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88 MAHOMMEDAN MOSQUE,

AFPLICATION FOR AFPOINTMENT OF TÀUSTAIS,

· Before the Chief jüsics, Sir Francis Piggeu,

THE LONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1910

THE HIGH HANDA

CHINA AND THE OPIUM TRA E.

Peking, 15 July.

SUNITAD SINGIFO E RUB88K,

PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION ON A STERLING, BASIS.

A meeting of ha Valled Singapore Rabber.

COMMERCIAL.

6th September, 1 p.m.;

The following quotations for rubber shares,

TODAY'S Advertisenter

Estates will be held on the 9 & Inst. Follow by wire, are supplied by Messrs. E. 3. Kadoorie FOR SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND

to the Supreme Court this morning, Hon. Mr. their Government undertook a and this shiping is the repost to be presented --

The British in China' never imagined, when W. Rois Day e, xc, Attorney-General, piping of opium if the Chinese would at the seated on behalf of the Crown a pailles for the ppaialment of eight Trustees for the Mabommidau Morq ib.

There is, of course, a weik point in this exdi- gauce-namely, that onder it officials of the first four grades ev dently go gcbanished But this is Chlup, and equal justice to all men cannot in a day take the place of centuries of discrimination.

The directors boy to submit berewith their accounts from the inception of the ampaby to the end of Jure, 1916. The company wa registered on September 4, 1,09 and all the properties were taken over about the beginning of October,

total of 6,905 acres,

same time ceare growing it, that the yellow man would be able t3 fullli b's part of the bugun. It has been predicted in every book The piles showed that by se indenture written about China that the Chinese would dated the 23rd September, ifçó, made between never be able to give up the use of the Her late Majesty Queen Victoria of the one ding, Britishers here never contemplated at Mr. Machado, late of the Kamuning Rubber part and Shaik Moosdir, Mahomed Arab, ously the abolition of the traffic. But the and Tia Mising Co, Ltd, was argaged no Shalk Carther ned Hassan Milly, the Trustees Chinaman has already actually accomplished manager and entered upon hir duties on Ne nominated by and on behalf of the Katin large measura what was called impossible. vembar i, but unfortunataly died of the effects salmao community of Hongkong, of the The Pekin Gamefis a few days ago announced of a chill on June 17, 1913 Mr. Machado's other past, Her Majesty leased and to farm that a new regulation had been framed praliness and death caused much inconvenience let unto the Trusteas for a morque all that scribing that all oplum smoking must stop at bat the directors were fortunately able to secure piece or parcel of ground sitoste in the Westhe end of the Sixth Mron, in the fourth year the services of Mr. R. Fann, This gentlemin tern.District and registered in the Card Cffice of Harantung, that is in two years from now, took over the management from June 20, 1910. as Inland Lot No. 2.8 in the games of the "Officiaļs below'the fifth rank," it reads, "who The condition of the estate in patlifactory and Tras'ses to trust "for the Mahommedan com shall be found smoking after that date, will be progress has been made with the development. munity fora que, together with all ease cashiered and handed over to the local authori masis, profits, commodities to the demised les, to bs placed under surveillance for Aarts. Since that date about 2,084 acres have.

The property, taken over amoun'ed to 3,540 premises belonging or in any wise apperisia perled of three years Ordinary persus will bean acquired from geverement and about log excepting and reserving as in the sald . In" } ba · punished with imprisonment fɔr seren sj:80 acres, hava bein' p ́rchased, “mak ng^® denture was excepted and reserved to hold the year." said piece or parcel of ground and premises thereby demised or intended so to be with their and every of their appurtenaners unto the said Trustees in trust'rom the plember, 1849, for Red during and until the full end of the term of 193 yours. The said Trustees were now uli dendan 1 the last survivor died in 1878- No Trasteen had been appointed but she

