The same thieves, it Is thought, these. being cloaed at the end of five] successive periods of six months each, The shops during the time of their coxistance, shall pay according to their grade, $2, $1 and $0 cents to nccumufate a fund to assist those who close. A surprising point ts that the organtzation which has the opium monopoly for Fuklien has agreed to pay revenue
during this year: Tia. a Ineretond wale of the, drug against Tls. 15,000 previously. In Amoy, an. increase [x expected of Tis, 200—Tis, 1,200 against Tls. 1,000. Why should this increase be expect-fed when 0, vigorous steps are being taken to decrease the number of smokers and so the quantity to be. used? A rumour is that a vessel bringing opium has been captured by pirates, Tungsten Ore Unearthed Bxcltement, reigned during this week upon the, report of a valu able. mine being' discovered in the Hohwan district, Even the Mayor: of Amoy.and the city authorities deemed the place worthy of a hurried view Eurly in" the month, the magistrate of Hohsan had received fan application for a. Ucence to pro-fa pect a certain area for He tent oMcors to Investigate. For sometime rumours had been cir ulated of a mine being worked near Tokkneow.
"The Investigators found that about tone it north of this village a shaft of feet deep had been, sunk, having fan entrance 20 feot long and 16 feat wide. A wooden derrick stood over the hole with a. wooden windlass aneath It and 9 long rope hung Into} the pit On one side of the hole, was ar bamboo ladder descending to Kerosene Inmips and found, -A_ visit to what seemed to be the office was made but its door
Guan Ore Corp. Yung Huk-pin, close. "Tu name ithe tan living in the village, was arrested in connection with "these unauthorized Workings. A contract, it seems, been concluded between the carport, tion and Yung Hulcpin, as the repregentative of the Yung clan, giving the former permission to work this lana, The village peace ameer had wit.
capacity, and it was he who point newied'tho contract in his "ofelat out the' location of the shaft. The contract stated that the Kind of ore as unknown, but that the corpers ton was agreeable to, pay all initial expenses, Including the cost of a mining permit from the Government. If the ore proved valueless, the contract would be null and vold, but, it profitable, the owners of the land were to Fecelve 17 per cent. royalty. The ore Is said to be tungsten.
Some member of the firm of En¢ antong of Tiger Balm fame, concelved the brilliant idea to paint a huge advertisement of a rampant tiger on the face of the tiger rock that over-the frightened pair the other two opened the safe and took out the money.
Then, a in the Kulangsu affair, they "examined boxes and found! Jewellery "amounting li value. to $6,000." The Commissioner of Police, and the chief of the detective stam, personally investigated. A. general order waa issued to keep a sharp) Jock-out for suspicious persons. At 5 pin, a policeman noticed a. man 10 continually glanced furtively over his shoulder as he walked, The policeman stopped him and demanded to examine his pockets. The man refused and 'The oticer gave chase, but from a cross street another emerged and the thief ran into his arms, He offered them money to let him go free, but the bribe was refused, 'Bank notes, jewellery and a visiting card. of Ube robbed. gentleman' wore found in his possession. Through his statements eight other persons wore arrested and the most of the Jewellery was recovered" in the original cases in a eave behind the house, adjoining the temple.
10d Kerosene From the adjoining stand of Quimoy information came to the water-police that 90 bags of sugar and 200 tins of kerosene had been landed to be taken to Amoy by small Jaunches' that dally ply. 'Detect searched a school building, not far from the beach, and found 280 tins of 'Kerosene and G8 bags of sugar. 'They continued, but were in by-a body of the local military who! demanded the goods, saying' they belonged to them and red two shots to emphasize their demands.
The police called on the president of the school and the officer commanding the local troops; then made ut a statement of the goods found, which paper wag signed by the police officer and the two Quimoy residents, 'Three copies were made, each party' retaining. a copy. But' the police come to Amoy of smuggling opera: tons being carried on from that island, and of how the people there, and even the resident officials, work ed in league with smugglers They, continued to search and found another lot of 22 bags of sugar in an unoccupied house. With this haul and their statement of the goods they had left behind, they returned to Amoy not altogether unsuccessful.
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