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HONGKONG'S IMPORTS AND EXPORTS;

Annual Report.

Liquors Consolidation Ordinance

1. The revenue collected from liquor, duties and licensed, ware- houses for 1914 was $650,055.89 as compared with $729,340.00 in 1913. The decroase is almost entirely due to the general situa tion attendant on the war, as is shown by a comparison of the revenue for the respective

years, given below;

*161

1913.

00 FE

00:09

half-

let half-year.

Licensed Warohouse Overtime Fee, Duties, European Liquore, Duties, Chinese Liquors, Licensed Warehouse Fees,

2nd half-year.

Duties, European Ligoora, Daties, Chinese Liquors,

***

Licensed Warehouse Overtime Fee, ... Licensed Warehouse Fees,

Total ...

$121,449.64 225 845.25

7,000.00

54.00

$353,348.89

$133,010 95

34.00

6,750,00

$114,316.23 223,118.16

$344,218.39

$107,715.45

241,899.93 204,088.05- 20 83

$374,991.71 $312 737.50.

... $729,340,60

$656,055.89

***

Ass

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915.

SPECIAL CABLE.

THE SHANGHAI SHOOTING CASE.

MACFARLANE SENTENCED TO DEATH,

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, September 24, 2.35 p.m. Macfarlane, the Shanghai Municipal Gaol warder, who shot his wife on August 17, was contenced to death at Shanghai to-day. It waAB alleged that the prisoner was drunk and that on entering the house he hit his servant with the butt of the gun and then shot bis wife in the head. Death was instantaneous. He then fired two shots at a lady caller, who, although wounded in the legs, escaped with Macfarlane's two children.

7. The arrangements for the retail of opium were a little difficult. Id Singapore opium is

en-

Imports and Exports of Raw

Oplum.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FISH

WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF SELECTED

FILLET HADDOCKS

TELEGRAMS.

THE BULGARIRN

AND

KIPPERS.

MOBILISATION.

ARMY STORES REPLENISHED.

12. Tables IV to VII show sold to licensees who are allowed the details of the imports and to retail to the publio at a rate exporis of raw opiam, bat the which gives them roughly 10 per figures are no longer of any real cant, profit on their tara-over, It value. The import of certified was thought that if this system opium from India censed in Jana- was adopted in Hongkong licenseee ary, 1914, and the trade is now would have too much incentive confined to the gradual absorption in increasing their sales and by China of the stooks held in that there would therefore be Shanghai and Hongkong. Thers (Reuter's Berrics To The "Talegraph") have been some movements of their danger of

London, Received September 23. couraging attempts at illicit ex-'opium between Hongkong and

A Bulgarian reserve officer in port. At the same time it would Shangbai but these have been have boon difficult and expensive due to temporary conditions and London interviewed by Reater, to establish a system of branch do not affect the general position. before departing in reponas to cffices all over the Colony. To The price of certified opium re-the summons, said that the loas steady general mobilisation applied to a prevent attempts to import illicit mained more

quarter of a million infantry. the trade in opium it is necessary to have throughout the year.

13. A certain amount of Per- The army stores had been amply Government opium available at European liquors are given in the various centros where there ain opiam passed through the replenished, the artillery had been Table I, of the trade in Chinosoia a demand. Two kinds of Colony, mostly for Formoss. A increased by a third and the liquor in Tables II and III. Aliconess were therefore issued, considerable quantity of the stock was to be expected a general debat in both cases the retail price of Persian opium which has been crease is shown in the insports, is fixed by the Government. In lying in the Colony was shipped the amount distilled, the exporte places where a big business is to London.

2. The

details

of

and local consumption.

Oplum Monopoly. expired on February 28th, 1914.

3. The use of the plum Farm

It had already been decided that

of

done in prepared opium licensees 14. Uncertified Indien opium

Sugar.

16. Tables VIII and IX show

TO SUFFER OR NOT TÓ SUFFER

Thers only one answer. LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM ban forover banlehad the need to suffer. Rheumatism, swollen. painful joints, weakened musnlar, the most unbearable aches and palos diesp. pear at the soothing touch of this re nowned remedy.

. Just rub in

LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM (applied externally) and feel the pain go. Rellaf la obtained immediately and por. bianent cares are affected in a short ilmə oures where the case has been given up na hopeless.

Hundreds of slaves to rheumatism have forgotten what suffering moses. You can forget it, too,

Bold at ls, 48. per bottle.

