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CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT.
ESTABLISHED 4.0. 1841.
MANUFACTURERS OF AEZATED WATERS.
Our NEW FACTORY has been recently refitted with automatic Steam Mulinery of the latest and vunt approved kind, and we are well able to sompots in quality with the best English makers
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"BOMBAY SODAS."
We continue to supply large bottles as baro tofore; Frea of Extra Charge, to those of our Customers who prefer to have them to the or dinary size.
COAST PORT ORDERS,
vasaver practicable, are despatched by first atsamer leaving after receipt of order.
For COAST POLIS. Waters are packed and placed an hour ship at Hongkong prices, and
11. FOXGKONG DAILY FEISS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 170, ASME,
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would that exonerate the directure from all Mr. DUNN-Supposing we were to wind up, further shasing against them; beans they are legally liable, I believe?
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THE PURCHASING POWER OF SILVER AND GOLD IN CHINA.
Wetmore appears in the N. C. Daily New
The following interesting liter by Mr. W. S. Ic my letter on this subject, which appeal 17th of Marsh laut, I wrot
If it an established as a fuot that an ounce
of a ser will now purchase, or exchange for, as auch, on the average of certain articles (whos value has un bon materially affected by ather elders minat havo more information befare they would have done twenty years ago, then it mat Mr. TLDOT said that the Shanghai share user than the connected with engroser) as it proconded to discuse winding ap. He wished to be apparsus that its parchasing power, that is its know the date of the last account? In the revalus, has not diminished in that time port of the directors dated 14th January, 1801, Believiure I do that this point can be they recommended that the accounts should be not readily determined here in China, where made up to 31st December each year, and the silver is the standard of valde, and gold but an meeting held annually asoon txoreafter as poss article of commerce, and where the productions ible. He should like to know where the acof the soil, and of manual bar, have not been so much seated, by extensin cennas, kinh ng crants ware.
The CHAIRMAN-I have never seen any so cheaper transportation and Improved methods of onltivation and manufacture, as in western Mr. TALBOT said it was perfectly well known countries, I venture to ask for a little graes in
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there, and fa all probability looked like settling the corgo ca the grand that its import had made by the directors. He forted in the reporting span the question re are readily available."
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That this enormous divergence between the
1,761, as it now is, it would have been at Isasi is high as the ether commodity, gold, which
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The following wòpours in the N. O. Daily B.M.8. Firebrand arrived at Shanghai on the journment has been arranged as na to allow the formation which the other shareholders had the aggregates of commodities, adopting the News of the "Dil Instrona integraki was re- 8th inat. from Wanchow, and will probably after the recipt of this letter for thủ Shenghai not?
some standard, 2,000, in 1978, as the starting mistake to suppose that 82.03 would go as dived from fluizing yesterday afternoon, shortly prosed up the river to Johsng. H.M.B. barokelders to be cosentted, and I shall be glad The CHAILLAN said, he could not anawor the point, and it will at once be soon how the com for now ps 82 did in 1873 to supplying withdrawing Mr. Dey's stud from the auction - Porpoise, which arrived at Changhai on the 9th, if you will let us know by calls what view they questions,
modity, gold, kes advanced above the silver plane a coolica wants with regard to these at which it was snnounced to be sold, made the rim down from Hankow at over 18 tako." On the 8th March they wrote, "I noto Mr. DUER romarked that it was useless for 2000, which silver, and all commodities, include two articles, hecause after the neary
kate. She goes for to Japanese waters short your remark sa to the feeling of the share the Shanglial shareholders to be seled to give ing gold, occupied in 1879. We are indebted to theesurtesy of the Spanish quantity of rice had been bought at its Coman for a sopy of the following telegram re The Paupate buts Shanghat on the 10th for helder which was in reference to s letter an spizion when they had no information on
Chinklang.
he (the Chairman) had seat, atating that which to found it. It asemed as if the 'dirsetorn | raluen af gold and silver is entirely owlog to an the shareholders more talking of calling en were trying to get the sharabolders to any somo-pdvance of the former god not at all to any enhanced cost there would probably be saved by him yesterday afternoon Manlle
16th May. The storm already nazonneet ik We Daily News) are informed that indignation meeting to considerat stops thing and then to my You have given your decline in the latter, is, I think, abandoni nothing at all left to expend in flower, azosing Lasen from the south-east to the north-H.R. Nick Tantsi hended aver in the Frennb could be tatron to unko the directora and consent and now you cannot crumble. Ha pro proved by the attached tablo, fur. if silver late Consul-General.om the 8th inst a cheque for Tis. nouster Kable for all the monoy spent on the posed the following roolution: That this really gone done, oven five per coat, then the A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. Still, after bringing all the criticism we can work"
29,890 odd, with the intimation that this was the minsa without any result, On the 22nd Fab.wasting is of opinion there is nothing bafdrooggregate valen, for 1802, of the curameditira to bear on the construction of the table the A Peking telegram received at Changhai an amount demured by the Messageries Maritimos rasry he wrote, "To oxpressions of indignation it to justify an expression of its views, and it spesifled, would bare been more, lastend of los figures seem alearly to show that the pur-nounces the Intention of 1.3 the Emperor Company, for daringen anstaltun! by the Sydney amongst ebarebalders about the state of affairs declines to proceed further until audited no on 2,000, and, with a decline equal to the chasing power of silver has not decreased, in to spend the qualcg hot months at Yan-ming in the collisine, with the Chinese corvatis feisti ang very severe, and in case of a further call Iconuts and explanations of the conflicting re-difference between the two metals, instead of
Fuan, and that already the poet houses and on the 11th of February last; but that as this doubt vary much that any one will pay it." To prezantations are made."" China at all events. Mr. WERKOBA gives courier stations that had fallen into ruins dar had been paid from the pocket of Commodore this they answered, "I note your remarks s us the figures for each of the twenty years ing the last reign and the latter part of this End, the floor in stramand of the Kaicht, him to the feelings of the shareholders and dan This resolution on being put was estriodetander as shown in the table at 21950.
