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OF COMMERCE. IMPORTANT DIBÓTESIÓN ON THE SHARE ORDINANCE
TAN LEFET TO KE. THE AVERNOR.
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lars of the Share Bill during the last twelve
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do. 891046 percent. 2 €63 per sent. by the hears into making purckssós by thaisonal allusions, but overtainlyde none that say orlainly reps the Bill. But we hara
he holders of a shares to buy the surplus
That
now punished by a term of imprisonment The 0.8, 5. Do's steamer Cyclops, from Loni | laws being moch prolally dizooted against the tion in saying that this statement is inourant. when the thun case they tail them on the | should not the same malo be applied to chan-a ? would be far more affootively dealt with by den, lefs Slagspore on the afteraoun of the 14th bases, whose operations who supposed to damage. We had balls hors dating the akire manis and ground that the number ast moationed. The same ressous which promote the freedom of a couple of soure stripe from the lighter park national credit What-all-ot-have-thay-systemer contingent too, and sebody knows Exactly zarifying what by the oppoaasta tende hovory other brasah apply ally te
dad bar pe bare bad incong pantes in this that better then the writer of the letter himself, of the Bill that you enclothing, that itere The bace most exist if the ball bamboo. There would," in that case, be toonug, obləf engineer of the Northern Pacific quantly mare often, fu spite of this legislation: formed whose anzustasafał dartar da mora raa dishonesty. Now after fronth what is remedy for the "ball,” and as was said before We regret to record the death of Mr. James sountry almost wear twenty year, and frear, far what other parpades were these agediestre would have effect, azon most deliberate, extits. The bear" is the proper and only mere talk of the gaol being overcrowded tester Batavia, bichuered with usinful in 1772, 1793 1797 when the Bank of England ponsible for the present dupposeton than anything oar-position, what in aur Ition, in view of nine clans ont of ton in the precont stale of opm
saddennes on Wednesdayfiorerapended cash payments and Lapur Gant als Gent fondass, that sadrt selling has taken all that has come out dehut time, with more and the present tale of dealing, bather ly situated, and einisontly healthy alrusture bom when action of the heart failed and he died to. In every one of these cases the crisis was where trade is carried on I will not deny, but I part of this Ditt origi Imatrait that would not be thron-quarters of the arti would amply affies for vory many years to almost Imediately. The desired loosed by derepentation, which itself was the em of opinion that when speaking of thruszudy it is perfectly true what in the general bainass if it was not for speculation. If the cous for the requirements of Hongkong. widow and a large family and had only irate result of a pride period of great prosparity. Rase of stares, partegisely of the mays important and terms in which it was d by the Inte trata of the world was oned, to what was ab Mr. HARKEN testifies to the efficiency of Batavus having one out from England Tast als adalty Tbs higher the lension and ket, the sunnat i Tory match exaggerated, and that this Share Bill wased by those who would not exist. Three-quarters of the basiasta
sumed his responsible duties on board the tions after & period of inflation are an ab-honey store, having been sold short in this mar Chainman at the last anbeting, namely, soletely regired three-quarter of the ranking the manner in which all oriminal cases have month in the Victoria.
the longer it le kept up, the greatse must be by toon often in the imagination of the balls were interested in "bali perations, andapesulation and England owis, its woulth been dealt with by the Chinese Magistrate, Mr. A. Canton fetary writes to the Chinese the refer action and in proportion to the only, who felt disappointed who they could not it was the result of the of a olique, and importance to that fras unfettered trade Tast, and to the cordiality he has shown in Estorderar station at Sam-kong is paly volums of speenistion to be liquidated, so will When in 1889 and 1890 and even in the begin ke to sell take the juis words or fettering on the other. My opinion is gentlemen. xtent to whish It has been orried and the comentally carry throng ad expected dormer, anlation, or combinatid whatever you which yen cannot fattor na the ons side without the carrying out of the municipal regulations mil anth of the border of Japan on the aftermath of depression be. Eile he been aing of 1891 large quantition of ghares were a title you possibly an Interested in that the Chamber ought to report to fit real- for the good order of the Settlements, but at sea that bordse Obristian trots and business transaction contains the sciente et due to the balls rigging the rates to flatitions and oppad by others who say." And profood in the disction aimed at by the pronto. of the two Chinne provinces cloned to the plaid to Beghe, pt speculation, and swary ported into the Colony from London. it was solely bullag" shares and ad themselves teney the Governor that no good affect has been he has to mourn over the inconvenience to plated gospels are quietly fivelling speculation to a prostor se isager degres. In high prions which indused the Londan bolders with reference to that goof bearing" which suitors have been but by the zoning our murión corvioss. One of them aziten har boet realised. After a warios-ot,laws, in-mors blams the Intermediate-dealer for taking in ons nogla-instance there tok sburse offect of this Share Bit has been deadedly bad; , in down on bassess as attend Framed the impossibilty of cheating apocalation of the different stocks to soll eat, and you can no lat mie say this, that it haojot boos proyed mouths and a fares is Chamber vad judge the tinged ill health of that capable offcial with the Chorch-ab-Us-kang last January His own tenentes, says the Consul Central, In the inseminer Christianity in threading 3724, 1785, 1735 86, in the opposite direction. ap this kind of business as you can a merchant that did not exist. That deseription of that so far there lus ban in fact no effect st We have received er 8.8. Hatta our fint owing to their ignorance of European cus-where the London Missionary Sceinty a strong the validity of Bargains de future stilament hero at sa high a rate as he can obtain; and the strong Bone had art it had been her month and operations have diminished to ite way aros the northern border from Hankow, a final oralnaion was arrived at in 1885, when for buying garda cheap at home and saling them" bearing upon which Me is extremely all except that shares have gone lower mouth
