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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH".

SERVICE.

DISTURBANCE IN

"KIANG-SU OFFICIAL YAMEN DESTROYED.

(By courtesy of the "Shrung Po"]] Se

Shanghai, 25th August. There has been a rising in Tan young district in Kiang-su Province,

The official yamon has been des troyed and the city gates are closed, The Governor of Soochow has sent troops to suppress the disturbance.

THE CHIENTAO... DISPUTE;"

JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS

· DESPATCHED.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 25th August. Japan has sent further reinforce ments to Chiontao.

Russia is intervening on the ground that it is a breach of the -Russo-Japanese-Treaty-

·HUNAN PROVINCE. OPENING OF A PORT."

↑ By courtrey of the " Sheung Po"},"

Peking, 25th August.

The Governor of Huaan has asked the Cntral Government to throw open the place outside the northern gate of the Provincial capital as a commercial port.

Au Imperial decree has issued approving the proposal.

MANCHURIA.

been

REQUISITION FOR MILITARY STORES.

[By courtesy of the " Shaung Po,"]

Peking, 25:1 August. Viceroy Sik Liang has memorial ized to the effect that the Three Eastern Provinces are short in their ́supply of military' stores,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 26.

Opium in Hongkong.

SIR F. LUGARD'S POLICY CRITICISED.

RABID M.P.'S RUGGESTION.

The House of Commons on July ay went into Committee of Supply on the. Colonia! Office Vote, when Mr. Bennett called attention to the opfum trafficla Hongkong and Ceylon,

The International Opium Conference had, be said, since this subject was last debated, met at Shanghai, and had settled once fir all the unquestionably evil character of the traffic, and the absolute sincerity of the Celaena Govern- meat. In Hongkong there had been some measure of progress, although it bad met with the utmost opposition from the Imperial ser vants of this country, Sir F. Logard bad said

under the supervision of the Bureau of Internal Revende,

For several years the United States has taken the lead in the work of suppressing, the oplam evil. The congress held in Shanghai was first i suggested by the United States, and the par- pois of the second conference is to carry on the work of preventing the spread of the use of opium, The Americas delegates to the conference were Hamilton Wright, the Right Rav. Charles, H. Brest, Episcopal Bishop of the Philippine Islands, and Charles D. Tossey, Chinese uncretary of the American Legation at Peking. The State Department to-day gave out the following statement regard- ing the work of the commission. ""The commission was one of inquiry only. Its function was to study the opium problem and to report as to the best and most feasible means for solving it: „This the commission did to the entire satisfaction of the Governments

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that Lord Crawe had asked the Imperial Govern concerned. The delegations were unanimous sessed by a very big gathering yesterday after Two good matches of Water Polo were wit. ment for a sum of money to make good the loss that the opium evil must cease, and the nine neon at the Victoria Recreation Club's swim- caused by the closing of the opiunt deas, He resolutions that practically covered the diffimlag enclosure between the 87th Coy, and hoped that Lord Crewe did not make that state calties were passed nem. com. The delegations 88th Coy. Royal Garrison Artillery, and the most, but if he did be trusted that members on were la entire accord and it was not thought "Buffs and the Corinthian Yacht Club. that side and the Labour Party would strenuoue-wise to draw up an elaborate report, as to the ly resist the application of the money of the Bri why and wherefore of the resolutions. It was tish taxpayerto such a purpose. The opposition considered. that it would be more effective to of British Governors to the action of the Im condemn the lick use of opium by a few perial Government was very deplorable. That general resolutions than to write a report that our Imperial officers should be permitted as one would read, - and some very sharp treatment should be openly to thwart our policy was intolerable,

deall out to those Governers, who resisted our efforts in different parts of the world. In Ceylon, instead of making progress, we bad gone backwards, the opium ordinance intra- duced at the end of last year having been with "drawn. Both in Hongkong and Ceylon more stringent measures were necessary to deal with the opium traffic.

