No. 9298,-NoviMBER-19, 1892;|
Last night some dazasgo was, done to the · · FRAGRANT WATERS' MOHMUR buildings of the Hongkong and Shanghai That Governor Robinson has spoken. Bank, in Queen's Road by the overheating That he has neither adopted the potspous of a fos. The firs was detected by Mr.
and ponderous rhetorical Hourishes of Wright, one of the bank's sterke, who Bowen, nor the involved periods of De gave the alarm. The Fire Bifideturned Voux, and as a whole, his address is a
common-cento comment upon the cou aut very smartly, but the officials of the
dition and affairs of the Colony. Bank had managed, to put out the firs before the Brigade arrived. It is estimat. That the Governor has prastically stranged ed that it will coat nearly $1000 to repair. the damage, which, though slight in itself, will necesitate alterations in the strange: ment of the fire.
hir little Loan, having wisely departed.
from the advice of the Loan Commásion. The his step is renderat imperative by the present finasietal státo of the Treasury and the number sed extent of Public Warks still unfinished,
THE CHINA MAIL.
The following Volanteer notice has been That it is one of the distantine that the That the pether about the Tramway farce ired Fending the commencement of
the Regular Drill season (the data of which will shortly be notified) the follow. ing Drilla ara ordered for the week ending 26th November, 1998-Monday, Friday, Signalling Parade at 5pm at Head Quattem Wednesday, Carbine Drill t 6.30p
Mambers are requestesï to tiks their beki endeavours to make the, Wed- nesday's parado as largo na possible Mom. bere defeous of firing on the Police Flange on Saturday, 26th instant, wi muiter at
· Peddara Wharf at 3 p.m. Ammunition ón Range Uniform optional.
Tax Legislative Council will meet on Mon day next
Business-1. Report of the Huance Committee, No. 9 of 1892. Orders of the day. Second reading of the Appropria tion Bill for 1899. G. Second reading of the Bupplementary Appropriation Bill for
1891.
A meeting of the Financs Committee will be held immediately after the mooling of the Legislative Council...t
Tax Singapore Free Press quotes the fol lowing from a London paperBir Thomas
the
Robinson,
well-known. Transonil millionaire, has made an offer for the purchase of a thousand acres of dismondi- ferons nod in Borneo, and is sending his Engineer with a staff in the course of three weeks to select a block for mining. Mr Robiron has obtained the first optica on the Landak falls, and has also interested hipnelf largely in the Landak Diamond Fields Company.
of Crown Colony government Colonial Office in everything and the so called local shocks upon the Home authorities are nothing but obild's play. That in graciously permitting the Colony to borrow money, or cather în instructing the Governorto contract w: loan, thờ Colonial Office people are right; but in ty ing down the Colony to borrow in gold at Rams and to do win a certain stared typad Geown
awn Offon fashion, the Home
grandmotherly a anthorities adopta tem of #iministration which is cut of date and out of harmony with present conditions in Hongkong That a despatch written six and a half year zinco upon the relative advantages of silver and gold, is rather societ. That the retrenchment schemes of Sir Wil. liam are as yet very mue's in the air, and will require years to bring forth soy ap preciable reruit.
That he has somehow got hold of an idea which bas baca practically demonstrated in this Colony ever since it was a Colony, viz, that Portaguces and Chinese are wall suited for subordinate positions in the Government servico.
now.
That the Governor has not advanced any sound argument in favour of shatting ont lada of European parentage from the public sarvine, so that we must wait for farther enlightenment.
Exe, I suppose, been satisfied by contes- sions made to the permanent residents, but I would suggest a comparison of the prosent service with that which existed B year or two since.
BROWNIE.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS OF HONGKONG,
FATER ON ELECTRIÒ DELES. Last night a meeting of the Institution of Beginners and Shipbuilders was held in the Institute Room, Fraya Central, to hair a paper on Eleoiric Hells' read by He W. Harrison, of the Oriental Telephone Com- pany, Limited. Hr George Fouwisk presided, and briefly introduced Mr Harrison.
Mr Harrison divided his lecture into four
ataber
of
The Chairmad proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Harrison and expretasd the hope that he would at some future date favour the Institute with another address,
Me Harrison said he would be very pleas-steps ought to be taken ad to do so if required.
This concluded the meeting.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. -
RESOLUTION ON THE MULTIR QUESTION.
that
Hon. H. Whitehead then formally
THE WRECK OF THE FEIMA. The following appears in the N. C Daily News of the 14th inst
That the show was unusually gorgeous and wires, mentioning the different questions to Hon. T. H. Whitehend geld :—It is with the earth for the sole metal which still quentien au sho was in her Gora Law abominably noisy, and it might ha sug- be considered in adapting them for domes vary great pleasure that I rise to support have a solid basis as an International. Our | campaign. The motion before you STAN gested that three days obairuction of tio, sabmarine, and other seen. He then the resolution which has been proposed by Mr renoy. In saying this Sir L. Mallat more ascessarily drawn vozy open, and by adope traffe in a little too much.