have been rebuild and oooupled by a large staff well, his Bretterng asked to be allowed to sur- quite understand their disappointment atsimously, and it was further agreed that from 1873 to 1893, and the comparison must for the transmission of memorials and dospatobos rest that this matter should be brought to the the uneviccesful result of the company's spora eslogram komething similar to the following TABLE OF INDEX NUMURES FOR TWENTY CHINESE not be made only between the two axtreme from Peking to the Summer Palace.
notice of the Director at Marseilles who might tions, and that disappointment is fully abuted should be gout :-"Bhar holders demond zugitud yeam, but must include the intervening The Shanghai Herewry is informed that the under the circumstances cake curtale allowances, by the directors, who are themselves con accounts and explanations of conflicting repre- years. Eice, wheat, and beans, for in Sheridan Consolidated infog Compasy, Trinita Petra portion of the mobyte Com-siderable losers by the failure of the entorontations Dadlins in santime to opras stance, were all dearer last year than in ed. has received an offer by telegraph from the antenna whether but at great non-prise, which has becu due to circumstances which opinion. Fall particulars follows by mail."
Buggier (ompany to take orar the whole of ice in raising the amount. We naderstand it was impossible to foreses and which were The proceedings than terminated, N. 0. 1873, but in the intervening years they the mines on lesas for three gases apon 12 or that of the num paid some. Tix 7,500 represente altogether beyond the control of the Hoard Daily News.
The tort letter ressived by the mail legt week have boen sometimes cheaper and some-sent, wyalty, the lessees to protect the Teluride damage to eargo in the steamer at the time. times dearer.
obligation and to bend for 18 months for Rice was exactly the same $400,000. The proposal is approved by Mr. hai the other day from the North, in, the N. boldogs are notod. Nobody could be more dis Yuan Tastai of Wuhu, who arrived at Shangy Your remarks as to the feelings of share price as in 1874 and. * good deal obeaper James Simpson, who is at the mine nad by the Daily News says the same official who wrote appointed than the directors at the failure of than in 1878, but as the latter was a year of Company's manager, Mr. Alter,
protest of nearly 30,000 obaznoters while he was the enterprise, to which they have devoted much Boratary in the Board of Reroons, in 1870 which they are considerable losses." That was limo and attention and by the non-anecase of scarcity it would not be fair to take that In connection with the debate in the House of ws think it was against giring the control of all ks (the Chairman) bad to say, except to in The purest ingredients only are used, and the year alone; in 1887 the price was again member of the London Chamber of Commerce the oceans into the hands of peito the shareholders to indicate the nature of
Commons on bimotelliam it is reported that s most care and oleanliness aro exercised in the higher, and it was exactly the same as last interviewed the Home Bale Whip, and pointed Maritime Customs whon Sir Rabort Hart op- the telegram they wished him to send in time for in your isane of the North-Whina Haraid of the manufacture throzyhaet.
Jemy in 1874, 1879, 1889, 1888, 1890, and out to him that the Irish nienters ought to rate deavoured at that time to join the two Excise the meeting on the 15th inst.
services andor obo administrative control. It is 1891. Beans also, which were last year 119, for bimetallies, sa Arebbishop Wains and streenid that at the time the late Grand Secretary were 138 in 1876 and 189 in 1877. Wheat appreciation of gold. "Oh!" said the Whip: You Ching-ming, she was then at the bed given similar variations. All three articles it isot unlea party question, I'll bring the the Twang-li Yamen, bad almost been gained are
'to Sir Robert Hart's views, when the composition boys along! But it was made a party question of this formidably long protest not only changed were slightly above the average for the twenty and the bora had to vote with the Govern the Minister's intentious but also the views of years, but they were all considerably below ment.
majority of the high Ministers at Court. It is the bighest point touched in that period,” A Peking telegram informs the N. C. evident from this that Wala wil bare a pretty whereas if there had been a marked, de- Daily Note that the Tsung-li Tamen had strong anti-foreigu Tastai for the next three crease in the purchasing power of silver they meeived telegraphic despatches from HE. years
Wang Wan-khao, Governor-Ganesal of the ought to have been dearer than ever be Yünkusi provinces, to the effoot that that offois!
Cotton glaning reachinas ara bamming in fore, Wo reproduce the complete, tablo had received an urgent memorial fro the ash, portant articles of export from Japan to Chins. in another coltima and would commend prefect of Tangga, on the borders of Yunnan and says the Hyogo News: but there moms to have boer some trouble in Shanghai in congestion the full amount allowed for Packages and Emp:is study to all who are interested in party of British soldiers who had arrived at a Hands and Inouye of Orika sent a certain em
Barmah, complaining of the enoroasaments of a with these articles. Some time ago, Masers.counts. ties when received in good wondition.
the currency problem. For ourselves, we placs called Sitang, within that officer's jucie.
