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SHIP CAPTAINS AND THE OPIUM

** LAWS.

THEİR UNFAIR OPERATION,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JULY 20 1910

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Legislative Council will be held to-morrow, ziet inst., at "zijo pai. The order of the day are`su follows

7. Fianacial Minutes. (Nos; 58 to 63) 4. Report of the Finance Committee, (No. 7.) 1. Report of the Pablic Works Committee. (Nd. 1.)

First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinace to secure the better training of Midwives and to regulate their practice.*

Second leading of the Bill entitled An Ordi. dance to joliere the Governoc-in-Council of cellula duties

(Special to the "Hongkong TelegrapÂ"} There is hardly a steamy saling out of Hoogkong which does not bring back werd of the unfairness that underlies the existing opium laws that periala' to the Colony, "One skippar afor another his bin protest to add against -tha system which makoi smuggling possible to 'iho smugel zrodwith his knowledge and on bis own ship There is no id deal to be said also in favour of the lóc it steamship companies who find themselves-panalised for the innocent

Second reading of the Bill cotitled Au Qidl..] Carrylug" of the drug. As a matter of factiuanto to amend the Young Person Ordinacce, the whole trouble Brises through the system 1909. rather than though the agents who make it their business to help this opium smugglers by every mean in their power. It is poly natural that the Opium Farmer shouldı godsavant to make bis sales as large as possible, and the Farmer naturally solls his wäres to the.

READIEST CUSTOMERS,

It follows, through no fault of the Oplum Faimer, however, that meet of the opium passing through the bands of the "onkong

Farmer finds its way to Manila and to Singa- pore by mass of the smuggling process. Oc casionally it hapanos that the smuggled opium is selred and then of course both the ship and Its owners are fined in heavy penalties, -

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Second realing of the Bill entitled An Ordl. nance to amend the Law of Copyright,

Second reading of the Hill entitled An Ordi. pance to amend the Crown Lands Resumption Ordinance, 100, and to make special provision for the Resumption of Crown Lands of small value for public purposes.

Second reading of tha. Bill entitled As Oidi- pance to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897.

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordi- Dance to provide for the narrowing, stopping P, diversion, typing for alteration la level of Highways.

Second sending of the Bill'entitled As Ordi.

1909,

The facilities for illegal secretion of opium on board a steamer are to obvinus to requira once to further amend the Liquor Ordinance, any calargement upon them. A patsengor may.

Second reading of the Bill actitled An Ordi. easily bida bwa'r burtier mod cities of the poppy

dance to amend the Theatres and Public Per. produce unbeknown 10 wfficer,ong Jartermaster,formances Regulation Ordionoce, 1958. - yet when that vassal reaches its port nod.the contraband stuff is discovered, it is the ship and the captain who has to bear the bust. It is no

OPEN SECRET

Dow that the Palice in lingkdog, if not also the new Customs Sa více, hira orders out to search for opiam in outgoing vessels, or, i olbar words, they have to keep a blied eye. on any smuggling that may be carried on That this is unfair beth shipowners and skippers kao to their cost. It simply means that the shipping trade suffers and to make the shipping trade of Hongkong suffer simply mains that the Government are crippling the maizstay of cur Colony's existence.

There was a rumour some time ago that the principal shipping compn is in the Colony were on the point of farming a protectiva com- bipe for the purpose of paying a stop to the nadless loss of money caused through penalisa. tion for smugling_tons.tiguous porta, but to di appearance the movement has been

NIPPED IN THE DỰĐ.

STORY OF THE “TRIESTB”

"LOWTHER RANGER" GALLANT EFFORT IN MID-OCEAN,

On the moraleg of July 3, the P. and O. tux Dewan last Place's Dock, Bombay, supplied with a special towing hawser, and proceeded at 1 o'clock to sea to bring in the steamer Tricots after several ineffectual attemp's had beer. made the previous day by the Lowther It inge and the port trust tug Ross. The Depan was Eplendidly handled in rough weather and the bawier was tuccessfully pissed to the Triesto and made fast. About a p.m. she took the Trieste in tow, end as the Lowikir Range passed her on her way into Bombay Harbour, the passengers and crew of the disabled vessel cheared them vociferously far the bull-dog fashion in which they had stood by them and brought them with- In twelve miles of the port- limits. The Dewan safely towed the Triste into the barbour, where she arrived at s p.m. The greatest exci tement prevailed in Bombay, and immense crowds of people gathered on the Bunder beads to greet the averdus passengers." The scene on board 'the Triests was a remarkable one. "Friends and relațious lost no time in" getting aboard and heartily greeting the passengers,

