INTIMATIONS
BROWN, JONES & CO, DBS IN
The order for the new flist-pleas arinoi cruiser, which we announced 16 our last 1 probably be given où, by the Japanese. Govern ment in Franco, has just boom tigtied by H Kurino, the Japannes Miniator in Paris, Tavor of the holeté dag, Forges ob Chanties de la Loire. The vessel will be of 9400 tons and 17,000 hono, power, and it is designed for
or the the barter port the
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A SPOJE of Swenty, knote an hour. The orfor – was unbiscped le throndaye, quarantine ülser for torpedo boats we also referred to will shortly | tion; be given London and Chind Express,
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE ANA HONGKONG GRANITE.
CEMETERY HEMORIALS
Designs and Prison on spplication. Ofiles, 47. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
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"THE HONGKONG DIRECTORY, '". AND KONS LIST FOR THE FAR EAST.
FOR
1897
THE TRIETY-FIFTH-ANHEAL leave,
which will be found, as hitherto, more full and norato than its prodasssers-
Royal Octase Coroploto with MaysandPlaas pp. 1240.87. Diretory only, pp. $72, 89,50,
THE
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
Las just received FRESH SUTTLIEB of
WHOLESOME CONFECTIONERY
AND
DELICIOUS SWEETS
of the Broneer QUALITY sud FuRITT
These include
CADBURY'S SPECIAL CREMES
·PATE D'ABRICO I, JORDAN ALMONDS
PRALINES.
¡DESSERT CHOCOLATES,
NOUGAT, FRUIT JELLIES, ASSORTED TOFFEES,
MIXED BONBONE.
FRENCH
CONFECTIONERY and CONSERVES-
In Large assortment
from the LEADING PARISIAN HOUSES.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW
At the regular meeting of Ledge St. John held at the Masonic Hall on Friday orening, the following were elected sa offisere for the caenug year —-R.W.M., Bro. V. Farmor. W.S.W., Bro. T. Lochnad, WJ.W. BY
Treasurer, Bro. 6, Parkson; Secretary, Wol,
Bro. F. Howell; S.D. Bro. J. Burgos
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BUEPLIED TO THE “DÁILY PRESS
LONDON, 11th November
BYDEFLECTION.
At the election at Liverpool to replace Mr. Bigham, who has been appointed & Jadgy,
againt Hen, the Eadient candidate's 3,057
Bro, A. Well? Organist, Bro, A. J. M. Farr; Stowards, Bro. W. Osborne and J. C. Good-Mowacthlo, the Unionist candidate, polled 2,711 child Director of Ceremonies, Dro. W Robert song I,G; Bro. F. W. Forell, Tyler, Bro. Jorna
Aa Colombe on the 25th October's fire broko
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EGYPT AND THE SOUDAN SUR EXPEDITIONS.
GREAT BRITAIN ON THE WEST
The expanditure on the Nile expedition in out on board the British steamer Morven (Cont.)erialy pphing all the Egyptian depart from Penang, with a general cargo. The A. BIG), of Glasgow, which arrived on the 18th
ir yra, coconut oil, etc., for New York at COAST OF AFRICA. Morren and taken in at Colembo a cargo of
the Ers occurred in the poop aft, where a Cal. Northcott and staff have arrived at Cape quantity of poir fibro in ballots had bean stewed. Coast Castle and proceeded inland with 1,100 This, however, was not of a serious nature, for Those on board put it out entirely in a couple of carriers. houra by pulling out the ballets and throwing buckets of water on the soldering heap. About two hundred ballots wore more or Jos damaged. The Moroen laft for New York on the 20th,
Mr. E. Georg, in his weekly share liat dated Hongking, 13th November, says Tightness of money, as well be the interport gricket matches, have interferol with business during the wack under review. Ratos are fairly steady, in some cases showing a slight improvement; (but auti) money gola onsier business will romain rostricled The Shangbai rate of exchange bag been frotuating between Th. 754 and Tis. 74, closing at-Tis, 74 for three days sight private paper, Under the head of Mining it is montioned that a telegram from the south reports that the Baab clean up from 3,460, tong of stone crushed yielded 1,760 onuces of smelted gold.
Hongkong and
Shanghai Bank
National Bank of
$2,803076
Chins, Limited, $370,580
Total......
