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40
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THE CHINA MAIL.
power. To-day gold has lost 50 per cent of its value in relation to other commodities, and, as wegre have not increased proportionately, the world is faced with a pretty big problem, and due that it will
take
same of the hardest
legislation economical thinking to
solve.
"In their daily transactions, most men either do not think of gold at all, or they think of it as having a fixed and stable value. It is easier for us to say that the price of wheat has risen five cents, a bushel than to say that 'as compared with wheat the price of gold has declined five per cent.' Yet the two atatoriumts mean the same fundamentally. If, then we substituto for wheat a composite unit of all commodities, and find that the price of this, unit hna advanced 81 per cent. in thirteen years, we can state this
... (MARIE Brizand & RooR's)... 0.80 fact by saying that gold has depreciated
VERY FINE LIQUEUR QÜONAC, 60 Years Old
Go
ww
do
64.80
100.00
39 per cent, approximately, during this period. But what causes gold to de precinte that is, prices to rise? The
Nor- For Hongkong the above Prices will be increased by the amount of daty cause is the same in the case of gold as
payablo-$7.90.per Duzen.
NO HOME
IS COMPLETE
WITHOUT A VICTOR
$10
PER MONTH
WILL PURCHASE ONE,
A STOCK OF
200 Machines
and
10,000 Records
TO SELECT FROM
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.
Damixane. "April 18. 1907.
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED,
DEATHS.
FARRELL-At his residence, Happy Valley, today, SAMUEL FARRELL, Aged Bo Funeral at the Cemetery-to-morrow at
years.
NEWS OP. THE DAY.
Criokeb has commenced in dead earnest at Shanghai.
The French Mail of the 2nd August was delivered in Loudon on the 1st Sept.
Twenty-two doporters arrived from, Slagapore by the a Lightning.
VISIT OF U.S. WAR
SECRETARY,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
[Corraian.]
INTERPORT SWIMMING.
HONGKONG'S GOOD START.:
First Two Events Wor
In the 100 yards, raça "the_result was
The transport steamer Crook will Ball. from the Manila, with the U.S. Secretary of War (Bir Dickinson) and party at one a.m. to-morrow (Saturday) and will andre stem Our Own Correspondenty Hongkong on September 6 at one p.m. Mr
SHANOM, September 2. Dickinson and his party will than continue
The faterport Swimming Gala.com north by liner and the remaining pass manced boto yesterday, who willbe authorized to receive transporta tion on the Crook will be obliged to soak accommodation in Hongkong while the transport is being dooked at Kowloon.
The ship will be in drydock on September His Majesty King George haa bocoma 7, 8 and D. She will arrive at Haiphong on patron of the Missions to Seamen in suc-September 18 at 7 a.m, and sail from that cossion to his late Majesty. The work of port with comment fer Manila on September those missions was started in 1818, and it 22.The Crack will return to Manila"
about September 20. now has 79 vessels in constant use.
There are vacancies for three sopranos contralto, ong tenor, and three basse in the Cathedral Choir."
The total output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the wepk ouding 20th August 1910 amounted to 18,618.81 tons, and the sales during the period, to 13,975.50 tona,
Alter only being in the East for 19 months the death occurred from dysentery at Shanghai of Mr F. E. Grant, of the North China In.amance Company. Ltd. Deceased was a member of the Cricket Club and he was a very promising tennis player
The King is sending a copy of the Book of Common Prayer to the Canadian Church to commemorate the completion of
visit to Canada. -
the second contury of its foundation." The in that of any other commodity-book will be presented by the Bishop of relatively cheaper cost of production. Loudon on the occasion of his approaching This cheaper cost shows in an increased supply of gold, and results in making it necessary to give a greater quantity of gold to get the same quantities of other things. It is very difficult to determine the relative cost of producing an ounce of gold, n buskel of wheat,
The Chung Yeo Tong (Chiness Sailors Society) have sout a gunerous contribution of £20 to the funds of the Seamen's Hospital Society. "Dreadnought" Green- wich, Ragland; in recognition of treatment afforded to sick and injured Chinese sailors in Great Britain...
6 p.m.
Darrest Victoria Narsing Home, Shanghai, on the 27th August, 1910, Ami Davies, widow of the 'late David Davies, I. M. Customs, aged 60 yesia.
