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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY APRIL 16 1010

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ists) and the latter makes tentative offer, my own fear lost this much wores form of opium which is refused, and hot foot Robinson la habit should be fostered in this Colony by too bargaining for the sale of that stock which sudden and drastic methods of prav zoplam was captured by an urchin whom no one smoking. (Hon. Mr. Stewart-Hear, boar,) (1

The decision to employ the” fem- would dream to be possessed of the princi | jegret very much that our anticipations should,

Deacon, Looker and Deacon was carried by 8 defend, bles of business, except the business in

Pada appear to be failed. We must do ost best

votes to a The Chaliman, Bir Henry May, and hung ball-mast whilst S. WATSON & CO., which he is engaged. In Singapore the same 16.sepprast this, and the of jack of the Bill now sily Commitee held at, ifongkong, on 23rd Dr Ho Kat did not wote at the door of

have

The Chaiman read the following letter, to had to be barricaded as if war were in pron before the Council is with that intention. 1 February, 1910 1-Present His Excellency from Mr. JH. Scott, dated 17/2/10, with the Colony

sore we can look to loquential Chinese to Governor (Chairman); the Hon. Sir F. Hreference to Resolution 15 flag of the Pacific Mall, KE

May, K.O.MG.} the Hon. Sir P. Chater

I desire to thank you for your kind letter to-day for America.

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excitement prevails so that the streets

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smoking opium." There is one thing to be said in favour of the Bill and that is should come into force it will immensely increase the quote from our up to-date, alert and very power of the Opium Farmer, who, as the Gor Brewin's Mr. Lau Chu-pak, Mr. G. Clement of Engineering-a resolution, antject to the The remains of the deceased gentleman are

amor said, believes he is losing considerable Tarper. Mr. B. A. Irving Mr. A.

Bryer (attended by invitation), Absent---Mir, sums of money by the Chiasse having adopted H. N. Mody, Mr. H. E. Pollock, XC. (ia new methods of cossuming the drug. If the England), interests of the Farm are protected then it fol- lows that the revenue of the Goverment is bound to be enhanced as each fe dependent upon the other.

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The Treasurer, Sir P. Chuter, proposed two forestments in mortgages on property amount" ing together to $202,500 at 6 per cent. The commiten approved them,

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While thanking you for suggesting that Rubles, Consul General fer By name should be attached to the Chair

concariance of Jobs Swim and Boas nod their allied arms, having been passed to that to be embalmed for ultimate removal to tam to commemorate the gift made by and through This afternoon, the Consulate informed effect- bare to say that, it is desired

the instrumentality, of John Swire, and Sons, that a memorial service for the fate Consul my partners and I beg that the cause "Talkoo" General will be held at St. John's Cathedra be inbstituted for “Scott* and they hope thle on Monday afternoon, ibe 18th instant, at 4 alteration will meat with the approval of your Dm Hin Excellancy the Gover self and the Commitice,

to attend, and the service will be The Chairman, at the instance of Air P. |- li was, unanimously decided to accept Mr the Bishop of Victoria: The Gool Chater, proposed the sppointment of the Hon Scott's proposal and that the bamé shall be will to cloud all day on Monday,- Mr. A. M.. Thomson and the Hon. Mr Waltered to the Taikoo Chair of Engineering. Mr. Stonr: J. Fuller, the Vice-Com Chatham, CMG (D.P.W,,) whose consent be had already obtained, to act with Sir P. Chater. as Trusteps of the University Funds, pending the appointment of Trustees ander the Ordin ance of Incorporation. The Committee ap proved, and agreed that full powers should be vested in the Trastens to make any Chairman and to invest the Funds in accord. small disbursements on the authority of the ance with Resolution 19. They will report them and all investments to the Chairman for the informatie of the Committee, and they

A PARISTO-HONGKONG LINE.

in charge of the Consulata.