Of course, the testimony of the Chiness mosqus had been, in the care of der Government is always likely to be udreliable. eat members of the Mahommedas coma.uaity. But even if the evidence of the various foreign His Excellency (be Officer Administering the consuls, including, the British themselves, were Government and the Mahommed in community cot sufficient to cor firm. Chinese declarations now deemed it expedient that eight Trustees as to the suppression of the growth of opium, should be appointed. Tacir names were as folite argument of price is locoat (vertible. The 1ws:-Ahmet Rumjaho, Abdopl Luban Abbas, price of opium in China has risen seven or Abdoola Fackerta Asculii, Ismail Pillay Madar, eightfold in the pra' three years, since the re- Jenndar barayh Din, Sergeant Noor Dinduction in cu'put begin. Subader Mahomed Ali and, fumaðar Abdoola This is one of the ixcuses' effated by the Khar, who had consented to act as Trustees, British Legation in Teking to the Obiness to the alternative, the petition prayed that such Government for the excers in the impost other order may be made as to the Conit may of 1979 over thas of 1993. lostead of the Item #

promited redecilem of 750,000 lb. (ar, to be The Alt rney-Generál stated that the petition accurate, 5,100 hests), there was, as 1

Topping was commenced in a very small was praserted by him to his official capacity, have said, as increased importation of wiyia November last. A small amozot of robe for the purpose of appointing new Trustees nearly 100,000 lb. Of course, the British her was taken over from the previous owners. for the Matomedin mosque. The application Government was not at fault. The promised The total amount of rubber collected was 7,052 was made under section 41 of the Trustees Or reduction of one-tenth annually in direct sbipib. in eight months. The average price sold dinux ce of 1901, which was based upon the Immosis was malotaited. But a large indirect at Singapore, wa. $.41 per fb, eg swalest to perial Trustees Act, The application was m:de mately with this objset of facilitating the wishes of the coura M.hommedia community of the Colony,

His Lordship Is it a charity ? The Attorney-General-It is tants mount to a charity.

His Lordship-The testen.I would like to go fully into the matter is to know whether the whole of the Mahɔmmedan community have a volca in the matter,

The Attorney-General-Thois are my ins structions.

His, Lordship-Somebody may afterwards raise an objection.

The Attorney-General-I understand all the sections of the Mabommedao.community sie represented by solicitors,

His Lordship-I only want to know whether there's any dissent.

The Attorney-General-1 dock think so, I'm instructed that there's only one section which didaft wish to be represented.

His fo)dabip-I'm bound to askthese ques tions, at I've been familiar with this sort of thing before.

**** The ZlForney General-The whole of the

Mahommedio community have been meeting at different times and the matter has been allowed to remain in abeyance.

Iroceeding, the Attorcoj Gerenti

I stated that the Trusters weie, elected by voʻDI.

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STARVING THE TRADE.

importation took place, corsequent en the enormous profits derived from the traffic.

The promised redacion of importation from lodia was aco mplished in 1908, and British Government is, I am told, taking steps to pie vent a recurrence of the abzormal year of 109 Meatures have al eady been discus ed between the Peking Gaverament and the British Lega- tion which will probably result in a new and more effective treaty,

About 2.5 0,000lb. of opium are shipped annually from India to' countries other than Chips, Insgely for medicinal purposes, but much of this was bought up abroad by specu lators and re-shipped to this co atry, whe e, owing to its comparative scarcity, inveterate opium-smokers are willing to pay almost any sum for the drug.

It is said that the poster classes, who have bitberto smoked the cheaper native product, find it easier to thake off the habit because the bome-grow rplum is so much lighter than

Indian.

THE HATED "FOREIGNER, That Chion's hatred of the foreigner in das- in part, at any rate, to bis commerce in episo Lord Cu zin, when Viceroy of India, that the is incontestable, în spita ef 'ibe statement of Caisaman nomocdislikes the Briton for being leg him better epiɛm than the Briton dislikes The F e che no for maku g beiler brandy,

For half a century the Chinese have been

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Out of this total the directors in April last; with the consent of the shareholders sold 4,796 acres to the Sembawang Rubber Plantations, Limited, for 600,030 shares of St each in the new corpany. in connection with thit, a gene al meeting, was convened with the vam of ascerisising the shareholders' wishes. The meeting resolved that 500,000 shares should be distributed amongst the shareholders and the directors have in conseqience tiken steps to carry out the shareholders' decision. But the distribution, as pippered pecesií'a'eč a 30- contraction or reduction of e pital. After a good deal of consideration the directors have decided that at the present time it may be to the advantage of the shareholders to recons struct the complný in London on a sterling basis. Pending such re-constinction, for which the directors are arranging, and the full details: of which will be laid before the shareholders thesa shares will be tuta'ned as assets of the company.

