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OVER
AND TRADE REPORT
silver
byst
nour of the Club, the follow-
tio
limited
or bank notes,
gold or silver stuart shall direct its efforts awing the gold coins now in
best of the three balls will10. The Nippon Ginko shall take steps
game was, the rounds being change the silver bullion now kept in its
4438 3 5 4 34-83 11 Prior to the enforcement of the now 544346434-37 | Currency System, a gold reserve of at least 100, of just
ader 4 strokes per | million yen in new coins should be accumulated.. home men won by 2 and 1 up, in 12. The Currency Regulations, Convertible Note Regulations, and so forth, now in force shall be amended in the above sense.
Azisitor, was
monthly competition for the Cap: for 1896 will be played off on the 6th rch, and the "final" «for ultimate this coveted prize at an early date
STORM WARNINGS.
The following notification with reference to storm warnings is published in the Gazette
Storm signals are hoisted on the mast beside
will be pleased to learn that our Hon. Sec. has not lost the art of antient" game during his exile in "the and that, though by no means dream- final success in the Championship, he well on the way" thus far. We know the and he will win if he can gany way, he has all our best wishes for success;# 1440
MR. LOWDER AND MISS JACOB.
MORE MYSTERIES,
The Yokohams papers publish further cor
pondence – between Mr. Lowder and Mr.
The former, writing on the 15th says: The publication of the letter d to Miss Jacob on the 18th inst, in the communication to me of adicate the existence of a depth hich is to my mind ünimaginable, ible, of which Iamong others have been scious dupe and Miss Jacob the victim.”
the revelation of professional con-
Mr. Lowder expressed his readiness ve any suggestion from either Mr.
more or Miss Jacob as to what further they would wish him to take for the complete vindication of her character.
Scidmore,` `in ``` his - acknowledgment, that in spite of all that has appeared in strong and deep impression exists freely expressed to the effect that while
..
tion has been made of the charge of
there still remains the shadow arrible charge against a young woman's which had been published to all the Lowder, in a further letter, says that his gle desire and sole concern is to satisfy Jacob by doing what is in his power to ore her character to the extent that he has trumental in impesching it; and to he explicitly withdraws every word he said imputing the existence of questionable
between her and the late Mr. Carow subscription list in aid of Miss Mary sther Jacob: closed on the 17th February."
ibers numbered 77, and the subscrip nted to $2,500, which will be handed
to Mis J
THE PROPOSED GOLD STANDARD
FOR JAPANieë vannot b apanese currency scheme, as formulated
the Chief
untants in the Depart, quoted by the Mainichi translated in the Japan Mail,
gold of 900 fine- nit of Japanese
coin.
the time ball at Kowloon Point: They are similar to those hoisted in the British Isles by order of the Meteorological Office, London: *** sat readoute ⭑OTHERLY GALES.
▲ Cone point upwards means thatstrong winds are probable from the northward or eastward. 613 Gr44 * -SOUTHERLY › GALES.
▲ Cone point downwards means that strong winds are probable from the southward or westward, Lunta di a con,
These signals are considered justified if fol- lowed, at any place within 50 miles of where they are hoisted by winds of force 6 or up- wards to force 12 within 48 hours, and too late if it blows a gale of force 9 before they are 101ste hoisted..
VERY HEAVY GALES.
★ Drum may be hoisted with the cone st times when the weather forecaster believes thất Fugle, which may possibly reach typhoon force, from the direction indicated by a“ strong” gale,
the cone, is approaching, and a gun, placed at of the mast, is fired whenever the
the foot of
drum is hoisted.
End
The use of the drum is at present suspended in the British Isles, and no gun is fired there. It is considered "justified if followed, at any place within 50 miles of where it is hoisted, by a gale' of force 8 and upwards to force 12 within too late if it blows a gale of force 48 hours, and 9 before it is hõisted. **
NIGHT SIGNALS.
17
Ing.
agasaki Shipping
A CRIMINAL
PEKING
chain
had
very
eling on
the formidable list beries with umurde bone, around which a cha had been accused, K'ang, being partly bare of flesh,
condition
in a shattered
to escape while en rout Peking, sturdily refused list Being a man of magnifi defy all the extra physical pains trials, for without his signature to th the Court could not sentence the man there was not the slightest doubt was really gui
The were, therefore, at their wits end. It been demonst ted that cruelty.
for their prisoner, and further would probably send him to his which would probably be too light the judges
constitution and determined wil
made to
to a dist
peal at
their
the judges changin
his supplian
he (Kang) had heroically
murmurior wince the most
No ones suffered,
atest hero or
exploits
ment and most excruciating therefore hero say, after all he pa was not the At dusk whenever a signal ought to be flying,s deeds and if it were daylight, a night signal will be hoisted in place of the cone, consisting of three lanterns showing white or any colour but all alike, hung on a triangular frame, p point upwards or down wards as the case may be. No lanterns are hoisted to represent the drum. hoisted to represent the d is thought that im
In every case mediate danger is over the signal is at once lowered.
ALLEGED "ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY. MES, CAREW.
The Nippo, & native paper, states that Mrs. Carew endeavoured to
suicide
bok p.m. on
poison lu thé British gaol at Yokohama at
PREKE CREUI THe 5th ult, and her life was seriously endangered for a while How the poison was conveyed to the prisoner, adds our
porary is the question that is itating the British authorities at the-
ssertion, coming as does
180 far
may be
uth
couple
Jean
ingly
the father in duty Aman
OTEF
the
TO
be called