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Canton Opium Trade.

OIUM GUILD?' LATEST MOVE.

LARGE QU、HANTE FK COLLECTION OF TIXTS.

[From Our Own Corrospident]

Caplop, 8th I ec.

The proposed regel dions for goverai "g the Opium menopoly in Kwangtung by the 1 cal firms of rplum importers are as follows:-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 101o

tax be wat stictly loquired it to, and embriz'e ment totally checked, revenue from this source cannot be dera ded upon. Now, accordi gto another petition sent in by Chiu Yon Hau and others, repetenting the 72 guilds the receipts will certainly be increated if the runs ng of thr Their state- farm be entrusted to the Guildu ment that the amount of the farmer's rec:1p's door not corressa.d with the customs returns, is a substantial evide ce that leang Chiu Teng is guilty of bea fi log bimself and doing evil, and this petition may be taken as identical with that made by Wong Chiu Ping And other. The fa met 'should, of be taken over by the Guilds, who should carefully consider how to meet the coeds of the revenue, ard check embraz oment. Micany bile, I will irstrict the Provincial Treasurer to act at orce and to join the 'i.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

FARLWILL DINNIR 1 HONOUR OF

THE DUFFS "

3'd ing'.

CANTON. ĐÁP BỀ DÀY

[From Our Own Correspondent} CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT

INCURS DISPLEASURE.

Canton, and December. The Canton Chamber of Commercn wil met to-day for the purpose of electing a new President in place of the present President, Au Tsun-sum, who wis one of the thirty-fire members of the Capton Deliberative Assembly who to:ed in favour of the cratiounces of the of which he has been forced to resign Els pre- stat poat

Aro our deadliest enemier. On the 26th day a meating was held in the Mun Lan Shu Yan at which it was proposed to create an Anti- Gambling Society. Our guild has unanimous ly approved of the proposal and agreed to give if every assistance, to addition to this, the Viceroy bas memorialized the Throne for the immaisto abolitl-n of the gambling mone poly is I wongtong Why should our people open gambling establishments? It has been agreed that those who are at present employed th gambling establishments should within three months give up their doubtful occupatles and take up legitimate trades, and all places at

months, these people do not abandon their closed within the same period. If, after thras business of the shops are not closed this guild wiil tollista coercive measures."

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bling farmers; (1) to fix n date for those om ployed in any way in gambling establishments to refrain from such business; (3) to expel from the community all persousiound opening gambling establishments after next year. Numerous inflammatory speeches ware made peloting ont the evils attending the habit, Over five hundred petions subscribed their signatures to the telo.tam, to be forwarded to tha Peking Government,

Regulation L-Methos of establishment. necessity, bi r·lieved, and the 'a'm shock Polock and Missmyb, Mr. and Mrs. Slade, Canton Gambling Moncpaly andia cons'quence present prad för gambling'purposes should be amination sheds front this sida ef tho river to

Seclog I-The opium importing firms(qui'd)' wish to for her the creation of the oplum more poly in Kwantung : so the six'oro firms have decided to fate over the monopoly and guarantee the collection of sh's ravenne frem It. Ode or two re precerlatives are to be selected establistat is Caeloo and branch offices are fo be opened in various places throughout the province.

and the head office of the monopoliste is to be

Section II-to accordance with regulations prohibiting splum sm-king, it is the mapa. polists diy to keep a strict secount of the pumber of smokers and to rear et opium smoking in general.

Eection 11-All firms engaged in the bate Fre to participate in the monopoly (e) Canon establishments with the exception of one ate to faic'pa'e in it.. (6) A smaller oplun firms like thosef Swit w, Chacehow, Pakhol, K nim on e c', are also to participato In the monoto y.

Sec lon IV-A guarantee of $1,500,000 is to be provided for ha Goveromest as a sécurity for the paper collect'os of the rovenzo. This deposit to be refurded whes the suppression of oplum smoking is complete,

Section Vi-The work of the suppression of illegal opiam-selling. Is to be carried on by opecialis-appointed government officials with the help of the mono; o'isis.

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H. E. the Governor and Lady Luga d give a dinner party at Government Housato night in farewell to The Bulls. The guests includaColonel Bayard, forand Mrs. Geddes, Major Cobbe, Major and Mrs. Eston, Captain and Mrs. Worthington, Mr. Normae, Mr. and Mrs. Collison-Marley, Mr. Peter, hir. Gould, Mr. Scariele, Captain Greenway, Mr. and Mrs. Sir Henry Berkeley. Mr. and Mrs. Lawder,

A RAILWAY EXPERT, Cpain and Mrs. Stewart and Miss Callis, Mr. Friend, Mr. and Mss. Most gun Ede, Mr.