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As was to be expec'ed, the crat of tapping and product g rubber on a yung estate for the 6 st time has been high, but the directers have every reason to expeči that vary soon the manager wil be able to pro uce the rubber at the usual tapping cost was all the trees in Llocks are ready 1. r' tapping,

A new rubber machine with all tha.neces- saiy implements and an up-to-date factory ate being fit ad up by Messrs. Howarth Ersilos, Ltd, at a cost of S$19,970, and will be ready for working some-lims in October next, The mischibe is estimated to turn out go ibs. of ruby bir per hour.

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Of the remaining 4,508 acroș after the sale

& Co.

Alla, 21 Jun

Anglo-Javas Ciencia.Tis. 9 Anglo-Malays... Balgownies....... Bala Tigas Bartam

.........................21/6 prem,

Bakit Kajango (pp.) Bukit Rajahs Carey Uniteds... Castlefinida Changkat Serdangs. Überna (part paid)........ $9 prem.

· Do: (fully paid)... ninetiesa irina $39

· Demansätua ka ülő fe Eastern Internationals ...19/6 prem. Fed. Selangors བ་-་བ་་་་་བ་བ་་་-་་- Glenonlys in i.$ 20 Glenshiala ayanabubuntu at Golcondar.....120/ Colden Hoptsanti, manoma, m Highlands and Lowlandı......110/6.

Inch Kenneth........................... Jequies teasing Jonglanders Amet Mittsrendese side, *** Kamanid 06 prem. Kuala Lumpora 18-16~ Lasadrons (fully paid) Lauadrons (ppd,) agus

·∙Labos .....

Ledbury. 81/6 Linggis ima i mis! 4'6 London Asiatics.................t?/- London VentureFusi Merlimane s Pajame ............ Pegohs..........

..6,6

716 ..Sig ..518

Rubber Trusts.................30)' prem. Sigga m Sandycrofts

Sapongasinan sing man,

Sesfelde

Selongs .........ka .... 17/6 prem. Shelfords ...............e okkarsmazed Singapore & Jobaren

..89/3 Sig

Sumatra Faras`... Surgel Chobs Stogel Kapan Tandjorga Tangkuban 37/6 Torangie 66-999941990/91547) prem. Ulu 'Rantu es captadiumiom United Serdang 127/6 L'alled Singaporea......................................................$1.75 Valted Gamstrað 11/3 United Langkas

siin,16/3.

Tronobe

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Pam Rubber 8) per lb,

AUÕUST RUBBEųĮ RETURNS,

Agents Guthrie & Cɔ.

CHAVOKAT SALAKI-1,500lbs, July'100lbs. Total 4,591 *The manager of Pukit Lintsog Rubber Es

to the Sembawang Rebber Plantations, Leditates, Ltd., reports the output of dry subber the acreage of land may be distributed as to

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Serangoon sectoů.............................609 acres Wee Chiang

1000 87 Trafalgar

1. *;*73 Fecent parchants from

Govt about ........... 761 Other land bought recently 58 Total 4, 08. crying cul, whether ghily or wrongly

The plasted area and age of trees as prepared against the "foreigners on the score of by the manager areas floss— Copiam, The very name of the drug, “foreign | Years,

Aster | earth," in evidence of the' a'sociation in the

4 10 st Chloete miod. Indeed, the anti-foreign feeling in China has much to do with the remarkabli At ibis pala', Mr. Slade, who had been

campaign, which, those addicted to the use of concerzed in the matter bef.re as Acting plum, no less than those for whom it has no 'Attorney-General, stated that all the sets of templatiors, nie wail g on behalf of their sha Malommedan community.had different country, The Chinese declare that the "loraik ideas as to ite composition of the Trastée" borght this curid upon them (op'um probably fils came into Chiba overland across bedy. There had been various meetings be Werera buden); they see that by iti of varises sections of the Mahommedan com consumption the foreigner grows sich while mually. The Shiab section could almost babey grow por; and they know that the called dissentients, and differed from the main foreigner's hold upon ( Lion, which they desire body of the Mabommedan community. They tighter every year.

to break, bas, until the present resival, grown

did not lead the Morque, which was visited by the Suppl.

