OPIUM AND THE FAR EAST.
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UNTRUTHS ABOUT. BRITAIN..
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
UNDERPAID TEACHERS.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
LIO A YEAR FOR SCIENCE THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Publin Auction on
Friday, the 21st. May, 1930
is gravely imperilled
ដ shortage teachers. has further shown
that the
commencing at 11. a.m. at their Sales Rooms, Duddell
Street
(For account of the concerned) 1717 bags ANTIMONY ORE (Stored at Kowloon Godowns), 1730 bags ANTIMONY ORE (Stored at West Point Godown) total weight 3712 picula) Inspection orders can be had from undersigned
MISTRESS. The light which has been Reviewing Ellen La Motte's book on "The Opium Monopoly," thrown on the conditions of the the New
Evening Post teaching profession by recant Yurt
articles in The Daily News has No one wishes to defend or shown clearly that the education- palliate the opium evil, and we al future of the children of the may cordially grant that the nation object of the author, to arouse through American sentiment against it
is in service is'excellent. But her attitude is Londan far from judicial, her tone is worst condition of all, since so shrill, her interpretation of the the teachers which it has got are facta is streaked by such obvinns leaving it, and to recruits are inaccuracy, that her little book coming in. This is perhaps not will offend rather than convert. surprising in view of the following
Miss La Motte asserts in brief LC.C. advertisement
County Secondary School that the British Government in Indis deliberately fosters the Syden-Ham.-A Science Mistress cultivation of great opium tracts;with Honours in Physics to begin that it forces the ding upon the work in September, to assist with backward Asiatic populations General Science Scheme and take with fiendish shrewdness, and Advanced Course in Physics. that it rejoices officially in the Commencing salary £180 a year addition to Imperial revenues to £240 year, according to THE Undersigned have received obtained from an utterly mans-experience, rising by £10 to £310) trous traffic. A spiral utterance a year. ruba Isha is speaking of India):
Candidates must hold a good "A nation that can subjugate honours degree or other special 300,000,000 helpless people and qualifications for the position.
A good, honours degree in then turn them into drug addicts for the sake of revenue is a nation physics and to begin at £180 to which commits a cold-blooded] £240, according to experience!
Women are Boding more any atrocity unparalleled by atrocities committed in the heat lurrative professions than teach- and rage of war." We know that ing. The entries of women into the British have taken the lead the profession in 1908 totalled in urging and helping China to 6,335 for England. For the year stamp out the opium evil an act ending August 1, 1918, the latest).
with figures available, they numbered strangely inconsistent British Polier Miss La4.424, a drop of clase on 2,000. Motte describes it. We know
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Terms: Cash on delivery.
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Auctioneers.
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Monday, the 16th. May, 1930.
commencing at rs am.
at their Sale Rooms, 6 Paddell Street
5
casks Soft Soap
A
bars Soda Ash
!
Bacon Slicer
eases Imitation Verinillion
9 tarrels Ship Varnish
THURSDAY, MAY
-13- 1920.
NOTICE..
NOTICE.
It is hereby notified that on HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB. the Nat May, at the Treasury of Macao, at 3 p.m. tenders are
TENNIS TOURNAMENT, invited by verbal competition for the Monopoly of Opium, for the Subject to weather conditions period of three years, commencing the following datea have been from 1st August 1920 to 31st
xed July 1923.
All the terms and conditions for Final Upen Championship! the tender can be obtained on Singles, Tuesday, 18th May. application at the Portuguesa
Final Open Championship Consulate in Hongkong, or atļ the Treasurer's Department in Doubles, Thursday, 20th May,
Challenge Round Open Cham pionship Singles, Tuesday, 25th May.
Mavsa
PLINIO TINOCO,
Treasurer. Treasurer's Office of Macao, 22nd April, 1220.
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE-319 inch Astrunol Telescope: Equatoria- | Mounting; Dividad cirelės; Driv- ing Clock; Universal Latitude Adjustment; Photographic Ar- tachment with correcting lens: Several eyepieces, including solar and stellar diagonals; Wedge || Photometer; &o: &e:. All in perfect condition Apply Harbour Department.
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3 drums Bright Red Anti-y, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry; of the Hongkong Jockey Club or
Hiatry. Geography, Lati. Gymkhana Club..
fouling Composition Paint
4
cases Pickiew
4
cases Jelly
Terms: Cash on delivery.
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Auctioneers.
