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G. FALCONER & Co.,
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Intimations.
MITSU BISHI COSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI CO.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE CURRENCY OF CHINA.
Now, the freedom of communication timoughout the world renders this question Among the correspondence dealt with of currency of still greater import then by the Committee of the Hongkong Cham-oror before, if we were to follow the rent ber of Curanibres at its Just meeting was of the world we should adopt a gold lotter from the Hon. Mr F. H. May, the standard. But if the present conditions Colonial Secretary enclosing an authorised prvailing China be vurguide, we should translation of an Imperial decree, dated use a silver standard. Moreover, if the October 5th, and of the memorial of the currencies to examined, it will be fount [principles underlying the development of" Government Council upon which it was that between the extreme of copper and
based, ordaining the introduction of an uniform silver currency throughout the Empire of which a coin weighing on K'u Ping, or Treasury, taal is to be the uait.
4. FALCONER & DA AGLE 1 HOSS FAMOUS THERSCOPES COAL DEPARTMENT. We append the translativa :---
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CIOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, Peking Gazette, šta October, 1908,
OCHL, HOJO, NAMAZUTA, SAŤO,|
An Imperial Decree in response to SINNEW and KAMIYAMADA Coenrial of Prince Ching and other Ministers of the Government Council, and of Prince Plan and other Members of the Senate, who, in obedience to our Com manda, bave doliberated upon the subject of an uniform national currency,
SOLE AGENTS for RIBUIDARE,
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A standard currency is the fundamental principle of public finance, and various countios have adopted & gold coin as their unit of value, with a subsidiary currency of silver and copper tokens. Undor wall framed regulations auch purencies have boon found convenient and profitable.
gold there must always be the intermediary stage of a silver currency; and for these reasons it is both right and suitable that China should now begin at first with a
silver standard.
But although the adoption of a silver surrency has been unanimously advocated, thore has been by no means the same unily of opinion as to whether it should be a tuel or dollar currency. The present incurrin ste have considered this point most pro- foundly, and, from the ruperta of the Govocno-General and Governors Provinces that eleven Provinces favour the zaél against eight in favour of the dollar- the remainder eitheradvocating the use of both concurrently, or proposing the in-
reduction of a new coin of ? mace.
of
Tang Tachen. in. hús. Memorial, also favoured the taal currency;, and from the point of view of national digrits it seems to us that we ought to try and stand alone,
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ready for such a measure, which can by wishes of others; while from the point of aar sovereign rights in order to gratify tho no means be attained at one stop: The view of the people we should follow a finances of Chits are la confusion and the course suitable to the greater number, and standardising of the currency is an urgent not change a tradition of the country for necessity. If actual gold coins were to be the convenience of open ports or trading taken as the standard unit, it would be difi- marts. This is as much a fundamental cult to raise the necessary amount; while if principle for our guidance in making the gold were merely taken nominally as the enactment to day, as it will be an essential standard unit, grave dangors would be factor for the future saccess of the measure incurred. It is evident therefore that we
itself and as we have dealt with this should first standardige, and uniform the need to ciberato it further. We for pro- point in previous Memorials there is no 816 silver currency, and then carefully proceed pose merely to present a low of the to take measures for a further advance; principal arguments on both adds in the with a view to assuring the adoption of a problem of adopting a dollar of a tel gold standard in the future.
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eurrency.
The mactorialists have pointed out that From the point of view of public con. the use of the faol and its fractions has venience it las Leeu said that as a large been so long established that it would be supply of dollam already exists, it would, difficult to substituto any other denomina-be simpler to extend their une thau to tion in its place. The Committen of Finance adopt a tal dimney. But it must be in a previous memorial also recommended the detormination of the tael as the silver coin to be used.
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WANTED,
We therefore command that a largo silver coin shall be struck weighing ono TXPERIENCED English NURSE is Kuping laul, and that large quantities of anxious to find Situation with family silver coine weighing of a Kuping Taelong to Bagland in the Spring. Free sball also bo mintel for general convenience
first of January,
Apply in use. Also there shall be small pieces.
CAFP of CHINA MAIL' Office. of one mace and of fire candareens,
Hongkong, November 16, 1908,
*1505 of less pure silver, which will serve as subsidiary corroney. The two silver cofas aforesaid shall bo 980 fine, while the two small silver pieces will
be 880 fine.
This silver currency, except in so far as calculations under Treaties and Agreements with Foreign Powers will require to be mado as before, shall be uniformly used by all Yameus, great or smält,” in Peking or the Provinces, in all their Treasury
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THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE 1898.
Let the Governors General and Gover nora of Provinces examine the conditions in their jurisdiction and devise cats in conjunction with the Board of Finance for determining afresh, either by increasing or desreasing as the case way be, the APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION allowances and ice money of territorial
OF TRADE MARK, authorities and tax-collectors while on duty together with the expenditure for Mears W. R. LOXLEY & CO., ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that travelling on the public, and let the rates of Victoria, Hongkong, have m the 21st Registration, in Hongkong, in the Register of Trade Marke, of the following Trade Mark
be published openly by proclamation soday of February, 1908, applied for the that the prculations of clerks may be
bolished for ever.
The words W. LOXLEY & COM PANY in English and Chinese
in the name of W. R. LOXLEY & CO. who claim to be the Mole Proprietors choreof.
As regards the diversity of silvor currency in the various provinces, and the differences of tench, which give dishonest traders and market dealers the opportunity for da mauding discounts and profits off each The Trade Mark is intended to be used trananation, grievous injury in inflicted by the Applicant, forthwith in respect of thereby on all classes, and the Board of Cotton Picooods of all kinds in Clase 24. Buscais-new commanded to issue striker at the Office of the Colonist Secretary A Facsimila of the Trade Mask con be
Dated the 24th day of September, 1908,
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cat regulations forbidding such practices in of longkong the future, with the view that in a given number of years the national silver our rency any become completely uniforma,
Until the new coinago has been minted. in sufficient quantities the dollar and subsidiary silver pieces in use in the Provinces, as well as the sycos, may be used as before, for the tire being, on the NINTERIM DIVIDEND on Ácsorné |-- WEST RIVER TRIPS FROM market, and treasury payments may still of the year 1909, of Tamere deras
HONGKONG, be made in aycee for the present, but must
per Share, will be payable at the Hong- year by year be diminishod by the substatud actor FRIDAY, 27th November 1908, Trong and Shanghai tank, Honghoat, on tium of the Lew allver coinage. On these on Warrants to be obtained at the Com- questions let the Board of Finance carenany's feat. fully consider the circumstances and take Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Shanghai, The Dividend will also be payable at the satisfactory stops for the execation of this on and after the same date.
nienaro.
Lol this Doeroa be generally circulated in all parts.
MEMORLAG OF THE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL
(R01 I CHENG W CI′U) ON "HE QUESTION OF A UNIFORM FAZIONAL QURRENCY. The Special Envoy to America. Tang Shao-yi, having memorialised the Throne. on September 29nd, praying that effect should be given to all the Articles of the Commercial Treaties, and that the questio of currency should be speedily determined, the present memorialists were commanded
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