His Lordship-The matter is very important, Mr. Elides this case there bave abon mail exhaustivo discussions.

3104 to 3

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during the month August, as 4.000 lbs, ngala:t correspinding da's last yoɛr, B80-lbs.

Ayer Panas Rubber Estate, output of dry tubber during the month of August wan fjcgɔ ibr, and for previous minath, 830 Ibu.

Trafalgar, Limited—The output of dry sub- bar during the month of August was 2,5 iba The output of coconuts since the formation of the company has been: April 17,000, May 18,000, Juas 17,100, July 19,500, and August 74,090.

Shelford crop was 11,000 The, and for the eight mouthi 18,500,

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Wedderday, 7th September. Theatre Royal, Warwick Major Comedy Co., 9 pm.

**Thursday, 8th September Auction mis, "Glensberae," Kowloon, 12 (noon), Gea. P. Lammont's,

Saturday, roth' September. Hongkong Hotel ball-yoakly meet'ég, at the Company's Hotel, 1zīga pm.

-BO.C, Aquatic Sports, at V.R.O. Bath 3,30

Tulay, th September. Queen's College Re-opens.

Thursday, 15th September. Legislative Council meeting, 2.39 pp.

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Saturday, 2; th September, Gymkhama Meeting, at Race Couren. 3.30

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Total 7,686.cies under coltivation. From this it can'ba seen that since the Os the Original side of the Bombay High forma 103 pret 1,100 acres have been planted | Ozun, on Friday, 19th ult, the Hou'b'e Sir up. By the end of 190, the total planted area Basil Scott, Chief Jos ice, and the Hon'ble Mr will be 3,000 acres and in agit the whoje aviji.. Justice Batchelor heard thy praf in an in- abis land will be under cultivation. About 200 | solvency matter from a decision ifike Hon'ble scrès will remalo toplanted on account. of Mr. Istice Disabah Davar, who granted a The Feking papers are consiently publishing roads, buildings, swamps, etc.

personal discharge to one Manee'}' Peston):] Edicts cashiering his military commander or

Detached areas in imill folu amrunting to Talati. To the lower Count ons. Abhechard removing that efficial because the time within

Gokaldas, an opposing creditor, had opposed which he was to give up opium has expired. 29 acres in all were sold for $3,074.75. | Sometimes an important man bigħ la'the Gov. Mr. Machado estimsted 13,900 ibi, of robber | „ibe discharge of the jusölvent. The Hon'ble

ernment; and wla cascat be spared from office, for the year 19 0. The monthly cutput siready: Proceeding, Cauusel stated that the Makomis sived leate of absent that he may reliesents to 19,000 lbs, and the manager anti. medan tommusi y very rarely made as of the for a while and tey acme op'am cure. Failurer Morgan. There was not such a divergence of of health aming me holding sach bi b.posi. cipates a considerabla increzes in future. Mr. religious views among the main body as would lions are calipaly reported cwing to the evil Machado's estimate will thus be considerably botas exceeded. The L.bone supply has been said- picreat the Shliah attending the Sunni Mosque,

DEATH FOR DISCO; DIEÌ CE. - ciast and there is no difficulty in getting all the His Lordship-How about the Mabomimedio

in the country districts farmers have been | labour wasted. The health of the men em. soldiers of the garrison? When the present shot down for disobeying the Imperial Edict played on the property has been excellent regiment leaves, the Colony, its successors farbidding furthe pleating. Buch, sur sin bus There is hardly gay sickness. The trers are might with to use the Morquent NAME bres exploitedthat the Central Government,of-

ten so fagble in imposing it will, is able to carly zemakably free from disease, and pest. No After farther, discuss on; his Lordship intim out this reform so ffectively The explanation anxiety need de felpon this score, but every At the hearing Mr. Jinnah appared for the Alad that he would take the case in vacation. seems to be that the conscience of the country pitcaution is taken to gosed against aty, ap. Creditor and cross-examined the insuivant loi Very finest Wines, from the world-famous firm The matter was too delicate. He wished to has been swakened in the matter of foreigo parkce of fungus or white acts. The revenue everal days. Mr. Jamh lift the Cour prevent trouble hoieafter, toga da san carib,” so that the arbitrary mysaurus laken br At this point, Mr. Jackman, of the Laid fficials in many localities against opium Office, went into the box and proved the laden wars have bean supported by liste best and

moat is d sential members of society.

