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Intimations.

CO., LD.

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY APRILI

A party from the H.M.S. Astren engaged in a route march in, Shanghai on the 13th.

A large number of time expired Gorman soldiers are returning home from Tsingtao on the Kleist.

The machine shop plant for the fchang-Szechuan Railway was supplied by Mosers. Arnliold, Kâfborg & Co,”

tant for the moment nro the wool- weaving concerns. They are surely and steadily beating down the opposition of the wool imports and capturing the local markets. Thero is, for instance, the Shihui 'S. WATSON & mill at Shanghai. It produces 874 yards of cloth daily, or 202, 320 yards yearly. Its main object is to supply cloth for the immediate local market, though it hopes soon to be in a position to cater for the

Leave of absenco, on private Government trado. The factory is affairs, to the neighbouring coun- under a Chinošo superintendent, tries, has boon granted to the who has four Europeans under undermentioned officers::-Capt. him, but those latter will be dis. II. Addison, R.E., Captain II. K. Hughes, 1st Bn. K.OY.J.., pensed with shortly. The wool 2nd-Liout, J. A. Jorveis, 1st Bn. used isobtained from North China., K.O.Y.L.I. About 250 native labourers are

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841. -

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS..

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

CHINA'S VOLUNTEERS. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THE DANGER OF THE PRESENT SITUATION,

Wo can do without war for tons of hundreds of years: wo cannot do without an army for a day."

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At Thursday's meeting of the counoil the Bon. Mr. E. A. Howott will put the following question

19 1. – 1911

OPIUM OURSE IN THE PHILIPPINES:

AN EXPERIENCE WITH THE SECRET SERVICE.

TELEONAPH CORRESPONDERT

Manila, April 10.

COMPANY MEETING.

A. §. WATSON AND CO., LTD.

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An extraordinary general insot- With regard to the installation

ing of Messrs. A. S. Watson and and operation of a station for [T

Co., Ltd., to confirm certain reso- lutions, was held this morning at wireless telegraphy in this

the Hongkong Hotel. Mr. Henry cólony, and in view of the faot

A little baby lay on its mother's Humphreys presided, and there that the commercial community bronst on the bod under the mos-wore also present the Hon. Mr. E. is becoming restless at the ap quito curtains. The tiny room Messrs. H. P. White and J. Scott Osborne, Sir Hormusjoo Mody,

parent innotion of this Govern- mont, will the Governmout state definitely what stops it may be prepared to take to furnish what is now an absolute necessity for a colony, the greatest part of whose trade and life is connooted with

In this sentence the editor of local native newspaper sums up his impressions of the present political situation in China.

He writes on the present volun- teer novement, pointing out that in most of the provinces of China at this time bands of citizen soldiers have been formed, but shipping?" that they are exponding their f inilitary ardour in the interests of CHINESE IN AUSTRALIA. employed, half being women.Gazette of Indin," dated 17th

The following extract from the clan batilos.,

The writer explains that the Again, at Lauchow, Kansuh, a March, is published for inforin-Chinose volunteers being under ITU similar factory has been started.ationPromotions, Indian Artey tho control, naturally, ofthe It began to work only last year-No. 198.-The following pro- Ministry for War, rofuse to take Tho Chinoso Consul General in although the machinery had bobn motions aro mado, subject to His orders from the Provincial au- Majosty's approval -Majors to thorities. The only way, he says, imported from Europo several years ago.

be Lieutenant-Colonels. Date to correct this is to encourago the At Wuchung also 10th January, 1911. Alfred spirit of patriotism, which at pro- there is a Chinese wool-mill Turner Rowlandson, Comman-sont is manifested locally, so to using Japanese machinery, lant, 126th Baluchistan Infantry in while at Chingho and Tientsin

WHISKY A Bloud of the Finest Pure

Mult Whiskies distilled

Scotland

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FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR.

the Some

At the Victoria Skating Rink industry is in

on Saturday next, an interesting operation. Cotton mills are handicap for children will tako also numerous and are very rapid-placo pt 6 pan. A prize will be ly increasing. There are at the presented by Mr. J. Blake consist- presont moment in China nourly ing of a silver cup for the winner of the 3.4 milo rado. The same two thousand modern looms for day at 7.30 p.m., the Naval and the manufacture of cotton fabrics. Military Championship will be This, of course, is a Impelessly decided, the distanco boing four inadequate number to turn out miles. Two prizes will be com- Saturday, the 22nd just., farthor oronts are being arranged.