is les démonstrative; . It is, only the elite help us to check the habit which i at any ra TX Co.; His Lordship theBishop dated 16th ulf, and for the information vivan in The Asg k| Queen's' Collega was few who can rake up a few hundred dollars, regard as infioltely more detrimental than of Victoria the Hon. Mr. A. M., Thom and its enclosures regarding the University to-day, out of respect to the and many of these will go to-day to the

sos; the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, C.MO; Races. Now let us turn to what some Far

the Hon. Dr. Ho Kal, C.M.0.; the Hob. Easter papers say on this subject, and we

Mr. Wei Yek, C.Mo.; the Hon. Mr. A. W.

sane contemporary Capital and Commerce, the eighth number of which is before us. Un derthe heading "The Wheel of Chance," it says that in some cases "the plantations are described as talismans yielding rubber trans- mutable to gold by a miraculously quick process; no pest, no over-production, nothing to deter the investor (the investor, mark you) from the prosecution of gatheringTM CHAM-precious stones from an Aladdin's cave?"

And again.

"The floating capital in Shang ha, Hongkong and other places which is normally usable for ordinary industrial da- velopments is now taken up in' speculation. in rubber. Extraordinary schemes of plan tation are on the market every day, and plant ing experiments with public money is to be carried on lo Siam, Manils, Borneo, and even Hongkong. The question of de mand, supply and price have already been so exhaustively dealt with that there is REFRESHING.no need to refer to it once again. Another great danger to the legitimate improve- ment of the industry, likewise a concom mittaut of the boom, is that in the great majority of the new companies nothing like enough money is set aside for working capital. There is an unwarrantable haste to make the cash spin out, and some calcula tions for necessary working capital are rarely

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On April 1, 1910 at Shaughsi, Hugh Septimas Cooke, age fifty-three yours, ***

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1910.

IRK MAD MULLAH, ABROAD IN SHANGHAI,

made. Au over-capitalised company cannot pay high dividends, perhaps, but the fate of company with insufficient working capital

LOCAL AND GENERALA

Event deportees arrived on board the s. Heng Bee from Singapore last night. Wanneer

THE Navy Department is Peking proposes to build light railways from naval stations, to important cities near-by, y

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Paince Taal Heup, Navy Commissioner, pre pares again to visit foreign.countries in the

ulumo to study their navies.'

THE Yach'uaopu has called for a report from the authorities in Canton on the construction

of the Canton-Kowloon Railw y THE Waiwapu lately had a conference with the Diplomatic Corps in Peking to discuss the question of restricting the operations of for

igers trading in the interior.

MATERIALISING OF A DREAM,

A SMOKING Concert and distribution of prizes will take at Volunteers Headquarters on Satur day, the 3ath fratant, at 9 p.,

a regular service of airships across the North. THIS summer there is intended to bajamilated

Sos, with termini at London and Brussels,

In a few days some thirty miles of the Chi

Kowloon will be opened, and angiber link will nese section of the railway between Canton and

be forged in the long, this line of steal which is destined to connect Paris with Hongkong.

Wheo all the schemes have come to fruition GB. E. B. Reid of No. 3 Co. and Gr. J. Rowley,

without prior tam ce terms of Resolution iyand the day is surely got far distant-the pas of No. 1 Go, Hongkong Volunteers are, por

prior reference to the Committee, / ́ The Chairman proposed that the pre- paration of an Ordinance of Incorporation, following those of British Universities, and generally in accordance with the Ressla tion especially Resolution No. 6-should be entrusted to Mr F. B. L. Bawley at a fes not exceeding $502. Tan proposal was ap-

A COOLIE was awarded three months' hard labour and six bours' stocks by Mr. E. Riproved. Bailifax at the Magistracy this morning for

siciling a private ticks at Wanchai-lasps tor Kerr prosecuted."

A RICKSHA coolie was fined £f at the Magia. tracy this morning for demanding more than the Iggal fare and using abusive language to- wards a clock in the employ of Meisin, Johnson, Stokes and Master.

