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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 15. 1919.

BUY TO-DAY

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY

WAR BOND TICKETS

$5.00

LAST DAY OF SALE

ON SALE AT ALL BANKS, · STORES,

CLUBS and HOTELS.

$5.00

HALF PROCEEDS IN AID OF DESERVING WAR CHARITIES.

OPIUM HIGH PRIESTESS Reginald de Veulle and his wife

SENTENCED.

SEQUEL TO MISS BILLIE CARLETON'S DEATH.

Veulle, when "disgusting orgies

took place extending from Satur-

Sunday afternoon."

Matthews said she would plead:

ed supplied opium.

in some

THE SALT GABELLE.

ALLEGED SYSTEM OF “SQUEEZE.”

The salt merchants of Anhui

ஆ recent

*TRAINING SCHOOL

STARTED.

Can be

Mr. F. Russell Davies, counsel

number, about 100,appears to have SHANGHAI CHAUFFEURS. taught how to prepare opium by in their flat at 16, Dover-street. her husband.

for the defendant, said that You

been granted by Tuan Fang, an- other viceroy at Nanking, and On the night of Saturday, Septem-

way or other she had been in this country for

consequently the total number off ber 14, arrangements were made became acquainted with some of twelve years. He was 25 years

licenses involved by the applica- for a party to assemble at this flat the persons who were parties to old, and a consumptive.. He had

tion of this order, if indeed it is for the purpose of smoking opium. this orgy on this particular night. been a confirmed opium smoker,

an instrument having authority The party on that particular She had been invited there, as but had made a real effort to

behind it, appears to be some- evening included De Veulle him- she said, to supper. She was not, overcome this desire, by gradual-

Hupeh where in the neighbourhood of Up to the present time no pro Mrs. Ada Lo Ping You, whose self and his wife. At about 9 as Mr. Muskett bad suggested, ly reducing the quantity consum- Kiangsi, Hunan apd

are greatly exercised by the 1,950. For Hupeh, Hunan and per school or place of instruction age is 28, was arrested as a sequel o'clock, Mrs. Ping arrived for the present for reward. She went ed daily.

The magistrate, referring to the

Kiangui the big licence, as it is of any sorts has existed in Shang- to the inquest on Miss Billie special purpose only of preparing there, having been invited to Carleton, and she was charged the opium for smoking. The supper. They knowing that she opium found in Piag's possession, issue of an order. No. 1935, called, is issued permitting the hai where chauffeurs with illegally supplying prepared evidence was not satisfacory in was experienced in preparing asked the officer in charge of the described as "secret," purporting holder to handle 500 yin of salt taught, and prospective chauf opium to the young actress be- his judgment that she brought opium, asked her to do it, and case. "Do you agree that it was to be the work of the Salt twice in each year, while for feurs learn, the rudiments of Anhui a small licence covering their business says the North tween August 21 and October 14; the opium, otherwise he would she foolishy and stupidly fell in for his own personal use?"

Gabelle, or at any rate having] 120 yin is issued. A yin is 8 China Daily News. The majority "Yes," was the reply." and with being in possession of have insisted on that particular, with the suggestion, and com-

"I have difficulty in dealing behind it apparently the authority piculs.

of chanffeurs acquire their know- opium prepared for smoking at charge. He did not think he was mitted the offence to which she

with a man who comes before me of that 'organisation says "the The matter obviously could not ledge of driving in the first place 16, Dover-street, Piccadilly. be-justified in saying that the accus- had pleaded guilty.

**UNHOLY RITES." tween these dates.

suffering from a national vice, North China Daily News, in be allowed to rest where it was by stealth, so to speak, at Mr. Ping had been a smoker of said the magistrate. That is to

and communication was establish- the expense of the motor car Mr. Muskett, who prosecuted,

THE OPIUM CIRCLE.