H.E. Jiem Tian-yow, C., the Director and Mrs. Turder, Mr. and Mrs. 1-diny, Mr.

HINT IRREGULARITIES, of the Peking-Kalgan Rallway and recently the arrival of Captain and Lady Marquis elected Engineer-in-Chief of the Kwang-tang Several irregularities baving been discovered Opism Bureau in calling together the patition- . P. White, Mrs. May and Mr. Keswick. to the guilds will increr as the eceipts or other yesterday, H. E. the Gaverser sent his Aids-rection of the Canton Haukow Raliway, has ie tha working of the Custoa Mint, H.E. the do-Camp to wait on them to cosvay an expres.returned to the Capital after a further survey Provincial Treasurer Chen recorty deputed, wise, so that the amount may be used in tesion (ampa by and to place the hospitality of of the route of the proposed Hankow-Szechuan an efficial to make investigations and the re- placing what will be lost through the spics Government House at their disposal. They Rallway. It is expected that he will shortly salt of the investigations bave som been report. sien of cambl nr. The Treviocial Treasurer decided, howey T, to stay at the Hangkorg coma South to take charge of the constructioned, to him. His Excellency Bas decided to shuld lose no time fa repating the m Her in

Hotel until their departure for Europe,

of the Canton-Haukow railroad.

permanently appoint an efficial for the purpose me in delal for my consideration ad approv. 1

of making investigations and reeing to the fernshile, the merchants in question should

proper werding of the establishment in ques ir pe a list of regulations and a'r prt for my vatigatios. They are hereby informed of the abive"

ers to fid out wkolher (be transfer of the farm

THE SHAU-KI-WAN MURDER.

FREI CH SAILOR COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

8h fast.

MORE RAILWAYS,

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It has been proposed by the Chinese Govern ment to buld a branch lize from the Balchu n 8:ation (the first station from Wongsha) of the Capton-Hontow Railway connecting the Can. ton-Kowloon railway at Cheur Lung How, pasalog through the unthera and the eastern Pen Potter, the seaman of the French gapenburbs of the city. Ibis proposed line is boat Viglin who is charged with the a leged about some three or four miles in length and a murder of a ricksha coolio outside the Taiko

survey of the route has already been made by Docks early on the morning of Monday last, the engir cers of the Canton-Haskow Railway was brought up on remand before M J. R. Company. It has also been decided to build Woed at the Magistracy this afternoon, fo

a station niliway between the two main termini spector Collest prostested and a Cep'ain as? for the conviolence of Oity passengers. As Littenant of difendant's lp were al o pre- the conarcting lick passes through paddy fields and other colivated grounds and as the newly sent in Corr

appolo ed Esglotar-in-Chief, H.E. Jiem Tien- yow, has not yet arived, it is understood that the constanction work will be began after the cmp has been hairosted a d when the Ea gincor-in-Chief Jiem hall have arrived in Catton, it is not likely that the work will be commenced under Engineer-in-Chief Kwong.

JUAK IN DISTRESS.

"STANLEY" TO THE RESCUE.

g'h lost. During the past few days, a strong gale has bee bleging is Mrs Day from the north. As oser sull of the tate of the weather, a jask Regulation II—foxes. Sectio. Vbe Goverment is to appoin( 453 ) carrying 650 picels of cargo,

P. C. 17 stated 16 was as daty at Query on officer to see the working of the monopoly was blown on the rocks at Tup-mua yesterday. and all minor officials are to be appointed by mo ring and was wrecked. According to the Bay on the morning of the 5th November and the monopolists. bela ies of all officials story of au cre-wita 51, who was leaving Tai atam. he saw twa sickshas outside o at the time on board a steam-launch No. the west date. One of the coolies was are to be fixed by the moropolists.

observed stuggling cutide the grie en the other in ide. 2 Pelice launch was with the wrected crift aid en after ihs The one inside was talking to a French sailor. master of the cargo-but decided to pro-He was as his way to Hongkerg and he me ccc11 Hosgong for necessary repairs. Cap: five rickshas at the entrance to the Taikos

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY, Section VIII--It has been decided that every ta'n G, Wilu,hby, Master of the Govers-sugar refinery nad two or three of the sailors

The Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon tel of raw opism should be limi ed to the pre-ment tender Stanly, who appears to possess a gol off. One of them spoke broken English

Witness Railway bas advertised that the line will be paration of firemacecfprepared opium at m st. happy knock of farming vois times of difficulty and was he rd to say No .nikco."

