WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1897,
Wɔ ̈ understand that Mr R. E. Bredou, whose appointment to the position of De- puty Inspector General of the Chiness Maritime Customs was telegraphed to us fow days ago by our Shanghai correspond ent, will become Chief Secretary to Sir Robert Hart. He left for Shanghai this afternoon in the German mail steamer Bayern.
Tax Directors of the P. and O. Company hero presanted Captain De Berry, Corn. mander of the Royal Indian Marino Steamer Mays, and Lieutenants H. Dobbin and A. Goldsmith each with a gold watch, with a suitable inscription, in recognition of the gallantry they displayed in the rescue of the survivors from the wreck of the Aden of Socotra in June last. The lascars who formed the crows of the two boats have been given a gratuity of three months' pay.
eax little interest was taken in the foot- ball match played as the Happy Valley yesterday between a Hongkong F. C. XI. and a combined teata from Shanghai and the Straits. In the earlier portion of the game the visitors played two mon short, and were afterwards waisted by two soldiers. An uninteresting game onded in a win for the Hongkong Clab by 2 goals to nd. The goals were got. by Noble and Crowley.
GERMANY. AND CHINA.
THE MURDER OF GERMAN
MISSIONARIES.
GERMAN ULTIMATUM. CAPTURE OF CHINESE FORTS AT
KYAO-CHAT.
CHINESE GARRISON IN RETREAT
(Special Telegram from Our Owà
Correspondent.)*
THE CHINA MAIL.
MISS ELBIE ADAIL Miss Elsie Adair can safely say that no other comedienne and dancer has ever co. vered the vast amount of territory or had a telith part of the interesting experiences that have been crowded into her short darder, a career which she considers las ori ly begun. She has sung, danced and dined
STRAITS CURRENCY.
THE ENGLISH SOVEREIGN TO BE ADOPTED.
#
FULL TEXT OF THE COMMITTER'S DEFORT.
(Continued.).
JAPAN.
INCREASE $3,058,000 - 41.1 %. 27. This large, increase is dus chiefly to the development of the Japanees cool trade, and, in a emailer messure, to the import of
manufactured
INCREASE
goods.
BEATISH NORTH BORNEO, &c.
81,380,000 = 58 %-- 28. Due largely to the additional quanti y of sago four exported from Borneo.
COURLY CHINde INCREASE 82,830,000 = 100 %; 29. Of this $1,526,000 is due to rice and
btAM.
|eidoration of the Chamber of Comores, a adhere by which this change might be brought afiout.
PROPOSAL FOR A GOLD STANDARD FOR THE
STRAITS SETTLEAN$157 -
545. It must, we think, he recognized that it will be impossible to change our currency frem Silver to Gold without primary cost to the Government, although that cost, un der the scheme which we are alxual to aug gust, should be simply compensated for by salsoquent avantages. As far he
LATE TELEGRAMS.
*****{ Timer of Ceylon) { "ÁR LEONARD COURTNEY ON INDIAN
APPAIRS..
London, October 31. --In ʼn spcoch by Me Leonard Courtney at Fowey, he said that while deprecating the pobay of the forward school, he believed the ovidence was wanting to connect the present rising on the Indian Frantior with what was done in Chitral, and he thought, the Government were bound to defer to the Iniliar: Government
we are aware, in no
in the matter. With reference to the standard the change from & silver to a (and there have bon many such changes question of the Indian Mints, Mr Courtney
oldet that the wisont reply. the
01 Indian within the past 20 years) been made. Government would have been that, all- withou cost to the Government making Franes and America opened their mints we the conversion. In
view,
shall soo what effect is produced, and, if it burden involved by any conversion it raises the rupee to sixteen-ponts, the liberty necessarily be borne by Government as
Mists be repaid, but with representing the whole community to again close them if the rupee fall below any action towards demonetising existing
sixteen-pence, currency, without due provision being made for withdrawing the coin on demone tized, would lead to disastrous results
for and with Kings, Queoms, Sultans, Fu- jals and their harems. She has been to the bottom of the deepest mine in the world, up two thousand feet in a balloon, SHANGHAI, November 17, 4.46 p.m. and down in the briny deep fifteen fathers, The German Lagship HC (Capt. | in a diver's suit and picked up pearl shells. When a child on the Sierras she used to go Zaye), accompanied by the Gorman craisors tearing across the prairies, bareback, on 8098,000 to fish. Prinzees Wilhelm (Capt. Thiele) and (for-wild, vicious little bronchos, so there is moran (Capt. Brusantis) entered Kçao-chan not much reason to suppose that she fult Bay on Monday morning (15th inst.), un any great dogros of nervousness when sho
took her first ride on the Royal Elephants trade, as above detailed, we have arrived anionget the loss exlightened classes of tao have been appointed to the Royal Arthur.. daring every day. The big fight recently der directions from the Gerrean Admiral of Siam reported from the Laguna District shown
We are informed that the condition of afairs in the Philippines is in no way amelioratext. The country is reported to be in a disgraceful stale, the Spanish soldiers are half-starved and are suffering from disease, robbery and corruption are zife on all sides from the Eighest to the lowest, and the rebels are getting more
Tae Chineso occupant of the house No. 25 Wyndham Street was summoned to the
oxen
inenta.