GRANTAt the General Hospital, or a ton of steel. If, however, we see
A scalence of forty-eight hours deton Shanghai, on the 27th August, 1810; the output of gold increasing more tion and tween strokes was imposed on a FRANK E. GRANT, of the North China Insurance Co, Ltd., aged 34 years. rapidly than that of wheat or of steel, small boy, at the Magistracy to-day, for stealing an overcost in Gresson Street, we may be certain that there are greater wanchal Defendant said bo want to look profits in producing gold than in profor his mother, but it was found that his ducing wheat or steel; and that the out-mother had been dead for some time. put of gold will continue to increase
MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous. Interport Swimming Contests at Shanghai,
Third Day.
Auctions.
11 a.r.--Auction of Wines & Spirits at
Mr Goo. F. Lammort's Sales Rooma,
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Carice at Mesars Hughes & Bough's Sales
Amusements.. 9 p.m.-Boxing Boute at City Hall. ·
Rooms.
General Memoranda. SUNDAY, September
2.06 .m.-New Moon. 9. Excursion to Mama by a..
Se: An.
MOZDAT, September :
2.30 p.m.Anction of Japanese Carlos
more rapidly than the output of wheat
The first auction of grifins for the
season took place at the Shanghai Horse
is
or sted, until the exchange value of Bazaar last week, when the usual interested gold, ia relation to wheat or steel, has amwd of racing men and dealers was pre- There was the usual keen compeli- declined sufficiently to equalise tho sent. profits and costs of production for these tion for likely looking animals, and it two commodities. There is, in fact. a constant economic contest between gold and other commodities, because of improved methods of production."
The world's output and supply since
at Mesars Hughes & Hough's Sales 1850 are shown by the following table:
Sp.m.auction of Crown Land_at_the
Rooms
Pablic Works Department's Offices.
TODAY, Sep 6:--
Your
11 a.m.-Auction of. Household Farmi-
1859
tare, &a. at No. 12, Austin Avenno, Kowloon.
180-1...
1870
1876
1000
1880
1800 ...
1000
100% ***
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
THE CHEAPENING OF GOLD.
"
re
World's Output,
Coltage Vali
£8,500,000
25.400.000
.94.000.0001 19,500,000 21,287,360 23,700,740 50,925,330 75,027
Worlde Visible
Hupply
understood that the highest price was Tls. 975. From this the prices mangod to about T. 100.
14th. The Conference will sit from.13-1
BURSTING OF A SODA WATER BOTTLE.
Watson's Sued for Damages,
In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction this morning, before Mr Justice Hazeland, the case was referred to in which F. Howell auss Mosers A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., for 81,000, damages for negligence. The allegation was that as plaintiff was possing a dray laden with bottles of soda-water one of the bottles burst and eat bis leg. Mir M. Teader Harris was for plaintiff, while Mr F. M. Hodgson saproscoted defendants. Mr Harris naked hunt the case be ad journed for a fortnight-coven days for a statement of claim and seven days for
statoment of defence.
His Lordship-Are you going to apply
a jurst
for A
Mr Harris-I think we shall want a jury, my Lord.
Mr Hodgson-My friend will have to make a separate application for that.
His Lordship asked if two days had better be set aside for the care.
added that he would like a fortnight's Mir Harris replied in the affirmative and adjoarament now, and then he could apply for a jury. There would also likely bo further interlocutory applications.to.be, vado.
Bis Lordship fixed the case for October 31et and November 1st.
Mr Harris then applied for a jury. instructions on that point, and added that Mr Hodgson said he had received no he had received no notice of it.
Mr Harris-My friend cannot object to that.
Mr Hodgson insisted that, he should have had notice
a
Mr Harris-It is for a jury to assess damages in a case of this sort, especially in
case of damage for negligence.
Bis Lordship made an order for a jury, giving Mr Hodgson liberty to apply it be received instructions to oppose the grant- ing of a jury. He also ordered pleadings.
SUPPOSED MURDER IN CHINESE STREET.
Gruesome Story..
The Bishop of Victoria has issued invitations to all the clergy of the Diocese and to a number of representative Inymen
A gruesome discovery was made on Paul's College on Wednesday, September was picked up from under the Star for a Diocesan Conference to be held at St. Thursday when the dead body of a China Colgand-from-24,-and will be preseded by a Ferry wharf. The hoad was nearly severed £331,280,000 Celchration of the Holy Communion in St. from the body, which bore trace of rough 447,008,000 John's Cathedral at 10 am, when an usage and every indication pointed to 565,538,000 address will be given by the Bishop of murder. 611,280,00 Victoria. The constitution of a Diocesi 680,178,000 756,670,000 Sound, and the draft constitution for the 981,314,000 Anglican Communinion in China, and other 1,260,000,000 important matters, will be discussed. 1,324,000,000 1,388,000,000
to his destination on the lower levels, he
81,012,050 100
82.258,802 1908 ...
