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THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.

Discussion in the House of

Commons.

LICENSING BOARD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1913.

NEW TERRITORIES.

Application which was Refused Satisfactory Reports Generally

for Last Year,

A session of the Licensing, Board was held this afternoon at

Notices

SHOPPING MADE EASY.

THE STORE FOR EVERYONE The Queen's Road Central Co.

AND GENERAL MERCHANTS.

In the House of Commons or the Council Chamber, the Hon. Diat lot of the New Territory for In his report on the Northern May 7.

Mr Towyn Jones (Carmarthen, Mr. A. M. Thomson, Colonial 1912, Mr G. N. Orane, District E., Min.), in a maidon speech, call-ales present, Messrs. H. W. Bird, ter measures taken by the Chiness Secretary, presiding. There were officer, raysOwing to the stric ed attention to the opium traffic, and moved the following resolu- Alabaster, W. W. Craddock, and ing, the smuggling opium into A. Shelton Hooper. C. Gauthorities against opiom smok- the secretary, Mr. Kotowall. The British Territory has almost cess That this Edase again places basiness before the board was the ed, rad the offences against the on record its conviction that the application of Au Ka Poo for an Opium O dinance only numbered Indo-Chinese opium trade, is adjunct licence for the Hotel 22. The price of Patas opium was HIGH CLASS TAILORS & EXPERIENCED CUTTERS: morally indefensible, and, in view China.

raised $5.00 and that of Malwa

tion :-

of the position of the Chinscs MrF.X.D'Almada e Castro, who to $3.50 by the end of the year. Government, which, while eng appeared for. the applicant, said The total revenue from liquor" aged in suppressing the profitable that he had been connected with duties for the Northern District production of opiun by its own the hotel business since 1871. He was $13,778.88, of which

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citizene, is obliged to admit opium was chief steward of the Hong-$5,159 16 was collected through from ladia, this House calls up in kong Hotel, from 1871 to 1883. this office, and the rest paid direct Queen's Road, Central: The Old Supreme Court, Telephone 1450 his Majesty's Government to re. In 1883 he became one of the to Hongkong.

lease China from her neaty oblig proprietors of the Victoria Hotel The falling off under this head

ation to admit the Indian drug, at Pottinger Street, and from 1891 is due obiefly to the entry of Tenn supplying a much needed outlet and urges that she should be set until 1902 he was compradore, Wan and part of Sai Kung under for the surplus population of free to prohibit the importation and one of the proprietors of the the Southern District instead of Hongkong.

Public Works.

LOCAL SPORT.

BILLIARDS.

Soldiers' Club Compattion, The second round in the com- petition for the cup, presented by billiards, commenced last night th Hongkong Volunteers, for at the Soldiers' Club; the R.E.

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of the stcoks of opium now ac-Hongkong Hotel. In 1902-1903 the Northera, cumulated at the treaty ports and he was compradore and ale sole

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT. Hongkong,

agent of the Hotel America in

Dealing with the Southern Dis- He said that so long ago as Hongkong and Queen's Hotel for the Au Tan-San Tin Section district officer, BOYS :~~* ·

The necessary land was resumed trict, Mr G. 1. Sayer, assistant 1803 the House of Commons de Teimtantsui. From 1907 until the of the Castle Peak-Sha Tau Kok clared the opium trade to be in- present time he had been in the road, and for the branch road exceptionally good ono for a dis The first rice crop was an defensible. China ought to be Hotel China and also compradore from An Tau to Kam Tin; and trict not essentially a rice-grow- released from her obligation to of the King Edward Hotel, spend-work on both was began before ing distriot. The second crop admit Indian-grown opium, being most of bis time at the former the end of the year. A much suffered somewhat from drought "A" and secured a lead of A team, met the D. C. L. I. cause of the iniquity of the trade. place. The drag had destroyed a greater knowledge of keeping and ran the side of the light railway from Cheung Chau and the East of three games played. Sapper Cox, He had considerable needed path was constructed by in October or, in the case of 98 points, winning two of the number of Chinese than war, rening a hotel. bellion, and pestilence together. The application was refused.",

Fan Ling to Au Ho Gap: Lontoo Island from a serious who unfortunately managed to Mr T. E. Harvey (Leeds, W., The licence of the Hongkong

blight.

lose his game, put up a good Min.), in seconding the re: plution, flotel was transferred from Mr aaid we could not read the record J. H. Taggart to Mr H. N. of the opium traffic without Beaurepaire. shame and indignation, and ba understood the Government did not oppose the declaration that the trade was morally indefens- ible.

