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NOTICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16 1911

Wo beg to inform our Customers and-the-Public-gonorully, that *we have from this date adopted now" labels for (in imported and bottled by us.

A FINEST OLD TOM GIN.

will in futuro bear the label

SIR ROBERT BURNETT & CO.'S OLD TOM GIN

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Imported and bottled by A, S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. B. FINEST UNSWEETENED GIN

will in future bear the labol zi

SIR ROBERT BURNETT & CO.'S

DRY GIN.... Imported and bottled by A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITEJ).:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. Hongkong, 28th June, 1910.

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The object of this paper isțio publish correct information, to-serre-the truth", and paint the newn without fear of favour.

Cable Address:. Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10th, 1911.

PAYING THE PIPER

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DAY BY DAY.

There is no man suddenly either excellently good, or ex-

remoly ovil.

SEQUEL TO THE NAPH- THE SANITARY BOARD. THE LIQUORS CASE.

THA EXPLOSION.

Case in the Courts.

Yesterday's Meeting

Full Court's Judgment.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday after the Full Court delivered judg.

definition of “import," Tlio. re- sult is moror to expand the sentence tins "here shall be paid upon intoxicating liquorę brought or sunsod to be brought into the colony and thio waters.

noon - when Mr. B. D. CL-Wolle presided. Those present were:ment yesterday afternoon at the This afternoon Jr. J. B. Col Bedford, MT. A. W. Browin, Supreme Court in the case in oro by sea the following duty, Wood Jaid before him a boatman Hon. Mr. Chatham, De Fitzwil which Messrs. II. Price and Com- payable either before the removal To-day was a "blank" day at who was, charged with unlawfully liains, Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Dr. Dany, Limited, wine and spirit of them from the ship in which the Supreme Court,

having a fire on his licensed junk Hartley, Asst. M. O. II., D. f. merchants, of No. 12, Quson's ey are so brought into the co- Road Central, suo the Attorney-lony and the waters thoroof by soa or on removal frout bond," General, Hon. Mr.C.01, Alubuster, for the recovery of the sun of They were therefore of opinion that the fundamental principle $1,050.38, being the amount of

laid lown by the Privy Coun certain liquor duties paid in excess

Thero were no chsen of plague reported during the 24 hours ending noon to-day."

Two conservancy-boats verd capsized in the larbour this morning by a sudden squall.

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A telegram was received in the Colony, yesterday, stating that “Tingkats" would again pay quarterly dividend of 1.50 tuels per share,

Clark, M. Q. H., and Mr. Bowen

Rowlands, Becroitry,

"Public Conveniences.

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Which was being loaded with dangerous gondo,nuinely koro- sine dil, on the 19th inst.

The president in introducing Luspector Langlor prosecuted his minute relative to the public nud Mr. Shenton Appeared for the latrine accommodation said that the proper sum. Hon. Mr. H. E. il applied to this ouse, and there were two initiers include Pollock, K... instructed by Mrpletely met the plaintiff's defendant,

in the recommendations for the RF. C. Master, of Bésars, Johnrgument that principle, is that At the previous bouring evid-P. W.D., for the curing your son, Stokes and Master, appeared the imposition of the duties is ouco 18 given to the effect that They were, the training of for the plaintiffsand the Attorney-contained only in the direction prior to the explosion, sparks, had las, and the provision of General, instructed by Mr. F. B..for their payment," that is in atrine accommodation in Vistoria Bowloy, Crown Solicitor, appeared words which render the liquors sub-section and there are no been scon- coming from the and. Kowloon. He had writton in his own defence galley of the junk, of which the rather a longthy minute on the Tho joint decision of the Court inble for, the duty or mo

the duty attachi at defendant was a charge and latter subject, which gave them was to the effect:-

any dato

to prior which whs the ono

The plaintiffs Mossra, Price and

payment," in the extent of the work done and involved

and secondly the duties o the details since 1900 and also Co., Ltd., had at that time a cer- The engagement is announced the fire.

