is maintained. But

1st-Bow....H, S. Smith glory of such names as Lord Morley, "Sir vice; observe the abject poverty and notice more justified in expecting a large degree of had had this to commend it, thatitiosisted upon after this Commission the Chinese Govern Joseph Pease, Alexander, Broomball, and for the cause of it all the wide fields once internaliozal co-operation. Taylor. The labour of such as these culminated covered, with waving gold of ripening graiq

a thorough study of the ethics of Confucius and meat and those who would help it in the work last year is that splendid action of Parliament now given over to the cultivation of the poppy.tion of international, import. For several de moral sentiment. This is our greatest force in

The oplum evil is in another sense a ques- Mencius, and the result is a larger fuad of of opium suppression muer cease to pay exclu

sive attention to what other Powers are doing reaffirming its conviction that the Indo-Chinese Read what Lieutenant-Colonel Bruce says.on opium trade is morally indefensible, and

cades the great Powers of the world have right- entering into this contest, and outside of China

or leaving undone, and must' devote their Kansu: "Doe blot, and that po small one, liesly been concerned as to progress of reform in also one is conscious of that mighty force, efforts entirely to the progress of the move requesting His Majesty's Government to take on the people of Western. Kane is that such steps as may be necessary for bringing

Chian. The history of the diplomacy of the greater than the world's combined navies and

ment in China. With the assistance that the men and women are, to a fearful extent, habitual it to a speady close-an action where every and confirmed opium smokers. Monseigneur men of the world feel the menace of an en- gold, and silver-the Christian conscience. responsibility,

past few years reveals how deeply the states-armies, greater than the power of all the world's Commission has given comes the greater consideration of prudence and convenience are

Otto, Catholic Bishop of Kansu, who has spent feebled or decadent China, and with what buried beneath the moral, aspect of the ques-thirty years of his life in China, reckons six hopefulness they look towards China as a

With the forces behind us we may anter with tion. doubt whether parliamentary action men out of every eight of the population as vigorous, modera State. This solicitude on

confidence into what may be rightly called one of any Government has ever reached a higher confirmed in the habit.

of the greatest moral crusades of the twentieth moral elevation. It lifts perforce all subie

the part of other nations is not unnatural; the century, for whatever laws the nations of the The economic burden imposed upon China relationship between nations has become so queat discussion of the subject into the clear by the use of opium has now become almost close that the cause of reform in China is of other,

world may decide to adopt towards cach air of this altitudo. The manifest sympathy unbearable. As is shown in our report, a pan world-wide importance, and the cause of re-

*SON IN LAW OF A JUDGE" may not forget that there is with which the proposals of the Government scrvative estimate of the annual production of form in Chisa is indissolubly connected with than all economic laws, a law that transcends notorious burglar kdown as "Inazuma Koza"

a law higher than all humen Jaws, a law greater of Chien during the past two years for the alive opium for 1906, is $84,800 picula; this this question of opium. As has been well

On the morning of the past ultimo, a regulation of the traffic have met with, from

even the law of nature, and that is the eternal (Lightning Young Rascal) was arrested in we may value at Fl. 220,000,000. To this the British Government has been one of the must be added for imported opium Tis. progressive wave of opinion has burst upon. says: "Do not unto others what thou wouldst stated by a foreign observer: "Whenever any law of Heaven, which, through' Confucius,

Osaka. The burglar, whose real name is greatest encouragements to China in dealing 30,000,000, taking the value of the importation: China, the abolition of the opium babit not have others do unto you" and which, the police for a long time. Bince December Nishio Ryski, aged 26, has been wanted by with this question The calling of this for 1905 this gives us a total expenditure in Commission by the President of the

cash on the part of the Chiness for opium fore, to take full advantage of the pre- thy neighbour as thyself

has been in the forefront." To fail, there through Jesus Christ, says "Thou shalt love

1907, he had been pursuing a whole series of United States is but one of the maey of Tis. 50,000,000. The land now given sent marks of disinterested Triendship, on the

aati opium

depredations among the first-class hotels and over to the production of opium, were the part of that Government. Moreover, the ear it planted with wheat or other more useful