$1,300,000
LONDON, 12th October. THE SUAXIM BERBER ROUTE, Reuters arrespondent has reached Saskim from Barber,
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THE CHAMPERT
eyed before HORLIN SaturdayCaotic, having been give this casa of chaoperty would be rore pe
had decided that he had no pow The Magistrate blated that
140 cmnags of allger on löck lune, 1800, kma that a duty of bli per cond, was imposed on slirer,
OKES, SA A KOUDsband person to do in plurge of ime operations. Let us avoid" » "penny win
ww yout a fanncial expert; and ge should agree to pay for him,
www.bh November 8 That the Shermar Act, was supbijedi id The torie of conversation in Singapore, lust (October, 1895, and the› Amérisan, Government) night was the artiels in which wo announced
has fine then ceased to buy elver
the proposal of the Sub Committon of thố
1. That- tio international Monetary Con Gee onferencs, Brusssic 1808, ozdol fa failure; and
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a las ob Pang Kin Chi as well we pay when portion of a Taipingshan area, rosumed in the European community, the opinion expressed Trict | The Trouuschnable delay in realising suy Chamber of Commeros for a gold dollar. Among him a sentence of imi sonment, and he had 1893, entailed heavy led to the ratensyges and was almost animeasly or perhste-entis? sentence of hard bay. He therefore, sub-dividing the land into tole too small and in posel. No one objected to the theory thes Further decided the offenes did not call for a was due to the intake of the Government in unanimouly, if favour of the gold hollar proj varied this decision angids Fan Ka Chattoripa to obtain Crown rent out of a proy there should be a Straits dolls based on the py's sentence of imprisonment without bardotion to the faible rental of hetes of rack-English ecrostign, and any besitation tha Jabour for a week. The sentence on Weng size and in so poor neigsbourbond. The rate was expressed consisted of nothing more Chek Tam wonlit stand
eroza were not is the laat degree to blames for than one pivloge as to the meats of M. Wükinson obfested that the magistrate 36 insanlary condition of the propertThe introducing mob a change. It was further had na power to vary his dooininu after notice and was all Crown land was lak out origially the halons expresion of publie opinion of appeal bark been given and application had by the Crown offers, all the houses were built that if such a change to be made, it been made to atste caso, unless ench applican strios upcordance with the Bulding Ordinance should be made at once. If the thing is to b tion had been withdrawn. He had no inton then a forec plans were submitted to and a dons it should be pressed now, without waiting tion of withdrawing his applestine and there proved of by the Government departments com till ellver falls further. In this connection, it fore he could not consider is Worship's decisioncerned, and the enure armative and legislative may be pointed out with sirautago that the of Monday last, the 8th.instant, as having been over You In the Gonds of the Queens offkors Celonial Government are ovary son to variel. He mid that the Bugistrate had, and not dependent, egon our popular assemblygree with the machaste in desiring some wont y juratiotion to do so passed or tupuloipal council. Por whatever was wrong fity of carency, inassanoh ne at presont one sou enge upon his client of imprisonment with the Government had its offers were solely res: ball of the Civil Servion.salary liat, being paid hord labour for what had been alleged by ponsible. It was their duty to so that the at a time shilling stollar, is practically paid in the pressontion to be a common law terests of the public vere properly safeguarded gold. If the dollar should fall, for instance, to misdemeanour, and his client had slready done and they had abrainte povor in their own hands eighteen, pence or ton shilling, the pation of Huree or four days hard labour, and it was there to right any thing that was wrong I tha Go the Colonial Government wite such a con fore too lato now for his Worship to remedy the verament had de fod attar the condition of those tuong nurling liability would be very serious houses they could never have fallen Tato the do indeed. The merchants, we know, are already Some argument pazaud betoon Mr. Dennys, plorable state of insanitation in which they were entirely in favour of some change to fixity. Me Wilkinson sy the Magistrate with round in 1894--I am, air, your obedient dorant which mosna a change to a gold ourney. ference to the release of the Fang Kur Cti, be
THWHITEHEAD, The salaried classes generally are equally having entered into a recogulance to prosecute Hongkong, 1th November, 1397.
desirous of each a changa. It appeaTH, the appeal but not having given heil in $1,000/
on further consideration, that the coolie as required by the Magistrate on Monday inst
class, if they know anything about the but eventually His Worship released Pange Kun
muttar--which anyob they do not would be Chi without regairing any farther recognisance
equally keen for a gold currency. A present, to be anterod Inte."
if a Chinese coolle has fifty dollars to take to Singaporo, 4th, Novembar,
China, ho either takes it with him in currency It is proposed that this long shall forsaker sends it in currency, and his fifty dollars go alivor and shall adopt a gold standard based on the Sub-Committee of the Singapore Chimbor as nifty dollars. But grant that the proposal of the English easereign For coronience of of Commerce is accepted, and that the Straits. Focal handling, it is proposed that the soverei Goller becomes fired as the fonth part of p shall be divided into fen parts, sach to be called out sterling Grant also that silver-co Unglish florin. These trails Dollars shall be the fi della that Be coolie leis sared in Straits doller and each of the value of a tinues to fall, then the scalie class would find Bombe token Bolines that is, they shall not, by âne
trinsically worth the teeth part of a sovereign, the Straits and that in desires to be romitted. TO THE EDITOR OF THE more slas present Messes, W. R. Lozley, J. in detail. The report the loan “DAILY PRINO” but shall circulate onin hoonger they are, conto Chins can be remitted through a bana venient tokens for, the tenth part of a sovu eiga as Terhaps hirty-firs or seventy silver dollars.
·SAs to the remarks made by me in theIn that respect they will be in the procitet is, however, purlings needless to go into these
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FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. The French comments on Lord Salisbury's Guildhall speech are vary tolerate and emphasize the desire for a friendly agreement THE PUNJOM MINING COMPANY, on the Niger
~DOUBLE MURDER IN SHELLEY
SPM STREETASS
A LIMITED.