the Curioms there objected to the pastnge of new company on the slugth of representations
Sinn writing that arthis I bive boen more bean prohibited. Negotiations were immediately of the directors to he submittal fo the share than ever impresaid with the superior advan- opened by the Japanese Consul, and the matter holders at the meetlag of April 11th, 1864, the tagas offered by this country for Savestigating came to a speedy conslesion by the ascent of the following paragraphs-The quantity of ere the abject for the reasons aboca stated, us China Chiness authorities to repeal cho probibition. It is sight in the Ssu Imais alons in estimated at essentially a silver standard country, and ita is alleged that a certain native firm in Chips 60,000 tons of good milling ore, anslag from final system of the simplest oharacter, free, intending to muaufapture the machines applied $25 to $30 per trin, which would leave the company sept to the west limited extent, from all the to Li Hang-chang to probible their impart as on the very lowest computation, $10 per the complications contooted with heavy loans, and measure of protection, and that either Li clear profit, or satimating that we treat 10 ranx their attendant issues of Government obli- Heng-elang or his officions subordinates immo por day, this should leave a net stars of £5,000gations; and, furthermore, as the methods of distely issued the prohibition order. Bat that per annum. The extimate of profit is on the agriculture and manntaciurn are practically such an ae Li should have been as indiscreet insis of what is actually in sight and awaiting the same as they have been for hundred
treatment, but there is erary reason to heliare of years. In the matter of transportation, is, wo baliove, yuzy probable.
that the vein, which has already been proved to aj too, there has bo no change, except on the The NC. Idily News says:-16 will no doubt depth of 550 feet will hold down and remain coast, while the interior teada la enrried on in be renumbered that the inde-Chios N. Co. equally rish. This is apart altogether from what the same manner as it has bou for generations sad the China Navigation Co protested strong may be taken out of the other mines, the assers pant It must be evident, therefore, that the by last year against the attempt made by HE. of which run considerably higher. The Chair-cast of production here has not been influenced. Li Haug hang to give a monopoly of the or-san basjust roturned from the mines and has as it bas besu in tan western world, by cogent-The C.N. Cu's steiner Whampaa, Capt. Hat- risga of rice to Tlentais to the China Merchants great confidence as ever in the value of the pro improvemente in machinery and incred shioon, is, we are sorry to Hay, cu Raves on the Li, Tautai of Chungking, who at one time was 8N. Can, by rafusing to shippars by the other perty of the company, and that it will prove a facilities for trappertution which have altor d 3.5. Pramunicry. She loft, here on Saturday terms of 11; D. Chang Tsiso-yt, asems, says the free export of grain; formerly granted to all is faily organised; but in order to erect the thors; thing rendering to leas suitable for parowok wang. Indeed the Wanpoa's cargo was Becretary of Legation at Washington during the compan for the hates, or permits for the duty bigbly remunerative undertaking whenever work from your to ge the peines of commodities best with a very valuable orgs for Chaton and N. C. Daily News, to have brought back with steamers alike. Mr. O'Conor's remonstrances to recossary melting furnoos for this purpose, pay poses of comparison than those of this country, the most valuable that has laft this son for him some useful westera ideas when be returned the Tenngli Tamén have oncked in ite having off the debts and get the company into proper where the principal fuctuations in Talas are Nowchwaug. ontiststing as it did of 4,00) pack. home about three years ago, for, upon being up been orrisrail that no uchaos ara in future to working order, a further sum of £5000 is proohledy due to the vicissitudas of climate. pointed Tastal of Chungking last year best ba geanted stall, which is causing, we under posod, to be raised." At the meeting following
ages of pleon-goods alons, the insursaea upon Since writing that seticla, marenver, the mat which amounts to about Cla. 400-830, which is Dr. Strebel, Cansul General for Germanyu set to work building Tarious kinds of schoole. stand, wach dissatisfaction to the shippers and the Chairman said: Of the railway I cannot her of ourzendine has formed the subject of debate spread or several offers many of which Stakes Consul, as Senior Consul at Shanghai. ammede Mr. J. A. Leonard, the retiring United amongst which is the Begliels chool for the to local oficials, to whom the privilege of grant-speak too highly except na to its cost; and as in the House of Commons in England, and the have fall Kass.
study of western arts and sciences--the first in ing these passes was of obrisas value. It is gain the mines, once more I was assured by oppreciation of gold has best called in question this morning announcing the sovidont to Mer the history of Bohsen. Now we hear of another stated, however, by Chinese bars interested in M. Whyte, our own appoisted caining sap there, as it was as the Brusts Conforoase, by def-ld and wire looses the position of establishment of a tres library. There are zone intention, for this year at imel, of abolishing the es, several months before they were taken careful attention to this pint as ils sapremetry, which would plass hot slows to the xpo Anuovation on Westera principles which is the the matter that the Chinese authorities have no tuin, who took charge of the mines to satialy embers who oridently are not giren salt the Tool as E N.E. of the Southienst Pronos but standard works of reference and approved free pass or hackade system for the transport of over, that we had 64.000 tons of ora avail-importance most autoubtedly merits; so that it where the Fugear was lost. It is prestmal that classical books in the now library, and the poor rico to the Northern ports in Chinese bottoms; able in San Imaris alone: sad the ledna seeds to her one's duty to aid in aprooting this she must have come to grief in this wathar. students of Chungking and surrounding Lowes nor is it likely that the will be so, while there 850 fest deptle was proved equally good to any of tinancial bury, by bringing to light the data for her commander is one of the most exprienced The P. & O. steamr Rohilla left Singapore are load in their pradans of the nose Tautai. are so many famins in diferent parts of the the upper levole, that the San José Mise our procurable hore, which I seu certain aro. quite skippers to the C. N. Co.'s servico. No pariš for this port on the 15th inst. at 4 p.m. with the
Empire, outward English mails end is dus kore about
tinued to promise as well as ever, in addition to soloist to open the eyes of all but those who ware given in the tolayram as to the 4 pm on the 21st inst.
