CON MORTALITY.
59 OPIUM EMČ
RESULT OF ACTUARIAL INVESTIGATIONI."
We have "inceived: from: al 3. BUNGIE 7.1.4; 1.3.8. actualy of me Clind Mutual Life
·Insurance Co., Lda Shinpguat, a copy of a bro
Age
Exposed
chure on the effect of opium on Mortality, and under The mamorandum) was presented to the dela-
gates at the recent International Conference
at Shanghal. It's as follows p
In the following paper will be found the re- sults of an Investigation' made as to ilin effects of oplum upon mortality, as experienced by the Chiba Mutual Life Insurance Company, Lid.
One of the first subjects which called for my. attention when appointed, actuary to, this. Company was the mortality experienced by the Chínets and other nationalities in the East, as
compared with the mortality prevailing among Europeans. The calculation of premiums, and the equitable distribution of surplus, among other things, mada mach inquiry nocossaty,
Preparations were accordingly made for the scheduling of the experience, with particular regard-to-the-comparative-rate of mortality prevailing among
40.
10.
1,799 1,726
and overa
Total 11,007409
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL
KAWAnkalmidation of the cation in,
the:
it
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$599 545
ISLANDS;
Raway the Japaneig, Conin!' at Casino a to ¡ownership of the) Pratas Talina
span will dual with the matter;
Well-informed papers i deras rolit valg Sikat audiog, pending point of view of how
hows that the actual deaths, amo Biokare Wasat per cent in excess U
it it only in conumbance with the nature of of: pecíed deaths" add that whi
etc. Biam, etc. 399
diplomatic incidents generally that the Praias Moras divided, though the actual identas Win|||Swatow, Amoy and
Islands) the ownership of which threatens to borthern section were only to per
*District
become something of a question betwean China) cass of the expected deaths find Straits: Settlemanta, 4:00
and Japan, should have beeb, probably, ad little factual deaths in the southern section exceed Java, Sumatra to 638 3,84
thought of by the two Governments's mouth, the expected by 61 par cent. In comparing Manila and Philip)
Bro 21 they were by the world at large, Tho thesa Euros we must remember the Irregularity in pins is............“ 95.
Islands, or perhaps it would be more correct to which occurs in the rates for age so referred to Tientsin, Peking and
say island, since there is only one worthy of the above, which affects only the northera sections District
pams, are familiar to seafaring men as a car, › On socing the great difference in be, ratios Foochow and ↑ Dit-
lain source of danger to vassals plying between brought out in the northern and southein
Hongkong and Manilay but in this respect they sections, I thought that possibly the opium Hoogkong, Canton,
would not be differentiated greatly from the other smokers in the south might indulge more fres- etc
96-117058 groups of rocky inlate which "ind the China. ly than the opium smokers in the north, and, Rangoon, Calcutta,
Sest. So far back as the year 1858 the Pratan therefore had the cards for the oplum makers etc 179 14 803 7 ware visited, surveyed and their position again sarted according to the amount of opium
To summarize I would submit that we are fixed by Captain J. Richard commanding the It was considered that the effect of opium consumed daily by the applicant. Out of the justified in drawing be following conclusions British ganhoat Saracen and gals In 1866 antioking might vary with the climate to which 1435 lives in the northern section, at stated. That the mortality experienced by opium and 1867 further visits were paid by British the liver werexposed. The cards were astiatonly smoked occasionally. Out of the smoken in heavier than that experienced by laval officers, by which Ume a fairly complete accordingly again "ub-sorted into two divi 1,124 lives in the southern section, 266 stated non-oplam smokers. chart appear to have been draws up. Accounts slons; one including lives, residing in that they only smoked occasionally. The s—That opium smoking is more injurious vary as to the exact dimensions of the principal Foochow and in all plates north of Foo: average amount smoked by the remaining 1,219 in tropical than in sub-tropical or temperate and the ditmest does not exceed a cbow, and the other including all lives lives in the northern section 41 2.14 mace climates.couple of miles in length by half a mile to a residing south of Foochow Legis-the-tropics day. The average amount smoked by the 858-That though it would be difficult to mile wide, the rest of the group consisting of and including those residing in Hongkong, was remaining in the southern coction ASWACE Buy particular death to oplam smoking, more shoal come sweaty-x miles long The *.84 maco per day. As stated above, these yet it is probabls the digestive organs am whole collection fles about 170 miles south-east. (3) Chlause and other races......... (3) Lives resident in temperate, sub-tropical made because the company charger one plicants le answer to questions from the medic became emaciated and lose weight dores. At one time a vague rumours
This grouping was very conveniently 5000 and tropical climates.
