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for Chins, Japan, Korea, Philippinen,
Bina, Ceclin-China, Bornes,
Straits Settlements, Malay States,
(TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAY. ISSUE),
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THE DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 33⁄4», 1896-
and the officials are able to cope with it in
THE GOUGH-BYURUT DIOT.
The prisoners were then discharged, and the Sessions were adjourned to Friday.
20th inst
himself.
. POLICE COURT,
Met Jaly.
BEFORE BOTH MAGISTRATES.
EARRING 8SATHING.
The defendants were fined $1 each.
OPIVE CASES.
drawn in his name..
Mr. A. M. Apear corroborated the evidenca of his brother, and he further sisted that the prisoner told him he was an opium smuggler at Canton.
The case was agnia romanded.
TONQUIN AND ANNAM.
The following, from the Avenir da Tonkin,
gaus.
The population of the thirtson provinces of Tongain is estimated at. 6,000,000. That of the
Mr. SunLFORD-I would only make nie re- mark, and that is, that before anything is done in extending the plan, this Council should be asked.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-Gertainly, The vote was animously agreed to.
TRE FOLLAE.
OF LONDON
BroRANGE.
Telegraphic Transfor Bank Bills, on demand
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SHARES. Quotations are com
2/14
3.89 3.08
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares-139
por sent. premium, sales and bagora. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
396 per share.
China Traders' Tusurance Company's Shares-
$80 per share, sellors. North China Insurance-le. 300 per share. Yangtze Insuranes AssociationTe. 116 par
share.
Chinese Insurance Company, Limited-$180 par
share, buyers.
On Tsi Insurance Company, Limited-Tls, 143 ·
por abare.
Canton Insurance Oftes, Limited-887) par
share, buyers.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co's Shares China and Manida Steamship Company, Ideatteri er cent. discount, nomiual. Douglas Senship Company, Limited-$53 Rangkong Gas Company's Shares-4130 per
share. Hongkong Hotal Company's Sbaras-$197 per
share.
Chine Sugar Redning Company, Limited-197
per share. Laton Sagar Rajinins Company,--Limited-879
per share, acllars. Hongkong In Company'ą Bbares-$40 por
share, buyers.
$120 per share.
Perak Tin Mining and Smelting Company
-10 per share. Panjom and Surrbie Daz Samanta Mining Company, Limited-$5 per share, sellers. Salangor The Mising Company-35 par share,
nominal.
Parak Sagar Cultivation Company-Tis. 18 per
share.
The Carton correspondent of the N. C. Daily optom without a Leone he was able to a penalty the Bank, and gavo werniag unt to cash a cheque onel Ellis, on the sruction of this fortification on Malay Spit. It is principally intended for the would not have constantly before his evas Nuos, writing ander isto of the 8th July, saya of S00, and the forfeiture of all his opium, and the withering prospect of having to lower There appears to be mroh distansa in Ewang hokaew also that the magistrate had the power
dofenes of the wide ohanas? at the eastern on. CHRONICLE & DIRECTORY the prices of this commodities when be wants,
to rise him half the the as Informer. The
trance of the harbour. In all harbours Kavatsi the protection of the entrange to the harbour ad to realise, and finding a margin on the systematic manner: For the first time during penalties imposed under this Ordinance were
of torpedoes and eat-marine mines te gasential for the present. drasty. I am told, the land te ronde for the protection of the Opiam. Farmer,
and the obje! of this mole is to provide, at the wrong side. Our contemporary goes on to Lave been remitted, and grain Las been issued and therefore for the public revenue of the co-
908ward end of it,'n site where quick-firbig gans tay :- Moreover, there is little or no pro-fraia the publia granarias to the people by order Jony bocause the Opitan Farmor contritmited a
robably & pounders, fring at the rate of from 8 10 19 anda minute, could be mounted. The &espect that we are going to see again what I the Emperor. Bico fa said to be over large amount to the revenge, and they wore in can. four Loslapioal at Kwei-lin, the provincial sequence necessarily vary sovore. The prisoner
battery for their reception would be very inexpen we need ten or fifteen years ago to consuler capital, and that means famine prices, or Abent had rendered himself lieble to penal servitude for
sive, and they would command the whole area of two hundred per cent, on the ordinary prios. Insaven years by this offence, but his Lordship. THE COMPLETE EDITION WITH TREATIES, high prices. The chances aro that we are ordinary times a pioul of one hundred outfies of thought a suficient example would be made of throws some additional light on the movament the submarine mine-fold, and would be able to ON NEW YORK.