B. O. C. SPORTS.

The B. O. O, Sports are to be held on Tuesday, King's Birth day, at the Racecoures, Happy Valley, commencing a12.30 p.m. The entries for the varit as events are numerous and some excellent contests are assured.

from Tai Po to Fan Ling about. A portion of the proposed road 600 yards long with a 25 feet con- orete bridge was constructed.

Other ve-

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land were poor; but those planted break in the competition viz 38. Sweet potatces on vegetable fight and has foored the highest oo padi land after the rice barvest / Fle also made a break of 36. The An additional section of the promise well thanks to the timely results are as follows:- reclaimed land in front of Tai Po rains in December. Market was raised to 'approved getables, which are not planted levels, and a new survey was on an ambitious ecale and are made of this neighbourhood. A chiefly for home consumption, large scale survey (50 frit to 1 were well up to the average. On- inch) of the New Territories villions from Tung Chung and ages was taken in hand, but little bean oord from Teun Wan con- progress was made owing to press tinue to find a ready sale in of other work; the revision of the Hongkong. Pineapples, grown 2 inch maps, begun in 1911, was only in Teun Wan and Tsing I completed during the year. Island, were a fine crop. Nearly four hundred acres were, under pineapples and thirty fresh ap plications have been received. There is no sugar cane in the Southern District.

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General.

Salt

The year bes clearly been one of general prosperity, The district as a whols is well-watered and little affected by drought. pana at Tai O proved a financial success. Quarries recovered some- what from a dull season last year. Fish were plentiful and the fish- prices owing to the competition of local markets with those of Hongkong and Macao.

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"Corpl. Carpenter ... 200

Sapper Cox Sergt. Regan

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Upon arrival at Singapore

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To-day's Advertisements

Mr Keswick (Surrey, Epsom, Opp.) esid he had resided in China for 10 years, and had seen opium grown and smoked. II they were to believe what had been said they would have to be. Following is the list of events: lieve that opium smoking was 100 Yards (Scratch); 2 Miles a horrible evil. It was no more on Bicycle Race (Handicap) Open to

* General. evil than the drinking of a glass the Colony; Hurdle Race 120 The border line betweeen the of beer or wine, and the abuse of Yards (Scratch) Amateur Cham- Northern and Southern Districts slcohol was far greater than the pionship (Open); Team Race (120 was materially altered by an or. abuse of opindi.

Yards); Quarter Milo (Scratch); der of the Governor-in-Council, The ordinary man in the street 120 Yards (Handicap); 1 Mile the chief effect of which was to in China could not smoke opium. Bioycle Race (Handicap); High transfer the Police of Tu Wan, He could only get the smallest Jump Amateur Championslip, and with it several bill village modicum to relieve him in bie(Open); Half Mile Eratch Am- formerly in Au Tau district, from work. The sc called opium dens atear Obampionship, (Open); the Northern to the Southern were no woree then the ordinary Ladies' Nomination Race (Con- District. houses in which the Obioaman ditione to be published later,); The year 1912 was the dries on lived. On this question there One Mile, (Scratch). Amateur record in the New Territories. were cranks just as cranky as Championship (Open); 100 Tarde only 62.13 inches of rain being thog who dealt with the teetotal Children's Race (under 10 years); registered in the Tai Po raining fits oan command good question. He was not prepared Long Jump, Amateur Champion-gauge, as against an average of to discuss the ethics of opium or ship (Open); Consolation Race 99.40 for the last six years. of alcohol, but he wished to point (120 Yarde); Putting the weight The first crop of rice was just out that when they were dealing (Amateur Championship) Open; eaved by a timely fall of rain in The one dissentient voice is with an Oriental country they 220 Yards Team Race open to June, and was nearly up to the that of Cheung Chau which was THE FOURTH ATHLETIC must put themselves on the pline Schools. 50 yards Wheel Barrow average, while good prices were beset in turn by plagae and by

MEETING of the above of the Oriental. We had made a Race: Half Mile (Handicap); realized owing to the drought and pirates. The attack by pirates, Club will be held ou

"KING'S bargain with the Government of Half mile (open to Soldiers, Sail disorder in the neighbouring involving as it did the death of BIRTHDAY" 3rd June 1913, on China whereby we were to forego ore and Polica) Post Entries; 50 Obinese Territory which were to bree Indian constables, was prosion of the Stewards of the Jockey the Race Course (by kind permis- many advantages in order to assist yards Children Race (under 7 gether responsible for a scanty bably the most serious outrage in Club), under the Rules of the A. Chins to regenerate herself, if he years).

the history of the district and AA, commencing at 2.30 p.m. might adopt the phraseology of The entries for the two Miles The second rice crop camo inshowed the necessity of some those who wished to abolish opium Biogcle Race Handicap (Open to for a esvere drought in Septem-means of communication with will be in attandance.

