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| brought about the artificial scarcity looked more realms to conquer: the time for leap- for, and at once induced an upward toning had past, but India did not at once dency; the issue of the 40 million rupees appreciate the fact and continued the in- aver and above requirements produced crease. The inevitable followed, and India something approaching a panic. For four bas either to curtail her export, or open, years the rupec constantly and poralatently other markets. To be able to maintain
Captain V. E. H. Lindesny of the Indian Medical Service, has been awarded the Rogal Humane Society's medal for rescuing a man of the 4th Gurkha Rides from the Feiho River in Joly lant,
Dr. Yursin, one of the most able of Pasteur's
AS. WATSON & foll. The Government found too that the under these circumstances the prosent high papils, is on leave in France, after several years
LINTITI
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.
SCOTCH
strong proof that Indian trade has advanced under the improved currency. This is, in fact, what reason would lead us to expect The labour of exchange prior to tho alop tion of the single standard ucted as a heavy break on every mercantile transaction wherein India engaged, Friction can only be encountered by a wasteful loss of energy, yet that friction had to be incurred in every transaction, however trifling, beteen India and foreign countries, whether esat or weet. Between India and Europe this one cause, perhaps of all the heaviest, of frie- tion, has been removed, and in consequence
speaks of the Andamites as apt pupils and intelligent workers; in fact, they work always, The Italian cruiser Feltor Ficus is on the way out. The ruler bas Admiral Mirabello, the new commander of the Italian naval division in the Far East, on board. On this arrival of the Veller Pieant the division will consist of four vessels, the other thres being the Zombar- dia, Piemonte, and Calabrio,
TELEGRAMS. [THE“ ALVA” ENTERTAINMENT. "Alca the Great" begins his entertainment in the Lity Hall to-night. A capital prog- ramme is advertised. In this connection the Bangoon Times descritos the performance thus-It seems the opinion of many that the clover entertainor, "Alva the Great," would
REUTER'S SERVICE.
GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA.
LONDON, 20th May.
The Washington State Department has
MANCHURIA.
Losnow, 20th May. It in semi-officially stated that the United States are prepared to insist to the end on American goods receiving the same treatment in Manchuris as Russian,
withdrawal of the sales of government average level of prices for her products is a of hard work in Indo-China Dr. Yersin learned that Great Britain has notified China of I have done wisely if he had arranged a spoof paper in London had a detrimental effect on the exports from the Indian ports, so that |it had to bagin again selling its bills at any rate the market would allow. The conse. WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. quence was that it was not till the close of
1897 that the effects of the suicidal over issue passed off, with a loss meanwhile to the Government certainly approaching 40. millions sterling. It would in fact have WHISKY been far cheaper for the Government to have purchased the forty million rupees from the banks at its own rato of 1s. 4d, and sold them afterwarde at any loss, than to have permitted them to have guze to swell the body of business, which under a falling spell of service. Whether this means that The New Bulgarian Cabinet is more friendly pifcable tricks, with empty oylinders, we have the already overloaded currency. At last in the year 1898 the long expected goal was exchange grew sickly, is recovering, and has also givan trouble, or whether It is here to Turkay and loss subservient to Russin than reached; rupees once more stood at le, 47 trade and prices look upwards. This is the tion of ships, it is diffenit at present to say. and for all practical purposes the evil of outcome of the act of the Indian Government But seeing that the homogeneity of the Chius in bringing its currency within limite as compared with the trade for which it is re-alternativo seems the most likely. quired. Any other currency is subject to the same general laws. We need not to be told the offects of a depreciated paper currency ;
WATSON'S
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CELEBRATED
BLEND
VERY OLD- LIQUEUR
SCOTCH WHISKY,
fluctuating exchange, which for so many years has reduced all trading in the East to the level of a gamble was, so far as India is concerned, eliminated. The oreliange, thanks to the better arrangements now A blend of the finest WHISKIES dis. made by the Indian Government, has
why should we expect others when silver is the medium ? The samo, though in a less
It is believed, says a hotne paper, that when the Centurion has completed her ruft and overhaul she will return to the Chin Station, relieving the Goliath, Thas another of the Canopus class is returning home after a short.
that the Admiralty contemplate a new distribm.
