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INTIMATION.
SILI C A TED
CARBON
FILTERS
WITH MOVALLE Blocks
FOL
PURIFYING DRINKING WATER.
-
superabundance
THE DAILY PRENS, FRIDAY, AUGUST Orx, 1888.
BEFORE MB. N. G. Mitchell-Inves,
HONGKONG TIDE-TABLE.
dell voter, 1981.
THOR WATER.
*
Law Watza,
ttoagbag
Time.
Elelkite
FLOWBROOK Men Tim
Weight,
8
791
W. Al
The F
President Coreland's Baki 3. Collinsto but from standard being alternatire instead of double, she had kept him until a few days ago, when he suffered gaite enough from a nenservatiam In scarcity of gol... has boon as this is a fact of which die account to taken was found by his mother. The boy said he wished equally blind to the marsh of events and to the that he was worth from 880,000 or 4000 whon
to go back to his mother,
dictates of expediency. At the same time, we he was stooted, and has already toorssal that tablished as clearly as any proposition can be, by the bi-matalliate, who found on it their The defendant sail the boy's mother sold him desire to remind the Japanese that, if the mag. amouat considerably by profitable investments and any of our readers may rorify it forbimself doctrine of compensation, by which it is conto her for 285, but this the mother denied. The attade of England's interests have hitherto fur and by the surplus of his salary. Although ho defendant produded a bill of sale for a boy, but shed a not inconsiderable justifloution of has not stinted himalt in any way at the White by staining whether bis doller or ropes will tended the ratio is preserved. Thas under it did not appear to be a genuine one matarring har cantion, thos cuglit now to Lighten House, but has lived generously, he would here not go as far now, as it did ten or twelve a double standard when one metal rises above to this nake
the sigaiñosnce of her lihorality. If there found it difficult to spend $50,000 a year, without The defendant was oooricted and confenced by any risk involved in a departure from what would be to him profligate extravaganos. years ago. There can only bo oso answer to the ratio a donand, acte in, for the cheaper
to a year's aprisonment with bad labour. Dar the traditional policy of the West towards Now that he is rearried, his ophold erases this quitpation if we leave out of causidera-metal, which in turn causes a diminutioning the hearing of the case, which was more than the East, it in England that incurs the Hon's will be largely increased, as he will naturally tion a few articles of European manufacture in the supply of the latter and an increase in one adjourned, she was fined two sons of $3 share of that risk. We do not seek to claim for entertain more and extend his hospitality. A which have not yet shared in the gonoral that of the former, and thus we have an ad 11 for centempt of court, using disrespest-bar any greatar credit than she deserves. The state dinner seldom coste less than $500, al-
ful language
Japanese hare long recognised that until she though there is so expenditure for music or fall of prices and for which the storekeepers automatic Action praarving the ratio by
moved, the Tranty problem must remain in stati flowers. The published roports of the will of have been compelled to raise their rates. means of the ordinary laws of supply and
q2", But we want them now to, recognise, as Mrs. Cleveland's grandfather gives kor a legacy m the Emperor evidently recoguises, that the merit of $60,000, which is invested in Western lands Taking a general average, silver nad conimo. demand. The Daily Newe overstrains the
of taking a new departure is proportionate to aid city property in Omaha. the difficulty of the step, and that the solution Gitics maintain protty much the same ratio Economist's reatarks, which are in large part
of this problem costs England an effort towards each other that they did bufore the devoted to a confulation of Mr. GIFTEN'S
Kwok Ahing onlia, was convicted of having which ought to vench for the sincerity of her Kront disturbance in exchange commenced, theories, notwithstanding that the leading in his possession 49 taals of prepared oplem friendship. And here it is just to nets that
Thursday, 5th August. EXPORT, ÚARGO. whorene alaust every article of cpmmerce financial journal in, lize the subject of its without a permit from the Opinm Farmor, and the Nichi Nishi Shimbun's remarks have re-
Por steamship Ace, called on the 5th August: has fallen in respect to gold, and in countries criticism, monometallic. The Economist ad-in default of paying a fine of $100 he was courference only to a particular insident of Treaty
witted to gaol for three months.
Rovision. Did they assume the otaractor of a Par Continent-1,075 balat tilk, 646 bales general review, the kindly initiative taken years waste silk, 21 ans sites. 122 aus, 11 with a gold standard only both rents and wages are now boing reduced. These are
prominent place. America's open triendship 404 packages sundries, 30 bores. treasure, The age by the United States ought to pass pongsas 210 half chesta tes, 3.150 buzes las hard facts-not speculative theories. And
though it could not immediately faruigh an $12,000, 2,070 lbs. congen, 10.150 15o. souchong, what is the conclusion to which they point?
ample to her Treaty confederates raus are 1220 lbs, imperial, and 5,250 the hyson Far exercised no little effect apon Feblic opinion, London--342 balas silk, 142 haley waste silk, 16 That the stock of gold in the world is not
If she does not fignes conspisteusly at this
onses silks, 398 packages sundries, 610 half-okosts sufficient to meet the demands made upon
juusture, it is bosause her part was performed tes, 3,709 bozos tes, and 58,799 lbs. seated caper. long agopan Mail.