set of premiums for; division 1, and 'mal examinar. They show that the amount of feel I should apologise for the hurried way current that the Japanese Government intended With regard to the comparative mortality second set of prominas for division 1 in opium smoked in the southern section on the io which this paper has been written, but to occupy the group at a naval base. But to prevalling among opium smokers, and "son"
table 3 will be found the "Exposed to Risk," avarage is rather less than that smoked, in the would ask for your indulgence' on the ples of
3.
ail intents and purposes the public, history of conthera section oplam smokers, I was unable to trace that any Deaths" and "Rates of Mortality, ex-
pressure of work perf
the Pratos may be said to date from the bagius, previous statistical inquiry had been made, Aperienced by the lives in division 1, which may The difference in the ratios as shown in Table I have endeavoured to make my remarks asing of the past month. :( It is trus that in May report had been given before the Commission be conveniently called Northern Section," 6 cannot be explained therefore by saying that concise as possible merely, directing your at- of last year a curious paragraph appeared in on opium-in. India in 1893 by Mr Slater on the and in table"; "the "Exposed to Rijk,"
the opium smokers in the tippics smoked more tention to the salient points and allowing the the Japan papers to the effect that Mr. Yamada effect of opium caling on mortality, to which
"Deaths" and "Rates of Mortality experien-heavily, and SHOW
bangla de
figures to speak for themselves. I hops, how. Telo had reported to the Governor of the the following reference appears in the foural ced by division 2, or "Southern Section"
ever, that no material point has been over. Bonin Islands, the discovery of a small group of the Institute of Actuarisa, volumo 34, page 527.
NORTHERN SECTION,
tasked.
which is claimed to be identical with the„ Table 3.
Prates. But apart from the obvious absurdity "Some interesting information with regard to
Non oplum Smokers Opium Suckers
of discovering what was to be seen clearly the modern growth of life assurance in India
Expored
Rate of Exposed Rate of may also be found in the evidence of Mr. Slater
marked in any atlas, there are too many dis to fisk Deals Mor
tally
to Rish Deaths for.. tailty
·and of various medical men rondent in that
crepancies, in latitude and longitude, in the 7
name_of_the_Japanese-owner now-associated: country, given before the Opium Commission
with the Pratas and in the length of time during which the Island is said to have been exploited by Japanese, for Mr. Yamada Teizu's feat to have mach influence on the destinies of the
THE NEW
SHOES VBANGKOK OPINIO)
The Bangkok, Zýmda says t
from the the zban.
We received the following from the office of the General Adviser
A treaty between Slam and Great Britale was signed by the Minister for Cross Alatro for Jam and the British Minister on March to poppy H
The objects of the treat are first, to secila secondly, In view of the altered conditions political gaeftions In the Malay Paninsula, and,
which have arisen in the last so years, to make changes in the system of jurisdiction over Bri..
(f) Opium smokersund non-oplam smokers Manila, Java, Straits, Settlements and Rab figures are based on the statements of the api | primarily affected by the habit; and the smoken of Hongkong and 200 south-east of tha: Poser tilb: subsects in Siamo ZVOK NAVI
1
Aga
•1 all ,000 43.il .000 176 3. 017 396 FT 028 473 8,017
857.15 .018 305
Having arrived at a result, which differs so decidedly from Mr. Slater's, I read the reference to his report in the Journal, of the Institute of Actuaries - moru' carefully. If we refer to it again we note that Mr. Slater confines himself to saying that it was ascertained" that out of 167 deaths not a single one was doe directly or indirectly to opium," and later, *Hera again it appeared that no deaths were due to opium. It occurred”“” to “me that possibly Mr, Slater had. not com
ared the mortality. In two groups separate ly but bad ectamined the papers in con 9018 neclion with each death claim jodividually, to ascertain the cause of death. From my ex- periance in dealing with the death claims of the China Mutual Life Insurance Company, it
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2
3
3745013
30
1,948 24. 2015
35
-'1,603.
