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A BRAVE ACT,

AMERICAN APPRECIATION OF ER TISH SAILOR

Before the bu idars of the Chamber of Com merce commenced yesterday, says the Sings 4.18 Free Press of syth ul, a plansing little cere. mony took place,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER

THE DROG HABIT,

THE VICTIMS' CONNING,

J

SUGAR IN JAPAN.

COMPETITION BETWEEN JAPAN PROPEN

AND FORMOSA

The Osaka Asahi obieves that in view of

To-day's Advertisement.

FROM EUROPE.

1010

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM ANTWERP, LONDON, MALTA, PORT SAID, SUEZ AND STRAITS.

"The chief characteristic of the drug-taker, ofter his physical workness, is his intenso. Cratiness and cunning," so sald a doctor who the promotion of an excresiva number of newTHE H.A. L. Steamship has had thirty years' experience of morphine, sugar companies and mile in Formosa of late,

“ARMENIA" which will bayond doubt result in overproduc Captain Rohde, having arrived, Consignees cocaine, and other drug victim.

"I have dealt with nearly a hundred and tion, those engaged in the sugar industry in of Cargo are hereby informed that theirHE P. & O, S. N. 06 Steamer

Formosa have begun ti consider a schama for goods are belag landed and placed al their risk in the hazardous andjor extrac Kowloon Wharf and Godows Company, Limited, whence delivery may be obtained against Bills-of-Lading countersigned by the Undersigned:

Optional Cargo will be carried on auless pe tico to the contrary be given TO-DAY. -

"All Claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hero, after which date they cannot be recognised, have left the Godowas, and all Goods remain | No Claims will be admitted after the Goods ing undelivered after the roth lost, will be subject to rent.

PESHAWUR Consignees of Cargo by the above-named bolag landed and placed at thate risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company's Godowas at Kowloon, where each Donalgament will becorted out Mark by Mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be landed here anless Instructions are given to the 'contrary before! ́6 hottes, “

Mr. D. T. Boyd, the. Chairman, mentioned fifty bad cases, besides mithers of lesser that's humane act bad barg done by a brave degree, and1i bave met with instances of con- exporting sugar abroad and are preparing to hazardous ́ Godowns of the. Hongkong, and vowel are hereby infarmod that their Goods are i mao. Such acts were appreciated by all of aing to get the drugs wanted of an astonishing produce white sugar for this purpose. For them, especially in their connection with the character that they are not fit for publication." example, recently to Taiwan Sugar Refining mercantile murine..

Vir years, in a big sanatorium, the doctor Company appointed the Mitral Eusan Kaisha The Hon, W, Evans, acting Colonial Save his patients under close supervision, and itragents in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, was thus able, out of many cases, 'to giva mo and Kobe, for the sale of white saram," and cretary, thanked ba Chamber for giving him

few which will serve to illustrate ibo cunning of contracted to deliver 250,000 bage beginulog. the privilago of appearing there that day nađ

tie.drug habiton.

fr. m the summer. The sugar interests in occupying a liula of their valuable time. The

Ooo cocaine victim was admilited for tren- Japan Proper deimed the action of the dasise was to make public one of those acis ofment, and when a more or less termal stage Taiwan Bugar Company serious male bravery which they always appreciated. It might had arrived I asked him how he bat bernable to and grew alarmed of the result. If other be that if any of them were suddenly called up obtain so large quarti ies of the drug; ferg Formosan sugar mills follow the example on to perform such an act of bravory, they mighted proscription after prescription, was the reply, of the Taiwan and Ensaiko. Sugar Companie, not rise to the high standard which they had set and in that answer one has the key to a great and commence producing white sugar, the many cases. The man who taken to drugs: is; sugar-tefaing icdustry in Japan Iroper may usually the estate and keep milded parson be killed, as the Formosin (adastry is farnished who has the nateral tendency to go wrong, with the strong armoar of Govaromsat protec and, once having dens in, will tesort to aby lion-to use the phrasing of the Qiske journal method which appeals to his ingenuity. Ele-while their rivals in Japan' Proper are pot