Agents for Hongkong. Metars. A. S. WATSOR & Co., Ltd.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

spirit of the officera was splendid. THE DAIRY FARM Co., Ltd.

NEW YORK.

INJURED.

Received, September 24.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Tho Nineteenth Ordinary Yourly Meeting of the Share- holders in the above Company will be held at the Company's

Road, Hongkong. on Saturday, 9th October, at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors and statement of Accounts to 31st July, 1915.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be Closed from the 1st to 9th October, 1915 both days inclusive.

By order,

M. MANUK,

Eecretary.

are paid a fixed sum per month was imported into the Colony for DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN Town Office, & Lower Albert to sell opium for the Monopoly. the use of the Government and They are in senso paid servante also for export to Macao for the on the expiration of this lease of the Monopoly but they have use of the Macao Opium Farmer. the preparation and retail sale of to pay for their opinm in ad- opium in the Colony should be vance. In those districts where ander the direct control of the the sales of opium are small, details of the import of angar for SEVEN KILLED AND FIFTY

and where the danger of illicit the year.

General, Government and the management was placed in the hands of this export is not so great, licensees

16. Very good work was done department. I would like at once are paid a commission on their to express my gratitude to the eales the rate varying with the by the preventive staff during the

A message from New York says membora of the Opium Farm, and accessibility of the locality. Care year. The enormous difference be more particularly the Manager is taken to see that their sales do tween the price of certified Indian Mr. Chan Kai-ming for the not exceed certain limite, and the opium and that of uncertified and that there have been eaven killed Hongkong, 24th September, 1915

a dynamite explosion during the attempts to smuggle the drug assistance given me in taking rate of commission is reduced if Persian opium have encouraged and fifty injured as the result of over and for mach valuable their sales show signs of ary through the Colony into China on excavation of a new underground

unusual increase. The system

tube. A tramcar and many advice. The system adopted was practically that of the Farmer. introduced has been very satis-large le. A numai la pedestrians were engulfed, the

seizures were made during the Certain modifications were in-factory.

year, obiefly through the energy streets were crowded, and only troduced from the Singaporo 8. The prepared opium sold of Mr. J. U. Wilden. In spite of the fact that the side wolke held Monopoly which I had the op through licensees is all packed in these, however, the traffic appears firm prevented a greater catae- portunity of visiting in 1913, and earthenware pots done up in such to be on the increase. With the trophe. Firemen with ropes ro- where I gained much from the way as to make ita con enormous difference in price at scued the injured. experience of Mr. F. J. Baddeley, voyance and therefore smuggl- present ruling, and the strong the Superintendent.

ing as awkward as possible. demand which continues to come 4. The Government purchased A finor quality of opium from China, it is only possible to a certain quantity of raw opium is made which is sold in deal with this traffe satisfactorily towards the end of 1913 through-taal tins at the hond office. It is by controlling the supply of Messrs. David Sassoon & Co. who only purchased by the well-to-do opium at its soarce. Thoro is noted as agents. Lateran arrange classes and to prevent any chance still a number of centres from ment was come to with the Indian of smuggling it is only issued to which opium can be purchased Government for e regalar month-registered persons,

without difficulty. Table Xshows

R. O, HUTORSION,

Exports:

USE OF GAS AGAINST THE ENEMY.

They Probably Regret Beginning it.

80. But we have not been slow to obtain a manifest superiority over them in this kind of offen

LOST.

OST An intimate letter con- cerning persons, whose initials are H. W.-Competent Write" BOWEN" c/o Hongkong Telegraph.

roward to whom will return it,

PUBLIC AUCTION THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

THURSDAY,

the 30th September, 1915, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms Duddell Street.

Valuable A Quantity of Household Furniture.

comprising t

Teak Sideboards, Dinner Wag gor, Di-ing Tables and Chairs, Leathe.ed Covered Armchairs, Ice Chests, Dinner and Dessert Services, Glass and Crookery Ware, ote, etc.

Plush Covered Drawing Room

Suite, Easy Chairs, Brass Fenders, Occasional Tables, Writing Table, Carpets and Rugs (new) Tea and eto.

