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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1918.

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It is commonly maid “ anything orn be proved by statistics." and sure enough they are liable to be seriously misleading. No betier THING IS MANI- Samuel Daniel. example of this could be found than in the drink figures which we gave yesterday and which, unless a word of explanation accom- panies them, den easily be made to represent our good friends, the Everyone who bas been in France knows that drunkenness is a most

AN EFFERVESCENT WATER THAT IS A SOLVENT AND French re very drunken nation.

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Potassium „ 12

8 Grains.

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THEN CONSIDER

WHY SHOULD YOU PAY EXORBITANT PRICES FOR IMPORTED GOUT WATERS WHEN YOU CAN OBTAIN A SIMILAR ARTICLE FRESHLY PREPARED DIRECT FROM OUR OWN FACTORY IN HONGKONG" AT A FRACTIONAL COST,

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Lower level 8 a.m: Temp. 84; sunshice.

At the Peak 8 a m. Temp. 75 sunshine.

Count the Columna, the

uncommen vice there. Yet our published 343 columns of solid Telegraph figures say that, while a hundred Britishers consume only 126 reading matter. To-day there

will be 43 published. gallons of spirits annually, the same number of Frenchmen con-

sume 137. The explanation of hundred Frenchmen may reason- ably consume" 1.37 gallons of spirits in a given period, eighty

course is that while each of the

of the hundred Britishers never touch this beverage, and so the odd twenty consome 1.28 pa loàs sach within the same space of time. A total abstainer is, in normal times, slmost an unknown thing in France, whereas we have hundreds of thousands of them at home;

WATSON & Co., Ltd. but because the French have the

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happy knack of moderation where intoxicante a a concerned, while we 4 race have not, France re- mains a sober country and Britain a more or less drunken one, figures notwithstanding.

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PEKING NEWS.

THE SPY BUSINESS.

New Ports in Shantung and Inner Eastern Mongolia.

Warsaw and the Enemy:

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

DON"

A Good Performsace at the

*Theatre Royal:

"Dɔu" was staged last night at

Peking, July 20. the Theatre Royal by the Howitt

In accordance with the Sino-PhillipaCompany. The author has Japanese Treaties and Nites, put forward in Dos a remarkably Reading through the wires that China agrees to open a certain clever problem play, in so much feeling that one has is that, at a Estorn Laatr Mongolia to Japan- those who cater for Miss arrived during the night, the number of cities in Shoutong and that the ran on problem plays by frightful cost in Garman and ess commerce after three months Horniman and her supporters, Austrian blood, the enemy is of the official ratification of the meant weeds being put forward gely striving to take a salient Treation "in Tokyo. Now the an healthy problem plants, Out of which Russia has not-and never

Chinese Foreign Office has drafted the mase of anoh plots or centres, bad-any particular wish to keep up the regulations and bye-laws the author has taken a line which We quoted in these notes, two or concerning the opening of now keeps the playgoer in doubt as to three days ago, the statements of cities and they will be submitted what is really going to happen, recognised military correspon- to the Japanese Minister for until the fall of the curtain. AsDon, dents of Home papers, to the consultation before they are pats Canon's son, whose depth of hu effect that it was no part of into force. Hence it is believed man feeling causes him to break Rasaia's original policy to hold no ports can be opened in these many ornaments of convention, Warsaw at all; and this morn two Provinces within this year, Mt. Charles Howitt, was all to ing's Petrograd wire seems to besides a rather big sum of money part meant him to be, whi ́e confirm that by the statement will be required for the purpose. 5st of the Canon by Me. Our

another olever interpretation was that there is a erong opinion

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"That Final Blow."

Disturbances in Chaoyang,

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Siberian Mail-Closes per a

Malta to-morrow at 9.00 a.m.

Up to the Minute-Sharë Market News, " Closing prices***

Baions.8030, buyers. Douglas's $09, sellers.

manifesting itself for adopting the Opium rice in Jehol, there is Misa Lilian Stanbridge was one of Owing to the suppression of Lawson. As the Canon's wife Indo Chinas $151, buyers. the shorter front contemplated by native disturbance at Chaoyang, the successes of the evening. She China and Manilds - $5, Russian strategista in 1910."