-
I
population.
14
THE HAVY,
London, October 21-Captain Charles G. Dicken, and Commander P. Fitzgerald,
FROM BOYALISM TO IMPERIALISM.
INCREASE $3,711,000 = 35 %, 30. Of this, $3,477,000 is due to lics. 31. Reviewing the whole of our import at the conclusion that fixity of exchange or the camels or
57. The opinion of the members of the of would, on the whole, be decidedly advan-
AFFAIRS IN COREA. Neither is there any tageous, to the import trade of these Bettle- Straits Currency Comision of 1893 was divided into those who wished for a dollar
Seoul, October 25. that the rebole have been able to form a to make a demonstration of force in other countries.
32. Exports have incróased as follows: following the fortunes of silver and these
There has been no lack of excitement hore Tus news of the appointment of General very strong party again to the south of connection with the massacre of two Chur- reason to suppose that she will feel any
degree of nervousness whatever when she Total 1800$118,511,000, 1800 $161,777,000, who advocated the Colony being inclared in "We believe i the Indian currency system.
ere it in Seoul for a month past. The Coreane Blanc to the position of Governor. Luzon,
man Missionaries in Shantung and to
greets old friends again on Thursday evou (Appendix A) an increase of 84,200,000 will be admitted from a perusal of this have had memorial on the brain for a year General of Cuba has been received with
ing at the Tasstro Royal, for happily Miss of this 833,118,000 is to gold standard
tunes of silver is detrimental to the united offort early this month to induce the satisfaction by his numerous admirera
obtain ropar tion for the outrage.
It is believed that the putmgs was in Adair enjoys her work thoroughly and does (Appendix B.), the remainder report that a dollar following the for-or more and the manta culminated in one
$13,010,000 being to silver standard coun
higher and assume
me the artongat foreignern sorumsnood "with his
not consider it in the light of s taals what trios (Appandir C)-844,123,000-41% general interests of this Colony; whilst as King to go one step
of oriental vellows
To thin of imperialism. administration in the Philippines. It is Magistracy to day, at the instance of Instigated by the anti-foreign party of officials, over
(the slight difference in these figures being to the suggestion that the cutroney of 'I will acknowledge that I felt dreadful-
by emission of
the
the Colony should he joined to that tour aitable monarch consented after being considered to be a splendid answer to his epector Duncan. On the 10th, 11th, 12th
Miss Adair, and when you consider that detractors, some of them not a thousand and 13th Nov., marriage colebrations were headed by the Governos, LE Ping-hong.
An ultimatum was went to the Chinese the white man who have lived there 21 miles from Hongkong. It is evident the carried on almost incessantly daylight and Spanish Government recognises that zo dark, much to the annoyance of the Euro-generat in command as Kpac-chsu, stipulat, their lives, some of them linte dozens of pearling •-say that they would not other man is capable of extricating them pean inhabitants in the vicinity, in conscing that the thres forts should be evacuated risk going down for thousands of pounds is
WAR ratlier
courageas of me, wasn't it froni the terrible mess they have got into quence of which a largely signed petition
My room overlooked the bay, and it really In the administration of Cuban affairs. It was sent to the Registrar General cum within three hours.
When they saw the guns run out and to see what boats had come in
evary the
other morning would not hen surprise if General Martinez-plaining of the disturbance. Mr T. Cows, Campos were sont out to the Philippines,
the Gorman cruisers cleared for action, the during the night, there would be one with the flag half mast meaning another but in the meantime the government at
Chineso garrison, numbering upwards of def diver. This did not tend to make Madrid appear to be satisfied with Gone
1000 men, bolto, and the forts were quict ral Rivera's plan of campaign.
ly surrendered to the German forces.
of the Telegraph, and Mr S. H. Somerton, of the Day Press, championed the cause of the petitionors at the Magistracy to-day by testifying to the nature of the dister banco, which consisted of beating gangs, firing crackers and playing sareechy Chinese music from morn till night and from night till morn.
A party was haded from the ships, and
tv nervous when I took that dive," said dement trade figures the Inter-Set India, although that might have booginportuned nine times by the govemment
seemed c
boats,
when
We take first the interes to Gold Stan na follows: dart Countries 833,113,000 (Appendix B)
v
would
It was stated that the defend. the German flag heisted over the forts, thee, I realize now that it was an existed more work is being done for less profit, or early in September, we have been informed
21
practicable in 1893, it will surely at the and people represented by the Prime Min-
and Court.