of the proposals coming from lain quantity of liquors in bond, payable either when they are re- of Mrs Email S. Fischer, of Tientsin,

indved from, the ship or when P.C. Eastley gave evidence to various sources such as the Sani- and when they took them out after. Miss Alice Moore, of London, the effect that he was on daty otary Board and the Public Works the resolution of March 16th, they are taken out of bond,” daughter of the late Mr. and Mr.]

the Satsunm at the tin Held Department. He had sumanised Government claima u surcharge. The effect of the first stene Lewis Moore, who wore well known residents of Shanghai, just one alongside that vessel by suggesting recommendations customs duty, which they paid

as to what should be inchided inder protest; and this amount and curry, on the words and was putting a rope from the the estimates for 1912, and be they now sought to recover. Some which describe the subject of the The total entput of the Chinese police launch to the gangway thought, that, as there were no argument arose is to the omission duty in the first sentence of sub- of the word hereafter" in the Leegion-1+ it—was descriptive EngineeringTM and Mining Courwhor the explosion occurrat, - works in progress at the present pany's three mines for the week

and not logislative, and would in 3. Wood-Did you know momout and as there wore somebody of the resolution which ap-fact have been omitted it the ending With July, 1911, amounted to 34.252.61 tons and the sales/thut there was a tire on the light funds in hand, latrinos should be fears in the section, but the judges schedule liad been placed at the

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during the period, to 24,025.98 for the explosion occurred?

Lons.

Fell Down the Hold.

No

What was your duy?-To see Yesterday, a si accident, oo-that nu fire was on board the ship curred on the S. S. On Sang. A

for the lighter while it was being Chinese coolie assisting in the unloaded. lischarge of the cargo, fell down the hold sustaining a compound fracture of the thigh.

World's Largest Liner.

on Wednesday into the new Admiral Toyo drove two rivets. Cumurder Aquitanin, now build ing on the Clyde, which will be the largest liner in the world.

Sir Arthur Young

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visit to the Chinoso Court either

this year or in the first half of

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Mr. Shouton-If there were light in the galley, you would have seen it? Yes,

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a

special sampin some distance fropa The whart_coupany provide

the lighter for the men to cook thoir chow on?-1 did not see it on Wednesday,

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mentional..

af sub-section 2

| costs,"

was to re

provided in cases which he had were of the opinion that the

question did not really arise. For ond of the section. They were of Mr. Lau Chu Pak secorated the if anything did in fact turn on filed and that there myat bo opinion that tho plaintiff's caso if thors were involved. in it апу proposals contained in the pro- silent's minuto and the Board substantivo provision, they would judgmont for the defendant-wid be compelled to hold that the adopted them'.

Mr. Pollock askoil for a styy of forms of the resolution were pro tanto ultro vires, because the excution to enable them to co

sider their position. Council cannot logisinte by resolu tion. The more accurate form of to resolution should have been

The president mentioned that the cost of the programme which he had outlined would be about $12,000. For some reason that was unknown to him the vote this year had been reduced.

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resolution was carried.

The War on Rats

The Death Rate.

**itosolves that the tariff of duties. in section 3 (1) o alter as follows:-The Council had no.

of

This was agreed to. COMPANY REPORT. The-United-Asbestos Oriental Agency, Ld.

The following is tho gēnorak

rth

Accounts. The balance at the credit of

profit and loss account, aftes making allowance for purl and 471,13 brought forward from loubtful debts and incheling Hst year, is $8,154,20, which it how- is proposed to appropriate as

.of

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Hollows:

To

pay a dividend of

15 per cent, on ordin- ary, shures.....

general managers remuneration'........

cury forward to now

Auditor.