which we had many other prospects in the New will not see to the fact that silver has not sohances of getting her off or se to what damage Mr. H. E. Wodehouse yesterday held as on Zone, and prarious dicoveries all most sucourag vel, at all events, depreciated in its purelosing she had anatained. News has been received at Shanghai by wire lion men, women and children will be starved quiry into the ormances of the discovery of ing. In a comsaltation with him be aslimsted pawar; hat that gold bis appreciated waarvanu Chungking left here to go to be as-istance this should boynunuations relatus to the pors columns of the death of Mr. J. H. Ernout Waters, the to death shortly if the reliefs in grain that have a woman's body in a house at Mo Tau Wai on the mining cost, including timberlag, at 4 ly, and that all the disturbance of exchange and afternoon, taking Captain Charlion, the Co's
idant of the tinak of Telluride. former manager of the Shorin Mine, and Pra already been subscribed be riot fortbooming gean, the 10th ind. The bride showed that the Mexican per ton; and adding 31 for rail values in gold-standard countries have been Marine Saperia andunt, and some people fram Apropos of the famino, a Poking correspondent dacassed and har borband had gone to rosiče at way expouse. $ for milling, sod making and by the custantly increasing expasity of tolla us (30. Daily News) the following the village about these wecke prior to the 11 due allowances, there sand to be no that co-called standard ftit.
singa's door with pamps and saking gene The Whampoa has been running sinus 1892, The result of the ballab for offoors, Fiskanecdote of HIM. the Emperor. The other tragedy and apparently were not living on vare doubt in the mind of any of those cau nected, I have, therefore, availed myself of the rioland in of 1,117 tous register.
On the night of the 10th with the wines that we should, at least ast mine of statistical information contained in the Bathraft Mech for for den formed His Majesty that the cost for iransport sounds of a quarrel were heard by the neigh-3 per ton on car ore, and possibly consider offcial publications of the ratarus of trade; nude says selegram, data beino Just night.
Hongkong Volunteer Corps, is as fol- day, the President of the Best of Berende la micable terms.
The same pape in its issue of the 14th înst tepents--H. E. Donaon, A. Chapan, and WV, of rach pioul of rice from Peking to Kailua-boure, but to enquiry ar intervention was at ubly unre." That was at the meeting of 11th annually by the Imperial Maritime Customs of was received hars this morning by sears, Ent H. E. the Governor for bia consideration. altobell, and those names will be sabaitted to o'ng, short as the distance was, was two tacis, tempted. At 6.58 the next morning the bus of April. 1892, and ten months later Mr. Has China to propará a table of index numbers of terfield & Swire, stating that the Whampoa is ao that the 20,000 pisals his Majesty desired to band left the hoogs, leaving the bay with an old wood up his ropart as follows twenty of the principal articles of production of badly nahore in Shihtaa hay, southerly exgneure, ho sent on at ones would atoue oost Tle. 40,009. woman who lived next door, and siros that timeFirst, there is no minorel at present exposed this country, which Terust you will be able to and asking that completo salvage gour and The Shangkit Mercury understands that the His Majesty orclaimed in a loud voider "Oh he has not been seen. O breaking into the "fighting committee of the local shareholders what a pity it is we have no railways there. Not premises after daylight the worias was found the coup's property that can be flod x place for in your paper. With regard timber should be sent st ones to the aid of in Lue Insuris El Dorado on the 19th inst. dos only would transport than cost almcat nothing elders of the village was boid and they reported vors of valuable are baries by further or the northern porta of Chins. Nowodwaug, Tisat she bas 10 fast of water in her forehold, on a bot with bur throat out. A mesting of the distions are minst unfavourable for the dis.
worked with profit, and, second, that the into the articles selected, I would remark:—
the ship, which it is possible to save. A rock psiched telogram to Mr. P. Major, London bat we might avoid having famizes altogether," the affair to the police. In the room in which plorationa" Mr. Talbot amid that that para sin. Shanghai, Chiukiang. Kicking. Haukow, but shaft that everything is dry. Her position 1st, that they are taken from the roturas of ia app wod to be through her bottom, and the attorney for £5,000 of the shares, remitting $800 towards obtaining a high lagal opinion at The Hon. Treenrar of the Allos Memorial the murder was committed a small bloodstained home su to chances and prospects of legs! pro-Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the chopper was discovered. Olbar traces of blood graph did away with all the directorx kad ba- and Niegpo
the tolegram any, appars to be similar to that taro stared. Then he saw that the sharabolders celings in London.
ind, that they are productions of the country of the Hangchois, which was shoro near Amoy were found on various articles in and about the
here had their suspicions and on 28th May, 18-2, in the belghbourhood of the ports from the reis 1987, but if adds that the kcality in which room. Nodigde of any struggle ware, appar Mr. Major telegraphed to London Shars turn of which they are respectively taken, and the Whampoa las is dangerous with reefs on out, and from the position of the body it up holders demand postpone three months raconare among the most important articles of trader lat. Four lighters in the harbour (Chef, peared sa though the murder had been som
itted doborately while the unfortunate woman
straction scheme, ewing condleting information at thoaa parte, meny of them being such me aro we presmaa), the telegram says, are oblatumhio value mine meeting called. Returday sonsider exported obiefly, if not entirely, to ofher parts for taking out the oarge, but yesterday was no was in a slumber. The enquiry was adjourned roply." And the reply dated London, 97th of China for conesmption. until Thereday:
reach that the transhipment of cago was im- May, was: "Referring to Major we are ad- This table is prepared on the same principle possible The Hangchowe, which had gone to her. vised cannot do as desired; you must adhere to ne ara those in vea in Europe for demonstrating stane, was to return at daylight (from Che- Liquidators sirenler." In face of those statements the courts of the market values of different foo) with native divers
Our Registered Telegraphis Address is *DISPENSARY. HONGKONG." And I signed messages addressed thus will receive prompt attention.
