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Kitchener's Hobby.

HUNTING FOR CHINESE PORCELAIN,

SECURED THE SECOND BEST COLLECTION

IN HONGKONG..

much opinions my differ as to the value of this or that detest in the scheme pi reforma bq has carried out, it is agreed on all sides thist the six and a half years he has, spent in lodla mark's most importans epoch, in the history. of military "administration in the country, and it in unquestionable, hát "the changes ha hat effected have on the whole greatly increased the efficiency of the Army in India. In one matier we mus: confess that we still hold Lord Kitchener to have been mistaken, bis insistence ор the abolition of dual control and the disap- pearance of the' Military Member. The great

ANTI-JAPANESE BOPC011.

L ́ATTEMPT AT REVIVAL"

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 27th Septembar.

Qo Saturday morning the Canion Salf Governmeal Society received a telegram from' the Cantonese residing in Hupeh, which reads as follows :.

recognised as a native of the Kwangtung province, in order to prevent the disgrace involving yar fellow-countrymen. Joint and strenuous action should be, taken to deal with him for the well-being of the Chinese people,

(Sd), MA CHING YU, TONG KAM-CHI,

DREAMS REALTEND, He was by ou menos the first to realise the desirability of increasing this force; but coming India at a time of prosperity after many years of scarcity, and putting forward his pro sls with the weight of his great prestige, be succeeded in getting done what had previously been poly dreamed of. Making due allowance for the troops that would in all cases be re quired for the internal security of the country and for the special needs of exposed regions

the frontiers of fodia, he reorganised the rear discussion. mainder of the Army in nine divisions, in lieu

Imperial interests, and in particular, the is that cral would be to offer greater facilities terests of the treaty port concerned, and he to the public in the matter of mails viz lately wrote to His Majesty's Secretary of iberia. The character of the packages that State for the Colonies informing him that he may be sent via Siberia at present is very re- would no longer undertake to conduct these stricted; much more so through the British Agencies at the cost of the Hongkong tax- Post Office than through any other we bei A. S. WATSON & CO., payent, the more so that, additional burdens lieve, and extension of facilities for small

Lord Kitchener,' the guest of the evening at _have_lately...been incurred owing to parcels, newspapers and the

and the like would apGovernment-House-fast night, found himself. railway construction and restriction of preciably add to the value of the Siberiad in a happy gathering, proud to do konour opium," That should dissipate ideas regard-service and would increase the income of the to the unassuming arbiter of Britain's pure. ing the Goverdor's cosmopolitan latereats Post Office. At the present time it is as The function was of shon duration, His Excel-

"To the Canton Self-Govarambat Society -- and his endeavours to regain the dues cheap to send this sort of thing via Siberia lency the Governor and Lord Kitchener pro-reform effected by Lord Kitchener in bis at The Three Eastern Provinces are now in a of the Colony, but there is more to follow through some other offices as it is to send ceading at to 30 p.m. to summer quite attempt in provide for the rapid and efficient dangerous and critical condition. Lieng Tup "The Secretary of State has been in com-them via Suez through our own, and the the Peak.

mobilisation of the largest possible field Army yen, president of the Wai-wa-på, bas dali- For once in a way, a holiday proved a real consisted, first, in the redistribution of troops berately alienated these territories. W hafa munication with the Treasury and His greater expedition of the Siberian route

koliday this forenoon. When we road of night Excellency has just received a telegram in-naturally weighs with most people. The trains across almost trackles paths, and and, secondly, in the reorganisation of com-grave mistake the has thus committed?: He forming him that His Majesty's Government only way out of the impasse is the increase special trains to catch the mail steamer, it mands. When Lord Kitchener arrived in India should be severely denounced and not be will guarantee this Colony against half of the of facilities and taking over of the comes as a satisfaction to know that Loid Kiis found that the Field Army for which a net loss incurred on the collective mainten service by the home Government. We chener bad anne of these experiences in Hong mobilisation schema existed was composed of ance og present lines of the treaty pon agree with the premise but entirely fail kong. If the truth be told his Lordship only four divisions, with, of court, the requisite

troops to maintain comminications. agencies, and suggesting that the communi: to see the force of the subsequent argument. meandered around the grounds at Mountain tics at those agencies should be required in

Is Shanghai so poor that she cannot afford Lodge until tiffia, time and then be what 'on' contribute towards the remaining loss-asa 10. maintain her owa Post-Office for British the great and serious business of his life.