This stop д the rupee, ferenco in parity botwoo
measure proposed first by the prescut sine be admitted that the difister, the Cabinet, and atron 1/4d. and, the doline in the vici Cabinet of October, 1895, but the idea wad UNITED KINGDOM, EUROPE, AMERICA,
mity of 1/10h is so enormous and wouki abandoned and finally revived only recently. AND AUSTEREIA.
involve suis a complete dislocation of The coresponues were hurried through in a INCREASE $17.514,000=377. trade as to render such a
unknown. 33. These countries aro our chief cus-hazardous. In this connection, it should Chinese tradition governed all procedure
coune extremely basty manner for causca get AVOKA
atomers for Straits Produce, no called.
34. The dollar totals if converted into value of the Indian rupes,
be noted that, taking 1/4d. at the present sad this crowning copestone to Coruan in-
to incitale the dependence, what
Whatever
may ho
thought of. atorling, viz
methods followed, has become an ac 1300 $46,450,900 at 3/51=27,083,000
of this Colony under that system m 1396
be equivalent to raising the dollar complished fact. Doubtless the imperial 63,064,000 al 2/2) = 8,862,000 hers to 3/1/41. bearing the saing ratio nasuoption of his Majesty, coupled with tho any happier, but it did cot
show a
a marked decrease, whereas quantities 2 shoko my determination in the least. Appendix 2) dhe very large increase to 2 (the old pur value of the rupee) as a change of the dynastic title to Ta Han, Thons regras danger agent to most in ahnost all the leading article of produce, dots to the old par value of the would form the main matter of luturesb were not the actions of the King-Emperor diving, even for the strongest and most
35. Although these figures show an in- robust men and for a person like tayṣuli---
ngs in dollar
68. As the result of enquiry made by us entirely oclipsed by those of the new. eronse in. lotale, it is our opinion that well.
RESPRESENTATIVE FROM RUSSIA He has left us in no doubt as to his foolish thing
to do. Why I nearly
at all events without any corresponding beer coined at the Bombay mint, and
that 18,900,000 British dollars had already
British with fatigue before they got the horrible increase of profit, and the higher east of
prestige
in Corcs centres armour hsed. Each shoe weighed 40 living must also he taken into consideration. the large amount of silver tien and now around the Imperial Customs service which
nf the Spanish in. The forts are held in the meanwhile by a pounds. Toughts Chinese turbate shange thorough upset and disorganisers, the amount is likely very soon to excood Englishmen. As in. China the organ 36. The constant fluctuations in ex-waiting coinage at Bombay into British dalis administered like that of China by quisition art dosed through my mind while they were this business, and, from a merchant'a point 820,000,000. We do not suggest that the service has made for itself a superh record, screwing down the iron breast-plates and of view, there can be no doubt that the Government should consider any schere sad at the present time is in the highest elimination of this element of uncertainty this 20 millions on a basis of 2 per dolu installed by special doors of the
which would involve the Colony taki
Colony taking over
g over degree of efficiency. At its attaching the helmet. All the hopes I had
dollar, Mr J. McLeavy Brown, who was farther Were fast slipping away would he generally hailed with much satisse a large portion of the coin is not in the of living through
time the men would buckle REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
faction. other weight my friends would bug me to give in and not go down. After all I think [SUPPLIED TO TEN CHINA MAIL."]
felt much better and safer when I
en was at the latton in spite of the pain LONDON, 15th Nov... 1897.and bleeding of the care which Iez
Iexperienced "Wasn't I glad to come to the surface again and knew that it was all over! a few hours after my friends ware discussing the affair, and one of them asked me which
Fairplay of the 14th Oct. contains the following paragraph dealing with a suhjaer which received some attention, in our co- lumns come months ago:-Much has been said and written of late of the lack of a re. merro for the Royal Navy, and of the decay and disappearance of the British merchant Bears. A corpondent in the Far East has sent me cuttings from local prints. One deals with the Vele of Doon, which was manned by foreign officers and men, with the exception of one Erglishman. In the-both from Antony and Cléoputra :-
ant had only permission from the Registrar warships firing a salute. General to Giro crackers for Ave minutes on the 10th and 11th Mr Wodehauss im- posed a one of $10.
case of another vessel, which arrived at Hongkong carly in September, the mastor
was asked if his engineere had received 'a rise of pay. He replied in the hifirmative. Asked if he had been given ou increase, he Biwered in the negative, adding that his wages had been reduced from 240 dola. to 176 dols. a month, in consequence of a German Laving offered his ser vices as mastor to the Chinese owners at Singapore at that rato. The captain had served the Company for over 10 years, and
COREFSPONDENT Sends to the Globe two instance of Shakespeare's foresight, ono relating to the lady cycliste who wear the rational costume and the ether to footbali
Temp-thau, attire and all, Through proof of harna's to, muy hest,
and there
Ride on the pants triumphing.'