From Foochow for Coutinent-899 packages tea.
́OPIUM CASPS.
.་
Clean Aking, shopkeeper, was fined $50, and osaced possession of soven taels of prepared in default a Hike tort of imprisonment for un opi
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
mits that in Franco the legal ratio land an effect in regulating the kaugeable ralus of the two metals. Within what narrow limits this exchangeable value ratiod is
Ng Shup and Leong Taus, boatwonen, were shown by the tables we hare quoted above, and with international bi-metallista the varia. charged with ornelty to animals.
The defondanta hnd their boat packed with tion would practically disappear altogether.piga, fire tiers doop, in a most cruel maanar, They were fined $15 each, and in default of pay. ment they were sent to grael for six væks.
The French gunboat Chasseur, Capiola Es Gorce, left here yesterday for Chefou.
L8OBRIETY.
OLLA PODRIDA.
̧COMM BROIS L `INTELLIGENCE.
Quotations are
OPIUM.
E
The height of manan nam-beral has lost determined at 7.565 that aborero of the tida- gauge at (ko Victoria N vzal Xand Bud The Low-walne Ordinary Sprin ¿Tidon, to which intam the Belgate in the Tables are referred as 5,500 föezabora
TO..
The Loftbla in the Tahir markets with a minus f-sign are below Low-Vfutur Grchduty
I
ted from the ountant from abouk be -
NOTICES OF FIRMS.
NOTICE.
HAVE THỊ Dar nimittel Mr. S. J. DANBY, & Partner in my Business as SHARE AND GAneral Broses, and, which will bo carried under the Sty of BENJAMIN
3. 8. BENJAMEN. Hongkong, 1st August, 1386.
This year's New Malwa $520 por pital, allee, of AND DANBY.
4t4culties.
A European Isly of Hyderabad having been bitten by a mad deg. her husband sucked the A rare instauon, says the Mirror, of conjugal Old Mala.. devotion in these days of progrosaire selfishness!
The P. & O. steamer Bokhara, with this next draakonsess and wifed damage to a nightsailson out of the wound before it was ouuterina Last year's New Maiwa $540 per piouth, alice, of outward English mail, left Singapore of 5 pin on Wednesday, the 4th instant, for this port.
The Agents (Mears. Siemsson & Co.) inform that the D. D. R. etasmor Bellows, from Hamborg, l-ft Singapore yesterday morning, the 6th instant, for Hongkong.
John Henderson, engineer, was convicted of basket on Wednesday night. He was faoi 50 cente as compensation for damage to the bucket.
DRAFITUTE.
A family, not many miles from Boston, hae Doming, a Maails sauna, adasitted boing such a love for mural decoratious that it displays without a place of abode or visible means of sub-on the wall of its sitting-room the legend. elabo- sistence and bis Worship pasand him on to rately wronght in worsted," Goan, but Not For the Harbour Offl
gattan," with spaces for the reception of photo. graphs. As no members of the family are yet duud, the spaces remain blank.
Silver bne been demonetised in whole or in part by the leading Earapan nations and the Taited Sintes of Americs, and the very limited stack of gold in now called upon to discharge slone the functions it, formerly shared with silver, Gold has consequently rison to a premium; the burden of oa. tional and privato indebtedosa has been increased; incomes, except thoms derived from funded stock, are declining; and industrial enterprise is hiring the heart Jeaton out of it by the canker war of re- stricted currency. What is to be the end of all? Mr. Ex Mac. in his answers to Lord Indesleien's Commission, referring to the eighteenth century, siya-" as evil effects of diminishing moners manifested Themselves in every country of the European, world, including Amerion; in each of them it wis due to the fadure of the supplies of the precious metals to keep pace with loss, wear and tear, and incrassing demand to sustain prices; in nearly all of them it was followed seruple ta commit perjury in the sccomplishment was considerably short weight. The prisoger Recorder. The object at the company is to ran
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The San Francisco Call of the 28th Juno bas the following note on Chinese emigration" It we would have the Restriction Act enforced an. grants would be hard pushed to Juda country cording to its letter and spirit the Chinese emi- where they would roosire a welcome. Bolusive measures against them have been adopted by the Celubia, and the United States. They are Aastraliou colonios, the Hawaiian Islands, British now rushing into Mexico; bat that country, also, is considering the advisability of barring them out. If John were anything but a Chisaman he would take the bint. Not so, however, so in tont is be in gaining a lodgment where he is not wanted that he takes all the risks and does not of his object"
by similar consequences; a continued ned
A rather considerable that occurred on board uneven fall of prices, industrial distress, the German steamer Anton in the harbour early social disorders, turbulence, anarchy, revola-yesterday morning. Captain Aareboe, the mas ter of the vessel, has been in the habit of using tion, wars, and the dissolution of e-
a particular drawer in his cabin to keep his va Shipment of these Filters in three useful pires." Our present difficulties are on ugh Inables in, and at five am. yesterday be found to compel attention to the subject, with that drawer had been force open, the marks of
the inasrument being very apparent on the wood-i aisas has just been received by the Wadorsigned out anticipating the recurrence of a move work and that 380 in notes, 316 in silvet, e mont analogous to the French Bevolu cheque for $18 on the Hougkong and Shanghai tion, but it is only prudent to onts the rum-Bank, signed by Walter Les, a silver watch, and a gold albert-the two worth about 555-wars
2
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A.