China Daily News for the Tallowing leading the police. The astonishing rapidity of his We are indebted to the columes of the Norik abouts, claverly, evading the attentions-of- country seals in" Hakone, Olso," "and there- Best-and-effective way in which the American crops, woula ylēld nű annual reture of, let us

article:Within a short month and with less Government is dealing with this question in say, at least Tls, 150,000,000. This sum, added ber-own borders not only offers a model to

than three weeks devoted to plenary sessions the

movements earned him the sobriquet by to the loss of Tis. 250,000,000 mentioned above,

which he was known. China, but insures, ber sympathy with us in our

International Opium Commission has finished means that the cultivation of opium costs the

that he maintained a house at Minamicho, attempt at the solution of the same problem on. gation Tis. 400,000,000 a year. To estimate the

its labours and its findings have been made Aoyama, Tokyo, and was living a luxurious An infinitely larger scale. Let me express also Joss to the country in the earning capacity of

And still, again, this is an international isrue, known to the world. As soon as it was'udder-life with his wife, who is a daughter of the lata. my appreciation of the presence of the delegates

the victims of the oplum habit is more difficult.

because China's relationship with the rest of stood that its work would consist mainly, of judge Uyemura, of the Utsunomiya Chike from Germany. It is from Germany pre Our investigations have convinced us that theretionship bere I mean the larger and even more tions and collating the knowledge obtained as an artist and sometimes as a musician. All the world is vitally affected by it, and by reja. listening to the reports of the various delega. Saibadaho. He represented himself sometimes eminently, with her spirit of scientific exact are twenty-five million men in China addicled important relationship than that offoreign trade. ness and research, that we bave the most su to the use of opium, This number, unfortunate-

rather than of seeking fresh evidence of its own the skill of the police in and about Tokyo was thoritative revelations of the effects of opium ly, included Jasny from among the more highly body of men who have deprecated their cou would not extend over any great length of the 29th January he was arrested by the There has been for not a few years in Chipa a accord, it was realized that the deliberations employed in pursuing him, bat in vain. On upon the human system. We know that the productive classes; but if we suppose their try's isolation, because they saw, clearly its time. The object of the Commission was to friendship of Germany for China puts the average earning capacity, were they not addicted lamentable consequences. This small body of arrive at a common basis for action among in the evening of the Toth ultimo and nothing result of your incomparable laboratorics and to the babit of opium, to be one-fifth a lael a

Kamakura police, but broke loose from the jail learned investigators at our disposal. And today, and that this is reduced one-quarter, by

men within the past five years has multiplied the various Powers concemed in dealing was heard of him until the 31st, when his arrest Japan, our nearest neighbour and closest of their use of opium, we have here a daily Ins to

more than a thousand-fold. At last we see with the opium question, and for this reasOD kio, who has so successfully turned back the the nation of Tis. 1,250,000 or an annual loss

China upon the threshold of a new life and a

was quite accidentally effected. On the morn. it was wise to extend its representative ing of the 19th uitmo a man poorly clad, with- wave of disaster which has well-nigh overwhelm of Tix. 456250,000. If there is added to this

new relationship with the rest of the world. character. By the co-operation of Austria out any personal effects except a walking stick, ed us, who, has even succeeded in regulating the items which I have mentioned above, we matter can doubt that the opium habit and the quisite anfeguards were taken against the Osaka, and applied for lodgings. He registered

And yet no one who has looked much into.the Hungary, Italy, Persia, Russia and Siam re the traffic in Formosa, where i had a strong

came to the Meiji Hotel at Dojima Hamadori, bold, to you I torn with especial confidence in

Bave a total annual loss to China of Tis. 855, opium traffic stand as a menace to China's stultification by the subjects of these Govera 250,000. It is needless for me to call your coming into this new relationship and under- mebis of any policy agreed upon by Great sician by profession, and was shown to a room. your co-operation. To France and Russie, also, attention to how ill prepared we are as a people standing with the rest of the world. By every Britain, China, the United States, France, Shortly afterwards he went out and returned himself as Naka Hansaburo, aged 28, a phy that duumvirate which has been the mainstay at the present stage of our industrial develop- argument, therefore, which bat been used to of peace in Europe for nearly a quarter of ament to bear sach a burden as this. No ac

Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and Portulate in the afternoon garbed in handsome silk century, we desire to express our feelings of count is here taken of the capital lose involved. clusion, by every act of kindness by which our with authority, and if its resolutions do bet nad a guld watch and chain. He bought all induce China to discard the old policy of ex-gal. Thus constituted the Commission speaks woven garmants, and wearing gold spectacles appreciation for your sympathy in our struggle This economic loss affects not only China but integrity has been preserved and our very fulfil all expectations, the reason should be the Tokyo papers of the day procurable. After for reform. Time fails me to name each of all of the leading cations of the world. We those Powers which have expressed a willing live in the era of improved transportation, perilous period of the past fifty years, we may formed rather then in any shortcomings on the to be sent for. Three were called in astional existence maintained during the found in the exaggerated nature of the hopes carefully reading, them, he ordered geishas ness to cooperate with the opium question. which means an era of increased foreign trade. invoke the co-operation of the other civilized part of the delegates. Of the thirteen nation and entertained him until late at night.

T-Bow

Mr. Partiall should, however, not only be recreant to my Within the past twenty-eight years the world's Powers in our determination to free ourselves slitles represented it is not claimed that all were

Stroke Mts, Davenport duty but should misrepresent my colleagues foreign trade bas grown from Gold $1 per from the curse of opium.

Cox....Mr. Pamell and my country if I did not pause to express capital to Gold St. While China's trade bas

However, the sudden change in his dress and able to deliberate 'with equal knowledge nod

...... Miss Smith China's deep gratitude for this unselfish in been,backward, she has not failed to feel the

influence; but the Governments of the coun-ple, and the malter was reported to the police. actions aroused the suspicion of the hotel peo-

Stroke...Ms. Groves terest. I wish to express also graufication at impulse of this world movement.

tries chiefly interested may be congratulated On the morning of the 21st ultimo he was tac-

Cox Mr. Lund the usarimous and spontaneous recognition on

on the choice of their representatives. When ing breakfast preparatory to leaving the hotel keeping well together all the way, until closa This was a very infaresting race, the two boats. the part of other countries of the sincerity of their present shape and furnished the first data when the Chinese Customs statistics assumed

the full report of the proceedings comes to be for Kyoto when Koshimura, a detective of the to the finishing point, Mrs. Davenport's boat China's intention in her recent efforts 10 exter for comparison with the present, the value of

published, it will be recognized that the high vorthern police of Osaka; appeared and inpalled hard and won by about one length. The minate this evil.

Chine's imports was less that 69 1/3 million

standard of debate set by the President, Bishop quired of him his name. Nithic then gave it ladies were pulling 42 strokes to the minute: taels; in 190s it was over 447,000,000 taels, as

Brent, was well maintained by other speakers, as Kamiura Rpo, a doctor graduated from the Time: 4,41600EELTEMA increase of more than sixfold; and yet the

among whom may be mentioned Sir Cecil Takyo Imperial University. Curiously, the 5-CANOE RACE.- mile foreign trade of China Ini Jamentably small. The imports of China per capita are about

Clementi Smith, Sir A. Horie and Mr Tsune name given was different from that entered in jiro Miyaoka. The speech, published in our 25. 5d, while those of Japan are 15:10d-near

Koo-an introduced the Chinese proposals, station. In the course of examination there a the hotel register, and on that account the ty seven times as much, and of the United

issue, of Saturday, with which Mr. Tang detective invited him to go-to the police States about thirty times as much per capita.

pective repons of Dr. Hamilton Wright order for Y22 remitted to Ugemura Haru, in was a fine rhetorical effort, while the res receipt was produced for a post office money There is no part of the world in which there is

and Mr. J. B. Brunyata were worthy Tokyo, it belog known that Uyemura was a field for such an enormous extension of

of any deliberative gathering in the world foreign trade as in prezented to-day in China,

That the British delegation should bare tion was made more insisteal till at length the In fact, who can estimate the influence upon

been able to carry the Commission with it on

the wife of the potorious burglar, the examina the trade of the world when China comes to her

most points is at once a tribute to the Govern zuma Koro" who had been long, wanted by the own commercially and industrially? If the

ment's selection and a recognition of the para police.

man confessed that he, was actually the "Ipa world sold to sach Chinese as much as it does

mount interest that Great Britain has in the to each Japanese it would receive three billion

opium question in any international gathering, taels anaontly from China....