The Band of the 8th Rajputs smoking. We were doing our the Colony) are:-H. Lester, H. ber and October, and was very poor Hongkong. part, but the Chinese Government Grean, A. E. Moyhing. Geo. in consequence. Sweet potatoes, Cheung Chau however has were not doing their part, and Lea, A, H. Gifford, Lam Tuk, J. sugar-cane and peanuts all did sufficient enterprise to sise super- long as that was the case he de A. Lam, W. B. Muskett; F. J. well in the beginning of the year, ior to bad fortune. It has added precated any resolution urging Brown, and F. H. Dillon, and the latter realised higher two storeys to the i fated pawn the loosening of the bond oo

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Mrs. D. Landalo has very kind- consented to present the prizes. Fruit growing began on a con- able opposition its new market Sir J. D. Rees, in proposing at the conclusion of the meeting. siderable scale in the Fan Ling 100 strictly on municipal lines. an amendment, said that to listen

district. Mr. Ho Tung planted And it has established its own to the speech of the hon. gentle- TRICK THAT FAILED. several acres, chiefly of Lichees, eleric light plant and supplies man who had just spoken woe

on his land by the road from Fanlight at a cheaper rate than like feeling a refreshing breeze in

At the Police Court, this morn- Ling to San Tin, and near Fan Ling Hongkong can do. the arid desert. There was nothing, Inspector McHardy pro Station an extensive fruit farm ing inherently wicked in the secuted a Chinese for attempting has been opened by a Chinese miles on the mainland includ. T

The transfer of some 20 square poppy, any more than in the vine, to obtain money by false pre- company in Hongkong, with it are ing Tsun Wan from the Northern

Mr. Leslie Soott (Liverpool, tences.

combined a distillery and a District took place during the Exchange, Opp.), in seconding It appears that the defendant chicken farm. In addition to the year. Fortnightly courts have the amendment, said that while rolled up two lots of cash so last named venture, the first steps toen held since May at the police eradicating one evil the House as to represent rolls of twenty were taken towards the ereation station and fall use has been should not perpetrate a gross in cent pieces. He went to a money of a new village close to San made of the greater. accessibility justice. In January last these changer and asked for the change Wai about a mile eastward of the District Officer. were in the treaty ports of China of $30 in notes into subsidiety from Fon Ling.

The proj

Bumptions and reclamations cases of certificated opium from coin. When he received the coin parity of the Fan Ling valley at Ap Liu were continued but India of the value of £8,000,000. he bad an argument over the pre-was further. evidenced by with this exception there were no The whole of the money repesent-mium which he refused to accept, the number of new houses which publio works under ikea in the ed by those stocks was in the He then took the two "made up hands of the Government of Ju- rolls from his pocket and tried to these was so large both bero and me activity in the building

sprang, up; and the demand for district. There has however been TH dis; the risk of anything which pass them back among the legit-eleswhere throughout the Terti- trade. Caveral two-storeyed Obin- might happen to that opium imate rolls. The money changer tory as to caure a considerable e houses have been built at Tai despatched for the above ports on Thurs was on the shoulders of the noticed the difference in the paper boom in the brick-making in-O and new En open houses on day, the 6th June, at 4 p.m. traders who on the invitation round the two fated ra'ls from the dusty. of the Government of India others and had the man arrested.

Cheung Chau. And thare 10 The steamer has superior so0013- Prospecting for tin was carried not wanting signs of a steady modation for passengers, is installed had bought the opium, and Defendant was contenced to oa la the valley to the SE. of Au patur development irom within throughout with Electric Light and of the banks which had financed three months imprisonment and Tau Stain, with the result that In New Kowloon lands continue carries a duly certified doctor. the purchase. Were the motion four hours stooks,

towards the end of the year steps to change hands at high prices.

Return Toars to Japan (occupying before the House carried into

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Phisz abban veeske for Shanghai and Kobe (Inland Engagement Announced. The Post Office has put another The development of the Fan The engagement is announced stay of 6 to 6 days in Japan.

gea), returning via Moji, providing's Mr. Montagu (Cambridgeshire, record.

Ling Golf Links and the construc of Mr William Hinson, West Chesterton, Min) said that A letter which was posted in tion of the new Golf House por Afric. a Civil Service, only son of Indo-China Steara Navigation Co.'s Batara tickets are available by the in the unavoidable absence of the Shanghai on May 19 was received cisded during the year, and an the late William Hinson and Mrs Steamers. Fare for round trip $120. Secretary for Foreign Affairs it here yesterday, according to the increasing number of members Hinson,

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