dezoribed the action of the eleafrio current Zapralk, the senior partner of the old establish- ly reported similar warning which had beanting it we do not commit ourselves to That the Police might have done more than on the bell and clapper. The current ed firm of Dongles Laprak & Co. and second. girea in 1878 at a former Conference at Bimetalliam. We wish to point out the they did in golding the morements of passed along to whare the hell was, ad by Mr. Alford as representing Maura Jee. Faris by pas of the Delagetes of England, evils and ask that a remedy be explied with the pageant and in regulating the mota and then entered a horse-shoe shipod bar of dine, Matharon and Co. I have otonely Mr Geschen, Inis Chancellor of the out further delay if it is practicable to do so. who crowded around it on every aide. soft iron, which, as perviously demoribad, followed, given much attention, and Exchequer. Mr Goschen said, and bear As one of the gustories of the requisition
that most careful consideration to the silver in mind That I fancied the peroking of small child became highly magnetis the moment the
this was fourteen oalling this meeting 1 wish to state pointed- ren on tođa high up 'tu air had been dis-the current reached ity and initsatly lost its question for many years. The resolution year
Ro, *the Indian Government ly that I am not in favour of, and would cantiqued, and would suggest the Protes magnetic power when the current stapped. which has been put before you was unani- has suffered great loss, the merobants not support, legislation to bolates up or sp- tor of Chinese should interfere to prevent The lecturer illustrated his mining by a mously adopted by a well-attended meeting have sufared from the fluctuation in value preciate allver. We have it on the authorl- the prestige.
umber of experimenta. The principle of of the East India and China Trade Section and the public fanoriouscles have suffered ties which I have quoted, and which, I That it may not be generally known that the slotris bell, he explained, was to air the London Chamber of Commerce, about from depreciation. If other esuntries are think, are undoubted, that there is not the thousands of King mirrors, the size tract the clapper to the bell at the moment, month ago. In support of the notion Me to carry on the propaganda in favour officient gold in the world for the require- of a ton-cent piece, which glittered on of contact, the currant was turned away James MnoAndrew said Half the metallic of a gold standard and the demonetization ments of trade and commeres, and some the dragon-scales and upon many of the from its former course and passed through circulating. edium of theworld of silver, the Fedian Government will be ob- other currency is required. If it is to be banners and gorgeous robes, were made the copper. The horse shos elettro-angst consisted roughly speaking half of liged to reconsider its position, and may be silver or some other metal let the nations of in Birmingham and imported at so much then lost the current and sensed to attract, gold, and half of silver, It was formed to take measures similar to those the world give that other currency soMIN per thousand.
and the clapper foll back. The current obvisualy D matter of the highest taken leewhere to discard silver. The stability and some tatua (applause). thus again tea on, and the clipper agale imperian rohoving regard to the immense masting unanimously adopted, the following Mr G. 3: Holifday--Mhyuk whether sprang forward; and thus the rapid backward development of international commercemation: That the fusinations and fall this resolution is to be laid before the Con and forward motion was amused, which rang during the last quarter of a century that in the gold value of the rupes have been facetos? I think most strongly that it the bell. There were numerous variations these two media should bear some definite prejudicial to the interest of indis, and that should be telegraphed home. of the principle, and the lecturer exhibit relation to each other. He had no doubt it as there seems no immediate prospect of on Hen. L. H. Whitehead--If passed I ed and teated a number of different kinda,would be the opinion that the fixity of the international agreement in favor of a double shall propose that the repolation bu tale- The foul part of the store dealt with relative values of gold and silver or a sear standard, it is desirable that the Govern graphed to the London Chamber of Com bell-pushes. The push was a piece of approach therate was of much greater con- meat of India should be granted liberty merce, this afternoon and communicated brass, tipped with platinum to save it sequence to the commercial and financial to close the mints against the free coinage of to England's representative at the Internas from being eaten away by the current; it community than the actual mates which silver, and declare a gold standard, or adopt linnal Monetary Conferenes to be held ta wea held in position so that ch pressing down might by sommon wungent be adopted. some other method of giving a stable valve in | Brusseli on Monday (applause).--- the button I joined, two eile wire and There could be no differsace of opinion the rupee." The Finance Minister, of The resolution was then pat to the meate completed the circuit. After exhibiting among these engaged in commerce that the Tadis,
Sir David Barbonz,
our, dedared ing and carried. There was only one, specimens of various pastes, for different attainment of some ratio which would be the
other
day
L mon dissentient, Mr H. Smith, the representativa uses, the leatures explained the causes of established with the view of making the ex-standard of value for England and India is of Messrs Butterfield and Surire.