S. WATSON
&
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LIMIT 3 D.
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY..
Hongkong 1st May, 1336.
122
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Communications an Editorial matters abould be addressed "The Editor," and those on business "The
Magar," and not ta individuals by name.
Correspondents are requested to forward their name and address with communications sééressed to the Editor, not for publication, but se eridance of good
A TEIOLY CUSTOMER, stealing a pics of silver. value 35, on the thirty-two raw eggs. He deserved his fate. I
Man Yan Fu, unemployed, was 'charged with
A young man fo Toledo 7.8, died from eating inst.
should not have made a glutton of himself. man at one meal, and unless he oversleeps himself Twenty-five row agga are enough for any Foung and bas orly five minutes to get down to the offics in time he had better wait until they are ovoked.
The prisoner went to the Wo Yuen Chinese The metal was weighed out and the prica Brod, bank and offered some pisses of silver for sale. and the assistant who carried through the trans- action was about to hand the money over to the defendant, when he looked at the silver and theaght it could not be the weight he had just made it out. He accordingly deferred payment util ke weighed it again, and then he found it was thoroapen arrested and searched, and on his person was found the rest of the silver, of which he had regained possession while the assistant was getting out the money.
Sentenced to a month's hard labour.
CANTON
[TRÓN A CORRESPONDENT]
There is little nows of interest in this City
4th August
}
tates and Congo National Immigration Com A certificate of incorporation of the United pany" of Washington has hoon Glad with the and operate a line of steam vosals from Baltimore to the Congo country id A fries and intermedinta places for the purpose of immigration and com morce. The capital stock is placed at $2,000,000,
The different manner in which people sook amusement was amusingly illustrated by Mrs. Fawe in a public address for the relation of working girls. Á great scholar was known to study Sansorit for recreation; a schoolmistress found it in picking out grammatical errors in to most curious of all, a lady who had been at a
public speeches; a little girl in killing flies, and
from shear dulluese sto bad gone to see the piga
Patus (Now) Patna (Old) Bansres (New)
Os LONDON.-
12 to 4 catties. $550 per pleal, allos, of (2 to 4 oattios. $10 to 518 per obeat.
543 490 to 492) ".
EXCHANGE.
Telegraphie Transfor
Bank Bills, on demand
31- 30
Bank Dilla, at 30 days' sight........... 13/01 Bank Bills at + months' sight.....3/01 Crodite, at 4 months sight. 3013/01 Daoementary Bills, at 4 months
sight.
OS PARIS.
......8/0403/04 3.79
Bank Bills, on demand Credita, at 4 months” sight
...8.85
Bank Billa, on demand.......
781
Credita, 60 days' sight..
..742
ON NET You.—
OS BOMBAY
Telegraphic Tranter ............2224
Bank on demand
ON CALCUTTA
ON
Telographio Transfer
Bank, on dansand
SHANGHAG
Bank, at sight Private, 30 days' sight..
2234
SAABES. Quotations are :-- Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Shares--156
per eout premium, bayars. Unica Insurance Society of Canton, Limited-
896 per share.
NOTICE.
[1508
TOTICE bomby given that Mr. LAM KAM CHI, laty Government Contrator, has Ters Dar boon engagod by the Under- mentioned Firms to Manage thoir" Tenders and House Building Busizess.
All Controls, Agrabanute, Bills. Receipts, and other Monetary Transactions must be signed by Mr. LUI YUX HIN. & Partner of the mid Firm, without whose signature all Dongmenta in con. nexion with tho said Firm sea wall and void.
TOOK SHING & Co., No. 15, D'Agaflar Street. Hongkong. 31st July, 1886.
[1500
HONGKONG HOTEL.
[R, K. J. ROBINSON has been appointed CLERK IN CHARGE until further notice.
MB. GREELEY'S connection with the Hotel CEASED on the 31st May last.
By Order,
L. HAUSCHILD, Secretary, Hongkong Hotel Company. Limiŝod, Hengkong, 9th July, 1885.
1349-
TO BE LET.
TO LET.
hlings of Socialism, which have already missing. Captain Aerobon was reading in bie fot.ronicle. The heat as barn considerable of garden party had afterward complained that China Tradery Insurance Company's Shares AST HERMITAGE (FURNISHED).
The painter Maukazy has made a witty reply. A Visans gentlemen came to ass him the other day and explained that he would like to bay some pictures by him; "only," he added, “I Could you not tell me where I could find some of esmot afford to pay the prices you now ask
man in Hangery-something that I could buy your early work, painted when you wore a young obcap 9" Certainly; thore are two or three hundred in my native village of nakacs-the General Li-Jung-fa, the Black Flag Chief-houses I painted when I was Michael Lieb tall, is still in Canton, as he flatly deliues-topsluter and glazier." take up the post of General of the Nan-go'division
thrown more than one Government into cabin till eleven the night before, and the mate late, but not remarkable for the time of year. alarm, and which are standing in the News about till past one am.. while the cap
tain's boy was ashore on leave.