It may not be public knowledge, but it provisional arrangement for one year." Na merchants? And is Shanghai becoming such is the fact, nevertheless, that Lord Kit

U WING, YUNG KI-KUN, SHUM SUN," On receipt of the above telegram and: a tutally His Excellency the Governor had tuamendiert that she must look to long-cheer has a hobby-and that hobby in consult the people concerned and writing kong for support ? We do not believe it, not Chinese porcelain. We have a queer sex

mumber of letters from the Chinese in other places having reference to the question of the through the Colonial: Secretary he added for a moment. Hongkong cannot act for picion that the great organiser of Britain's

Three Banars Provinces, the Canton Self- His Excellency's concurrence ufust neces

ever in loco parents to the settlements army came to Chins not to look at furts or

Government Society issued a circular to con It is surely the. duty Ruus or such-like paraphernalia, but to discover

vene a public mass meeting for the 27th sarily depend upon the acceptance by the of the North local communities of the suggestion of the of bur British friends in Shanghai to see that something new in the matter of porcelain

instant, when this question will be brought op Secretary of State that they should contri-the institution which has flourished almost Yesterday afterquon, he was rummaging the bute to the loss incurred in maintaining since the day hat the first men of curio shops of Hoogkapp on the outlook for

It is feared that the agitation now stirred up their particular agency?"

As a provisional Anglo-Saxon breed, went to Shanghai something that would, enhance his collection of four. To each division was allotted a definite among the people bere against the Japanesa

krea in which'aļļ is component parts would be arrangement for one year, His Excellency is should be maintained-even if that means

stationed, and it was a specially important feature in the case of the agreement of the Thren prepared to accept liability, for one-half of trifle out of the pockets of Shanghai mer- the buyer was, as pertinacious in his quest as of thescheme that these divisions should be abso the revival of the Japanese boycott in this city, the moiety of the total estimated. loss accru- chants. It will be "gbserved that we say ing during 1910 on the Shanghai Agency nothing about penny stamps, but if Britishers provided that your council will agree to me in Shanghai compared their stamp expendi- the other half In other words this Goventure today with what it was yesterday, in ment.will continue to conduct the British proportion to the business doce, we think post office in Shanghai during 1910 provided they might find it at least reasonable to that you will guarantee the refund to this contribute something towards the preserva REFRESHING. Gorgnment by half-yearly instalments of tion of the British I'ost Office. It would be one quarter of the total loss gecruing from a compliment to this Colony which had the conduct of the Shanghai British past helped them for so many years.. office as shown by the accounts which will by submitted to you. In this connection I may observe that the Tientsin Agency has during the past year guaranteed the entire loss as the THE Ministry of Finance has granted a sum of sole condition upon which the Governments. 250,000 for constructing and improving Colony would consent to continue the prison buildings in the provincial capitals. agency. The fons for 1910 is estimated by the Postmaster-General "at $27,250 on quarter of which will amount to $6,812.50 now what do you think that the answer to fair proposition such as that we have discus ed wis? It amounted to this, that the Mum cipal Council of Shanghai could not see its way to afford the necessary contribution to

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CAPT. F. G. Turger, koyal Engineers, now serving in India, bas been appointed General Staff Officer, Second, Grade,in North China. MAJOR H. de T. Phillips, R.G.A., at present commanding the Hongkong-Singapore Baito, R.G.A receives early promotion to lieutenant colonel.

The Portuguese and foreigo warships in port

fired at noon.

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M. ALEXANDRE Laurence, de Lalande, the Dewly appointedFrench Consul General in Loaden, formerly held office, at Shanghai, Hongkong, and Yokohama.

The shop of Leong Shing was turned almost topsy-turvy which is an exaggeration but

be was whet bs sought the Kalifa,

We are informed, on authority which is be road. question, that before His Lordship became personally acquanited with the Colony Lord Kitchecer had acquired the finest collection of Chinese porcelaio in Hongkong, scand only to that owned by the gentleman who was given the title of "Porcelain. Kiog by Viceroy Chang-we mean, of coune, Sir Paul Chater.

