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October 20th,
NEW OPIUM REGULATIONS.
JHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. Looking at the expenditure last year it is estimated that the lowest cost at which the The following is a translation of the new.celebration can be carried out will be roughly opium regulations, drafted by the Chief Superin: | $800. tendent of Police here, which will be enforced members of the Committee and all members of A subscription list was opened by the when the new license
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the British Community are invited to add their names to the list.
1. All licensed opium smokers are permitted, only once daily, to purchase the allowance of prepared opium specified on the license from any of the licensed prepared opium shops. On the reverse of the wooden license will be attached a piece of paper bearing the year, month and the number of days of the month and upon pro duction of the license to purchase prepared opium, the opium shop will fill in the day the purchase was made, and stamp the chop of the shop over it. If any of the prepared opium shops should be discovered ølandestinely selling opium to any person in excess of the quantity specified on a license, or selling any quantity 40 an unlicensed person, or fails to chop the date of a purchase thereby enabling a license to repeat a purchase of his daily allowance, for each mace of opium and upwards a fine of $4 will be imposed, half a mace upwards $2, under half a mace $1. The fine will be exacted from both sides. For a second offence the fine will be doubled and so progressively for every sub- sequent fine.
An Opium smoker who travels must carry his license with him and must register it with the authorities in charge of such registration on arrival at his destination before purchasing any opium in that place. Failure to do so sad any attempt to purchase opium will entail a fine to the extent of half the amounts specified above,
3. No charge will be made for obtaining the licenses. Any smoker discovered smok- ing opium without holding a lioeuse will be fined according to his daily consump- tion and will receive forty strokes of the bamboo according to the old law (Ta Ching), or according to the new law enforced in the 31st year of Kwong Su, eight days' imprisonment with hard labour, which
may be redeemed by a monetary fice; in any case be will be required to undergo a care treatment" in appropriate Government establishments.
4. At marriage feasts and other family ceremonies, funerals etc, the host is forbidden to offer opium to his relations or guests and any relation or guest holding a license will not te permitted to smoke opium unless he registers himself at the police station of the district where the ceremony is held. Offenders will be fined half the amounts specified in regulation
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5. The license must be renewed, if required, annually, and every year the smoker's allowance will be reduced by at least two-tenths. Those who wish to reduce more must report it to the police so that it may be recorded.
6. Any license lost through force majeure will be renewed on production of satisfactory evidence; otherwise a second license will be refused. If a license is lent by the holder to any person it will be confiscated and a fiue of $10 will be imposed.
7. Removal of residence must be reported. No charges will be made anywhere for any registration whatsoever.
KING'S BIRTHDAY. Mr. Harold Porter, H. B. M. Vice-Consul, has issued a notice stating that at the meeting of the General Committee elected to decide upon the manner in which the King's Birthday should be celebrated this year, it was agreed to sub-divide into smaller committees each to be entrusted with the details of a part of the arrangements.
I bear that up to the present moment $720 has already been subsoribed, so there will be no difficulty in getting the remaining $89. understand the members of the Committee have each subsoribed $25. Mr. Harold Porter is Birthday Fand. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer of the King's
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THE BOYCOTT.
Although the Japanese Consul bere has written many dispatches to the Viceroy request. ing him to devise means boycott of Japanese goods, so far, no active or to suppress the strong measures have been taken by the Provincial Government to crush the boycott. About a fortnight ago, however, there wat A rumour in the oity spread by some merchants that they had received news from Chinese merchants abroad stating that the differences between the people of the two countries had been amicably settled and that the boycott was to be removed on the 19th instant. These mer. chants imported large quantities of Japanese goods comprising chiefly sea delicacies and porcelain and had them stored with certain foreign firms on the Shameen sud engaged brokers to dispose of them to the dealers in the city. It now turns out that the ramour was without foundation and wa spread by a few The triok was discovered by ounning merchants to make a big speculation. the Boycott Union, but, anfortunately, many of the dealers have already been loaded up to the neck with Japanese goods. The dealers are now forward ing their goods up-country with a view of getting rid of them. The merchants who planned the trick hold still large stocks and will find the speculation to be a dead loss to them.
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October 21st,
CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY -A
SÉRIOUS SITUATION
The shareholders of the Canton Hankow Railway Company and the public in general management of the Company and seem to have entirely lost confidence in the it is extremely probable that the Government will have to take over the whole poncern before long. The continuous and increasing disputes and the Directors ever since the concession was quarrels either between the shareholders and redeemed from the American Development Company plainly shows the public suspicions regarding the managament of the concern.
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shares to shareholders who have already paid up the first and second instalments, or treat the money paid up by the shareholders as contri. titles will be given to the shareholders in lieu of bations to the Government for which brevet their interest in the concern; or the Government might issus debentures to the shareholders and treat the money paid by them for the first and second instalmenta as Government loans.
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THE NORTH RIVER FLOOD.