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WHILE a charge was being head at the Magistracy this morning Against a Chicaman for stealing a ben, the hen laid an egg palside the Court-room to the great astonishment of the crowd of loafers gathered outside,

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The plans prepared by Mr. Bryer in detail were submitted to the Committee, and examined and approved by all present. At the req sest of the Chairman the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, M., and Mr. & Turner consented to act as represectatives of the Commi..ce in mat ters connected with the erection of the building and laying out of the grounds, and to confer with Mr. Bəyər: (Mr. Mody's Architect) on any matters on which he or they may desire to consult, reserving any matter which they may consider to be of sufficient importance for the decision of the Committee,

is only too well known. Investment in rub. ber has degenerated into a game of chance, and the rubber "punter" backs the favourite. He generally lays very long odds on, but he doci nat mind much as the chances are that bis shares must reach the top price. He is teady to jump at any wild cat scheme, if it is rubber And the "boom" bas monop ised the business of the Far East so much so that every other trade is. at a stand- still, which fact itself goca to prove PRINCE Kung is of opinion that officials offer the unhealthy nature of the "boom.co ceat each other's opium smoking babits and The danger from the conception of rubber

on this account he desires to ask the Provincial as an investor's paradise is of no moment as provinces and communicate the result direct Assemblies to investigate this matter in the compared with that of the conception of its

to the Ministry. stocks 'a' the speculator's paradise. When a boom is in progress, there are several A VERY pleasant function took place at the methods of keeping up the market. The Kowloon Hotel, the other evening, when Mr. chief of the elements ke.ping up the pre-1. Hind's friends rallied to his support in ordering to the provision of Libraries and a Common to show their respect and affection for him after his long period of service with the Docks. A hoe menu printed in elaborate artistic calours was presented to each member.

sent boom is the forward selling of the crops There are people who doubt the bona fide character of many of these forward sales, and reports of a regular array of such Apparently we in Hongkong have practi- forward sales afford reasonable ground for cally no idea of the intense sensationalism doubt. It is out beyond the bounds of pro- produced in Shanghai by the rubber boom. bability that x syndicate of company pro Certainly, the

symptome are not so marked moters should ask a merchant to buy nor is the sanity of the people as likely to forward at a certain price, and give guarantees be endangered by the rush for shares in an.

to buy back the same at a profit to the article which few or any out here ever con merchant, or in the case of a fall to pay the sidered in the light of a dividend producing difference between the market and the stock before. If the newspapers of this guaranteed values. The profit to be made Colony and Shanghai were given over to the by buying the shares of the company before wild genious of American journalism we the forward purchase is made and selling should at this time discover the enticements them after the Runouncement of the sale will and cajoleries conveyed through monster more than compensate for any loss incurred headlines, stern deaouacement on the one bya fall, We have quoted enough to prove the band and glowing tributes of the rubber quiet discriminating nature of the writer'sviews stock on the other. Well it is not and we may wind up with the remark to the for any, one man - lo criticise the effect that rubber may well say to itself to future of rubber, for we question if day unlike the Vicar of Wakefield: "I am any single individual has the moral.cour- at the top of fortune's wheel, and any re, age-unless he is already a multi-millionairevolution must take me down." 'and then it is in credit to him-to declare that he would coldly turn away from a pro posal which offered him a probably 100 per cent, dollars on k`one dollar share within less than a week. A friend who called at this office the other day, having just returned from a short trip to Shanghai, said it was abrolutely inconceivable to believe the state of affairs there. When he further said that the very rickshaw pullers were combin- ing their money in order to become possess ed of security whose value increased by leaps and bounds even while they slept we gently smiled.