The right to lary lettin on matobes has just thres times in the course of the afternoon. The boy as well as the Old World. Learing aside, seams to have boon the only person who had been sold to a syndicate of merchants for the however, any far-fetched speculations on the aoness to the cabin besides his master, or who sum of $12,000 per manure, and the "monopolistà political boaring of the question, what is to knew for what purpose ha ced the drawer; he are entitled to collect duty at the rate of Tis. 175 had repeatedly 69- Captain Aerebos pas valo be done to meet the present commercial dif-abies in it. On Wednesday night he had leave to perons of those useful articles.
The New Salt Taotsi Wong tock over the faulty, the existence of which is quiversally go ashore, and be returned about foar aan, And admitted If, as the N. C. Daily News, any, posted that the boy committed the theft botwoon from Kinngen to this place, and held the post of at five he was soon coming forward. It is ene-seals of his fie today. He was transferred hi-metallism is not the way out of our dif- the hours of four and five, and he has been are Grain Thotai thers. foalties, whit is? The only other after-(rusted and charged with
but thongh the fussol ling been carefully searched, not a native is an inconvertibla paper entrencavige of the stolen property has bear is It is clear the world mod have a car covered. The instrament used to force open the drawer is supposed to hate baon a can opener The mattor slaude adjourned for the prosent. ordered for a fixat period will be continued until stance must be used in addition.at sub members of the Vistaria Recreation Club was An extraordinary general meeting of the stance, notwithstanding our Wortbarn con-hala pesterday oreaing in the Gymnasium of Ordem for vetro copies of the Daily Press should be want before 11 am, on the day of publication.temporary, clearly ought to be silver. Bot that institution to consider some proposals for
then semes the question, could settled alterations in the rales. The alterations in A trading junk plying between this port and
quation triding character, and wore Lung Kong-about journey--was | rutin between the two ustala ha mint-tin- gosto ur in the club sorte day beforehand, al by plots while aday's story was attack 2x1? T día is why u the N. G. Daily News as they were not sneh
szul looted by the robbers. They got off safely to say on this point :--
prints. verbal alteriations. &.. And it with their booty, which is estimated at several was with some difficulty a zagram was got thousand dollars. The occurrence has been duly together. Whet the twentieth ann hai
faith.
All letors får peblication aberld be written on anersany of some bird, and if gold is not
vida
of the payor only. Advertsmoute aul Babesciptions which are not
countermanind.
After that our he supply is limited
The Daily Dress.
Hisakova, August ÚTK, 1996.
sufficient for the purpose some other sub-
endy"
interest, being chiefly corrvations of mis-
Herr
of Kwanglung, to irtich ke was gazetted on the rely on Falko, the onstelian of the Tiguna 25th April last. Ho does not consider it worth so oraz which it flooding the Western nations appointment. No doubt the administration of a he asserts, is Jopanising ovou European art. In his neoptance and objects to be shelved by ench with the productions of Japanese art, and whish, apita of the nearpaenable technical finish of Japaneso art, its essende is that of caricature. provires would socord batter with his ilons.
Figures and drawings of Japaness men and eren of trees and intended women, pronui fios agrippas, but and more
or kas consciously distorted. "It is mistake to rd Japanese work as a model for European imitation.
379, sellers.
North China Insurance-Tls. 300 per share.
Bars.
Yangtze Tasaranos Association-Ts. 118 per Finose Insurance Company, Limited--$180 par
share, buyers.
Canton Insurance Once, Limited-8874 par Tai Insurance Company, Limited-Tls. 149
per share.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company's Shares
$417 per share. China Fire Insurance Company's Shares—186
share, buyers,
Hongkong and Whampot. Dock Company's
Shares-117 vent,
Apply to
Caro of the Office of this Paper. Hongkong, 20th July, 1296.
[1482
TO LET.
No
TO. 2, DOUGLAS VILLAS, Posasion
from the 1st July most. Apply to Hongkong, 1st June, 1886.
TO LET
DOUGLAS LAPRATK & Co.
[1108
Hongkong, Cartion, and Macao Steamboat Co.'s ROOMS in Cars CHAMBERS.
Shao-$66 per cent. pram, sulan. - Indo-Chin Steam Navigation Co.'s Shares-
Far, sellers.
Apply to
DOUGLAS LAPRAİK & Co. Hongkong. Ist February, 1882. · [39
TO LET:
SHELLEY STREET, Watər snd
Chios and Manila Steamship Company, Limited
---30 per cent. discount, nominal. Dongles Stammship Company, Limited-159
por share. Fongicong Gas Company's Share:-$150 per N das all on anion on the lat Jaly
share.
Touggour Hotel Company's Shures-$197. por
share, buyers.