Since 1870 batteries becoming exhausted, which on a change approximately sonstant was an ab-absolutely essential.
tha months. In constasior, he thanked his su
Hon. T. Whitebead-You should average took place ju sighteen jest admitted by all to be desirable if it Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has pro- give a causon for the faith that is in you
could be found practicable. The question nounced emphatically in favour of encrenoy laughter). diaase for giving him auch á þatíoat and at-boing one of currency and coinage it was reform on three grounds, amongst others tentive hearing.
the proper function of the Government of this country beth for themselves and fur the that the uncertalaty regarding the course moved that the resolution as passed be of exchange in the futurs largely pravonts telegraphed to the Landon Chamber and Government of India to determme with the the further investment of English capital la communicated by them to the represquiative assistance of skilled expert knowledge, the public funds of silver using countries, of Great Britain at the Monsters Conference.
Hon. E. B. Belilios seconded. which they could command, what practicni | or in railways, industrial enterprises and
The motion was carried and tås pro- attain the desired commercial credita; (2) that the friction and sections, the first dealing with conductors
and, and what would be the effect of the re- harassment now standing husinow with coedings terminated. and non-conductors of electricity; the
quicite attendant ohanges in the legal tender silver-using countries, ma India, Chios, both at home Lad in the Eseb. Up to the Austria, Chili, Mexko, and others naturally second, batteries, the real sources of power in electric bells; the third, bells themselves;
present time Government had done nothing." lead merobnats to certail their operations in and the fourth, bell-pushes. The lecturer
Gentleman, I say absolutely nothing. How the export of English masufactured commenced with the discovery made by the
geada, That one who knows the Catory well say Greek philosopher Thales, who found that
is the vast trade of the Straits Settlements and to restrict the employment of English find it difficult to discover what subor friction gare an attractive fores
We mentioned on Baturday that the and of this important colour carried on I capital in such business; and (3) that the dinate positions are not filled by Portu (@reek elektron, whence the English word
mean as regards the currency. Does the depregiation of zilver seriously, affects the Kobe Marts had ran into the wreck of the gaete and Chinese.
is derived). After this it was discovered
A spacial meeting of the members of the British Government supply us with dollars power of silver-using States to purchase Feine on Friday evening. A representative That previous Governors have thought and that other bodies when rubbed bad the saree Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce Can we buy them in England? No we English manufacturea, and tends to increased of this paper went down to Woosung on said that the Portugasas part of the pro- power as amber, to attract lighter bodies. was held at noon to-day at the Rooms of banks which have to nenes the trade-and trade which has hitherto been married from the wreck notlend that the zake bave to go to Mexico-I mean exchange taxation, thus further curtailing the Saturday morning and while some distance gramme has beat somewhat overdone, Then it was found that some substances the Chamber. Ir A. G. Wood prasided, bay Mexican dellare there to carry out the on in English commodities.
of the tunnel was forward instead of The reoeut and have suggested that the sons of Ecoald communicate to others the electria" ropean residents ought to have a chance or amber-like power of attracting, while and there were present-Hon T. Haromate of trade and ourroney purposes. debate in the Manabester Chamber of aft, and that the maintopmast was broken A closer inspection showed India is now agitating earacaily in the Commerce shows that the views above.ex. shock off That the leading banks and mercantile to me of hot for liste, surend Whitehead, Mosses R. M. Gray, E. Sarith, maiter and memorializing for Gold Curroney pressed are not confined to Liverpool; and that the fennel and csaing had been torn
ing a piece of metal by a sil thread, and houses have been cogaging Europeau another by a brass wire, the silk world. Hoppini, H. R. Joseph, C. Jantzen, for India, if a recurrence to the double the fuct that the Manchester Chamber has way on the after side, and the funnel itself. lade of late years, in some cases to the pot carry the electricity along its whele N. J. Ede (Members of Jommittee), Hon. legal tender is not effected. The gold bugs of currency reform clearly shows thating on the after side. The vessel had standard taking both gold and silver a recently pronounced emphatically in favor fationed somewhat and pieread, the hole exclusion of Portuguese youths.
that all metals conducted electricity, some length, but the brass did. It was discovered E. R. Belilion, Messrs Alford, Tharbura, in London tell India in reply that there is English mercantile opinion is by no means moved slightly, apparently from the blow, more than others; silver moet of all, and cop-Hirat, Blade, Cohen, Inshbald, J. of laudem, thereby admitting that some and allowing silver to find its natural lavel, bow was raised a little, her stora osak not enough gold available gira Todia a
unanimous in favour of leaving things alone, so that she had a little less port list and her per next. Coppercondnote seven times as well Holliday. J. S. Lapaik, E. W. Ratter, M. further currenos than that of geld is re-to use the popular jargon of British mona-proportionately, and her head canted, and as sires. The next discovery was made by
When the Kobe Maru struck quisite for the trade requirements of the metalliste. Even direntile opinion in India also slightly. That the service is over-officered will be contrasted when touched by any metal con
Galvant, an Italian-that the leg of a frog Grote, J. Kramer, You Wille, Moses, &c.