PARTICULARS OF THE MISHAP,

From what could be gathered on interview, ̧ing some of them, it appears that, after leaving | Aden on June 14, all went on well till 8 32 p.m. on the 16th. The vessel was then .240 miles

from Adon. The passengers were at dinner. A violent shock was felt, causing the whole, steamer to vibrato violantly. It was ascertained that the main shafi had snapped and the vessel Com vilter on the Bill eotitled Ao Ordianoce came to a standstill. The sails were rigged up to authorize the Appropriation of a Supplemen. but were almost immediately carried away by Lay Sum of Three bu.dred and fourteen thou. the strong wind, leaving only one available. As sand five hundred and thirty-three Dollars and it was night, they had to wait till the morning thirty-two Cents, to 'defray the Charges of the to begin operations with the saila again. Four was felt that the vassel might drift with the Year 190 2.

Secord reading of the Bill entitled An Ordi-current on to the Arabian coast. Dance to an.ead the Tramway Ordinance, 1992.*

C. CLEMENTI, Clerk of Councils,

*Will aq be proceeded with at this meeting N.B-A meeting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately alier, the Council,

JAPAN'S SOUTH POLE EXPEDI-

TION,

GREAT MEETING IN TOXIO.

At the Kinkikan, Kunda, Tokio, a lectura was given on Tuesday last under the auspices of those interested in the Antarctic expedition planned by Lieutenant Shirase, Long before the time appointed for the meeting nearly ten or has never come to fruition. Some of thousand people had assembled in the street our more streducus fucil skippers talk of outside. To better preserve order the police forming a protective alhaace amongst them-formed the vast crowd into a queue, which was salves and they have every justification for laving such a stop if u d 16s materialise. Ud fortunately for men of their cloth, there is no association locally which can act with that unity which mites fa concened, thorough concised, scheme to bear upon the Government with full vigour, but if the move

•sment dper coin's to a baud it may yet bo the monus of bringing into being a local Mearch ant Service Guild, which will be worthy of such a great shipping port as Hongkong.

At one captain, said the other day to the present writer, if the Government want to assist the Opium Farmer in carrying out his lense of the Farm according to the terms of his contract so far as possible, why do they not do as the Straits Settlements did and reduce the rent of the Farm to a ressonable ·¤gure instead

about six cho long. The greater part of this crowd, the Japan Advertiser's report states, wAS not admited into the bail, which could only a | commodule a thousand or so. Mr. Murakami, editor of the Seiko Magazine, under the aus pices of which the meeting was held, made the opening address. Mr. Harukichi, who in koown for having made a trip round the world on a bicycle, next spoke, taking as his subject "To | the Far South1

Mr. Sasaki, M-P.,, who also spoke, zald the Japanese Tace came, some from the Northern continent, some from Cuchin China and others fom the direction of the South Sea Is lands. Those three races after surmounting the difficulties which were, in their way,

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The following morning, it was decided to try to reach Karachi, which was nearer'tban Bom. bay, as the current way setting north. lustend of that, the vessel was driven south, and: it was attempted to keep her as much as possible on the course to Bombay in the hope of falling in with passing steamers. She travelled 920 miles with bar nails.

"LOWTHER RANGE" TO THE RESCUE, On the evening of the 23rd, they sighted a steamer, which was attracted by firing off reckels. She turned out to be the Loturker Range After several sosuccessful attempts to pas a rope, eventually the two vessels were made fast and the Trisis takeo-lortowe~Dur- ing these operations the second engineer of the Lowther Ran, was killed and washed overboard, the chief engineer's collar bone was broken, and several of the crew were lujured.

the Lowther Ranga in attendance it was found

Daring the tima the Triette was drifting with

lods: She was towed in by the Leather Įthat she had got es far south as the Laccadive

Rangs within 13 miles of the Bombay port limite, when the steel towing wires broke gain, and she had to put her anchors out. While in this position she was passed by the Ockenfels and met by the steamer China, both of which steamers brought news to Bombay which resulted in assistance being sent with- out delay.