shipment for this Season of
tomas and the general conditions under which antrenebed. Some of the bast converts In Frusle, in 1883, 1860, and 34, operations boat posted will make the biggest profits. The been done, or oven that probable that ing by legitimate int or yone else. If on the bourse was expressly resogafsad by law. man who has most, trade fasilitis and who is done but no one was above that it badanoh an extent that there is no baying or sell business is conducted to Bhatghai, have that mission ars Hauen men, and their mission for the account in the public fands and railway pelualgal cases of the depression through which it had Lega doue. I say myself the Chamber should think it to raonmmoud shown themselves unable to cops with any fen yeste
seien hava viitst that prerinde oft und eu, for shares were doolared legs, but these mansored have been passing. In that the baits have that it has not been out I do say anything I have much ploscure in diog bat the simplest kinds of civil caser. On
word abrogated in 1860. As in this country, so bought more shares than they goald take that no one yet has fit. So far this motion. (Applause) the representation of H. B. M. Consul
Germany, the Gambling Art a still be ag, and in beying to chab themselves have on a now on thuraude of the pleaded; but, as we know, that Act is abso- bean foreing more shares pa the market than it different shares it was not plea may base and that is that any further apaakars might Thả Crairman--Might 1 makaa suggestion, General to the Taotai that the work of the
farely Ineffectual in sy transaction derried out would hold id tinis brought about the declinaold shares that they did, but urine themselves as much as possible to the on the incumbent, an assistant was ap- Mixed Court had become too heavy a burden
bydily authorised agents on the Stock Exchange in ratos first, at I therefore maintain that the shares that did not exist may have sold object of this mating, which is to express Speculation in gold was forbidden in the United greatest every of the bona fide investor is the shares that they contranteny in London States in 1884, and only a yasr, or so oga wa Bull with his ipfated and therefore folitious and that they were capablýlety by pinion on the warking of the Shaeo Ordin pointed, but Mr. Tear'alth has continued
had the fais tants of the Argentine valg, Mr. Balilios wishes to wakes law tokuow exactly when to putands as them-ked that we were here to discuss a matter
#101. Ab-one best mating gantiemau.re bad, and, the whole of the work falling upon
Government to reduce the premium or gold byard against dapreciating. Atoalts, but the But we do know and any ortudies thereof geral importano to the gommonits and ha the newly appointed assistant, the results have
be quoted. Ta neither oasa was toe result what equity, and why not therefore makes syndicate one eclivo and to vonga, as st likely to help me in our canideration. If aloring the bourse and refaslug to allow gold to first prisciple of justion 14 impartiality and ports of the last few years at there was adpraosted the introdnation of any personality CATALOGUES containing numbers andme time frequent in the Shanghai papere, been very unsatisfactory. Complaints were at
was exprated; for the panic engendered by these to geard against inflating stocks to fara-who interested himself largopporting the gentlemen as their way to adopt this coarse wh
traordinary measures sent, the premlam tices vines at which the costing pablid prices of all those stooks, wupported and shall get
mach better. names of Seeds, with
higher than ever. Now, I have taken of in asked to come forward and buy this advised and cogateranced brinealy House, but they bave ceased lately, and presumably
the principal dividend paying stocks in our not like obtaining areas under false pretenons ? and by Mr. Belios. Andet mattr Hou. E. R. Bos-Mr. Chairman, long the Magistrate has regained his normalhealth.
wacket, - *is :—Brale, Sugars, Bleunboats, When talking of the bona fide investor who ales of indifference whether tale om were sprobes have been delinwed in favour of this On the whole, if the Chinese Magistrate be
Doski, Chito Traders,” and Calze Fires, and the tates advances from the Bank. I think the writer personally buying shares i owo private xwendment which has been proposed and Posteanable man, and inspired by a deaire
vorige returns of them as a Baluns takes a aislake because in my loveble opinion use of supporting a king.iwuchs whe sonded, but not a word has been súd in First half-year 18897.48 percent. 2 to do justice, the Mixed Court systera works
Sexnud do. de 750 percent. 7.55 per cent. or la a person who bays with his own worn doing so it is a gretthat the co-gard to my prinsipal infection, that under menoy nad By taking an advance be becomes a trailiation which was da est mosting at the print elragmstans of the colony this fairly well in ragard to oziminal cases and
do 18906.25 peresat Second de do. 6.50 percent. 6.52 per cent the recarks of Mr. ffeillios when he speaks of was berg. It would have beer in it we had ranch worx. if we had enough apaoulator. It is this amising to listen to the Chambar wanat random Maskintenis essential bars. I have always said that brenebee of municipal regulations, bat, in
First civil cases it has always been more or lens --
the bulla aseak peple who are entice been. I do not know whethade any pal flouting in the ceny. I for ons wanid Second do. do. 6.30percout, Flext OEDERS FROM ONE PERSON $5 to $10 allowed atisfactory, partly because the Magistrate
do. 18827.94peracut.