88,680,905.... 1,458,000,000 A good deal of disantisfaction has been 1009... 91,513,456
1,530,000,000 experienced lately in connection with the These statistics show that the output clearing of letters and papers from pillar bozos in the outlying districts of the of gold is now ten times what it was in Colony. The indolent, irresponsible coolie Tur other evening in "commenting on 1850, and nearly four times what it was we are all so familiar with, dearly loves Gentlemen's Outfitters. the increased cost of living now in 1890. In fact, more gold has been tram ride, and as this carries him quickly ported from all over the world we produced in the last ten years than was enn always afford to spare half an hour or remarked that the phenomena was produced from the discovery of Americaso from his duties to loiter with a friend. due to the increased quantity of gold at in 1492 unto the year of the Golden It would be well for the community at large if the Pustmaster General could see present being produced and we said Age, 1850. And it seems possible that his way to exerciag some sort of surveillance that there was little chance of prices the supply can be kept up for a long over these characters. At present they falling again until the world has digested time to come. The prospect for the pear to do pretty wellas they like. The hours noted on the boxca as to when clear. its large gold supply or had evolved a
holders of material property, of course, is ances will be made are absolutely no critcg. | more stable system to take the place of very bright, but for the wage earner pure ion to go by. The pos al coolies clear whenever convenient to themsolres; it may the now almost universal gold standard and simple the question presented leads be half an hour too early or half an hour We notice in a recent issue of an
only to gloomy thoughts. Are we on too late but seklom, if over, to time, a American journal of high standing in
the ove of a great reformation in the residents know to their cost. financial and economic circles that Mr. world of economica? Certainly the
1.
THE NEW
CELLNETT
UNDERWEAR.
DELIGHTFULLY"
COOL.
VERY SAFE GARMENT
TO WEAR.
Referring to the report of the Director af Education, Hongkong, and that of the
and did a little business on his own
,་
1, T. Logan (Hongkong).
2. C. J. Cooke (Hongkong).
3. R. W. MacCabe (Shanghai)
4. E. Prince (Shanghai).
The time was 66 seconds, Logun came in four lengths ahead of Cooke, who led by three lengths from MacChibe
In the Long Plunge Competition the result was:-
1, A. S. Ellis (Hongkong). 2, P. Fowler (Shanghai).
3, R. C. Witchell (Hongkong). This was an easy win for the Hong- kong man, whose plunge was 54 feet, against. Fowler's 40 feet 1 inch.
So far Hongkong has a big lead over Shanghai, the present positions of the rivals in points being
Hongkong Shanghai
Note-As last year's Interpart Carnival held at Hongkong Cocil Humphreys won the 100 yards, his time being 653 secs. A. A Claxton was send and W. MacCabe
third
Pereira, whone distance was 67 ft. 6 in., while BC. Witchell was second at 37 ft.
ins.-ED. 0. M.]
The plunge was, won by F. M. · Roza
GERMAN SHIPBUILD-
ING.
A BIG LOCK-OUT.
(Reuter's Service to the China ́ Mail.)
COPYRIGHT
RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN PORTUGAL
-Lordox,-September 2.. Twenty-one yards and 22,000 marareį affected by the shipbuilding lock-out in Germany.
Numbers of the men bare obtained. work further afield...
i
-JAPANESE CROWN PRINCE'S BIRTHDAY.
CELEBRATION IN LONDON..
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, September 1. The birthday of the Crown Prince of Japan was celebrated by a banquet at the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition, which was specially decomted for the occasion.
The banquet was followed by a "Lantern "fenst.".
FOLLOWING: SPAIN'S' EX-
AMPLE.
(enter'e Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, September 2.
A message from Lisbon states that Ministers are preparing for the promulg atica of measures against religions congregations en similar lines to those adopted in Spain..
GERMAN AUTUMN MIL. ITARY PARADE."
·JAPANESE GENERAL
PRESENT.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
IoNDor, September 2. General Kawamura of Japan attended the annual Autumn Military Parado held before H. M. the Kaiser at Berlin,
PLAGUE ON THE **MONGOLIA.".
QUARANTINED FOR TEN
DAYS.
(Independent News Agency's Service to the Chino Mail.)
Torro, September 2. The infected passenger on the a.. Mongolia Chinese-was found to be
a genuine case of plague, and the ship. has inconsequence been ordered” to remain in quarantine for ten days,
PRINCE TSAI ESUN...