directed the coolies ad four got into the ick open to traffic on the 5th day of the nth moon cen's, hire le to be in:scas d as the time is seeing how matters stood, rfered to tow the shas. One of the coolies remarked that one (the 6th lestant). Tua line at prostat exca The du y rn every tact of pepared osium is 3r experience by the barbour populatios, on creases. All peints gained to divans and disabled craft to Shan-ki-wan, Hecommenced of the sailers got into the wrong rickshs. He from Tal shi-tau (the termins of the Chinese Imkers to buy raw opium bo prep red to the by na mens casy task sherly ar9 didzot see the filth sailorgelt ng isto a ricksh2 section) to Sia chuen, with seven intermediate hold good for only one month.

o'clock and it was not till 45 p.m. when he They then made for the Taiko Focks. Hoatations, for a distance of some twenty miles, Two trains will run each way daily, Sundays Section V I-Permits covering imported arrived at 51 ski-war. The work wise could recognix one of the sailors.

lecluded. The rate charged on this line is oplum are to be issued by Government. complished under no little difficulties, as there Permits covering prepared opium are to be

it was bio slog hard from the North with heavy

how line. THE REVOLT AT MACAO was a very heavy S.E swell all the way and

slightly in excess of that on the Caston-Han

given by b monopo'j't',

raio. Just outside Fa-tu-mun, both tow repes puited simultaneously owing to the lewy ies to hid ber bottom torn out of her on the inosing. The 18-1 ted jink lost all her cargo ocks. No lives we a fos', as all the members Bection X-The monopoly is granted by the firms of importers, so such fi mimus keep of the crew were safely brought ever to thau reglaters of all impots on sales for the inform.kwao, where the damaged bat will undergo

repairs. ation of the m nopolis's

Section 1X-Thi levy of du y is.one on-pre pared oplum, as care innst be taken that is does not violate the exisig termy of it

Chefoo Convention,

Regulation -Estimates.

Jean Kerme', a captaler on board the gun- 5th fast, he was to watch on board frem i am. boat, stated that early on the morning of the fos am. During his watch he saw cleven men returting to the boat. A batch of four retorned vals. The del nia i was drunk when he came at 1.25 am. The rest came at different inter-

on board.

Cheung Choor, of the Givernment Civil Hospital, said he remembered on the morning of the blast, a ricksha c'o'ie bring admitted to hospital. He andreased the deceared. He was presett when the dying depositions of the deceased were taken.

En A. co sit, it is gratifying 15 nste that so ahar kindly act has bees placed to the credit Section XI-It is estimated that the revinue

of the Police. Sergeant Pawiger's attempt to from the monopily will amount annually, to some $1,000 a Bur under the pr sexi bid tow the wrecked jack off the rocks in a heavy atrangement about 6 % of the amount is to'lect- sex and by no means pleasant weather was an ed, so by placing the moneply with theic firms extremely plucky act and is descrvlog of every it will be under heller management are the er-recogpition at the hands of the Harbour Au-engrged at the same time. The rickih is were

ilo i'ies. timated revenue will be armired,

Section XII-According to the fixed rate of opium suppress'ar, the sale ci opium will de cicaso in course of time, whereas the imposi tien of taxes will increase.

Regulating IV-Disp & of Revence, Sectiio XN--The onset of revenue is to ba made up montlly, 70% of it goes to the Government for ma ing good the gambling farm deficit and % gafs to opium-importing firms as a subsidy the remaining 10% 70% gous to defray the expenses of the morn.. polists and branches the remaining 10% goes to the Government revenue.

Regulation V-Prevent bag nga ust bad mu ogrmeat.

Section X1V-This monopoly is carried on by the opium (guild and the tax is im pored on prepared oplum, sy no questions can bo raised abo is bring against Tesa'y're gulations

NEWS FROM THE NÒRIH,

(pecially Translated for the "Hongkong 'Telegraph")

CH NESE AND THE WEST INDIIS-

Tee Gurman Coul-General has com municated on behalf of a German merchant with the Acting Viceroy of the Two Kwongs to the effect that permissios may be granted to engage Chinero labourers in Parsic and Haloso Disects to proceed to the West-ladies-to-open- a Colony. It is feared that the Viceroy has instructed Tactal Ko to protest against those proceedings.

MILITARY STUDENTS FÖR I FAN,

Lem Bing, a ricksha coolle, said that is ricksha was engaged between twelve and one am. on the 5th November, Four others were

The Canton Society for the discussion of the to the Central Government requesting it to Macao Delimitation question has telegraphed endt oops and gunboats to the vicinity of Micao for the protection of Chinese subjects residing to the neighbourhood on account of the recent trouble at the Portuguese settlement;

THE NEW VICEROY,

The Viceroy-Designate of the Two Kwang, H. E. Chang Ming-chi, has telegraphed to Kwaogal to transfer several of his former com petent officials for service la Canton.