In this case, the Gaverament of the United States wished to offer to Mr. W. L. Gardiner, the Captain of them. Hele, the thanks of the nation and a token of their appreciation from the President of, the United States for bis con- spicuous bravery in rescuing the crew of a wicked American's booper. The facts in Crestop at nothing, and forgery in a trifle,

Daction with this car bad been put in the possession of Mr. Du Bois, the Court General for the Waited States and he would-ask him now to salate them to the Chamber (eppisnie) Mr. J. T. Da Bals (Consul General for the Uited States of Americ) said he desired to thank the Chamber for the privilege of taking part in this very interesting event, privilege which to highly appreciated and a daly which be gladly accepted. He sp preciated the presence of the Chamber of Commerce. Such els ha ile one which they were new to celebrate must always bave ennobling influncces on the human race. A gold watch and chain) with a miciatore mavila- spike and compass bad bien sent from the President of the United States for bin Gardiner as a recognition of bis bravery and humanity" in saving hom swift and sure death Americano men. It was during a wild night off the coast of Ifatteras in January, 150,hat this bordic deed acquired: The American schooss Mory Standford was dismantled and sicking and ber new called to the British stei mer Minecia lor help. The British vessel Inouched a boat and Mr Gardiner and six inen rescued in the teeth of à terrific storm all the crew of the American schooner, ten men in all.. That was an ect in perfect harmony with British seamanship sicce the-first day that English sailors went out to sea in ship, (hear, hear and applause). Bravo men have never had to learn the art of being brave. It was an instinct. Captain Gardiner's hercism and the noble con duct he showed, stot a ibtill to the hearts of all Americans. This watch and chain was a amali tekan from the American people. Upon The case of the watch was engraved the cast of arms of the nation whose friendship for Eng lind was now firmly, immovably and for ever fixed (bear, bear). The musice chain repre- sented the licks that bound together the two graat asticos (bear, hear and applause }

The Hon. W. Evans told Captain Gardiner, he was proud, and he was sure all present were proud, lo bave a man like him sinong it them and he was pleased and gratified to make This protestation to him. Do behalf of the President of the United "Suites and at.íba request of his own Government be presented him with the watch and chain. He trusted would be spared to wear it for many years and that it would be banded dowa to his children.

At lengten of the Chairman, the members of the Chamber gave three hearty cheers ard a "tiger' for Captain Gardiner.

The youthful hero replied briefly and ex- prosind bis thanks at the appreciation of the Americzo Government. Sailors, ho said, were called upon suddenly to do these things and they were always glad to render assistance- They might need help themselves one day,

OPIUM IN CHINA,

BUCCESS OF POPPY PROHIBITION

EXAGGERATED.

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equipped with area an inch of ireoplating. Another case I bad was that of a man who Those engaged in the sugar industry have re- cleverly concralad bis morphla tablets in peatedly filed petitions with the Finance De shara, fountain pen, I could not tied out for a partment saking that, as the Formosan sugar long time where he got his supplies fr m. My companies or mills are ia the receipt of boun test was bis: Finding that his condition was ties, they should be prohibited from producing above normal, I knew he had a private supply white sugar, The Finance Departmeet, con of the drug consequently, instead of giving tinues the dead, bas now declared that it is him his usual m d day dose with morphia init, the policy of the Gavarnminat not to allow sterilised water was substituted.n. In the erdia Formosan sugar companies or mills to pro ary way the patient would have suffered tonures duce white sugar, and that jostructions will be half an hour afterwa'dr.' He, however, dodged issue to the Governor-General of Formosa reporting himself, and then I know. We accordingly. The sugar people in Japan iro searched and found these false 'fountain prosper are now anxiously waiting for Mr. Uchida, filed with the disg, ose partion containing the new Director of the Formosan Civil Ad- also a hypodermic syringe.. I ever was able ministration, to issue an order prohibling to find out the firm who ru aplied these 'peus,' Formosan sugar companies or mills from pro- and pencil-cater,"

ducing while sngin. Of course, proceeds the "Oska piper, the Government will not inter