· Robert Porter & Co.'s the amount nended by the Empire,peted for. For the following day,

but it is a beginning-and from

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to none.

Bloat with the chenpost labour the world knows, Chinu must be conio a producing country second Wo are teaching her steadily, have been doing so for many yours, and sho undoubtedly is assimilating the lesson. Our imports may not show a large A. 8. WATSON & deerenso within the next ten years,

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STOUT in PNTS and SPLITS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 7th July, 1910. [28

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or Javour,

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HONGKONG, WEDscs., Áran, 19, 1911

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but that decronse is certainly threatened and just as certainly will come. When the foreign importer fades into comparativo

Medlo. Basenus is delighting large audiences nightly at the Empiro with selections from English, French and Italian. Middle: La Pomme also contributos pleasing songs. The programme on the whole is brimful of good things well worth seeing, Wo understand that the management as just received a fine collection of Pathe's coloured films, depict ing famous oporas. Next Friday. the well-known opera "Il Tro- vatore" will be thrown on the

screon.

Another pleasant, un nouncement to music-lovers in if not complete insignifienneo belongkong is that Srta. Salvati, side the local Chinese products, the dawn of thb foreigners' defent, in China will havo arrivod."

HONGKONG DAY

BY DAY.

soprano, and St-Falante, baritone, have been engaged and will arrivo shortly from Milan, where they have been connected with a well | known Opera Company.

THE HEMP FIEND.

11.M.S. Crossant leaves Hong-WILL HASHISH TAKE THE kong, homeward bound, on Friday.

Mr. Lui Jau Man will give a losture at the Chineso Y.M.C.A. on Thursday evening on the schools of Peking. Mr. Lui has been attending school in Peking for a number of years, and is now on his way to America to tako a place in the Legatiount Washing- ton, D.C.

The roturn of visitors to the City Hall Library and Musoum for the wook anding the. 16th April, 1911 (the doors woro closed on Good Friday and Saturday last): Nori-Chinese... 244 Chinese.......... 110 1,336

1,154

Library. Museum.

Total ......354

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· PLACE OF OPIUM?

INDIAN DRUG ENTERING INDO-CHINA.

We have received, some vor interesting and very important inforniation which, as our Fronch neighbours would say must "make furiously to think" those in authority.

It is concerning the importation of Indian hemp, and the con- sumption of its products, hashish or bhang, in China.

The Indian weed is being largely imported into Indo-China at the prosent moment, so says Four informant, who holds, a high position in the military world. He has given us a sprig or two of the hemp plant, which obviously louds itself to the uses of snug glors. With first-hand knowledge of his subject, he declares that

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speak, that is to sty the "guardians of the Empire expend most of their energies in fighting their own people.

The following extract from a loading article in tho "Shanghai Mercury" is very apropos of the situation:-

TELEBATA" CORRESPONDAST

Culon, April 18,'

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reeked with the fumos from the Harston (consulting committed), opium pipe the woman was T. F. Hough, J. M. E. Machado, smoking.

D. J. Jupp, Enos Seth, G. Rapp, T. W. Hornby, T. E. Olark, J.W Taylor and J. A. Tarrant (sccro- tary) udang,

Men of the Secret Servico filled the room into which they had broken. The house was being raided and this was the last, cap-

turo.

The Chairman said this was merely a confirmatory meeting, and should any shareholder wish to ask questions he would be pleased to answor tliem,

There were no questions, and the Clairman therefore proposed tho confirmation of the resolu tions, which wore carried unani- mously.

LAWN TENNIS,

Further games of tonuis woro played on the Cricket Ground in connection with the Hongkong Cricket Club tournament, and resulted as follows:

Event "A" Championship Lt. Day, K.O.Y.L.I., boat 0. Willson, 6-3:0—4: 0~4, ·

Event "B" Single Handicap A. Class,

The woman denied that so was smoking, even with the pipoin her hands. Sho had lighted it to make her baby sleep, she said. Afterwards before the Chief the excuse was substantiated.