}
*
* Yot have wo
force of 600 German marines and blue jackets.
20
FRANCE AND THE SOUDAN. The Daily Netes Paris Correspondent states that Prince Henry of Orleans is busy
wind
another
37. The producer has much difficulty to append with from the same cause, as will appear from Appendix D, which shows monthly prices from 1890 to 1808 of the leading articles of produce.
INCREASE $14,750,000 - 83%.
of rude with a 38. This expansion
standard gold
NETUMÁLANDS INDIA,
policy frvu
bead in
A brain that rourishes our nerves, and preparing an expedition, including a Corps danger I had feared moat while in borcine in the pain spite of the the value of 2- subsidiary to it. The Systematic and successful manner in which
сап
Get gual for gual of youth."
(dot iv., sc. 8.)
Mesens Randized & Co. write from Now chwang under dace 90th October :-
Beans are arriving in large quantities and pries have given way alightly; we quote:-
Bean Uil, per picul... Tis 6.30 Beancakes 10 piccos 660
picule. 4.80/5.30 Brank
in mideration of his long service and proved ulélity the owners had given hin-Freights offering for steamers are:-
the option of retaining his berili at the rale that the German offered his services for, or
of regning-Hobson's choice. The German holds's Singapore certificate. Whilst aliens
Canton 27 cues, Kobe 22 conta.
Charter. We settled the Anna Berthi at 30 to Whampoa
to Luule ars 340 Steamers and 15
Ships against 337 Steamers and 14 Shira
in 1896.
line.
aa it is.
Colony nor in the Federated Malap States. King sa Adviser and Auditor to the
do not suppose there are more than Finance
Ministry Of all the... ad- $10/12,000,000 of all varieties of dollar vises which Cores has had Mr Me coins in eirculation at the present tints Leavy Brown has done the most good. throughout the Colony and Federated the editor of the Corean Independent in Malay States. We recommend the adop. recent issue speaking of him says
Corea owes a tion of the English sovereign as the basis of
debt of gratitudo to the our curroney with a Straits dollar fixed at present Adviser of the Department for the of the dollar, is, in present subsidiary silver coinage to remain he has rought it, from the chastic state of national tresury to its present alvont the of Hauss Veterans from the West Coust, water coral reef cutting the air of life considerable measure, due to Java having
meatha his 59. The procedure of the Government condition. During nineteen m denfeess, or paralysis caused by
would be not to let its intention be know nearly three million of dollars after having ne, sharks,
haa aared administration the Department with the object of assisting M. Leontiell to pressure of water on the spino. To tell suited to import sice in compensate for and in some further measure, forestall General Sir H. Kitolaner in the the truth I answered T. never thought of the inurunec is doubtless also due to the and, when a decision is arrived st, to nearly
cropsy
the current and contingent exposes a law at une sitting of the Legis recupation of Kartun and all territorios any of these things for just as I was going advantages of our natural position and
pasa lativo Council, and
the government.
ant. Ona million of the over the side I saw a cockroacti run across shipping facilities, already mentioned in thence to Victoria Nyanza, on behalf of the deck, and any main thought was that
Bimmediately there of
Tiquidation
tion of
Netherlands India.
that, during a term sulficiently brief to the debt which Corea uwes to Japan, and Abyssinis. The expedition is to leave Marony of there might have crawled into the connection with our import trade with after issue a notification to the affect three was used for
sais while unused and would find his way
prevent importation, a dollar cops we are told that there are nearly two mil- seilles in December, and AL Leontie to
up to my face white I was down, below,
then legally current in the Colony would lions in the traneury. From this it will be pay King Menolik 10 per cent of the rave and on scent of the helmetal could uot;
be received at certain spuited places seen what work Mr MeLeary Brown has and
+ done... Government currency notes given
Evidently, however, ho and the nus receipts of the new provincek.
get my hand any ways.hear my face to brush it off.
exchange;
the magnificent Custin's staff stand in Mr. that, after
them from Corean affaica.
WEATHER REPORT.
The following notica is issued from the From the face of a boy of Calcutta,
Fell liquified fat in the gutter,
As he frizzled, asid hö, Observatory:
5
“Oh the 17th at 11,0 ́ ́a. Nerth Cona can use the British fing-for practically the Vessels in port:-Stunfield, Bittern, hoisted. A depression exists in the China
Omla, Lucia, Sebastian Bach, Artan Sea to the Southward of Hongkong.