IÓ .010
1,382 19 2014
45
fa
and over Total...
632 21 1033
208
8,317 147-
300
6 1010 7039
12 .058
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55
Fable 4.
Expound Desibs More
• Rate of Expored
3,429 SOUTHERN SECTION,"
Non-oplum Smokers Opiem Emokes.
Rate of to Deathy Mor tality
tality
7
10 Risk
*god under 77
20 453 25 1,364
4 51ם.
5
2
.026.nil 70514
17
30 2,050 20 -35 3.343
2014 299
40
017 527
2018 494
,039 $359.
In 1893. From this evidence we learn that the and under-131008 practice of life assurance among the nativei "is considerably increasing,, and that assurance companies will accept a proposal from a man who takes opium as readily as, if he did not, if In other respects his life is an eligible ood. During the first decade of the history of the Oriental it was considered expedient to make a small ́extra for opium consumers in moderate- quantities, mots, however, as an extra precau- hosary measure than on account of any proved If effects of the opium habit. At the end of this period an jgvestigation was madeintothe mattor and it wasthen asceftained that out of t6y deaths not a single ons was dus either directly or in- directly to opium. The ratio experienced for every 100 deaths computed by the Hm, Tablę, was--British_154, Eurasian 82, native jog" Hence while Brush' lives experienced 54 par cent, greater mortality then what was the case in this country, that of the aggregate Indian lives bad' been precisely the sumo us that shown by the Him. Table. "The result of this investiga tion modified the practice of imposing extins, and it was stated, that it sometimes bappened" that when a life proved exceptionally-healthy- go extra at all was made for opium smaking. A farther investigation took place six years later, the number of deaths being 779, when it was found that the mortality of British lives in India was 5a per cent, greater than that", of "the Hm, Table,, while that of the aggregate native, liyos was only 16' per cent, greater... Here again, it appeared that un death was due to opium, and in view of the ad- ditional light thrową upon the subjači by this experiance, the management decided in future to chargo no extra whatever to opium esters,*, The report referred to above, 'deals with the affect of opium eating." "The majority of the policy-holders in the Company are Chiness, and it was to the effect of opium upon them that altention was first directed. As the majoi "rity of Chinano opium users smoke it, this tõver- tigation differs from that of Mr. Stater. ~ Not Only so, but the fical results differ considerably from Mr. Slatora. "?
1 therefore vantured to hope that a summary of the experience would not be without interest to this Commission, and with the›cordin! peri mission of my directors the present paper was written..
In order to collect the data for schodoling, the usual plan was followed of writing cards for apch life, which had been proposed" for in- surance in the Company. The nearest age at dale of cotry was entered on the card as age at entry and the age at exit was found by adding the nearest Integral number of years the life was under observation to the age at entry. The amount of opium used was also entered on thecards.
..49 2,402 32 013 $75 45 1,861 33 50 1,167
Mil dll.000 1.014
13 .040 13.025
17,030 14102B 15042
11 059. 6082
760 21
028 187 313
TE 007 23 and over
total"...12,695 158. 2,602 89.
The rates of mortality given in Tables 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be found brought together in Table 5, so that they may be compared one with another more conveniently, s
COMPARISON OF rates of MORTALITY IN TABLES 1, 2, 3 AND 4. Table 5
Norbera and
-Soulkam See. Nonhen Southru- Total tions Combined Section --- Section: Azé Ex- Nest
parience Opium Optum Opines Oplum Opium Opium Smok. Brack Sarok- Simak Smok. Bock
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ANGLO-FRENCH LAND IN-
VESTMEN I GO., ZID,
ANNUAL MEETING."
