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sunod a statesmanlike attitudo, and we cannot do bótior than quote his final finding: "That it (pin) must be dealt with gradually and not by precipitato urthods, and that above all there are other and worse evils which unless foresight and care aro exer-

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HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.

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Mr. Crabb Wati won the chan pionship of the Singapore Golf Club. `-|

Mrs. A. B. Moulder returned to-day, after a longthy holiday, from the States,

A longthy article on the waters gold mine appears in the

"Manila Times.'

A leclaro on naval history will be given to the United Servico Institution at 5.30 pm on Friday by Captain G. C. Cayley at the Volunteer drill hall,

MARCH

COMPANY MEETING.

INTERNATIONAL PETRO-

LEUM CO., ED.

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patroleum at 34s. to 40s, a ton was-sized-to-provent it from will do the work of 300 tons of goingaway. The car stopped for coal. It will require only half the about one minute. At the time usual engine and boiler space, and of the accident it was going much one fourth bunkor spaco, and dis- | Instor than an electric tramway Sovoral other Chinoso wituosses

A vuto of thanks to the Chair- man ulosed the proceedings.

A FATAL MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.

AT WEST POINT. About half-past five o'clock last night a Chinese was knocked in Connaught Roast West, oar down and killed by a motor-car Jardino's Pior. The unfortunate man was, one of a gang of paint scrapers who had just come ashore in a launch from the .s. Siberia. It was raining heavily at the time and the coolies were running across the road to get into the shelter of the rotundah on the opposito sido.

Deceased, it appoirs, was, run ning with his load down in a slanting direction when the car came up from behind, knocked Timor. The transfer of the pro-him down and ran over him. He porties to the Company is now being inado, and in the meantime wo have been successful in ob taining a licence from the Gov- ernment to allow of work being commenced forthwith. The Con- pany has employed Captain Theo Banjo, who has boon in the

A schome is on foot to astablish a free-public library in Kusal business the greater part of Lumpur for all races. It is hoped his life, to act as field superin to raise $150,000 to cover all cost dental local manager, and including a handsome buildingen under him are two experienced a silo granted by Govorimont..

American drillers, and some twenty Chinose mechanies. Mr. Hardison, tho foreman bore

LATEST MAIL NEWS.

London, March 8.-At Oporto reading the Bishop's pastoral letter whereto the Government objects. Consequently the priests are threatened by the Church with the loss of thoir positions. Those who read the letter havò been imprisoned by the Govern montand will likewise lose their posts.—"Tokio Ashi”-

March 9-With regard to tho Customs Tariff, Jupan has made concessions in cotton cloth, iron, etc., and agreed that this now tariff should be loft in existence while Great Britain maintains the tions batweon the two countrios Treo Trado system. The negotin- have thus boen concluded by formally entering into a reciprocal convcation."Nichi Nichi."

March 10.A. Washington ro port says that the dispatch of the troops to the Southwest is pro- ceding smoothly. Fresh expres sions of mutual respect and between the United States and confidenco have been exchanged Mexican Governments,

Whilo

body is deceived, as to the potential significance of the American more, officials apparent ly do not apprehend anything of startling nature in the immediate

future.

was picked up inconscious and taken to No. 7 Police Station and afterwards to the hospital whore he died about nine o'clock. Tho car was driven by a filipino and The Northern shipyards dispute carried two passengers Euro: has been settled. Tho mastore poan lady and gentleman. and the mon are to sign an agree--

nont at Edinburgh.

The number of the car was taken by n Inkong and the vehicle was identified as bolonging, to Messrs. Nicol and Co.'s garage in Dos Vinux Road West. Sergeant A. Graut, made inquiries at the motor-car depot and arrested the for not stopping that the passen driver, who gavo as his excuse

as they were afraid that the gers ordered him to drive on Chinese would attack the car and its ocupants.

country,wo many, indeed, be opinion is supported by Sir out hore ind loss of the land in said to be of it, and we have William Roberts, who was the which we live, and who will be hore, at Shanghai, Tientsin expert medical member of the morally responsible for the intro- and Singapore "merchant princos", India Commission, by the super-duction of new vicesinto a country. who have built up by strict atton- intendont of the Gorornment notoriously abstomious. Wenny

Tho statutory meeting of the penso with from 50 to 75 per cont car. tion to their own finances what Hospital at Unlentia, by Sir Al- blame the Government for impes International Petroleum, Com- of stokers. The vessel will have A. S. WATSON & diplomatists are now being paid exander Hosis, and a host of other, ing laxos; we may curso our pany, Limited, was hold yesterday no fannels." That petroleumujos gavo corroborativo evidence sad to preserve. They are plain, high authorities; but it must not fato at having to pay tho, smo; at the otheos of Messrs. Barretto sosie im se vantages over the case was afterwards adjourned 00., LD.