EL. owners of the vessel referred to are such,
Velocity, Contest, Comci,cept fallen in the neighbourhood of Hong- Crickstep, whatever form of naturalisation may have Esang. Pa ting, Xuelin, Schuen, kong, the
has rison much on the barometer been performed-sail our ships; and obtain Siegfried. Haven, Priping, Satsego fart, Chios ecast, with high, prostura coveting Central China Gradients are very steep our certificates, the British morebant ser Swatow, Fung Shih, Tamsui
Chinese think, our season will closa about on the China coast. Forecast-NE vice will decay.
windy,
strong; perhaps e gule squally, Raine rain. Strong N.E. gales in the For moss Channel and in the N. part of the China Sea
22nd November.
ANOTHER case of businces boycott is ra- Ma John Dill Ross writes as follows in the ported from Japan, the victims being Singapore Free Freas :-It was only in last Mccers Samuel and Co., who committed February I happened to be a fellow-passen ger on board of the Melbourne of M. the unpardonatio offence of purchasing Doumer, the present Governor-General of goods from a dealer and manufacturer who Indo-China. He had all the appearance of resolution and ability, but and he will be he is already in the singularly fortunate if he
din he escaper
THE ARMED GANG ROBBERY.
ANOTHER TERES ARRESTA.
Last night three men were arrested in
*I am melting, you see, But we don't call this hot in Calcusta "' AKONG the contributors to The Imperial Souvenir, which is to be published by Mr D. Nust for the coining Christmas, is his Excellency Sir Lo Feng-c. This Christ- mas souvenir of the Queen's Diamond Jubiley,
which has been designed and edited by Professor Salmoné, of King's Col inge, contains fifty metrical translations of
short
ARTIM INDIA.
INCREASE $840,000-11%.
and
dollars in cire would be eliminate
in circulation
part of
39 merely shows that a depreciating dollar has s given us but little assistance in in excha this direction.
Turning to the increase to Saver Standard expiry of such term, the British, Mexican, Speyer's way, for he has undertaken to
and other Countries $11,010,000 (4jgiendim (1.)
40. It may
be remarked that the in-demonetised. The Federated Malay ercases, with the exception of that in the the same law.
would hara
simultaneously Game of the Malay Peninsula, hore been-in--
Ordinangady-passed significant and require littla
the third verse of the National Anthem in the most important languges spoken in પ her Majesty's dominions. His Excellency: the Chinese Minister has been good enough, at Professor Salaoud's request, to supply the Chinese version, together with
was not a member of the Kobe Straw Braid a man of gre tous, the fate the Man Wo Temple, while sheltering from the same rendered in English characters.
Guild. Soven resolutions were formally adopted at a meeting of the Guild on the
of als predecessors. The French appear to the rain, by some members of the Chineso have muude abnost every possible mistake End inst, and as advertisement annoau- in their
This
men,
they are now the absolute masters of
but
Comment..
roney
Nobe
THE NEW FINANCE MINISTER
to pro
In the first part of Golobar a Mr Alexieff Car arrived in Seoul. His calling carda bors have to be the titis of Councillor of "SEALs and Agent amended in the direction of rolieving the of the Financial Gorerament, for the
The Chinese of pay
MALAY. PENINSULA. INCREASE $8,033,000-78%. corresponds with the increase in four months, of the Imports (772)
41
HONGKONG AND CHINA 12. Inorease $1,446,000—11%
JAPAN. INCREASE $484,000-400%,
Pbli
D
ing
Coin
during that time
have to raise a
in e for
although the percentage is large.
43 is really of insignificant volume,
BXITLE NORTH BORNEO, &. 44. Increase 9592,000-30 %.
SLAM.
Russian peces of the Im of three or person on his card bore the title of
iks notes, and
Finance
This would soems to
Government would Deerintendent of the Corean
reserve in. gold
in London and my sterling loan deste that he is to harp completa con--
introl of Coron Finance and, to administer sovereigns.
gas. The position of Bank notes it as a branch department of the Russian the arrival of MF would not be affected except that the law Finance Ministry. On
for the Banks tempbrarily
Alexieff, Mr Sparer informed the Care I must vernment notes a
the Caresn Foreign Office of his arrival and announced vernment dates against their own notes, This despatch was forwarded by
No cur
reborya
was
46. The came cause is probably at work matted aumber of Straits subsidiary, is ressivů such a communication, an
demonetised dollars se those are revived not assign him his work, hir
report
fact that he is the only aneccsehst its colonisation, as we understand the word, and of malice aforethought, did kill and and was greatsyalsease and on enfeebledo the prohibitive tariff of differentist du:naged, the conversion to a Gold Standard, this was the
holding against their own notes, and paying Go that he was roady to onter upon his
INCREASE 91,387,000=18%.