I prereat swift steami launches from rasuing of troops from Cochin-Chins to Bith-baan, in through the mino fell and either destroying 55. now passing through a period which ten years in is asually sold at Kwai-liu for eighteen him by sending him to guol for twelve months. THE SMALLER EDITION pp. 752.5% Lence will be considered by those who look bundred cash, a little more or less, tre
rufarenes to which we yesterday published an the mine or cutting off the communication (ON thousand cash being omsidered a very good The Feds Maun for every Bosidont in the back a perind of bigh prices. The mean oing for the farmora, the tool weight of Saven men who were committed for trial char-artiels from the Stigann sie ---The,politinni ei. between them and the firing station on shore. Far East, from Penang to Vladivostock.
transportation and of communication have woken silver dollars being changeable for gul with being ocacorned with the other two tuation in the north of Anuam remains almost I am sure any my experied on the above
project will contribute much to the defonos ON Orders may be sent ts Daily Press Office, when heen so much improved, end are iniproving about 1,500 to 1,600 ouch. At present a tel noquitted on Monday in the above affair, but who unaltered, tat it is not so in the south, where of the eastern entrance to the harbour. There)
į nu excellent meature has boon taken. The co-will also be a mine-field on the wortorn side; it is published, or to the following Agents so rapidly, that whenever in any corner of of brollen sliver is only worth from 1.300 to Tore not then oharged, wars now plannd in the
1.400 h, and ring insold at Fla: 450 or more. dock. the globe signs of dearness or scarcity in aur which is as tear as possible three times the pr
The Acting Attorney General (Hon. E. J. long, of Cochin-Chian could not without appre bat no expone will be insurred in provid.ON commodity show themselves, it is speedily dinary price. Hat the Franco-Chinese War Ackroyd said he had examined the deposition hersion on rebellion book out in dio pravinen ing batteries fat quick-tring guns tases, as sitar deluged with supplies from every viker corner. brand much longer than it did the Chinese takes in this engs at the Pollen Conct, nod the of Rinh-thuan, and has thought that it wond we already available. I may add that I ons aft- cially state that some of these quick-fring gaus 1ops must bare perished of starvation, having strongest care, he thought, was agzinst the two Tho gradus! dimppearance at the great com.to draw their supplice of rice from Sanus, sta on whom he had used to he tried for th, be to its advantage to suppress the revolt in aro inchaled in a rettan Furnished to me latsiy mission houses in every country demonstrates great expanse for the freight, and so on, and offence on Monday, and therefore he had lalict that distrios. This also was the view of the from the War Offes, showing the authorised The GOVERNOR may just say, what seems the obsaponing procesa, Formerly foreign gritabandanes to draw from in that gaar. only those two. Those two leaving Loon dis-Resident-General, and we are happy to an armament for the Singapore Defences,
Having proclaimed pouco, the Chiness charged, it was not his intention to prefer any acunce that, by an agreement between the to have been overlooked, that this momer will be trade was almost entirely carried an by these may now Import rios from Annam, Burmah, change against those seven mon
Is Lordship-In fact there is no information Government of the Protectorate and that of recouped because it is part of the reslamation of
Cochin-Chian, the province of Bint-thuan, Robinson Quar, and there will be load for male, Louses. Dealers in other countries relied India. Siaus, and Japan, if neoussary. Large
quantities of cion hero bean imported from filed,
while remaining under the anthority of the Pro- wholly on them for their information about Wa-ha, but I bear that people are now
testorate, will, for the futura, be authorised to the home market, and sold their goods through pinining that prios hara goue up so high, that
receive pretection ma militari by or sider them. Now every dealer lesens all the wants they cannot continue to export rice much lougar. With proper communications between Kwangsi
sister, Cochin-China. The importance of this to know about foreign markets by telegraph, and Tonquin the latter might supply Kwangti
decision can escure no one. It cli shows us and makes his offer directly by the same with all the rice it cant take, and be glad of the
that the two Frenck Government in Indo. nadium, en that transsetinng which used to chance to get rid of it as it ware Why do not
China work in consort, This union will become the Fronah poke a railroad along through the į take from three to six months are arranged country enter their jurisdiction to the frontier!
alaser mak day, and its immediate result will be in a few hours. In fact, dearnass is being 1 am told that over two hundred of General
a spontanans increase of our induce in the The origin of the dollar, the unit of valtiHongkong Fire Insurance Company's Share→ south-east of the Indo-Chins peninsale. principally in use in the Far East, is somewhat. 54174 per share. rapidly hunted out of the world by civilian Cheay's oldiers have been killed whilst attempt
ing to exterminate the secret society men, ADI tion." There was · time when a steep cold fluer soditious persons in the prefecture of Hui
General Jament is at present on a tour of in-shrouded in matary. From an article befors Chins Firs Lasuratos Company's Share=387: Ip Ayring, gardiner was charged with having
treating og the sabject we learn that the be bought for twopence, What was it that Chon Fa."