What we should like to know is where did Lord Kitchener learn all the characteristics of the wate, the marks, the indentations, the scrolls? Not inétuata, not in Egypt, not in douth affice is it possibio that S.. Alexander Hosie has been giving suggestions, or was it a more consulin, China? At all aventi, Lord Kitchener claims a 'magnificent collection from Hongkong...

Intely self-contained and ready to take the held without indenting on each other for any par post. These divisions were placed under three (now two) Lienegant-Generals, and a deficited and well devised scheine wathum substituied for the somewhat muddled arrangement hitherto in force. To enable these changes to be carried out, a certain amount of redistribution was in- evitable. Lord Klichener's first plan doubtless went too far; and it is impossible; that even the modified proposals involved some unnecessary or specially inconvenient transfers. However that may be, sech defects are trivial by compari mon with the great gain to the Army resulting from organisation.

SCHEME COMPLETED;

For the first time the Army la India found itself organised in time of peace on a war baris, The expansion of the Field Force from foar to At the informal luncheon at "Marble Hall* mine-divisions and the reorganisation whereby tg day, when His Lordship was the quest of each division was required to be capable of Lord Kitchener, H.E. the Governor Sir Fre a considerable development of supply and Sir Paul Chater, there were present, besides independeör mobilisation necessarily involved derick Lugard; Capt. H. M. Taylor, A.D.C, transport, and here again Lord Kitchener Capt. Simson, private secretary, Capt. Fitz-effected valuable improvemeniz-The gain in gerald, assistant military, secretary to. Lord economy and smoothness of working has been Kitchener, H.E.. Major-Generat Broadwood, very considerable, and here mention may also my, the degentilisation carried out is, matters, of france by which each divisional offices was given a greaterinterest in accoracy in estimating and a more defined responsibility for bis demands op the Exchequer. Certain changes in the composition of the regiments of the native army also deserve areation, though here Lord Kit chener followed principles already recognised rather than any novel scheme of his own. The object of these changes was to make fullgre of the best fightleg material among the Indian. peoples, while guarding against giving undue

Edo. This evening, Lord Kitchener will dipe) with the Royal Engineers

At 10.30. p.m. to-night, Lord Kitchener leaves Hoogkong by the Furkan for Canion; He will be accompacted by Captain Fitz- gerdid, Assistant Military Secretary, General Broadwood and his A.D.C., Captain Heathcote, and will just return id time on Thursday to bid is friends-good-bye and proceed to Shanghai,

AT SINGAPORE,

FROM all appearances the King Alfred, flagship of the China Squadron, will again bead the list of His Majesty's ships for straight shooting. If the flagship again pull off the event-it will be for the third-year-in-succession. Lat-us-hope-cola-Kitchener of Khartoum on board leland possibly dangerous pro ominacce to aby

The special tears with Field Marshal Vis

Kastern Próvicces will sooner or later'result in

REMOVAL OF CHILINGS,

A QUESTION OF COMPENSATION..

The folowing minute by the Head of the Sanitary Department relative to the removal of ceilings was laid on the table at the meeting of the Sanitary, Board ibis afterngon

Please circulate for the opinion of the Board as to the following matters 2-

() Whether the non:plague srazon Novem ber-March is not the best for enforcing the attached, bye-laws in regard to the removal of ceilings.

(2) Whether the district selected by the M.OH and A.M.O.H., viz., Staunton Streat, Elgio Street, Paal Street, Shelley Street (list marked A) is the best in' which to start this work,

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ceilings should be carried out by co. tract or (3) Whether the work of removal of

by the Sanitary Department half under the direction of an inspector.

(4) At what rate per square yard compens

1 think eight cents per square yard would be adequate, as it is compsession for presen value, sed ant to enable the owners to replace the ceiling by a new one. If the Board Comf cars in applying these bye-laws now it will be necessary to defion the District to be dealt with and to give one month's notice to the owners of the property concerned. There is a vote available for compensation which amounts to $300 approximately.