Middo annual meeting of the above ,Mr. G. R. Burklil (chairman directors) company which was held at Shanghai on 2nd inst at the office of Messrs. A. R. Burkill and Thomas and Liu Changyin (director). Rev. Sons. There were also present Messi, C. W.
ree weeks ago, according to the South China Morning Post of Hongkong, the people
Three of Canton were thrown lato a state of farment by were accustomed to pursue their busiqose lo a story that a party of Chinese fishermen, who
As to jurisdiction, all British ribjects regin tered in the British Consulates before the Lach of the treaty are subject for the International Courts—Courts which have been in operation and exercised jurisdiction over British subjects in the north for 25 years. All British subjects registered aftes the date of the treaty any subje to the jurisdiction of the ordinary islame Courts. When the Slamers Codes are compl ad, this distinction will disappear, and fall's British subjects will be under the jurisdiction of ibs ordinary Counts,
Guarantees are provided in the form of European advisors in all cases in either class of Coors where British subjects are defendants. de accused.--When a European British subject- is a party, the adviser will dit in the capacity of judge. A
All appeals tie to the Bangkok Court of Ap phat, in which judgments are to be signed by Henceforward Betish subjects will be re- two European jadgunud polye lieved of the restrictions upon the holding of landed property, etc. They will be subject to
taxation.
Upon the above communique the Bangkok
would be very difficult to point to any particu-Père Lemercier, Mestra, O. L. Ilbert, D. the neighbourhood of the Pratas had been, Times remarks in THE
far death and say it, was caused directly or in. Gabbay and B. H. Fuhlers, representing 14,245 driyon away from the island by Japan Presumably we may say the expected this
sbaras
colonists who had installed themselves in possession. Viceroy Chang Jea-chua there upon, dispatched to the locality a gunboat and & Customs cruiser, whose officers reported numbered over one hundred men, who on_thair", return that the Japanese colony. were busily at work reineving phosphates, tortoise shell, coral and pearl shell from the island. the Fratas were inhabited by dense flocks of In earlier years, it is stated, penguins. These, however, had been almost entirely killed off for the sake of their feathers, of the phosphates to the water's edge, houses Rails had been laid down for the conveyance had bean built and the Japanens flag waved proadly over a scene of general industry. The with them also a photograph of an inscription Viceroy's messengers are said to have brought to the effect that the island had been discover ed by the Japanese in the fortieth year of Meiji, that is, about eighteen months ago: No claim to the island could be produced by the actual papers, however, supporting their
at some distant period Chinese juaks had been Japanese inauthority. It is further asserted that seized and burned by the japaness and that Chinese subjects had been chived from the is land in fear of death. Up to this point the whole statement of the case had been draws from Chinese sources; and it was not until a few days after the publication of the report which
happened. The terms of the British Treaty signed in Bangkok to-day, so fir is they are t disclosed; in the official zdanodećement, are here for a long time past. They have been Nach as have been discossed by British subjects: known at least as the possible outcome of the negotiations that have been going on: nofor two years. That these terms would not be. generally welcomed by the British community treaty, was signed, and the feeling of disap here most bave been fully realised when the.
whole foreign community bill community pointment, we may any, extends through the is here for business purposes, and regards the question of jurisdiction solely from that point -
not yet over and fills feared that to gebat of view. The period of commercial depression change may have an unsettling offect tast will make business more dificult, Suck fears may be uncalled for, but they exist. The the great advance that has been achieved in the European man of business is do udaware of
hoped that confidence in the courts will not be administration of justice, and it is therefore of slow growth. Much stress also is laid on the success of the International Court system In the North, together with the guarantees pro vided by the treaty in shape of European ad visern and judges. For our own part, we sen no reason to alter the opinion. We havKALAKAN? expressed. The progress of Siam makes the
for as a right on the complation of the Codes," when, for instance, the Japaness will, ander treaty, come under Siamese jurisdiction. The however being advanced earlier by a pra liminary step, and foreign residents without disproved and the added responsibility in fully- distinction will be heartily glad if the fairs'nin →
justified."