exciting reports given out by them," and who were a direct as those mi other darn go the money. In for bayiar shares basuever possessed sufficientpower toeaforea
Thus showing oloatly that when balls had the he furthermore tel that he has not The fact remains however star the thinking that a tin stock cousists of 100 25 % discount
upper ha in 1890 and 1891 1bey were the people bought shares at indated rates but has been individant roforred to was ly interested shams are disinted when they find that the his decisions. Mr. HANSEN is apparently of
who brought about the lawue eterns to investors an indifferent phertar of the tricks of the in share uporations us cot, he apre apply ie unstable. The 1000 is increased to 2. and to those who wanted to invask I have bearing fraternity but as for his arguments sents was largely interested. und inat. 4.and 5,000 and it is not in the capacity of ÜWORNG FROM ONE PERson over $10 allowed opinion that, faulty as it may be, it would not be easy to frame a better wystems for
quotation list of different stoets before me there are no arguments and absolutely notatious of which he wasbairman of an extendises ut,
which proves that right through 1880 and the reason in what he and sand or written Anuther directors, and a director, we and taking city thrown the market, casquently the administration of justice among the Chi day aftermon and resumed the dispassos on the of the stocks, but rat went over and chore well defined object to make a pils anyhow and ward wasement for many a
The Chamber of Commerce met again yester frat part of 1831 there was a steady rim in most plusse in his letter reads The bears have casabores largely. The whole it was O UP-
Those who hold bona file sherogare maff-revis. It lư Nambersimply because we bare not enough capital that aese in the Bettlements, since he offers to with the request of HE. the Governor bat the off of the return, or in other words, shares of the balls; do they buy to lose? Or are thay and with our presant know can arrive work. (Applause).
working of the Share Ordinance, in accordance their steal vales, which is proved by the falling leave the Colony to itself," but what is the object of abness of all descriptione up steadily. a law of this kind is essary to protect the suggestion on the subject.
With regard to the civil cases that come the parind of its operation. There was a
Casaber should report upon its working daring wore "bulked higher than was warranted by philanthropists who buy solely with the view of at the causes of the fall are two sets Mr. CHANTRET Incubad - is an old the returns they que paring Now, gentle asjating their fallow armatures, the capitalista of in operation. Tital witre saying but "ortromos met" and it seams to before the Mixed Court, Mr. HANNEs makes and representative attudatos of embers men, we have been told by sants of the aup and holders of stocka, to focrassa the value of of the flamint world, losses by different me that we are having an illustration of this some interesting remarks on caves in which there we prennt Hon. T. E. Whitehead, that they are in favour of it, but ende garding Mr. Bafilios speech the other day as residents of the colony in walatione. I thought that the question was whether the Mr. A. Wood bsoupled the sher, and preface of this Bill that it is on moral grunds their investments Ipod antsay much more reinstitutions, loseer of large money by foot do-day. Who I came to the bist testing Chinens have contracted with foreign mer- Hearts H. Hopping. N. J. Ede, C. Jantara, allow me to tell yun that it is a bridge to most point has been dwait upon in my ra and in addition that means in deprsel. Share Dill of 1891 was to be absolutely in foto cbants to procure for them from Karope con- Hoa. E. R. Bellioi, Meara, D. Glies Chan in the Bill wili provent A from selling to Bidea that a merchant in estling goods" to thoso shares bad byou torced operations actual position to-day? Mr. Ball-Irring at the Joseph, H. Smith (morabora of Committee), dishonesty which has been built up. Nothing macks, but I would like to correct the erroneous etion, the extravagant prisesh nearly all spoored or in folo repailed. What is the signments of goods on commission. He spee
"During the past year, owing to the fall-Champ. II. Grote, W. Gaskell, bars, and if they are both honest the transselion I am sura that most of the gentlemen prosent In the main bease this bag with all himself admitted that now laws are soldoni per foot "A High Class Fertiline for pot plants and extror, such goods on arrival have fre-J. J. Francis, QC., H. B. B. Hunter, J. D. padites the contract, the other side is power of the goods is only given and feaquently sp by the Aapcial instit and being Alves, temperately spoken, K san the garns expres ing markets, and the steady depreciation of Mendel, C. J. Hirst, T. L Roar, Julins Kramer, aba parties takes advantage of this is one of han ritare with y este limit of arrival rate up hair stares and then he take-a bo intraitnead. To-day in Mr. Grate's sporich Gore Granville Sharp, von Wille. L. will go through without a hitch, but if ous, here will my sistainent that in salsa iba support they had oblah suable to said he thought thist soue modification might
for use in the gardon generally. It applieu "quently proved narezaunerative to the Chi Dauby, 9. 8. Benjamin, Adam Lind (Secretary), inse It remains an ael of dishuarst, doeling on ortainly no marks and numbers of the bales, throwa on the market; bin addition he proposes merely to modify it if it
Hutchison, Y. Cher Hawkins, F. Dodwell, B. I lees and cannot rodoser damages but garother not arba the name of the ship ne steamer, but unable to find the margina,shores wars sion. tio belonger proposes to abolish the Bill, responsibility, and refused to take delivery "nose purchaser, who has tried to evade bis &n.
the part of the man who repadiates But son packages, or bezos Gentlemen, I will not to those large porshwas the many bog-sok particulars that Bill shall hold good process of aerimitation, thereby aiding the "of his goods on various frivolosa pretences.