The Acting Bearetary (Mr Adam Linded be in much the generally admitted, and any retrench-taining the electric power. From this the read the requisition calling the meeting, Chanoellor of the Exchequer, admitted that the Bengal Chamber of Commeron and the feel, that is more than half-way theangh
two years and a half ago ir Gorshon, then divided state ca in England. Binge 1876 alds abalt of the fungal for shoot ment in this respect will bo wholesome, Galvanic pile get ila name. It was ascer and aise the following resolution which was the amount of gold el a
at lor our- Calguita Trades Association bave from time the hall, and into the boiler. if effected judiciously and as opportained that when two metals were suspend.
was too mall to rendy ed in an said solution with the ends in the to be submitted :--
the to time been drawing public attention to the water the starboard side of the deck malary of $800 a month. There were in That the Police Pension List as of latosits through the acid, and the other in the of Commerce recommend to and urgeacation vi £2,000,000 to £3,000,000 of sud have been urging the Government of ing something like 16 16es, the injury connected, there were two currents; That the Hongkong Genatal Charobarous burdan put upon it, and that merions bonsequences entailed on merchants for nearly the whole length of the vessel in he felt a kind of shame when on the and bankers by the depreciation of silver, out of water. As the Kaba Mara was dzun- any check opon its growth will be à who { "pposite direction. Thus a needle and pia apon, Hor Majesty's Government the gold being taken from London to Brazil or India to take up seriously the question of inflicted must be very sarlens. The divers were exhibited by the lecturer etnok in a destrability of adopting in concert with the any other country it should immediately India currency reform. At a meeting held are at work getting the cargo out, and Me I is stated here, (writes the London car- That it may be premature to diminish flearan; the acid noted on the metals, but ather European Goverments, with the hate the effect of saving a manetary alarm in London referred to by Mr H, R, Grenfell ; Wilson, one of them, had only just some when the outer ends of the needle and pin Government of the United States and with throughout the country. When gold is
ap ont of the after hold when the Kabs. as large and representative it carried anaçi. ware rat connected, the current was Inted that of India, also with those of other withdraws from London to any material ex. mously the following Resolation on Sit Mare crash into the Feima. A hole has or not working; but when connected, they entries, if so desired, such means as will tent the Bank of Englard to protect its May of this year.That it is in the interest boen eat in the denk forward on the stary- rodent a current which had a promptible lessen if not remove the present orious Reserve raises the rate of discount, con- of the City of London and the British board side and natives with boat hooks see for measuring earrenta. The current was and Gold-using countries, which effect on the galvanometer, or instrument uncertainty in lixchange betwears Silver sequently trade has to suffer. The Gold Empirs that the Government should take engaged recovering carge by this messe. found to flow from the most oxidised metal se dista bing and no universally injurias gland is inadequate, and ample steps to promote an international conference With regard to the Kobe she was backed evidence of the fact exists. When the with a view to establish a stable par af ex-out of the hole she had made and than to the least oxidised ous in this example, an effect upon British Commerce with all Baring Crisis happened what courced change between gold and silver-using coun- anchored to ascertain the extent of he from the needle or the steel, which was thus Eastern and Silver-using countries." The Bank of Euglend, on behalf of the tries, and having regard to the danger and own injuries, but as it was found she was Mr J. 8. Loprajk said-I beg to propose great British astics, had fand thanks to the inconvenienes caused by the great unor making very little water, she proessded on proposal to extend this Gaol while the evolving positive electricity, to the appper or brase of the pin, which therefore con-
SÍSZDOGE txined "negative" electricity. Through the the resolation now submitted to the meet for their good offices in the mastier) to and legislation of forsiga natiezs, it is important Captain Roberts, having book able to as
powerful Banking houus of the Rothschilds - Lainty which exista a to the future dimenoy bas Toyage On Saturday That the burning question of Gaol extensold, the rutura current flowed in the eping and have much pleasure to doing so as did borrow temporadily from the Bank of that the action of the Government should sextain the extent of the damage indicted
son is not likely to be more coolly diapente direction. Some metals oxidised cussed then formerly.
little as to be practically not asted on at all
it has been tho wish of several mam. Frames some £8,000,000 of gold. Had France be no longer delayed. In May of this year by the Hebe Mart, decided to abandon all That it may not be known by His Ex-
cellency that this Gaal ethang is some-by acida; platinum was the most noticeable, bera that an expression of opinion out some to the assistangs of London the the Manchester Chamber of Comments attempts to raise the vessel, but will con-
donsequences which must have ensued are adopted the following resolution That the time the salvage of the cargo. while zinc was the other extreme, so that this important subject should emanate fearful to contemplate Some two years unsatisfactory conditions of trade, which Ferna
built of iron at Antwerp in 1873 what of a par with the Military Conta-pletinum and sine formed the most power from thia Chamber. Mrs of the Chamber, i age tho Director of the United Stater Mink have existed so long without there being and was originally called the Waterg bation, luasmuch an if ambodina all the combination in that respect. The to India and China have already recorded stated oficially that it was very unfortu- any prospect of allegation in the fatur,as thin. beam, 18 ft. 8 in depth of dimensione are 232 ft. 6 in, long, Rate that the American Government now are largely caused by oiruumatanuna That the conviction in the public wiod of water was mixed with sulphuric acid it trade of this Oolong it ought not to be Silver Bullion deposited, and listed" the tuations in exchange with India, Chins and engines of 90 h.p. nom. ware constructed less the said was very strings as that it their opinions, and in the Interats of the allowed perfitinate to be issued against neoled with the frequent and rinlen: sus hold, and 773-tons gross registers Har Hongkong, gained by observation and would not not on copper, but would on ioc, silent. I am not going to make a long Stack Exchange of New York to experienes, is so strong that a new Zinc, however, was found to exidise too speech, the subject has been so thoroughly
be dealt in silver-using custrise; and this Chamber is by J. Readhead and Son, South Shields
take palatial prison in not required here, thus gaiakly; at the paint where the electric thrashed out in all parts of the world, on margies in the same way as Railway and of opinion that the Government should the persistent advocacy by the Secretary fuil acted, the stan buran away; even when would only be going over all the old argu- of silver, to be kicked around from pillar to on a broad international basis in order to WOODYEAR'S CIRCUS ['IN COUET.
