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DRUGS IN AMERICA.

"The Iron Embargo of the Law."

'THE SHIPPING BOOM,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, ABRIL, 129, 1915.

Freight Tonango Shortage on thở

Pacific.

We alluded in a recent leading article to the chance of drugs oreaping into American life even sa aloobol is in to the life of the The American Consul-General Chinese. The following from the George E. Anderson, Hongkong, Philadelphia Publis „Ledger" of [in a recent report, states that the March 3 seems to have some bear-abortage of tonnage for freight ing on this point,

both across the Pacifio "from Hongkong and in the coasting trade of south-east Asia is becom ing a serious factor in the general trade situation. As business in most lines is commencing to revive, the difficulty is increasing rather than diminishing.

Ghastly pale, their limbs trem- bling, their nerves shattered, so that alternately they raved and wept, 20 men threw themselves upon the mercy of the police yesterday, bysterically begging their help. They were the first of those unfortunate wretches Thousands of tons of freight who enobained by the drug habitare piling up in Hongkong await- and now unable, through the ing specs in the ships, now enforcementTMTM of the new Federal running, and

from reporta law prohibiting the sale of nar. Shanghai and northTM

China gotties, to obtain the drugs that generally and from Japan indicate their systems demand have some similar conditions in other parta ataggering into the arms of the of the Far East. The demand police to implore the aid of the | for tonnage in Indo-Chins for hospitals.

Seventeen of the pitiable wrecks were sent from the police station at 11th and Winter streets, in the heart of the drug-takers' baunts, to the Philadelphia General Hospital. Another man was sent there last night from the Night Court, Two more were taken in by the Hahnemann Hospital. Nearly all of the 20 were youths, "The oldest was 32. All were in the last extreme of nervous suffer- ing.

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moving the now rice crop is becoming unusually brisk, and the influence this xew crop is to bave upon the general situation, including trans-Pacifio trade, is likely to be very material.

POST OFFICE.

Until further notice no Lotters, Boxes or Parcels for Belgium, Brazil, Oreto Montenegro or Malia sau be accepted for lasurance.

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED.

Ceylon Maru, Jar a. 3,141, M. Shimahe, 20th inst-Moji fith inst. Gen.

N.Y.K.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 29th at 11.10-The depression has deepened considerably and moved to the northern part of the Sea of Japan; pressure. has consequently decreased | apdily over north and central Japan. Increases of remainder of the area, more especially

pressure are general over the

over N. China where a moderate ant:oyo-

The servicos to Germany, Austria, and their Coloulos, and to the Ottoman Em- pire are suspended as are also the Faroel Java Maru, Jap. 2,817, T. Fuchigazatlone has developed. Post services to France & Taingiau,

A now and revised edition of the Hong kong Postal Guide is now on sale at the General Post Ofoe: Prios 50 cents per

copy.

MAIL DUB.

Europe, Luchow, 30th inst. Americs, Shinye Maru, J0th Inst. Europe, Ernest Simons, 1st May,

Europe, Yatabing, 2nd May,

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW;

Shanghai & North China-Per BOLTON

CASTLE, May, 30th 10 a.m. Batson-Per LAERTES, 30th lust. 16 am: Haiphong-Per SUNOKIANO, 30th fast. Sandakan-Per MAUSANG, 30th fast, 11 Swatow, Amoy & Shanghai-Per TJIBO

DAS, 30th fast. 11 a.m.

11 a.to.

****

.4

Swatow, Amla, fost noon.

OHING, 30th lust,

Hild,

28th Inst-of, 23rd last, Gen. -0.8.K.

Norw.as. 720, G. Tansen, 28th lust. 28th last-Bangkok, 19th inst., Rice Chinese, Kausbow, Br. ss. 1,223, J. Gibbs, 28th

inst.-Shanghai, Gen.-B. & S. Liangchow, Br. a. 1,229, Benson, 29th,

Inst.---Canton, G«n¬B. &8. Tungshan, Br... 2,599., Muir, 20th inst. Canton, Gen.-D. & Co.

Tomi Maru, Jap, sa. 2,305, Ikods, 20th

Inst. Barna-M,B.K.

DEPARTED.

