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BONGKONO, FRIDAY, JANUARY-20, 1912.

THE OPIUM CONVENTION.

An approximation to feality seams to have been reached at the Opium Conference which is just omlad its laboura at, the llague. Tho actual toxt of the Osavantion arrived at by the representatives of the Powers interested dues not appear to have been in ide available and for the present all there is to go upon is a broad general statement -supplemented by the report of, the Times" correspondent at the Hague. "Time" correspondents, however, amally got reliable in-

bran

DAY BY DAY.

The good die young, but that doesn't necessarily imply that the rest of us are a lot of old roprobatos.

LADY LUGARD.

The following bullotin was issued by Dr. d. I. Jordan at 40.45 0...day

Her Exoslenoy Lady Lugard is doing very well.

To-day's Paper, Feminino interest in, to-day's paper will be controd on page 3,GOVERNMENT HOUSE. * Women's World" and the use- ful Shoppers Guide"-being-There will be an Official Dianer found there. Pressure on pages at Government House to-night, 4 and 5 line caused court news of to which the Tollowing have been much-interest to be carried over invited Hon. Dr. Atkinson, Sir to page 8.

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A QUESTION OF RECEIPTS.

Claim for Freight-

A MURDER CHARGE.

Villager's Death,

At the Magistracy, this after- neon, Shui Hing, and Shiu Fang, were charged with killing an old woman named Wong, who resided at 84 Lycomun Village, ・ on January 1.

TELEGRAMS.

FRANCE AND ITALY.

MANOUBA PRISONERS.

[Service to the Telegraph."] Bombay, Jan. 28, 7.35 a.m.

Mr. Justico Gompertz, "Puisne Judge, at the Supreme Court to day gave judgment in the case in which Messrs. Melchers & Co., Agents for the Norddeutscher Ltd., to recover the sum of $3, Lloyd, Bued the China Borneo Co.

Mr. Otto Kwong Sing defendod. An official Italian enquiry oor- 603.73 in respect of freight carried said that she lived at 80, Lyeemun are several doctors, and hospital A woman named Clan Ting roborates the statement that there from Sandakan to Hongkong por Village, and both prisoners also attendants among the Manoubs 8.8. Borneo on or about March 4 lived there. On January 1 after prisoners. Others are stated to Allan Perry, Commodore Eyres, and Alay 8, 1911.

she had had breakfast, she wont be treasurer and olerks Major Ashburn, Hon-Mr. Ole- Tho-action-arose-out-of-an- The U. S. cruiser Buffalo armenti, Dr. Bell, Dr. Brown, Dr. alleged irregularity in the matter 11.30 am to prepare tiffin liminary to the liberation are now

out to out grass and returned at

The wording of the note pre- rived to-day from Amoy. Clark, Sir Francis Iggott, Dr. of receipting a bill, the plaintiffs

syth, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Q.M.C not been paid and that no receipt break stones and on returning Broaudat, Dr. Enomoto, Dr. Forging that the sum claimed had Neither of the prisoners was there being discussed, Reuter Dr. Fraser, Dr. Finlayson, Hon. for the sum had been given on she was told that deceased bad Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. their printed receipt forms. Hewett, C.M.G., Dr. Freer, Staff Surgeon Furth, Dr. Gauducheau, Major Fleury, Hon. Mr. Pollog K., Dr. Heser, Dr. Montel, Dr. Middleton It. Col. Gordon Hall, Capt. Neob, Dr. Nisbet, Colonel Irwin, Hon. Mr. Osboro, Hon.

The report of the Directors of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., is held over..

Three more dead bodies have been found by the polies in the streets. Small-pox was the canas of donth in one instance.

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For fighting in the street, at Youmati, in the early hours of this morning, two women wore, at the Magistracy, fined $4.00 or BoYour days.

At the Magistracy this morning three mon were remanded on a charge of stealing a tiu-box con- taining $10.70 from 5 Arsenal Street, Wanchai, yesterday,

Three months hard labour was the sentence passed on a man, at the Magistracy, this morning, for stealing clothing and property, valued at $10, from a passenger. on the as. Hoi Ming.

at'that'time. Later she went to

fallon. She wont into the

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In deceased's cubicle sho aaw-

THE KING.

FRANCE GRATIFIED.

[ervice to the "Telegraph.""

Bombay, Jan. 20, 7.35 am. The King's attentiona

ance of the men and the vessalu,

Prosidont Fallieres has replied

HOME RULE.