Squadron would be thus broken up, the former
J
A cartoon by "Spy" in one of the April issues of Vanity Fair was of Six Ernest Salow,
G.C.M.G., who is styled "Poking." It is a very
tilled in SCOTLAND, of great ago; very fine become automatic. The. Rupes can only marked degree, would take place did the diplomacy in Japan prepared him for the hard
and mellow.
Pronounced by Connoisseurs to be the BEST BLEND in the FAR EAST.
Per Dozen
$16.50
Per Doz.
A-THORNE'S BLEND... $12.00 B-GLENORCHY, MELLOW
rise a fraction above 16d. because the Government is always ready to release rupees from reserve on the payment of the equivalent amount of gold, which may be done as well in London as on the spot, the Government agents at once telegraphing out the amount deposited. As there is no
The following are also recommended, and possibility of obtaining coined rupees at ero unsurpassed in quality :-
any cheaper rate the coin can likewise only fall a fraction below the selling rate. Of course if from any unexpected cause silver were to rise in the open market to. ite old rates, the settlement would have to be rearranged; the possibility is, however, so slender that little thought has been ex. pended on the subject.
BLEND, & fine 'SODA' WHISKY of great age
12.00
C-ABERLOUR-GLENLIVET 18.50
D.-H.K.D. BLEND of the Finest.
Old Malt Scotch WHISKIES 16.00
So much for the currency; the more important question for the world at large still remains. What has been the effect on trade and on the financial position of the
A. S. WATSON & CO. country generally? Here Mr. ROBERTSON
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H.M. cruiser Europa with time-expired mon from this Station left for home yesterday morning.
Yesterday's plague return gave ninetesa cases, bringing the year's total ap to 765. Nine of yesterday's cases were dumped.
Today, the competition in connection with the Hongkong Rifle Association will be for spoons, and will commence at 230 p.m. The rangos are 200, 500, and 600 yards.
A small outbreak of fire occurred in the American Match Factory, Hunghom, on Thursday night, but was extinguished by the inmates and the police before the damage had
exceeded $100. ·
The regimental sports of the Sherwood Fores-
ters came to a conclusion yesterday afternoon,
and wore attended during the day by a large number of spectators. The sports are to be an anual affair.
K. P. Mohit, who has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $10,000 belonging to the Dairy Farm Co. L., was brought up at the Police Court yesterday before Mr. F. A. Hazeland and further romsaded until Tuesday next at 10 s.m.
The
good likeness. In the accompanying sketch John Junior states that the five yeses of quist
times which were in store for him. "For after the Boxer valbreak it was imperative that a
strong man should be sent to Peking, and Sir Ernest, was chosen, recent events in that quarter of the world beating evidence of his unfailing tact and diplomatic skill. He is an Oriental scholar, who probably understands the Japanese as well as any living Englishman may,”
Mr. James W. White, late asistant-teacher of Building Construction at the Municipal Technical Instituto, Portsmonth, who has been
appointed Assistant-Barreyor Royal Engineers (Civil Staff), at Hongkong, took much interest and an active part in Wesleyan work in Portees, and was hold in high esteem, especially by the members of the Wesloyna body. Before Mr. White left Portsmouth we learn from a home paper that he was presented by his friends in that communion with a very handsome travol- ling bag, as a token of their regard; and he his Parteen friends.
has with him in the Far East the bost wishes of
St. Petersburg advicas point out that Russia has lost no time and spared no entlay of money in making a most useful paval station
teen made in the work of deepening the inner out of Port Arthur. Remarkable progress has roadstend, for which the Government granted the sum of £1,350,000. Altogether during
1902 the dredgers removed (253,063 cablo fathoms from the bottom of the roadsteads, one portion of which had been deepened to such au extout by last November that the three Russian
with the cruiser Varyag. could ride at suchor ironclads. Poltava. Sebastopol, and Perest yet,
there together. So great has been the progress ironclade and an entire fotilla of torpedo-boats made this year that at present eight large
can ride at anchor over the spot where only a little while ago the Chinese used to hunt for mussols at low tide.
ita predecessor.
BULGARIA.
LONDON, 20th May.