An extraordinary general meeting of the Pojom Mining Co. Limited, was held at thy Company's Olion, No. 2, Praya Central, on Starday, when the resojatina which were pasand at the extraordinari poneral meeting of the Company held on the th day of October, 1897, more submitted for waUrination as special resolutions Mr. D. Gillies prenido and there
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not hold turselves responsible for the ...:: opinions expressed by our correspondents.): WITH HOW MUCH WISDOM HONG KONG IS GOVERNED, GE
THE STEAITS AND THE GOLD
“STANDA ED
A Liftlo after 7 o'clock yesterday morning a dastardly double murder was perpetrated on the Crst floor of a small house situated at the back of No. 24, Shelley Stroot, the victims being a. Chinese woman and her son. It appears that Lewis Dircotora), J. F. Duncan (Boerstary). The following returns of the average emount on Saturday night A Wa, a runt collector in AP. Stokes (Solicitor), S. B. Baublin, Ir the subject of the prospective and possible heavy coinage bonoath that taken bllar shall con- Committon of the Chamber of Commerce is an of Bank notes in circulation und of specie is the employ of the Squish Frontation, had been Georg, G. Cos, Hars Back, M. B. Polish bating borrowed loads in gold. Instead of iness st prasent to be costs of a dollar and all such matters, are lule disonased. In.
loss to the ratepayers through the Government
exceedingly lengthy and well argned document, reserve in Hongkong during the month endod drinking heavily and got into a dispute en money walla, and Kavnsji Edelji.
silear, vany I ask you to republish at your con Sub-Committee of the Singapore Chamber chest, when the report in published, it winy, bu This proposal, has bean erolved by the 31st October, as eortified by the managera of and religions matters with his fellow Jodger, The SECENTARY read the selive convening renience for the information of those bed, of Commerce Chat was appointed or the 4th of fond thats very large part of its value con the respective Banks, are published :----
A Fal Yesterday morning the row recour the meeting de
the following extracts from this speech made by Banke.
Average Specie in
Reserve merced, and A Wa matching up a sharp Japan this mosting, as you are all aware, is to confem sporking on 8th instant I would mention that hat Commables as dually re-arranged abused. Meanwhile, it may suffice to say that The CHAIRMAN-Gention, the business of my in Council on 11th January 1893, When August to consider the currenty of the colony. ist in its close and cogent reasoning, and in Amotut
the statisties upon which that reasoning is Chartered Bank of
Das sword about 24 foot in longth mado a terrific the resclations which were passed of the last meet the argumenta which I use an Ilth Jannar sets of Mr. Anderson, Mr Stringer, Mr. India, Australia. ind China,
stroke at his adversary, almost severing his heading held on 37th day of Outobusas. As I have 1899, hud quite scaped my recollection Marray of Mr. Ihape Tite derision to which the Buropass opinion of the Settlement-of- from the trunk. The mother of the deceased, and to the mire, 1 is not intend to detain lares are collected in dollars. The Government although various minet dreamstands have Straits Ti
nothing in the way of Lews to give you with
the Comanttea has end, and which we publish Singapore is practically unnaimons in favore This is a silver using colony its rates and as above, was really this dearly a mouth ago, of the soleme that yesterday wo announced. — who was present, instantly rushed upon the you, but shall proceed at once to put the re now dels for authority to raise a loan in gold reported it from being as yet procented to the ing Carporation, $5,793,252 $2,000,030 murdover, but she te fell victim to the fare latiors to the meeting)"That it is do which will have to be repaid in gold. In your Chamber The report of this Sub-Commiltas THE “ YASHIMA”
of the man receiving seven or eight gabs.sirablo-to reconstruct the Company, and accred Exelones's opening dress you informed the Las indeed súl tp, go before the whole Clamy $205,000 a murderer next attempted to commit suicide ingly that the Company by wound up voluntarily Commeil two months ago than the position of mittes of the sugapore Chaubes of Commerce, THE FASTEST HATTLESHIP IN THE WORLD, $8,966,908 49,505,000 by cutting his own throat, and when the police is hereby appointed lushier for the pur recent years bean as correctly presented to nittee it has further to be submitted to the The Japaness man-of-war Yashimin, en ronto
and that Jaures, Barwar Duran, Egbe and the velour in regard to its fumes has ueror in and, if it be approved by the whole Com
Slugapore, 6th November reached the soone he wer in a very precarious poses of inch winding up." (2) That the said bonusable members as it might have been, and whols Chambor before it can go to the Croseen from Eaghand, where she was built to: Japan, The following appointments have been made state. He was conveyed to the Government liquidator be and he is horsby authorized to that the state of affairs so far as the colony's ment, We believe, however, that the Singapore arrived at Singapore to day. The trials of the at the Admiralty Captains-G. King Hall, Civil Hospital
consent to the registration of a new Company; finanse are oncerned could not be considered Chamber of Commerce will accept their bub Toshing previcas to her departars for Japan to the Edgar, to date Oct. 21, and afterwards to
to be named The Punian Mining Company pntirely satisfactory The unofficial members Comitious or which eggme to us on avem to have been very satisfactory Tho the Neresses, undated; and W. C. C. Forsyth,
limited, with a Memorandum and Articles of quito abaro in your Excellency's views. If aminently enginns me to the Elgar, undated. Payinusfers--W. A. ITONGKONG CRICKET FESTIVAL.
Acaptiation which have already been prepared the Government now. asked for the Council's The Committoo recommend in sulistance, this Fugi tamely, four in quick-loiting mament of this ship is similar to that of Groen, to the Bigar, to dato Oct. 21 pond G.
with the privity and seproval of the Directors sanction to raise a moderate silver load should that this colony shail throw over allver, Thore gins, 40 calibres long fiting a projectals of Whitcroft, to the archer, undated. Assislart.