The incident throws a baleful Australia has reported to the light on the curse of opium. The mother explained lint before her Board of Foreign Affairs the in- baby's birth she had been an troduction of now laws regarding opium smokor, and that when the Chinese enignuts into the Com- little thing was born-it. is now monwealth, and hos neked the only eight months old it would Board to notify the authorities of not sleep without opium Sho the different provinces. The did not smoke, sho affirmed, but Consular despatch states that the merely lit the pipe and by blow new laws will exclude all intru-ing through the stem kopt it dors and also woll inflict sovere smouldering, the fumes envolop punishment on them. Before ing the baby! the enforcement of these new Even before it had arrived in Volunteer or be slaves by and laws, Chinese when discovered this world it had been sacrificed by, was the argument of ono were leniently dealt with. Before on the altar of tho

drug! speaker. bisure your lives and the enforcement of tliest drastic goods, said another. The best, measures, the offenders were sub- logically the incidont is iutorost Captain C. T. Brierley (owes. 30)

Physiologically and pyscho-

R. J. Saunders (owos 30) bont. the only way to do this effectually, ject to imprisonment for a terning. It is one of the completest 2: B

We have no desire not exceeding six months, and examples of hereditary and en- is to armi. whatever to throw cold water on

were to be deported afterwards. vironment that I have como ach sontiments as these, While According to those new laws, the we have no sympathy, and never offenders will either be fined slave to opium, almost a smoker- across. The child is a confirmed have had sympathy with the 100 or imprisoned for a period at eight months! The mother stupidity of China's Chauvinism, of six months. In either ease, does not actually enjoy the pipo with her old belief in her immenso they have to be deported after- herself, but lights it only for the superiority to the rostofthe world, wards. Owing to the con- sake of hor little baby, Can one and her supercilious assumption tinued discovery of these persons wonder that decent-minded" of suzerainty overall other nations, who came on their own account people uppose the traffic in the with, in short, the ignorant errors or sided, the Consul cannot see

drug? which brought her to the dust, wo his way to protest against the are by.no means prepared to stand enforcement of those laws. The mutely by while she is noedlessly Consul advised tho Chineso humiliated, flaunted, and debased. generally not to try to get into If she be guilty of faults, lot those Australia by this dishonest and faults be openly shown, and as fraudulent method, as it will only openly reinodiod. But to attack mean disgrace and a heavy loss. her without due onuso, to donpoil On receipt of this despatch from her for no other reason than that the Board of Foreign Affairs; the she is weak, is to do a thing against Canton Viceroy has notified the which both reason and right feel- public generally. ing rebel. Itiano wonder, then, that Chineso patriots are doing all they can to awaken the spirit of their countrymen tod sense both of their wrong and of their duty. What is doubtful about the movemont is

DEATH OF CAPTAIN H. C. D. FRAMPTON,

HOME POLITICS.

Event "B" Single Handicap B. Class.

G-A. Cooke, R.N., (owes 15) bent O. B. Jolinson (owes 6-4;6-4,

R. Sutherland (owns 4-0), boot H. E. Hoffman (scratel) 0-2: 1-0:6-3.

Doubles Handicap B. Class. Lt. Attwood and Lt. Ahneham (ovos 15) boat H. L. Garrutte and T. G. Woall (owes 15) 6-2; 63.

Event "D" Professional Pairs. Dr Aubrey and Dr. Fisher R.N., (Medical) beat Lale Breton and O. C. Hickling (Moralmnes)

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London, April 3.-The-battle in Parliament over the Veto Bill began at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The policy of the Unionist party is to delay the bill as much as possible. No less than nine COMPANY REPORT. hundrod amendments have boon proposed, not to mention notices of one hundred and seventy-three questions. To-day alone, twenty- seven different questions were put to the Premior, wliose ans- wers throughout were couched in the most conciso: terms "Osaka Mainichi."

POLICE COURT.