During the voyage, it is alleged, water and Provisions ras abort and had to be basbanded.. No pan.c prevailed on board, and the pasion gers behaved in a manner which showed their

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JUNE RUBBER RETURNS.”

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Agents J. O. Davies & Co. Port Dickson- $74 lb.

Bakit K. B:-300 lbs.

Chersonese1,122 lbs

Sungei Way:-6,208 lbs. BONOUR VON HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS.

Mensis Harlow and Co. of Singapore an- sanoce that they have received wised advice from London that Hi blands and Lowlands sheet rubber has been awarded the Diploma of Honour at the japan British Exdiḥltior.

À SURGBON'S OPPORTUNITY.

According to a Hongkong corresponde t of T.F:s Wetky there is a comfortable little post Colony. As three year's resident is coog

af keeping it at an vịp.yublé sum considering fore still ran the blood of these adventurous service. All the passengers of the Trieste speak for a medico, going a-begging in the near-by

all the restrictions which now have been in

flicted on the trade?. Får battar is'do this than to

HAMPER, TUÉ BIPPING TO of the port. This appears, to the writer, to be

finally succeeded in arriving at the islands of Jipi. 18 thò view of the Japanese there. and brave tribes. The spirit of adventure, should therefore be encouraged among the and crew, and adașired the gaffantry of the koog, alter, reciding filly years in England (be

Japanese, in whren it is a born capacity. Those who would engage in expeditions to the polos must, however, possess thron qualities, which

confidence in the commander of the vessel who is a very experienced man is the company's in the highest terms, praise of the officers crew of the Lowker Range

The Austrian papers join in a chorus of praise of the courage and self-sacrifice of the

sites) 1 think I am justified in giving you my opinion upon the subjici of the very ex

idiotic) objection which the majority of Erg-

-a douad argament, for if some such step is not are health, temperance, and simpicity. Lieates. Grew of the Lowther Range. Thay deplore the froid dary (but what I venture to think is an

taken shortly thera is every likelihood that the

But Shitake was the very man so gifted and the death of the engineer and say that his game Bishmen have to cmigrate, notwithstanding | shipping returns next year and in years to speaker congratulated the nation in having will be boourably remembered, " come will show a decided declension,"

such an ideal type.

Coust Okuma advised the nation to render

pecuniary assistance to the undertaking,

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Dr. Miwaka was the next spraker. Quoting the example of Stanley, be encouraged the Lieutenant and his party. Their nedertaking might be laughed at by the world, he said, us was the case with the African discoverer ba.

The results of the prosecution of the owner and captain of the steamer flowg dick at Sin- gapore in which the owner was fined $100 and the captaio Sagu for “all swing? spum to be illicitly carried in their steamer, affids - other lastance of the injustice of the present

· laws against the smuggling of the drug.

Of course iba presiding Magistrates can·fol- low ao other course than that which is laid fore he started out. But on their reture with ---down-by-the-Oidisance, haish-as-there-may-

ba. At a recent morting of the Legislative Council the Colonial Secretary ald:-The Opium Ordinance as it stands forms the basis of a contract with, the Oplam Farmer. The Magistrates already have discretion in im posing penalties and forfeitures, and fumber legislation is not considered necessary.

This may be all very well in law, but it is *mot equitable in logic. If a man makes a con.

tract which he finds it

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it is the practice in' private life for the con- tracting parties to come together and arrive at some new arrangement which will enable the contractor to carry out bie compact to the best of his ability. When such a state of things ob- tains in private mallets, Lurely the Government ought to observe the same rufe. Instead of that however, the Hongking authorities-set about paralising their shipping trade by making the

& brilliant success achieved they would be welcomed by the world with even more en- tosiasm than the japaness Army was in ́ite triumphant entry to Tokio,

LONDON RÜÜBER AUCTION.

HEALTHY TONE AND PRICE WELL MAINTAINED,

LARGE OFFERS OF MALAYAN PRODUCE.

London, July iz. At the action to-day 263 tons of Plantation rubber was on offer, 140 ions was Malayan, az

increase of 55 tons on the Malayan offers at the

last sale.