directly by opfum, although, there is in many
The police convening the meeting baying cases considerable difficulty in ascertaining the been read by Mr. Davis, the Chairman and cause of death, owing to the fact that where dressed the shareholders as follows: -Gentle a Chinese doctor is in attendance all that men, The Report and Accounts have been it is possible to get from him is the length of in your possession for some days and will, lbs illness, the date of death, and the manner with your permission, take them as read. With in which he prescribed. Although it would probably be impossible to prove that any reference to the Accounts there is a considerable increase in some of our expenses. The Hong particular death claim became payable through kong Anonal License amounting to Tls. 844-77, the effects of optom smoking, wo frequently is an entirely new charge and will recur each find the cause of death of the applicast's father year, as will also be Trustees fees of Th. 1,003. or mether given as "Excessive plum Smok Taxes show a very large spcrease owing to the ing" in the answers to the medical examiners revaluation by the French Municipality of the In the hope of obtaining some useful informe land in their Concession, the usual taxes, tion Kinvestigaled the causes, of death (uador, the death claims paid by the Company,
having been raised from Tle. 5,900 Th The deaths, therefore, were scheduled undes responding to the increase in our property ac, 7,300. Fire Insurance shows an increase cor- the title, "Cause of Death" deaths of noenust. Other charges are about the same ar bplum smoker being kept distinct from the formerly. The Company issued debentures deaths of opium smokers, and the Medical. Director of the Company, Dr. Goude, was kind (20 years)--in July of inst year to the extent enough to group thess under the heading in connection with this issue amounted to TI
of: Tis. 350,000 and Discounts and Expenses given in table 7, in columnu 2 and' of this Jable will be found the number of deaths under cided to apportion over a tenn of years, Tis, 1,621.49 which charge your Directors have de- sach of the beadings, and in columns 3 and 5 621,19 being written off this year Rentals the percentage of the deaths in each group to show a considerable increase which would the total deaths. It will be noticed, that the have, beso larger bad trade been better and largest percentage occur under the heading the number of empty houses not increased "Unclassified and Unknown." Out of 405 deaths in the non-opium secilon there were to where interest sad Commission account is con- the cause was absolutety unknown. The riderably less accoubled for by, the invest mainder under the heading Unclassified and of money available for lowe have quoted, that a reply was made by the Unkapwa" consists of cases whore the cause on developing our properties and the interest Japanese Government. That reply certainly change.ínevitabin and it might have baan aakeld? on your Deboptures Our property account seems to have been couched is the most rea how a considerable increase, chiefly on alate completed. The property shows a fairly satin. Hoar, Burkill Road property, which is now
of the Myburgh Road. Extension, will, we think, he greatly improved. We understand that the negotiations for the extension of this rozd are now being proceeded with and that no great delay need be expected. We have con- siderable number of 'empty houses on the French side, but we hope that improved trade will soon fill them again and we are taking advantage of every opportunity of rebuilding on favourable terms to the Company. The age of some of our 'buildings is the chief factor against loiting them and we are trying to get rid of the oldest of them. In the meantime they are being kept in as good repair as practice able. If any shareholder has any questions to ask I shall be pleased to answer them,
There were up questions, and the Chairman of Yen 5,000,000 have been removed, and that, at the same rate of production, there remains proposed, that the report and accounts as pre-anough of this commodity to the islands to last 13 seated be accepted. This was seconded by for twenty years to come. So far as can be
Mr. Liu Chang-yin and carried.
of
of death given was undes some indefinite bead- ing, such as "fover, inflammation, stc" Out 144 deaths among the opium smokers the cause definite terms being used to describe the cause of 25 deaths.
of death givan' was' unknown.in 33 cases, in: | factory return at present and, on the completion ass. grong three years ago and that the i-stilos of thin- Kingdom amony; the nations isy
CAUSES OF DEATH.7
Table 7
Monoplam Smokart: Opium Smokers. Natwe of Diners. No. of Per No. of Per
Deaths centage. Deaths. cantage.