Mr. Laidlaw referred to the evidence given before the faternational Opium Commission, and urged that pressure should be put upon the Government of Hongkong to proceed more rapidly with the closing of opium dens in that city. If we were to carry out our premise to do all we could to help Chiga is this matter of the opium traffic we must set our house in order la our own colonies. We must impress upon

our

correspondence proceeded which resulted in "In the eighteen months during which the

the commission every Government' taking part made some move, either by proclamation or legislation, to put its house in order before the meeting of the commission. The United States Government itself enacted legislation probi biting the importation of opium except for me dicinal purpose. It went into effect on April r

punctually at this hour the Artillerymen took The first match was timed for 5.30 p.m. and the water, and from the very outset the 8yth bigan pressing, scoring three goals, the 88th Company being unable to net the leather. In bs replay the latter made three or four very but the defence of their opponents was too good attempts and looked dangerous at times, strong and they were driven back to their own. ares, the 87th shortly afterwards registering an additional two gadis before the whistle sounded, the final score being

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Judging from the winners' extibilon yester of the current year. On March 1, 1908, a pro-day it looks as though their chances in the bibitory law went into effect in the Philippines. Artillery Inter-Company Water Polo Com Olber Governments, owing to financial ques petition are even, for although they had to tions, were not able to enact prohibitory le acknowledge, defeat at the bands of the 83rd gislation, but they enacted legislation that will Company a Jew weeks ago, the team have wipe out the traffic in the drug within a decade sincs greatly improved.

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"International action on the problem will proceed and the American Government is now seeking further co-operation from the powers concerned."

WHITE WOMAN SUMMONED.

AN ALLEGED NUISANCE IN A TYPE FOUNDRY.

fficials that the suppression of the opium trade was not a Liberal fad, and that things 'would not revert to the old way directly this Government went out of office, The officials in Hongkong ought to look to some source other then opium for immediate revenue, A system of registration of opium smokers. which had proved beneficial elsewhere, “ight be tried in Hongkong. The fore Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy An interesting case came on for hearing be hon, member also complained of the preval ence of gambling under the British flag in the to-day, when Chan Tin, in the employ of the Federated Malay States, Gambling was more

Shan Fat Type Foundry, 31, Hollywood Road, in evidence in those States than it was at Monte summoned a woman named Della Fuard, who Carlo, People went to Monte Carlo with semsccupies the fat above the foundry, for assault, of money which they could very well afford to alleged to have been committed on the 3rd lose, but in the Federated, Malay Siates the

perions engaging in the vice were almost

should be taken by the Colonial Office to entirely Chinese coolies.. Activa measures

repress this evil.

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Mr. J. H. Gardiser appeared for the defence, The next euincions was brought by the Huard woman against the owner of the foundry for causing à maisuace by allowing obnoxious matter to accumulate in his premisas,

The third summons, a cross-action, was by

He has requisitioned for a supply February, 1910, all the opium dess would the proprietor, a woman, against Miss Huard

from Peking.

CHANG CHIH-TUNG:

APPLICATION TO RESIGN,

[By couriery of the "Sheung Po"]

Peking, 25th August.

Thero

*Colobel Seely, referring to the opium quas- tion, said that in Hongkong by the end of

bave been closed,

were people who said that the result would be to drive the smoking of opium into other quar. ters, but the Conference war in favour of closing the divans, and the best information

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for disorderly behaviour,

The plaintiff, Chan Tin, said that the defend ant lived above the shop where he was em ployed. On the day in question she threw some water into his premises. Complainant told her not to do it and she repeated it, this

lead, causing the load to rise and scald him,

His Worship-Do you suggest she did it

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A great deal of interest was centred in the Baff/C.Y.C. match, as both teams then occupying second place in the Water Polo Shield Competition, and this match was to decide who should retain the positibo. Many "of course favoured the Corinthians, but the Mi-

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168 PILSENER

of the Central Bank of Korea, which was sign- The agreement providing for the formation

Resident-General, and Mr. Yi Hoang-yong ed on July 25th in Seoul by Viscopat Sone,

Korean Premier,, has now been published. The agreement reads as follows:-

agreed upon the following stipulations relating "The Governments óf Japan and Korea bave

to the formation of the Bank of Korea -

"(1) The Korean Govamment agrees to es „tablish the Bank of Koren, which shall' be authorised to issue convertible notes and shall carry on boniness as the contral ɓaancial organ Government fuads when such business is on of Korea. The Bank shall manage Japanese

trusted to it by the Bink of Japan.