Mr. M. W.. Slado, K.Ü.. in- structed by Mr. W. E. Lous and found the woman dead. Deceased's throat was Shentor, of Mosara. Deacon,

p.m. Looker and Doscou, appeared for out. This was about 4.30 the plaintiffs and Hon. Mr. H. E. At 6.30 pm, Shui Hing returned and sho told him of the old Pollock, K.C., instructed by woman's death. Next day sho Messrs, Brution and Holt, was reported the death to the relatives the French at Malts have been Mr. Rees Davies, K.O., Hon. Mr. for the defendants, Chatham, Q.M.G., Dr. Sansom, In the course of his judgment of the deconsed at Sun Sai Po warmly appreciated by the Paris Dr. Swan, Dr. Jordan, Mr. Gem-his lordship said that he attach- In consequence a woman' named papers pertz, Dr. Teruuchi, Dr. de Vogol, od very great importance to the Tsang, Jung-kiu suspected first

The King has telegraphed to defendant and had bim arrested. President Falliares his apprecia Dr. Muller, Dr. Voretzsch, Capt. absence of a proper receipt in The police went to prisoner's tion of the Frouch: squadron's Vedder, Dr. Sauders, Dr. Sted- this case and he thought it was house and found deceased's stain-groeting and of the fine appear- man, Mr. Volpicelli, Mr. Ander most extraordinary that this son, Mons. Paillard, Dr. Noble, omission should not have booned clothing on the bed. Mr. Funatsu, Dr. Watson, Dr. remarked by the various person some chests which were broken expressing the nation's gratifica- Hatori, Mr. de Reuss, Dr. Fitz through whose hands the bill pns open. She took some of the tion of the King honouring the williams, Capt. Power, Dr. Hara-sed. Then again he had occasion things she found to her own ton, Staff Surgeon O'Leary, at the hearing to comment un houss. She did not tell the polico navy.-Router. Major James, Dr. Makita, Dr. favourably on the demeanour of he had taken them, but, told the Perrin Norris, Dr. M. Edwards,

one of the defendants' wit-

relativos. Mr. Carter.

nosses, and there wore others with when he was not satised that property of the deceased God. The plaintiff's shroff told a straightforward tale and was found in the possession of

the

2.prisonors. he, the judge, was disposed to believe him. As he found for the plaintiffs, on the issue of fact, it was unnecessary to deal at any

Bombay, Jan. 20; 7.35 a.m." length with the question of law

Mr. Churchill has written to relied upon by them but he might

Lord Londonderry stating. that, ion, that he found it difficult it to say merely asanerpression of opin-

as the main objections of Lord Londonderry and his friends was hold that the words of the receipt

To morrow is the last day of the directed against the holding of A Tacturo will be given to tho Sir-0. J. A. 335 of 1905 did establish the limitation of the Medical Congress that has been his meeting in the Ulster Hall, members of the United Service Li Fo Hung v. The Yik Loong agency of the shroff that had been in session at the City Hall during he offere to hold his meeting Tastitation on Thursday, Febru- Bank, La Ling Shi, Li Po Lun sot up. It might be possible to the past week. There are no papers elsewhere. He declares it to be ary, at the Volunteer Drill, Hall, alias Li Pak, Li Po Lung and Li draw a notice of this kind that to be read and the day will given his duty to keep his promise, to by Licut-Colonel F.W.G. Gordon-Po Yung."

would be unequivocal. Howandis over to the settlement of arrange the Ulster Liberals and assert the Hall, M.B., R. A. M. C. Subject: We have bean requested by pesed however to think that all that ment for the next Congress that right of free speech and publio

The Taction of Medical Mobilo our client Mr. Li Po Yung to in-wasindicated by the form of words will be held two years hence, meeting. Field Units."

form you what the judgment was used was that customers were re- The programme of the meeting

At the Magistracy, this morning, a man who was found on the premises of a shop in Yaumati, was charged with being there with felonious intont. He was sentenced to three months' impri-

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CORRESPONDENCE

(The opinions expressed by our corres pondents are not necessarily those of "The Hongkong Tolegraphi”)

A Family Agreement.

sonmont and four hours' stocks..To the Editor of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."

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A Plaintiff's Desire.

In further evidence it was stat-

The case was remanded until Monday.

THE MEDICAL CON-

GRESS.

CHURCHILL'S OFFER.

[Service to the "Telegraph.""]

THE REVOLUTION,

HOSTILITIES RESUMED,

votes of thanke. There is to be n

(Our Own Correspondent.) special launch trip to the South

Shanghai, Jan. 20, 2.45 p.m. side of the Island, calling at Tai Hostilities have been resumed Tam Bay, from which after a short at a paint 76 miles Bouth of walk a view may be obtained of the Tai Tam Water Works. His

ley

will louvo Blake Pier (opposite the General Post Office) at 2.30 p.m.