-3
Urinary System ... 13 Circulatory Systemiūrį, Respiratory System 834 20
Digestive System...
Nervous System.., 8
10.
17.
10
23
sonable terms. It was frankly admitted that the Japanese dag had been holsted over the
islands had been exploited by Japanese enter prise At the same time, although she had had ag knowledge of any rival claimant, Japan had never declared the Prates to be her possession and she would not hesitate to restore them on China's producing proof of ownership, Bioce this Mr. Pagel takes the treaty with him to Lond statement was issued Viceroy Chaug Jen-chun don, and we are informed no further particulars has made a formal request to Mr Hasegawa, will be given regarding it till. in hay the Forem Japancas Consul at Canton, to bid his nationals eign Office there Necessarily it does not retire from the dispared spot, and the question come into force till it.js ratióed: We ma has patsed into the handling of the Waiwups. asume, however, that the clatites regarding It cannot be supposed that the ownership of || the cession of larritory and the Peninsula rai the Fratas is a matter of vital importance to way are in the main what has been already either Government, directly. The Chinese cer- sunounced. It is emphatically userted that talaly claim that during the three yesis of extra-territorial rights have not been bartered Japanese occupation phosphates to the value for territory, but that is not likely to be the view of the man in the street. Anyhow the seulement of these political questions lë the Peninsula and the changes in the system af, jurisdiction over British sobjects, are the two main parts of the treaty. We doubt the wisdam.
30 017 2014, 033 013 018 014 040 39 010 014 021 010 017 017 .025 40 016 013 014 014 018 013 030. 45,029 018 2016 2018 2013, 2018 .028 50030 037 031 033 030 039 042 55 036 031 049 038 039 01.09 58 055 003 | 072, 058 .001 cóy oli "il we compare the figures in columns 3 and 4 of rable 5, is will be seen that after age 25 the rates in column 4 are considerably in ex- cess of the rates in column with the excep. tion of the rate for age 50. With regard to the Fates up to age 25, it will be found from table 2.Tropical Disease... 85. The cards were scheduled and the number of (total non opium smokers and opium smokers) Infectious Disease 33 "Exposed to Risk and Deaths" at each age
that there were only 4 deaths up to that sge
Malignant Djigars obtained. There were 13,336 liver ander among opium smokers, The data for the first General Discuse... 26. observation, giving 26,038 years exposure, and three groups, age 17 and Under, age zo, and age
Accidents 549 deaths. The "Exposed to Risk" and 25, is therefore too meagre for the results
(Unclassified and "Deathy" were afterwards grouped in quia of any value,, in the following groups the Unkaowo) ......., 127 quenzial age groups. Thus, the Exposed number of deaths is fairly large. I have no to: Risk" and "Deaths"" at ages 15-22 spacial explanation to offer for the rales at nge were entered against age, 20, and the so, beyond the irregolarities which one natural- *Exposed to Risk" and "Deaths" at ages ly expects to find in attempting to discover 23-27, were entered against age 25, and so
from limited data a faw of which the curve OB, with the exception of the first group, age could only ba smoothly plotted on examination System," and this is what we, should have ex-') and C: R, Burkill, as directors of the company China'sle to the inleds can be proved, it
of an infidite unmber of casas.
17 and under, which includes 8 years of expo- 'sortat ages less than 13, and the last group, which includes, all cases at age 58 and over, the years of exposure over age 6s being only 43
These figures, together with the Rates af Moriailty" obtained therefrom, will be found in Table 1. No attempt has been made to gra duate these rates which are simply obtained by dividing the Deaths by the Exposed to "Risk" at the corresponding ages. V
]
be
"This table, which shows the rates of morta lity deduced from the tots! Chinese lives under On comparing the comparative effect of observation, will be useful later'in comparing opium in the northern and southern sections, we the gates obtained by sub-dividing the exposes that in the southern section the effect seems
TOTAL EXPERIENCE. Tablewa Haposed
200
Deaths
State of Mortality.