por share. stolen as sarring, Talus 90 coats, from the perspection on the Upper Rod River. Brigandugais earliest use of the sword le national coinage was Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's
Shares-113 pr cent.prem.. buyers, bunted the cheapness of that day out of the
Dr. E. A. Aldridge, in his report on the health of a girl named Fang A Ng, at Yasati, on the everywhere suppressed or sustehod, and it is hoped made in 1561, when Charles V. a Emirror of
that the next campaign, fram Östohar, 1886, to Germany, irsund a coin designated a "thaler." Hongkong, Canton, wad Macao Steamboat Co.'s: world? Let na my that misery, and want for Heilow for the half year andad 31st March
The complainant, who is 13 years old, ww walk Marsh, 1987, will witness tlle completo dostrue- and it is commonly believed that this coin tapa
Sharos por esat prow, sallerz. SAN FRANCO. M. L. P. Fisher. 21. Merchants' are being hanted out of the world by civili. last, siya: The coins and merchants of this ing in the road włuwa the prisoner and two ar
district, considering that the medical knowledge
Counte of Biblick an old Boboraian family who 2 per cont. prem, sales. zation--if we can, and to some extent of the men who professed to be native wrote three otherz came up to her, and the prisoner tieu of the bands of robbers and ligands who its name from clause previously issaed by the Aay-bit to speak of dearness or cheapness, was of the very poorest description; subscibed mate au attempt to steal one of her silver but have taken advantage of the hot season to scour exercised, the privilege of exiting dollars with -mensured by money-prices-bring hunted large sum of money, and in June last converted to from her coat, and failing in this he shatch the country and try to establish their formar pro- their offigy. Their colohmtad silver ninon st
She ofied ont thief, I nendoranea,
Joachimberg were so productive that to the the Government school build agitat laihow intone of her earrings
The navigation of the river is alo as far as what were called fonchiuthaler which weigh out of the world is little hatter than handy a hospital. The hospital is conducted on the and the span threatɔned to kill her if she was not
beginning of the sixteenth century they solned par share quist, but some man appearing on the scene the ing terms which are merningless. If gold inor of the Hongkong Tang Wah Hospital. and theres took to their heels, and all bat the prise Hug-hoo, but between that point and Lao-kai els fall ounce, and stick my still be found in becomes cheap the prices of other com.the services of three men, who has received a
in consequence of merchants travelling alone oitentation in Bassia where they are known medical training in that institution, have beener apod. modition as measured in gold will go upogged. Medicine and advice are given gratis convicted and sentenced to twelve months' hard syales is to be established. The convoys will.
Tas prisoner denied the offence, but he was having been attacked in that reach, a convoy sometimes by the name "Thsteri."
Coins onlled Joachimdalers were in cironlation it bacomes dearer prices will fall still lower, to the poorest applicants, and prescriptions to
labour and six hours' exhibition in the stocks.
in Denmark as early as 1731. In a Begister of In time no doubt the world could acos-of the mama at one of the native drug stores. these who can afford to pay for the making up
lare twlon a month, departures from Hung-King Frederick's Orders pablished in Danish DISORDERLY YEAMTÍN,
hon being ixed for the 1st and 16th. From 1739, the following entry is zoste:A.D. modate itself to a restricted currency and When necessity, patants are attended at their Isano James, axman, and Frederick Lymes, Jung-kos to the Thao-tuch rapid the soort will 1591. Bishop frer Munck loaned the King 2,000 commercial prosperity would be restored, homes, the hire of the Jetur's chair sali donkeyman of the British steamier Cairngorm consist of o gruboat, sad for the remainder of gvidors, consisting of Rheinish gylders al
į hang only asked Ent. The chance of obtaining
wore charged with disorderly condor and but fuctuations such as that we are now baller natire treatment has koen greatly tukou santing a constahle`when in the execution of his thus journey of a war-juukarmed with Hotohitis. Joachimdalerz for which the King mortgaged | Hongkong and China Bakory Company, Idmited
his place. Tu the seventeenth century we Bod experiencing inevitably bring with them de-atrinbage of, and the homifal so hus beeb July
the thalor adopted as the nait of coinage for pression and loss. The object of every increasing the lot, unhealthy months The men were behaving in a disorderly way in
nearly all the Geronu statys and principalities of June, July, and Angust, when so many the street, and P.C. Macdoar arrested Jamun,
which arose out of the empire. telligent individual ought to be to secure natives, sudlared from howel complaints, the whoa Lymes went to his friend's saistauca, anl Shipment of theas Filters in three usatoltability in the standard of valne so that hospital books cutord that advice was given on tried to rescue him, but got into the same fix/eclony of Cochin-China is 1,600,000.
Etymologists are not aereod as to the origin of the word "dollar? It is always more or Buch fluctuations should be röndered as in- 7.300 Donasions. The average monthly entries
A number of appointments have been made as a process of reaming by which we arrive ination was commenced at the bapital in th since the opening have been about 1,100. Vag.
to the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Angamat the derivation of a word, and there is a ren H. Jules Grovs. Prosiloat of the French Re-sonable amount of testimony in support of its middle of December, and will continue to the and
derivation from the word "that" (prononnood of April. Up to the end of Marchi 1,033 were
public, ie appointed Grand Cross. vacated. With the exception of the first few
Tong inom Academy. The preamble runs as
M. Bert has issued a doorso establishing a tabl. From this source its origin would dete days, aros-to-acm vaccination has been performed,
back about threo centurios and a half, to the time when Charles V. Emperor of Germany, the charge being 10 cash. This small sum is
follows:-The Rexileul-Ganeral of the Froud Henry VIII of England, and Francis L., of given to the mother of the child from whose a
Repablis in Anana and Tonquin, Member of the France, wire the thres great monarchs of the the lymph is taken. Should the doctor he ask ad to visit the parent's house, a private fes of
Institute, wishing to revive in this long trou world. It is tout to a little valley in Bohomia, called Joachimthaf (Joachim-dast). In this dala dollar er so is expected to be paid. Ifainanese.