current debts would be effected by the
to H.E. Pak Chang gang, the 45. The bulk of the exports consists of transition, they being made payable in she ter of Finance, who replied that the Depart European mode, and ought to have in new currency, at the fixed rate of 810 to ment was already supplied with the services
the £. With the
stock Large of silver taat of Me Meavy Brown creased 37% to have kupt pace with the de would come into the Government's hands, still several years so run. This was sent to whose contracé had preciation of the dollari
Mr Spuyer, who returned is saying has could We regret to hear most unfavourable ao-
dollars could be coined, and these ald
if postisuriesbin a માત્ર counts of the health of Capt. John Bigir, here as mentioned in our reference to the doliars ring the boycott was sent to native journals Indo-Canistinn and administration of detective staff, on a charge of being con-
kas cost. them cerned in the gang rubbery in Burd Street the former popular and well-known. Mar. in post trade from Europe, viz, the inabili conveniently be only 60% to 75% of the no auswer to his enquiry. Et was not con the lives of o
some that their finest on Monday night..
ager of the Tanjong Pagar Dook Coin-ty of consumers to pay the increased prices weight of the present dolls. The Gunerned in any of the epicyós of the Coresi in Kobe, Osaka, Tokio, Yokohama, and
vernicent would have to mabuit to a loss in Government But Mr. Alexieff had been and many millions of money,
He has been ill now for a consi- required by the fall in exchange. At the Magistracy this afternoon, before iterable time and his ailment has proved
Boat of the balance. Before making i Okayama and to the Kove Chronicle. The there can ba but little doubt that they have
47. It may also be that Siam is now im change is the currency, the Government, at the request of Min Yeng-whan; Cerdan at try the Imperial Russian Government Retire dealer, who size comes under the finally acomplished, their ends, and that Mr H. E. Wodehouse, Police Magistrate, to be that terrible thing, cancer in the Penting direct from Europe to a greater ex- to protect themselves against possible fur: Aubagentor at St. Petersburg, to assume
stomach. Capt. Blair'e visit to
than formerly. Houburg boggett, is one of the biggest straw braid they guy likely to bomme, or vet a very lu Ming (24), Wong Chung (34), Wan Shok did not result in the alleriation that it was
COCHIN-CHINA
ther depreciation of the metal mit Dontrol of the Core Face Department. very BTUST
tract to sell silver for forward delivery, and Mr Alexieff had arrived to enter upon his dealers in Japan. He has upwards of 4 importance. The work of conquest is now Ki (23), Wan Shup (30), Chen Ut Ping hoped might accrue. Since April
DECREASD $882,000=33 %, he hav branch establishments throughout Japan, completed, and great progress has been (23) and Li Kan (22), all of no occupation bean urable to take solid fuel, and by last
18. This appears to be the only country subsequently cover er sales with the haties and if the free-gersrommet Ald Speyer would the Kobe Chronicle, the made in the pacification of the country; but wore charged that they tolonisasly, wilfully advices could not even take liquid food, with which the trade of this Colony she and, says
to his government and Corea must decrease, and this is due, almost entirely, and converted into bullion." emaciated. Indeed su ad-
6. Our view is that if judiciously make the consequences. Threatening as proceeds very slowly.
mirder one Kung Fuu, on the 15th No- vanced was the
ince 1892. vember, 1897.
was Capt. Blair's strength that it is feared ties applied since
indicated above, quuld be effec by his friend here that by They planted not guilty.
this time bo no 49. Reviewing the above trade statistica, on linca a
In reply he stated that Mr our deductions therefrom bring us to the tiki without greater cost, to Government the first witness called, stated longer survives. It is a painful thing to conclusion that the best interests of trade than they would be compensated for within Brown had been placed at the Finance De Fung, -na-manager of the Kwong Hop Yun think that after so
so many years long and Quarantine Regulations is fixed for hearing Medicine shop in. Burd Street. On the faithful devotion to the interests of the in this Colony would be served by fixity of a short period of compensation, let by a decree of his Imperial ng Conferences and beyouting on Saturday: This tins the Loosok is 15th November, about 8.30 p.m., I.
of years, As an instance of such
and could not be displaced to make I was great company
exchange, provided the value of the dollar is
us assume that there may be further so way for a new men. The tone of this *Guilds have a family - resemblance, the alleged offender, the chief officer, in the shop, at the doorway, Two men of health afforded to him for the enjoyed value is so that a dollar tanges for this Colony for Home Charges," | being
at a suitable rate or fixed staricus decline in the value of the dollar, say:inted on all reference to the decree
however, alarmed the 60. We believe that &
Emperor and ho whether American, English or Japanero,cated with Faknam before the ship was I said there was no such man of
Shepherd, having it is said, communi.
nu came in. One of them said, 'Is A-Ching sou
would not handicap our
to 1/6d. In 1896, the Government remit and it is not astonishing that the Japanes medically examined.
matter left is pleaded on the that natac. When I said this another two.