INSPECTIONS IN JAPAN..
(independent Next Agency's Service to the, China Mail)
Toxro, September 2. Prince Tsui Hsun visited Yokosuka to-day.
To-day and to-morrow he will inspect various naval factories, torpedo, gunnery, and engineering schools, and he will also visit the warships in harbour.
WAR OFFICIALS AND
-UNIFORM.
(Walı Tez Yat Po's Service.)
Hasrow, September 1.
(Walı Tuz Yat. Po's Service)
Perino, September 1. Tin Chung, President of the Board of War, has decided that all officers of Mr Wada, the Commissioner of the the Board must be dressed in military Exhibition, presided.
uniform when they appear before the Lord. Botherm, in proposing the health of the Crown Prince, said His Board, and those who have not been to Imperial Highness had shown himself military schools must be dismissed. to be keenly alive to the responsibili- BIG FIRE IN HANKOW. ties of his position.. It was apparent From what can be gathered it would to all that the Japanese intended to appear that the dead man was employed pity a bigger part in the history of by the Chamber of Commerce as a shroff the world than they had done hitherto. account, golling din deavoured to sell
diamond rings, jewellery, Mr Wada, in responding dwelt atc. Apparently
The shop of Fou Cheng, the big diamond ring to a man in Lyndhurst upon the significance of the celebration settlement in Hankow, Terraco, but business did not accrue, in a country whose friendship the whereupon he is supposed to have boon Japancae valued beyond measure, and tea firm has been burned down and many other houses and much decoyed into a house in Chinese Streat be expressed the hope that many and done to death, the body afterwards being placed in a sock and dumped in the similar gatherings would continue to property destroyed, to the value harbour near Bank wharf, and being carried inspire the ideal which was 'common
about $5,000,000. away by the tide to the Star Ferry wharf, to both, of contributing to the peace where it was found.
About 35 and some jewellery, it is of the world. understood, were found on the body when recovered. An employes of the Hongkong Hotel sabeequently identified the body as that of his brother. with the affair.
A bative has been arrested in connection
THE DIOCESAN SCHOOLS,
The annual report of the Director of
KOREANS RESIST ANNEXATION;
A PROTEST FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
A big fire, broke out in the foreign
THE QUEUE QUESTION.
(Wah Taz Yat Po's Service),
PERING, September 1. Prince Tasi Tso has suggested thất the queue cutting question be placed before the Chu Ching seng (the
EX-OFFICIAL IN HONGKONG.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)Board of Advisory. Gentry) for dis
cussion. LONDON, September-1. Reuter's correspondent at San Education ni the Diocoson Boys' School and Orphanage was issued last month and Francisco reports that the Korean the School has again boon reported as National Association, which has its
Thoroughly efficient." "This is now
is now the 7th year running that the School bus taxed General Office in San Francise, haa this distinction, a distinction which brings passed a resolution firmly repudiating. with it the highest possible Glovestment the cession of Korean sovereignty, grant for the year. The Committee have decided that another master from England severely ariguing the tyrannical
(Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.) ·|-
PEKING, September 1.
No Tang, a former grand councillor,
BYBOX W. Hor discusses this ve definitely they are fraught with too establishing of a university in Canton,F. T. Johnson to engage another during concluding as follows: bench t
I present conditions cannot continue in Viceroy of Canton with regard to tho is necessary, and have requested the Rov. ccmpulsion of Japanese methods, and has recommended that as Leung Yu Ho,
absorbing question under the heading
of "Too much Gold" He says-"In
much danger.
"the past thirteen years the cost of living・ THE TROOPING SEASON.
which appeared almost simultaneously, the Peking Daily Neics says:-From these two interesting documents it is gratifying to note that the Chinese aathorities in Canton
hne advanced more than 1 per cent. An advanco party of the 2nd East Kent and the British authorities in Hongkong
In the past eighteen montas it has Regiment (the Buffa) will proceed to are alike devoting much attention to educk
Wm. Powell, Ld. advanced 191 per cent, in the past year Singapore per E. M. T. Rohills on 26th tional matters. That the educational in-
28, QUEEN'S ROAD, ~(OPPOSITE CLOCK-TOWER)."
"EMPIRE'
`OINEMATOGRAPE THEATRE,
FREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, Du Vaux ROAD CENTRAL,'
Opposito Central Market.
Performances;~7.15 (to 4 and v
9.15 to 11.30 2.3.)
Re-space of the Celebrated Soubrette MISS MAY LEWIS,
eminent Sonbratte and Dancer
MAGGIE FRAZER.