honest men, and by no stretch of be supposed that. His Excellency, but it is at home that thespringale general agents, of the coal from the point of view of hol to allow ucensed to enll witness

Company.

is au undoubled fact. Inasmuch for the defence. the imagination could theybe'cnll- is opposed to the prohibition of our troubles rise, and until the The notice convening the ment- 24, in the nature of things, tho ed iù business hours sentimental; opium. His conclusion to his woll-homo nuthorities (save the mark!)ing laving been read,

fold cannot como into bouring for yot to read of them from the penned doforce of the Colony in awake to the fact that China s

The Chairman aid-Centle some little time, you will under- of the alleged authorities of the conacction with the vice and his factor in Inuman progress and noting of the Company in compliance Company's affairs wo lavo really mon-This is the statutory meet stand that at this stage of tho homa pross conjures up visions of

equally well-reasoned opinion on

a wandering charactor from a with the law. There are no re- nothing definito to say, beyond most of the priestsabstained from commercial Unplains Kidd, but little different from that pictures the subject, shows him to have as fairy tale we will continue to pay solutions to bo passod, and there assuring you that we loops to have for bystorical expressions of opin is no vote of any kind to be taken, good news at an early date of quo and lari rullian. The

The board got to work as soon as successful borings, and that when ion unfounded on fact. 'glambur of the East" is all vory

the Company was registored, ani wo most again we shall be in the wollas the basis of a novel, but

I think I may say with confidence position to give youn good account in these days when China horself,

we have already done good work, of our slowardship. still the Chins of the Arábian

on your behalf. I talto this op- po: tunity of saying something as Nights to many of our friends at

to the position and prospects of home, is sending pig iron to the

The Minnesota arrived in this Company. The Company Yokohama on the 11th foundries of the United States and

was incorporated on the 21st Novomber last, and recolved a has a commorso, increasing byeised may prove wont than

cortificats entitling it to con WHISKY loajs and bounds, in these suking." With reference to

monce

business a lew days days the glamour of the East these evils, Professor Giles `and |

after. We have gone to al is a poor, excuse to advance for her authorities express the

lotment on 49,500 shares includ the ignorance of those who, to a fear that drinking will follow Swottenlum eriekot trophy for As the monoy we have in lund

Penang has been awarded the ing the purchase considoration. certain extent, hold our future in the train of the aboli-1910.

allicient for the present. opern- their hands. Yet this same in of opium smoking, and it

tions of the Company, it is very excusable ignorance is resulted

is thoroforo with the strengost

probable that the directors will in an inexcusable crusade, and is expert opinion to support us that

not, unless under exceptional cir- we say that smoking is far less

cunstances, allot any more shares rospmisible for the financial mor

at par, until receipt of news from ass in which Hongkong finds it an evil than the habits which

Heal-the oil-folds, when, should soll to-day. Wo rufer, oi courro,

may replace it. Again on export

prove satisfactory, as we have to the hystoriral anti-opiuminove-ion, missionary for the most

every reason to believe, we' can ment In this, and in this mainly in ten thousand Chinoso are ad- part, wo say that not one hundred

got all the financial backing wo want. As you are aware this hai Hongkong hund a menace to

Six blocks of usos in the Company was formed to acquire Robert Porter & Co.'s its oquanimity; its well-oilai pro-Customs returns estinto the troyed by firo on March 16th,'

dicted to the drug, (the Chinese Paco district of Manila were desertain oil-fields in the island of gress and, we might almost shy,umber of smokers at 2 per

Any oarnest, well-meating en-

cont) while on

the other hand not one in fifty thou- dopvour to romove from humanity the lapdicaps of a vice must meet sand was a drunkard, in the with approval, und, as far as

mildest meaning of the word. ciremistances permit, support,

The ridiculous putery against the whole hourted and genuine; but “paricious labit," the "soul des- Governments are not shuttlecocks troying drug," and the "vice of a boblown hither and thither as nation" is therefore utterly without lists a studden wind. They are justification in the circumstances, above all things the drag upon

The taking of opium is pernicious; the wheel of papular ebullition, but so is the taking of drink, and in this clurarter the Imperial which fills our gutters night after Messe. Gysin Freres, the well-ster; has boen well recom-

Japan papers tell us that Government, in connection with night with men, women and known French firm at No. 5, Hongkong, has atterly failed. Wo children; and so is the taking of Kio Machi, Kobe, suspended par recognise opium as an ovit; we cocine which has spread oven mont on the 10th. recognise drink as an evil; and we intr the namories of America. appland those whoso efforts are Both drink and cocaine and kind-noma formal inquiry was held At the Magistracy this after directed towards the abolition of red modern drugs are slowly but both. But the sentimental, es surely creeping into China, and those of us who know enough of

day in receipt of a cable that the Timor about four weeks ago. The general agents wero yoster- the country not to dara to pose as synologues on an Exeter Hall

expolition arrived at the oil stage look forward with trepida-

fields, and that everybody and At the Seamen's Institute last everything wore landed well and Chinese workingman will, copy was given by then from H.. with The installation of the ducted the prosecution.