"The Secretary,

Sanitary Board.

maintain a British Post Office there, because to-day were 'dressed in honour of the anniver. Sipt. Heathcole, A.D,C and Mr. C. Montagus be made of another charge conducive to ecoño-tion shall be paid to the owners of the houses,:, :

ATL half a dozen other foreign officessary of Da. Amelia of Portugal. A salute was which might also demand a grant. It may be so, but would the Americans, the French, the Germans, the Japanese and all the others clamour for a subsidy ? Not the Russiais certainly. The only point seems to be whether the payment of the six thousand dollars odd could come out of the Municipal: Treasury. So long as Hongkong signed the bill a word was heard but we had better allow' a Shanghai paper, the Azerduty to give its views on the subject. Our con temporary pats the story bluntly to start with: Whilst we are bound to admit that.fidan- 'cial support from public funds would pe Borsible to monger. l'eak aubcribers can have quite unfair to other offices and nationalities their poples delivered at their residences wähnut any extra charge." On copies went by, pull, an additional 81,80 per quarter la charged for postage." The postage on the weekly bras to any part of the

world in 36 santa fær quarter,“ Single Copies Daily, Peni ceste, Woolly, want -

fira'canta (for cash only).

SUBSCRIPTION BATES (IN ADVANCŘ). Darkr=#36'per aunom, ' Wekkdymġil per kusinis.

T PAGAR DAY JEfṛter and per inanem, proptions”, Bulmcriptione for any, period loss than one month will be charged an for full month.

The dally imani is delivered' from when the addrese in

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1909

HONGLUNG'S GENERO ITY.

staff once it is stated.

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thit she will do the hat trick in 190).

Tobe Herald tears from a London cable ̧to the Osaka Mainichi, that the China Associa tion, is advocating a forward policy in regard to

Woodlands at 12.5 p.m. yesterday and was ex- pected to arrive at Newton station at 12.45 reports the Singapore Free Preix of arst inst,

About a dgian Europeans, of whom suite all were ledies, were waiting at the infinitle railway station to see the great General arrive. was a blazing hot day and clouds of dust were blowing about the neighbouring fonda?

Major General T: Perrott, C.B., General Offi.. MAJOR H: G. K Wait, Royal Engineers, pre cer Commanding the Troops, was eccompanied statly commanding No. 40 (Fortress) Com-j by his son and A. D. C. and bith were in plaía; pany Royal Engineers, Hongkong, has been clothes. They drove up to Newton in a motor ordered home to takerovér the appointment of car. Mr. Claude Severa, Private Secretary 16, chief instructor at the Electric Light School, H.E. the Governor, joined them there! Portsmouth. He is charge of the electric lighting and telegraphs at Hongkong.

particular class. The increases have been in the Punjabi, Fathan, Sikh, and Gurkha ele meals, the increase in the letter to ao battaligus. being very notable. Finally, to complete ibe scheme, of,, mord-scientific organisation, the Jadian Staff College was called into existence by Lord Kitchenbr

CANTON DAY BY, DAY.

NAVAL REORGANISATION FUNDS

[From Our Own Gorrespondant |

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· Croton, 27th September. H. E. Yeung Shing, formerly Chinese Mia- ister in Tiermany, and the Shinghal Tepiai Tai Nai Woog havs sent a telegram to the Canton gentry asking them to impress on the minds of the people the importance of the reorganisation of the Chinese Navy and, at

public in aid of the Imperial Government te waids the funds for the naval reconstruction.

ROBBERY.

the same time, to policit contributions from the

With reference to the daring robbery which occurred, last Friday, at ri am, in 'Po Wab Fong Street, &.man was yesterday arrested by the police and was handed to the Tactal of Constabulary. A servant woman, who is

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Mr. Lau Chu Pak minuted:-I think the „best months are from July to November, "The month before-and after the Chiness Now Year should not be included in the period. In view of the many objections that will be met with

I suggest that a sub-commlitée be appointed to airanga details. Every step should be taken. Fto avoid friction." As regards (1), the owners- or the sccopiers, an the case 'may be, should be given the option of removing the ceilings at the expense of the Board.

M Sbalton Hooper :-(4) Compensation should be assured in each case, as sometimes it would amount to more than sight cents and others pérhaps less.

THE OPIUM TRADE.

NEW HONGKONG FARM4.

"On September tỷ Me. Laidlaw naked, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies whether, in view of the fact that in the Straits Settlements. and the Federated Malay Sister, where the conditions were very similar to those in Hong kong the opium farms were being abolished on

the unanimous recomme, dation of the Straits.