April 28,

Kusiohow for Tientsin via Wel-bai-hei Kungping for Shanghai via Ningpo

Anhui for Shanghai:

Standard for Swatow, & Bangkok Borhu Maru for Anping via Swatow Nio Maru for Bombay via Bingapore

ang for gbai via Swatow for Chinwantso

Winamac for Bombay via Karachi

Mara for Kobe

Straits, Ceylon, India via Bombay Fat Tontain vis Shanghai

JAVA M.. 30th inst. 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, 1st May.

B...

Haiphons-For TAKSANG, 10t May, 19.

Haiphong...Per DAIOI M., Lat May, 9

Hofhow

American

French

Mail.

p.m

& Pakhol-Per WENCHOW,

1st May, 10a.m.,

Saigon. Straits, Burmah, Cay- "Ion Adelaide, Western Austra

lia, India, Aden, Egypt & Eu- rope. Per E, SIMONS, 1. May.'11 a.m.

There is apparently little opportunity for any improvement in the situation in the Far Esat unless vessels are brought by the conferenoslines from the Atlantic runs, where it is understood that similar conditions obtain to some extent. The Gerasa and Austrian The iron embargo of the law ships, which have formed about that wont into effect on March 115 per cent, of the shipping waa pitiless, Frantically trying service of the For Est, wore to thwart it and disappointed at taken off immediately at the every turn, the self-hunted drug opening of the war, and the slaves endured for two days the Canadian Pacifio. Line of Trans- torments of their bodies and then Pacific steamers, a large portion threw up their hands in despair of the British India Line serving The situation had been predicted the coast from Japan to India, a by physicians and by the police, large portion of the P. and O. as an inevitable result of the new Line, and, in short, most ships of Philipples --Per YUENSANG, Lat law. The 20 men who were re- all the British ocean lines were ported yesterday, it was said, only taken over by the British Govern- Scores of ment for military purposes. The were a vanguard, others are expected to follow them French Government also has when the impossibility of getting taken over many Freaob vessels more drugs after their present in a similar way. Pourcon of sopply are exhausted drives the habitues to hysteria,

Fourteen mon, whose names were not dirolosed, were sent to Le Philadelphia General Hospital by Lieutenant Smiley, of the 6th Distriot police austion, during the day, The three who were sent in the station house to the bospital last night were Harry Bishop, 32 years old, of 805 Race street; Walter Barris, 19 years old, of 9215th 12th street, and John O'Toole, 27 years old, of 217 North 9th street.

Bishop was in the worst physical condition of the three. He was a complete nervous wreck. Ho sobbed out that he had been in the habit of using from 30 to 40 heroin pills daily for the last five years and had not been able to abtain any since Sanday, Harris, who also said he had been ad- dicted to heroin from his 17th year, bysterically declared that he "hadn't had a 'sniff since 10 o'clock Sunday night. I'm all in!" he cried." For God's sake, sond me to the hospital! O'Toole, who had been addicted to coonine for the last 10 years by his own confession, was found to be covered with countless scars of hypodermic needles, used to inject the drug, C.

At Hahnemann Hospital Frank MoCain, 28 years old, of 214 North Marvine street, and P. E.

Cullom, 24 years old, who lives in North 20.h street near Colum Lia avenue, were given admission. McOsin said that he had beso taking morphine regularly for several years, recently using from 12 to 14 grains daily. Hahnemann Hospital officials said that at least sight other drag. takers had sought admission yesterday and bed been sent to other hospitals.

:

The

Siberian

Canadian

Mails.

Mail.

for Haiphong Halmun for Swatow

Taksang

ang for Canton Lokaang for Haiphong

Tumi Maru for Port Said via Singapore

CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE

April 28.

Wimbledon for Canton Fermosa via Keelung. Shang-Taishun for Canton hai, Japan via Maji, Yiaturia, Tangshan for Chinwanted" Vancouver, & U. Kingdom Chaneva for E. C. Wan via Canada -Per MONTEAG- Santhia for Calcutta vin Singapore LE, 1st May, 11 am.

May, 2 pm.

April 29.

Trithjoy for Bangkok

Shanghai, and North China (Europe via Siberia)-Por 2. KANDHOW, 1st May, 4 pan.

(Tiantaia-Pukow Service Shanghai Br. Kanebow for Canton P.O. Wednesday, 5th May.l

SUNDAY, 2nd May.