bled counter the taste for science and literature, or valley the Counts, of Schlick, about the year aud anxious to preserve to the Tonguiness nation 1510, worked a silver mine and coinsi sitver into the castigas of its glorione part so well as to ounce pieces, which were a little larger than the bring together the dispersed silences of ila Amorian dollar, an once containing 480 grains acivat spleadour, orders as follows" ate. The and the dollar 4124 grains. On account of their firat artiola establishes a learned society to be pincas basso vert papalat and ona lato geng- convenient size, purity, and uniform weight, these Knm Tuk Waj, servant, admitted a churgo of oulledika Ban-khan-tan-vicu (Tonquinase Aoa-ral ass. It is not eisted that any name wis stealing clothing to the race of $20, the pony.) The second actido frosthe best quarters stamped upon them, but & popular coin passing party of Chas Kin and others, and he was sent of the Academy at Hansi and defines it objects, rad to in business and trade, could not long re-
from hand to head, and being constantly refor to gaol for three months.
Li Asam, salt smugglor, for stealing a jacket, which are to investigate all matters of interest pain without a asm. The name given then The July number of tar las oporber
St, was committen for four confday haul to the country of Tonquin, to watch over the cas Juss thaler, from the name of the valley clades amongst its contents the following papere labour. of geagal interest Religious mots in North Ho Aki, ocolie, watconsisted of stealing a spa pacple a knowledge of moter-sciences and of tied a dollar, worth about 49. 6. Taglish
preservation of mouaments, to introduce to the where they was coined. China." by
About the year 1700 thore was a Scottish coin Rev. Dr. Eakins: "A visit to valeout 81.30, on the 20th inst., and he was sen- the Dogleaded Barbarians,” by the Rev. T.
pablishing in the Annamite langage practical in general use in England under the ruga of oncert of the Austrian Lulies Baar will take Clarke. The other leading papers are of almost
danism into Chias," by the Rer. Ges, ours in the stool
Cheung Alxi, sasman, was charged with steal-resumós of Earopen booka; to publish French King James L. Tuo imperial dollars borrowed ine a jeokut sunda påir of trousers, valne $5, on place this evening at the Theatre Itoral. Ortslasively Missionary interest. The Rev. the 20th iunt, and as agle woman named Li Aso translations of the most important of the Ton-by this, mouaroh from the King of Denmark: were probably Gannan thalers, that being the was charged with having falvatously received quines dynastic anuals, and other works: le pro only smpire which issed the coin. the same knowing them to have been stolea. mote the Taration of palio libearios in theprip- In America, valus was expressed in dollars The defondant and complainant le Azan, eipal towns an t a national librey at Hans; to as early as the tide of the oightouth coa I lived on board the same junk, and the latter
There were missed his high day and holiday apparal. fie preserve inscriptions and asaments, and whereary, and probably much earlier.
many sources which contributed to a general learned that the prisoner had taken his clothes, necessary to reprova tham tas plans of safety knowledge of the word in America. The Pil and found them in the possession of the second to publish a manthly jonraal, treating of solongrims staphod in Holland on their way to this dufendant.
life, literary, younorais, and technical questions: confry, and must biva been acquainted with the and Bually, to maintain ec zaunications with all Dutch dollar ideale), The Datch who settled. S the learned saciation of Europe, and Asia. Thein Now York brought lollars with them, as did third arikio proveriona the constitation of the the modes who settled in Now Joray and the
Germans who settled in Pennsylvania. to act in this part of the world as leen And so on. A. Missionary as doubt like other
society. This to be compotal of forty titulary How ope it in the English languses This Secretary of the Folk-Lore Engioty of Grant people must hayo bis hours of relaxation, but if
ambars appointed by tha Rasidant-neral question may be auamerad by reference to the Britain. Mr. Lockhart has, we see, igemed his reation rams into postiging after the
Li Acheung, hawker, was fined $1 for kind of an unlimited, aambar of correspondents Commercial history of the sixteenth century. ivealar inviting help in the investigations of or there is no reason why he should expose
During that contary the league of German, sities. the Society.
his waskness to the public. Is the Editorialing an agency for the sale of true fa lottery to be proposed by two members sad voted for, called the Hanza, hand cuspolined norrly all the Notes we find the following earn a correa tickets on the Praya West, the offence being The members me! have taken the degras of commore of Europe. England bad not yet bo The directors of the Postung Wharf and Go-pondent in Kalgan we learn that there are admitted by him.
dostor (Cat-si and Tien-si) or licentiate (Can- coma a great commercial nation, nor even a of font par oant, on the capital stook of the Cera of them rosadly gave a handsome donation down Camgang have declared an interim dividend twoty banished Chinese officials there. One
okow). Bicholora (Tay-tay) and mandarins to manufacturing nation. Raw materials were sold to the German dlties to bo mxunfactured and aby, bo Lou preferance aul ordinary shares, toward the Mission Chapel and is a constant Là Asam, Aman, was charged with baring the routh degros inclusive are eligible, as
brought buok again to England. Antwerp was parable on the 31st inet, to shareholders of raa tendant on public worship. Among those eatened the house of We Tik, shopkeeper, with correspondents. Politics and matters of pirate the principal commersial mart of the world. officials is Capt. Low Baah, the only one of intent to commit a Idony on the night of the interest are exointed from the society's sphers. The money in use there was the German and ord on the 29ad inst.