randy la Btook-
pression of trade is the appreciation of gold, not the depreciation of silver. Inflation is
-The Shanghai Mercury of the 10th fast, says the primary and immediate cause of the The Gooral Conference of Protestant Mis fancial cataclysm that has overtaken the sonaries have directed that a brief commentary
the Rihlaboprepared by a committes repressat Australian Colonies, but even there the curing the various denominations. Fire members reacy, difficulty must have had its iofisence, of this committes bars been a seasor the last and it may be supposed the crash would have toro days in Shanghai, namely, the Rev. Wm. Mairhoad, Shanghai; Rer. H. L. MoKenzie, The following is a List of Waters always kept boen less serious had the appreciation of Swaton, Rev. T. Nores, Canton; sud Drs. gold been leas. The Australian Colonies are Parker and Du Bose, of Bocobo. Two other over head and ears in debt; they her members are to be aboven. They will first prepara notes and comments on the New agnificent resources from which it might Testament and appeals will be made to the Tract reasonably have been expected that they Societies of England and Amerion for fonds to would have been able to discharge their publish the work. It will probably be extensively
d by the Protestant Căristinng in China, obligations, but when, in addition to paying interest, the principal has been appreciatingat the rapid rata Mr., WETMORE's igures show gold to have appreciated it is not surprising that a breakdown should bave happened.
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HONGKONG, MAY 17TH, 1803; FROM the Reuter's telegram published to day it would seen that the Siamese, after all, do not intend to surrender the loft bank of the Mekong to the French without making a struggle for it. Stang-trang was
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from England announcing the death of Mr. R. A telegram has been received at Shanghai J. Abbott, of the Isl. Customs, who was well known in Shangbai.
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The following paragraph, the news in which would be important if it should turn out to be hear through Chinese sozross that the Foreign trua, appears in the Shanghai Meroary'--We Ministers have been pressing the question of that the Celestial states are so alarmed that the opening of Human so vigorously in Paking they have agreed, if the demand for the open- ing of unse is not pressed further, that eail- wars may be laid from Smagh to any direc
A Shapsi fotter from the famine districte atatea that, roughly speaking, nearly half a mil
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,
SUPPLIKU TO THE "DAILY FRESH.";
LONDON, 15th May. FAILURES ON THE STOCK DXCHANGE.
Ten failures Lave conrred on the Lendon Stock Exolmege, owing to the tightness of the money market. RECONSTRUCTION OF AUSTRALIAN BANKS DOUSTFUL.
he thought they would like to hear any ex-articles of trade for a series of yours, and, for the planations that might be torthcoming, and be bent of those who may not be familiar with it, moved that tho mocting be adjourned until the I may expiata that the initial values (in this directors bad tims to consider,
chowo of 1873) are taken as a stradari
at 100, or par, and those of succeeding gear at the droidal equivalent of the areage
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THE STEAMER « WHAMPOA ” ASHORE.
The Shanghai Mercury of the 10th inst. says:
The telegram from Chafon
The Company's stormer
THE TEA SEASON.
In view of the apparsat esgerness on the part
has only been waiting until the holding biok: The market for Kiukiang tena repeived communication from Sheu Ping- I suggested wholesale reconstruction of Austra that 02.000 skurwa ware beld in Shanghai, 10600 Föggregate is ingrened or diminished as com Ler oleases-no matter how anperior in quality-
copied by the French on the 1st of last on within the thirty mile radius month and Khons on the 4th. idem, the Siamese, who were in possession of those provizors arrived at Hankow on the 7th inst the first tens of the season from the Hekasag
Mr. Jaques-I beg to second that, ports, retiring without offering any resist-Dely small quantity, however, came owing, it
The CHAIRMAN-Would you mention a date? Mr. 9. MORRIS said he did not think they value of sach activle for any given your. Thus of bugars to be up and doing in Hunkow, it may ante. Since then one or two other posts has been reported, to the small number of
would do anything until they had had a proper the alpes of all the artistes aro roduced by the not baiss to calmly view the prospects for have been occupied, and it really began to at Hankow. The market opened on the 8th, chsarees who have so far and this appearance
statenat put before them. All Mr. Whittall's decimal system to a naïform basis, and the course the coming tes season. It must of couras be look as though Siam did not intend to but, mnch to the disappointment of baysra, the
statwweets bad been so contradictory that he of each ona readily be followed from year to year, widerstood that the following remarks apply (Mr. Morris) had lost entire confidence, and be as well as that of the aggregate value of all the to the English trade, fight. It would appear, however, that of an inferior quality. Sellora are evidently teas produced by tha taa hooga turned out to be
wanted an outside independent report of the ex-condities; so that it is very easy to deter 'ho present condition of the Londee market penditure
aine, at a glance, whether boy individual is practically that you can all ything-ne Daily Notes as follows:-H.E. Lia Kun-yi hes The London Gassial papers préflet that the brought up suficient forces, and Khone has was opened by Bassian buyers an the 5th fost
The CHAIEMAN. in reply to Me. Denn, said article has gone up or down, or whather the matter how coronat ☎id, while for the del- now been retaken and a French officer
ob'on, the Governor of Anhui, requesting kislinn Borks is donmal to prove a failure.
being in the names of Chinese, and over 10,000 pared, with the standard, or starting number there is no demand over 4. The principal reason that sotnated the reesat Excellency's auction to a set of regulations" for captured.