other stocks, that such has made a football immediate stepa to promote an agreement of State of a huge geol is resented by the eircuit was not complete when the ments. I am not a bimetalliat, but neutral; post at the pleasure of "Balls" and "Bears" every sensible realdent as an offensive battery was not working at all, the zine but at the same time I am strongly dad had resulted in unprecedentedly wide gold and silver moneye. That a copy of Fra Press of the 11th inst, 2
getra A stable par of exchange between
The following appesta in the Bingapore show of sutooratio, and unremaonable.
the acid were combining chemically, opinion that something must be done, and fastnations in the gold velas. The ques- this resolution signed by the President and foolishness, Thor the arbitrary imposition of the Mili. and the gine was discoted almost as that the Conference unw about to meet will tion of Binistalliam or something which will Searstars, be forth wish forwarded Yesterday afternoon, before the Uhind
tary Contribution upon the Colony was quickly as when working. Therefore arriva at some solution. Great Britain has give samity to sliver as currency the Prime Minister
the battery bestme
me insoustent, or tare
It was only ten Sanford Reich against Jenny Woodyser Hundreds of different kinds of bat- has to study her own internal intorastaanot to toe sonstantly and aiationovaly Pays guixco ws Postred the fallow and Wales Fariand, for a esqueršiukiom strenuously opposed, it is true, but with ab
liable. an admission that a leader am would be teries were invested, containing iron, zino, well as those of Indiasut Chine. I beg to but the process of enlightenment on the held in Manchester in favour of interna for wages and expenses due. The data
brought before the Imperial Government, ing. Renter's telegraIRA", At meeting uber. This s
* a claims, he said, for $653 a fair enough charge upɑą tiks revenus in platinum, after copper. Hence origi- | which has been read to the meeting (Up-nna for thoms immediately concerned Iba the proposal for the opening of the } circun, now hore, and the platite
copper, and carb
carbon. Carbon was propose the adoption of the resolution subject is a most painful and bewildering tional bimetallien, it waarsolved to favour ants were return but Imperial defence.
found next beat
the propristars of Woodyear That as the various modes of dealing with
nated the Leafanghe battery, now aufversal-plause). Chinese criminals hava
tested and boek
used in one form or another. In it saf Mr Alford said I rise to scound the re variation in the price during 1889-1889 was miste of the world by the various Govern proved here, and as the taxpayers of
ammoniac was employed in place of sulphy-solution proposed by Mr Iaik. It expresar
roughly sir per cent. and but trifling comments and the tmsbeniked coinage of geld geutisman who had acted as advance agent Hongkong lave to bear avery cent of the ric acid, for the also was found not to be es perhaps as well as can be expressed what pared to the range in 1850 from 43 per te, and silver ballon; also, in urge the British to the Dirous. He claimed for anlar ar it is manifestly unfair to drive she acted on by ammonia opcept when the tire we all want, that is stability in the ratio of in February la 648 per ut. ix September Government to co-oparate with the Inter the Cirous, and he had experienced Colony into rest expenditure upon it was compiste. A piece of copper wire in
*** and back to 45. pero in November of national Monetary "Conference.. and Silver, I
Au the Gold chemes which are raplignant to the wi
I think you will all ads the BAIE FORT rias of 25 par coat, qu: pasting of this resolution, the Right Hon. y la ânding the defenduate, the Borow form was cast in the sino moulding, for it this to be an absolate necem su our and conviction of the people.