British interests in the Far East, Questions we fail to see where any other contributionre to be asked is 'arliament, and vigorous is to be obtained. The organizations of Geveramtet support will be demanded for all British merchants which exist in Shanghai legitimate trading ventures: have neither the funds to make such a con tribations, our the power to make a levy for that purpose, and even if they had such a method of providing the deficit it would be very unfair that they should do so, for there

The special was a'few minutes late. Lord are many who do not appear on the list of

Kitchener was accompanied by Sir William members of these associations, to whom the

Taylor, Resident General of the F.M.S., and cheap rates of the British Post Office are A JAPANESE Cabinet Council held on Tues Captain Stockley, A D.C. to Sir John Baderson, great boon, and there would be no means day, the 4th instart, decided to raise the Con who had gone over to johare to meet the dis of getting these to bear some portion of the sulates at Vladivostok, Canton, Hongkong, tinguished guest. Captain Stockley was the expense," and here is where the fer) The Consular agercier at Liverpool and Peru wearing light grey suit and au Indise sun and Hanków to the rack of Consulates-General, only one in uniform. Lord Kitchener was unduly generous, strikes, the nail on the head? Still on the plan. of retrenchment, the "With the Colony of Hongkong every sym-it is expected that further Consuls-General willimited picasanly as he was latrodeced to Gop- have been replaced by Coszulates-General and spee, Helocked remarkably well and ft, and Hongkong Government bas launched apathy will be fell. For many years this shortly be appointed. thunderbolt which is directed towards the Calony has provided North China with a

eral Perrott and his son and to. Mr. Bevern, British residents of Stanghai. It would cheap postal service, efficient on the whole; Co. informs us that a wireless, message-from at his reception in London on his return from THE local General Traffic Agent of the C. P. R The last time we saw the famous Gehént was take many guesses to discover how the Gov-absolutely honest, and, certainly far more the Commander, of the R.M.B. Empress of the Boer War. He appears to be slightly stout ernor and his administrative staff arrive at

reliable than any other mail service here has an states that he expects to arrive at Yoko. er now, but is looking remarkably youthful. the decision that our compatriots in Shabg. ever shewn self. It is not to be expected baina on the morning of the 29th instint. The

General Perrott drove Lord Kitchener and alleged to have bees in langue with the hai are getting something for next to no

that the Colony should lose over this portion message was despatched while the ship was Sir Willian Taylor up to Government House Tobbers was also arrested. At the Police, thing. But the idea it as plain as a pike of its operations, for whilst, Governments 765, imites distant from. Japan, and the Com-in his motor car. The rest of the party followed Court the woman admitted the charge sad has

in another car. An Indian servant looked after

disclosed the names of several others who bad Readers will renems may be grandmotherly they are not expected mander states that all was well es board. ber the discussion in the Legislative Council. to be philanthropins at large, and the grand-

Lord Kitchenere luggage. A● K. of E. drove

a hard in the robbery, As the result of the over the question of paying the expenses of motherly care exercised over the Colony of

away from the station, a cheer was raised by robbery the magistentes of Namboi and Pin the assembled Europeans. The distingalshed Va wera temporarily deprived of their official the Tientsin British Post Office. They will longkong by the Imperial Government in

i visitor smiled and touched his hai,

battons by order of H.E. Viceroy Yan who also remember that Tientsin in "order to

certain recent matters has had effects rather

At lunch at Government House yesterday was greatly displeased with the two magistrates retain that luxury succeeded in raising sulh restrictive of the Colony's philanthropic ten

the following were pretent -H.E. Sir John for not reporting the case. The officer-io cient funds to warrant the retention of that dences than otherwise; and the question of1

Anderson, Miss Anderson, Mrs Farrant, Visc charge of the police station in the district was purely British institution. Now, it appears, finances is at the present moment a most sellaw, hai raised the limit on which clerks Kitchener, Sir William Taylor, Captala Fitz. removed from his office. Moreover, these off that Shanghal, or rather the residenti there

