FACE TEN. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THUPSDAY, DECEMBER 0 1909, ge ' ¢ 1 | protest against the checking of reform | city shops were only reopened after the offi- FIGHT AGAINST OPIN i ! i WHICH 1S CARRIED ON BY WORKERS| Wa IN CHINA. | wis i Local Reform Society Has Been Very Active! "* Since Its Initiation Two Years Ago - } ! } calming the people "In the meantime the Reform Society had sent a deputation from Kucheng to Foo-chow, aited on Bishop Price, of the CMS, vers who might have influence, Britain through her mercl he | 1 mn - begging ould not * Citizens Have Shown a Strong Determina- tion to Put Down the Opium--Miss A. J. Wade Writes an Interesting Letter. and 1 could, : was ineffec matter from a from the ground al obligation and Christian duty sympathetic; he d all he s letter to the Brit considered the ; commercial view, not they Miss A. J. Wade has written interestingly rom Ku-Cheng- to the Canadian W.As, for whom she labors very ecarmestly: "We hope that the making known of the brave fight being made here to free the people from the bondage and curse of opium may encourage the helpers at home and jtir them up tor fresh prayer and ecarmest effort to bning about a speedier ending to the opium traffic, with re- laxdtion of the treaty obligations which press heavily upon the Chinese people. Kucheng raised $5,280 (Mexican) in three years by vol- untary subscriptions to help tie Central Government while closing out. they opium, until the Government had time to readjust its fin- ances. While the raising of ths money was being discussed, the Central Government an- nounced that the opium was to be closed out of the country in three years; instead of ten years as formetly announced. ©Of the sum mentioned, $3,000 was raised by the people themselves. © Magistrate, Qu nade himself personally responsible for the balance, and the military commander, Cin, also gave a liberal suhseription When the money all in hand Magistrate Qu wrote to the Foochow Vigeroy and obtained his permission to close, not only the opium dens, but the government opium warchouse, which forms the chief dis- | tribiting centre for the district. Magistrate | Qu has taken an active part in the anti-opium 4 campaign, travelling about the country with Dr. Worley, of the American ME and making speeches in favor ol reform "The local Reform Society has been very active since its imitiation ¢wo years ago, and the gentry, literati and citizens have shown a strong determimation to pis down the opium, and:to fight for their cause #f necessary. When permission was granted last April to close the dens, the Kucheng Reform Society gave a |! ; public dinner and held a thanksgiving meeting, A outfit may attended by the gentlemen belonging to the natjonalities--Canadians two missions working here (CMS. anv | peaiis, hall bree American M. E.) and there were signs of re- | man cook. Or joicing throughout the city, banners flying, taken on ete. On July 17th, the first day of the Chinese | whackers. the face of treaty therefore, it is tb more urgent that we should wofK Strenuous and unceasingly for its speedy amendment rights, ment of the Ku-cheng case to the secretaries of the home anti-opium societies. city gentry, is maintaining determined hos ity to the opium, in spite of the protest. All the government warchouse, together with five other opittm sellers, was caught selling native- grown opium, calling it the foreign drug They were imprisoned and are to be tried in Foo-chow Ku-cheng other provinces j every right to i | is native-grown, imported So the local authorities have suppress it, and are doing so In this they are being upheld by the Chinese authorities in Foo-chow and we may win the day, for surely when a umanimous in its effort to rid itself of poison na one should be able to force that pozition oni