A GREAT CALAN TY,
The Canton Press, is full of heart-rending reports about the disastrous North River Flood. It is reported that in the Hoi Ping District al ne over 30,0 10 houses have collapsed and the number of families who are starving lost is something astounding. and homeless, together with the number of lives calamities, caused by the flood on this occasion The serious surpass in their inagnitude those of the last flod. It is said that several walled cities in the elevation, are inundated with from 10 to 20 Shai Hing Prefecture, which stood on a bigh feet of water.
A few days ago Fang Ping King, Magistráte at Hoi Ping City, telegraphed to the Viceroy stating that investigation mide by him went to show that over 20,000 houses in the Ho the loss Ping District have been demolished and that of life is very considerable. Words, cannot describe the shocking aspect and condition of things in the district. At present immediate relief is absolutely necessary.
All local schemes, faods, sad efforts to render assistance to the distressed people have been exhausted. The Magistrates earnestly begs him to alleviate the sufferings of the people. His Excellency the Viceroy to forward funds to
Viceroy hung on receipt of the telegram at different Bureaus to dispatch deputies posthaste once gave instructions to the Directors of the
to Ho Ping and investigate the state of affairs there. Yesterday the Viceroy received reports from the deputies corroborating the statements made by the local Magistrate whereupon His Excellency immediately gave orders to the Pro. vincial Treasurer and the Bureau of Local Affairs to dispatch officers with funds to Ho Ping to relieve the suffering. The Viceroy also sent dis- patches to the Flood Relief Society and the Self Government Association requesting the direc- tors of these institutions to send members of the gentry provided with money and rice to Hoi Ping without delay, to render assistance.
The Directors of the Chamber of Commerce sent a memorial to the Viceroy on the 20th inst., stating that they had received letters and telegrams from the following distressed districts asking for immediate further relief and assistance Chief Superintendent of the Canton-Hankow Hoi Ping Sunning, Sun Woi Cheong Sha and Since H. E. Chang Chi Tang was appointed viz-Shan Hing, Yan Ping, Ko Yew, Ko Ming, Railway he has kept a vigilant eye on affairs Tik Hoi. The petitioners stated that they had here, and his appointment will hasten the already sent many members of the gentry with ment, although it might be against his wishes. concern falling into the bands of the Govern-rice and money to the districts most affected by
second instalment on the shares is about to The time allowed for the payment of the expire and it is reported that, up to the present, the Company has collected a little over $300,0 10 out of the $12,000,000 now due. At present there are no signs that the balance will be forthcoming from the shareholders.
Excellency Chang Chi Tang has decided to The latest report from Peking is that His solve the dimoult situation in one of two ways. First be suggests a further extension of two months' time for the shareholders to pay up the second instalment due on the shares; and, The following are sub-committees appointed:-in order to restore public confidence, he proposes 1. Sports-Messrs Wallace, Saunders, Drum- that advertisements be inserted in all the mond, Ross, Parnell, and in addition Captain | local press calling upon all persons who hold Walcott, the Senior Naval Offloor.
2. Refreshments - Messrs. Griffith, Hill, Batler
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3. Music-Messrs Grove, Davenport, Dewstoe 4. Illuminat ions-Messrs 1 horne and Thomas, 5. General Committee-Messrs. Hyland, Kavar
ana, Robertson, King and Fox. The following programe for the day has been proposed by the Committee vis;-Sports in te afternoon in which the sailors of the H. M. ships will participate, and in the evening, if fine, a concert and entertainment in the open air with illuminations and possibly fireworks. There is a prospect of a military band from Hongkong being present on the occasion.
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the flood and added that the people in the Tik Hoi and Cheong Sha D'strints had reported to them that robbery is rife and that chaos reigns in these two districts. The Viceroy is requested to send troops to maintain order,
The interport match played at Kobe between teams representing Yokohams and Kobe resulted in a win for the visitors Kobe in the first innings compiled 201 against Yokohama's 100. In their second innings
for 70. Yokohama soored 172, but Kobe was dismissed
tons, bas recently most successfully performed The now turbine steamer Chiyo-maru, 13,500 her full speed steam trials at Nagasaki. Al though the contract speed is 19 khots, which would put her in the front rank of Pacific liners, the mean speed of the vessel for six consecutive
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resign their posts; the advertisement would important positions the Company to
also inform the public that inary meeting will be convened (after the resignations are sent into the Company) to elect new men in their place. At the meeting any share holder, though he holds only one share, will have power to vote for the election of the new men. This, it is thought, might inspire confidence in the minds of the shareholders and lead them to pay up the second instalment due on the shares. The alternative is to turn the concern over to the officials to construct the Kwangtung section of the railway. In this case the Government with either have to issue proportionats paid-ap`st fall speed.
knots was 20-6-8 knots an hour. The speed over the measured distance-about 84
of the fastest ruo was 21'1 koots. The Tenyo maru, s sister ship, developed a mean speed of speed attained being 20-905 knots, so that the 20-609 knots on her official trials, the highsst Chigo maru's performance was slightly better. ping from fall speed aheid was 3 minutes 12 The time dooupled by the Chiyo-maru in stop- seconds and she completed a round turn in Ave minutes, the vessel keeping steady when turning
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