$5,940.00

2,000.00

214.20

$8,154.20

in taking to drink. They have provod ikat one way or another thehabad. The deceased allicer was lighter and the cargo wore a total corresponding week last year before the removal of them from Tutor Potts, who, baing eligiblo,.

boen aulied by M. W The accounts now present

himself for re vicction. DODWELL & Co., Lul

General Managers. FILIAL RESPECT. Yesterday a man and a boy re-

When Mr. Gorshom Stewart spoke about Hongkong, in tho Togso of Commons, on the Colonial Estimator debute he dealt with

The Kowloon Stables and the Dog's Home a subject with which he was perfectly acquainted. On copium

Correspondonce was submitted power to do anything more, thun question Mr. Stewart has said that which has been in the minds o

relative to the plans for the oroc-alter the duties. If therefore any tion of the proposed stibles-acar viring could be ascribed to the managers' roport for prosonlation many: "When you stop the trade with India you will not stop the

the disinfecting station, Kowloon. omission of the word here to the shareholders at tho consumption of opium.". It was sajd during the entroversy on the

The date when Sir Arthur Inspector Langley was asked The Hon. Mr. Hewett minated; ufter" in the resolution, or to fifteentli ordinary annual inseting licensing bill of 1906 that people could not be made sober by Act of young will leave Kanis Jaipur by Mr. Shenton-I believe the-What effort will this have on the the actual words used in the re-if the above wined company. Parliament. If they could, any rational-minded 'man would wolgu settled. He will not go to

Wharf Company take special Dog's Home?

solution, itis irrelevantand there- The general managers have tho comologislation to that effect. The same applies to opium; it canin Sapporo until his commission precaution when transhipping The president said that the fore it is unnecessary to consiilor pleasure to lay before the share- urses, and it is not certain when naphtha, They have a sampandable already encroached on the law as to the retroactive effect anders the accompanying state- be expected that the difficulty in attaining the, what is to the smoker, will be receivel, says tho some distance from the lighter on portion of the Dog's Hunt and it of legislation in this count of counts for the year delightful state of stupor, will cause him to give up this particular. "Malay Mail."

which the mon can cook their would be necessary to rebuild n The effect of the resolutionnded 31st May, 1911. form of enjoyment. We use the word enjoysont advisadly, for the The Japanese Emperor.food?-All companies do..

portion of the kennels. The plans therefore was to impose it now. That is done for tho special provided for the accommodation | vale opium smoker smokes beginuse he likes 16, because it gives him a The Vienna "Allgemeine Zoi-

import duties. as certain sensation for which the sosire is over kocner.; Taking the tung" learns that the Emperor of Purpose of avoiding having a ref twonty-eight cattle and quarters firm the lato of the adoption of the feelution. They hud question from another point of flow. Under the influence of the lapan intends to pay au officiat upon the lighter? They are not for drivers.

allowed to have a firo on the Col. Bedford proposed the theroforo merely to constine 8C drug the man-is incapable of broaking the public pence. The

lighter

adoption of the pluri subject to tion 3 (1) is it operated after There is no objection to the ditional ventilation being aro that date. It was necessary only harni that he can do is to himself, through the after 1012. affects of his indulgence. Now, as Mr. Stowart pointed] The journal adds that the sun smuking in the storn of vided in the coolie quartors. The over to consider the meaning

the ship? No.. --

heroafter" in section 3. AŬ tut, and rightly so, a substitute will be fpand for opium. Already.bject of this, the first foreign tour

Mr. Wood:-Tho stern of which

legislation in the futuro, the word morphin and cocaine hivo figured in the import lists of this Colony undertaken-will be to strengther. Shenton:The Satsuma, enling August showed that 1,825 far as it might clear up any

that any Japanese Emperor has

Muskel?

The rat returns for the week is really superfluous except in so and while we do not anticipato a general revorsion to these drugs as Japanese influence in China, and aspector Langley Unless vermin in all were caught, 1497 doubt as to the meaning of "Im- substitutes. on account of the prices, and facilition of governmental induce the Chinese to accelerate they were working at the after in Hongkong and 328 in Kow-ported" which being a past parti control, we must admit that there is more than a peculiar significance the reformation of their country. hold.

loon. Of this number only soven-ciple might possibly be construed in the appearance of those articles in the Colony. Our concern Death of Lieut. P. A. Stillwell defondant had completo instruc-

Captain Unsworth said that the teen were found to be infected.

“Decount . to mean that the duties were tu over is not with the artistic" forms of "dopo" but rather to that

be loviod on liquors already im- modium for indulgence, which comes most readily to hand-alcohol. Lieut. P. A. Stillwell, 77 Battery lighter of any description.