fera with, the sugar mills producing “white sarame" for expost abroad. This quality of sugar produced in Formosa, however, is much inferior in colour and crystallisation to that produced in Java, and it is impossible for the Formosa product to cope with the Java pros duct in foreign markets. The Formosan sugar seaners are noweng!ged in considering methods of remedying the defects referred to. They maintain that the Formosan Government has no. power to loterfere with the production of "white sarame," as they are receiving neither protec. tion nor bounty on this score, but they forget that the sugar cane from which the "white Another patient also pozrled him for some rarame" s produced is protected. Meny japan. time, and bis secht state wat only discovered

cao sugar merchants who tava signed agree- accidentally. Being in the garden one dayments with the Mitrui Busses Kajiba for the the doctor head's window brown open, and supply of Formosan "white zurame," will fail to then saw the baud of a patient carefully feel binin the supply required if the production of under the window sill for something. Know

jebite sugar in prohibited in Formasp, and they- ing the room, he afterwards made a search, and will be disabled from executing their contracts found quite a large quantity of morphia Lus.

with customers. In these circumstances it is petded on two pigs in this biding place. He expected that great trouble will ensue in sugar was of opinion that a great deal of money was circles. The Milui Busson Kaisha, concludes spent by these victims in bribes to certala menthe Asahi, is reported to be determined potio either connected with, or who made it a habit of loitering near such fostitaticus,

A CLEVER MANIAC. "It would'take, the acumen of a Sherlock Holmes to detect some of the tricks reported to trementar ence being completely fooled by a clever men nc. For days I could not find out bow be managed to get his extra doses, and at last throutered him. Then I discovered that when be came to the home he had brought with him a quantity of concentrated solution of morphin and a spray. With a sort of fiendish cussing he had taken the trouble to spray one side" of his room with it. When he was cut down in his quantities be used to scrape off the dry powder from the wall with his knife, and then sit and chuckle at outwilling me"

"Mou are the craftiest, I believe, though women sometimes ciaplay much trickery. 1 have known the padding of coats and habits to be the hiding place of drag, the artificial puffs of the hair have been utilised; it is often secreted in their stockings, whilst the pen and pencil dodges are frequent. One lady who came for treatment puzzled ter own busband-- alio a doctor for two years. She had been thoroughly searched, and no drag found. Quito casually her handsome fur coat was overhauled, and in the seams was found enough morphia to last her for the whole of the time she would have been'in the institarian, It is often seat in letters and newspipeis la the form of a powder, but this is easily detected,

"There is no stopping these people when the craving comes on. They ais up to all sorts of things-anything short al marder. A man be- comes delirious before the_bomicidal mania sexies him. I have known a min rope bis zheets in the dead of night, lower Limself from a great heigh, and having nothing but his night,a'tize on walk three or four miles in two Teet of snow to a print where he hoped to get his drug. Nothing see is to obstruct them in their queat, and they beg most piteously for extra quantities,"

DOCTOR'S MARROW ESCAPES,

The following Imperii Decree dated Sep!, 17 is published in the N. C. D. Nece opium probibition it is of greater importanco to prohibit spiam smoking than poppy platia. tön. Ia their desira tö`attain meritaha. Viceroys

Of nairow escapes hom these morphia vic- and Governors in the provis ces have bien keen tims the doctor has had plenty. One most in in probibiting plantation and traffic, but bave teresting case, which raises a psychological neglected to probibit smoking, which atitude question, he gave in conclusion. Ooo sfer of Fiascce to opplat delegates to investigate lie. was standing on the verandah aris ing the dining-room, looking through the

Is fat from sight. We commanded the Ministry

take the resposibility opos themselves, for the Ben-falfilment of contrac!", pleading that they. are prevented from executing the contracts by vis major if the order of probibitios in issued by the Formoran Govaroment.—Jafas Chronicle ||

UNITED SINGAPORE ESTATES.