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"(a) The silver noter issued in Korea by the Dai-ichl Ginko shall be treated' an if issued by the Bank of Koras, which shall assume the LIGHT AND obligation of redeeming the notes,

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"(3) Japanese and Koreans exclusivaly shali be allowed to hold shares in the Bank of Körek

"(4) Japanese shall be appointed directors

being. and auditors of the Bank of Korea for the time

litery had hopes in their comrades, seeing that the latter have been training very bard of late. As the rivals entered the enclos- ore they were applauded by their backers and after a good deal of play. Cooke opened the score for the Yachtsmen, R. C. Witchell adding bravery played a cool game and in- less than the second from a corner thanw in. The Buffs,

a mimpijé altor the C.Y.C.'s score Private Cloak "(s) The Bank of Koma nuod "not pay s" saat terrific shot "which proved too. dividend on shares held by the Korean Govern. difficult for the Corinthian goalkeeper, thus ment before the rate of dividend paid on shares registering the Buffs first goal Before half held by others has reached 6 per cent, per an time the C.Y.C, brought their total up to 3 goals to one. The second spell witnessed a lot

give and take but the play of the Corinthians was too good for the "Buffs", who added another two goals to their credit, bringing the score up to s goals to ous at the finish.

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"(6) The Korean Government, shall guar antee a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on shares held by others than tha Korean Government for five years after the establishment of the Bank of Korea

The members of the promoting committee - of the bank have been nominated, and com prine Government officials and business-men representing wide interests. It is expected that the prospectus of the shares will be issu, ad before the end of next month. In 1 opinion of a leading business-man of Osaka, who has been nominated a member of the

the Goverment could get led them to believa time the water entering a cauldron of molten are employed in a shop; house.No. 36, in this promoting committee, it is evident that a

that this was a good plan. It was intended to continue to restrict the amount of opium im- ported. With argard to the Federated Melay. Stoles, the Government was about to set up a State monopoly of opium, which be thought

Chang Chih-tüng's illness is promet with the general approval of those who tracting and he feels that he is un-wished to see a diminution of its consumption. able to discharge his duties in conse. They wished to check the babit of gambling quence. Ho is therefore determined resign his post as a Grand Councillor.

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and their aim was to reduce it to the narrowast

timits with a view to ultimate prohibition. On the question of the view of the Government in regard to opium generally, they considered it to be a bad thing for a race, and that the more it could be checked and stopped the better for all concerned. jo this matter they had the example of the Japanese, who were stamping it out by savage penalties, and of Chine, who was also trying to'shake herself free from the habit. They would not cease to do their best to assist China and to diminish as far as pos. sible, and as soon as possible, the consumption of opium in all places where the Colonial Office had rale.

purpoanly?—Yes.

The defendant denied that she threw disty water into the foundry.

Mr. Gardiner-Do you water the plants your |self?—Sometimes I do.

One morning, she added, the plaintiff used very bad language towards her servants,

A disturbance took place in Wong On Street yesterday afternoon, and it was some time bofore peace reigned again, Seyan men, who

street, were arrested, and one man, con- tractor, was went to hospital by Inspector Fenton suffering from bruises about the face, chest and legs. It would appear from the re- port made to the police that the contractor's coolies' wore engaged in repairing the adjoining premite And in order to have the bricks wear at hand they were piled up in from of No. 36. The master of the shop objected, saying that the dust from the bricks damaged his goods, and called upon the contractor and his men to remors them. This the contractor would not do, high words followed, and it is alleged the shop folie attacked the contractor and another man with their own bricks, poles, and anything that came handy. As already mentioned the shopkeeper had to be sent to His Worship-How can this be stopped-hospital, and as be could not appear in the these offensive smells?