The death is announced of tions not to have a fire on the The mortality returns for the ported although this would Already in the Malay States there have been numerous editorials, in RFA, who died of enteric fever

week onding July 29 showed that qbviously be impracticable. Mr. Wood; The consequence. the death rate for the Colony was

Now with regard to imported the pros, emphasizing the fact that the native robbed of his opium, in Cantonment hospital at Alla of the explosion was that the 6.3 as against 25.5 for the liquors the duty was to be paid have

well known and very popular in loss?--Yes.

The Analyst's Report pooploure going to satisfy certain of their cravingsand it reminins for

the ship in which they were unfers Laporting and social circlós,

Continuing witness said that it

The Government Bacteriologist leas they were placed in boud ar Ale governments to decide which it shall bo. Shall it be the soporific

Mr. 'A.. W., Bailey.. was-unlikely that the defendant and Analyst, reporting on the transhipped, or before their re- jium or maioning alcohol? Are we in our ch leavours to reform The friends of Mr. A. W. Bailey, would have a light on board-mples of water submitted from moval Trom bowl if they were China's morale the mako-haste principle, merely substituting assistantdistrict judge and second boat. It was not now business to Pokfulam, Tytam and Kowloon placed in-bond-on arrival. The worse for bad? We leave it to any sensibleminded man, home, boue weeks ago on sick perience.

magistrate, Penang, whi left for him; he had any amount of reported that in each 88th words "in bund" express con- filtered water was quite potable.cisely the fuller expression man without a twist in his brain confident that of the loare, will be glad to hear tim, Mr. Wood:--Youare inclined to

Mr. Shelton Hooper's Place ased in the sub-section. From ported that a child was missing, two ovils, drink is worse. From the revenue point of view, the according to private cable advicos attribute the explosion to some-

At the conclusion of the bus this review of the ordinat the Central Station. At the freatinent of this Colony by the Home Authorities "savours of the received" frain London, he has thing else? Yes. '.

noss on the agenda the Presidenanes it was almost inevitable same time ollior relatives of the highest form of political dragoguing. There are no voters here to appendicitis."

been successfully operated upón Chn you suggest any other said that owing to the resignation that stress should be laid in the missing boy laid similar informa be conciliated, no seats in the House of Commons to be won for

cause?-Spontaneous combus-of Mr. Sholton Hoopor it was Dr. Lionel Street.

necessary to fill his place on the argument on the use of the word tion at the West Point politse

" imported, moro especially as station and massages were circulat- oither side, and that House makes the laws, and agreements which bind Hongkong while this Colony foots the bill. Hongkong may ical director for the Far East, have been caused by cigarette willing should fill the vacancies interpretation clause. Putting off to watch the Chung Chow,

Doctor Lionel Street, Jaté med-

Witness also thought it might committees on which he sat there was a definition of both od round the city to the other de the proposal that Dr. Fitz-import" and export" in the stations. Detectives were told”. not call the tune, but it can have the privilege of paying the piper for the Eqisable Life Assurance smoking. for at quite that had been created. out of a purse that is plundered yearly by an excessive military Society of the und States, prociable distance away the fumes

the definition on one side for the Aberdeen and Macao launches contribution, five times as big, in proportion, as that of Ceylon, arrived in Singapore several days tike flame from a cigarette, the MO.I should take the "import ? It is to bring in so took upon himself, to watch Dr. Fitzwillains thought that moment what is the meaning of while the grandfather of the child and, now the Colony is to lose a big asset in the opium trade which ago, and salled on the Nuontung The case was proceeding as we luas produced in revenue from one to two million dollars per fer Bangkok, where he intends to went to press,

vacancy on the lodging house goods for use in the Colony. the first named. While he stood annem.. It is granted that compensation is being given, but by no take up the practice of his' pro-

committee, but agreed to fill all

In a free port the word has at the gangway he saw a woman stretch of imagination can a capital susu of £33,000 be

the vacancies, considered adequate compensation for the loss of £100,000 fession..