The kwo demand that exists for common teeg Further developments will be proclamation by Han Tastai of Amoy against the better government of the Yangtze traffic on
FRANCE AND BIAM,
shares were represented in the room at that 4000. The values of the commoditi select wooding.
ed are, of 001180, pp a silver basis, in the equiva. or to be more corroot,, that urists for teas for awaited with intercet, nok numixed with the sale and age of American kerneine ail at that ard the steamers of the three companies" It Slamena troops Investor the Franch garrison
Mr. Mousts and fint when the company leut of tools, and, taking the tlo per value of the price, has been caused ontároly by Caplan anxiety Arbitration has been spoken of diation, was (N. D. Daily News have boon and four soldiers ou so steamer, permanently, tured a French officer. In view of the site of
port and everywhere ander that ofciant's juris is proposed to lace ore petty milltary officer at Khog Khone), seized a pooray, and map was reconstructed the directors stalet flat aggregate at the decimal 2,000 in 1878, sad foland Indis and having shipped daring the bat Home 61,000 tons of ors were bald as an nest, Towing the line of aggregates for the ensuing so much us was expected or indeed as and if the parties to the dispute could agro Suformed on good authority, that it might be wha ostensibly are to sot as a kind of golion fairs in Siam, the French battalion (7 Covers and he wanted to know what had become of link years it will be seen, at a glance, that, after a mach as the home trade regained. It is useles
the first step towards further retaliatory moa against the raids of the neweram light-in- tealing of refide of teloment general maven against everything American, in the event pro gestry, who travel up and dush Live went) has beat two hundred stil twenty pickel shares, and is it had not been for this statement touterially souve (be standard (2,000), prioms so ons Counsured with the trade has
M. TALBOT represent agrest any sciutione, in none of which do the total rise to weary our readers with figures Every them of relief would be experienced in of the Geary Ast being outorgad in the United river in Ihres atmes; hotally, for the marises to embark at Tonton forthwith. the Far East. Arbitration is not popular, niziative, Canton and Switow may naturally much persoonted Kolno Hui who may be
I should not hara teker a share in the company. tled down in 1812 considerably bolon the start. at his dager's enda. It will be saciant Statay. Amoy, therefore, having taken the purpose of arrosting stray members of the
Mr. Moaxis-I certainly would not have puting point, in 1873; wiek domonstrates that an to say that China tea at home is a wanted however, with the French, who believe in follow snit 89.
FAILURE OF-THREE MORE ..
any money into the company if it had not been the whole, prices hord in thels are lower than only as conlowvight, and it dealers can taking for themselves what they want if they
travelling in the bosta of the thres ommpanies.
AUSTRALIAN BANKS.
for that statement, and I hold that if not legally they were in 1873, or that the purchasing power gel as ceh an they want from India ur A rather sad cocurreren took place on the 3rd and men it is intended to ask the managers of For the money wherewith to pay the officers
then these people are momity responsible. of Bitter is arrtainly as great, if not lightly Ceylon they do not want and will got bay Chinn can get it. On the other hand, an open de-fast, at No. 13. Yokohama, the offices of Messrs.the thras companies at Shanghai to deduct two Jony yesterday sanounced the failure of three intention of the shareholders to bring either Tis 1,761,,the total for last year. Would buy as no longer den) in China, foa, and it appears i
Advices mostred by private wire in the so-
Mr. LOIt is vell kaswa thuit it is the greater than it was then as it le evident that tea. Many dealers in London confess that they claration of war is perhaps almost sa im. Oppenheimer Bros. when, according to the Japan or three cash out of every dollar they collect as probable, for it is extremely doubt Casette, a young Frenchman employed in the passage-monay, "by which means,” continuing Company of Sydny, the Queensland Nation.tore, and I think it would be påvigablo lo mem-ns Tis. 3,000 wêuld have dona în 1873. er sak for China tes, they soli what they pro
more Australian Banks-the Commercial Bank. civil qe priminal proosadings against the dires usb on the average, of commodities generally, passible to buy it from the grooors, a pur. whether the Chasabers would sanction it.iwell with a revolver of small calibre. The famor of those regolatious, about a thousand frst Raned institution was etablshed in 1834
offle attempted to cumamit nicide by booting Hist. Fastst of the Wabu Likin Ose, the xos the Bank of North Queensland. The tion that to the directora
As examination of the tablo will show that to be Clius tea but it is rosily nothing of What is most likely is that so-called re young was, it seems, pointed the revolver aske dollars a mouth might be sollestad to recoup the and incorporated in 1858, it had a paid up capital muko exquiries; we see not satisfied.
