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THE HONGKONG.

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an agreement with

and that now China has allowed

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are entirely at variance with the understanding, thereby causing international bickerings and possible en raugement. When

S. WATSON & CO., the late Emperor decreed that Chlaa was to depart from the opium habit and asked the assistance of the European Power in chop ping importations of foreign oplum into the country, there were many people-boil Chinese and Europeans-ho, reading between the lines, foretold trouble brew ing. The craftyone averted that this Imperial decree was posted simply for the purpose of ousting the India product and of cucouraging poppy culiva tion in China. However, the Liberal Gov. ernment then in Fower at Home treated the repiciculations of the Chinese Throne as utterly in fide and entered into an grce ment whereby the Imports of Indian opium would be gradually extirpated, on the basis of a ten per cont. icduction in each year, extending over a decade. This, one would consider, was an eminently fair and equable Arrangement. It is an accepted axiom

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fact a great deal of the depends upon the Japa frequentelt. Therefore leit almost incumbent

rulsto rected take some atep upon our Government

Operintendent of Police to towards an alleviation of the terrible distress to the Capta

show cause why he should not bring up the that has fallen upon our friends lu Tokyo.edy of the prisoner to be discharged from In our idea, the proper thing for the Gor Police custody, Hon. Mẹ, W. Neca Davies, crament of Hongkong to do at a juncture -C, Attorney Goseral, fastracked by MH. like this is to make an emergency vole for a L. Danny, St, from the Crown Solicitors of grant to relief to Tokyo. We all know that fice, appeared on behalf of the Crown, The our colonial exchequer is depleted at the Captain Euperintendent of Police was also pre present moment to a lamentable extent But surely wo must remember that in times had occasion to of stress Hongkong has had accept the financial aid of her neighbours and of ber dis aut relatious na woll; so that it would be only right and fitting to ex tend a helping hand just now so capabilities go. The benevolent nature of our present administrative boad is well known, and perhaps at the Legislative Coun- cil to-morrow HE. may see his way clear

dials stated that fresh affidavin› bad been filed last morning. Everything had been die in a great hairy. They bad only just had formation and the Government had refosed 15 give the prisoner time, and were going to send tim away that very evening. His Lord

e-Surely the necessiti

prevent you, fram givit

as opportunity to be heard

Altar farther argument, his Lordship said ba would refer the case to the all Comf

Mr. Slice lead the judgment in a former

is of a similar nature by Mr. Polleck įben

Acting Fuisce Judge,

The Attorney General-A's rogirds "hvargu- MADADA "il's Lordib'p said it w meat, we have fully met it

imperative ha the

Mr. Stide--), ask that bill be fixed, care sho-ligo to the Fall Comtre

His Lordship-Do you agrsi, Mr. AiLiroty 7. The Allorney-Genera-I'm inst ucud to oppote bill.

Mr. SadeLet's deal with il a cropods on which the Crows opened my a

ication, tud Crown wisted to send my client away within two days, one of which

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UNFORTUNATE POSITION OF SHIP.

VEST CAPTAINS AND OWNERS AS

It is only, within the last (wb moniks that 16e master and ow Or Tipsg Mik bara been fised because the ship

árd cont

Kwa ship had granted 'a sule is in the form of a gooday and Grifosed to let him "A lead | being master,

to move, for an emergency roto four the Treasury to assist in alleviating the terrl ble distress that besels our friends in Tokyo It may be that there are official reasons for such a recommendation not emanating from the official side of the

basistmas order. They had now ancestaleed himself and now they oppose ball That facts me closely and filed fresh adivity shows exactly the attitude of the Crown 14, this The question was ho was to begin-Copa-

sel or the Attorney-General,

The Attorney General-1 understand that The Ailemey-General-Perhaps it would ba

the man is not actually imprisoned, bor

SHONA cosapient for my friend 13 state the ground on His Lordship The Otwo for certain which he is making this applica

dout

His Lordship-It is always better to avoid two arguments

Mr. Sitde-Yes, my Lord. In openin, the case, Mr. Slate stated that be

reasons known to it wishes to detain this minii Mr. Stade-Your Lordship Bas power 10 graut bailes

the cwarf, was similarly

Mr. ErmitoDE WES Howard, the Government piximsût, conducted (La pro:ec Däker reprasacted the defendants

MHoraid himself gave evidenc afated that in consequence of lef ceved he botr cd the Feng Mon pair. They rearched in the fram 3 pm to 7 p.m., bat disce witress then went athore leaving Mr.