POWERS OF VICEROYS.

H. E: Choog Ming-chi, H. E, the Viceroy of ergiged by five French sailors. They engag

Yannav, togelber with several other Viceroys, ed them to go to Taikoo. When they drove

have telegraphically memtralised the Throze past Chuk-Tan Mul, two of the men refused

that according to the new official changes to pay their faces and they stopped. When

Loy arrived ou side the docks, one of the cool-Viceroys should only be responsible for the administration of afftirs within their own pro. les was stabbed. They met a constable near

DC and should not interfere with the Central Government and that ell, diplomatic questions, military and naval affaits, and legal questions should coms directly under the control of the Central Government.

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ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING Robberies and kidnapping have lately been rife in Weich w Picfacture and lu places along the East River. Frequent reports have been received by the authorities here. It is believed that matters will assume a worse feature on the approach of the Chinese New Your in the evout of the authorities failing to take prompt action for the prevention of there dastardly ccts

COAL MINES.

Fermirsion was recandy granted by the Taetal of In lustries of Kwangtaeg to one Wong Kwok-sum to open coal mines in the Hoa Yuen Hills, in the district of Panyii. The premator, however, has not yet opened the mines and the permission, therefore, has been cancelled...

FIRE

BXPORT EXAMINATION BED With reference to the protest of the merch ants against the removal of the oxport ex

last Saturday lasted a notification stating that Honam, the Commissioner of Cantoms here. the export examination shade will not be to moved for a temporary period.

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY. The first Oblatse action of the above allway was opened to traffic to-day. Two trains will bé ra dally cach way.

ROBBER BLUÉADED. Yesterday, at the Namthoi Magistracy, the robber, Leung Yew-ches, who was arrested in and extradited from Hongkong, was behooded,, THE YUET-MAN RAILWAY.

7th Inst. The Yuct Han Railway Company here has received a teleeram freni Peldog from H.E, cwly-elec'al Tao'a Teme Tec-yew; the Engineer-in-Chief of the concen, stating that ho will at eace proceed to Shanghai on privata buticess, after which he will leave for Canton to take over his new,duiler.

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CLAM FIGHTS ON RAILW>75. Yesterday a telegraphic massage was re ceived from the Sin Carun Stadion of the Danton-Kowloon Railway stating that a cla? fight is in progress at present in that vicinity between the clans Puz and Cline. On receipt of the message, the Railway Department at ence communicated with the Paayn Megistrato event of the rising proving a hindrance to to send troops to quell the disturbance in the

traffic.

GAMBLING MONOPOLY.

8th lust A fire broke out thortly after 7 o'clock last evening at Chung Kwai Street, in the southern

Information was received hero yesterday from suburb, when a pereived meat shop we c'm

Hongkong stating that four epe ootatives of pletely destroyed. Da ing the progress of the the thirty-five members of the Capton Delibera. bisz, one of the fire fighters of the Policivo Assembly who voted for the continuation Department suitalard serious i jurio be of the gambling 'farm in Keangiung and who result of a fall. He has been sent to the Red by their ac lou, have evoked thy protest of all secilons of the people, left by the C. M. B. N. Co.'s .. Tdi Shun for the Capital to make Cross Society to receive treatment.

for her mangemer & for the continuance of tule monopoly.

REMOVAL OF SHEDS.

With reference to the removal of the export examination sbeds from this side of the tiver to Hosam, which I reported yesterday, the Customs Agents Guild has peililoned H. E. the Viceroy, pointing out the inconvenience which has reaal 4d from the adaption of that meas ro.

THE GAMELING QUESTION.

5th lost. The Canton Self-Government Society, upen.

the urgent request of various public bodies, bas callel a meeting to-day to discuss the gambling question.

THE PORT OF HEUNGCHOW.

H.E. the Acting Viceroy Tsang his decided to again memoria'iz the Thrane praying for the opening of the port of Heungchow as a free port. Judging from various circumstances, it seems probable that the propssal might bear falt,

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THE NEW VICEROY,

Preparations are now being made by the officials bere for the arrival shortly of the Viceroy designate of the Two Kwaugs, H.E, Chong Mirg Chi.

THE OPIUM CAMPAIGN,

The Yon Wo Hotel la Wing Young Street was yesterday sealed up, as icformation was rictived that this, establishment permitted opiam.sroking and opium-selling on the pro misss.