The Government is andervoniing to estabị His Lordship having asked for faller informalish provincial monopolies for the sale of opium tion with regard to the question of the elec. excisively to pertota licensed to smoke a cr

tais sumber of months or years longer while

tora in connection with the Crown, lente, d

¿ffects of so-called cores

tion of Teisines, the Attorney-General asked | gradually breaking themselves of the babil, khat new Trustees should be appoloted in the Against this measure there is violent British event of any of the preprood Trunces retiring protest, the claim being made that wasted ris bis or leaving the Colony, MA

of in iny years' standing båve been permitt.d by

Mr. C. H. Selalwad and the How his Mr. M. A. Jinnah, izaucted by Mesura, Vadia Gardby and Company, appeared forskaapellantandKr. D. V.Bahadusji and Mr. Rastam D. N. Wadla;. instructed by Messrs. Ardanbir Homarji Die... shahando, for the leolvent. This was caure you want a good Clarot.. edwiththecuseofibi Talalla:dCo, Insolvency, which was heard and disposed of by the Pop'b's

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My Justice Davar, The insolvent carried on Clarets is unequalled, and contains only the business in Bombay, Hongkong and Shanghai

cc: ants a profr of 811;426.50 which the drac. as his Lordatip had torimated that he

tors propose to catty forward. The auditors, would sit late to complete the cross-examire of Hanappier and Co. of Bordeaux,

Musers. Evatt and Co., retire and being eligible tion. The Hon'ble Mr, Setalwad iben, lock fer themselves for re-els ico-Stratte Tinus, Chargs of the case and wanted to crost

cximise the insofrent which bis Lordship 73PANESE PAWNBROKERS, refused, Ultimately the matter was disposed of his Lördsh3p bo'ding, that the grounds of opposidon had been framed

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One of the minor means by wh'ck Japideseless mincer and without any regard to the trik, His Lordship on the evidenca keld (bas nothing was proved against the I. solvant which would dissytitle him to the ralief claimed and his Loidablp sccordingly granted the involvent his personal discharge.

Ali Lerlibip-We must not think of appolol large interests at stake cannot be cut off from a chain in the sins of small loans to the peh

the Chicere to grow up, and that people with an attempting to obtain fim. hold on log Trustees why are likely to remain in the livelihood at brief not ca.:: By treaty, too, il, is | sanley at exorbitant rateų, secured on crops ad Colony only w

Draw) or three year:

polated out, subjects of the British Crown bave yet sown ; and another is the establishment The Allorary-General szid it was a well-righ to trade freely in all the open ports of of pawnshops where the amchais iest os ite known fact that they bad alwayn had difficulties Ction. It also costended that the new

ard "o religious muiters both at home, only a dedge on the pit of the provincial Do'ainablecisewhere but the interest demanded scheme, like so many of its predecessors, in Pred articles are somewhat higher than Viceroys for obtaining. greater revenue, gat is excessive, of hich they picßt Terically

Qeiinazomberof simple psop'e, it is capertad, Perbepaths:10 all-iras. Perhappily China- man is braiber flooly #roplom. But who have fallen into the clutches of these state ther ha is or whester balia', 1'e fact remains | tha

Grdahin said he did not with 10 ancientol of discord among the community, considering 11 at

regimente might in lu me be

that fribe momeri, at any late be ik puthing, their real estate to me. Grant Bótain in the great oplum reforms May modara Shylock

the Britiskam at home, and thold of the Maste

Awin 601 in the affort to wash the country's

(hands of "foreign kurthi "--Fetdartsky Moore.

among others, that the Court ought not to bára.

The present appeal was made on grounds,

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