them, more especially when the of the foreign merchants form only the whole." vigorously was interest Life in the. West on Survey. Surveying operations Canadian have n the mission, hown great activity in recent years, 1 and m mensec areas of land, partly prairie bush, have been explored and surveved into homesteads. Parties, composed of a chief assistants, and about pack out into the bush and n | surveyer, a score there sum- camp nto remain mer and winter, mn ¢ weather oving every few days, worst survey with only a tent to crawl weather include half Americans, is, Indians, and even a China- sen those constitutionally sound this Good g to withstand are work "bush- able and wi The | cials had made a tour of the'streets in person, | There {| gor ms to be no help obtainable out here in | Bi- | shop Price is, with this view, sending a state- | "The Ku-cheng magistrate, backed by the 031} the shops are closed again and the head of | | whole truth about his congregation, alive or. Nine-tenths of the opium sold in| F from| very few Sundays, and he will find it necessary city 18} s| ed to his work and told of the unsurpassed { mored entreaties, a tenth of! West | partly | of men, |e almost as | sighs and groans | espondent looks when the time comes | They are artful, and manage | 1 out, when they feel the y avoid getting things iT : { Ol West trails. Pack-ponies make | much fuss as camels; 1 and d tor | fto t cinch coming vy Anthony Coll Ihe camp cook is a most important man, ie old college | for only on well-conditioned stomachs can the { Ulster with huge barr: i i hard work and weather. Sur- was a relatic notoriously hard . on cooks. | rand days in camp--no work! dinner of the week. ' Many of} roll out for their dinner, and| lot of | : camp washingvis spread | 3 . and those with moccasins | nd socks to darn get busy. Some} ciently enthusiastic go out to hunt, | with good luck make a bag of birdsor! good luck they bring back | | some moose or bear sheak. Hastin Dubhli . 8g Faght ge, con met } have known him for breeding. His rich Ir a unique personality, more that here N on 'tae ic 1 Sundays nd the boys arc m the g { f the day like a al stories in man who has lived t One day, when i at and with exira may te | ped and sad to The Press Says a Word. : \ clergyman came at a newspaper wan in| this way: "You editors do not tell the truth. | 1f you did you could not live; your newspapers! would be a failure." The editor replied: "You | are right and the minister who will at all times and under all circumstances tell they of money, you know, th have you it with you?" half-sovercign which thought The VOUr reye I'l send 1 of exacting bridegroom was nce, | never y dead, will not occupy his pulpit more than a) to leave town in a hurry. The press and the "No, you reverence pulpit go hand in hand with white-wash brush- said D | es and pleasant words, magnifying little vir- "not one of you will tues into big ones. The pulpit, the pen, and | with that h the grave stone are the great saint aking | & wards | triumvirate." And the minister went away in | had a very thoughtful mood, while the cditor turn- | ments ready, was "Then, face, e shut the vest 1 neighbors the the | ut Dr | : . excellencies of a hated old reprobate who had | reg now | just passed away. ardless. * you and marry me one "Anytl 1s of th world." -Cruelty Societies. 