WH47 DOES THE BILL MEAN I

There appears to be more than meets the eye in the Bill introduced at the Legislative Council on Thursday entitled "An Ordinar ca to amend the Oplum Ordinance, acoubless the serisiks of His Excellency are to be taken as maxa obiter dicia and not of serious import. The clause to which panicular attention is called in that which declares it an offence to be in perseusion of morphine or compound

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MR. and Mrs. Addit, the propriators of the Grad Central Europe Hotel, Singapore, have day by the Mongolia for a holiday in Loudon, been in Hongkong for some days, and left to travelling oda America, He has fately con- verted the Hotel into a limited liability company with a capital of $1,000,000 Straitsnii vii

xanger from Europe to Hongkong will be able | mitted to resign with eff:ct from the gib;April to enlar the triln at Paris for Moscow. Thence

he will be buried on the Siberian express over MESSRS. G. E. Lace and Robert Drude bave the rolling steppes to Manchuria. At Harbin joined the Volunteer Corps on the 13th insient, Le will turn away for Poking thence by the and have been posted to the Engineer Com. Peking-Hankow railway to the heart of China;; pany, on to Canton by the great trak line to be constructed from Hankow to the southern NEARLY 400 miles of cinematograph films have capital, and to Kowloon by the new British-beep accumulated for copyright purposes at the National Library o France, The authorities furnced line mentioned,::

From Kowloon to Hongkong island irid, preparatusla

Are at a lost to know what to do with them. ferry fare across the harbour. Nowadays, by sex via Suez, Hongkong at best is twenty-eight days' journey. When through railway com- magication is established from Patis it wilnct be too much to expect so set foot in the Eastern Crown Colony a fortnight or no after leaving the French capital..

THE al output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's thres minus for the 19 35,060.97. week ending and April ampuated fans and the "estes during the penod to 24.419.95 100. f

THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bege to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the

TERRITORY LEASED TO KRITAIN, The Canton-Kowloon railway is about 11

Adonymous miles in Ingth: Eighty-nine miles are in Chi- | fands of the Hospitali i — mase territory, the remaining twenty-two being | A discussion took place on the subject of the in territory feared to Britain, With British en students' residances regarding which the Hoo: gives as the head of affairs, considerable pro His Excellency the Governor has given his Mr. Brewin's sub-committee had presented agress has been made at both ends of the line assent, to the same and on behalf of His report. It was decided that only one block since its inception in 1905. Co the British Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance should be built at firal, instead of thres (videction some 3,000 coulies have been employed by the Legislative Council As

tion to the Hostels which it is understood are eighth meeting, paragraph 4).since this in addied, and four difficals foule have had to be Ordinace to regulate the Law relating to

Crown Suits negotiated. likely to be siacted by the Church Missionary. Society and the London-Missionary Society will provide adequate accommodation for the first two or three years. It was also agreed that look Room in the University Building, that a din. fog room without any additional Common Room would be sufficiens in the students' residences. Since the building will not take long to erect it was agreed that it would be better to post pone its erection for the present and fonds to lie at interest. its completion should syn- chrozise with the completion of the Univer

The forthcoming opening of thirty miles of the Chinese section augurs wall for the early completion of the line; and it is officially stated that through connection between Kowloon and Cantor may be expected by July of next year. The only missing link between Hongkong and Paris will then be the noribere section of the Cauton-Hasków railway, the construction of which bas been deplorably delayed by squab blas between Chinese officials and foreign sya dicates eager to advance loans.

The progress made in the consiruction of the Canton-Kowloon railway abould be especially

ity which Mr. Bryer informed the Compleasing to Sir Mathew Nathan, the new Secres mitten might be anticipated in 18 months tary to the Post Office, for it was he who stirred time. The Chairman suggested that the tom op matters in 1904, when he was Governor of required for building, the Students' Besidences Hongkong, and fertilised a scheme of seat im

Tax Nireran war, Heimer of 876 tons, owned by the Mitsul Bassan Kaisha, is lying stranded at the castern and of Akime bay, Satiums. The vessel was to be disposed of by public suction on the 8th instant.