the day when the night a very enjoyable concert that work would commenco forth. Inspector W. Robertson con-

The programme

derrick in position should proceed The first witness callód was a 'to the conclusion of a now treaty his Europos, brother in his Navy, Canterbury and the Rev. Lord method of drowning ears. The ion from the Waterwite actual doop-drilling operations of paint-scrapors to which the "Osaka Mainchi."

sustained by the variety enter as rapidly as possible now, and Chinese who was one of the gang of Commerce and Navigation, William Gascoigne Cecil-who' became an expert on China's,

prohibition of opium was sunction-assisted by an instrumental tris started. The first woll should be deceased belonged. blems in a few weeks-lil the supported and is being carried from the Molin.

completed during July: Sourcos that at 5 p.m. yesterday he

London, March 10.-The Ger. advice of the local authorities had out by the Imperial Government

of petroleum, as you are aware, finished work on the s.s. Siberia. man Foreign Minister las deelorod - been obtained. We believe wo

Nows has been received a are an asset of great importance, With others he landed in a launch that, should reports from Mexico in ignorance, we think, of the Singapore announcing the death, and the formation of this. Com at Jardins's Pier. It was raining show that German interests in the can say emphatically that that facts and without due rogard at Dresden, Germany, of Mr. I pany was the first really serious and blowing hard. Deceased, country aro jeopardized through advice would have been absolutely being paid to the expert opinion M. John, for many years attempt that had been made in who was one of his party, was the disturbance, Germany will against taking the steps which of those "on the spot.”

member of the Singapore Pildi Hongkong to solve the problem running sideways to the verandah jumeriately take decided stops have resulted in the present. Hongkong therefore is suffering two years ago after practically commercial basis in that part of across the stroot to get to the newspapers are of the opinion Association, who retired samo of the existence of oil upon a westwardly in a slanting direction for their protection. The British situation in the opium trade, and,d, should the demons of drink forty years' residence in Sing the world, The driling plants shelter of the verandah. Witness that the statement of the German incidentally, in the frames of and cocaine become miliar poro.

acquired by us are the latest was about fifteen yards behind the Foreign Minister, which utterly Hongkong. In support of this in China, as they will, China

to be had and of the bost doceased. Ife saw a motor-car com- ignores the Monroe Doctrine, will Hongkong Telegraph heid "Memoradan berading from this manifestation of the quartermaster, and Mr. Jolu From previous experiencos of collided with the decoused and the difficulty is regarded here as of

assertion we have the strikingly will still more deeply suffer

description, capable of boring.to ing along in a westward direction curage Amorica.-"Hochi.” Captain William 11. Berisch

a depth of 3,000 feot if necessary, without sounding the horn; it March 11-Tho Mexican the Restriction of Opium in Nonconformist conscience; but, superintending engineer, barings made by Captain Bunjo, latter foll down. The car hit him increasing gravity. The under- HONGKOND, TOESDAY, MAneu 21, 1911 | Hongkong and in China" written for the

quartermaster's department was obtained at the shallow on the left side and he fell on his writers at Lloyds are taking mon- presout WO aro Manila, are in Hongkong, on tem by His Excellency the Governor concerned only with our fin-porary duty in connection with depth of 45 foot, and I am in back. The front wheel passe sure to indeinnify themselves in March 1909, The Memoran- ances. It is unnecessary for us the trialsof the Milay, a new vessel the oil sands at 800 feet or sover is hear. Witness heard no the rates on vessels and trading clined to think that we shall roach over his leg and the back wheel against possible war by increasing duny was

the result of the to go into deuils as to the undergoing construction for the Wo are at no distance from this sound of bell or gong. Deceased monstres. The newspapers are accusations made in the House loss, the wholly unjustifiablo quartermaster's department. seaboard and the question of was running in front of the others, discussing possiblo complications of Commons that in Hongkong loss, sustained by the Colony, ow-

The following intimations ap-lines, which is a most important had no reason to dodge the vollicle. tion."Jiji.”

transportation by means of pipe who could see the car coming and, in the event of American interven nothing had been attempteding to the abolition of the opium pear in Command Orders: Teave point, would be an easy mattor. The car only stopped while a nothing done." Sir F. Lagard trade: the Governor's memoran of absence of one month has been to the uses to which petronkong took the number. Defen- The .. Eastern, which was fully explained the stops which dum fully cover this side of the granted to Miss M. 5. William, leum and its by-products are put, dant wis driving. There were damaged some time ago, will onxit had been taken and are being subject. We all know too well private affairs to neighbouring there is no need for mo tow foreigners also in the cur, ojo trip, and arrive here early in new liquor tax in the light now followed by Hongkong to what have been the effects of the June 3 to July 22 has been grant-