Swatow, Amoy, and Formosa via Tamsui --Per DAIJIN M., 2nd inst, 9

.10.

Swatow-Fer HAIMUN, 2nd May 9 a.m.

American

& C'dian

TUESDAY, 4th May.

Shanghai, N. China, Japan via Maji, Victoria, B.C. & Beattle United Kingdom via Canada, Per SADO MARU, 4th May 11a.m.

3 p.m.

Philippine Islands-Per TEAN, 4th May,

Shanghai & N. China-Per LUOHOW,

4th May, 4 p.m..

WEDNESDAY, 5th May

Fred Wilson, 21 years old, was taken into the Night Court by Policemen Veoks and Callahan after he had approached them as they stood at the corner of 9sh and. Chestnut streete and bad Swatow, begged them to give him a dime. "I've got 90 cents now,'

" he said, "and if I can only get 60 cents more I know a place where I on get some of the staff for a dollar and a half. I used to be able to get it for a quarter, but they've raised the price on us Dow"

When he had a hearing it was found he had gone without fand all day, although he had the 90 centa in his pocket.” The craving for heroin had been stronger than the gnawing of hanger. He was admitted to the Philadelphia General Hospital.

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PASSENGERS EXPECTED,

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 9.00 inches

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOU 38 ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District,

Forecast.

Hongkong and Neighbour E. winds,

-moderate; | fair to --

oloudy,.

bood

Formosa Channel..

fi

MAILSTEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

ENGLISH MAIJ

WILL despatch VESELS to the Undermentioned PORT3 on

about the DATES named 1---

For

SHANGHAI

Steamers

Nubla

Capt. A. B. Garwood

R.N.R.

LONDON via Ugual ) Sardinia

Ports of call... Capt. J. T. Joffery

NEwinds, SHANGHAIY moderate

to fresh.

$ South coast of China be-) The same tween ERE, and Lamooks as No. L.

Bouth coast of China bai) The same tween H.L. and Hainan... si No. 1.

China Coast Meteorological Register.

Station

20th April, a.m,

¡Winde

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

Force.

D'Hon

Wostock a 20.73 43 71 waw 3 b Nemuro 6. 29,51

K'agima

10

·

Hakodate Tokio Koch!

29.34

- 29.67

29.86

29.86

29.93

*99 92

28.82

WAW

29.99

29.99

1

29.99

Bonin Is.

" 30.10

30,08 47 77 w

3 bo

Danima Fahima

Chotoo

haiwel

Hankow Lohang Klukiang

30.00 55 71 be 30.04 55

Sharp P. 78 20.03 65 98 Amoy da 29.96 71-95

991 723

29,9425

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4 cr

00

Bwatow

29.83 74 86

Talhoku

29.95 73.

73 912

θα

Taichu

48.92 73

U'o

Tainan

A

30

Konkun

29.01 75

00

P'dores

99.89 73 дло 20

Canton

da 29.92 73 95 sa

1a

H'kong

29.412 73 94

Bof

Gap

Bock

29.91

*

Maono

29.92 70.92

Holhow Phullen Tourans Per P. & O. .. Nagoya, from London Aparzi

O. 8t. J. March 26-Mr D Muyr, Mrs Huator, Mr Dagupa & Mrs A. & Taylor and children, Mr and Manila

Dagupan Mrs Plesse und child, Mr S Logan, M: Legaspi B Philips, Mr M Murphy, Mr Rayner, Mr Tacloban Keneally, Mr M Costello, Mrs J F Cooko, Hollo & party, Mr EJ Pest & Mr NP Jobsson, Surigao Mr & Mrs Woodman and family, Capt E W Bhenk.

Per P. & O... Moldavia, from London April 3.-Mr T Mock,

Lapusa

da 29.88 72 94

29.82 75

4 b

+

29.84 79

еде

29.86 75 92

29.8J 75 83

2 b

29.b 72 91

0 b

19.82 81 84

90 cd 75 92.1

O. W. JEEFRIES, Director, Hongkong Observatory, April 20.

1 Barometer, roduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the mes in in- Jchow, tenths and hundredths,

Per P. & O. s. Egypt from London April 17-MA H Compton and Mr Poulson.