sleren who sared his best in the naval fight 20th inst. He was found in the complainant's The Bartie Bigler is making a long passage Foochor. He afterward ran the blockade room, where he had no business whatever, and The mombers will rзosive a dialous end, us in Spanish coin. All business as transayted with of it from New York to Shanghai. She put into froth the mainland to Formosa landing 20,000 boing asked what he waited there he said he was signia of their dignity, a tasdal or an emblem these coins as a basis. Tí other money was need, it passed through the hands of the money. St. Thomas, and was there on Let April, and on Chinese troops thoro, and thus saving the island looking for a friend.
whigh they will waar suspauded frame the neck or changers first, and not without serious Joss to 1st May she was spoken in the North Atlantic for China. But he is sentasend to throb years'
in the batton-hole Correspondents will receivo the buyers. As early as 1600 wo find the word" a las 20 N. and long. 39 W. She left New banishment. In a note on the proclaination
a diploma simply.
dollar in use in England to expross valne. of the Govornor of Chekiang on the kidnap
Shakespears nses it once in "Mostra for Mes sare," and end in “Manbat." In the former The Russian steamer Furoslavl, Caut. Roping of chilitran a very different carplexion is
play the soene is laid in Vienna, where German 15th July, srrived here yesterday morning. esatemporarios. According to the Recorder goolia, from Odesss 10th Jute and Singapore given that docutout from the one given in tha translations which appeared in our Shanghai
thulers were in use, and it may have been in She brought out 14 ofoors and 644 mon for the lamation refers to the kidnapping of charged with having nbtained two halls of opiam Connell the question of the fortifications was the soare. In the latter play it is used by a At a recent mosting of the Straits Locislativo troduced as a foreign word to ocrrespond with Vladivostock, and sailed for that port calldren by foreigners and it states that "It is from Mr. A. M. Apeir hy means of false pre-again brought a un a proposal for a grant of ablonso, who is supposed to have lived in the apong Nagasaki in the afternoon.
just for that reason that to every seaport the tenses, and also with kaving attempia to nhtau $20,000 for a special work. As the debate con time of Masbath, abont A.D. 1000. This would Kuklow's Trade Review says that on aunt trading steamer cous." This corms too absard the obests of opinna by means of a forgot cheque, fains one or two reference of intomat in Honghe plainly an anachronism if the word was used Foecher neighbnars." That gold was scarce was of the prevalenos of cholera in various places of an accusation even for a Chinoso official to make,
Mr. A. G. Apear stated that the prisoner fast we had imaginad even the most hot the route of the East Asls substilized mail steam and we cannot but think the Recorder's transistor cane to his firm sad asked for two chesta ofong we reproduce the report from the Strait with any reference to the period represented, Shah...
and we must therefore suppose that it was not has misapprehended the drift of the proclawvation Beanres eplum. He was told that they had not
The COLONIAL SECRETARY--Sir, at the last common at the time he wrote. If he did not that kind of opiuro iu slock, and the prisonor then asked them to get was for him. In the ing of Council. I gare potice that I should find it in neo be latt it so, for his nas of the wor LATEST TELEGRAMS.
prisoner's pressnor writes told his compradore task the Council for a vote, an account, of has given it a standing in a language. to get him two chasta if that kind of opiatLeation at the Malay Spit near Tanjong Pagar, LONDON, 20th July. This prisoner then left, and in half an
kone he returned and said ho had bought will not detain the Council long with an ex- PARNELLITE REVERSES.
two chests of opium, and had given bini planation of the reasons for this application. I thequo for them, the price being $516.50ve only to say that I regret tast my bonourable
S. WATSON
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aizes has just beon respired by the Undersigned. frequent and slight as possible. This would he scoured by the adoption of himetallism, because silvor and-gold together are inois. stablo ás roguris outturn zod consequen! valus than either, of them singly. Indeed, silver prices have romained pretty steady while gold prices have been passing through 122 the severe crisis which has of late attracted such widespread and anxious altaution and which is still far from being over.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Hongkong. 1st May, 1896.
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The Daily Press.
wow, JULY 22ND, 1296.
BUTA our спп-
Some of the most extmordinary ramark have read on the question of the fall of prices appear in a recent isama of the Japan Gazzite,
We must remember," temporary, "that it is not scireity of gold or silver that is making things chap. Money in any form is not share. It is abundant, and can be had at low mates hy any one who thinks he own employ it profitably. Gold is not searce, and cinnab in the nature of things be monopolized by any one country. What aver is the currener of the civilized world, wherever it may be, it How at the order of any nation that iain consul need of it. No nattor in what treasury or bank gold may by any country that wants it can harn it by lowering the prices of the comu nodities it has for sale. In fict, gold goes around the
world, like the 'oesta tramps, in perpetual search for a good market. It never rests or slapties anvhere. Any community can
have it be offering to sell cheaper than its
the
a greater dread of small-pox than of any other disease, and vaccination har for the last seven years heon 3 extensively and effectually performed that I have met soon or hoard of single case of variola during a five and a half vara residence in Hoihus. Before vaccination was practised I un told that the nativea per- found inoculation by introducing small-pex senbe into the rest-ils, and also swallowed them in cakes.