· Police Court, to-day, the case against his A sanitary Inspector said it could not be alleged assailants was adjourned. Mr. Leo, stopped. The smells were caused by the burn-d'Almada o Castro is rotained for the prosecu ing oll from the machine.

Bis Worship discharged that summent. The next to be heard was the case of alleged uisance Miss Huard described the smells came from the ground floor. She said she re-❘ ported the matter to the Sanitary Board authori- ties, but they said that the nuisance, if any, was rot sufficient to take action against the pro- prietor of the foundry.

His Worship suggested that some arrange. ment should be come to with the landlord with a view to abating the nuisance, and the sum- nonser were adjourned sine dis.

*Tell him be has done this before and that he will be banished; Tell him pot to come back to Hongkong agaio," said Mr. F. 8. Hazo land (first police magistrate) to a coolle in the Police Court, this forengon.

Fong Ching, ya! mplayed, no fixed place of abode, was charged, at the instance of Police Sergeant Wath; with disposing of a counterfeit Indo-Chins dollar at Hunghom yesterday. Ac cording to the evidence defendant went to a ahóp at 27, Kowloon City Road and called for two packets of cigarettes, io payment for which ho gave the 'suleswoman. a dollar piece. The coin.was closely examined by the master of the ment n'onopoly in Siam and had yielded a large | SKOPKEEPER ROHDED OF A BAG OF MONEY,

shop, who told defendant that he had no change and lovited him to go to the police station for It. Defendant bolted, was chased, and caught. At the lock-up the shopkeeper said that the defendant had passed a similar dollar piece le his shop a week,ago.

The defendant admitted the charge and was sentenced to two months' hard labour and six hours' stocks. In passing sentence his

Mr Verney expressed dissatisfaction with the statement which he understood the. Under Secretary to have made-that it was intended to create a Government monopoly in opigm in the Federated Malay States. He commended to the Government as worthy of imitation the action of the Siamicas Government in extirpat- ing gambling dans which had been a Govern

taking drastic means to exclude oplum from revecan, and of the Japanese Government in their country to the immense advantage of its people

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A very clever trick, whereby a shopkeeper was robbed of bag of a money, was played by three rascals yesterday, one of wi m only was, caught, the others having made good their

SECOND CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THE 01Caps.

** HAGUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Washington, July 8. The State Department has requested all the Worship recommended the man for basist ment erontries which participated in the meeting of In the words given above.

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The following are the police teams drawn to play against the Corinthian Yacht Club on the former's ground at Happy Valley, on Saturday, -28th, át 4.10 p.m. 2-+ ||

No. 1 Team:--Wilson, Cooper, Grant, Mc› (Lomaan (skip). --

No J, J. Wait, Pill, Ogg, Langley (skip),

No. 3-Glendenning, Gerard, Feston, Ra- bertson (skip).

the International Opium Commission at Shang- hai, China, last February to send delegates to a second conference, to be held at The Hague in the near future, at which menus,will be con sidered for the international control of the pro- duction, manufacture and traffic in opium, with a view to the complete suppression of the are of opium except for medicinal purposes...

Hamilton Wright, who was one of the Amori.

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'The story 'was told to Mr. F. A. Hazeland, in the Police, Court to-day, when one Wong Tak pleaded not guilty to stealing a bag. containing $19 in silver,

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great demand will be seen. for the shares ing guaranteed by the Government besides of the bank, a dividend of 6 per cent. be.

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Company on account of the annual subsidy of Y300,000. granted by the Government. This authority is not of the opinion that a rush for shares, as in the case of the Oriental Colonian

tion Co, is a favourable phenomenon in basi- dess circles. It is therefore advisable to adopt the premium system în placing, the bank'ı business-men to obtain an allotment of shares shares on the market thus enabling genuine and checking speculation. Japan Chronicle.

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At three o'clock yesterday afternoon three men, pretending to be strangers to each other, followed one another into a tailor's shop at 259, Queen's Road Central. The first man asked to be shown some umbrellas, the second inquired serious. after some towals, while the third stood at, the counter-an faterested spectator.

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