40 centa buyera x the return Germany is making progress General Chiang Kuei-ti ordering with Miss Gertrude F. Godart as The Government has wired to played her part well in contrast of $4.50 per abüre, »

but what sort of progrese, and at him to suppress the disturbances hire. Sinclair, who appeared to be Star Ferries-$36, buyers.

what price? Rassis, meanwhile, Green Islands.88, sellere. shrewd and cool-headed as ever, as son sa possible so as to pre- at ease in her part only at periods. China Sugars.-$131, buyers. is taking no chances; she knows South Manchuria. Thus affording Doris Phillips excelled herself vent them from spreading into As Elizabeth Thompsett, Mies Shanghai Docke.-$51, ex. div.wherein her weakness lies; wont

buyers.

another pretext for a

certain and Cyril Rawdon as General of ammunition; and she is acting foreign Power to demand pri- Sinclair, secured the admiration upon the policy of "be laughs vileges from China or open of the audience.

Miss Bary! How much longer is the United

best who laughs last,"

"negotiations" with Chins for Bärrsclough, as Aun Sinclair was States Government going to allow

police and other rights in Feng- a success, matters to drag on in connection

tien Province.

Tonight Milestones" will be with the Becker oase, mentioned in

The Optum Crusade la China: staged.

Mr. Tsai Lai-huang, Becal mayor of New York observed,

Commissioner in charge of the For us in Hongkong, depen- suppression of opium in Kwaog when Becker was first found

It is beroby n sified in the dent as we are on the scrappiest of tung. Kiangsu and Kiangei Pro guilty, that in England he would have been tried and execated in Gazette that at the expiration of news, the telegrams are apt to have vinces, has been impeached by ball the time that the American three months from the date hereof sinister fl your unless we bear censor for his agreement with Government had occupied in Herz, Schaberg and Company, in mind the origin of some of the foreign opiam merchants in

Corps Ordera issued yesterday merely tsiking about the matter. Limited, will, unless cause is announcements. Take, for in- Shanghai and Hongkong for the It is cer:ainly a scandal that three shown to the contrary, be struck tapes, "The real danger is the sale of six thousand chets of by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman V. D.

are an under: years should have been allowed off the Register and the company western front." This appeare Indian drug in order to get

grim ecough till we remember twenty-one million dollara taxes The andermentioned having to go by since the murder of will be dissolved. Rosenthal, and about two since

that it is the opinion of the Daily and as Mr. Tesi was recommended joined the Corps, ere allotted The new programme at the fail, and therefore hardly the to the President by Mr. Liang Corps numbers and posted as the execution of the "guamen," before anything ie done towarde Victoria Theatre is a most excel. same thing as an othcial state-Shib-yi, Director Gen. of the follows: No, 1880 Private R. G. the execution or the liberation lent one. It contains two com- ment. We have no doubt, of Customs Directorate, Mr. Liang is Roes to Scouts Compras (No. of the man who seems to have p'ete episodes from Sir A. Conan course, that the German will to complicated in it.

Section). No. 1881 Sapper. W. If Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes"-"deliver a final blow" been the prime aggressor?

On account of Mr. Tsai's action, Blyth to Engineer Company, Becker was guilty why was he both of thesplendidly produce i Western front may be good the Chinese Press and people

set Parades. not electrocuted at the same time and full of interest, two eets of enough; but our euemy probably regard, Opium Prohibition in Parades for Saturday, 3lai în- as his highly respectable accom- very fine war pictures, various believes just sa about as much in China as going backward to-day, stant Nil. plices? If he was not, why is he comice, and probably one of the bis power to do this as Britishers because the temptation to make

Inspection of Arms," rotest at liberty? While American best life pictures ever secured by do. What we have contionally money is too strong nowadays. Members of No.: 2 Section law allows this tampering and any film firma badger hunt, to bear in mind is that Bussis is The plan of Mr. Teni is nearly the Sacute Company will return their srilling it can hardly look to com- from which act a detail is mia doing nothing without consult some seen Opium Monopoly rifles and bayonets to Hand- mand the respect either of itose sing, and which in just one thrilling her allies, that strategy is an because opium is freely sold in quarters

from start to finish. The mana- abtrase soience which only the three Frovinces after the pay- August, for inspection. They will on Wednesday, 4th gement is to be congratulated on soldiers of immense experiencement of new tax stamps. It is be ready for re-issue on Thuraday having come into possession of have any chance of mastering very interesting to note that this morning, 5th August,

and that a move which, to sort of the pernicicua drag is English Literature, such a magnificent picture.

the civilian mind, may seem called "Opium Medicine" so that

China. Detail,

Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.-On: to betoken weakness or con habitual smokers are at liberty to duty agtil morning of 5th August, published on Thursday of the GERMANY MAY OFFER far more likely t be the throw and smoke it in their homes with Company. Officer on duty, Cart sciousness of temporary defeat is bay the specially stamped opium H.KV.R. Next for duty, Cosule ing of a sprat to catch a mackerel, out fearing the officiale as long as town t

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the truth and print the news' without fear or favour.