Toak Double and Single Ward- robes. Toilet Tables, Washstands, Brass and Iron Bedsteads, Chest- of drawers, etc., eta,

2 Fowling Pieces (12 bore) Sewing Machines Upright Grand Piano by Krauss

also

ly supply. The shipping arrange 9. From the sales made to rethe number of seizures made and ments were left in the hands of gistered persons it is possible to the amount of opiam confiscated. Messrs. David Sassoon & Co. and get some idea of the amount of 17. Apart from opium very have been very satisfactory. opiam emoked by confirmed useful work has been done by the 5. The Opium Factory of Wan- amokers. From Maroh 1 to the end preventive Etaff under the teai which had been used by suo of the year the greatest quantity Liquore Ordinance, the Arms and Paris, Angust 15.-Professor cessive farms was leased by the purchased by one person was 6 Ammonition Ordinance and the Daniel Barthelot, the discoverer Government and the fittings which ting or 204 taels, which if all con- Post Office Ordinance. bad been in use were taken over. sumed by that person comes to 18. Mention should be made of of eyanhydric gas, interviewed by The factory was put under the 2/3 tsel per diom. The average the excellent work dans by Mr. the Matin, declares that the charge of Mr. H. Alan Taylor who of the 17 largest purchasers is 49 F. P. da Silva and the rest of the Germans must now be regretting was appointed Monopoly Analyst. tine or roughly teel per diem. clerical staff of the Imports and that they ever made use of asphy- Practically the whole of the As purchases of this particular Export Ofice during the earlier xiating gases against the Allies:

"Since they have forced us to Opium Farmer's boiling staff were kind of opiam are only made by stages of the Monopoly. A con-

"we have done re-ongaged, and Sergeant Gel-to-do elasses, it can I think siderable amount of extra work reply," he says, Watt of the Police was appointed be safely assumed that these are fell on the staff, which was always

Revenue Officer to supervise the heaviest smokers in the cheerfully undertaken. their work. The work at the Colony and that the average local factory has proceeded smoothly consumption falls very much Superintendent of Imports and eive. We have found on German officers the text of lectures which from the commencement. A below this figaro. laboratory was fitted up at the

they were to give to the troops, showing the best way to secure footory and all analytical work pare with any accuracy the actual

protection against our Baphy connected with opium and in consumption of opium under the

riating ehelle. Thus they pro toxicating liquor is now done by Government and under the Farm,

A Selection of Silver and jeat into the midet. of the the department.

The number of obeste boiled par] 6. For the packing and sale of anonm however gives an indica

vapours set free by our abella air E. P. ware

comprising:-- compressed at 120 atmospheren Silver Boxes, Silver Mounted prepared opium, the shed at the tion that a considerable reduction back of the Harbour Office former has been effected. In 1912 the To-day, before Mr. Lindsell, or electrical ventilators for the Scent Bottles and Crystal Ink- ly used by the Sanitary Dopart-total number of chests boiled was another "trick" cyclist was sam dispersal of toxic gases. They stands, Silver and E. P. Cups, ment, was converted into offices. 1,113; in 1913, 007 and in 1914, moned for riding to the danger have also hit upon the idea of silver Mounted Tea Glasses and The packing staff and other em- 449.

of the public, in Caine Road on small charges of explosives buried Claret Jugs, Fruit Knives and ployees of the Former wore taken 11. The gross revenue derived Wednesday evening, Evidence just beneath the surface, and of over as far as possible and their from the sale of opium from was given by P. O. (Reserve) fires prepared and lighted in the work has been satisfactory: In the March 1, 1914, to December 31, Bryan, to the affect that the trenches at the right moment. Northern District of the New Terri-1914, was $3,694,284. From this defendant was riding his cycle in" But none of these devices has tories the Farmer had a branch must be deducted the cost of raw such a manner that injury might yielded any appreciable results, office at Taipe and this was kept

have been caused to any passing and, as I have already remarked, and opium

pedestrian,

our enemy can only now regret on under the charge of Mr. H. charges. These cannot be sep-

Mr. Lindsell imposed a fins of having started such practices." Anderson who had formerly work arately set out exactly but may

Daily News ed with the Farmer.

be taken to be roughly $900,000 $15.

10. It is not possible to com-

administrative

September 6, 1015.

TRICK CYCLIST FINED.

Another Reserve Constable

"Gets a Case."

A few pieces of Canton Black- wood-ware

and

Forks in ease, Bread Baskets, Flower Vase, Christening Sets, Boxes, etc. etc.

Silver Tea Set, E. P. Bisquit On view from Wednesday, the 20th.inst

Catalogue will be issued. Terms Cash on delivery,

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