ATRAITS BETTLEMENTS V SHANGHAI AND of this Company (That the draft agres help pwes such a Dill at this sitting, but the is nothing to kinder the colony doing so. The 3850 th, with a nitaly velocity of 2,400 fs, Paymasters-D. 8.0. Grant to the Peacock,
SHUNDRONG.
muit subunitled to this meeting and expressed Gesoramyntaseks for anthority to borrow in geld bring circumstances of the eclony Lave por There are also ten 6-in. quick-firing guns, 40 in charge, F. J. Aylon, to the Linnet, in charge.
The Straits Bettlements having, to use an to be male between this Company of the first. It is most native for a silver using solony to Jisps, so parallel in the world because Hong calibros in their fring a projectile of 100 Lieutenants-0. A Fulcher, to the Archer, expressive if vulgar terus, mopped tae floor with part and its liquidator of the second part and contract a loan in gold at the presest time, then keng, that might otherwise be a urallel, 1b vita a ansio volbely of 2500 fs. The I. F. Aplin, L. A. Tawuoy, and J. Man, to the Shanghai and Hongkong it was moat bit that the now Company of the third part ba and the the immediate and future gold value of silver is taken out of that datagery by the fact that ariliary demament consists of 33 pr. and Edgar, to dats Oct. 21, R. G. D. Dewer, to the, the champions should meet the combined beaten sama is bereby approved, and that the said Lis shrouded in boundles uncertainty, grontor than most Hongkong trade is based on relations with 3pt Hotchaler guns fitted with Blewick Archer, C. H. R. Atkinson and B. Steronson, teams, and the completion of the cricket week quidator be and he is hereby authorized, pur was ever own, and whon no one begins to know one country, and that country Chint The automatic to the Zinnet, and A. L. Ashby, to the Redpole, proer ou Triday left Saturday and today as out to Boction140 of the Corapanies Ordinanes, what is going to happen to the metal. In your Strafe Settlements are bound up with no one ression of the gunnare trials three rounds breech openinge gear. - On the andatal Sub-Lieutenants--E.J. Snowdon and a kind of off days on which to play this 1865, to enter into an agreement with such now Excellency's opening address to the Counil compity. We trade like with gold counties, from end of the LAU. gans and E. H. Jellicce, to the Psacook, to date Oct. 21, mast interesting metek. The Straits bad Company when incorporated in the terms of the two months ago you wald-The Troquent with silver countries, and will countries auch frena enol of Le t-in, faut reinds being fired Ligatonante A. L. Ashby, to the Radio, to fully demonstrated to the Hongkong: public said draft, and to carre the same inte effent with Bluetations in silver and entero exchange areas the Netherlands Indies, that use a silver cur from each of the Hotchkise aus. The trile date Oct 15; 0. Tibbits, to the Archer, and that they towered head and shoulders above the ball be glad if any shareholder prosent consternation, is centres in which the silver nothing. This sweeping statement is when Japanese poses in the Yarwin the fastest Gang) medications us he thinks expodiuaturally creating great diffenllies, and indeed retry tused on gold. Further we produce word in a high degree satisfactory. The, J. P. Borton, to the Zannes, undated:
legal or the Shanghai team and when the pres sent Exture was mooted the general opinion was will second those motions.
standard is in force,, as well as in nns of the you consider ibnet really qualified by battlesharp in the world, hor spood, boing. 19,25 Yesterday afternoon the yacht Pirouetts met that the combined clovers would have to fight Mr. HART BUCK-I should like to ask if any largest and wealthiest counties is England. It the fact that we torn out ships and an kants The trials of the four submerged with rather a bad accident whilst sailing behind very hard in order to bronk down the prowess provision has been made for the rating power in is sincerely to be hoped that the monetary ochgines and castings, and many other articles torpedo tubes of Elswick design end-mana. Stonecutters Island. She was tacking for the of the gallant southerners. The pembined tear the Articles of Association in accordance with forsure which is about to west will decide on of engineering mechanism and the like. Toctaves were watched with grant, intereat, worth-east point of the island when a dook was captained by Word and consisted of three what was proposed at last meeting That one sort of himetallism which will at all avents. We tusautactare those in the sense that we though they had passed through bor Launch, which was rounding the point in the Shanghai men and oight Hongkong mon, one is, the voting power of holders of preference give a fizity of value to sliver coin, vidchus ont to finished article, but obiely, that ordeal with mincess, yet in in direction of the South pier ran into the port of whom, Byall, had not pinged with the team shares
appears to be the Brat omsideration. If such thicket article is turned out from produste such as this home a new departure - bas. bow of the yacht and made a terrible gash half during the week.