1 the Work For Anti The stock-whip nm kil 1 i n ip, In skilful hane formidable weapon 10W, i ts great length--the lash varies«from twelve { to th feet--and the i 1 1 shortness of the butt, | measures eighteen inches, it is an | nat ult and awkward thing to ume aded ots, can keep a If used with full fo and flesh like Vv knife; but, | the stock-| to 5 Ih a man « a the bridegroom, | name. of being close-fisted. "There's a matter Dr our reverence "Have you it with you?" ill 1 book wited ------ RECTOR AND MARRIAGE FE which of 1 side} it ¥ say, £00 e confounded. th th ught to the t} sad the with warry to-day," and studded He 1" houses mn of Warren Hastings, and wel mother's 1 the roads, sot he who A bridegroom, the and refresh a terrible way, and cl you you would d birth and | brogue was part ot is the subject countryside tham a hundred years Kilmacrenan down to the church to marry a couple. never "Sy bring first t 1 d The Way the Rector Threatened and Bully- i Ragged the Poor Bridegroom. $s was appointed by to Kimacrenan, one any The t's due to me this day; This was a fee of a Hastings gli and | walked away wh Hastings walked « day, will » and! buy | | { 1 l 1 | IF Eh a Y han rar. On Hm, in ould go 1 | | | | | e 1 you 1d take a new 1 was only back 1 with the was d¢ sness heaped threat erence, anything in m su said, "if 1 forgive pramisc 1 tt sety ye e wit Bat im- | h ot [re- i sh-road from Derr old days was i had i 3) went There was a great assemblage, and the doctor came in looking very grave in his surplice: | service began, when suddenly the doctor stop had a P SOUVENIR "i's! | GRADES RANGES "Good Cooking with the Bother left out.™ i That's the title of our ires book. We'll sinil you « ve on request. It tells how the health of your family demands s Souvew;r Range. The Aersted Oven mesos perfect, wholesome snd sanitary cooking. Send for our book to-day. It gives proots of Souvenir superiority. GURNEY, TILDEN & CO. Lad. Hamilton Montreal Calgary Winnipeg ooy sacouver ASOLINE, COAL OIL, LUBRICATING OILS, FLOOR OIL, : GREASE, ETC, PROMPT DELIVERY, 'W. F. KELLY Toye's Bullding, Clarence aod Ontario Streets. | | | For Sale by S. J. Horsey, King- ston, Ont. 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Is a marvellousl, | = . ge == effective article for| sjeelmieieininteieineie isin i \ . the cave of alll Price 25¢., 50c. feck, "apd of fullest Strength | | Tins, 351 ¥ i 5 : RTT or write us PI JO JA SI 3 BAT ee a SR ee oe asi polished surfaces RISE OF THE used in connection | instilling f for be used as a bo and an adept | for anyone With the United Empire Loyalists Charmipion walkers to the West not work; curiously enc does not ind athletes drifted seem to the sixth moon, the reform was carried out with | Ligue general satisfaction. The opium shops in the ! out city were closed, but some were reopened in a few days, owing to a strong protest sent through the British Consul from the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co., in Foo-chow. This consists protest contended that by closing all the shops ¢ the Ku-cheng magistrate had broken treaty] 1a obligations which made opium, once the heavy dues had been paid at the port of entry, a recognized, legitimate article of commerce un or c | de til-the tem years agreed upon between the two (pronounced slews"), muskegs, - f of squares 1 governments had expired. It asked that the s Pack-ponies are used, alt at | ped a shops be reopened and the opium tr re- | in any way so convenient as a wag! - | piece in t sumed in the city. This protest was forward- | On indifferent trail a vo | the cl od to Ku-cheng through the Chinese author- { horses) 3,5001bs. in-a wagon easily, | ities and stirred the whole city with a wave but a pack-pony must not be packed, on of indignation, culminating in the suspension average, more than 130lbs. Packing 1 of all trade one day last week, with a | art, and a most necessary one on those North es 0 Ards and | Ideal-Duster Mop-Stick | | An Informing Sketch of Ameri. Hardwood floor worries disap- | can History, Valuable for Librar pear, Come in and sce it. | ies and Research. c | McKelvey & Birch By VISCOUNT DE FRONSAC. Wood's Phosphodine, Price, 50e. Address British Whig, Kingston. The Great English Remedy. | Tones and invigorates the moet: roncsssenemetemioe | MODERN TONSORIAL PARLOR