no special meaning but directly me on board with two children, second-you have customs duties imposed one at her breast and the other on por annum. That is what the opium agreement ultimately

importing" means to bring in her back so covered up that the bringe about, supposing both parties notublly do

for use in the Colony after paying fold man could not see the child' out the terms of the agreement. We have dealt with this supposition Manila sugar deniere have re-

duty. Goods are not fully im Features. He could not so the is no unmistakable manner; we havo at present seen no grounds for ceived advicos to the effect that Thero will be an official dinner

porte until they have paid duty, child but the boy could see him. by only one party and that will not be China. We have seen huge Negros has been seriously dam- 8.15o'clock, to which the following Magistracy to-day with being rois à sort of noun in's land, a tive with "Hulio, drunken grand- Three men were charged at the the King's or bonded warehouse He greeted his venerable rola- altering our opinion that the Anglo-Chinese agreement will he kept the sugar crop of Occidental at Government House to-night, ut sales of uncertified ophim in excess of the cortified product, and we aged by the unusually heavy have been invited :-. have it on the best authority that it is being imported into China and rains which have been in effect Mr. C. Blaker, Mr. C. Browne, being in possession of offensive for the benefit of the meront

gues and vagabonds, and with transition stage long established father." a larger profit made, than on the authorised article. This drug there, and some predict that next Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, Mr. and weapons with intout to commit ind-it should be added not with withthe woman at once but allow could not be suld unless there was a demand. If you stop the supply year's crop will fall far short of the demand does not conse automatically; is rather requires a the customary output.

Mrs. Sandercock, Mr. and Mrs. M. felony,The case was lioard out a very direct benefit to the allur to go on board. She tuli

Mr. Wood,

Government,

he ticket collector that she want Bubstitute which will, we feel certain, take the form of Borneo Governor's Retirement. Hancock, Dr. and Mra, Hastings, Sergeant Wills said that he saw The fact wasthat noither gram-od go to Aberdoon and was morphia and cocding for the rich, and raw spirits for tho pour. The Acting Governor of North Colonel Evans, Mr. and Mrs, van tho mon nour, the Kowloon Postmatically nor legislatively were informed that she was on the While the intention at the back of this attempt at compulsory Borneo is advised by cablo from Reoa, Mr. Gordon Mkio, Mr. and Offico last night at about half the introductory words in sub-wrong boat. The child at tig reform of human nature may be excellent; it must fail. London that His Excellency E. P. Mra. Godgo, Mr. Figg, Mr., and past nino. He arrested two of them section 2 essential to its sense back started shaking his head and Queen Elizabeth could not make people go to church Gueritz has resigned, and will Mrs. Stophone, Captain and Mrs. and the third pulled out a dum- they were words of repetition, got free of the covering and was by Act of Parliament, and wo really fail to see how legislation, retire on pension at the expiration Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Wood; my revolver- and threatened the which take up the thread of this recognised by the grandfather which stops a supply, can hope to stifle the demand. Mr. Gorahom of his present leave. Mr. Guoritz Dr. Autroy, Mr. and Mrs. officer, Serge int Wills folled the law, which has been broken by who went to claim the youngster. Stewart lift the right spot in his remark which we quoted above and will be succeeded as Governor by Chatham, Mc.. W. H, Chatham man with a stick and took all the parenthesis of the tariff; they The woman tried to escape but this further sentence of his is also worthy to be written above the Mr. Francis Robert Ellis, U.M.G., and H Excellency's house party, three to the station.

might have come before the tariff, was arrosted by an Indian sar portals of governments both here and at home. "By violent politi lato Auditor General, Ceylon, who including General and Mrs. The man's master spoke as to and the sense would be the same. geant. To-day she was brought cal.aotion you cannot change human nature and the Chinnuen ia will take up his new appointment Anderson and Mr and Mrs. their good character and they Now they may take the last stop up at the Magistracy and res quite af human as the Occidental.

during December,

Brewin

ware discliarged.

and introduod into the section the mandol

carry

for

Rains Hurt Sugar Crops. Int

Visayas

tion.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

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The Registrar Generul od the president's proposition, which was carried;

DISCHARGED.

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The latter did not interfero

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