A STRANGE SITUATION,

A pr est has beca received from Falshan by the Namboi Magistrate that the officials sent to that city to collect taxas have had the audacity to indulge in gambling on the flower-boats in the river and requesting the Magistrate to at once deal severely with the offenders,

ROBBERY AND KIDNAPPING.~. The authorities here, in view of the frequency

of robbery and kidnapping la the Weichow Prefecture and in places along the East River, buve now stationed atveral additional gunboats on this waterway for parral service. Several guard beats have also been stationed along the route for purposes of protection.

CANTON'S GARRISON.

Arillery iquidross have been formed in this province. 720 cates of gun-shiell arrived here the other day through Maisin. Carlawitz & Co. The authorities have placed the con- signtment in the Military Barracks proding the completion of the new friendl

OPIUM MOXOFOLY TO EPLACE GAMBLING REVENUE.

The local firms of opium importers called a meeling of the local gentry and merchants at Commerce to discuss the General Chamber the regulations governing the opium monopoly in Kwanglong. This stap has been taken as a direct result of the authorities' wish to create a monopoly, the revenue from which DHIRAL LI CHUA'S DIUGHTER WADDED.

it is proposed shu'd be utilised to make good The wedding ceremony at the marriage of the deficit caused by the suppression of the the daughter of Admiral Li Chun to the stroad

Pesent at the meeting a repidsentative of the 30 of HE. Ha Tang-wo (a Chang Yuan), gambling farm in Kwangsung. There were Dr'ctor of the Canton Law College, tosk place Kwangtong Tastai of Industries, represent at the yamers of the Commander-in-Chief of atives of the gentry, merchants, presima, etc. the Forces in Kwangtung. The wedding pro- Mr. Leo Ping shin, the Vice-president pro tem, of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. cession was a stately ard imposiog pageant, at which there were present a large b'dy of

Chap toy, President of the Foreign troops. Several distinguished visitors, includ. Godds ampatters' Guild, wele elected to the og H.E. the Acting Viceroy, Proviccial Trea chair, bir, Chai Ming-32m, tha representative turer, ste, were present at the ceremony to

of the local fi ms of opium importers, explained offer congratulations to the happy cupls. The the purpose of the meeting and read cut the wedding presents were both numerous and

r_gulations as proposed by the firm. Mr. handsome. Including Apir of gold spit oons. Ken Hung-yun Hanlls, remarked that The present from the Admiral to the couples con ill was a good plan for working the took the form of several tens of thrusade of Moncpaly in a far manner, and he also brated dollars. The newly married pair will shortly that guarantees as prescribed noder section of the Canton gambling monopoly, reqsing, leavs for Earps, where they are to continue that the members in questios should be epil- | their studies in one of the we'l-known edasi led at once,

tional iballations.

the Sugar Works, who directed them. The stabbing affair occurred near the first door of the dock, Witniss could not Identify the Darly who was in the deceased' ricksha The sailers refused to pay ibeir fares pod

THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY. At the beginning of this year, H. R. Viceroy chase the coolles. Witness lost a box co taling bis photo and azo-cent piece and also his cusbien. He recognised deceased's body Yunnan, at the time of the revolt of the newly at the Government Civil Hospital,

organised troops, created four regiments of the Chan Cheup, another ricksha ccolle, gaveo'd system and, together with the cld regl corroborative evidesco-

ments created an annual expenditure of Tls Inspector Collett was next called and stat coros The Acting Viceroy, H. E. Tanag, ed that about 239 8.m. on the sà inst. tas now received instuctions from the Minis the codia Chat Hing was brought to thery of War, to abolish these old regiments and stion by the last two w'tnesses and another. to use the foods for the organisation of cow A discussi in took plice between the mem- He was bis owo rickaba, No. 358. Witness troops. The old regiments are to be absorbed bers of the Ministry of War and the High Com.bd him removed to the Government Civil in the sew army or abolished- according to misioner of War's Advisory Cwtcil on the Hospital. On the 6h legt, at 11.30 p.m., beir usefulness or otherwise. The Viceroy subjact of sending a number of qual fici s'udite defendant and six others were taken bas instructed the Military Department to kok

ward in the Hospital in which into the 'mitler." ents from the Noble Colleges to ́s Udiversy to

Chan Hing was lying. Chen Ping identified in 'apan to go through a military course, sech as lofantry work. Ar illery and Gavalry train the defendant being one of the five mea who Section XVI-All divans most appli foring. As soon as they will have completed their engaged ticksbas from Ship Street. Deceased new permits to be issued by the monopolists studies thev, are to retura to China to establish did not recognise the man that stabbed him.