The issue."

cired with a salt merchant who pro-owner who is ignorant of what is opium since the age of 11 years, say, à vice which is almost in- id at the previous hearing that

"That there were opium and but the Chinese did not attach variably practised in his own cumstances said to surround cured a copy of the secret order, done to and with his car when certain events in connection with opium utensils at the flat when much importance to the case took place a: 16, Dover she arrived there can be no doubt smoking. The accused frankly offence to do it in this country.

opium country. Nevertheless, it is an it by the salt merchants are claim-This he supplemented with the his back is "turned. The official startling information that at the records show that some 350, more street, Piccadilly, in

ed by them to justify the state-meeting at Yangchow between or less, new Chinese drivers flat A

at all." said Mr. Muskett.

admitted that she prepared the ***The defendant is liable to a occupied by Mr. and Mrs. de

the salt merchants and the are licensed annually, which "After dinner, the party-Miss opium for the people who Mr. term of six months' imprisonment, ment that a gigantic "speeze Carleton was engaged presumably Muskett had described as de- with or without hard labour and is being attempted first on them delegate the latter is alleged figure serves to show the extent to have explained that the of the abuse which must be going

400,000 was on. day night until early in the at her duties at the theatre-generates, and one might call an additional fine of £100. Bat I when, if successful, it is to be re-charge of Tis.

adjourned at about 10 o'clock them perhaps something worse. have to consider all the circum

the drawing-room of the He hoped the magistrate would stances. I have to consider the pested on all the salt merchants for the expenses incurred by the

At the beginning of last year For the accused Mr. Barrington to

fat and provided. them consider this a minor charge, and national temptation, which be of the republic. If indeed the inspection-an average charge of the Automobile Club of China not guilty to the charge of selves with cushions and pil- and would take into consideration ought to resist and which he fail-facts of the case are as stated à 21s. 200 per licence-but if the took the matter up in earnest and merchants as a body would pay have finally devised a scheme supplying opium to Miss Carleton, lows. They placed these on the the surroundings which she had led to resist. It also have to co-secret order has been issued by lup that sum as a preliminary step whereby a proper school for but would admit preparing opium floor, and sat themselves thereon had during her short married life. sider his bad health, which may

in a circle. The men divested Mr. Mead said: "I do not think be due to the excess of smoking someone in Peking ordering the actual inspection fee would training chauffeurs is now being for smoking.

themselves of their clothing Mr. Muskett, in describing this opium, and that he has been in an inspection of all the salt be reduced by half. That was to established under the manage- Mr. Muskett prosecuting, said}

say if the merchants would find ment of the Y.M.C.A. and got into night cloth-matter, has at all exaggerated the custody for seven days.” .

merchante licences io he desired to present the facts in

the that sum immediately those re- ing. and

the women into gravity of the offence. There is The defendant was then fined

Premises have been secured at colourless

above-mentioned provinces, sponsible for the order would No. 12 Soochow Road, where possible, and to avoid the un-nightdresses. In that manner no doubt the accused took a lead£10.

they seemed to prepare them-ling part in the most disgraceful

charging them an enormous sum forego Tls. 1,300,000 of what aspiring chauffeurs will be taught necessary introduction of any

would be legally collectable if the how to drive, knowledge of the There were proceedings on the night in ques-

per licence as an inspection fee order was in proper order. sensational or realistic matter in selves for the orgy.

tion. She really acted as high £100,000 FOR TREE PLANTINO. the statement he had to make, about five or six of them.

and aadling the merchants as a If the order emanated with the how to go about it, upkeep of importance of lubrication and. Miss Carleton arrived later at priestess at these unholy rites. The cessation of war has "The story is sufficiently squalid

the flat, and she, after disrobing, and I cannot look upon it in the brought timber felling almost to body with a sum out of all pro- full authority of the Chief In-batteries, simple running adjust- and deplorable, and, I think you

Way "which Mr. an end in England, and some of portion to the work done as ex-spectors of the Salt Gabelle, there mente, care of coachwork, etc. will agree with me, even dia- took her place in this circle of convenient

was no need that it should be by a competent foreign instructor. the beautiful parts of the count-penses incurred by the examina-described in its own text as secret, Workship practice is not to be graceful in modern civilisation. degenerates, as I should like to Mathews suggests.