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amongst civilised nations that the morals of a people cannot be rectified or made buller on the instant by legislation. Even Chin herself, in the matter of granting the cou

The Attorney General-Government has to cession of a national Parliament to her sub jects, has provided for a probationary or

deal with a large number of buishment cares experimental period of nine years before Council, in which case we sincerely made the application under Ordinance of and if your Lordship grant. bail you would be Chief Reyence Officer, in charge. He retura

trust that some unofficial member of the, whereby the Govtaurinouecil was establliting a piecedent, assembly will take the matter up. If a empowered to probibita parson, fem, sesiding The bearing was adorned until te con

in the Colony and to make an order for banish" | clusion of the Criminal : esilons. pub ic subscription list were opened by His mant. Io purported pursuance of that section Excellency Sir Henry May, we feel sure that an order was made and servad on the prisoner a liberal response would ensue.

on Saturday last. The order stated that

Whereas it was deemed desirable that the | AM(THER TELEGRAM FROM SAN FRANC ECO, prisoner abould co ride in the Colony for

- \From Our Own Correloideal] f a year he is hereby ordered to leave the

issuing her final decree for the convention of that assembly. As we have already said, the agreement arrived at as between the British and Chinese Governments was eminently just. Concessions were made ou both sides, Britain agreed to relinquish finally the opium traffic-one of the most fruitful sources of revenue of her Indian Empire and a very important asset in the balance-sheets of her Crown Colonial possessions in the Straits Settlements and Hongkong. On the nilier hand, China did

not lusist upon an immediate exclusico of the India-grow product but agreed to its eradication being extended over a period of ten years. Had the conditions of this arrangement been faithfully carried out, mosily all the material advantages obviously would have accrued to China. But what do wo fod? Instead of carrying out to the letter her part of this compact, China through

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Ma, J.F. Reid, joined the Valunteer Corps en the tob August.

THE Biibrp ficto it will preach at St Andrew's, Kun 100, 00. Sunday evening uex?

GUNNER R. L. Bridger of Ne, 4 Coy., H.V.C., primited to resign with effect from the 13th Augait,

Golony wi his two days of this date* (toth Augus) The order was sarved on the prison er on the 13 h Augus, and hi was detaioed in Police custody uill be at ould leave the

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Colosy. The grounds on which the order was made out was because iba pilszzer was said to be associated with an unlawful's.ciety for bringing men into the Colony to whom false UT. R. 1. H. Kisloch and Sec. Lieut. H. G. promitis are mads for pupsies of emigra Parcs, RFA, have beco ordered to Hong. That might moin anything-it might refer to an illegal partorship, Ilia argument kong.

was that prisoner had been given no opportuni ty to defend hims: The Governor-la Council

& FISHERMAN from Aberdeen was free

certain parponss was constituted a tribunal to adjidicate upon the rights of certain persons.

His Lordship-What is your right? Mr. Elado Right of liberty.

His Lord bip That is your right at bpitom? Mr. Slude-The order has been legally made and it's therefore not binding, becaule it has no giroa my clieptasy opportunity to de fend himself.VN.

The Att.rary Gaderal-Waal, batute the Executive Couscit? Mr. Sinde-Yar Hit Lordship-You must keep yourself sundly within the Ordinances

ANTI-AMERICAN BOYC017.