The CHAIRMAN-The aeration. I think, has should be the case the affect would be in which first we have had to import. For all book made to result of one oral esunet. way through her deak, the liffls oraft, having
We do not intend to devote so much agato to bean mode in acordance with the statement mediately felt by the energetio beciness com- practical purposes that need be considered, the be taken a gonosi ve tutul control others. tomeliately on ashore Tcs this match as we did to any one of the others, made at kas meeting, that each ordinary akare-munity of this well-favoured Island, was of Singapore and Tenang are two great The Tilent of the Elswick Tubes was amply. anese The adoro suturant for the niest ardent lovera of roto to preference sheroholders representing rorey Commissloo presided over by Lead Hor these towns are disfy along to the colony the tail frames of the torpedes coming off. Record the way MAYWAY more fetal gremio chiuntionals alfabetärz, Confartiger sommerziak werhouses think carry on the busi borze cat by the Tashina triala, as a round lannoli emredintele put astorn but could not the game; a coronation ceremony would not 340-forty sins one dollar escleras esbolt is still taking evidence it Ipadon. The persone who bure, como usther from Europe A thorough investigation to the como of the
SitSngs Grift, Many Tokyo, hin Layang, and Sterbuch fora in time to avoid enliding with the yacht demand more space, Saturday was a beautiful ordinary shares represent 23, so that the value copsaraus of ommon amongst the Lighest fans from Chint, or from that the purpose of wasidant we do which led the chi pich Three Europeans were in the yeaht and also two, day for the hundreds of spectators who lined of ordinary share to obtain a vote is $80 clal anthorities of the age is that the Inter making a livelihood herein aboriginal light readjustment being found becomery
One of the latter, seeing that the ground and the scene was male brighter I think that in this case the ordinary share national Monetary Conferetes will reassemble Malay have ceased to arist for treding pure The hiels collision was imminent, immediately jumped and more attractive by the presence of a large hollers are putting themselves very much four mouths hones situply to record ita failne posed this Colony i gost coward com overboard and swam to the lurch, but this was number of ladies; but the players had a very in the same position as preference share to effect any remedy to give stability to silver mercial varebense oompied by aliens who was ased throve 22 the only "wetting" that was attributable to the hot time in the field, the sun being intensely hollers did when they nbsorbed $30,000. If such should be the case it is almost certain
then resumed, and acaidenti
Cordità impulsa powerful, and as a consequence.Frtam reservoir The ordinary ebaruholders at this time are that determined effort will be mate to repeal fical in, or, at all events are different, so far the love to lized hoing a must remarkable dolection was drawn upon pretty extensively during the making themselves liable for $240,000. It in the United States the law which now as conservative or sentidental traditions are feature Straits Times On Saturday afternoon, between alle end two day. The cricket was most enjoyable, and a may not all be called up, bet stilo accept the enfares America to parolase 1,000,000 of concernie What such a gololly wants is scue stock, the large tree by the site of the foran fine, acting display was given by Makenzie Hability. The whole of it may be called up, nancos of silver unnally, or roughly speak convenient mangurs of value, and what it most Catholis Orgbangs in Glenealy fell across the the went in ewd wicket down and made 16-3, and I think it is but fair that the ordinary ing 3 million pounds worth of the metal objects to is a thing such as the Flver Golba nullah, snapping in two nor this ground the his partnership with Woodroffe putting on 178 shareholders should be entitled to some coni Should Amerlen tease her purchases one of a thing that professes to be a mounts of vane iren telegraph post near the Cathedral, breaking runs, and all through his innings he showed deration, as they are in a manner saving the the fret authorities in London, Mr. Samast and that is not such a messure. It is om on the parapet of the upper terrace and cum beautifal style, hilting herd and clean all round Company at present from going into bank Montagn, 3.P predicts & full in the gold Alderations spok us these that the Sub-Com liek mail plately blocking up the rond. The telegraph the vicrats but it should be mentioned that he play or being wound up wires from the Caine Road to near the Robinson larly by the wicket kooper, who was certainly Mr. Charman, the feelings of ordinary cars silvaz using odlony le borrow at the presnt the British dollar should be demonetized, and
way badly missed three or four times, partion. Mr. HART-BUCK- quite auderstand dollar to 8, 5d 16 is extremely unviso for thin will recommend that the Mexican dollar and Ceylon
valne of the rep to Linepence, and in the wittee of the Surgspors Charaber of Commerce The following Road which cross this much frequented roadway not in good form on Saturday. Woodroffe, hy holders in this matter, and as s holder of or jactare in any other metal than the sure that thele pluse should be felan by a now and lay in some places se class to the ground as mirall support to Me Kenzie and both players sympathy with them. At the same time, I do solony's loan of £27,000 in 1887 was en only, but shall be good as a token for the tent The Est match takes plus there on Thursday two or three times were of course brought down always playing a most patient game gave ul dintry shares I have a certain amount of rener in which its revenue is collected The Straits dollar that shall be of dobesed silver Mr. Stedart' team has arrived at Adelaida, to upset the nuiuspecting pangor and in dr. Frank Lincoln, the celebrated monologne The obstruction and danger WLs worst at the plotion of their innings At one period of quits fairly dealt with in having their voting of the Secretary of State, and minst the how such obenge would affect the native test, is Walfaring from chill and asthma, bat others just the height of a person's book or face. werp rewarded with loud applause ca the come not think the preference shareholders are being ructel in gold in obedience to the orders part of & British Euroreign The question ne Lasst Ranjitsing who is a member of the entertainer, was at Penang at nat advice. He pathway Insinceivable though it may appear, the game. it certainly looked as if the Straits power thus cut down. An gumy, possibly, we general wish of the volonists. In 1886 the up- Sintasoiherdiglay Foninsula is somewhat more hopes to play expects to entertain in Hongkong about the nothing was done to clear the read su Sufarday the tafel The second Ticket fall with the required, but if it is not called ap it really further depreciation in the gold valas of silver miner and the offun planter den some advantago 15th November.