The Infantile Astor
LITTLE PEROY,
GRAND - MÄTINEES. Jiyordata and, Buxusmo, ne 4. REDUCED PRICES.
October, 1910.
stitutions which are already in exlatency in 11.2 per cent., and in the past four; A draft of the 1st King's Own YorkshireCatou and in Hongkong are not enough months 7.4 per cent. These price figures Light Infantry will arrivo per H. M. T. to meet the want of the moment is conced-
Rohilla on 14th October, 1910. have been quoted oftener in the past
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL...
few months than has any other piece of literature, They are read with con- sternation by wage and salery corners, have foined the Cathedral Choir.
Mira F. Clark and Mr and Mrs E: Watts
by railroad officials, by bond and
Major W. A. Eaton, 2nd Battalion, the mortgage holders by politeiana in Baffs, will be the visitor to the Detention Power, by crowned heads, and by Ba seks during the ensuing work. ministers of religion. They are full of portent for all these classes. To some they mean longer hours of work and starter rations to others, starvation or shame to others, loss of iccome a profite to still others, loss of power."
The Bishop of Victoria plans to leave the Colony for six weeks in the N.D.L. Buelow on Wednesday, September
-about the Set of November
his
Late Vice-president of Wawu-po, now stay in England.
We, the true sons of Korea, will residing in Hongkong, is an able officer The Director's annual report for the never give up the struggle for liberty he ahould be given an important-
position Girls School has also been issued. The and independence." Sohool is reported for the 2nd year running as "Thoroughly efficient and has gained for the first time the highest possible Government grant for the year,
the
VOLUNTEER NOTES.
QUO VADIS CIGARETTES.
"
THE VERY FINEST TURKISH LEAT CIGARETTES ON THE MARKET.
PROMOTIONS. od and that both Gerénuments are seriously
Bis Excellency the Officer Administering engaged in deliberating as to what extant Government has been pleased to they are justified in incurring additional promote Lieutenants Mowbray Stafford expenditure by castablishing or enlarging Northcote and William Murray Scott to schools, is also apparent. Both of these the rank of Captain Japan Floor Manufactured by the ARDATH TOBACCO Co., Ld., of London. documents have the salient feature of Volaniace Corps vice Captain T. Skinner resigned and Captain W. Nicholson resign. ed. Captain M. B. Northcate is posted to They are recognised as the Standard of Quality and Purity No. 1 Company Captain W. M. Scott is posted to No.
Company
painting the patit to better results in
educational work South in China.
THEFT AT ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH
OF LEAVE,
Corporal W. Pelling of No. 1 Company is granted leave of absence for 12 months from the 3rd September,
JOINED.
in the Oigurette World,
Price $3.00 Per 100.
Tobacco Co. are also stocked.
Secrilege in connection with the Roman t; he hopes to moot Mrs Lander Kt Catholic churches in Bongkang seems to be Colombo and to apands fortnight in somewhat provalent just now, and at the Mr G. Lenton joined the Corps on the Other High-class Cigarettes and Tobaccos of the Ardath Nuwara Eliya, returning to the Colony Magistracy, this morning, Mr.J. R. Wood 26th August, and has been posted to No. 3
sent a native to prison for nine months with Company.
Mr S. G. P. Yeadell joined the Corpe on four hours stocks for stealing two large the 26th August, and has been posted to * Joux SITART MILL long ago propound-Fifty-two macks of the richest gold ore candlesticks Imom St Anthony's Charoli, the Engineds Company. ed-the syllogism that "the value of over soon in Manila arrived recently on the Went Point #dondant, who was formerly Mr. Mackay joined the Corps
Nuestra Bradel Carmen from the Tulags onployed at the Roman Catholic school 26th August, and has been posted to No.4 money is inversely as general pricseiner in the Camarines Samples if the was seen leaving the church with the Company falling as they rise, and rising sa they ore were sent to the offics of the Tambags articles under his arm by someone in St. fall" So that god, being the world's Mining Company, 32 Plaza Moraga, for Stephen's College, who raised the alarm. ́exhibillot. "The abipment was to be: ex- standard of value, the cheaper we gat Elbited for some time before being sent to Defendant immediately dropped the candle: it the meaner becomes its purchasing the United States for smalting at the Selby sticks and bolted. It was also found the
he had returned, from banishment smelter in San Francisco.
tân
Trooper AT Walker, Trooper P. O Potts and Trooper E. Howard, all of the H.K. Volunteer Lroup, have been parmit tad to resign:
H. Price & Co., Ltd..
12, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
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