a fall of 16 welfare if business is to be carried on upon
fallowed by the purpose of concealing. The use of es
Is
La per cont. is
Balfour, who was present at the mest That
That, if funds were available, no one would object to a reasonable increase in the bon place of aine was not invented by legitimate ines between Gold and Silver what no human foresight can grepple with fog, and the contention that it was im
but was adopted in bir battery, centrics. I will not attempt to be provide for. Vi is bere possible to fly altermatt and ratio between ad bin. Now, he had, after considerable sumbe; of soyarste selle, bat to apsud Many leluds of carbon were used; the best, autor on the remedies which ass by socze best contingens and today Sifver is wasted gold and silvar was simply economie herces; dificulty, gas in the same place as the Cire two lakha and half upon such a fad at because the strongest, was that which form- destned as nostrums and by all admitted to
at 39 13/16 per oz. It is dally becoming a it would be impossible to maintain in Great and he intended to an present time is beyond all reason, ed in caltes of the sides of gas retorts, and be of a controversial auto v, but there are more dehased mittal and the fature of it is Britain an over-apprbolesting standard, and, and it was expected that the Cireus, would and must tend to maintain the feeling of had to be ent in lamps. A cheaper form to points may men ton sefully and not desirable that this unsatisfuotory state of most crushing. Great Britain, Mr Balfour therefore, asked for a sequestration, order, a shrouded in boundless uncertainty. It is for the Straits and India, it would be albe Ioaving in a few days for Deli. Hej exasperation against Downing Street so- *And I've
mixed with other things to make an adhe-first is that I would like to correct any nea
said, wants a sound instrument in exchange so that if he got judgment. he might be the arbitrary proceedings connected with give paste, which was then presse into tion which may be prevalent that the ulti. the members of the Royal the Military Melet.
THOMES Holyoake Box, a British subject, was brought before Mr Jas. Troup, Kobo, obarged at the instance of J. E. Simon with embezzlement and fraudulent false counting. Mr Tisan prosecuted but defou- cient was without ceuues). It seems de- fendant was a bookkeeper with the firm of Mesars J. R. Sinion & Co. and received a
all ́aleven onsen of falsification of books
brought against him. He was - rofnzed bail on the case being remen? d.
respondent of the Singapore Free Freas) with what amount of trath I am anable to determine, that Sir Cecil Clementi Smith is desirous of being relieved of his daties as Governor of the Straits Settlements. What is more Bir Cecil it is declared, ob- stimately persists in resigning, notwith- standing that the Colonial Office has pressed him to remain, and the gasstion
will this resignation and bía Colonist career? It is thought that after Bingapore Sir Cecil would not accept any less onerons appointment that the Governorship of a first-class Colony.
Bare the N.-C. Daily News-The disco- very of Hes Counify's body in Makung harbour with her child tied to her breast reopens the question, which has troubled many who kara zot talked of the matter out of respect for the marvivors, what was done for had women on the Hakhara? The Art inspressen er that the steamer broke up instantly, and all who did not happen to ba cu deck
But were drowned at once." the evidence at the Court of Enquiry shows that land was soon some minutes" before the Bokhara struck, Mes Cunally evidently had time to tie her child soeurely
to derself, and if she and the other women
had been brought on deck as soon as land
was seen, would they not have had as good a chanes ut being washed ashore alive as those who warn Suvod 2
A comasworBENY of the Daily Chronicle mands two entertaining stories of Tenny- son's neighbours a Fartingford-An Amerinan tourist one day came hot-foot to Freshwater by sus Tennyson's dwelling, possible, to invade his privaty, and, it Stapping and wollage à erked
you, ha Way Thank ha maid ja “hom privileged you are to lire near so great mac. I don't see nothing great shout him, was the baselis reply only keeps two men servants, and one of them sleeps o There was also a cottager near Fartingford who said one day to bia clergyman. They tells me that this are Lord Tennyson's a gr
a great poet. Certain
ly be le very great poet.*
tunities occae.'
years assumed the dimensions of a heary burden, and any redaction thereof or
stap
the number of European men in the Fores, aren although we have had Marlon Sessions of the Criminal Court. That thous who have road and studied the many raporte zad despatches upon the component parts of our Police Force wi bs surprised at this suggestion from the Gorerber.
That there is also some incongruity in the
Police Foren is te be decreased,
most distasteful features of government not seted on by from Downing Street.
the
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diluted culphuric acid,
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and
a very responsible and dificult task. She
bext
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to Justics, Me Drow moved, in the case of
for money expended by him on behalf of
of courete saving no fixed realdones, of Et vando agent, and the Cirqua kad nos fallow.
had everal times been sent on
tion which was created and fostered by was made in moulds, from ordinary carbon without danger of rais.og argument. There should continue, Camission on for the bimetallic solution which would be. Otherwise by the time he had com be was a great poet, tov? Indoet he That to be gracisualy allowed to borrow 14ups. Two halos were made in the carbon, mate design of those who wish to have the And Sitour in 1880 were unanimnialy both possible and adequate. There is not a menced proceedings the Cirous would have
bano rasdio' a man named Shakespeare
was Wall,' said the rustic critic,
63
he
struck his spade deep into the soil, 'I don't think nothing of neither of em'!'
Lord Teanyson used to tell this last story with the greatest delight.
CORSOKET.
4
THE MILLA, V. THE PLAINS..