Inspector Collett-That is the e se for the Section XVII-Persont,impor irg rawrpium | Military University.

prosecution. Inland for sale must be farnished with permis

Pilsener said that he heard all the evidence. by ile, mouepalists. If any person is found

Ka was quite drunk at the time and could not remember what happened. He could not us derstand how he could have done such a thing. He bad not the slightest intention of striking the coolie. It hap end when be was dronk

Section XV-1 divana.chain opiumi through the monopolists 5 Do smuggled goods can be sold there, as a r:cord, accord- jog to regulaticas, must be kept of a lopiem sold to smokers. Should any such attempt be dicavered, the offender will bi severely puolite 1

CHINA'S WAVY.

Priore Teahan has Indrced all the officers sell ng the drug without a permit and the of the Navy to submit a statement regarding origins 1 ball is found in'a' 1, it isto be returned | the terrganization of the Navy. to the owner but if the bal is found to h. v beon opered-boyfender-will-be-fia:d-acctie- ing to existing regulations.

Section XVIII-If firms are found with 'm- poring permite, preparation of prépared opium pizmus, and if they fail to repeat the extent of impe is and sil's they am to be fixed as being smoggles. Firqtent fenders will be prohibited from carrying on their trede sy

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Section XIX-Up in the establishment of the minopsly all officials are to Lirait their protection. All oTenders against § be re- gulations are to be dealt with by them. After The care is reported to the monopo'ss opiam le ported for ta'e must be clearly marked so is to indicate the place'it is intended to be im parted lato for sale

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Regulation Apper dices. Section XX-Regulations for prevention of lilegal pinm-selling will be duly framed,

So XXdfitional regulation) are to te added from tite to time if necessary,.

THE VICEROY'S MINUTE.

In connection with the above, the following 'minute įranslated from the Chinese newspaper, Sat Kat Burg Yik Po of the 6.b just, is of

interest :-

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MACAO AND CHINA,

The Maczo Boundary Protection Society bas

wired to the National Assembly stating that the Government-shoald, in view of the Double in Portugal, take the opportunity of recovering Macar, and make it a commercial port. The matter his been referred to the Assembly for memcrial z'd to order the Minister of Foreign 'ċeliberation. Afterwards, the Theme will be Affairs to 'ake immediato action.

THE GAMOLIYG MONOPOLY. Cantonese residing in Nanking have tele graphed to Canten disapproving of the thirty. five mer bers of the Canton Deliberativa .As. sembly who voted in favour of the cat nuance

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SHIPPING MATTERS, The Shiu Wa Chin (Customs Departmest?) ching his revised the repot tions regnding the inspection of steam-launches in Canton. and he asked for the mercy of the G art.

Launches are to be inspected by the Harbour M. Theroux de Gerville, Commarder of 180 Master and their topoaga and measuremeots Vi-ilantry gave cyd nie-of-the-good-character-Taker, Lea chea under 150 tons biden are of the defendant.

His Worship committed defendant for trial,

CHINA'S MINERAL RICHES.

charged 1 mice person as registration fee while for those above the fixed tonnage the char; c 34 mace per ton. Permits are to be renewed vry four months. Chites--owned restels are to be examined by the Okitese Steam-Launch In- spection Bureau, which issue inspection ceni- Ecates for the informatics of the Customs. Foreign vessels rre inspected by the Customs, It has been decided by the Maritims Customs here to remove the export examination sheds from this side of the river to Honam. The iscal merchants have found th's to be very in convenient and they have petitioned the Commissioner for the ro'ention of the shad en this side. The representatives of the customs agents called on the Commits'on- daily believesinileg er fare fachatentier yesterday to present their petition. It has ir industry on the Pacific of which the plant been notified that the shed will be rem: ved on at Irandala is but a small beginning. The the 5th instant. possibili is of desofupment la fondata be copri lors immense a d、believes ita success la attured,

PUTTING HER HOUSE IN ORDER.

M. Jacob Faith, Presiders of the Puzet The Prince Regent has given icz'uctions to Prince Pu-lus that ever sicca the cp n'eg of

Found National Bank, and one of the leading financiers on the Pacific Coast, who arrived lo the Scoate, foreigners bave directed their atten

Tokyn recently if or a lengthy visit to Chine, tion to the future Constitutional Government of

says he was very much impressed with the the crusty and their antion to diplomatic.

ffairs, The Regulations of the Senate should richness of the mines in Chinatoil in ore and be reorganized in a semit'cal manner to coil. Do thinks the China ore whi his im- ported by ths Western Steel Corporation Is of as to prevent the Dajos bring derided the best quality and ef proportio's & richness fore'gners Although the time for the opening

qual to the bet in the Uiled Stae. Ho of lament has not yet arrived still there 'shou'd be no negligence of duties. In ac cdance with these instructions, Price Tu-fun has conveyed the Regent's wishes to the mem- brrs if the Sinais to act accordingly.