Settlement would have but a poor total at hope not piolably, all the capital will be official moibor scared that there would be a complicated. It may be that the tin and after dark it remained in theme highly warning of any kind How many accidenta alyans even Captain Talost failing to dangerous condition without an a light or core at 95, and the next five wickets produced means that ordinary shareholders perhaps pay. which made it dangerous and inpedient to in adhering to do silver dollur in the hope chat. The weld of the Cambridgeazira Stake?——— have happened in consequence, it would sore on this occasion. The toning closed jast probably be difficult to escortuin. Hundreds before & a'okok for 381, so that Shanghai and of ladies, children, and elderly men travers this Hongkong have a heavy task before them to up to yesterday forenoon only a few branches road on their way to and from oburch and yet ay has been removed.
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IL FORONG, NOVEMBER 15th, 1897, The delivery of the English mail was began R13am, yesterday,
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The stamp revenue in October amounted to 221.762, being an ingrose of $4,245 on the amount collected in the corresponding month of last your
Mr. C. Ford, Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforestation Department, related from Leave by the P. Ostermer Gangaz. yesterday,
The C. M. steamor Pokbing, from Glasgow sad-Liverpool, loft Ringspore for this port on the 13 inst, and may be expected here on or shent the 19th instant.
We bro roquested to draw the siteution of members of the Perverse Lodge to the time of holding the mailig- to-morrer namely 5 for 5.30 p.m. instead of 5,30 for 3.
The Towerful to proved of an easy rate for her of twelve or irtes knots, which
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The Saturday Review of 2nd October makes in a leading article a plea for Mrs. Cavour, con- Victed at Yokohams of the murder of her hus- band. It speaks of the scandalously lax manner int which the post-morton examination vào con- ducted, rani contends that there was no evidence to show that Mr. Carow died of argenic pos ing at all, or that his wife ulministarou aracnie satisfactory than the case, as it now stayds, and to him Ina word, Nothing can be more un-
if, in its precent stage, there is enough under- tanty in it to hold nar moral judgment us to Mr. Carr's guilt or innocenes in suspenso-
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only 81, and they get this very luge mnoroasehorraw in gold. Lord Stanley thought differ the silver dollar will fall still further The other in voting power. I do not think it is quite fair sutly and was of opinion that an allowance for side of that question is, that the soffee planter & to prefemoen shareholdere, who took up their further tail of d per dollar was auffoient tour is imported from Tadia which is now share or certain stipulations and conditions, sutisfy all prudent requirements. His Lord monoals a gold bountry, and that I cannot and who expected that they would retain their chip's estimate has been very wide of the market bis labour copt paving a price BRITISH DECORATION FOR KING MENELIK. rights and privileges. Now you propose to take for the gold value of the dollar se tincs fallen sich entstantially is based on gold, The London, 17th October. away there rights and privileges, and give them almost pappango per dollar Exchange at tiz miner again, arst pay his coctios sack using Menalik has been gazetted Honorary comparitively un voine ju the matter. I will that time was about 25 d. per dollar while es will enable then to buy retard spen, Knight Grand Croes of the Order of St. therefors move un amendment that the voting, Landry it is Le 846. If the loan was which, again, are based very ncgoth cons Mickel and B George instead of being one vote for forty sharos paid to day the colony would lose in aschings cheations of goll prices. Further, the Govern THE UICIONS IN CHITTAGONG ahall be one reta for twenty shares. I do not 1 to 17 per cent. That is not the only loss ment of the Malay States contemplate large wish it to stay as it is, but I think we are There is rudociption fund which hos bear in railway examsings who
gong on the 24th instant was the worst for
2. Calousta, 27th October entitled to some consideration. This savory vested by the Crown Agents in the epurities of in gold, and for which it would be most con
A sorora cyclone was experienced at Chithe all meeting seolysis shareholders here other colonies, some of which have depreciated Talent for them to borrow at the low rate of the puck twenty years, and extarkivë, flamays beyond the directors and of course I consider in vaing some 8 to 10 per cent since they were interest tant prevails in gold countries Then was dous to arors, houses, nad trees it a rather important matter.
MWI The notice of the meeting has not be further depreciation in this sconcities States consists of willo men who, in whatever Ayolens is reported from Chittagong Bait
purchased one ano reson why there should udvinistrative staff of the Fularutud Baby
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and a further fail in the gold value of silver, all coin they be paid, in alvor or in loven dallers of the houses in the town have collapsed, and Mr. Har Euca--Yes; we cannot help it which less the colony will have to pay Betli must attamatory be paid such salari na aballovery read is locked by the fallen trees. Of course we must nocept anything that may be India and China are silver ning countries. It over the exponent of person who come nom Several brige have been sunk The poorer decided he Still I wish to protest ou ngono years the contracted long in goll sterling country and who desire to rotera classes in the town gre housslege.
far report of the cyclone at Chittagong
Calcutta, 29th October gives you ships ashore All natives have been rendered homeless The Port Commissioner's and Mrs Block Brothers buildings have been wrecked, and the railway ifces unroofed. The velocity of the wind was ninety miles an hour, and the storm lasted eight hours.