Played this afternoon-13 men aside. The Hills won, thanks to the batting of J. Orman and F. Maitland and the fine bowl.
ing of X. 3. Coxon, who sat up 23 ore
(14 maidona) to: 25 runs and ́astured 10
wink both the rest in aloit geal form with the hall capturing, eight wickets for 32 runs, Scores
1. J. Bell-ring bl
ada Babark, birth
J. Chan, nato
Y. A. Cesar Haridas, e a, b Firth..
3. A. Charvič, à Welman............
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1. Harding, Walman, 5 Firth
3. Berton, a Ravenhill, is Flath..
Capt. Hough, Howar, b Firth
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6. Deaton, d. Walismo, la Birich
3. M. de Bahachy B,3% e 0, 0), Comen
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10
Gold
in
standard
d thee the monometal-
and lodging paid for him. And under: klis
and fanch a policy is diligently per: The water percolated through the pores of the | to China, but belire that time was reso interests of India. That a copy of thing coures, and that we ought to revert the debt and costa, say 2830.
t
Uxteed
that a double standard was prac
practi- mare perfect and fead was poured in, to form a bedding for Silver question enquired into is to raise
gour, and there would be nothing left. The lakhs, and to be ordered to apply mostly the brass wire. The brass was coated with the valus of that metal. Such a nation is able. Among other Resolutione adopted in le gold, but there in net gold mortest for fidavit set out that the arrangement be a fifth of that amount to a purpose; tin, as fix was a better resistant to am. I am sure loreign to all who havs intores india and the Far East, the Chamber of the service of the Commerce of the world.tween the partica, was that his client was to known to be almost uselesa hero, is monis. The carbos was plunged in ball- of importance in the East and I bave nad null the most experienced men in Western leader of the House of Commons, sef who ya salary of $80 a month, and his bod
Commeras at Bombay, surposed of enlighten. The hight Honorable A. J. Balfour, the late have cafsulated to rains the ire of the meat ng paraffu, to make it the more imper- hesitation is saying that a low rate of ex philosophic ratepayer.
be Premier of England at no iDue to the acid solution. All metals, oarshauge does not impede business provided India, passed the following motion in is destined That Sir William Robinson congratulatas bon, and water or salusions were conductors it is stable, for we know from past er September last That this Chamber sun-distant date, whos anked the question, Will the month of continued until May
bimself upon having dinunded the Giant of electricity, and oils and everything else | periours that markets hará adapted thers.siders that serious diffiealty and danger to you rate for and support internationalthe month of April, ho- reseived order Moral to go Shanghai, and after. adver
that the Circus for the Lethod and for the maless expenditure of six hundred ride of manganese, for the following reason ly my rest assured that they will da so fa fatuations in the sterling Toine of the won think that, un as we bring in silver never turned up, and it was some time thousand dollars of our money, and if the battery ware fitted with only carbon the future. What trade cannat stand is a Rupee-factuations which do not arise from as well as gold to forms Common before he could hear of them, when they hopos that now, when only $250,000 are and copper, it would be found to stop very 3/3 exchange one year and 2 the axe. The can be foreseen by the most meroial transactions, there will be a standy and eventually be heard that they had ar the incidents of Bastura trade, and are not standard of international and national com- were in Amor. This occurred several times, to be wasted, the question may be ass, as the carbon would be covered with other point I would refer to is the attempt. considered as finally and he trusts satis tiny bubbles of gas-hydrogen; and the to introduce into India the aid Mandard prudent traders. That the development fall in prices which will undoubtedly be rived in Singapore. factorily settled
surrent could not flow through it. Ferozide, it has apparently emanated from the of the resources of the country by the detrimental to the producing ulasses of the
The Clof Justice: You sak for an abso That it is dificult to understand upus what of manganese contained inege guantity of governing body who are only the leat narastes of European capital is thereby country, I have never concealed my own luis order I suppose,
grounds
Governor could baes guth oxygen, which readily combined with the incurred in providing the interest of Sint seriously checked, and the execution of opinion, that, whether we look at the fin- Air Draw: I only nak that madicient pro hops, unless, perchance, his official free hydrogen, forming water again, so that ing Funds for Gold obligations which haze Publio works and construction of railways ancial interests of the world, which are 6operty he taken into custody to misly the adviser have proved false to their duty the current was continuone. So Leclansbé to be paid in England. I do not think the loulated to add to the prosperity of intimately bound up with the maintenance claim or that money be deposited with the towards the public they represent. Tant His Excellanty ochoes the public and an anglazed porous poroslain call, movement receives any support from com the sountry, much hampered. The Chamber of a steady and constant standard for on-Shar
filled with carbon and peroxide of man- merotal classes who Bes before them as therefore considers that the importance of morofal transactions, frem whatever
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The Chief Justices I think you are en point voice when he trusts the policy of the ganese in almost equal parts, in pea-sized result of the Gold Standard the probable the subject damends that it should be re- of view I look at these transactions, I am titled to ab order, but it is to be limited to Government in ridding, the Colony of lungs; water was pas into the well with extinction of India's Export Trade, Were ferred to a committer of experts, who should formed to the conclusion that Rugland during suficient property to secure your debt well-known dangerous characters will be these lamps, and then the whole cell and silver thus demonetized in Iris it would be instructed to excess an opinion as to the last generation or two has pursued a
Me Draw: I only ask sufficient to cover supported and diligently persevered in contenta were put in the solution of ammonia, doubtless in the end be an enormous gain
wist, any, remedy they can propose
if
to the old and well-tried waters of . The application was granted, cavered in, there will be no immediate sell and established an electrical connection ad the deprecation in the Dollar sould be of India for transmission to Her Majesty's actions,"
relation be forwarded to the Government double standard for all international trans neoemity for spending a quarter million with the copper, suspended alongside in the so enormous that I fear would survive
I vanters to hope that the 20- dollars on gaol extension.