The Secretary (Mr. Adam Lind) read be heu um bars are given; I will quote you some detais ved any longer, and I do not intend is ing fifty or a handed shares station if to shares to #nnada fostrations, hot shalt ustice calling the meeting.
which has happened sinds this law is in fores, deal with Mr. Sharps seio-camie atierano, 40, bere and thart, and whand at some be modified so that you should allow forward plants to attain to their fall aims, vigour, and has applied to the Coart either to enforce sion of the Shste Bill Itolf. I wish to make a reet in sirich socordance with the Hill. About the Shife Bill; If you have the interest it to you again. gentlemen, al via loelen period, Aud myself on the heron of a dia. In such instances, the foreign merchant before beginning to extor láto the disons justion to the esiler, eran when be mikon à águi. tổ bringi hivi within the scope of argumentation and the had to be solow. I put and that sh members shall be valid for angh AGROF. Chairman un gelir, which will show you the great luggity and in braces ba hits too far away from the murk the shares ware left of the f the seller without the numbers for a period of three mouth
the terms of the contrast or for permis monts what if they were left unsantradioted shares with numbera, some time before the interist of stockholders and investoră în gen-k past two de aran yo not find at the camò time I am absolutely in favour of
fosters and to unutradict certain state-sold to B for several months ahead verlain of this Colony at heart, guitless, and the over the history of the heat during am in Fiener of Air. Bail-Irving's resolution "aion to dispose of the goods, and an order would leave a wrong impression with a good contract is due à finds out that B la inaaral, I wente ark year kind support to the stugle instanse in which g" shares dr. Groto's swaadment in six mouth's farme "to pay the liquidated loss thereon. I have many people who have heard one side of helpless muddle and nitary ngable to clear following amendment, which I bave much plea has been the cause of the fail page of when the colony is in its normal state, as frequently painted out to plaintifs in such many personalities have bees, interlaced futo with this particubes los till the due date, the Chatuber it is destrable to cortinas Ordin. duz's have antifared. Evey thours is the resortium is that over ten woes again the question only. Whilst regretting has no ie sharon, but he is helpings to do anything sars in propising That in the opagina of the losses, the binary assay, wer indiri bahere it will be. My como for supporting cases the necessity of their demanding the debate by the different speakers, it is only the shares being sirardy sold to men man are anon 15 of 1-91 in so far as racores the shares, szoption bowate the pridesistad in Brisis of 1892 came to su abrupt formation, from their clients sufisiest bargain money catural these min kioke bank when he is kicked, not at his distal ta dall 4 another, and is a baulting institutions, bas to exolnds from its that Company's affair werd by the saddenly, in half an hour, by the excellent "to cover any probable loss, but have been behalf of me and the other sharabrokers, on "hom bis capital is Erɔng day to day diminish or coulracts for forward datas ba limited to a the vintas. It was not his shat oxusad of the Hongkong and Shongbai Bank. The
and you wil tharofore pardon me when I on a declining market he can do nothing but lank sengo all other shares, and that all tino bargain balling" Ting, soi Mr. Bu was one of plain, onispokon spreek of the Chair met with the assurance that the keenness It was nece "of competition between foreign merchants austaut and met warranted depreciation of from the other side slut of 50 shares has gone of their being saterad into." (Applugas).
rendera sach a course impossible. Still, in Spatlemen, 1 am sure
our opinion and cnr vote with regard to the Bill. through ball a doz banda bing buzht and
***ring to force the prices they get ry that the spouch shouldrich Shanghai. Toko Hoz, E. R. 6 lilies rage to speak. but the to $150 and the verdict of thiid that bad hana. Singapore, and the outperts, but when it fairness to the Chinese traders, I should tou must knowledge that we have as manchetteria anable to delirer-not only be but all act basn secondled.