An extraordinary general meèljng of the shareholders of the United Singapore Rubber Estates, Limited, was held on the 24ih uli, at the registered office of the Company, at Singa port. Mr. Tan Chay Yan presided. The re- solution which was passed at the extraordiny general meeting of the Company held on the 9th day of September, was confirmed #5. special resolution:-"That as from the da's of the car fi ma loo of this resolation, the provi. tios of tablo A, contained in the fint schedule to the Companies' O dipatce, 1889, shall not but that in lieu thercol apply to this

his company, the regulations contained in the printed doca- meat submitted to this meeting, and for the purpose of identification subacribed by the Chairman and Secretary of the company, be and the same are, hereby approved, and that the sams be and they are hereby adopted as the regulations of the Company, to the exclu sion of the provisions of the said Table A.”

THE BRITISH SAILOR,

pendeece of our shipping apan foreign seamen It is matter for congratulation, that the de continues to be lest marked. In igng the British peisons" employed pombered ro,10%,

conditions and they bava now reported that in French windows into the apartment, lost in and foreign eriens" 31,711. In 1908, the latest prohibiting poppy plantation the efforts made though, as rg abstractedly al tuo table new-year for which returns are available, the numbers in the provinces are perfunctory and rely laid for a meal. a.ks have been exaggerated. For example,

Suddenly it seemed as if both his shoulders the goveraments of Kirip, Heilung klang, 10 were gripped by two powertel hands, and he wan, Shane, Fukier, Kwangsi, Yuman and was ity isolarily swung to the right-about, Chiasso Turkeslao have reported entire sup The sight which met him on this most unnatural pression of opium, whereas it has 'not bren action ruined him cold. Right in front of

radicated, ho Viceroys and Governors of these provinces bave neglected their attention him, with eyes blazing murder, was one of his and blundered in their reports. They should morphia patients, with a gardener's axe over hardly cacaps from b'anie and are hereby re- culder ready to strike ! farred eg the Miolstry of Civil Appointments

Ho locked at the man as squarely as he for determination of a penalty. All the rewards could, and the would-be murderer seemed which have been recommended for Shanst, paralysed. He dropped the weapon and went Kisio, Yulegan and other provinces are hereby way. A day or so afterwards the ding victim ordered to be cancell d·to setre su'a waralog,

explained quiie rationally that he had seen the Hetast.er the authorities in the provinces axe lying on the ground-where the gardener should appreciate Our desires and should strict ad lck and picked it up with the foleation ¡y probibit oplum in accordance with the.ex. of puting it away in the shed: He confessed Igencies of the circumstances, with a view to that some power took hold of him when he reduce the number có smoker, day by day, the doctor, and he came over to kill him. and to eradicate this chronic disata. It frikus

„All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are

acaminad on the roth inst,, at 3_P.M.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by na la any case whatever.

to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

THIS STEAMER BRINGS ON CARGO Ex as, Məgədər from Setubal,, **

Noretrata Gothenburg:

HÄMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Ofen. Hoaxkang, 4th October, tuto,

COMMERCIAL.

... will be subject to rent

Goods not cleared by the roth fest, at 4

Ny Fire Insurance will be effected by me is By case whatuwar, a

Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignée's

and the Company's representative at an ap "pointed bour." Alt claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's anival, herr after" which dhts they cannot be recognised. No claras will be admitted after the Goods tave left the Godowas.

E. A HEWETT..

Superlatendent. Hongkong.. 3rd October, 1910.) "

BEDFORD" RELIEF FUND.

0644

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4th October, 1'p.m. The following quotations for rubber skaren by wire, are supplied by Messra. E. S. Kadoosio & Co :---

AllagarPI

Anglo-Javas kommernisen .......Tis. 7 Anglo-Malays..muma

Balgownies cum

....21/6 ...Su

* Batu Tigai majimamat!• Bertama.................6]. Bukit Kafangs (pp.) ..................................59/- Bukit Rajaks

Carey Uniteds...kuni 196/- prom, Castlefields .....................100/- Changkat Serdangs ............................................59 Cheras (part paid)..................................$3 prem. Do. (fully paid)..musiquer severa 5.8 Damansaras"

35

Eastern Internationals.....tcf- prem. Fed. Selangoraarsetemonnee *Glenealya gemmissarena

Glenshiels

Golcondar......ç Golden Hopes.........