WARNING AGAINST MALPRACTICES. The Censorial Body has memoria"zed the Good Council on behalf of the people that it huid beware of malpractices belog commit. ted by efficals who are engaged in administer log the reform of the judicial system.

A 10,000-WORD CABLE.

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Wong Chiu Feng and others have petitioned His Excellency the Vicer.y alleging that Leung Chia Torg, the Canton Opium Farmer, has obtained the lease of the farm by means of bribes, and that he is running it for bis own benefit. The petition bas row received the

The Y caro if Yon-Kwal recently rent a mizuts of His Fxcellency, which is as fol telegraphic mema.ial to the Throne of more lows "I have noted your petitled, You than ten thousand characters. It is reported have repeatedly peitened me, al'eging thật | that the to`egram, prayed for an enly eslab. Leong Chio Tong las fraudulently the fishment of Palliment. tained the farm to farther bisbject of

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smuggling, and requesting that be should be suspended and relieved. I have already given GHRMANCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY directions to the Provincial Treasurer to i stitute frqzirles and to repost on the circam- statces of the case. The patil nors, th`ald baya awaited my decision, and should not have petitioned we over and over Bra'D On the other hand, slocs the running of the farm was la the hands of Leung Chia Toog, the receipts of the tix have been pratedly short and the amovets do not cor- retpped with the estimates made by the Aull-Opium Bura: u The petitia eis are fies from all klamo,' because their sla ́ements nra correct, in consequence of the policy of the suppie son of gambling, the money dered from the prepared, oplum tax is to replace the revokus på aloed from gambling CORCODE. If the collection of thin (oplam)

Finally Mr. Furth thinks there a o grest pox. sibilities in the Chinese Empire as very few of its tremendous roseures are developed, and Es considers Amir cins have arr.ferential oppor tunity as the Chieese are very favourable to them at the present time.

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BIJOU SCENIC Zheatre.

AN ENJOYABLE ENT.RTAINMEKT,

8th inst. As had been anticipated. Miss Vera Ferrace's dful it the abova variety bali fost night was in every successful, with the exception, perhaps, of one little contrelempr which was met bytheclerer Fenglies, Nov. 17. and vivacious actress with considerable 84% The Germans are certainly working for the front, Wiss Ferrace is the ferunate potresaor "peo, door bere. An unutual amper of of a pleasing voice of wide rarge and particular catalogues printed in Cliacss are distributedly excelled in eno of her numbers, who a thro-ghout the city.

simultaneous singing and whistling effect was produced to the great delight of the audience. Miss Cerrington also received her! due meed of praise for hers ngs "Daddy" and "In the Dear Fomeland," while Mr. R. H. Stephenson's character sorgs again brought Cowa the bouse. Caporal Burgess Klog's Medal)ill continues his foe cabibition of sw id-swinging and nightly wins opstinted ap- plause for ble skillful geiformance,

til undontoid's me gigawiz.commercial enterprise wil be attempted bere and in the neighbouring ci les.

Ro resentatives of the local Chamber of Commerce met the other day many German marchants and discussed future bailne.s pro spects with them.

They have given a bundle of shero catalogues to the Chloess merchanie,

CANTOM IOLICE.. Three classes of students of the anion Police Schor! will complete their course by the and of this year. The school has issued a noti ficaton leviting, students who desire to enter this school to présent themselves for examines tion.

„HÓRTHCOMING MARRIAKE,

The mirrlage of the second son of HE HA Tank-wo, Director of the Canton Law College, 11 daughter of H.E. Admiral Li Obun has tesa cunounced. The coromony will take place on the 4th foltant at the Kwongtung Commander-in-Chief's yamen at Tito Me Lace, Inside the city.

AYOTHER FIRE

A fire broke out this mornlag a' 9 o'circnt King -Shin Lane, in the Wester Sebuth, when three private residences were involved in the flames eni completely destroyed.

ANTI GAMBLING SOCIETY:

thiest. Alranch of the Arti-Gambling Souley has been formed in the district of Hoban to assist the Central Society at Cân on.