Canton, 16th August. On the 15th instant the Carton Self-Govern ment Society received a telegram, from the Chinese residing in San Francisco, which reads

as follows

ed but a pm.

p.m. with farther foimition in const quence of which they rexicked la op

particular booker. Thers they disco twelve bundles buried about a fast det coal. The butdiza contlined, 208 tier which were found to contain 1 4:0 Jablla of chaudu, 'worth about $1,100, US

• to cross-estmining with Ma Baker drew the attention of the beech to a reclica of the or diuance which prohibited evidence that would lead to the discovery r ( the informer. he wished to get certain cv'decco which would

take him bear that section #fibout.

"To the Canton Celf-Gover ment Society,it Eethez a ked witosis; Was the lefor

The American exc'udian laws are insuffer. tion, received from somebody ebo. The most vigorous protests possible ch.ndu where you found it should be lodged against them so as to ro Jiews the Chinese in America' from their umpecéssary griovaccen

Sigace, Word CR, NJ and others of the Lengus of fustice."

AN EXPANSIVE MARRIAGE FRAST

CLAIM FOR DRESS MATERIALS, Before Mr. Justice Mizraud, Acting Fuisne judge, in the Summary Court this morning the Hip Tak Lung im sued Tran Long Shl, a concubine, to recover the sum of 516.47, being amount due for goods sold and delivered

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:: Witness hesitated and finally vald ́i 1 d'ut kn: w

MONETİ QUSLY UNFAIR.

Mr. Baker The section is monstrously an Fair because ifɛavy one on that shấp knew where the chando was and did not give informa. sion he was liable to one year's imprisonment or a fios of $3,000 or both.

Mrs Bakor (to wildess); Did you make tha remark that you could put your hands on the chandu in five minutes?—1 might have made

that remark

Mr. Baker!” In fact you did put year Bands on it is five minutes -Not exactly happy positionel Being able to put your handi

M Baker Unless you had been in the

F. O. Barlow, of Messrs. Golding, Berlow and

on the 'chandu in'five minutes it, would have. Morrell, appeared for the plaintiff ard Mr. M Reader Harris, of Mours, Wilkinson and Gist, esot turning over the whole of the conf on repre:caled the defendant, Mr. Baker :: It was practically

to the ship? - You

sible to Mr. Barlow stated ibat the claim was le to: Bad it in the bankers unless you bad, informa in the Police Court this murcing for balag in | to keep yourself strictly withia the Ordlanned" | spect of dress s'uff which was supplied to the tion 7 wald be very diMcult. All the con possession of six pounds of dynamite. la- The words of the Ordinance does not confer defendant in connection with a mariage dinger. would have to be taken out of the baskets. sprctor Dymond prosecuted.

up the Governor-in-Council'arb! 'rary power. The defendant alleged that the gon's

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Me blade-I'm going to ask your Lordship

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The Editor will not undirlake to be responsible for of the high functionary has been the estabas K. yon Wiser, wife, of the Austro- Counsel then priceeded to read the Emigra- | supplied to somebody else but the plain. Georga Xussell was, the arzt, witness. Her

any rejected ME., dor jo return any Contribaiten,

SUBSCRIPTION RATES (IN ADVANCE) DAILY-180 per annum. WHÉILY--"18 jer nonum. The rates por quarter and por mensam, proportionat

Subcr plans for any period low than one month

Hargatian Costul in Hengkong, was safely delivered of a daughter to-day. Mother and infant are both doing well, The following notification appears in the Garelle: Royal Regimens of Arillery, Heng konz Singapore Bait-Subidar Mommand All Khan railres on retired pay (july sú) A LARGE number of steamers are in fort. The whole of this week has been a slack time for freights. Only a very few out of the score er so of steamere la port ara loading sny cargo.- Banglet Daily Meil.

sion Acient submitted that the words contal 2-1ff's case was that the stoff was supplied to the ed therein abiolarely applied to the Go exaor defendant's son at the request of the defens in Council. The Governor-to-Gauincií was not dant, di, deya yashayretat d

The managing partner of the plaintiff firm ao actocrat free to act as he p’essed.;

gave evidente to the effect that the charge for the goods made on the eleventh son of the Canton, the later deaird liability in respect of