export trado, o
of the Foreign Minister to should follow the examplo set them by other side that the s. 8. Luusk had became in, and at the same time all four
of this fixed value would considerably assist the higher rates of exchango then ruling, in the and
latter then sent an Orasive the higher intelligauco and the higher and, as there was no sign of the medical shop. They pointed revolvers at the folis dent, at Miltown Mallas. Hire Anne standard countries in particular, whilst at tion for 1598 will with the doller at Alexied would doubtless be
detained for about five hours at Paknara,
chat; commenced to seize the folis in the
*I RAW the other day, writes a corresponsamt extent, our import trade, with gold let it be taken that exchange couponsa despatch that the employment of Mr
in maintaining, at somewhere agar its pre-ounted in round figures to £68,000; Bottle. civilisation of their Westera models, officer appearing, the chief officer had been and told them not to atter
Arustrong, who is probably the very oldest the same tires this Exity would give to the add, for account of the Felerated Malsy Spever. In reply on the 24th inst. hb post
£14,000 to this should be thing. This seems to have be shout
ea reasonable We agree generally with our Kobe consant ashere to telegraph to the owners Ора of them asked Where is woman in existence- ing for Immediate examination. Mr-May key of the safe? I
I said "It is in
consumer the temporary that guilds aro of service lot, who is ratained for the defence in
Mrs Arvastrong was born in the year
advantage that cost of living
1899, of £50,000 for Home Charges and of silver. depreciation o only when they advance
government dixurias Mi interests of the trade they present, Consular Court, to-day, and asked His is the recountant ?" I said he was in his Clate, but came with bar hushand, who
Honour if he could he allowed security for I said this Le
rooni, go and ask for the key. As son 29
of £152,000, which sum, and Chief Coraminiocer of Customs 7 (2) , of course, he does not mean by that or
would involve su
On what 80 expendi. This man let me
will Mir day costa. Ks instanced the previous case of a
me hourhood of Miltown Malbay for upwards would sesers to the large amount of Eurytales of $1,520,000; whereas, if the Go Flaance? (8) If
Alexieff enter upon the accountant's room. of ninety years, and the gentleman paan capital already employed branch of trade at the expanse of another. Me Archer agreed to his filing a motion
ared from the prosecution, and I took off my
immediate ana been recovered
the trade
RDAWGris not went up to the
to the first Hop, which
Japanoso exporter
of straw
braid
ness capecity" au commercial integrity,
Tai Bangkok Times of the 4th November Bays-Another summons for breach of the
bears ample testimony slike to his basi
the
W.
Mr
this
*
Housed.
is the
110
Capt.
hove affairs he managed, Blair should have had so short à sea-
mont of his well-deserved retirement. Singapore Free Press.
fized
FINANCE MINISTER STILL FOUGHT (İT.
MoLarry
Bottle. The
excited
best case, appeared before Mt Archer in H.B.Muntant's possession. He said, Where 1781. She is not a native of the county of would not he further increased by the States, the further rough estimate Carson demanding (1) When will the
ILUIS,
28-in
in the
+
1. A A point which
which we think deserving Exchange
the
gonstabulary, from Fermanaghof very grave consideration in this matter, Compensation. These give a Brown, Adriar to the Fin to ebay me to shut up and not She is known tu huvs lived in the aviglie the protection which fixity of exchange at 2/- ozchange, and Felerated Malay bla duties as Superintendent of Corean prosion the advancement of a particular similar nature, in which has had not you go, Yate with the Who, sccompanied me to seo EAT Blaise of theso Settlements, and the encourage- Pernment had to provide tha dollar equivə- / Zorthcoming he desaanded in sudience with “An illustration of the injury that may be show cause why eceta were bot recovered Hour of the next house. I went to the first mother bir she was presentment which it would offer to the introdig. lent of £152,090 ná exchange 1/6, the coat His Majesty within twenty-four hours: The inflicted on trade in gonoral is given by and said that security for costs in the pre floor of the best house, and from there I forty years agɔ, smaltes six an tion of fresh capital to the Colony and also would be 82,036,666, a loss, if the dollar i audience was appointed for the 26th at a
the Conference ruling the shipping trade of seat case would be allowed or not accord. Engled with the Far East. The benefiting to the reaxit of the motion.
and
and ha
etabod
at.
first that sher
er's instringe, whin
which took
caluliratad Go ber
trade will tend inevitably to restrict the aged man. Looking at him with assumed there out of into the street, neighbours.cook her meals and show her for the dollar would benefit the trade and
Chilo. Then I got up and
and every kindness. Mrs Armstrong Is sslightly
She is
Greville
you 1
while there the Police ca
She is
Tarly
JOHN ANDERSON.
G. 8. MURRAY, An, Lasre. U. STRINGER
Singapore, 6th November, 1897.
The andfence tools plado na per pro gramme and while what transpired between the Emperor and Mr Speyer is unknown
THE MEAULT IM VISIBLE.