French, lagkong Universit, Jaly Examinations
Private Tuithm can also be bad in these saljest
Prospectza un ajqdičātrsa.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By order of the Mortgagees
PHEUndersigned have received
instructions to sell by Public | Mr. Geo. P. Lammer has received Auction on
instructions to sell by PUBLIC AUCTION
Wednesday, the 19th May 1920)
commenting at 11 am).
100 cases
Brandy
at their Sales Rooms, & Duddell Street. Salamander U. V. P.)
Three Star
MarLaren's Dry Gin Oh Tom
10
Brandy
The results of this are seen by that the Empire, is diinister- the following letter from the ed on the whole, en enlightened assistant secretary of the Surrey Creat County Association of the N.E.T. principles and that the
Since July, 1919. three classes Commonwealth whirhemancipat- ed its slaves decades befute the in Hersham Girls' Council School,) United States is not one to pursue Walton-on-Thames, have passed a purely Machiavellian policy. through the hands of nineteen Miss La Motte's will talk of teachers, and for three months "coldblouded. atrocities would one class had no teacher. Re-. Amaze even Orientals, who have cently the staff consisted of af no special liking for the British girls teacher and the teacher of Use main consideration of the baldes' class of an infants which this book givet nu hint is school, temporarily closed. Then that opium, consumed by smoke it was changed to two teachers ing. is not regarded be scientific tum the infants school.
This forced the head-mistress men as a vice worse than the usel
is alto take a class of 99 children of alcoholic drinks. stimulant: taken by active work-in room built for 49. or. stand alternative, -- IG- ers, it is compared in effect with as the use of smoking tobareu; and in a doorway between two elas to draw horrible pictures of drug rooma trring to teach two clasMPA Bends, and then to represent thajat once. The managers, appraisd· controlled sale of oplom as that fo the Surrey Education Commit- debauchery :f nations, is achter in January to improve matters. fantastic as to hold up a man in who decided là elusa the school delirium tremehe as ANDRA HOt after Easter
The New has received drinker, and then represent thei
dejan official statement from the United States of 1915 aas bauched" be alcohol for the Leon Jun Teachers' Association, benefit of floremment which, dealing with the points raised b reaped excise and other revenues! the interview with Sir Cyril Cobb,) from it. Men weak of will are; hat, a- the matter has been falls rained by piut, but the worst talt with in the extracts from habitues of opium dens are but as the teachers' uwn letters, it has One passage in were the worst habitues of our een held over. own bowing den-. There are the statement, however, shruld Oriental populations which wouldį be given:
This wiek the Tottenham ubject as vehemently to the de privation of opium to-dag as New Education Authority had onl York City is objecting to the applications for appointments partial deprivation of wroz 130 from students in the Training 45 from provincial drink. The British 'del not in Colleges,
which teachers, ar rtually 38 from opian king. originated in China about three the London schoals. The axplana- centuries ago, nor did the turntion is that the Tottenham max- Indiana limun" is £440 for men as compar, 300,000,000 helpless
Thelel with the L. C. CV's $340, and "into daiz dditis r objectiva
of $399 for women as insphe opium in China was not strictly | L. C. E.'s £260, on the ground of its injurious)
vent
W
sh
This is a clear proof that teach- effects far from it; it was alsniers are to be found for those! on the grounds of the drain of authorities who are willing col hullion, the danger of famine pas a diving maze. resulting from the devotion of
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FRIDAY
The 21st day of May, 1920.
at p.m.
at his Sales Room, Dúddell Street. Victoris, Hongkopp. The following valuable Lease- hold property situate at Victoria)
Merveille's Peppermintlin the Colony of Hongkong, viz:-
20 20
Gin
Sherry
Jamaica Rusi
Burgundy
3
Creme de Menth-
Angostura Bitters
12
Champagne Biscuits Terms: Cash on delisetv.
LAMMERT BROS
Auctioneste.
WATER RETURN.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on May 1, 1920. CITY AND HILL, DISTRICT WATER
WORKS LEVEL.
1919
17 22.3 els
29
Tirtam
Br
+47.
! Tusam 1:
Level with
21-25
Trias Tu
Bad Bebra
******
ant
STORAGE IS MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLOSE.
Ersan Intepremellata
1710
1.244.3
56
NOS DO
20 56
3090
Crnkamprint it water in the fury and Bh fatat in mildenk and decimais mattom 1 of get
13:3
MARANSEMNON..... 185.13
14 Consumative per
bowl per day...