sal ammoniac. The battery thus arranged the operation Gentlemen, in the everyday Secretary of State for India. In the ace solution which has been put before you, SQUAB, Limited, te a brilliant faltare That De Doberok svidently thinks that the cold work all right if allowed intervals of hurry and worry of our bus now lives few port, the currency question was discussed at and which does not in any way ham-writes London correspondent of the Observatory is not quite expensive rest, during which the bydreges wild come of us have the time gren if we have large pubile meeting in August of this per the action of the Imperial Govern Joylou Niner) A vary dalatal aitary, was anongk, but he is likely to make one of his with the oxygen to that this forms of the inclination or the hity to review the year, and the chairman read an extract from meat, will be unanimously adopted. While told us the second annual I general übeling:
battery That the confection of the muddled state sine did not dimoirs, except when the bat Exchange, but we kuns pisa zings last Delegate of British India at the Interns to avarading statries is being actively 20% instiinking judicious advending. The was spoolally suited for helis. The past or attempt to furemat the future of the speech of St Louis Mallet-the First this great gusalion of auth is importance The shareholders blamed the disasters for of the Public Works novas during shy tery was working, when the current pro-we want a stable Exchappe: Merchants liens Monstory Conference hold at Paris in discussed and considered alsowice, i think fact is the company was over ad erlised, seign of formse Heads of the Department duosd hydrosioric asid, which eats sway know it and Bankers too to their cust, 1861, viz. The Government which 1 78- we would be neglasting dar duty if we and the remedies see was frankly made, and the statement sime, slowly. But in hot olimates the parous and I think it would it became this present believes that there is an evil, an remained silent and passive. The petioy of 1 will be a slaver inan, who will convers must have been fully credited by the perselain dolls were found to orsak, thereby Chamber to rest silent and apathetic whilst evil very serians at present and still more fasetion and drift should not be ours, and the £24,000 loss of this year, into profi únofficial members of Donnost, tada ka That it is reassuring to know that it win polling the whole arrangement, Therefore others in Tedia and Chies are moving and serious in the tutara: The great yish of the we may feel usred that if Burlandi and, with angry, disaesajony breaking EVE
a new, plan was adopted, the peroxide of on the eve of an International enquiry Enanoia, authorities in India has been, if persists in refusing any recognition to filver the condence between manager, director not opens again, at least while Mr Cooper zanganese being pulverised with the carbon into the gravest financial question of the possible, to have & common monetary system as a corrosy her trade' mhat suffer and shareholders, it looks as if ↑ Sognak, is at the head of affairs; but, all the and compressed with a little resis into bard day. It is on these grounds I sound Me With England. Silver being impossible on as seriously. The falling of in Britain's Fr-Idmited, would soon put in an appearanga same, the present Director might be blocks, dispending with the poroslain Lapraik's resolation, sad 1 venture to count of the English system, they must choose parts for the first nine months of this year in that Court which so for speculaliye, wan more correct about the period of heavy holder. This was better for another res suggest that in furiber disqussing the between bi-metallian or gold, and if the wired at £18,000,000, while the turns gem to nempe,
son, that the porous calls were able to matter controversial points might be opportunity should offer itself we should be beginning of this month 14,000,000 spind That the procession of the Chinese Dragon become too hard for the faid to presets avoided, as the Resolation is confined to only too ready to saire it, and return to the les in Lancashire were thrown idleg kan.
Rs not & Lord Mayor's show and rats, whereas the naked blocks of soto post-an expromion of our desire for stability in proposals of the Commission, which sat at chester is beginning to enlisa by hitter who cared himself of Desfaces and Fintres in bad as soupection with the opening of tion could not. Having arrived at the Exchange regarding high amanteus eloutts in 1868 and enter, though much experianer the meaning of the maintenance the Head of years' standing by anew method the Legislative Coundll, as globe-trotters latest development fa conductors and bat. Tots will I hope be to-day recorded (hear against nur wish, into the struggle which is of the single axudard, and I trust she will be placed to send a particle free. might perhaps megiae.
Address Churros, 3, Shephard's place, taries, the lecturer thon deall briefly with hear, and applause).
about to oummende between the mettons of be a successful in her agitation on this lagt i London, BE, Eng
two discoveries in the near future.
rains,"
DIYXESS ABHOLUTELY CURED, Anh Q-mailemas