Chan Aman, coolie for unlissneed possession of opin, was Buel 525, and in default of paying the Has tewas sent to gool for two months
a
Chau Sung Sin, beatman was fined $5 for like offence, and not paying the acney he was committed to goal for three weeks.
LARCENIES:
Pang Alak, oordie, was convicted of stealing a picos of bur iron rules $2.50, the property of his employers, the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Compsty, at Hang Ham, on the 20th inst, and he was sentenced to thr a weeks' hard labour and three hours in the stroke.
Wa conid remind our readers that the first blizger; and "The introduction of Mahome,tenced to three weeks hard labour and faroe. the progress of civilisation, by translating and It is vary probable that the Danish "daler" was
Ball.
Mark William in s page and a half of wratch oð
A strike of the native washermen is the stondeggerel reviews his married life, thus:-
ad at Shanghai, the journeymon complaining of
the aetion of the head wastermen in introducing
tan wang apprentices into the trade.
Yesterday being the birthday of Queen Chris tins, Kagaas of Spain, the Spanish corvette Veloso dressed ship and fred a royal saluto at on. The Victor Emanuel also dressed ship. ad flow the Spanish flag at the main.
Mr. J. H. Stewart-Lookba:1 has been appoint-
York on 7th Dooomber.
cheap and the prices of other things as mes-brnaght before him and the culprits received sured in goid would rise." But, says our their ranishmeat at the French Felice station contemporary, money in abendgut and can the nart coming. As many as 3,000 blows in be had at low rates by say one who thinks all were dealt out by unsparing hands. One
the recipients was a "boy" in foreign employ,
be can employ it profitably. Here again, the his share being 300 blows. It appours that this low rates are consequent on, the difficulty of youth, who was dressed in a long will gowa, iu- decently asexmited some native woman on the
We
Ta-day, just twenty years ago.
We glidod o'er tas crispy snow,
The coat Church bell will alangour load.
Fed surubond swift an eager uzuwd,
Silent they put, vad did us sena,
cre inther told that
As we the Church-aisle gauntlet ran.
Young uliva puta scand va stánd,
In unter half of Jacob's baud;
On sharior Catoshis bred,
On healthfal, highland nutines! fad.
Sonth Londonderry,
SUPREME COURT.
21st July.
CRIMINAL BESSIONS.
BEFORE THE HON JA RUSELE ACTING
CHIEF JUSTICE.
The first defendant was sentan to cix wanky' bard labour and three hours in the
steeka, and the second was bound another own recognisances of $25 to be of gouthelezionr for twelve months.
TSZE JA CASE.
FRIGNIOUS INTENT,
Sentenced to a monte's hard labour.
BEFORE MR. N. G. MITCHELL-INNES.
THE CHARGE OF SWINDÄNG. James William Dundell, described as broker
of America, was before the court, on remand,
THE SINGAPORE DEFENCES.
Times
520,000 for the constraction of a mole for a for-
TAKV.
Hongkong Hone Manofsoturing Company, Lá-
mited-859 ner share, sellers. Hongkong and Moons Glass fanufacturing Co.,
Limital-Pur. nominal.
Chinese Imparial Loss of 1984 A-2 per cent.
premium.
Chinese Imperial Loan of 1884 8--63 par coat.
premium. Chinese Imperial Loan of 1834 C--8 per peat,
premium.
Chinese Imperial Government 1835 Dollar Lran
--3 per cent, premian
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE,
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HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.
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22XD TO TÝTA JELI, 1950,
Kiyam War.
Low Wates,
Holzh,
Me Too
Hongko Hean Ilma
Beira,
17
The bright of esansen-laroi hau been dasermined at 7,565 fend shore of the tile gangent the Victozie Naszi Tard: and the tow-water Ordianey Syria. Tides, a whis's Autum The heights in the30 EnVina keuzeltered, as 5. Leon abors KATU.
The heights in the Tables marked with a tašnos ( — ) wigo 17ter Ordinary Spring Tides, and should be are below Zor:] extracted fura the no ustanta given above.,,
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
STATION.
Manila......
REGISTER.
2013 July, 1800, 14 4 KE
39.99
Nagamki
29,91
Wall-
29.79
21st July, 1480, së 10 4,x.
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19,83
10,71
Wladi.
29.78
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The Bromeles fallen radiati appear to be ma derate for 9, wide. The temporater and immidity a modaran and cloudy weather prevails.
W. DOBDECK. Hongkong Observatory, 21st July, 1886.
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
Provide On Jate On date
day.
at 10 am at 4 part
Toipersture
headed of mono-metallists would hare con- ships, the ports to be called at have had to be coded. Columns of statistics bure been changed somewhat. At present, too, Koren will I not be visited, as the port question is not yot published on this subject. but whather settled. they are advanced in support of the -arguments of the bi-metallista or
An inquest was held in the fasl yesterday mono-metallist they all clearly demon- efteraçon before Mr. N. G. Mitchell-Innes, Acting Cercuer, on the body of a prisoner strate that gold is scarce..