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Hi Lordship Supposing there was co quer tion of ilegality. Supposing the Governor-in- Contcil décides to banish a person merly f.

the peace of the Colony ?

hat

Mr. Slado-The Governor's discretion can-

IRIVATE E, Iving of the Infantry. Coy, HK V., is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony with effect from the 16th Zugust; A. 5. WATSON & CO., her Viceroy at Canton commits a gross IIBUTS, G. W. W. Trezidder, M. D, Wall, and violation of her undertakings, amounting T. Cunningbam Cousingham, R.G.A, tare not only to a severe blow to the welfare of been appointed for duty at Hongkong. accredited British merchants in Hongkong The P. and C, Company's teamer Aloult but to an indirect insult to British pre-which ft Landon on 15th ult, took the follow fa8vilge. In defiance of all conventions, the ing specle fori-Singapore, caju gold, £1,750, Viceroy calmly issues an order that all Tag A.hills will leave Scolhampton on Sept. opium imported into, Kwanglung shall be so king drafis out to Caylor, Singapore, subject to an additional tax of $300 per Hongkong, and North China, alsprut chest and enforces his unjustifiable de wi à coʻails. cree by the most unheard of and summary measures that can well be imagined. As was sixted, in our special article in yester. day's issue of the Telegraph, the latest action lishment of an Opium Office at Samshui and the institution of a cordon of officers extending along the coast from Swatow to the West River in order to prevent the im portation into the Province of any opium upon which this ilegal impost has been paid. will be charged as for a fall month. The dally lowus is delivered free when the address The cases of seizure which we quoted yes

ncossible to in useanger, Paksubscribers can hays- their copies delivered at their residences, without terday are palpably unjust. Under the Cheloo Convention, the Customs transit cer any extes charge. On coples sent by post an additional $1.80 pir quarter in charged for postage.ificate for opium frees the same from any The postage on the weekly imas to any part of the further tax or duty while in transport to the

world is 30 cents per quarter,

lalerior, yet, here we have instances of optum being confiscated by the Konginoon Cpium

Office in spite of the fact that import and lekin duties had beep paid upon elegant, that the papers were all in order, and that all the Convention requirements had been complied with in the last degree. Not We are luformed that co indictment has b:ep HONGKONG, WEPRESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916. only that, for, as we have recorded already, filed against John Graat je respect of the

in the case of the Suntong seizure of two alleged presentation of a false cheque whereby']:

Le obtained Sio. It will remembered that, OPIUM RESTRICTIONS,

chests of properly attested opium, the un-

sema uma ago, the defendant was:committed fortunate owner himself was arrested and for trial at the next Criminal Sessionsby Bir From the exclusive information which taken in chams to Canton under

der an aimed E. R. Hallifika kat were enabled to publish yesterday, it be escort and only regained his liberty by sign- comes obvious, that the British and the bond to cover a heavy, fine. In the sellernoon the faneral took place at Hap. differentiates i

adicial capa Chinese Governments are on the verge of a circumstances, it is little matter for wonder y Valley of the Inta fr. Indidy Garberar, who had served for many years na' engineeyon

woadba disagreement as serious as any that bus oc that the British merchants interested should the Chies Coast, principally on the boats of

Counsel sead curred in the history of the opium trade: have made fustapt complaint to the Chamber the British India and Butterfield and wire stated that as inte and there has been no

not a few. Perfidious

of Commerce and to the Colonial Govern | jiser. He was well known in Horgkong,

Coup ́Albion has been credited at one time or aument regarding this gross violation of their where he made a host of fiende, both on ac• ; F20

other with folating her Hindustan producis rights; and we trust that the consequent et const of his professional abilities and ofite, of the poppy upon China to the delțiment of presentations which have been made to Tek social qualities kb erjiyed." "There was a big | na uba 4. The Chinese people. Even her own nationals ing, both from the Colonial Office and from attendance, including many. Masons, Kaths saberdient to hare dengunced the Mother Country for her the Foreign Cffice in London,

Interment this eveolog. Mr. O aberer, was will lead to an

ratlys of Greenock participation in trade that Exeter Hall elimination of the existing injustice under berhak describes as ucfurious and lohuman, But, which the opium merchants of Hongkong

Bingle Copine, Dally, tas sexts. Weekly, twenty

Are omnis (for cash only).