every fair-thioking resold with name and numbers, and the first Chairman pointed out that the amendment had it not been for the aperatat riur the wax red and realised, odense esme back to "point out that cases of repudiation of cou-
ight at any other member to express anr the stare partina are liable tower in heavy
Faine of the shares would seen above the investors, and orders chase by telegram. I tract merely because the ventura bas tureeding our contitats and ourselves, the mosbasi+
union and to scle on a metre coply offct damages and still it was a portantly, legal Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen, my friend Mr. Justifostion is prias of the pass has received aines I have been har
Mr.J.J. FRANCIS, QC, then rom and sad-$100. So that in no ref There was have receive them myself to bay stuck, the fen "out unprofitable, are estrongly rare, rigs with regard to the matter the Bill have exprosed their opinim that and I rise to e-cond it solely for the porpean ofed it was able to give anythitis opinion, erodib's abort time we have cons&ries in our Several speakers in apport of Grote has asked me to second his propositioning of the Share Bill; no le support confidere has gone ou inpressing and in nu în. "when the inmense business of the land in many respecte auesrive to outsiders there should be no uposlation in shares; bat, putting it before the Chamber, because I ani in anak a mutter as thates not state best stooks of 20 per cent. Is is wise, is it
who take only very little interest in the whore gentlemen, they are dua't intend to bags on band to say in the first place that I do not carried on bere is taken into consideration." basis. Tu might just as well dery the this little dos f the scrat to reform the morlar think that, we are onlied upon to make any from those around him is of value then ment to interfere with the retars of con sot scary opinine of his orjian he drew aolins, is it common sense, at the present Unfortunately, as we remarked recently in merchant members of the Chamber the right Where would the trade of the world be witboaterpummendatie, and I to zot kuor what the opinion of anyone else. rica is the loses with that batter fasling, with that this column, there has been lately an itch the Bankers who ficanoia) rentters ara andar companies bo futed with the assistance of the Charaber has any recommendation to offe, ingeve that, in this Chamber referanpaalf decidedly upt. My other raou which I to vote when a presatile question is before us, Joint Stock Comparies, and where san ch ther I agree with this view of the watter it matter is as good as any. 1 fully eighter and happier outlook! I think my to be doing business which has led to discussion. How the supporters of this Bill want speenizfora? Even the investor, whe is tample My impration is that what we are asked to dato ancha mattor as this nion of the bays and I would produces is the present disastrous competition and over-trading on or stock market. I am at a loss to understand, out and harvest his profit, tarde into a speculator mant ought to do sad what alteratious in exist. and who coald if then give frots out in this part of the world for 12 yrs, but to make out that it has had a beneficial infance ed by zosilerable tranine of his atook to sell is not to give our opinion as to what the Gorera- brokers, who aboald kaoms going on stringszor of the market. I have only been which has not been confined to Hongkong alace for many years we have not had sa low grot by such as ant. The Financial Ness in the ing legislation they ought to make, but to report which would support thepos, is just if you refer to the oldest residents they will or China, hut tras extended all over the Farations as fately, aai though this is partly duo same article very properly remarks about what has been, as far as our knowledge and exus valuable, if not more than the tell you that within all their experience they Bast How this is to be rooted it is not easy hare Bill has assisted materially in the depr-z. object in which trade is carried on that does not ing the last twelve months. I think I ant ourront who was not so intimatdainted with Shanghai, or in other places of the East. Creditiv also to other reasons there is no deabt that the peenlation. There is soarcely au artiole or a pariense goes, the resolt of the Shers Bill duropinisea of some other marche Chamber have never seen ovedit so curtailed in Hongkong. tree. Merchants sad traders must live, and sion of all sisses. It is only untoral that the attract speculation, and nowhere in the world is in that view. This is m application made to the the Share Bill. Their inte most closely car alled, accommodation is dented, as wok in order to do so they must do business. If value of a sinek, merchandiss, or landed property legislation anch as we are bare to Hongkong Chamber to ascertain from its worthers; and from affected and they are persie knowledge lities are simost impossible. I doubt very tunch that business is over-done it becomes un-nd it is an old rule that prices mist fali ybere ball or hear. Gentlemen, Mr. Bellion in bin been the result of the Share Bill ditring the enable them to form somontrent stato- faranagora Lure, I sea Mr. 'Da Bovis, Hon. T. H - depreciate if you do away with the demand, considered necessary to protect either investor, information which is at its disposal, what has it they thought fit to dipuld probably whether any back was er-wo have well known profitable and eventually the struggle ends, towbar for the ad as da other, struggles, in the survival, gentlenes, it is also a principle of natioant 900 25th June, 1891, which appeared in print, and of the application nada to the Chamber perhaps men, as I said before, thesupported this Mr. Batter will tell us that within two or Only communications relating to the news columns the most backing. It is, meantime, greatly own level and without any not legislation it is a very istresting study, after 16 months passed. or since it came into force in October or prors thair assertions t? bearing" of have the power. to, bay forward, I think you if not of the fittest, of those who have tion of Kapply and demand will find their fand I must say, "knowing what we sit know, than, the operation of the Stare Bill since it was to support it. to prote uitz for it, of the past. If you modify this Bill so that you mp that the market in general and the proper I hare takes the trouble to read it again, the Secretary will corriots. What has been, Bill did not bring farw sugle fact three months. time this stringaney will be a thing