FAILURE OF COPS. Ink rmation has been received from Tiin Pak, in the prefecture of Enock ow, stalog that the crop in that district has been somewhat of a failura bat the salt beds have given every satisfaction. It will be r membered that last month the water rose and toandates the em- bankments, sweeping away all the felt that bed

been stored for over a jsir.

should be at once bacded to the Govero- mani so as so essere the rapid suppression of gambling. H.E Chun Pak-to, the former Educational Commissioner of Kingolog,

ved that Section Xill, under which to pit

cent, of the revenue is to be utilised for yo organitation purpis: alter the suppression of gambling, be concelled and the whole of the revenue be u iisd for making good the deficit cued by gambling suppression. Afterconain altentions of some of the regulations, the meeting dispersed.

CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.

A bureau has been opened for the purchase. of land for the proposed connecting line of the Canton Kowloon Ballway and the Canton. Heater Railway. The proposed 100te starts. from Tai-sha-tos, pasting by the Wing Sing and Tung Ming Monasteries; the barracks of the second division of the newly- diilled troops, the parads grounds outside the Saichuen, the second station og iba Canton. small North Gate, the Norib Gale, then to Havkov Railway.

of CANTOR CHAMBER COY MERCE The Canton Chamber of Commerce, in, das cordance with instructions received on the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and ('om- merce through the Tactal of Industries, met yesteray and appointed Mr. Lee Ping-shun as Vice-President pro tens of the Chamber. This oppolatmeat was approved by the Committee. ALLEGED INFRINGINENT CY TRADE-MARK,

The Namhoi Megistrate has received 'à pra- test fom the Japanese Consul here stating that certain firms (oamed) had bzen. it fringing tho trade mark of a certain, Japinato patent medleissard requesting ibat das punishment tė meted out to the misçreduse,

THE GAMBLING HABIT, A meeting we held at the offices of the Cin- for Self-Government Society yesterday to ch sider the question of the suppression of gam bling In Kwangtung. Representatives from Hongkong ard Fathsban were also present.

Mr. Chan Wai-po and Mr. Chan Got-yu, a representative from Faishan, were electol to the chair, Letters received from Hongkong shi Fatsban wero read out to the assembly The question was raised as to whether the Tresident of the Tachihpn (inistry of Fin- ance) baxpowerlocali,u: the gambling moro- ndly of K oglung in spite of the constant protests received from the people of Kwarg tog, and it was proposed to cable to tho presl dent to make inquirer. The Chilimas stated that is the crint of the revenue required to carry on the Provincial Government being and inrufficient the Increase of Tls. 1,0cc,003 In respect of the salt tex and an additional Tis. 2,703, 00 from the oplem mon poly may be approp itted, to view of the fact that this year's estimate shows a surplor. In case th's source fails to provide a way cut of the difficulty, the 'quer mocap ly may be called to assistance.

A separt eminates from Lung Tam village, so hat there should be no fearn the part of the Goverement as to shortage of fands to carry on the work of the Goverment In view of in Shuntak district, staling that robbers there these facts, no question should be:alted of makare pretty active at present & fw days ago, Ing good the coficit carred by he aboli'len of a rumber cftbesa ineo broke into a certáld: the gambling, farm. It was then agreed to at base in the village and after bracklog the The One Hundred and Twenty Trades' Guild once wire to the Central Geverament Cemiod-place, kidnapiel a young boy; for whoss olinse bed predators' now demand a lisavy of Canton has issued a circular forbidideg its ing the immediate abolition of the monopoly.

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CHIN'S ARMY. members to pricipate in gambling. The It Was rogg sted that should the Garerament raniom.

The Maldity of War has decided to send en general strain of the circular is as follows relate to prohibit gambling the people should stake the initiative themselves. The following "Gambling · bas been dotrimental to labourers, who have our families 10 support preventive measures were discussed:-(0) To experienced officer to Kwanging to make GR and the promoters of the Gambling Monopoly stop all bailagts transactions with the game || lospection of the newly-trained troops here,

GURBJATS DISPATCHED TO MĀCIO WATERS. Owing to the recent trouble in Mecao, H.E. the Acting Viceroy Tsang bas o dered Admiral Li Chen to preceed with a namber of genbeats to Chlashan in case of emergency, It Is poned that slece the gunboat arrived there advice bas been received from the Admiral staing that everything in the vicially is quiet,

A GAMBLING PROCLAMATION."

3rd. Jast.

A DILATORY MAGISTRATE. A protest bas been received from the British Cousal General here by II. . the Actlog Viceray stating that cases comitog before the Namboi Magistrate have been undely delajad In being settled, soma casco, to, the extent of over a year, and requesting the Immediate settlement of all out tinding cases. HI, E. bas once dispose of the cases. instructed the Maglateste in question to t

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