The tone of the market was healthy and

ibat such emigration would materially benefit them in health, mind, pocket, and experience, The case I have in mind is this: The office of Staff Surgeon to the Government of Hongkon Civil Hospital is vacant, the holder of that office having, after many years, holding, loft for home. The authorities 'have advertised for no less than six months part in the English papers for shather to fill his office, and to-

day it is still vacant. The pay is £500 sterling being board and lodging. Now there must _k_year...and..."ail-found,”-the-"all-found"

be in England alone scores, if not hundreds, of young medicos whose position would ba Why have they not jumped at it? They must

Mr. Oishi, leader of the Kokumin-to, said prices were very well kept upto previous figures materially benefited by such an appointment-

that although Japan had entered the list of the first-class Powers, she had nothing to be proud of in the mitter al love in or discovery. The nation should aberefore try to do something great for the good of human kind.

Mr. Nomura, Captain of the vessel which will carry the expeditino, said his ship would sail to New Zealand via Bonin Islands and then

to Victoria where the expedition will land The whole distance is to be covered in go days

Finally Lientenami Shirate spoke and gave a minate outline of his expedition. The audience was very enthusiastic and gave the Listlebant a beasty recopiloò,

MR. E. Bertram Mackcanal, the well-known

Australian sculptor, has been commissioned to

facilities for smuggling ample and thereby per design and model the Coronation medal, and mitting huge penalties to ba imprend qu Innocent owners and masters who may uns

also the colpage for the new reigo. This is wittingly "allow" con'rabred opium, to be the first time that anyone from the overseas carried on their shipy. On the face of it, the dominions bas bien called upon to design thing is absurd. Not only so, It is ac injustice. Roglish colongo,

Fine sheat sold at 8/10 to 9/7 compared with 8/1 to 9/4 at last auction."

9/5

Crepe was 9/1 to 9/5 compared with 8/8 to

a fortnight ago, Fine hard Pare was about the same price.

9/10 to 10 compared with 9/9 to 1of.. Biscuit, which sold at 8fits fortnight ago, was at the same price to-day.

The Plasters' Stores and Agency, Kasla Lumpur, hova received a cable from London giving the following latest prices

Fine hard Para, 105, 1d.' Plantation Sheet and Biscuit 86, ard. Crapt........................anina D. 3d. Best Scrip ...............................pd.. Bark Scrap...senik zamanı 76. 1od. Scrap untreated

79. 5d... Ramborg......................................... 78. od.

Straits Timor.

kave seen the advertisement. · I have discussed

the question with several Englishman here, and the unanimoss verdict' is "ignorance and prejudice." If this is a true statement of experienced opinion, what becomes of the boasted spirit of "loyalty to Empire?" The Colonies of the British Empire, icclodlog Crown Colonies and self-governing Colonies, ara sa extensiva that they offer employment to every anemployed subject of His Majesty who honestly dexifos and seats for employment, kad If this is m'fact, which 1 am certain it is, I con alder it, if not an actual crims, at least a sors.

· defect in Every individual unemployed-subject who, through supineness, lack of courage, or other cognate cause, refuses to benefit himself and his country by making the change.--Kobe Hormid,

LOST OVERBOARD.

KELANCHOLY INCIDENT AT SEA.

A REMARKABLE forall find la reported from Tonkin where thren skulis of szily man have been dug out in a cava. All the skulls belong Protests have been comofetily made. against | We havo received from” Mesirs: Dodwell and

to the same race and boar characteristic pecu. Co. Ltd,, a copy of the report of the Standard liar to the European surly man of the so-called. Bornes, homeward boued, was off Socotra A melancholy incident occurred as the P. the system, but with no effect. According to Information which the writer has from authentic Life Assurance Co. for last year. The total reindeer period and to fossil human remains to mercy monsoon weather. As a passenger

now business affacled amcanted to £2,099,592 sources, the oplum restrictions are to-day more of this thein was re-assured with other offices found in South America, Judging from these, | named Mr. Gray, who was, it is understood, lax than ever before in Pongkong. If the 45,567, leaving a pel amount of 40,954,433. the early men of Tankia did not belong to the in the amployment of the Hasiera Extension Farmor irkés adraginge of this laxity, small- Ufalms by death and is respect of endowments Mongol race. The tools found with the skulls Telegraph. Company up the West Coast of blame to him. But that the shipping inte avis godt to excess of those for 1998. The resemble those characteristic of the later Stooping-room door, the this gave an extra heavy Australia, was standing just outside thi amok. should suffer at the expense of the Government addition to the funds for the your was £354,068, Ago. There were very few drosments and forch to lecward, Mr. Gray losing his footing Inu, standing disgrace to the Government.