Cbins Sugar Refining Company, Limited-199
per share.
at longth been found, the ghair was takeported to the Authorities and there; for the rivis a detailed list of articles ir, one of the eight Lazon Sugar Fatning Company, Limital-$75
by the Hon. A. P. MacEwan, the chairman of present at all events, the matter rosta. the Club.
THE WORK OF TREATY REVISION IN JAPAN..
The Munich correspondent of the Paris Figoro
paleceu of the late srazy King Ladwig of Bavaria, showing how his Majesty dissipated the roysi revenues. In his osbiust do toiletbe, for instanor, all the articles were of Saxon porcelain and cost the trifle of 2,000,000 marks. A rigan- tie ohandelier, made in the royal manufactory of
naxt
per share, sellers. Hongkong Ics Company's Shares---$40 par
share, buyera. Hongkons and Chins Bakory Company, Limited
-3190 per share. Park Tin Mining and Smelting Company R
-$10 per share.
HOUSES or SINGLE ROOM in Rep- NAIELA TERRACE. Bent Moderato..
Apply to
ECA DA SILVA & Co.,
39, Fottinger Street.
[1202 Hongkong, 17th June, 1896.
TO LET. DOOMS "COLLEGE CHAMESAS."
No. 2, PEDDARS HILL. Nos. 7, 8, BETMOUS TSREACE. Apply to
DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co. Tongkang, 80th July, 1986.
138
Messen, and which it required four years' work to finish, coat 700,000 marks; a bad eest un Punjou and Sunghie Des Semantan Mining sidorably over a million marke, and a quilt on the Company, Limited-14 per share, sellera. saze bed a marvel of Chinese embroidery, Selangor Tin Mining Company $5 per share, presented a value of sxveral hundred thousand
†Pacak Bugor Caltivation Company-Tis. 18 por
Hongkong Rone Maunfacbaring Company, Li- |-
mited-258 par sħara, solleza.
nominal.
Bisre
colnshire, was also Presilout of the Board of The statement that bafore 1373 the par 50-vernment to a letter the Committee had sent in present the Grand Cress of the Chrysanthemum ) and one half times as long as she is broad and Hongkong and Macao Gloss Manufacturing Co.,
Limite-Par, nominal
premium.
premium.
promium.
-3 per cent. pramiem.
INTIMATIONS.
THE HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF, GODOWN. AND CARGO- BOAT COMPANY,
SALING
The statement that before 1378 (hep w between gald and silver kept practically miform is one of the dormer stones in bl-motallism, but one paulys will remember that it ires sontroverted by Mr. Gilen in hi virous to the testato of Bakers in alay fast, an article on which, feats the Economist, we ropzo iza
The Hon. Sec, Mr. J. H. Siswart- Unless we are greatly mistaken Reuter willed on the 9th instant It was thorain stated that in Lockhart, res'l the antica convening the meet. prove to be in error in announcing that Lord the case of Fence, the attempt to keep the two ing, and the mitutes of the previous meeting, metals in nieenlatina side by aidahas always been
and thes the proposed alterations were put to STANBOPS has bon appointed Sacretary of a complete failure. The result, as bi-metallist the aceting, by the Chairman, who exploined State for the Colonies. The present Earl of notatism. In other words, instaal of a double themale seksowie iga, has ever been practical moño-
that as the old stock of books of rules of the In the Nichi Nichi Shimbun of the 24th July STARHOPE is really a political oncanlity: he standard, there has simply been an altorastivostand. Clab was averly finished new ones were required we find the following:"In a former issue we ard." Mr. Gifon is one of the loading shampions to be printed, and it was deared advisable to ef-ated that His Imperial Majesty gave endliese, ast in the House of Commons ford few years the present one standard agatem, and the Broumot, fect a few alterations in the rules. The pro- the 16th July, to the British Representative, when Viscount Mauor, but in no way dis- you know, is a strender osmnt of posals were all carried me con. Mr. A. Falcover the Honourably Sir Francis Plauksti, and to
stallion. They etterly contradict the statement tinguished himself. His brother, the Hon. made by the 3-metallic Lengue, that before the ingaiced whether there bad been any farther Mr. Von Holleben, the German Representatire, marks.