BIG OPIUM SEIZURE. Tse Tim was charged this morning, bofore Mr. J. I. Wood,

We regret to record the death its permanence. Where is tho

of Capt. H. C. D. Frampton, a national debt redemption scheme? it is as derid as we prophesied it well known China coast skipper, would be. Is the presentoffervos- who passed away at the Govorn conce in military matters to fizzle mont Civil Hospital yesterday out likowiso? There are a fow!

morning. Some ten days ago ho arguments in its favour, but more against. Monoy, arms, organisa-was admitted to that institution tion, &c. Where are those to come suffering from pneumonia and, from as a regular thing, your in, despite unromitting care, death with being in possession of 530 year out? Most important of all, ensued. The deceased gentle-taels of loose opium. He was where is the discipline to come

man was for many years with arrested in Connaught Road by from? Chind is, perhaps, the Messrs. Butterfield and Swire. Chinese Excise officer No. 106. | most ill-disciplined nation on For the last three years he had Defendant pleaded guilty, and earth. What has just happened charge of those. Lartes trading stated that he did not know what at Canton? An assassin hus shot between Hongkong and Saigon, was in the box. He was a coolie, a general, and so wo are told in and until quite lately, when signs and the box was given to him by telegram-the whole body-guard of chest trouble became apparent, a man to take to Wing Lok Wharf. of that general took to their heels he looked as though many your call witnesses ?

His Worship-Do you want to and ran. Now, an army without of activity and health wero discipline:is far more dangerous before him. to its own people than it is to an enemy.

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Tho deconsed, who will be mourned by quite a host of friends hore, lenvas an aged mother, wife of the late Major Frampton, who resides at Teignmonth in Devon shire, and his wife, whose home is in London.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

The directors report prosented. at the fifty-seventh ordinary gon- oral meeting, 29th March, 1911, is as follows :—The directors have now to submit to the shareholders the balance-sheet and profit and loss account of the Bank for the year ended 31st December last. Those show a not profit, after pro- viding for bad and doubtful debts, of £375,303 138. Od., inclusive af £124,108 6a, 4d. brought forward from the previous year. The in- torim · dividend at the rate of thirteen per cent. per annum paid in October last absorbed £78,000, and a further sum of £21,000 has been appropriated to pay a bonus to the staff. The amount now available is therefore £276,303, 13s. Gd., and the directors propose to pay a final dividend at the rate, of fifteen per cont.. per annum, making fourteen per cent, for the whole year; to add £25,000 to the roservo fund, which will then stand at €1,625,000 to add to impose a heavy fine, as this $10,000 to the officers' superan- was Chinese loose epium and nuation fund; to write off pre- it went to show that liero is amises account £25,000, and to considerable traffic in loose opium carry forward the balance of in the Colony.

£120,383-138. Od.

Dofondant-I have only been here for ten days, and don't know anybody.

Chief Excise Officer Hoggarth stated that the opium was worth 8040, and lo asked his Worship

HOME PRODUCTION.

The average "Westernor" ro- garda China ng

a dumping ground for his products, For many hundreds of yours" ho Js been steadily increasing his imports to the neighbouring country, They were needed; many are still needed; but as is only natural the Chinese needing those things are beginning to ask themselves with increasing vehemence why they should not produce them themselves. The dilution of a monopoly is always a matter of serious import to the pictures will always remind know, tako account of tlio dangor which for arms takes to brickbats Government monopolies for the absent. He helped himself to a

the-monopolist, The Western monopolist in China to-day soos his position throatened by changes,

opium or alcohol, will in the near future take the place of opium in the Far East.

Meo Cheung sonds as a number of photos of the landing of Ad-this-wood, more pernicious. than miral Hubbard at Blako Pior, yesterday, and informs us that he is in receipt of u letter from Lady May thanking him for several photographs forwarded by him, illustrating the departure from Blake Pior of Sir Henry May and family. Lady May utatos that fer of Hongkong, where she spent so many happy years.

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He is to the succeeded on tho Lurton by Chief Officer l'ago.

The funeral takes place to-day, the cortege passing the monument at 5.30 p.m.

His Worship You are fined $1,000, or three months' imprison-

mont,

KING MANOEL.