1340
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Price.
The Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present.
Hongkong, 7th May, 1920.
NOTICE.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
THE MISSES DE VINE AND TERREY.
SOCIETY ENTERTAINERS will introduce
HARMONY AND SONO at the usual
TEA DANSANT AND DINNER DANCE
ALL THAT piece or parcel of ground situate at Victoria afore=|--SATURDAY, MAY said and known and registered Lin the Land Office" a SUB
to be hel
15th.
SUNDAY
SUNDAY.- MAX—16th
during
SECTION 1 of SECTION C OF INLAND LOT No. 1417 Together with the messuage erected there- Orchestral Concerts o known as No. 20 Aberdeen Tin and Afternoon-
Term Street Victoria aforesaid.
999 Fears Created by a Crown Lease dated the 16th day of June) 1898. Proportion of Annual Crown reat $6.50 Area about 952 Square), feet.
For further particulars and munditions of sale apply to JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER Pring's Building. Ice House.
Street. Hongkong
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THE CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE. LIMITED
SOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The thirty-ninth Ordinary Yearly Meeting of shareholders) will be held at the Offices of the Solicitors for the Mortgagees undersigned on Tuesday the 21th
May 1920, at 11.30 am.
Jr to
Mr. GEO. P. LAMMERT.
The Auctioneer. Hongkong. 7th May. 1920.
HE Undersigned have received T
instructions from Messrs. Thoresen & Co. to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 18th May, 1970.
commencing at 3 p.m.
at their Sale Rooms, Daddell .. Street.
The Steamer "DAGMAR "*
as she now lies in the Menam
COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 51st ORDINARY YEAR- LY MEETING of the Company Nos. 3 and 4 Queen's Buildings an FRIDAY 21 MAY, 1920 at 12 30 p.m. for the purpose of re- reiving the Report of the Direc- tors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December 19 19 and of declaring Dividends etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from 8th May to 1st May, both
days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
C. B. P. HAY, Deputy General Manager. Hongkong. 4th May, 1920.
NOTICE.
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE
BRANCH, KOWLOON.
Pitman's Shorthand Evening Classes.
A class for young men will commence on Monday 3rd May- For particulats apply by letter to the above address.
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
COMPANY LIMITED.
OF CANTON LIMITED.
NOTICE: TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN' that the 47th ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of the Society will be held at its Head Office. Nos. 3 and 4 Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on FRI- DAY 21st May 1920, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with the Statements of Account to 31st December 1919, and of
declaring Dividends, etc.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Society will be CLOSED from 9th May to 21st May, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
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NOTICE,
-BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR-
ANCE CO., LTD.
SUTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 54th ORDINARY YEAREY MEETING of the
Notice is hereby given that the Company will be held at its Head Office. Nos. 3 and 4 Queen's Thirty-First Ordinary General Meeting will be bed as the Com: MAY 1920, at 12.45 pm., for Buildings, Hongkong, on Friday. pany's Offices, St. George's Build- ings, on Saturday. 2nd May 19 at 11.30 a.. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a State men of Accounts to 29th Febru.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of ary 1920, and electing Directors the Company will be CLOSED and Auditors. The Transfer
(the purpose of receiving the Re- port of the Directors together
the Statements of Account 1st December 1919 and of declaring Dividends, etc.
The Transfer Books and Re-Books of the Comany will be rum 8th May to 214 May, both gister of Members of the Company closed from the 15th to the 2nd days inclusive.. will be closed from the 11th May May 1920, both days inclusive.
to, the 5th May, both days in clusive.
JARDINE MATHESON &
CO. LTD.
General Agents. Hongkong. 3rd May, 1920.
A COMPLE E ERATED WATER PLANT FOR SALE.
TISES we see By Menon, Pearby Higendike, L, Wanchinster, 'KAI PUTEENIVÉ LY plant working rel The piese plant will River, Bangkok, with all her erased Winters per day
KWONG SANG HONG LTD.. machinery, gear and appurten-
201.5431 zaio ances etc.