as this Sharo Bill. You will tell me have passed by. On the foot of it there is last P I feel perfepily sorinin-sat there is no shots but brought about fes and losses will Bed that many of the present-holders Elitor, net for publication, bet na orļšanca of good dealers that in these bard-times of lowbat that cot so, ex that Act has been should he write with such bitterness and of what has been going on in the sharethey did not bring a tittle poe to support ga duuucial facilities, bay forward to the end I that Leaman's Ant proves the contrary, a strong prejudice against bar but why man here who has suy knowledge or experisaca and troubles. They arguit waand, but will one into the market, who are unable to All Letters for publication should be written on our exchange and dull trade we hear of so few made for different reasons altogether not to barshress against this class of people? I can market and duaadid order, who asa say it, and as far as the histole last fifteen of Denaber say, and if tas money market ta cases of repudiation of contracte. What to Banke' oredit. Gentlemen, if you think it who do not like to lost a game, and very few in one direction during the past twelve come not daring that tick the ques rili s able to take delivery and you find a laxel for supply and domand but to protect only wagius that he is like most mortals that it has had any affect at all Group, mouths, and the difference which bare still stringent when it comes for delivery, they the Consul-General says of Shanghai applies sossary to retain the Bill for this purpose, let people esa do so with good grace, "To atop month or so. b- aunt before 11a.m., a the day of publication pretty closely to Hongkong and. Cautan, na do it by all ears, buse we surely bars all speenlation slingstage is impossible, for it would of the shark market? When it was one formatizu we can get, aks tafarenosing harm to all who bare been condered with What has been the state tion, all the svidensa we id ali,the in will see these shares thrown back again, here the natives have learnt to value the bad state of affairs in the Colony; but do ano to say that it is rot until it is discovered path, and since that date they bara baan Exit affect that it is the oper the hulla" brought before you why I intended to vote for the sana internets at heart, and that is to improve mean the prevention of all busintas; yet it is ad shares of all descriptions were low an we are able to deas, alhow is to the them. There are two reasons outside the others compiercial good name even above dollars,way with the legislation for other aluska nnd that barless bas raaphoi Adangeroua conditioning steadily, and they have been down for the thoroughly realising as they do its credit as the trade fes as bafore. It has been through over-spectation that it is slind last aiz montbe at the lowest point at which foariefal world, that can terrible falls lelle sulely on the question of Mr. Bell that exured the generkness of the Mr. Ball-Irving'a readiation, i have to value in the world of finance.
suggested by
in innance shares also, but these bands, and then it is too late to are the celony, and they steadily remain su. It has losses suffered. There are erid-nosement. But I would suggest a possible ar same people to extend the that speculation has gone beyond ite proper they have over asan in the history of this is the prices of the shat the excessive Irving's resolation or Mr. Gratis amend Companies take care of themselves by The Northern Pacific Steamship Campazy's son think it right to do something to check with the abject of destroying the one safe. Jolaser, kar boen found, and the market has has been said, and said that the Bill in six conthe benou I think our finsusan will be position. But the curious part in that bene-boen with the greatest difcally that even now this there was the bora was any rankosest. I wish this Chamber would show strioting the transfer of their shares. If y el legislative attempts have been made for the best and strongest sticks a pur real nogaasity or oste Lobars Bill. Its common sense and be unacions now, sad say ohartered steamer Para Nangsailed from Tanema forward sales for distant dates, and thus ourtuil { guard of facial affaire-nately, the bear. It]bsen in such a state that the disposal, of 100 interferes with free tradėjurions part of ius frtner condition, and a trally different stais reckles spepsiation. I am sure you will meet is concaivabin that in critical timos falas reports, shares in any particular stock has jumped the it is that it interferes within cu vas side of thisre generally eating. I beg to bring A MEMORANDUM on the working of the yesterday. She has been craising chiefly under instance, time bargains for a period exceeding 3 may bring on spanio, and do great injury ge in aging that that hat boos the state of the "bails; a man may get up Imaris the opinion of this Chamber It is disable ab H... Firebrand returned to the harbour with a gaseral app rt.to rexramand that, for sot about by those who agaire a fall in prices, sket up five or ten points. It. I am sorrect As Mr. Grote said it does fere with the forward the following ameument That in Mixed Court at Shanghai is attached by mail and has completed her quarterly dring months be declared illegal, thus bringing na rally. In Franse there is a law which pan-market during the past twelve months, how can shares, for instance, willte of absare present to make any churga in Ordinanca 15 of Mr. N. J. HARRON, H. B. M.'s Conant. General, to his report on the trade of that which sailed from here on the 14th att for Say something in the Stockbroker Angostating with country. But it does not follow that an one the least degree, because I was sture that so sad the reaction amen and fue stale of rifer the same inquiry back to the Chamber of The American ship Charmer, Captain Helmes, I sincerely trust that we shall also be able to do harm if there was a similar messure in this put into operation ban benefited the colony is value, and then the "ber blaza- when Govorot be requested to be good enough to pare the custom of the London Stock Exchange ished people far sanh daads, and it would done it be said that the. Share Sili since it has been reports, res them up their actual 1991, known as the Stars Hill, bet that H. the port for 1891, and it embodies some interest-Fadder, the effect of an experience with I will fesakly simit has done a great deal of those who have done so are unscrupulous. The or at the present moment staires can be much te nothing. There is an anaias she
Francion, put bank yesterday with damages regard to the signing for the concerned." whish should be permitted to sol bar bosure ame of will say that during this fast twelve monthe stairs comes out and the have dropped Commscoo six months from us. ing information. He says that the criminal typhoors. and police cases dealt with by the Mixed-
barm and has ce doubt encouraged spouulsion, argument if it be worth calting an argument lower than they have her Bears have not as law to pazish it, so praise the own knowledge thers have been more appli particularly by people whose meats and paritions equst if not greater weight as applied to the bombaring to put down shares Court show a total for the year of 5,600 as were respectivaly sentenced to twelve, gide, and disclose their names Well gentlemen, we all having benght for a risa, spreads false report passed and yet shares have gone down day