call them. In the centre of it the

"I have entirely divested my SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY. · defendant officiated. She had mind, of extraneous matters that y-side which have suffered deeption. Over and above this the while certainly no

authority taught, the aim of the school ly in the urgent demand for wood of Miss Carleton's death, as the the opium needle, and all the only dealing with the matters are to be replanted. At the merchants say that they have would be given to any delegate to being to turn out men of a good

He recalled the circumstances there an opium tin and a lamp, have been introduced, and I am

instruct the merchants that the class, properly able to carry out She prepared the that occurred in this place. Thea Board of Agriculture a Daily been instructed to keep the matter auditing department of the Gabell their normal duties. result of which Inspector Carry had made investigations with opium.

seem to me serious and disgrace Chronicle representative was in-from the knowledge of the foreign were not to be informed. Nor

(would the authorities be willing Chauffeurs trained in this view to seeing if any person could There the party remained in ful enough. That this orgy, as it formed recently that the Interim offcials of the Salt Gabelle. be brought to justice.

The salt merchants carry on to forego Tls. 1,300,000. due for school will, on attaining pro- their comatose state until about has been described, had gone on Forest Authority has been grau- business under licences, inspection on the payment of Teficiency, be granted certificates. What proceedings might be 3 o'clock on the following Sunday, for a number of hours from ted £100,000 by the Treasury which they say were granted to 400,000 for

14 expenses." In addi There is little doubt that the taken after the matter had been September 8 or 15."

o'clock to 3 o'clock in the after: for immediate work of afforests them by Viceroy Tseng Kuo-tion to these reasons for regarding benefit to both motor car ownØTS - fully investigated he was not in a Mr. Muskett added that it must noon is disgraceful, although i position to say. The prisoner was a be assumed that the defendant suppose one cannot shut one's tion. This, however, is a trifle "Scot by birth, living with her hus-went there for reward.

eyes to the fact that this indul- compared to the vast sum necessa- of payment was demanded at the distrust there is the fact that such considerable, and chauffeurs who band, a Chinaman, in Limehouse- Mr. Barrington Matthews, for gence in opium is prevalent, andy if the 3,000,000 acres of wood-time of issue, the amount apparan order properly issued world are able to produce an A.0.0, and *varying but "since amount to legislation which could .M.CA. school certificate should Causeway, That her husband the defence, said Mrs. Ping had I consider an example is required. land in the United Kingdom are ently was an opium smoker was been married for the past three The sentence will be five months, to be properly cultivated, and that time there has been no not be put into force without have a great advantage over their undoubted, and a number of and a half years to a China-Iwith hard labour.”

new areas planted. The report share the holders have not the Presidential Mandate. Looked brethren who have learned their

business under presented articles used for smoking and its man, and

could well MRS. FRIG'S HUÉRAND, FINKO. of the Forestry Bub-Commitine en required to submit their as in sy light, the matter is one preparation had been found appreciate what het sormund The Chinese boaband of Mrs. (of the Ministry of Reconstraction mments for registration, on mäfck would be subjected to the Members of the at the house · There could be notings. kad been

since her Ping, Long Ping Yun, was charge has been accented by the Govern

nation and to all intents and strictest investigation, for if Club of China will doubt, said Mr. Muskett, that the marriage. Probably she had been led on remant at Themes Foliement, and wit be put into force over the permission to des, indeed the attempt is what it is obtain individual futt "accused, was

in salt, once granted, became a laid to be by the merchants an school instructor so professional brought into contact with matters Court with having in his possession when the necessary legislation, real right.

Attempt at of which she knew absolutely opium prepared for smoking and preparer of opium for smoking,

sqaseze success ments permit its For a fortnight up to September nothing before her marriage, sad opium utensils. He had been re-involving the expenditure of an addition to those licences is would mean an endeavour in other owners Cl

least £3,425,000, is passed. sued by Tseng Kuo-fang, &smaller mother direction sooner or later, benefit by the school 22 Miss Carleton was staying with the result was that she was mandad in custody.

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