Coveragonts & França and other bimetallic countries communicatious from Government no to the pro- Information now reaches us that, on the occasion EDWARD STANHOPE, who in the Fite Parlia-segonded thair fras-nainage of alway the ratio posud sztension of the Prays wall in front of the of the audience of the British Representatio,idea of the old Pilgrim craft Mayflower-A A writer in the New York Sun faraishes this ment eat for the Harneastle division of Lin.lish gold and silver were intomhangeablo wa Clubpremises. The Chairmastated that clatter the Emperor requested the latter to convey to
had been received since a reply came from Go the Prince of Wales His Majesty's wish to good-sized brick schooner, if built three arthrog Trade in Lied SALISHUBY's last Administ-tweengold and silver kapt practically aniform February, 1834, which informed them that no to His Royal Highness. In adopting this ex- two thirds at doon as she is broad, would be about Chinese Leperial Loan of 1841 4-2 per cont. tion and will probably prove to beths now Mine is sorrast. There was not absolute rigidity, referees to the soustraction of the wall, but the Emporce was inspired, it would seem, by the shout four or fire knows an hour in a fair, driv. Chinese Iaporial Loan of 1834 B-8 per cent. HTS Company will receive STEATERS and delalte instructions had arrived from home with captional method of intimating his intention, the rise of the old Mayflower. She conlil raska iator for the Colonies. Has comparatively but there was prolical uniformity, and if, we that if it were built it would involve the de-desire of acknowledging Great Britain's friendly in glo. Food for one and pale gel elled young man, having been born in 1810, and is the Daily News where remarks, "ex-molition of thespresut Bath-bouss. The Chair attitude in the matter of Treaty Revision. For cooked in a brick fireplace. A squara sail
mau said this was the reason why the proposed we learn thut in the Treaty Negotiations now in
a spriteni was suspended from the yard at the Chiness Imperial Loan of 1984 0-3 por cent. generally regarded by both political parties sachangebers has often fluctated over pereszt. improvements to the Bath house had not been progress, the Representatives of both England end of the bowsprit. She carried Ave uthur Chineas Imperial Gorscament 1885 Dollar Loan a promising statesinia, Though not a great inamasil in the old days," the average of one carried out, us if this desirable improvement and Germany have shown a particularly amicable quare sata from her five yards, and parhups four speaker, be in distinguished by sound com- your tallied pretty well with that of another, were carried out, and the Praya extended, if disposition, and that, in regard to the extraterri-is and stay sails Her crew an tabered probably
wnld be a waste of money. As to whether the torial problem, they have bean most salons in thirty or forty men. Three men abuse, and is likely to prove an energetic and did not show a continuous decline, as Government intended to carry the scheme out their endeavours to elaborate some reasonable schooner of like size nowadays The Mayflower Minister. The Earl of Denares, who is has been the case for the last ten years. or not do was unable to give them any further and practical scheme for gradually releasing took her name from the blossoms of the haw Thory." said to have been appointed Under Secretary The fluctuations that then took place dau de information. A vote of thanks to the Chairman Japsa from the intolerable restraints to which A bright yanng ght ques aroused herself for of State for the Colonies, is an Irish pearsofficiently accounted for by cimuustaoper
for præsiding concluded the proceedings. abe has hitherto been subjected in her legilna senseless and unladylike display of topar with
tive and judicial capacity. If our informs the roastk: "I suust help it; I inherit it from not unknowa to face, and site in the Boase altogether apart from the relative values
tion upon these points be correct, it appears my father; I'm just like him." A woman who of Lords as Lorð Kesar. The fact of of gold and river. There are fluctuations
LATEST TELEGRAMS. quite natural that His Imperial Majesty loved her dearly overheard the remark and took member of the Upper House hazing been in exchange between countries baring the
shenli exhibit towards the Imperial Family occasion, not long after, to ask her if she was of Great Britain a disposition so friendly sa the sorry the had such a temper. Very it gives mide Under Secretary confirma our belief same monetary standard, and in the old days)
above-mentioned notion indicates. The same
me lots of trouble. I wish I could get rid of it." that the Hon. EDWARD STANHOPE and not to which vor scatemporary refers even the
THE UNDER-SECRETARYSHIT FOR day, the Gecasa Minister, Mr. Vor Hollabar, Would you not be sorry to give such a temper his brother the Eul is the new Socratary for dollar and tael exchange used to show
was decorat1 by His Majesty with the Grand to a child of yours!" was then naked. A lock of THE COLONIES.
Cras of the Rising Sim. It is true that only horror came into her eyes, but na answer way the Colouies, sines either the hoal of the fluctuations of over 5 per cent. An isolated
The Eart of Dunraven has been appointed a short poefal kas lapsed enoa Mr. Von Hole-given. From that moment a chanrs was noticed Department or the Under Secretary must oe-exchange quotation therefore proses nothing.
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. b arrived at his post in Japan. Nevertheless, in the girl by nor most intimate frends. A now his energetic afforts on Japan's behalf in the force was awakened self-control. She had beard cupy a sent in the House of Commons, Mr.What is required is to take the ratio in the
THE RIOTS IN BELFAST.
matter of Treaty Rerision have entitled him to so often that her quick temper was inherited: STANHOPE was re-elected last month by his chief moueiary centres of the world, and we'
Serious rioting continues in Belfast, and the this honour. The friendly influence of the Gothat the idea of personal responsibility in its Lincolnshire constituents without opposition, have tables which enable us to do so.
military have been reinforced.
Fercments of Great Britain and Gary bang onted had never occurred to her before. now active among the Treaty Powers to solve bis majority in 1885 having been a pretty may be useful to give these tablɔ showing decisive one. The new Minister will, we trust, the fluctuations for the present contary display a keen personal interest in the co-down to 1873. We quote them from &. solidation of the Colonios, and not be con letter by Mr. GRZALD MARTIx, of H. M. tent to merely follow old traditions as to the Assay Office, Bombay Mint- governance of England's great offshoots. In
dealing with the Crown Colonies, too, it
It
NG TAULM ACCEPTED AS THE MOST BELIABLE
95-41
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75-28 1833
15:33
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Batin
LONDON, 3rd August.