sought to be very comfortable etraming legally we are certain that no English jury J. Mam Over. Mdus, Buns Watscount of the preference sharebeldozat because by to doing they could borrow at threes. On all these considerations there 800MH
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As at presont intended, she will only tall at would have convicted her-one thing is at least 0. Vlanning 30 four places en routa Hongkong Eumoly Las clear that a mere lamentablo exhibition of be1 Howard, WYK. 11 Palmas, the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, and muddleiant and embacility on the part of all PA. Cook Stogapore. She arrived at Las Palmas ca 12th vencernal in it than the trial at Yokohamn, has C. Byll, WYR 81 October and continued her royau on the 15th ever disgraced English Isgislation. The un Dod
* Meg a phone/happy-primer had no chance at all It goes At the Magistracy as Storfoy the first mate on to say that Mrs Carer is now on her way to of the steamer Mennoff was charged with assing England, and the case will, in all probability, bo nassulted a Chinese quartermaster on the 12th considered the leste of 8th October the instant Mr. D. D. Wilkinson appeared for: same paper contains a letter from Mr. H. B. T. the defence. The mate was foed $10. The tngways urging & full inquiry and analyze secuud officer on board the sims ship was a bad questioning the physicians evidence, charged by another quarternsates with a sum factory evidence that a murder has been.com the conclusion drawn being that there is no estis offence and wes ordered to put a fine of $5,
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A protest has been entered at Lahaan by the master of the steamer, Zibells to the effect that whale on a Toyage from Kodat to Labuan and Singapore, on the 9th Octobor, in t. 5 dog. 18 min. and Jong 115 dag 17 min. D. (appodzim to) the skip passed over a sand bank not marked on the onett and on ronding found 12ft, of water on the bank. The hips way was not stopped
The CRAIRMAN-Well, Mr. Back, no one slightly lower rate of interest than they could a considerable probability that the Helden lias seconded your rendment. Still, the have borrowed at in silver. China loses very General of the Hulas Riates would adries that diretors are most aarious to keep clear of heavily through having contracted such lostels Bates should join with the colony in the Boy friation with preference sharaboklers, and India through having borrowed in gold new contemplatad, change of the enrrency I think in this muster we will meet you, and to loses lions of pounds s'erling per sanum When the report of this Sab-Committon bas chow we wish to do so I five much pleasure in and ber finances are seriously dislocated and been adopted by the Singapore Chamber of by myself, that the voting power of preference about tie naofficial sibers of this honourable ment to contidot gravely what le shall co. seconding the smeadout put to the meeting, embarrass theruby Whatever may be the Commerco and haa boon forwarded to the shacoholders should be one vote for every 5 Connel we respectfully submit that we have Individual Government officers hate salientes Chifuying, regarding the cyclone; and both It has been propound by Mr. Buck, and seconded into of the honourabls the Colonial Secretary Garerament, it will be the duty of the Govern share tegen de b
Day Calentia, Beth October. Farther reports have beer zonaived from,
Loxley voted for the amandmen, and Mesare Ionourable the official membors. Wo entrest Chamber of Comusica. The situation entors ward stripped of their leaves, while ton salt Masers Book, Lewis, Gillies, Bicker, and world and in the world of business than the antil they rea the report of the Singapore greatly damaged all the ten bushes at Kodula moro Lagwledge and experience in the financial but the very sorsibly, keep back (eno jebemes to sad palt industries have apparently, been
The made it was therefore cared, ✨ balba, Georg, and Polishwalks against it. Your Trendy to Bian the question of comasabiqepportunity to Governor of energy polar were wraket, and the salt ran partially The CHAIRMAN then proposed this squirme
las belony's contracting another loan in gold Without desiring to be unduly critical of St spoilt Lion of the special resolutions.
te itaud over for six monthe Ab prosuit no one Charles Mitchell, we venture to armise that Mr. GEORG Feconded,
lauws what is going to happen in regard to his carver liss not procoded upon lines enloukatod Caried
the gold value of silver. In six months hengo to quick him with much currency experience
in alvor und not in gold. For alver porals for the option of gold curandy: If inciples are followed the colony's loon shoud zero of duty to impol bin to help these pry wo mar know something. It sound financial but he may quite readily have the ambition er the using colony to contract a gold load now is to that should be so, we suggest that this wit Indulge i gumbling at the risk and expenes of coarse, fould be to forward to the Colonial the rutepayor It may be a surpres that Uffes the exusten report that the Bingapore acffcial asm bors should have gain pressmel Chamber of Commerce Sub Committee has to ctfor any suggestions on this question, having prepared, sat to request the Colonial Olles, to
SERIOUS, ULNESS OF THE SULTAN OF
UUDEN DEATH OF HENRY GEORGE. fever and stylinalas
London, 29th October The Sutton of Zanaiber is seriously ill with
London, Both October, Mr. Henry George, the Socialist candidats the busverity of New York. Thng diode of
-PARLIAMENTARY BYEELECTION IN
London, 30th Celybúri beral Candidato, hai boon. Barl Compton, who succeeds to the peerage as qalan Korthamptona. The polling wse an Walton 6,744 votes Mr. Blyth folyoles and Mr. Carman,
1,091 votes