I IEUTENANT W, Russell of the Engineer Company Hongkong Volunteers, is granted. leave of absence for 12 months with effect from. the 9th Apill. Gunnes R. J. Judab of NO E Coy, has also been granted leave for six weeks:

with effect from the 13th April

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THE prospectus has been isoned of, the Rub- ber Share Trust and Floatce Company, with an authorised capital of £700,000, iba present se bang £850,0 0 The Directors ara

THE Perak Ploner understands that yet auo. (1st. block) amounting to some $50,000 might † porisace to British prestige' and interests in the Messrs. Keish' F. Arbatboot, H. A Barratt," be raised by a loan and the interest charged to Far East a scheme which had been dormant the students for lodging," the loan could be almost long enough to be forgotten.-Pall Meli made from University Funds. The Commit Gonell,

ther inbber company will be fleated this month The property is situated within a few miles of Alor Star and consists of two theuthad acres of which ago are planted. An area of thirty acres is already being tapped and this alone should almost make a dividend possible during the first year,

THE ADnual General Meeting of the Hong- tong Chuick Missionary Association will be held at St. Paul's College on Monday next, 18th inst., at 5.5 p m... The Bishop of Victoria will preside, and an address will be given by: the Bishop in Kwang-Si aud Funen (D. Banister, formerly Archdeacon of Hongkong) The meeting is open to all,

generally were not averse to this proposal, but Dr. Ha Kai stated that he was confident, of raising funds for the purpose by separato sub- scriptions, and this would obviate the decessity. of raising a join.

A QUESTION OF OPIUM DROS,

A. A. Brumann, W. F. de Bois Mecision, and Seldon, The Company acquire for 80,000

Mr. Arbuthnot's interests in eight leading companies is worth over 300,000,

"NEWS continually comes from Java, of British POINT RAISED BY CHIEF EXCISE OFFICER..

capitalista buying up land-for robber-growing The Chairman stated that Mr Mody bad Before Mr. J. H. Wood at the Magistracy purposes. The Locomotiaf, a Samatang news- intimated his desire that the ceremony of laying this morning, Chinaman was charged with paper, toile of two now calates in the eastern

section of the island-Branggok and Beparas— the Foundation Stone should take place on keeping an opium, divan a Hungbom and have which, a couple of years ago, were only worth or about March-16th,” His Excellency Chang || ing opium dress in big pussession. Nłus olben Jan Chun, Viceroy of Nanking (late Viceroy of were charged with smoking opium on the 15,000 and 18,000 Ruilders splece, and have Canton) had intimated his desire to depute as premises. The evidence adduced was that Just found British buyers for 6oo.coo guilders, official to present, bim at this function, and man went into the first defendant's house and other estate there has passed juto föreiga it was decided to invite him to His Ex- asked to be served with some opium and a lamp bands for hall

bands for half a million of guilders, cellency Yosh Shu-far, Vicator of Canton-to These were brought to bim but no fee was

charged. As the Magistrate was about to con TH Chinese cashier, of the Chi vict the man, Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth at Sourabaya, some time go, foformed his Worship that Section 67 urder way to deposit which the warrant, was is.ued, did not provide bank, was attacked and slab

HE following will be the programme to and from Macao, to be played by a Military Band under Bandmaster Coke, to-morrow, the 171 Dr. Ho Kai ieported that as requested inst,, on boards, leungshon:Opera: Conn; Bimenting be had consulted Mr. Ng Li Hing 23 10 whether he was willing to y Girl, Ch'aese Moneymong. The Orchid build the Anatomical Laboratory out of a por Selection Old Scotland. Walix, Hydrapatkan Fantasia "Over the Stick. Waliz Songe ton of the sum he had promised, as had been D'Eve, Sourire d'Avil, Choristers, Luca, Kate his original intention, but he preferred to make Kearney, Reverie, Entermezzo, Drets of no further change, Rag-Time. Cventure: Poet and Peasant,” Minutes of soth Meeting of University Com. Gatop Princess Márie, ad