A Unionist has defeated Mr. W. O'Brien in Hence its apnamed Hoag Asa. The deceased was serving
The Japanese tug boat that has been talked preciation na compared with cammodities sentance of two months for an offence against South Tyrone, and a Tory las dafonted Mr. T. per ohast. His then sked witness if he had friend the Colonial Engineer is not here to give
Any other kind of spium, and being told the Council those arplanations which he could about so much, has arrived here at last. She Focohow... and the consequent low cates prevailing for the Opium Ordinance, and had only about four M. Healy the tt If gold were "plentiful, if the
urore days to serve when he died. Dysentery (Mears. Healy and O'Brien are two of Mr. Par.they had Tarker opilm in stock, he asked, ie nach better that lean. However, in order has two propellers. They are not twin screws. permission to take amy a ball as a sample that the Council way have the Lest information They are obsolete paddle-wheels. It is an inte was the cause of death, and a verdict of death nell's most trusted latenants. At the last and he was allowed to se. The next day tract tror a report made to the Governor by Co- last, before they are rabbed off in this steadily I am able to lay before them, I may read an ex-resting question, how long those side whole will Australian and O'difaroît discoveries were from natural causes was returned.
aleation Mr. Tanly was returned for South (Friday be sont for another ball, and it wax repeated, there can be an question that, as
The Magistrate of the French Mixed Court;
Landonderry by a majority of 565 over the supplied. In the namin he came and asked Ellie, of the Royal Artillery, and Lieuten shallowing and Barrawing river. The Japanese Tary and Liberal candidates combined. Mr. fer two chosts of Pereijn opinm, according to the ant-Colonel Barker, of the Royal Engineers are evidently determined to buy experience in bappened before, the metal would become says the NC. Daily News, on the lothing award
O'Brien only suncoded at the last election in samplu, and they were obed for him and labelled They report the:-
the Titsin River at their own expense, qud, da liberal supply of bamboo to the delinquante
polling 55 more votes in South Tyrone thas, Swator by his directions. Witness the naked Having carefully examined the sestra defences of got benefit by experiments made by others, be hix Tory oppoucnt, Colocal Marvell. He was to be opposed on this corasion by Mfr. Ter paymont, and the prisoner said he would give Singapore, we are strongly of opinion that the rocks fore the good Japs concluded to try their Izok
him sheque. Withas pointed out that the end shallow water at Malay Spit abould be cecapind on the Peiko Russell (Uxionist) who has pesandedly booo. Beak was closed, and aid he could not accept aportant that the heavy guns in laat Palmer theuld I now understand why she drew musk Pelho by n work ja zdrgnes of Kirs Palmer, It is very im The Tsuruga Moru iras been here again too. Iviamed-ED. D.P.J.
oheque in-payment unkss the prisoner weat with be sapported by malines breech-loading guze to aid water, (a nasty thing to take.) the last time alo him to the Bank and saw the accountant. in the defange of the randstead, and no te o
Good pies He came again 8.30, and said he 80 favourable a position for this purpose as the gnit left the Tientan Bund-nearly aloven (11) foot. regretted being able to take delivery. Sing guns for the defauna of ibo mize-felt and for was on board. It was the member who usually oncler
roferred te. The also is a good position for quick I learn a member of "the Gazman Byndíonta " and that he would do at 10.30' the next morn-the electric light The importance of a work at this carries the now well known thirty-five millions Hemity ing. He did not cometill three p.m., when, it point has not escaped the notice of other offloors, who pound sterling (£35,000,000) in his waistogat Direction of wind" being Saturday, the banks were olosed. Wit fare, feam time to time, reported upon the Singapor
Wather-rahearte nose, from what he herd, wont to Wing Lung's Defences, and we believe that, to completa any satin pocket, which interesting fact easily accounts for force of wind........ photographiestadio in teen's-road, and there saw factory andame vif defence, the erection of such a work the deep draught of the Turaga,
On the glorious Fourth" a very interesting fait the prisoner, from who he demanded payment of abeolutely sonsary.
We-ventared to address your Exologoy on this the two balia of opinn. The prisoner gave him a subject in seipation of the approval by the Eugetts took pines in Taku water; the pilots chaque signed in the nece the prisoner nor gate. Office of our report on the Singapore Daforos, a wr gained the day against all comers.
On the 5th inst a grand reception took place improad with the desirability of concing Wins Wasted him to go to the Bank with lunationwebenia which way be in contempla: at the U. 8. Couplate, Tientain, in commemo him, but the prisoner refused. Witness suideny
ration of the Yankee Tirdopondence pidgin. Ife. can find no more profitable use for their Hongkong and Clium, the Keswick last went ing was beinght up to ressive sentence. When not. The prissuer din west out and witness The Coloniel Engineer was called upon for a Consul Bromley did the honours of the twist
Wong On, who was convicted of child steal ho shoald give to custody if ho did ton in the dicentis at an early a date as possible. zavner, are glad to let it out on loan at the home in Mar. 1881, on which occasion the oom asked what he had to offer against cantones being went with him. He tuned down into Chinese-report upon that raport, and after salexing into his customers courtsay to the greatest perfec best riter they can get. Industrial invest.punity presented him with an address and tea passad upon hia the priesner anid-"I did not do root, and there end sonrad to get back the nine explanation upon the subject, with which tion. The town band was in attendance; it was ments are to much te same position as land tiragal in recognition of his manly and ont-it, but if your Lordship wants to pass sentence choque by force. Afte ttat he turned eastward I need not trouble the Council, he said Tha the same whisk discoursed sweet male on Whit
spoken defence of their interests in the Legislu upon me you can do so."