...105/

Highlands and Lowlands ...... 93.9

· 1adragitis....................re

Inch Kennethsanginivens, Jequies .........

Jonglándors Kamanings....at

,517

4/6 prem. *****17/5

Kuala Lumpors Lunadrons (fully pald)' Lanudrony (ppd.); «...................mater

Ledburys.......oni mu armádu 70 fr Llogg's ...............40/6 2x div. London Asiatics.........................................15 |6 London Ventures...

Merlimaus................... PAG ........................................................$10.

Pegoba.............................. ..... $:8 Rubber Trusts.13/- prem. Seggb. 2870). Sandycrofts ..........................................................$18 Sipongs

Seafields

4422

Stkongs ring 15/- prem Shelfords...soribusaranıyabanın 6 .

Sumatra Paras » minimados ..,10. Sangel Chobs.

991: Sangel Kapara

moon 12,6 Tandjorge KDY UROZK Tangkahs meni

..3cf. Toerangle ...................................................2/- prem. Ula Ranin

Dalled Sardanga 95 -Uelted Singapores .......................................$1.25 United Sumatra...7/9 United Langkala

Trokoba.........

........... 801-

J

Para Rubber

...19 per lb.

London Asiatic Cpmpany have declara i an interim dividend of 10%.

RUNTER DIVIDENDS. The Bakit Lintang pays a dividend of 25 per ceai,, making in all so per cent for the year,

S... Rubber Co. pays an Interiin dividend of 5 per cent.

that a "red" or warm tide has appeared along We learn from a dispatch in Jipere pipers the coast of Shima province on the, Picia: coast, just outside Isn bag, and the mother-of- pearl oysters, which are being cultivated there, have been damaged.

Events Coming,

Wednesday 5th Octobi".." Theatre Royal, "Nicola,” 9 p.m..

were respectively 196,8'14 and 34 735) Thore wera 16,000 more Britishers, that is to say, and

of percen ages the position is more satisfactory 5,000 fewer foreigners. From the point of view

than in any year since: 195. There has it is us, tern an increase of 700 to the number of Lascars and other Asiatics employed, cumpar

Thursday, 6th October. ing 1918 with gas, but it is quite clear that the foreigner has been in tha main supplanted by

Legislative Council Meeting, 7.39 p.m, 5/ the Britisher and not by the latcar or the - Annual meeting of Second Division Football Chinaman. It was the latter, it was supposed, League, at Y.M.C.A. rooms, 5.30 p.m. who was in particul.r making headway in Bilish ship.

When the supply of British seamon was still declining it was the fashion to blame the modern boy, it was averred that the youth of Great Britain now lack the mati ima instinct and fad the pospect of life ashore more alluring. A**

matter of fact, this belief is shown to be without foundrtion

Newcastle correspondent refers

to a local owner who has forty bays on his backs waiting to go tosea when the chance offers. The Shiping Federation, which has worked uncess- difficulties from lack of river transport, batingly to faraish the merchant navy, with boy might be soon out of them owing to a motor sailors, roports that it is inundzled with appli boat having been secured at: Dobbe, la the' cailons. There is, therefore, no lack of raw Aru Irlands. The explorers had focaled two materials, The difficulty is to find vscarcles on [znon-capped peako,"

| Shipboard where it can be moulded inte skapa

hoped to ensure, fundamental, rectification THE 1.va Body bears that the British New of the evil, As to reorganisation measures Guinea Snowy Range, exploring expedition be Ministry of Finance is commanded to was, of the date of the last advicat, still in act corjylatly with the Ministry of the In- terior and the Comptroller of Opium Taxes in making das arrangements by taking into com alderation all circumstances and thin saking

mordata to put them in operation,

Saturday, 8th October.

Dairy Farm Co's annual meeting, 17.30 pm.

Tuesday, #ith Octaber. Sanitary Board meeting, 5.45 p.m.

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