At the Magistrady yesterday three women were such as to make it undesirable for them to boll party. It might be urged that beanse A to stop their operations thist this Bill was to buy shares for which un money to shares to the Hongkong and Shaughsi Ben
It was man for deliberately end to a contract ostions for shares from all parle of the East, against 5,999 for 1890. The census of 1835 ix months' imprisonment by Mr. Hastings for hare bought one experience dasriy and let us of a favourable aberaster, which induces others by day and are sor at thesis lowest poins, has description of ganatlemen, and in the course of the last 20 years. All these appli pay unius the shares b go up. It is during the past month that during any month gave a total native population of the foreign deging a little girl aged uins, who was playing take a lesson from it. It has been asid by the to parotisse, and results, wontually in low to Eat it was said by tho eppesents of the not the other which he the prices and sations have been from bens de investors that
in the street, from the care and custody of har supporters of the Bill that the "bears" were settlements north of the Yarg King Pang guardians. Inspector Sisaios affected the aruncosarily depreciating stocks held by to as a matter of fact, the lies of the balls do for under consideration that not rustoly would that ble remedy is thoru for it beare should just now. I should like to say that this mayet- them, no bull sperations should be allowed. Bill before it was passed add waan it was the treble, and if it is sphalerer porsi is a very different kind of thing to that mentioned of 125,665, and the census of 1890 showed rest of the women. that thie had increased to 168,129, or a
rostora dering the last above gambling manis; more harm in the long ran than the lies of the Bill check the "bearing of ifissed the selling ziet ? Is the world of and free trade ing has been called to discuss the Share Bill, strd yearly average of 8,500. Teking this fa- to right. If I was the head of the Governant and The members of the Sanitary Board held that this is uct so. a bona fila investor will vest and lasa zhoir money; whereas, all the bone-f shares by men who did not own shares to deliver Stop both if you can arte you will do whether the balls" or "beare” are in the bat.I think I'on prove to you by plain figuras bara. They sadure thoughtless people to in- of shares that did not exist or the galling of the "bar" is the necast to the ball" only the Shara Bill, and it does not watter much crease into consideration, and bearing in mind proposition with or "to" should follow the annual return be receives, and it stands to infususe, and cannes affect real merits, which, regularly done is shares. So fit as to can see, interfors with the bad measure which I saw people squabbling about it I would con that a large number of the the caves were law. One member gate reasons why "to" should will give him a big dividend, and to avoid fhear bear rails? dénotgoed, and the pablis: twoire moniùs, what has been the result? Of France, Spain, England, and $8,000,000 or $7,000,000 in gambling; give it
och sourect in s soetsin sectance of a bro reason that he prefers such figurss which somer or later, must fit. Yet we continually by inferonse and by experient during the past has been tried in every in the world $8,000,000 $7,900,00 offences against municipal regulations, there not gaped by his colleagnez, and “with bear." The London Financial News of the the committee of the Madrid Stook. Ezebango tirely The absolute fast is but all dealing ined and the markot left to run flament.
the Investor's only safegused is the adverse to bears. The resolution just passad by stopped your legitimate dening in starve onoare trial the shad been repen
a igures show, as Mr. HANTEN remarks, i
Mr. G. SLADE Goounded Mr. Lasibald's amend Entisfactory decrease of crime.
22nd Marel has a well-written article out of is remarkable instance of this anti-boar foaling, abares has stopped dead daring: the last minu vr The Band of the 1st Shropshire Light Inte} which I chali wire you few short sentences, æ It provides that a purchaser for faturs delivery tan months, and shares have guine simdily down many yours ago, were A to some limits meeting, reospitalating his former Rements free course. Governoks in England Mr. Granville SHARP next addressed the couriderable proportion of offenders, adds will play the following ergramme on the they are so will adapted to our use as if the on a given day may compel immediate delivery day by day and mouth by no ath. I am per- tious, but is Her Maign the pramble against the opponents of the Bill, and strangly the Consul-General. "were not residents but past oran
Barrack Square to-night, omamnning it balf-artiola hid boon written for Hoogkong At from the seller by giving forty-eight hours" fostly well svara, sa is every gentleman bers, of the Aet was altered it was considered supporting the continuare of the measure. "strangers from different parts of the om-
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Crook, or just after a Anancial er commosoni crisis carried into praction is ebrions. The seller, who at and the financial position of momy of the trade. In France
fandal position of the Colony an improper interEarth the freedom of Mr. FRANCISexpressed his delight to bear what "pice, and the practice of the Court of late Yaiza Fonteno
experiment was had fallen from Mr. De Boris bat bumoronsly Waltime when it is far to late for the application of the time of the contract thinks he besto or three residents of the Colvoy kas of course, interfered tried, because the giver too high, but suggested that the revival, might be counted has been to direct the police to photographer
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Carlin, time well-meaning but narrow-minded people he has only forty right bars in which to do so skares, and possibly. I say possibly-that, and orion we know that frequently passat peal of the Ordinance" were brought before Kaobloch.demand in the interests of what they call morali The sole result would be that no one would sel that nous, ray be the one the cessation of thare in the individate of the proposers, ham. Lachter). sons so dealt with render themselves liable,
Fanetty the inforvention of the law to prevent the stick which he did not poagoas at the time of share business. But fait probabis? Bo far as and if bill is day and foutlo
coandals and loss which inevitably result from the sale; in foot, it would effectually prerast I esti ascertain there is no evidence one way or "in ease of their returning to Shanghai, to those who hold that if opium be s'poison, it is! threegh such a period, as witness the endeavour chief censo of tki atability of markets and the that is that if this Bill had not been in, farve model for mor and This.logiststien ja tion laenying that they are utterly watrns.