2,70
41 pals
1957 tons gross Reg.
cereal lands to opium culture and shrinking. In a thorough study Womens the corruption of officials. The the abject we must demand consideration that the Govern-jas one of the primary essentials a inent licensing of opium shops, table of the importations of In- a in the Straits Settlements.dian opium into China in very may be a valuable means of recent years. It is not given here. minimizing dhe eat they #5 - Butenery one who knewmeters also obrious but Miss La Motte little about Chinese affairs knows Titam Ram... does not mention it.
that, Jhanks largely to British Tan Tak. Ang sober student of Miss Lajeffort, opium importations, legal pasan Motte'e inflammatory book will land illegal have dropped amazing- note that ber figures are far from 17. Now only illegal importations She lean be made and they do not justifying her assertions, would hate us believe that this come through British hands. frightful British-fostered traffic! It need not be said that every grows ever more menacing. But one would wish to see opium cul- her own tables show that in 1905. tivated only for medicinal use. It red 1906 the acreage of poppies in need not be said that the United British India was 613,996, and States has reason. to be alarmed -that-in-1916-1917-i-had-dripped at the growth of the drag habit to 204.186, these being the latest within her own borders. It would bizures she could bort. In a be for the good of the world decade the coltore was but in if the acreage of poppies in three. Yet Miss La Motte pie-British India were cut to another the British Government third and then another. The tare+ waxing fat on this "lucrative British should be more interested trade" and reaching "further and than they are in curbing the use fortber afeld for new victims."of opium in all their possessione, Another of her tables shows tha: But nothing is to be gained from the excise revenue from opium in intemperate language and distor-in India was about £5.250,000 intion of facts. And Americans 1907-1908. and about £15,160,5 should remember that they have in 1916-1917; while she allows their own moe in the eye. Amp 31 decimax of galing during a monta purchase money is to be paid: to be inferred from * accom Peking dispatch of February 24 Apr panying official statement that 1920, stated that "Public atter concamption excise rates had been steadily tion is being directed to the timated popul! L 100 raised and that the control importance of morphia from choramation per
of the excise administration Amories," adding that "The ex- has been steadily broadened,portation of morphis from Eng- thus producing
tevenneland to China appears to be r from less opium. The "col-stricted, but it seems that America blooded atrocity is evidently has not taken sach actión."
more
apritet with 1317 ka 1929.
KOWLOON WATERWOBES LEVEL-
Ente
Geftantes
! ... ער*
1713
17-11 Paiere
2320
17-7
Rel
LATEST
STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
-1323.
231 JA
19.55
ravitati Reversi
Vágyumptron of water in Boeken ja mik
1712.
30.36
1300.
44,40 Halinas 175.200
12.5
14 5
head per day -}
The Goroment Anilyn's reports shew that the water is excellent quality,
W. CHATHAM
Water Aufbority.
931 tons net Reg
1800 tons deadweight capsha.. city on 17 feet mean draft -Speed 10 knots
This steamer went ashore in the Gulf of Sian, was salved, and towed to Bangkok, where she was dry docked and patched up.
Inspection orders on application) to the East Asiatic Co. Ltd... Bangkok.
The steamer to be at purchasers risk after fall of hammer, when
For fall particulars apply to LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
"
Messrs. THORESEN & CO,
Hoogkong.
Funer
By Order of the Board of
Directors.
By Order of the Board,
C. H. P. HAY. Deputy General Manager.
GIBE, LIVINGTON & CO. Hongkong, 4th May, 1920.
Hongkong, 4th May, 1920.
Agents.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
P. & O. BANKING CORPORA- TION.
Capital
£5.000.000
in £10 Sharez, Present Issue 250,000 Shares a: £106.
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL and sister. Ballot papers will be 1920.
MONDAY
NEXT
ORGAN RECITAL
AT
6 P.M.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
Members are reminded that they Nomination for Officers and Lists close in London on or before N.C.Os, having now been received.
12h Máy, 130. Balloting for the, varions Com-
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Failing Nominees in London Infantry and Light Infantry applications will be rereived by Companies 6.15 p.m. Thurs the undersigned who expect day, 13th May
telegraphic information when Lists closed. Scottish Company 6.15 p.m.
Thursday, 13th May Mounted Infantry Coy. 6.15
p.. Thorsday, 13th May Reserva Company 6.15 p.m.
Friday, 14th May.
G. F. E. RAPSON, B.T., Major.
Adjutant.
Hongkong Volunteer Defence
* Corps. Hongkong. 3rd May, 550.
Foll allotraent cannot be guaranteed.
Payment by telegraphic traaS- fer against receipts here, certibrates issued Loddon.
MACKINNON. MACKENZIE & COMPANY, Agents;
P. & 0. 5. N. COY. Hongkong, 10th May, 1926. 2. Des Vœur Road,
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