„014-
org
019
Oré
020
2,438
1,492
036
065
660
11:26,018
S
fthe cards were than soned into two groups, 'opium smokers and non-opium smokers, and la, tablava, la giran the * Exposed: to -Risk” Deaths" and, the Rates of Mortality" obtained from their Azures: A comparison of the rate in table will be more conveniently f. Raft 2111 later in the paper, zeventig WEREA bare it should be noted that in making the divis
sion between, oplem stand and co-oplum smokers, one had to
• jven to themadical é
tation necesKATY!
(paitha'answer:
"duringjiha exi isras of a policy,
12t5|3; therefore ;/ possible': shatā somas opium
Lamokers -ára” includedvins the 2
smokers ()/group/bbs it la very imp
any con oplem (smokers are focladed in, the
-Tola 405-100-
On the proposition of the Chairman, second-seed, however, the idea of exploiting the Prates On examination of the percentages in colomated by Mr. C. W. Thomas, the directors werecurred to the Chinese until their rivals 3 and 5, the greatest differente will be found authorised to pay a dividend of Tlt.6 per share, had shown them the way, so that they in the deaths under the heading "Digestive, The appointment of Mestra. C. W. Thomas are not 'entitled to much sympathy on this scoro. At the same time, assuming that
is
found that the percentage of opium smoker" acceptance or non-acceptance: of the risk," T cases in which the remarks under, weight" occurred way almost twice the percentage of similar "nop-opium smoker"
was confirmed on the proposition of Mr. libert. Mr. Fablers proposed that Mr, C. W. Thomas be re-elected a director of the company. This resolution was seconded by Père Lemercier and carried unanimously, roelected as the company's auditors on the Messrs. Lowe, Fingham and Matthews were proposition of Mr. Lic Chang yin seconded b Mr. O. W. Thomas
seconded by Mr. Gobbay.
The Chairman announced that dividend warrants would be posted at once, and thanked shareholders for their attendance,
The meeting then ended.
PRISONER IN A BOX.
CURIOUS ESCAPE OF CHINESE FEMALE CONVICTA
of
of such a combination from the point of view
of either, Britain or Siamo
SUGAR IN JAPAN"
STOCKS: RUNNING SHORT
pected. In our medical examination, when
sezins equally obvious that no claim for com I submit, however, that, in spite of the rates
the applicant'smokes opium as has to answer for age go, these figures do show that opium further questions, so that we may ascertain
pensation to the present Japaness occupant the Pratat can be justly advanced. The profits, smoking very considerably diminishes the whether his disgeative functions have been at
to be reaped from the surrender of what was, vitality of the smokers,"
all affected. In many cases the applicant'auf-
in the first instance, unlawfully seized, have A Tokio message to the Asaki siates that in Turning cow to columns to 5, 6, 7 and 8 offers either from constipation or diarrhoea. Table 5, we find that the same remarks apply been secessary from any cause for an opian
should be repeated However, much Chinese Robe Sugar Relining compisjes bey mock of It has been noticed further that where ji has
been soon in the notable case of the Pensibu consequence of the recent suspection ofMONEY min and that precedent is not one that by the Dai Nippon 104, the Yokohama And to the raten ja colomos 5 6,7 and 8 A8-10 smoker to undergo a second medical examina columns 3 and 4-with the exception that we tion, his woight at the second examination
by official joertle has left the Frates to their own. ́see that it in, in the northern section that the
irregularity at ago 50 occuru, nefer
aften less that at the first. Where an applicant
fate in past years, is to be supposed that and sugar, which was about 200,000 DIN for insurance is of excessive light weight in
some evidence of occupation by Chinese the end of last year, has now decressed to our proportion to his height, a remark to this effect
subjects will be forthcoming in view of half and may be exhausted by the homele which Mr. Nishizawa, the reputed manager mption alone in one month, as the is entered on the medical examination form by more marked than in the northern section, consideration in deciding whether to advise the the Medical Referee, who takes this fact intő”.