in its employ are allowed to marry to £4 per gerald, Major General Ferrast, Lieut. Prirott,cials were ordered to effect the capture of the ous one, so that every cent has to be carefully who have taken advantageofthe British postal examlued beforeitis spent. The solution of the clerks in London. This limit of 240 would tais Stockley, Mrs Stockley, Mr. G. P. Davies otherwise due punishment will be meted rat soom bas created much interest among bank Sir Arthur Young, Lady Evelyn Young, Cap robbers concerned within a period of ten days, facilities, ia unwilling to contribute a fair whole problem lies, we are convinced, sind be equivalent in purchasing power, etc., to 170 and r. Claude Severn, share toward the maintenance of an acknow: where" We do not want sympathy; we want in London, where the lowest limit at present

to them... After- fanch Lord Kitchener went down ledgedly capable office. Not that they say compensation, Saying that not a single Bri- among the best known banks is £150. Lloyd's | Keppel Harbour by looch, returning at binlf- "unwilling," but circumstances prevent it.tish Post Office can be closed, we read with Bank allows clerks in their country branches past four, looking at the Hubour Works and On the 9th of this month the Colonial satisfaction that Hongkong cannot possibly to marry on £125-25 less than their London the Forts Secretary wrote to the chairman of be expected to bear the loss; slight though, wage-lint. Many of the backs, sotably the An official dianer was given at Goverment the Shanghal Municipal Council a letter it may be it would be a serious matter forly amalgamated London County and West Hanse last night.

minster, whilst allowing their clerks to marry on to this effect: "I have the bonour" by direc Hongkong in her present straitened condi- 50'a year, prefer that the employee waits with Lord Kitchener, for Saigon,

The Byday lift at six o'clock this morning tion of the Governor to inform you that Histlon, but the item would be almost a negligi until be is receiving at least £180 per sunum or Excellency has for sometime past had under ble one to the home- govemment. Until more. Tha Hongkong and Shanghal Bank has SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATION OF THE. COLONEL Fitted, C.B., A.D.O., Queen's Own Mr. Laidlaw asked the Secretary of State, consideration the annual loss incurred by such time as extraterritorialitylo China Japses, no hard-and-fast role as to the merrying wage- ANY INDIAN ARMY-TO-

Royal West Kent Regiment, who commanded Foreign Affairs whether any proposal had bes the revenues of this Colony by the conduct and certainly so long as either nationalitics limit. In the opinion of the managers in the The Afader Mail, of the zih instant, contains the and Battalion dating its recent stay at received from the American Govern

have their Post Offices in the country, the Lombard Street Bank it is better to leave it to the following: His Excellency Lord Kitchener Singapore, has gone on half pay under the conference at The Hague on the ports in China. His Excellency is of opinion British Post Offices must be maintained the aid, which we have always followed and Commanderis chisiship then that of any of his Lieutenant-Colonel N. ES: Low, frim the Mr. Mckinnbo Wood, whe the good sense of this employen. This is a plan, 'li leaving fodia after a longer tenure of the four years role, and has been succeeded by | tion sind, if so, what reply had that this service is primarily one alicting all conte. Que of the means of reducing

Der except Lord Robert, Elenerse -Baustion.

of the Pocal Agencies at various Treaty

MARRIAGEABLE SALARIKS..

HONGKONG TANK HAS NO HARD. AND-VAST RULES.

The announcement that Molson's Bank,

for it has answered quite well,

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MOON FESTIVAL,

Opium Commission and whether to prevent + system from being stereotyped for three years which might hamper the Government in lis efforts in assist China, the Secretary of Stain would take steps to prevent any saw opium farm contract being entered into at Hongkong.",

Colonel Seely: No, sir. Experience has shown that the farm system is the beat suited to the circumstances of Hongkong, and His Majesty's Government are satisfied that its exi istence will in no way bumper the Government in its efforts to assist Chips. Au drdinance recently passed, as No. 16 of 1909, bas con- control over the apiam farmer's proceedings, siderably extended the Government's power of

My hon, Iriend will find a copy of thlm ordine

Mr. T. Taylor: Do I understand that the policy of His Majesty's Government differs from that of the Chinese Government, which is the suppression of the use of oplem ?

The 28th instant, being the Chinese Midance in the library of the House, Autumn Festival, the Chinese usually boist up lanterns and flags, &c. on their house roofs to celebrate the occasion: To prevent the OC currence of fires; 'the police authorities bays issued a proclamation to warn the people not to hoist op lighted (anterns as usual.

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Colonel Sealy Oh, so. We hope so.co. operate with China in every possible manuer mole stopping the consumption of opiņm,