Where there was any tendency for friction to difference in the fastractions given to the manifest itself, the causs was to be found in the separate delegations rather than in disagres ment on principles.

16 1867,

sentiment throughout Chinese Empire, directing it and enabling it to culminate in-some-successful achievement, is the most effective possible blow to the reform and progressive element in Chica, a blow from which there can be no speady recovery.

WA

ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS BURGLAR.

It now appears

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3rd-Corinthian Yacht. Clob, Bow....D. McRae

J. J. Cooke Forbes Stroke...J. Hype

- CoxH. O. Witchell

2011, glb.

14t4lb T1st 'db'

This was the most exciting event and the and maintained it; the Corinthians took the race of the day. The local team took the lead cand place for a good part of the face. At the close, the Cantonites dashed ahead and won by & lengths, while the Yacht Club pulled half a length, Time: 6m, isec... up hard and get the second place by about 3-JUNIOR PAIRS-One mile Open to all not competing in Senior Pairs or Griffith Challenge Cup.

rat-Canton Rowing Club. Bow.....E. Lund....10st 12lb Stroke... E. Deuter

1161:21h Cox......E. Schroeder......10st olb

1. and~~V. R. O. - Bow... A. S. Alves....Ist alb Stroke.... A., Musso...12st 81b Cox, M. 5. Alvesztet Only two crews started; the Canton trio. again took the lead and won sually by about 4-WHERRY RACE(For Ladies; Gentleman four lengths. Time: 7m. 416c.

Cox} } milo

2nd-Bow.....

omas ko

P. R. F. Carter H. Sutton Only two statted, in this race and Carter 6-Hong Glas 4-OARS-(Open to-Chineze won by hali a length. Time: 6m, 4sec,

Reise & Co. crews) I mile,

Imperial Maritime Costomy a Wendt & Co.......................

in this race, all showing good style is pulling. The greatest number of antrants (six) started Reis & Co.'s gig was first - Time: 7m: 591ac B-JUNIDE FOUR-1 mile

Aad, Sir, I may confess that it is not only as a barrier to keep us from entering into the brotherhood of the rodeio and progressive nations that we deprecate this cute, but also as a thing which will prevent our being worthy of this brotherhood. For while we were slow In dealing with a question with so many and

to realize our isolation and its lamentable cost, such far-reaching relationships, motivea may

now that we do realise it I hope that I may be easily be misinterpreted, and the fact that there

pardoned for saying that our endeavours to has been no disposition whatever to do this

not been inconsiderable. A great student. of prove ourselves worthy of our new place have Augurs well for the successful outcome of the

world conditions has recently declared in Loa efforts of this Commission. There were not a

don that "China has made greater progress in few, to be sure, Chinese as well as foreigners,

the last five years than any other country of the who at first doubled the ability of China to

world." Another publicist has said that Chine grapple successfully with this evil in her own

has changed more in the past three years than borders. This, however, should not occasion

in the preceding three thousand. Even if there surprise. The curse was so widespread, the

statements may be open to the charge of some difficulty of breaking the opiam habit is so

exaggeration, no one acquainted with the great, theclandestine use of the drug in so easy,

magnitude of the task which three years ago and the difficulties so ball ng and enormous

presented itself to us—a moss of 400 millions that it is not strange if anyone should have

of people to move, millenniums of entrenched

on the evening of the roth January, uz Conceived success to be impossible. To these

After breaking out of the Kamakura jail doubts, the national sentiment against opium There has been a conspiracy of causes to

social customs to change, an ignorance of the

cording to has proved an effective answer. Of the strength hamper the trade of Chian. Our lack of ade colossal, a lamentable lack of equipped leader

Ofusa Station and took train thence for life apon which we were entering almost

Police Station, "Inazuma Kozo" ran to his statement at the Osaka genulueness, and widespread dissemination of quate means of transportation, the tafluance of ship-no one acqonlated with these things, I