Professor Salatsbury and

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The

Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SÁTURDAY, JULY 31, 1915.

THE OPIUM QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.

In the brief account which we

retirement of Professor Saintsbury from the Chair of Rhetorio and

| Enaliab Literatare at the Univer

Victoria Theatre.

PEACE TERMS.

The Spy Peril..

од the

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Jotaed.

they can show that their drug ia Detention Osmp, Kowloon. nity of Edinburgh, it was men- London, July 6-That Ger

provided with the revenue tux Oa day until morning of 5th toned that, for many years, this many will be ready to open nego-

atemps of the Ministry of Finance, Angust, H.K.V.B. August 5th, Chair-founded in 1762 was the tiations for peace be soon na

The Obiness Press and people are Scouts Company, Capt Butchison." Gor only one in English Literatore man and Austrian soil are freed If the authorities have been The Chinese Permanent

bit rly against the evil practice. August, 6th, Soouts Company, exiting. This of itself might be from the presence of the troops of locking for proof of the danger of

Lieut. Murphy, August 7ib, Net taken as proof of the old the Allies is the subtance of allowing Germans and (nemy

Constitution.

1 Section Artillery Bitty, Capt BABertion that the Scote value Preech thet is attributed to the sympathisers to ran wild at Home, Mr. Goodnow nod Dr.MG. Co., Capt. Armstrong: Peking, July 20. Wolfe. August 8th, Left Section English literature far more Kaiser,

they apparently have not had far Wiloughby had an audience with August 9 h, Centre Section M. O highly than the English them- In this atterance the Kaiser is to look. If we let our minds bark the President in the Policy to-day Co, Lieut. Wright. August 10th, selves. In ite choice of Mr. Saints reported to have eaid that the back, we shall realise that, for and the drafting of the Chinese Civil Service Company, Captain bury to succeed David Maeson, war would be ended as soon as years before Yesterday's wires announce the resurrecting of the opium the Edinburgh Senate displayed the Germanic armies eacceeded Britain was faced at any and fully discussed by H. Yuan Section Arty, Batty.. Capt. Bootf. war broke out Permanent Constitution was care Oburubill, August 11th, No. 2 smuggling question in Parliament. While it has to be admitted its wisdom, for no man living in driving every Russian soldier every time with the spy perit. and D. Goodnow. Mr. Li Chia that Sir John Simon was well within his right in giving a non- knows his subject better and no out of Galicia and every French Now and then one read of a court ohu is expected from Tsingtao in August, Lient. Danby.

O derly Officer, 6th to 12th committal reply, based on the fact that, the existence of war has one was more calculated to make soldier out of German territory. case in which the machinations the couree of a' few 'day's while Orderly Sergeant 5th to 12th necessarily suspended measures that otherwise might have been of his work a labour of love. taken for the suppression of this evil, one still feels that this is yet The loss to Edinburgh now the spraker said, Germany will were revealed; but, as often as Minister to Belgium, has telegra

When that is accomplished, of one of these unwelcome guests Mr. Wang Jong-pao, Chinese August, Sergt. Silas. another lamentable admission of the weakness of the Government occasioned by his retirement will be ready to offer terms of peace not, quite light sentences were im- phed to the President that ho ie prior to the war: Of coure the matter does not stop short at the be an exceedingly serious that will include an offer to posed, and then the Government returning to Peking via the U. 8. Rotnal amuggling; one has to look behind that to the things which one, though none can well evacuate the greater part of Bel-turned over for another enooze A immediately. Hence it is they are unanimously insisting caused the illegality'; for smuggling, in itself, is merely the breach grudge the veteran writer his gium, although a fortified line never dreaming of going to look hoped that the constitution-draft the establishment of a strong and of a prohibition which may or may not be backed by justice and well-earned rest. His abandon along the Meuse will likely be for these people, but philosophi-ing conference will commence its ficient

ment of his professorship will retained.