along the Praya to the Cricket Ground. and wit outlay to commense the replematixi of the ex-Monday, on the occasion of the friendly gather- as regards the expital sunk in them, since tive Connell. He returned early in 1894 in Bis Lordship said the evidence was such ar to ness told an Indian costable they passed to fol tension is not large if we confine our attentiosa, the Astor House on the Tienkin the notturn is constantly decreasing in value,order to relieve the He FB. Johnson, and leave no doubt as to the prisoner's guilt, and the law, and he did so. Afthe Cricket Ground the for the prezant to the construction of the mola Bund-Mercury Corespondent.
since then he has shown the same lively inaenteneo ho should pans upon him would be the dafendent said he woul go into Garden-road to and reclamation of the rocky spit at the alient and bones the abgence of e terpsise, and the terest us before in public affairs, whether in the heaviest in his power-saron years poual ser get the opium, and he he ran into the Cricket Tus area of this epit la 560 by 230'. The mole presence of diatrere amongst the artisan Legislative Connoil or in the Chamber of Com-vitude. His Lordship only regretted that he Ground, but was there rrested by the constable, can be 30 wide on top with een slaps of riretted class. This anxiety to lat money out at lower, of which he has long been the energetin had not the power to order the man to be wip Witness produced the heus in question, which with rocky spoil from the bill The whole cost, Chairman. Mr. Kerwist's frequent sbemtes on ped. for the orine of risaling a child from its was for $1,037 whichris, the prisoner said, na yer explosed estimate, does not exceed $2,000," rates of interrat, to invest in Government basiness up north of late, however, have with parents appeared to him to be of an atrocious for the two cheats of ofum, to show that he in Mr. BELLFORD-Loes that include the fort.?
tonded to take flelivery The prisoner also told stocks and other exfo lavestments, is only drawn him in some degree from the pablis life of charector
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-No, it is only the Colony, but his inforest in it will we Chan Kow, convicted of wilful and corrupt witness he would get am to anil some silk for the mole and, preparing the ground for the
Quotations are:--- ous step tonored from boarding, and is are well aware, Dover die out, wherever he perjury in connection with an epium case in him, and asked him to at some dentista instru- fort. It is very desirable that this should be sign of an essentially unhealthy aiste of may pitch is fent dually. For our thirty which he was informer, was next brought up for rents for him.
put in hand bofore the Colonial Engineer This
is year's Now Maiwa $500 per pioul, altce, of up to Tuesday- Mr. W. Wallam, ale to the Hongkong and leaves, and therefore the Conarit le aukcod
11 to 3 gatties trade. If prices were riving instead of fail. years Mr. Keswick has been identidad with sentence.
this Colony and China, has been connected with His Lordship said he thought the prisoner's Shanghai Bank, ispod to there being no so for 520,000 to comments it. We have every Last year's Now Malera $540 per poul, allen, uf ing there would be a demand for money, be nearly all the grest commercial enterprises in the intention was not so much to incriminate the de count in the Bank to the name on the sheque. confidence it will be approved by the military cause the borrower would fool that there was Far East, and has contributed much to the sanoas fendant in the oplum me as ta endeavour te Tem Kin King statul that at the coquent of authorities, and we shall be prepared to put Old Malwan.....
of most of the Hix services to Hongkong as obtain for himself a reward out of the dae that the prisoner he gave a blank choquo of the balance of 342,000 on next year's Estimates. * public man will long be gratefully remembered, world have been infiistal in case of a chuviction, which by took the mucher. Later nu be dis- The Ozzigen Commanding tur. Troops - Patna (NOT) v and ho will fears behind him a host of friends. He knew that by the Ordinanpe, If this man was cofered that the prison had misinformed him Sir, I quite agree with the How the Colonist Pans (Old)
(panricted of the offens of milling prepared as to his place of realdero and he has want to Regretary's baggarkans to therapors of Light Coli. Benzer (New)
employing money profitably, Land in Eng-night of the 146b, during the illuminations. For land bought tan years ago now selle fortunately for the "boy" he was rosazed by the perbara half or three-quarters of what Police, otherwise his might have been seriously it cost, and 69
injured by the suraged male relatives of the in- no вле can bo naresulted women. the downgard movement bas stepped, indood as there is good reaspo to believe prices have not yet quite touched their hathalien, which leaves hors this morning for Eu tou, inrestors are shy, and espitalists, who rupe, the Hot W. Keswick proceeds bome, this
a prospect of his being able to employ it pro, fitably and lears a margin for himself after pasing back the principal and internat
By the Moesgering Maritimes steamer Sag.
time, we understand, taking a fins) furowell of
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W. DOBERÖR Hongkong Observatory, 21st July, 1836.
NEWS FOR THE FRENCH MAIL.
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, 19th July.
WEDNESDAY, 31st July.
UPIUM.
The following are the retains of the slections
Unionists.... Gladstonites.
114 to 3 cattive, 8550 per plan, alloo, of 11 to patties.
Tories
Farnellites
„35832 | per chest. "Ak
609
More mulans slots have broken put in Bufet.