Tokyo, spending the night at his wife's house. this sentiment there can be no question. The the likin tax, the comparative small number of say, can be insensible, to the fact that the determined-action-taken by the thross. in open ports, and other causes, might be men achievements which have been wrought, September 1906, and the loyal co-operation and tioned: but it is interesting to note that already although very imperfect in themselves, are fact that the Commission thoroughly approved anniversary of the promulgation of the Consti He wandered about the city' next day when A study of the nine Resolutions reveals the Tokyo was on fête in celebration of the 20th energetic measures of such Viceroys as Their those factors are gradually passing away, Icay proof of a deep and widespread desire on the of the President's diagnosis of the opium tution. At night he secured Y300, which he had Excellencies Tuan Fang, Hel Liang, Yauging, however, two powerful bindrances to the part of the people of China to have her take question, when he declared that the deli buried to the ground at the Aoyama cemetery. Shih-hsiang, and Had Shil-chaug are indicative growth of our foreign trade, namely, the pro than the determination of the Imperial or pra aesc people-two factors which for the prozent the modern college rising on every hand from the substitution of the scientific stage. No Tokyo by train. He alighted at Hiratsuka and of the official' attitude; but more encouraging ductive inefficiency and the poverty of the Chlch plate among the modern Bates. The berations of the international body marked With this money he bought a suit of clothes

change in ont educational examination system, the close of the emotional stage and vincial authorities has been the response oc. purpose wo may count as one, facts which are the ashes of the long-cherished system, our reference has been included to the moral walked to Shizuoka There he bought a

as worn by Buddhist priests, in which be left the part of the people.

Heretofore the arousing of public sentiment The conditions surrounding China's foreign the ends of the earth to gain knowledge, our the premise that public opinion in against the the Kiyokwan kotel, remitting some money enormously sggravated by the opium avil, young men going iterally by the thousands to aspect of opium smoking but starting from other suit of clothes and took lodgings at On any question has seemed almost, an im trade to-day and that of 50 years ago are es princes and high officials on tours of investiga practice, the Commission sets out ip assist the to his wife in Tokyo. He left Shirucks on possible thing in Chian Foreign wars have sentially different: then the Chinese demanded been conducted and peace concluded without little from abroad except opium and silver. The madera manufactures, and our plans for a cou ference to China's efforts in the same direction spent two days, arriving in Osaka ou iba 19th. tion in railway construction, mining and work of probibition. The complimentary to the 17th by train and went to Kyoto, where he arposing any considerable interest from the problem was not so much to find what the West stitutional government, can have but one was a gracefal tributs to the nation, which will al mentioned. He came to Oaks because the people in large sections of the Empire: Reforms wanted from China, as what Chius wanted from interpretations. We are committed to the path be readily endorsed by foreigners, but in the search by the Police in Tokyo was so vigilant Eave interested a few, but caly a few or soms the West Even cotton goods, which to day of progress and reform. The day of exclusion case of the Chiasse Government should be that be found it impossible to conceal himself section, but only a section. This is the firstquee form 44 per cent of China's imports, ware scar tion which can he said to have aroused intenss caly demanded at all by the Chinese people.progressives-and-conservatives, to be 18 but export of existing conditions made in an sariya sort of Robin Hood, for it was his ambition Griffith at be conclusion of the and isolation is, we trust, in the past. We have accepted only in conjunction with the able any longer in the capital. Nishio seems to be The prizes word, Kudly, pren Interest from one end of the country to other and 186 frada in kerosina oll, four, and our conservatives of to-day would have been session by Sir Alexander Hosie. In the second to help the poor. Team the proceeds of his Hongkong crews were All classes of people -officials, scholars, gentry matches, whose use has spread into considered radicale Efteen years ago, From and third Besolutions the respective Govora... rubberies he subacribed Yso in aid of the Italian I beany chools

1st-Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, Bow....., Brayfield,

1st gib W. Stanton 3. Carpenter.................................¡Est olb Stroke... Allenze. zad-Canton Rowing Club Bow... Load.10

2. Polüm 3A. W. Parnell

121b-

...

4lb

31b

quite close to each other while the V.R.D. Stroke... E. Danter... [Stalb

war loft. lengths behind; the first and second

Cox......E. Schroeder,

ob Three crews started; the winning teams kept

The Yacht Club won a fins race, by Abon ball boats pulled about 40 strokes to the minuta.

9-BARDER BOAT RACE¿_mile." This race, bad to be scratched owing to there being a length. Timei ym. 35 2/5802.1

only one starter