SUPREME COURT.
5th August
IN BANKRUPTCY.
BEFORE THE HON. JAKES BURSELL, ACTING
CHIEF JUSTICE.
HONGKONG TEMPERATURE.
(Fox Mas Faldoni & Cia's Bestezen.}
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Baron-P.M.
Barometer thický Thiemember-
Thermonate-1 ... "barometer-67.
27.410
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20,640
起
$
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the difficult problems which present themselves Ja bis paper on "Rest and Repair to Loudon STATION. in onanection with Revision, we desire, in com Life," in the Fortnightly ovine, Dr. Robson mon with the public generally, to oxpress eur Rosso, roferring to the subject of an annual gratification, and our hope that, ere long, we holiday, mys there can be no doubt as to the ad-pheng shall have the plausuma of witnessing the happy vantages of this means of rest and recreation.FOR... romile which for so many years we hore desired." Where to spend a holiday and how best to enjoy Fancher
This news of thə Nichi Nichi Shimban is very it are toplos which should frequoully engage the glit.... welcome. The friendly relations that exist be thoughts of a man who is working at high pron-
Nagasuk... Europo are tween Germany and England
sure. The idea of a holiday, ovan. if the realiza- happily reflected in their united attitude here. tion be somewhat distant, lessens present dis A less powerful combipation could souronly have somforts, and the carrying out of a well-devizad Produced any sensible effect on the obdurate propun sohances the enjoyment when the time ar Ulen of Treaty Revisio The foreign coca rivga. The number of ways in which a holiday Mr. Mossop presented a petition on behalf of munity is to be congratulated on the fortunate may be profitably spent is almost infioita Ho Chan Tung, of the Ho Tang Kee china abop, chanco which brought simultaneously to Japan Something definito should be simed at and done sad Pan Choorg, of the Pun Kee china shop two diplomatists of the type of Sir Fransis during each holiday; an active-minded nan must. If phong... both of Hotam, Canton, that the parttiers in the Plensest ami Mr. Von Holleben. Their tact have occcpation of some kind even in his hours sig... ahova firm, carrying on business in chinawam at and überality nst be regarded as the prod of recreation. A change of work is, indeed, a the Bing Lung shop, No. 91-Queen's-road Cen- mate weans of fading a practicable exit from form of rost, and happily there is no lack of subsanagial teal, ebould be adjudicated bankrapts. The po, the witched deadlock of the past ten years. jobs for every variety of mind. By such means titioners were onditors the first to the extent of It soomed, at one time, that the residents at the as these mind and body aro alike zonowed and $297,46, and the scoond $157.66. Tko names of Treaty Ports were to be interminably condemned invigorated.
IN THE MATTER OF THE Hing Lung Frem
The New York Sun's London ashlegram dated
the partners of the Ring Leng, firm are You to profitless and irksome isolation; that agon Jam Chen, Yun Tong, Kwan Yik, and Ng Ho Japan was to be persistently fixed the stigms of the 22nd June say-The prosiding Judge of The application was zevedod to, and at his apsemi-barbarism, and that the only outcome of the Divorce Court gave s private hearing to the plantion the Registrar of the Court and Ofluial | endloss negotiations was to be a rapid develop divoros ouses of Lord Colin Campbell and bie Assiguas, Mr. A. G. Wise, reosived permisionment of indignation and distrast between Jo wife to-day. The trial of the actions of Lady Gold to Siror from the Court to sell the stock in the shop tapanese and foreigners. Assuredly the sondi Campbell against his lordship and the counter
defray expenses.
DOWN TO 1823. Ratio
is to be hoped that he will take into careful consideration their spēcial: neodi and their commercial possibilities.
Year
Guld to Silver, Your.
Ratio dold to Silver,
1800
13-69 1917
15:10
1601
15:48
1819.
I 35
Iu
1803
16-06 1919
15:33
·1803
12:41
1820
15'62
thess days of tradal depression anything that can be done to foster the growth of the dipendencies and "the expansion of their trade ebould not be neglected. It is at leasi some comfort to know that the new Secretary for the Colonies is not a fossil of the type of Lorda DERBY and Kikateles, from, whose demination we are at last happily eman. cipstad.
1801
13-41
1821
15.95
1855
1972 ...
15 80
1408
13-32
1523
15'84
187
154
18
15'89
1808
16:08
1923
IS-70
1809......
IREG--
£5.7
1910
15.77
187
3574
1811
25-555
1643
15-78
IRIZ
14-11
18
1578
1813
18-95 1830
15.89
7814- 181.....
16-0
1831
1579
15-28
183!***
15
Is
Your. a recent article on the Ri-metallia Loague the N. O. Daily News inyo:~~ If the ratio was not steady when geld was being produced in greater, and silver in amallor
Gold to Silver. Tozz
181
14-73
1851
15:53
1605
15'70 1815
15:38
1830
13-71
1856
15:38
1857
15.27
1938
155
3858
15:33
1339
15-01
1854
13-19
+
1810
15-61
1830
15:23
1941
13.70 1831
15:50
1342
15.8G
1932
15:33
1813
15-33
18
- 19
1974
1543
38.91
1885
POLICE COURT.