Countries; leave of absence from dwell or to enlarge úpon. It is Witness and several othors carried, June. of the Government's duty to its put down the opium traffic, even energetic ignomice of the well-od Captain C. H. D. St. Clair, only the other day that wo read the injured "nian to the polica "cure" and the individual's duty at its own expens, and in a care- meaning busybedionat homo, One A. S. G.; Liont. H. F. G. Charter. Chainman of the Institute of En-hoad and log. The car was going rons which were despatched to the postprandial speech of the station; ho was bleeding from his.. The Amariern eruisor sqund to the fiovernment. It remains fully reasoned argument showed of the first and one of the most kong and has been posted to his foug, in which the building of electric tramway cars.

K.O.Y.L.I., Ing arrived at Ilongginers and Shipbuilders of Hong very fast-about the speed of the Mexican waters, lave returned to to attempt to arrive at the cause

conclusively that the "farmor" disquieting has been the sudden battalion.

He saw their stations. of this imposition, which has been nonopoly was the bost restrictive activity in the "anti-opium pills"

internal combustion ongines was nothing of the car and hoard mado because of the Colony's measure that could possibly be trade and in the smuggling of

referred to in glowing terms, nothing of it until the moment of Kidnapping of childron con As a nows item I quote the fol- the collision.

A specialmeolingofthe Eastern inability to show a credit balanto. employed. The Governor also cocaine and kindred drugs into tinuogto be as prevalent as over lowing extract from a slupping Another Chinose-paint-scrupor Smelting Company was called for To genomliso, it is safe to say quoted the high authority of the Colony; and it is indeed in the Colony, despite the rigor paper: Messrs. Barclay, Curle (a brother of the deceased), who the 20th inst, at which it was pro- that more sensational and sonti- Lord Brassey's Commission-the odough to call forth the strong-dors at recent Sessions. In some constructing for a Continental roborative evidenco. When he oil the undertaking, subject to ous sontonces prased upon offen & Co., Clyde shipbuildors, are was also in the gang, gave cor- posed to authorise Mr. Jossen to montal stuff luas been written most exhaustive enquiry over est language that we have at cases the kidnapped children are line a vessel which it is said will first saw the car, he said, it was its liabilities, to a now company about China and tho various held into any such subject to one and the santo time to suffer never en again by their parents revolutioniso shipping. It is to some five yards behind tho do, in England with a nominal capital trade centres this side of Suoz show that the use of opium is by the approach of deadly and in-orguninne. To-day, however, be a 12-knot bout of 5,000 tons ceased. After the accident some of £300,000, says a Penang cable. that of any other hub of activity no means the dreadful evil which sidious drugs and pay for the which was thecoyed away from tion engines, Diesel type, hitherto been stopped meanwhile. Whon £133,000 payable by the allotment the Police report that one child, gross, driven by internal combus-Chinesossized the car, which had The purchase price is to be prominent in history. Wo live hystorical propagandiats at home salving of the consciencos. of Yamnati in February last, has only applied to trawlers and the ear stopped he saw a European, of fully-paid shares in the new on the fringe of a wonderful would have us believe. This those who know little of our lives been recovered in Canton. yachts. One hundred tons crude get down from the car. The car company,

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THE COLONY'S DIFFICULTIES.

We made an effort in this column a day or two Bgo to place before our readers

the "true inwardness" of the

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into the circumstances attending the death of a Chinese prisoner in that death was due to natural Victoria Gaol The jury: found causos.

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confident we have secured the endled to us, and Wo are best man that could be got in California. Active operations as the equipment for drilling and should startin the near future,

pany were sent from Hongkau! the men engaged by thio Com-

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Police Court Proceedings.

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river of the motor car, Angsley Before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy this morning, the Wenrigues, was charged with manslaughter, Ho was undefen dod.

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tention is being given by the London, March 9-Great at- Australian Press just now to the immigration of Japanese into New Caledonia. It is roportod encontaging the omigration movo- that the Japanese Government is

Pross emphasizes the point that ment to New Calodonin, Tho thisomigration is being encourag od. The islands are being on there will be at least 4,000 swamped by Japanese and very Japanese thore. The "Sydney

Southern Pacifio by Japanese Morning Horall" says that AUR- talions could not view unmoved. even a peaceful invasion of the labourers.-"Osaka Mainichi."

The Japanese representatives aro now about to open negotia- Lions with Gonany with a view