in the above action delivered quested to see that separate will resolutions, reports of The Duke of Tife has been des- yesterday as the local Press seom receipts are given in order that committees; invitations for the eribod as the only man ever known to have misapprehended it. the creditor firm might have some next biennial Congress; élection to have changed his rank while he The judgment delivered by the check on the collecting staff. of officers and the passing of ate his breakfast. After his mar-Fall Court was, that the action as Ile therefore gave judgment for ringo with the Princess Louise against the defendants Li Po the plaintiffs with costs, giving had been celebrated in the private Lung and Li Po Yung be dis-stay of execution for fourteen chapel of Buckingham Palace on misssil with costs, not only of the days. the morning of July 27, 1880, he present hearing but of the pre- led his Royal bride into the din-vious hearing and of tho appeal,

g-room, where the wedding which costs are to be paid by the THE COURTS OF JUSTICE. Excellency's steam yacht "Stan- breakfast was laid, as an Earl plaintiff Li Po Hung. Whon the meal was half, over So far as Li Ling Shi is con- Queen Victoria, in toasting the carned, no judgment was deliver- young couple, conferred a Duke-ed but the action was adjourned bound ho advanced two stops ini

With regard to Li Po Lun the peerage.

alias Li Pak judgment was given The Elusive Witness, against himogat

Yours faithfully, At the Summary Court this

Brution & Hett, morning balore Mr. Justice Gompertz, Mr. W. B Hind Hongkong, Jan. 25, 1912. have been heard this afternoon mentioned a case that was to

and asked for an adjournment, as he had not been able to get hold of some of his witnesses.

Owing to the unpropitious

formation and it may b'presumó i diat in the ftologram/wo publisdom upon him, and thus at a ponding tho hearing of a set-off. morning before Mr. Justice weather tho At Home that had

sive witnesses of yours como His lordship: Where do these

from, the country?

ed yesterday there were few points of major importanes omitted.

The Convention, we learn, provides for the control of tho pro- duction and distribution of raw opium so far as it is already unre- gulated. This should be useful in the direction of preventing other Powers yielding to the tebiptation of profiling by the opportunity giren by Great Britain's action in taking elfactive steps to control production and distribution. It is, sometimes forgotten that other countries besides India wad Okiny produce opium;; forgetfu Iness that is encouraged by the strange association which finds nothing Pharasaical in styling its newspaper, organ "National Righteous ness." The Powers, have also agroad to limit the number of towns and porta where,import and export are permitted. This is prosum- ably in order to render regulation more effective and from that point of view is anobjectionable. It will bo necessary, however, closely to watch this point, us the vicarious well-floors have already

Boatwomen Fined, Three boatromen were charged sought to gain some merit at the expense of Hongkong nail the before Commander O. W. Beck- may seek for more. Apparently the Powers have found it undesir-withi, R. N., Harbour Master, st able to prohibit the export of raw or propared opia, but have the Marine Court this morning agreed upon restrictions, which will prepare the path to eventual with mooring their bonts in a prohibition. Finally, it is indicated that it is expected that China will show clearly that she is in earnest, in her resolve to put a stop to opium smoking by hor people, and the Powers having treaties with her will keep abreast of her at every step she takes in this

direction.

Mr. Hind: From Yaumati, my lord. (Laughter).

a

prohibited place during pro-

hibited hours on the 26th inst.

SPORT.

In the Summary Court this Gompertz, the case was mentioned in which Edward Porkia sued R. Howard to recover the sum of $600.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. P. W. Goldring for the defendant.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing: The plaintiff in this action is desirous

Hsuchoufu.

BANKERS' BOOKS,

An Important Ruling,

The Chief Justice gave a very been arranged by the Hon. and important ruling as regards the Mrs. C: H. Ross could not be held. introduction of documentary eyi- However, as many of the guests donge in the lengthy case that has did not receive their expresses been occupying his attention för there was a kind of informal the greater part of this week. gathering at the house.

According to a telegram from

of leaving the colony as he wants The Hague, dated 5th instant,

to go to Australia. As a matter there is a coolness between Eng-

The Han, Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.O., endeavoured to tender ovi- donce consisting of extracts from the loan book of the Banque

l'Indo Chino:

St. Paul's College Sports,

An objection was raised by Mr.

place yesterday in connection oured cheque, and there is no de- proposed qurtailed rights for grounds that the procedure laid The sports arranged to take of fact, the claim is on a dishon land and America owing to the MW. Slade, K.C. on the with St. Paul's College were post-fence to the action whatever American ships in the Panama had not been followed by his down the Evidence Ordinance poned until Monday next in conse-other action there may be. Canal. quence of the ground being too Mr. Goldring It was a post heavy for good running through dated cheque given on special the recent leavy rain.

CRICKET.

H.K.C.C; V. Flest

The following will represent and with having no lights on the the H.K.C.C. in hematol against samo date. Defendants pleaded the Floot to-morrow. Play to guilty on the first count and not start at 2.15 p.m. on the Club guilty on the second. A fine of Ground:-T. E, Pearce, A: O.E. $1 or three days' hard labour on Elborough, A. E. Fowler, A. P. onch count was imposed. P. O. Dashwood, H. Hancock, Dr. Raynolds prosecuted.