5th August.
BEFORE BOTH MAJISTRATE.
7845
$5-89
198$
1847
15.70
1881
25:57
KIDNAPPING.
1918
15-85 1888
13'59
1840 ..... 1850.... 1851
15'78
1889
215-60
15-70 1870
13:57
15:45
187
15°58
1952....
15+38
-1879
13-61
1858
15:58
387DE
10:01
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~CATION.
Kanila
20,01
201
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REGISTER.
Eh August, 1995, K1 1 18.
Wind
5th Augusį, 1888, 15 10 4.3.
Wind,
Any
Fancho
Youki..
Tadi-1
10.9 비
Weather,
and įt
The fall is the Berntooler near Kasson ja comianing, has rise in the north. Gradientrare light for 5, W, minda Grey the Ching Rea. The temperature di bich, the tumidity moderate, and the weather cloudy.
W. DOBEBOK. Hongkong Observatory, 5th August, 1896.
METEOROLOGIUAL REGISTER.
Baromotar
at 10a.m.
KÉ $15.
Previous Ou dals
day.
at 4 p.m.
Ou date
29.79
27.80
$4
70.
72
7
S.W.
8.
1
4.
9
.0.01
tions did not present any feature which could in- | salt of Lord Campbell against her ladyship wore dase a statesman to seek to prolong them. We ordered to be heard jointly. Lady Campbell, who oaa well appreciate the soptiment that inspired was formerly Miss Blood of New York, obtained the Emperor's expressions of ostinfaction on the decree is some time, ago. Lord Campbell, occasion of Bir Francis Plunkett'a sudience, hoping to prorent the court from making the It is true that the problem is not yet complate divores absolute, now charges his wife with infi. ly scived. The Conference, we know, is to delity with the Dake of Marlborough, ifr. Shaw, Temperature. meet again » October. But that a solution is Chief of the London Fire Brigade, General But Humidity in sight may be fairly assumed. The Nicht ler, husband of the painter of the "Roll Call," Direction of wind W.B.W. Nichi Shimbun speaks of Japan's "gradual re-and her ladyship's physician Lady Campbell's Foros of wind........... luano" from the restraints of semi-isolation. We soliciter denounces the charges as part of a con-
Fain may conclude, therefore, that the proposed scheme spiracy, and declares that they are based upan Chang Ayan, window, was charged with havis of such a nature as to avoid all violensa to the the flimsiest evidenca possible to gaceire, and g-unlawfully detained a boy usuel Wong reasonable reluctance of foreigners in regard to that the avidegge would not stand in a sourt for Ahin, aged 18 years, with intent to deprive his abandoning the protection of their own legal a moment. He says farther, that the small mother of his custody and pomastion.
and Judicial systems. With that previso, the amount of alimony which the court compelled
quantities than now, it la certain that no passing of National Courentions and Acts of Falisment would make it steady when silver, was being produced in larger amounts thar the world wants. Clearly, þi-metalliam is not the way out of the difficulties which our abundant silver je iccumbaring .commerce with; indeed it seems certain that its adoption would only mike our case worse by and bye than it is now." Hero there is These figures abou that after 1617 the greatest was living at Henny Shan, but that since that dense, and travel has always been at object folent to maintain her. She therefore has been The boy said that some month ago his mother removal of medieval restrictions on trade, rai- | Lord Campbell to dilem her ladyabip is not suf- eridently great confusion of thought and percent g of difference during three years was time she had come to. Hougkeng, and was now of anxions desire to foreign residents. It would, driven to engage in literary pursuits. She will misapprehension of fact. In the
first 2.9 abore 15.5 and 2 below 15.5. The variation ainoate of a brothel. The prisoner slay lived of veures, be mere affectation to dignise our shortly pablish a novel, dealing with the vaga. place, the
diffenition of the prement is all cough to warrant the statement that a Houng Shan at the time he was there, and satisfaction Just Great Britain thould at length rios of fashionable life. Eminent counsel Lave one day she enticed him away from his home take her proper place in the frostrank of Japan's bean engaged on both sides, and the Epozeo trial Monetary crisis de got arise from a predical uniformity prevailed. Ar to the and then shipped him off to Hongkong, where liberal friends, English intervale had already will begin about the middia of Jais,
Weather
1-10raz veða veð to degrons Fahrenheit mad še thajoval xi stresen iq luobus, tenths and handsmiths.
3-TAXAMBANESE n the shade in degrees Fahrenheit. 9-min poreragonfasioration, the humidity a air starter with incdsture Delag 300.
***Derkorfor dr zur Vora to zna points.
**-FORM OF Re Wren devording to Hanfort Boda 6—drizi Dr Zau Wastaan: 1. Koo shy, C. Četached cload bing G. orang catab
Fligh nuder, V, viability; W,daw (w96). 7-Ion, cancha nod hundredska
"W. DOBERGK.
P.4. gloca
Hongkong Observatory, 4th August 1888,
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