of the phosphate output, must be held to season is now commencing The Dai N Bave goes to the islands at his on risk. tory before the other two Companies, is produc-
Company, which resumed work antimi Osake "In order to investigate the comparative effect
Even if he should now "be dispossessed, ba more fully the aspected deaths among opiam
would not seem to have lost by his venture, 10,000 bags a day for home consumption and smokers according to the "Non-oplum
Apart, therefore, from the owners of the Chi export, while the Kobe Company, is producing Smokers" rates of mortality were taken
nose Junks which are alleged to have been des about 800 bags a day, The Yokohama Out-That-is-to say, that in the northern
troyed, no ground for damages can reasonably daily was to again suspend work for
(pany, which fe producing-rosazor and southern sections and for total opium may say that this Company has always
be maintained on siiler side. At the same from yesterday, saya the Kohe Herald smokers I ascertained the number of deaths been more strict in the selection of fisks wher
time the facident has forved, once again, to ericah maid kava.occuzzad.amang.the.oplum
ult, it is very much; feared that the smokers in those sediloss, had the opiam the applicant smokes opium. If the Comp my female prisoner from Pudis Jail was told in the place the Chinese Carerament in an extremely the completion of the Sajasthalate
awkard_position vis-a-vis of the itibia nation, smoker been subject to exactly the same rates Considers a life on which an application is sub police const yesterday says the Malay Mail, of With no power to esforce its claims, other than Nippon Company's affairs at this: of mortality as these to which the non-oplum
lum mitted to be sub-standard, the application is February 23rd. The prisoner who had served by production of documentary evidence, It is cause heavy losses to the Compa smokers in that same section actually were
either declined or a policy issued subject to a three months out of a term of 25 year Impri-threatened with a loss which, however small iA shareholders, subject as shown by the present figures, lien. The percentage of policies llened here sonment for kidnapplag, escaped from Pada on material aloe, will loom to immeasurable The opium smoker "Exposed to Risk to the applicants were opium smokers was nearly the 4th abinio. The chief European warder, it dimensions in the popular imagination. The colama 5 of Tablesia, Sand, 4, were multiplied three times the percentage lined where shp ap appears, saw the prisoner about 3 30 p.m. on fact that the rival claimant is Japan will serve reports that Honda Takes, prod
A MOJt dispatch,quo by the non-oplam makers" rates of mortall-plicants were non-smokers.{M W that day, but at 6 o'clock received a report still more to aggravate resentment in the nation ty in column 4 of the same tables, NOR What the figuras now submitted were shown and discovered that the prisonse was not that has satt forgotten. Its dismay, at the In table will be found the "Expected to the directors, a resolution was passed at the in the female ward. On investigation be surrender of Formoss, and is at the prescat Deaths calculated as above, together with the mecting that applications from persons smok found aladder by the wall, and also moment peculially alive to the undesirability Actual Dantha which occurred among the ing opium should be subject to even stricter two aurong which had brand tied to of foreign assistance in the development of fis opium smykers, being the total from colume 3 supervision than faced
the hanging over the wall A China possessions. The only possible solution of the to each of the tables 2; 3 and 4 togather with It occurred to me that possibly the data' ja' man was charged with helping the prisoner to dificulty and appear to rest in the garbitas the company's records might afford some useful escape A Chinese bullock cart driver stated tion that has been ready proposed in Tokio the ratio procede
Information to the Commission as to to the pres that the second accused had engaged his cart" and, ana salvoja, China apride, it would only be COMPARISON OF EXPECTED AND calence of the opium smokinghal Indirent to convey: tidsbord and box to Kijing fair in reture that the Japanese Goverment officer
IS ACTUAL DEATHS
districts so in Table 81show the proportion: He took the difyer to Fuda where the forniture should waive its objection to the arbitration Table 65 proce of smokers and non-smokers in the di was placed on the cart, and kip.in, they desired in certain questions pending in
started for Kajang, On, the way the woman hitta But the whole story iban Sration Expected Actual Actual beast #gencler of the compan
get into the cart and hid herself in the bot! Jesson to Chink that the time to
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