ROYALIST HOPES OF":

· RESTORATION:

Heroin, too, is the point at which the interest of the foreign dwoller in China's treaty porta becomes engaged. Willy-nilly, he must take note, and very care ful note of the presont movement. Were it as certainly under control as a regiment of Prussian in- fantry is under control, we need not question it at all. But woknow It is of small bulk-thia dendly | quite well that the reverse is tho weed, is cheap in comparison with caso. Hitherto rioting-itself an its elder brother, opium, and can evidence of the indiscipline to

According to figuros publislíod A man went into _Na_21 be smuggled easily. The Opium which we refer has been of in the "Asahi," the actual net D'Aguilar Street yesterday whon the Japanese the inmates of the house were Convention does not, as far as we the rougla and ready kind profit from which threatens from the importa and other handy missiles, fiscal your onling the 31st ultimo jackot. He was brought before A powerful movement is on foot tion of this drug.

ugly enough

at close amounted to You 02,153,700, the magistrate this morning and for restoring King Manool to the The Fronoh authorities in Indo- quarters but not otherwise against an estimated not "profit" sentenced to six weeks hard throne of Portugal, says a homo We regret to announce the China absolutely prohibit, the dangerous. How would it be if a of Yon 01,311,490.

paper of March 12th. Hope beats death of Mr. Podro Leong Hing homp plant, but nevertheless it is thousand or two excited nativo The exports of the port of

strong in the hearts of the Royal the lessons which for so many Koe, who passed away at his re-boing takon into the country in voluntorrs were to throw in their Tairen during March woro 120 Li Tai was charged this mornints that oven before the end of years he has boon teaching his sidoncs in Macao at 6.30 am, on over-increasing qudatition. It lot with the old timariotera? In 387 tous in thirty-four steamers, ing with the theft of fivo jackets, the present year his Majesty may market. Always the world goes Monday, the 17th inst., at the can be used as a drink, can be such a gaiss the question becomes showing an increase of 5,760 tons

two pairs of trousers, and $210 coins into his own again. round in circles and we are rapidly ripe old age of 68. Mr. Pedro amoked or chowed; the physical an exceoilingly serious one, serious over the previous month Beans money. from No. 1 Tzs Mi Alley. roaching the point on the circum- Leong was the Inte proprietor of and mental effects are deadly. for the foreigner who runs the were 11,853 tons, other coroals After bearing the evidence this ference of the wheel whence China the well known Hing Kee Hotel Wo have not been able to personal tisk, but for more serious 4,107 tons, bean cake 20,446 tons; magistrate passed sentence of six an interview with a leading mem

of Macao, and was known to his ascertain, as yet, whether this for China who runs the national seeds-2,168 tons, oils 1,800 tons labour and four hours stocks.

wooke' imprisonment with hard bor of the Mounrcial irty who will change roles, and from in-numerous European friends in noxious drug has made its ap- ono. We can conceive of no surer and sundries 400 Lons. Beans

8 Blocks is now in England. There is no porter of all things boconie, pro- the Far East as "Hing Koo." Hopearance in Hongkong, but wo way of bringing about the parti- decreased by 14,000 tons, whilst

intention of a conspiracy to over- ducer of many and exporter of was an old land mark of Macao, iako this opportunity of calling tion of China--otherwise practi- bean cake increased by 12,000 Major A. H. 8. Hart-Synnot, D. throw the Republic by, the pes (much that she now buys abroad. and was very popular with his the attention of the authorities to cally impossible than the use of tons compared with the previous 8.0., General Staff Officer, hav-masination of the men

Among the many new industrios European friends, who will now the danger of it doing so. It is voluntoors thus. Hence, while month. Of this 21.030 tons wont ing left the Command for Euge Government

be sorry to learn of his demise. He danger that should exercise the we admire the thiorejie patriotism to Japan; Changlui took 0,948 land on 12th instant, is struck off hope: that have made their how to the laayos a big family to mourn his thoughts of the Legislativo of the movement, we call for ex- tons, Amoy 2,300 tone, Hull 2,020 the strength of the Command eating thats Chineso market the most impor«-

Council.

treme caution in ita practice.

Bosordingly,

which are the logical outcome of

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labour.

Soutates the "Pall MallGazette,

a représentative of which has had

the