and after deducting current liabilities, including pottery associated with the remains. From no and pitching over the rails into the rough set, claims intimated but not settled, the total avail: bones of no catable animals being found, it is where he at once disappeared, z able funds at 5th November 1903, amonated conjectured that these Cava-dwalls, disted on „to £12,551971) kod at thật dàis the aggregate

value of the company and was folly squat fralis and vegetables with perhaps shell fish to the amount showa in the balenes skeet, thrown

A SHARE shower of anilstones, lasting for about Thien minutes, fell during a heavy rainstorm, "cn" Barurday the gill last, at the Kauabol

somewhat

To-day's Advertisements.

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB,

"THE FOURTH MEETING of the Season' THE FOURTH Happy Valley, on SATURDAY, the 6th August, igro, de

REGINALD F. C. MASIER, Hop, Sec. and Fr. a.urer.

Hongkong, aoth July, 1910,

FOR SHANGHAL

"HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamer

THE P.&O.S

* ASSAYE,"

Captain Owen Jones, R.N.R., will leave for SHANGHAI TO-MORROW, the arst 'July, at 1 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

EA HEWETT,

Superintendent.

Hongkong, zuth July, 1910.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

NOTIOK TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.

THE Company's Steamskip

"HITACHI MARU,” having arrived 'from the above ports, Con signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are belog landed and placed at thals risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kow- loon, where each coniigument will be sorted out mask by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landad;

Optional Goods will be carried on unless Instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, to-day.

Goode not cleared by the 26th July, will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for axamination by the Consigned's and the Co's representatives at an appointed hour. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival kore, after which date they cannot be recognised, No claims will be admitted after the goods hava left the Godowpi

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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA Hongkong. 19th July, rota

Events Coming.

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-Thoriday,"213t ̃July, Legislative Council meeting, 230 p.m.

Saturday, 23rd July. Kowloon Cricket Club Promenade Concert, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, 3rd August, Meeting, Licensing Board, 2.15 p.m.

Saturday, 6th August. Gymkhana, Race Course.

Tuesday, 9th Augait. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co's ball-yearly meeting, soon.

Intimations.

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General Manager.

Hongkong, rasth March, 1908.

NOTICE

Marled in literature, has boss a fancher

【R. LI HON FAN, a Chloess graduate

to Entopean officials and marchants In this Colony for prer ten years.

He has a good method of training Xuro- peans to pass in the Chinese examination, and is possested of a first rate cartiäcate as a Ohinese teacher. He has also a good kurwy | lodgajoć Mandarin.

Those who intend learning tha: Chisasa "language" are "requested to write cars of

Hollywood Road, and floor, Honghong Talagraph office or dinet to 17.

Hongkong, jrd January, 1985.

TRY

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PURE FRESH COFFEE.

Roasted and Ground on our Premises Daily.

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DR. MACKENZIE'S STOUT ANALYSTS REPORT.

Form M.185.

Bubstance for analysis ----

Marks

HONGKONG.

Government Laboratory,

STOUT.

Hongkong, June 25, 1910.

(Dr. Mackenzie's Burton on Trent.

(Invalid Stout, specially brewed for the East. Received-On June 15, 1910, from Messrs. HL PRICE Hongkong.

RESULTS OF ANALYSIS.

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100 fluid parts of the sample contain

Bolid matter

Ash

Free noid as acetio

Percentage of alcohol

Specific granity at 15.5

Arsenic

80 5.90

1.011

absent

The results show that the sample is both good and sound.

wife and child, and these are below at the Merr. H. PRICE & Co. The unfortunate man was going home with time) Mrs. Grey not being at all well-Singa

FRANK BROWNE

Gort. And yet

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