Today the Foreign Minister sent a de- gpatah to Mr Jordan, F.B.M.'s Consul General, that the Corean government dispense with the serviceoverment would Leary Brown, Chief Comissioner of THE Civil Servies Commissionere announce Onakoz and Adviser of the Finause that an open competitive examination will Department. The son of Mr Jordan en By: Ona object of our investigations be held in London in December for at least this despatch is awaited with much intervek
means by which fixity
went into the street and called for Mrs Armstrong's) suvontieth birthday. Sire to the Foderated Malay States. There is should fall to that rate, of 8508,684 amp..
Padrendy. Pulica I
I tret a district watobman lives in a little thatched cottage at a place
necessity ruoh
for the restoration Dually, and told hims there were thieves in my called Spanish Point, outside Milown Mal- of that confidence which shovid attach to
investment in these polits. is not for Britial trade, and, in the same A coop story is told with reference to the shep. I went with him and pointed out bay, entirely alone, and generally retires to 52. We, therefore, give it as our opi- way, every little plecs of friction set up by late Charles Graville. He once attended the shep. I then returned to the shop rest, looking her door, at 4pm. Thesion, that fired sterling value of 31-
from which I the interference of the guilds with Japanese Spiritualies seance, banig then a very
emotion, the lairvoyant exclaimet There was a my shop. On the way I heard the built, but lite and virgin frame, and even general interests of this Colony, and wa clear suggest that the Committes of the Chamber expansion of trade, internal and external, is an aged lady beltind your chair. How of a fratres got to the bill rot of waiting it is unang area of Commerce move to obtain fixity at that The lot of the fumiga introhant in interesting remarked Greville sweetly, shop I found that the people of the shop blue eyes, and her sight unimpaired. rate.
continued the char had all gone away. I went in and took
slightly deaf, but her matory A fear relative of mine close Iatan. Who can she ha Japon is not an enviable one, and it is very like you; at lver watɔh and some TODAY:19 and 1620 ntury--between has been to suggest, if possible, zona | Sven-student interpretərships in Her Ma. Whatever may ba the ultimate outoone käy': high time for the Japanese Government, in her handers Day Waying over your head." the East, second, third and 1817
the present Bhe lifts her bands to bless you have fast.
of exchange can jesty's Consular Service in Chins Cazi Speyer has played a bold game and is an Spanish Bl the interests of the country, to teach the
didates must be between lighten and apparent to avery native guilds a lesson. The strength of may be laced Greville. It is your
Pray tell me who this mysterious visitor forth primers. The third and fourth Point. When I mentioned the name to be attained. It will be
the defendants cause 10 6ist; the sound and Mrs Armstrong she instantly remembered one that no rellance can be placed on allver twenty-four years af Age, of sound constitu- in administratively annexing Our escad "Oh; I am delighted to hear that first defendants were the next two. The it, and was able to point out to me the ville as the basis of our caregor. We are often bestond of good sight, and physically serritorial absorption appear to be only question of time, unlets soms one makes she ascend defendant in the porech who seized in which my relative Hyed seventy-seven opinion that a fetitious value to our silver qualified for marvice in tropical climates. revelations are likely to move the British
watcher you
Dear Government to getion in the interests of mattered the imperturbable Grevile, and
you constantly
yours ago. When I spoke to her of the surroney, brought about by the contraction Withem thon went on to the British martafsoturer. So far Bris the clativayass continued She tells me was takes the same evening to house in someda
the Burino Chinese Boundary Commission order of the Home Government, will, it is 64. & gold standard baing the only one so it is not known whether the work will expected, be extended to the rank and le her." Thereupon Greville nomarked calmly
mly first, second and third defendants. He recollection. She was dressed with great the freight handicap is a heavy che, and we in awesome bount, That is extremal only saw four men altogether the first four meats and wars sag of snowy whiteness which promisse stability, we advocate the be commenced file secon Und als of the Indien Area, As the Crise Ana are pot astonished that orders are on thely, for on going to take tes with her defendant. The dak melendent had a Keratures were extremely pallid, but the gate of our press carron to a gold point la settled the Forestant Best busy paired an soldier of the Ye
Bill make no formal recommendation with India Bermany, there should to so daj Mori frequently placed with Pangngata fat Are o'clock, it happened that Grosilly's | watch bolongior to witoses, when smroriak: Brasses of her gals in walking sed, ka bint
The eve TM then adjourned till ko strong your in baking gende Indisered Mentury old
and she
thus
the English guilds' în groat, but rebue, saya ako ia perfectly, happy out,' me and told me to sit downate that he rebellion of 1798 her face immediately thereof, is is course which certainly | Ozdena "bave not yet been received from run vettin Orusa, which has hitherto tish merchanta in Hongkong are concerned you will join her soon, and be happy with Kwal Wa Lane, where he identified there a pained expression; as the menes could not be maintained witki, maluby, or | the Gotaminent of India on the subject of been reserved for troops serving pader thes
mother was grill living, Marugh pearls #
of the period were instantly recalled to her advantage,
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