cally waiting till instances labour on and from the first of Government in Peking after con- Central Republican The opium prohibition, as far as China is concerned, exists not, we trust, mean also that he As a part of this plan it is arose wherein guilt was so September next in the Presidenti stitutional lines to be chiefly through the weakness of the Imperial Government when, some three has given the world some text- beginning to masa an enormous could not have failed to perceive ecutive has already selcoted a America which is more saftable bas finished with literature. He stated that the Germans are flagrant that even a solioolboy al Palaces where the Chief Ex modelled after the US. or Norih years ago, the Peking authorities refused to abide by s solemnly booke which, for absolute fair number of troops along the it. Even after war began, the an table hall for this purpose. for this Country than either sto signed commercial treaty. No one knows the Chinese better than the Chinese themselves; and these are fully aware that it is as thought stand quite alone, and expelling the French from all the have ita nose rubbed in the evid Mr. Nakaye (Assistant of the President Yoan is preparing

pas, genuine criticism and deep French front with the object of Government had practically to Dr. Goodnow, Mr. Wiloughby, and French or Japanese Constitutions, to abolish the consumption of beer in England or tea in Swed each a man has right to throw Alaatian territory that they have once before it would admit that Japanese Constitutional Adviser fong document dealing about the impossible to stamp out the use of opium in their country as it i

down his pen wh le health and already ccoupied. Notwithstanding this knowledge, the Central Government issue all

German agents of both sexes-Dr. N. Ariga) will advise the existing condition of affairs in Whatever frath there may be and of aundry nationalities were Chinese drafters on their in China and the general trend of manner of edicts against the use of the drug, broke faith with strength remain to him... Britain pudiated stocks of opium already ordered and and the

in these remarks, there is clear diligently at work. When all portant worked world that Uzina had finished with opium.

evidence of the existence of the facts come to be known, one

evente in foreign Countries and The majority of the Chinese slso the necessity of drafting up growing body of public opinion in is quite prepared to find that Press does not favour the suggesa constitution to sait the peculiar Germany in favour of an attempt the Emden's success, the various tion that the Chinese Permanent situation of this Republic regard- to arrange a peace on terms of the set-backa which our troops on the Constitution should be partially less of foreign constitutions. territorial status quo, and also in Western front have endured, modelled after Japan by combin resident Yuan bas instracted favour of retaining the friendship and even the actual prolonging ing the powers of the Japanese Vice-President of the United Staten by means of of the war were all due, in great Emperor and the Japanese Pre his capacity sa

common sense," ̧,

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HARBOUR OFFENCES.

This, ne we know, was a policy which it suited Peking to follow, and one dictated in part by foreigners with a turn for fanaticism, and interference, in part by a few Chinese enthusiasts who con scientionaly believe that opium is a bad thing for their countrymen and in part by some commercially-minded persons who saw an opportunity for gradually popularising the native poppy. If China Before Commander O. Wan amicable compromi on the measure, to the work of spies mier to the Chinese President. The State Council or Las finished with opium, why the fabulous sums paid in the course Beckwith R.N., at the Marine question of the German sub And now that a few more of these papers are of opinion that the to pay his spec of a single year in the police court of Hongkong, in fines for the Court this morning. PO. Ragg, marine warfare, emuggling of it ? And why the remarks in the onse as to the charged two bost people with un- seems to explain the

muggling of the drug from England to Chian or shall we say lawfully moving about the bar delay in the presentation from India to China via England? If the British Government really bour, during prohibited bours, German reply to Pree believes it possible to end the using of opium in China it will put on the 31st inst. The first defend- son's second note on greater powers into the hands of customs authorities and magis n was fined 810 while the of the Lusitania a trates.But does it believe in this possibility

fother? was fined $59 Que Japan Advertiser.

their best this most impart

ling orcamen's to society have been spades

roped in, will the cfficials be efforts to indnos ina to modell directly concezi

Government for certain her citizens.

he also ina is a Republic and

onarobical State and the Con

of the bold enough to do violence to after the so-called Japanese Con-fare of the Chi

Wil accepted. Exeter Hall;

tot by having them shot or

inciples

better still by awarding the LCA), and a life sentenos