Mr. Mongis-I would any we are going to the several articles have frutuated corsiderably the sort. Ebis also impossible, except in a for prisals will be entered on, meaning war in tuleeed the heart, enterlug anarls sa inéh below exponent those men." It is not known what of 2800,000. a rostres foud of £870,000, and a rhyfestation for irving, sa are going to tena no general tavament at any time in in hotels and the majority of private houses. ia lue, from year to year, owing to riatura private houses which are supplied directly from thought to his heart, but the ballot fortunately
TALBOT-I do not think this meeting cans, supply and demand, etc., but there has China, to get a drinkable cup of tea anywhere, fet though not in pame, as in the case the vital spot, tie fall buckwards against the H.E. In K'n-yi intends to do in the matter. sarvo ftad for the aqualisation of dividends of the Franco-Chinesa dispute over Tonkin. window, and then waggered to the sofa The The following appears in the N. C. Daily gapors are the Chartered Bank of India, Ass
£150,000. The agente in India, China, and Sin- commence proceedings. We ona ask the dieso sympathy with the variations of Exchange, what is called tas is nothing but a herty medi boy afterwards found him lying on the sofa sud
tors for information.
and in particular io po artialo Eas there bron vial-flavored compound, nasty to the palate If the hostilities were confined to the region Dr. Van der Heyden was immediately called News nations from the Peking Casette fralls, and China. The Queensland National
Mr. DUNN-As for throntoning proscedings a tendency to a regular advance in value and deadly to the digestion, which from long of the dispated territory we would not be The latter has since been probing for the ballet, Governor. Genaral of the Two Kwang Pro Bank seted as banker for the Government of
we asunot do that.
such as meat necessarily have taken place experience the Baglish tea-drinkove have become much affected by them in Hongkong, but if ba: a far, we believe, without a Therine, Li Han-chang, and the Governor of the Queensland and had an anthorised capital of M. MORRIS-We are going to make enquiries, bad there been any dentoe in the value or accustomed to:
patient is now lying in is presartons ondition: they involve a blockade of Bangkok, na they
parohsing power of the standard, si vor. Two Canton Provinco, Kang Ti, report a case of £2,000,000, of which £1,600,000 was subscribed. We are not satisfied and have pe condidanos,
As far as osa bo judged at this malý stare of parricido and the soution of the criminal by and 2900.000 paid up and there was a KEBOTTO
METALDOr---Wa what information. There or three of the artiolos stand at a higher the sessos eupplies both from Hankow and Fee- probably will, and the stoppage of the rics At the Magistracy yesterday the hearing of the slow and palatal process. La Kusn-mel was fund of £486,000. The agents in Chins and the is no intention on my part to take proodings, Lavel in 1892 than at the starting point; bats show bil fair-to be very uonsiderably larger the a
the charge brought by Me. 8. L. Darby, soting trade, the interests of this Colony will be wanagar of the Bank of China, Japan, and the Swaw Early in the morning of the 5th of Corporation and the Uhartered Bank of India,ation on which to give su opinio progodo baa repentedly taken place during the twenty will be ready seen that prospects cannot us salt carrier living at Tangshan Lion (or East are the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking We should say we have not sufficient inform gianpa backward along the lines will show that last season, and as it is impossible to expoel a this is simply s oderenss of high prices which continuous shortage from India and Ceylon it very materially affected
Straits, against his honao boy of stealing $50 note July last, his wife and children, went to pay a Australis, and China. The head offos of the Mr. Monti- wish it to be improvsod was regumed by Mr. H. E. Wodehouse. Ertdense visit to the site's parents, and Liu Kuan-moi Bank is at Brisbane. The Enak of North Gosne them in Londen that I and many of my friends para covered by the table, and which is chief scoring was called which showed that a day or two after after seeing them on their way purobased land, of which the head office is at Townsville, bad have entirely lost confidence in the directora y das to droughts that here at times pro Close" on 24,000,000 lbs. of Black Tea were ME. W, B. Wermons has rendered a public the theft was discovered the defendant bought a some wine and meat and rotaraef home. sa sutborlead ospital of £1,000,000, of which and we want to know how the money was dispea velled more or less extensively over the whole shipped from the Northern ports (Beskow and service in preparing a taste of index num-watch at Messre. Gaupp and Os for watch he He and his father, Lin Chin-chuan, made £500,000 was subscribed; sud £250,000 paid up. ad of. We have never been breeted with the of Northern Chips, and very severely last Bhaughal) last year, and ovlar to this story, bera anubling us to compare the prices tendered a $50 viete in payment and received meres with the good fars and both beame tips. The agents in the East are the Hongling and courtesy we deserve. On the Sotti Marol last heston: On the diber kaaders are several ties by the of it buing to prival too. The ave
$23 io change. Defendant stated in Court that The father then ordered the son to go to his Shanghai Banking Corporation. of commodities in China over a period of he had bought the watch for a woman, who gave work of salt carrying. The sus refused, and the
there was a telegram soat eat and it was not articles, and particularly team, that bars, boon bulk low priced fact published by the Agens until the 10th April affected in the opposite directon, and base and retains that any teas of Nood quality wore twenty years. Mr. Wermont's object is to him a $50 note to pay for it, sud corroborated this father not only pursed him, but proceeded to beat
one day before the meeting in Londen. Coald fered a reduction in valne owing to a greater shipped from Shanghai at less then half their prove that the parcbasing power of silver tre she had commissioned the defendant te influence of liquor, slipped by his father, ausleh
section by producing a witness who said it was him with a staff. Lin Kaan-mai, sfill andor the THE NEW MURIS MINES, LD. you give me any sound reason for the suppres or less extent, probably, to a falling off in the Hankor or Ensainu vatue and them are prac has not declined, and this his figures seem to purchase a watch for her. The case was the ed the stats from his grasp, and turned to ruu
afon of that telegram ?.