On Friday, woning the Hongkong Cricket Club bild an At Home on the Cricket Ground. The numerous guests were taka somewhat by surpaise at the extraordinary. transformation the ground has undergone in decorated with lampe, had been arcted in the the short space of four hours. A bamboo fenon, centre of the field from east to west; Chinese antenk of vacions colours were hung aroundy The Burean Independent, referring to the sathe reserved opaco fairy himps of many rerresalon of Mr. HoLgars Brown in the uffice beautiful tinis dotted the boundary trees, of Financial Advice to the Korean Cloverursent, a oft breeze giving then just suivent mover ayar de Speyer immediately minounced ment to make the light prettily glitter the baon daly passed and confirmed, the Lecessary The CHAIEMAN-The coselations having tbsarrival of Mr. Karif Aloxerall to the Koren pavilion was outlined with lampe, and surmount steps to carry thou into effect will be taken on Foreign Ofice and requested them to fix a daying it were the initial lotters of the amies of Monday, a notion will be sent to starsholders. for him to enter upon his duties. The Korrach of the interport olubs; fish. lanterns were: These notices will be duly sirsalater on fon Govocament repied by Informing Mr. Speror placed hore and there, indeak ac golat which day, and it is to be hoped that shareholders, It is notified in the Gentia that IE, Lho Mr. J. McLenvy Brown, whose son rank had lood. The responsibility for this highly in fling them up and Fonding in their applica been certly told by the boncumble the submit that report for the criticism of bunkers,
that it was alremly supplied with the services of old he advantageously illuminated was over both oulinary and proferenes, will lose as time Governor has given his asssus, in the name and several years yet before ganging. To this, Mr. artistic night decoratire work rested portions as directed in the cirentar. A letter of Colonial Secretary that they had shown them and currency experts. If these chilisking, ahenid beball of the Queen, to the following Speyer ponded that the contacts of other Hou, H. E. Wodehouse, Hon. R. Murray precisely the same form and giving the same saves totally unit for their puitions in this be reasonably isvoutalde, the zeal thing or OrdinacasAn Orfinues to farther amend foreigners with the Government were no con Rumsey, and Mr. J. Barton, and these notice, hat altered to suit proference share-Council by their honest endeavours to effect swak bo to nak that a man, experienced in Feleted member for Barnelor, in las plass of the Waterworks Ordinage, 1890, A Ordin een of his M. Alexes had been sent at the entlemen at bo congratulato upon holders will also be sent out Gentlemen, I thank retrenchment of £5,000ayer in the extravagant currency in bucking, and in tuanos, should be anes for the Naturalisation of Hot Chan request of the Korvet ambassador at St. Peturn the great access which aiteurlod their offore you for your stiunianec alias UChiu Teth and An Ordinance to burg and any must be fired upon which he When, on the arrival of the many ladies and rmezd the Closed Hours and Lasanitary could enter upon his duties. The matter was gentleman who coupled the invitations, amfim-
cost of Government, wails their ill-advised selened in England, and sent to the Banita Dwellings Ordinanes, 1884
Bnally referred to the Korean Foreign Office for Hion was added to the decorative beauty, the No wonder slephants a source nowadays in farther boating under the soyroof Mimizan puristbygalangos a la acided to size. action in his opinion did not hotoven any for a few years to become Trusure, to the marked papuosty for administration Wes Strait and to have completo charge by much settlement, and the Foreign Minister bus son whole scaue was exaemely picturesque, the South Africa if, as Mr. Lacy satirastes, tered by your Excellennyben you omred. Wo Lobove the pounanity will beardly Ernet Small, fourth engineer of the P&O adipatch to Mr. Jerday, Britial Comel that bright toilets of the hudies landing a most at 20,000 bare den killed by white men since the favourably with click capficial rumbon Resin the prosok dat Has purney 1 tha steader Caplan, Bammonadascar Bator the Korest Government will dispense with the fractive starm to the coup d'ull. The hand of time the sport was first practise to any extent of your acquaintance who were antenbita Sawit Chall be changed to tekan dallar based day for asanit. It appeared from the evidence services of Mr. Brown, as francial adviser and the West Yorkshire Regiment, ander Hr. W. This is not so long time na wight bupposed Poll: We venture to hogs that the dimply gold but the comannity also will inkfat that flat there had been dispate between the chief comodatorer vi vastus This communiG. Bentley, A.C., and the bed of the for, though known to geography bentaries, be able the offcial members of Coppell will be such change shall not be entrusted to buy zivil apartine, and Bral reported this matter to his ostion, we understand, Mr. Jordan le refused, Hongkong Kagiment, were in attendance and fore, South Africa has practically ben, seruable to reason in this matter, or if they are BOTTARY of urdinary colent sapeziorThe lesser war cautioned, that mid to recebre hure, birday apresed-og-nary very fine nekovas of menit were given. Govored minee the British cooupation a hundred only amenable to your Excellen no heat, and on the ith the hose insolent saprociation of the valuable rides of Mr. The guests were hundsowely, entertained mint years ago... And trips the fourth engineer blow on Brown to Keras. We are sorry to son him to are quite sure they spout a thoroughly ou
comunskis Change ficariatoz would, lok the hose with hammer ruling himongratefully treated by the Burena Government, joyable evening, ser from basind. The outer engineer the McLeary, Brewn has been descraped by Els "Defandast wish gear or board, mad
Majesty with the full send rank in the glater
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VIOLENT SCENE IN THE AUSTRIAN
Vianna, Oth October. 1in German Nationalist the Austrian dark nie a protest against the ordinanco This Greet. Isulnago en the same foot- dència, die vervreten 2. Seriou pink sooner, widok vaded in the President.
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