mittee held at Government House on the 18th Present, His Excellency the Governor, The {{March; 1910, "elek

of op'um, unless it is exempt from the PART of the Offerings at St. John's Cathedral,

the Holy Commua on, as an autirely, distinct

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for the seizure of opium dross of its forfeiture; who made a desperate. therefore it would appear that the word money. The cashler, in spite of his wounds "equivalen", which occurred in the definition held to the massy and managed of an opium divao, was not meant to includo place of anlity, Too criminal court opium dress, The definition of verplum baya heard the cure, on March diya wan un follows :-- Any house, ship, room tenced the assailant to ten years rigorous

or its equivalent is charked" but the definition or other place where oplum is sold and a fes Imprisonmsål.

was clearly not meant to include opium dron, When she case of Francisco Satx, and others,

We suggested that provisions of the Ordinance or is obtained to-morrow, the 3rd Ennday after Easter, willRt. Rev, the Bishop of Victoria, Hon. Sir Henry wife any private tenement or broibel for the iffegal importation, of opium Taned at. hey meant the Canion Hankow railway in accordance with any argulations made thare-eln Bible Society Matini will be sung a son, Hon. Mr. Wel Yek, Hon. Dr. Ho would become an opium divan War hip P47,500 was called for all this morples, says be given to the loads of the British and For May, Hon. Mr., Chatham, Hos. Mr. Thom company, whereupon he promptly be- i under. It is unusual as Hid Excellency said for is.m. when the Frenchér ili ba the Bishop in Kai, Hon. Si P. Chater, Mr. Brewin, Mr. Ole- concurred with Vr. Hoggarth's view and dis the Afanita Times-of-lith: came indigeant and remarked that he speeches to be made on the firm reading, but, Kwang-si and Human (Dr. Drelater, formerly menti, Sir H. M. dy, Mr. Ewig, Ms. Torner, charged the first defendant on the second O'Brien, of the firm of O'Br bad thought we had not the gumption to nevertholtas, he was perfectly Justified in Archdeacon of Hongkong), Maties will be The Uhairman said that a circular bad been cound and remanded the case to Tuesday, ball made motion for Trancisco understand the situation. Some streets," shedding light so this intricate question. The immediately followed by and celebration of tert to members (in order to obviain, the ne beleg allowed in the sum of $50 in respect of complaint failed to show he observed," coolles," rice coolies, sampan people, and the Inevitable ricksha.coolle, who brings his qrry to say, it is balleved by the Opium Farm- Jurolture along with thems, that there are now g

| at that since the opium divant were closed practically but actually impossible through there has been a considerable increase of the ther dfforts of these hounding defythes toting of opium due to the possession of opium obtain even uno slince. If he does so be,can Pills by people who are not entitled to possess to round the comer with his partners and it them under the regulations and law, which

aro, so blocked with con Governor proceeded to remark that * s service. The Preacher at Eventong will be cannily of a meeting) requesting their,viaws as the first defend.ot and 51, in respect of, wach O'Bilen claimed that the

is fan to one that the first gentlem

make an offer for it'

quleted in the sum of $100 to

any means. He hiat „Robinson that he has. DATE Mingbit (if men's company

arn eusted. I have also a gpponi Jena tha Registrar General, who has loquired to: this maller and who also confiimis cthe Jet ihm li

fa probable that like draking of optom, máde out of opiam drosi fl, onjtás me

have always frankly expr

the Bishop of Victoria,

On Sunday, 10th lost, the Shanghai Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the Chluase Marchants": Association, the Consiltational Association and other, bodies held a reception masling la ibr Constitutionali Assoc blog Well Road,

ant by: twenty-six south Pacific, to mig

Alcome

20 the appointment of a solicitor to the Univar. of the rest,

The Treasurer and sub-Committes for the Investment of Fonds had pointed out that th services of a solicitor (la connection investments in mortgages) were at Kody had

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