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as a matter of fact, the Chinese themselves, are at present labouring, with the trade in a

who are the most interested party, have state of practical stagnation.,,. never had anything. Kotagoniste 10 say

against the import of the Indian drug-until

THE TURVO CALAMITYMA

from the different Consular re

The open ports of China auy From the accounts which have reached the Chinese who dous of the terrible catastrophe that has be plum, prefer the Indian varieties fallen the city of Tokyo and its neighbour #gilast the hood, it is apparent that m'gical misfortune the poppy fields of Frechuen or is now pressing upon the very heart of Japan, hot vilbis the province of this The foods which have devastated the Caplial

the evil that ] and district

on to dreds lycs, the 194

The Lord Bishop of Labuno' and Sarawak is now staying in Hongkong. He will pr. ech at St. Jobo's Cathedral on Sunday morning next at ili o'klock, and at St. Peter's Seamen's Church at 6.30 p.m.

A DʻRI Oʻ burglary, which,

Contacsuccessful,, was

ed

hours in Charcerski

this, meraing A thiefe prices

the rooms ocetipind by ayelərk Goldring, Warlow and Morrell'""'n from the ward she in ore of the rims extrio ed two gold watched and then proceeded decap. Meanwhile, the owner's wife abtsived the robbery and with the assistance of apeigh afterwards the, bold ere was arrived to the brut-sajjed shouts of "thief?" and shenly street by the owner of the articles. 7 he man was handed into 116, cadiedy of an dodj Policomas, who found the air les anicies cozca led curduran forg cost.

caused the loss of hun-1abief and donnedag, vident 35. Either

iction of thousands of

the reset This morning OMIL vitution, ci a vast por ed

Accorda and

not he interfered with. He can firicstance banish every one-eyed man but be cannot de so without giving him an oppirionity to show. be fi'iya-eyed,

Wht tight has bet-Right of liberty. He has no right to be hern He is allowed to remain in the Colony,

Celordot but on the sen using interviewed at

the goods, Mak

Evidence baring bren called, the plaintiff was nun-suited, as his Lorship did not believe

story.

his

'CANION-KOIVLOON RAILWAT.

30TAI WELHAN PREVARING TO LEAVE," 1596 [From Our Own Correspondiala "

Canton, 16th August, Total Wei Hap, Managing Director of the Canton-Kowl on Rilway (Chinese, acclipe), who ku been permitted by the Viceroy to resign from his post, is now basily engaged in making preparations to hand over charge of cifics Tanial Stu, The Dewly appointed Mani actuated by spite.or malice Director of the Railway is still to Shang

ghis sibitrarily. He is exp ted to prive hare very short to take for his ac,ion, ll be up

If an £t. of Parliment is passed expelling all, aliena then skaje's an end of it, but where pre- ference is made in respect of certain aliens.ihy Gavilor can't expel him without giving him. an oppportunity to defend bimvall, a

Then you'll ko depriving the Governor of his ri ̧him.

ba might He cannot exercise

Tialed that

Toppsrus

ffor

been

vadoma a man en

pi:fed

gava avidence similar to that of Mr. Howard,

reply 42 Mr. Baker withness said shoy bad. ging tfto men digging in the bunkers

batches of about six each, so that there werd, practically, fix.men searching continuously from fout in the afsinoon, till nice at sight. They have not finished turning over the cost

side when Mr. Howard returned on board, at o

even than. They were working on the port.

p.m. and he transferred the diggers to one of; the bunkeri on the starboard side, Twanly mlautes later they came upon the pockat of the bunker, up against the

GUILTY PARTY IS REWARD The first wittein for the defence was i Balobiidge I stated that they coal Hongkong and at Sing Singapore on July 31 and July 162 The ship was searched, nothing was found and ikey

was pald Stipping Offer, kand bord