Par P. & O... Karmala from London April 17.—Mr HE Ulark.

Temperature, in the shade, in' degrees Fahrenheit, I

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9 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air saturated with mois Per N.Y.K... Hirano Mara fron Lon-turn being 100. don 27-Dr W Buzzs, Mr PB Butler, Me Yow Kong.

J

Amoy & Fooskow-Per HAI

MUN, 5th May. noon. Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand,, via Por N, Y. K. a. Katori Maru, from Port Darwin, and New Guine, London April 10.---Mr W Blean & Mis

via Tanraday I.---Per, TAIJ Blon YUEN, 5th, May 11a.m.

Shanghai, North China, Japan

vin Nagasaki, Honolulu, Unit- ad States, South Ameries and Canada vin San Francisco &

U. Kingdom via Canada (Eu.' rope via Siberis)-Por MON-

GHULIA, 5th May, noon.

FRIDAY, 7th May.

WATER RETURN.

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st Apr., 1915

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER.

WORKS LEVEL,

1934

Overflow

1935.

Straits; Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- lalde, Western Australia, In-Tyn (93. 4 Below 181_oin Welsw

& Direction of Wind, to two points. 5_Force of Wind, according to Beaufore Beale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- tached cloud, d drizzling rain, i fog. E gloomy,h hall, 1 lightning, o overcast, p paging showers, a squally, r talo, a snow, i thunder, visibility, w dow wok,

* Rain in Inobos, tenths and hundredthe

METEOROLOGICAL.

dia, Aden, Egypt, and Europe. Tylerle in Below it in Below (Lasters posted in all the Pillar Trim Inter-aft. in Below splen Below Barometer Bygas..... OVETRON Boxes in time for the first mediate..... clearance, will be included. fa

everflow

Previous

Day On date On dato

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about 7th May

}

noon. 7th May

}

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about 10th May

L'DON via S'pore, Nellore

Penang, Colombo, Capt. J. Gaunt Port Bald and

about 18th May

Freight &Pango

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Marseillestare

-Subject to alteration without notios.

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this contract mail) The parool mail, will be closed on Thurd-Wound-k, in Brow it on Delaw Humidity....... 81

day, 6th May, at 5 p.m. --Per BARDINIA, 7th May, 11 am.

Bwatow, Amoy & Frochow-Por HAI-Tytam byewashin

TAN, 7th May, noon.

TUESDAY, 11th May.

Tram Intermedinta one Pokfutumujua tastantine “ Wong-nal-chung see some

overflow overdow overdow

·Pakfulum egretsow,

ayic sin. Below is a Below Temperature

UVETAG chung.....} overtlow i overflow STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALA OF GALLONS.

1974. Tytanko ana

132.74

30

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・Tocand

187.60 Consumption of water in the City and Distelet in millions of decimals güllens during the mouth of Mar. 87+%«

78

73

79.

-94"

78

Wind Dirsation...

E

E

Tgay,

Force 45-40 Weather

0

3

of

0

0.50

69.25 Bain

43

H

H.E. Observatory, 29th April.

0. W. JEFFRIES, Director.

165 m, galions

Estiam od

popa ation

Cón umption per

head per day...

Fhilippine Islands --Per OHINHUA, 11th Consumption

May, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY 13th May,

| Straits, Ceylon, Marssilles & U. Klagdom -Por MIYASAKI ́ ́M., 13th May, 11 ...

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SATURDAY, 15th May,

17 Highest open air Temperature on the sit

Lowest in

allons Intermittent supply be-Rider Males in Rider Main D stricts during March 1914. Constan supply in ali diatrics, during March 975

KOWLOON WATER WORKS"LEVEL,

Kowloon Graeft sin

TIDE TABLE.

26th Apr., to 2nd May, 1915.

High - Water

2015

sft ein, rition Re} Ba'da!

Below zervolt

averdom

overion STORAGE IN MILL-ONS AND DECIMALS

OF GALLONS.

1915

Kowloon Gi

vitation Reservoir

Mon

A

Tees,

07

· ROT.CO Consumption of water in Kowiona in millions of Timór, Australia, New Zealand Decimais Calloas During the month of Blur., 1935... •Wed. Tasmania, vis Port Forwin & Consumption... New Guinea via Thursday Is Enimated popuis-SO

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