The Daily Graphic says: There dronotorious over-meculation Just now are peasing it bear operations, and tans do away with the sisecher, but one bar is perfotly pertain aust prompt zomalados is therefore unus to the Princely House I have no hesita morrow to burt anys is the States it is point for Mr. Francis. As regards his refer "the application of the bamboo, and re as slow a poison as coffee was said to be on a bar so this country to prohibit dealings tor fatare negotiability of stocks.
deportation, and this made of procedure in memorable upension by Valtaire Dr. Low delivery in pig iron warrants and the resolution understand that vary bear safe strengthens the same posil son now could, there have which we are deparour daily slipod, on the amendment should as taken by show of The pablis will not is it likely that mess would have gone down to cadwand by the of free trade spor Some discussion arose as to whether the rots 14 has a very salutary effet in keeping away in Hyderabad, goss even further, and argues the committee of the Madrid Strok Exobarge, possible to sůl bears of Argentines, wa should. There is no veíïdenců whatever, I say, to show I meeting was abse who knows any Mr. De Borrs, during the conversation, tak
rs, to bis report on the Medical Department with reference to bear sales recently passed by pro tanto the ball position. Had it been bess the save creation of shayo businom P Of course Mr. Hetement at the last hands, ballot, or otherwise. "the criminal classes who are attracted by that, in india stall events, the opium hibit is The attempt to make people zooral-taat is, is not now be weighted downby the Murrista and that the passing if that "the wealth and apportouity for plunder notarily boorfiolal "An owene numb of this conuustion, to keep then frou speculating Baring commitauis The fall very possibly bad in any way in usound the abure market ez mil that the trade with the Chinese perfectly imutaloial about the amendment Bhars Bithing of the trade, mean when he the opportunity of observing-I think it i #offered by the foreign settlements bere balk to oplam, and would not only fall an easy ways will be, failure. As far back as 1610 pureka-es of the bear would bare scabied the account for it. that shares have gone down and calare end detail instance, so many fectly impossible to psas any amendment to people," u tha: oountry, he says, owe their beyond their merce has always beer, and would have been a great is it was, but the resept for evil. The tack consiste bever you and the worshiped the fall parties regards tho Share Bill. It would be per prevail in as Ordinance Hongkong if the same methods were adopt partionlarly, he repressuta it sufren fevers`andeal in 1897 transactions having more than protect either balla or bears making profits Bill support it on the gramrid that stop oertain data Eo knows anything of Lottare Hourt. So long as that Ordianoce is in general health it they did not take it." Mr possisaad by the seller at the time of the basere can yet be found. Legislation to done, and to who supported that Share such a time to delivery of free prevents me trote spending 36 in Mavila od. The argumentum bacalinum is a potent other maladies funtdental to a shanga af olimate, three days to rus ware mada ilegal by lng by flugidevate means is all very well; ping part of harde would stop the fall in what goes on inary merchant office forso has an I buy abares whisk do not exist and effective one in Chins; it in thoroughly This is strong language. But it is the strong Hoh law. Yet these measures did not avait but to forbid short sales only weskens the prices offered sunid put an end to the ille knows that there sings article of trade (Laughter) understood andreciated by the people, portunities of investigating the subject; and it when the Nautyblos failed in Amsterdam, vor Mr. Estilion says Bull" lapselably, have It has dous `I indhidiinily know boater to butto sell and deliver Mr. GROTE-1 object to thereof Mr. Batur, Isaysage of a man who has eriored special op te prevent the giat pawis Holland in 1764 the positive which it is intended to asist." gitimate mess and foster legitimate business. or commerce men do not "daily.jA slow of hands daelded in favour of a ballot. with whom it far been the chief disciplinary certainly sms te demands awer, argnmant the Sonth Sea Babula smack in 1799. Later means, but im neud have litio, est: and thing abet chefact of this Bill except in two job they hay their boss but force for decades of denturiys." It is only as and out abiy xatories, from the on- len, in 1. Barnard's Act prohibited options jo later on be says he bar is liable to be tostances in tho-e troiadtwice i ro instufe which they kisell they can get by Charges at all have to to lb regfeited, that, the bachcg is not the optimipio as a fodi ylot: üper: var või Und, Kulit: Lo-bata 40% in 1207; forbade with is the best, and phy wish the jearkat ng liberate entered kad panitizeta “7, aures has molithout bhthsf bayjoolnion of the legal adviker of the Chamber o ̈ flatuisetic putte who speak of the permasin of the public funds and galling for differences torne vod here, however it no bull to ope in this as in splie of die Shwe Elli het, de-ordering in faith that m Mord in de in the Clergy féricas Ministration de ver gisa Endise zugits.
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The CHAIRMAN→ We shall have to take the