Donnelly, F. J. Piggott, W. E Warburton, B. J. Baunders, M. M. Maas, H. R. Makin.

The Bijou Theatre.

torms.

| learned friend.

The following is a list of un- Sections 20 and 21 ofthe Evid- olained telegrams lying in the enco Ordinance 1889 says that the His Lordship What do you Great Northern Telegraph Com-court has power to direct copies of entries in a banker's book to want me to do?

pany's Office at Hongkong:- Mr. Otto Kong Bing: I want Bansenngguan; Chiungfi; Duck-be taken on application by spy a dato fixed.

joung; Fangshing, West Road party to any proceedings. His Lordship Are you pre- Central;

The Chief Justice hold that the Grensser, Ficafong, pared to file an affidavit that the Iquique; Kungwingshing: section only empowered the tak defendant wishes to leave the Kwanonat; Miu Wingthongying: ing of entries from the English bankers' books and not from colony?

Torostero; Thianit; Tongsheng; Yes, my Lord.

Wangtobinghan Hotel Honhos: foreign banks. The section could Mr. Goldring: In that cave I Woieberger H. K. Hotel; Yung only be made applicable to think I had better apply for chang: 0088; 0735; 2490; foreign banks by means of an security for costs. (Laughter.) 0000; 3883; 1355; 0022; 0048: Order in Council,

The hearing was finally fixed 2480; 1032; 0162, 2450; 3123; for Feb. 9.

1788; 5705; 5827; 1084; 4382; A few months ago a patrol, 5281; 1120;. 6770; 0022; 8057; Esat Soembu was attacked by

To reopen the question of the merits or demerits of opium smoking would profit little at this stage. The Powers, rogardless of the beam in their own eye-drink-hayo agreed to help China to remove the mote that they tell her is obstructing her vision. Whe-

The craving for novelty that

An important message was, on 2400; 4099; 0437; 2604. * ̈* hostila tribesmen and one of the ther, as all races crave for stimulant of some kind, alcoholic liquors is characteristic of the times is

December 21, received in London The following are lying in the native privates had the misfortu will take the place of opium, time will show. The dio is apparent-takon into account by Mr. Hongkong Cricket League, from Lisbon to the effect that the Eastern Extension Officent Hong-to resolve a barbed arrow in his ly cast and it seems probable that before ufany years have passed Stephenson-in arranging the The following is the League British steamer Dunblane, bound kong: Berg Werner steamer Tean palate. It could not be taken out

entertainments given at the Bijou table up to date:

from Java to the United Kingdom, Manila; Quanqui Manila; Ehr-at ones; the man was convey the opium trade will have dwindled to very small proportions: Ac-Theatre. The well-chosen and

Club

P. W. L. D. Pts. had put in there with her forehold man Manila; Esqunoras, Manila; great distance before he con cepting that an the position, it is none the less the duty of the Im-clear films are constantly being 1 Civil Servide... 0 0 3 0 18 full and the cargo all under water, Fanles Melbourne Funk Paak get medical help. perial Government, the Government of India, and our own Govern- changed and Mis Eileen Murray 3 Oraigengower 813 15 the vessel's pumps being unable Hotel Baigon Essing H, O. W saw that a portion of

lug an inexhaustible store of 3 Kowloon ..... 0 4 3 2 14 to keep the walor down. The Hongkong Hotel New York: Jo would have to be ment, so far as it possesses the power, not to let pawky sentiment bright and attractive songs, H. K. Police74 3 0 18 significance of the casualty lies in fataing Cholen Kaanki Tyour order to remove the interfere with a sense of justice. The many honourable marchants To-morrow a special aketel deal-15 R. G. A.7-2 289 the fact that the Danblane carries 16 Manila: Kwongretjoo Cholon operation was who have been associated with the oficially legalized opium trade ing with life beyond the foot- BK. O. Y LL8 24-28 a cargo of sugar which must be Patris Granbont Macdo | Psalmist should receive fair treatment. There should be a reasonable limit lights in to be presented and 7 R. E4 24L eet upon the desire of well-modning people to call a virtuous tane next week some extra special 8 Naval Yard 9:27:0 and look to someone else to pay the piper.

piotures—oxhibited for the first time-are to liashown.

worth well over 100,000. She Manila; Singtaiho Korinchang

N. B. A win-3 points.

A draw-1 point

is a steamer of 3,740 tons, built Sia Topg Wong Caine Road flandel in 1897, and managed by Moss, Toochow Soares Madras) Wese

enderson and Moinkoski: lecig Breganoanh Singapore.

oll an ever