domand; but, if the total of all the deftetencies toally unsaleable except at a considerable lose. On the 10th inst. a meeting of shareholders The CHAIRMAN Tlist was not down by me. on ench articles were added to the aggregate for If Chim abiposts are larger than last season, do most completely. The only exception we farther remanded until the 19th, 216.80 But the state was of considerable length, and in the Now Imuria Mines. Li, was held at the Mr. Monis-I demand a copy of the roula 1892, it would not bring the amount up to the as they promise to by and should there be a bave to take to the table is that it includes A Wilkinson now appears on behalf of the as he turned with great quietusa, druck his office of the Shanghai Agusts, Messrs. Buch der end to know who sold shares in that time, par valas, 2000, of 1873. In etter words shortage from India and Ceylon, we leave to father behind the left ear and falled him beister & Co. Ta meeting was called in order I want to know who sold their shores ont due the decimals for each of these articias wore shippare the plossing task of contemplating what some articles of, minor importance, which,
to the floor. The neighbours tearing the noise, to slisit the views of the Changbai shareholders|ing that time. -
taken at 100 in 1892, the same a 1879, the ag exhilarating results will follow-N. C. Daily when placed side by side with commodities into the wreck of the Bains st Woosung. A to speak and shortly alod. Lin Kasumi took in time for the adjourned weeting on the 16th the meeti
On the 10th inst. the Fakshana Haru ran rushed in, bat Lin Chic-chan was too far gone about the telegram to be formed to London Mr. Tanner-I do not think that is before grunts world not be brought up to 2,000), News.
1. In Chinn, as in woll known, gold is in no way of infinitely greater bulk value, introduse sarrespondent who witnessed the accident and an opportunity to disappear from the scene, Just Mr. J. J. Buchheister prasided, and there Mr. MOEXIS-I want to know, and I hare connected with the currency, and is simply a
unpecessary element of confusion. If whose moscant is published in the N. G. Daily His elder brother, Lin Ta-mel, was away from were shareholdere present representing over got a reason for asking,
commodity, in every sense, a mach as are tess The reparted iuvoution of a bullet-proo the number of articles incloded had beener says:-" As the Yokohama Mari wan soru- home la service, and kis conda. Liu Ab-bata, i 10.000 shares:
Mr. TALBOT-You esu obtain that informa or stk. No one here would think of offering pinatron" recalls the anecdote connected with ing in through the Feicas Channel at 7 mm, shy being old and nick, could not go to the magistrate limited to tea or a dozen of the most took a sheer and went straight for the only part to report the case. Se the body was buried and a think there was very much for him to say. On this testing.
The CHAIRMAN omacked that he did not tiu privately; I oartainly think it is not before bar of gold in payment for any ordinary partke Duke of Wellington, and a sewhat similar chase, nor is it, or any other form of gold ballion, lavention The inventor, having obtained an important the results of the comparison left out of the water, namely the mast, which memenger sent for Lis Ta-nisl. The magistrate, the 24th of March, the people in London wrate Mr. HORE-I want to know on what or coin, over seen in this country in ofrouletion, interview with the duke at the Horse Guards, of the combined prices of the whole at wint leg. She went over the divers, empan however, heard of the matter andarrested LisAh to him stating that a vitraordinary goterat grounds that telegram was withheld and the Taking it, therefore, as a commodity, as it was requested to put on the orient, which was
and zll, though, who had lot go her anchor and hain. Liu Tumed then returned and reported the meeting was hair e, the 20th ideau, and en- sold their shares during ibat ilustrann
notually, forno to the commercial stated to be of soure light material worn beneath different perfods would have been more her engines were going full speed aetern. The case, requesting that so loquest might be held, losing reports of the proovelinga. Thrse Mr. Jaquae mid that the meeting had to circulare, where it is regularly quoted, will the clothing. The be having expressed his strikingly exhibited. For instance, it seems strangest part of it is that Reus of the divers inrestigation was made, Lin Kuaa-tel aireétat, reports had been published here and every hour decide whether the Company should liquidate show that it has advanced from 163 tsole approval of its santral spionage, the lavatoss rather incongruous to pre mailower thers droward or hurt, and after their busts sent to Canton, and there executed by the alper had no doubt read them With regard to the or not
of silver por bat of standard weight and fineness, highly pleased, dilated on its perfect qualities swamped. Japanese and Chises were soớu, and painful proose. 'Elu Aishuíz fram held cutlook, continued the letter, “ Che fesling here Alter: come discussion as to thọ wording of nos 18id, to 261 taeis (the highest point toooh-warmly, until the Commander-in-Chief quietly same valoa in the calculation sa ricevising about Apparently the Yokohama excused for not reporting the affair to account is that there is no sibunative but to wind up in the telegram to be sent
ed) in March last, or momewhat over sixty per asked ous of his staff to order the attends noe of The prices of 1898 are taken as 100; last track the wreak just "forward, of the first sud of his age and infirmition. It was also decided | fass of Mr. Hammond's report, but it was Mr. Hona's repeated his questian as to who sent That the advanco from 1878 to 1892 in. file of the Gpards with a few rounds of ball year the price of anflower was original hole. Divers have since etamin d the to take ne further stete against sevel witnesses also fit that the shareholders Iving in wore the persone who sold shares. Why was clusive, may be phpaly appreciated I have partridge Headless to add the investor made a
Yokohama and report that ský Hit not even al who did got appear to ginn erauzon mBertelgi ne of slow 118, together 100 te against ato bi her.
Ohite should hare sa opportunity of press the Lolegiam feps hath and why should the given tão aliver equivalents of gold in wach eco, hurried exit, and nothing more was based of his But the Board of Püsstimonii inka male: Jeg sa opinion if they thought 2K An ng ikan agents and thela triunde Antu serbela fai Beanies par in the pazinontal lia eztar lack of invdinerable kragar.
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