Biood in old Veins, Cures Nerv- Now oper to the public at | ous Debility, Mental and Brain Worry, Des- | 72 PRINCESS ST. + | pondency, Sexual Weakness, Emissions, Sper Lately oceupied by A. E, do do well ¢ capacity endurance uscle walking undergrowth, brule strong nm mn all rts of ity The Cheerful Giver Registered. (burnt timber), and wind- "No, I " muskegs, and marshes, and d it to church often," a girl I companied | » on Sunday evening, "but when I do| ch 1 or absences by slipping a five-| in the offering, so that sort] ' he whispered, when he drop-i 1 it the size of the five-doll r| as the usher passed it, At] t service the minister an-| "The collection for foreign missions | | evening amounted to $3.26." The young} ket y'* was 4 cond or erior | A 'woman seldom dis that 1 didn't have much to say on the homeward| article h for tl "| had ideal Rusband until after becomes a widow, } don't young up wn ra- Travelling SO in summer, on account « f the many is always difficult recto when showed a mome red Into an exce | matorrhaa, and Effects of Abuse or Fxcesses. he | Price $1 per box, sixfor $5. One wil please, six se raseals; | will care. Sold by all druggists or mailed in you young rascals, | plain pkg. on receipt of price. New pamphlet But 1 11 mailed free. The Medicine Co. he 6 Wormeriy Windsor) 'oronto, Ont. church sh 1 Elmer, ade FRED. N. ELMER, Prop. even an will pull nounced an | th overs are fond of religion bes in it without she Some women ar wise they can beliove counter- wing to understand it Bh e------ - es AEE Monster Sale 1 in the History of This Firm Hver si with Hager Buyers; Bverybody going A A AAA Att NAN ney & Co's. Is the Most Successfu been thronged I nce the opening gun was fired, the store has away Satisfied with Their Purchase, a ee a AAA AAA Art, SAR a This Is Bargain Period With Us | Our Immense Stock Must be Reduced Before the Holiday Season; hence every article in the store is placed on sale at Clearing Prices. If you have not been in during this Sale you are missing a Big Thing. Cur Overcoat and Suit Departments are fairly yelling the word, " BARGAINS. OVERCOATS FOR MEN, in Browns, Greys, Greens, 10.45, 11.95, 12.45, and 15.45. BOYS' OVERCOATS, at $3.45, 4.95, 5.45, 6.95, and 8,45. CHILDREN'S FANCY OVERCOATS, at $2.45, 3.00, 3.95, Sizes 24 to 27, from $1.69. BOYS' THREE-PIECE SUITS, Sizes 28 to 31, Short Pants, from $1.89. BOYS SHORT PANTS, at 39, 59, 69, and 89 Cents a pair. MEN'S SUITS at $5.45, 6.15, 7.45, 8.45, 10.45, 12.15, amd 11.95. MEN'S Fleece-Lined and Grey Wool SHIRTS and DRAWERS, at 39%c. per garment. Ribbed Wool Shirts and Drawers ai 19 Cents a Garment. MEN'S Soft Colored and Working Shirts at 39 Cents Each. Blacks, Fawns, Wails, and Fancy Tweeds, Velvet Collar and College Styles. Prices, $5.45, 6.95, 7.45, 8.15 1.45. and 5.45. BOYS' TWO-PIECE SUITS, MEN'S Elastic A & NE Ann Na pt ra PA wimg atest ft A i AN A i Useful 'Xmas Presents for Father, Brother and Sweetheart Fancy Neckscarfs, from 19c¢. Fancy Braces, in Boxes, from 39¢c. Fancy Brace and Garter Setts, boxed, from 49c. Fancy Leather Collar Boxes from 49c. Men's Fancy Vests, from 84c. Extra Fine Soft Front Shirts, at 9c. Very Fine Range of Umbrellas, no better in the city, ALL AT SALE PRICES. & Men's Sweater Coats, Plain or Fancy Trimmed, from 89c, Boys' Sweater Coats, from 6c. Men's Mocha Gloves, from 59c. Men's Silk Four-in-Hand Ties, from 19c. an, Men's Initial Silk Handkerchiefs, from 1%¢ AAA AA RA Ar A rn. NN, NNN NSE EN mn, rN ----------------------_ py, oy ft Eat ms mm ~ This Monster Sale Lasts Until Christmas Roney & Co. 127 Princess St. Tie Slr hatSets he Pace NEW "XMAS Scarfs, Neckwear, Sus- penders," Shirts, Gloves, Fancy Vests, Nicely Boxed for Presents. Buy Your Gifts Here, During this Bar- gain Festival, and Save Money. JOIN THE HAPPY THRONC. Come to the Big Salk. pa ¥ TAT IAS