SUICIDE OF A CRICKETER
LONDON, 20th May, Mr. Shrewsbary, the cricketer, has committed suicide with a revolver; bad health is supposed to be the cause of the aut.
THE UNITED STATES EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
her willingness to accord the same terme in entertainment for children and their parents and teachers. Last night we were sincerely sorry regard to the indemnity as the United States.
to tee such a poor house, but in the audience we THE UNITED STATES AND noticed two children both of whom appeared to be enjoying themselves hugely, and the younger one Ledenvelfort to conceal her appreciation of all that was going on, for ahe heartily joined in the thoroughly well-merited applause which greeted the clover artiste ufter each display of his marvellous skill. Alva, thongh`a much younger man and bordless, reminded us of the great court conjurer, Charles Bartram, who ha paid more than oro visit to the East. Ent Alva, in place of Bertram's friok with the rings. gave us, last night, one of the most utterly iner
evor.seen. A Japanese tray was laid across the seats of two ordinary armloss chairs and on the tray were placed certain tin oylinders which, as was shown to the audience, fitted tightly one into the other. These quite empty cylinders were replaced on the tray, after the audience had looked at Alva moving away an inch from them be immediately through each one of them, and then, without
proceeded to extract a table-cloth, knives, forks, cups, tumblers, cakes, a bottle of champagne and all the materials necessary for a well-appointed lunghoon table. It was truly, as Bertram would say, "marvellous wonderful!" As ventriloquist it is to be imagined that Alva has no superior in the world, always provided that it is hie voice cast into his cleverly-made dolls. It must be admitted that last night when he walked right up to the auditors in the front row, with a chattering doll in his hand screeching out at the top of its voice, it needed very strong faith, to believe that the quiet gentomanly man in a court dress was the real originator of all the noise and that tho đoll bod, not a powerfal gramophone working away inside of it. If only to take a biet or two from our modern Valentine Vox in the art of singing › Alva is well worth visiting; for he or his dolls have a very fine voice and his singing is a treat. The cabinet trick was well performed and the audience was decidedly mystified. There was no deception, but we noticed with surpise that although Alva hypnotised his medium when he entered the cabinet he did not release him from the bypaulic trance when the medium · left it. The band of the Fort Defence Volunteers Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., behalf of the under the able baton of signor Collons added Acting Attorney General, conducted the pro-greatly to the charms a of vary plassant enter- secution, being instructed by Mr. F. B. L. tainment." Bowley, Crown Solicitor.
LONDON, 20th May. The United States international erchange Commission has started on its visit to the Euro, pean capitals to seels a monetary arrangement for terminating the fluctuation in exchaage between gold, and allver-using countries.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 22nd May.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR HENST 8. BERKELEY (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
CHARGE OF HIGHWAY ROBBERY,
Young Kwai Cheung, Chong Shing, Cheng Ki Mo, Wong Tia and Li, Hoi were charged with having on 27th March at Now Kowloon violently robbed on Lo Hoi of Bib and clothing,
They pleaded not guilty.
The following jury was empanelled :-Messrs. H. T. Wilgas, D. H. Cameron, A. G. Anger, J. Loo, J. P. Xavier, W. Clark and W. F., Hill,
Evidence was taken.
The jury without retiring returned a verdict of guilty against the prisoners.
His Lordship is passing sentence of five years' imprisonment with 20 strokes of the birch apon each of the prisoners said that the crime of highway robbery was too common and
The Coart rose. would have to be stopped,
The thought-reading of Malls. Reax is feature of the entertainment and is said to be one of the clarerent performances of its kind seen in the East,
THE CRUSADE AGAINST MOSQUITOES,
The following vote from the American magazine, Good Housekeeper should be en- couragement to the powers that be in Hong- kong and other ports to continue, with vigour the war againt the buzzing peat that vezes and menaces our existence in the East com
makes some pertinent remarks."State ments," he says, "have been circulated very "widely in both the English and the Iridian "Press that the Government, in order to "keep up the rate of exchange for their payments in gold, base sacrificed the interests of the trading, the agricultural, "and industrial classes. Fortunately, though "these statements are vague, they are cap-
Mr. Charles Haanen, formerly Commissioner -"able of being brought to a completo test." What do Indian products, then, commatid Harner, is dramatising his novel
of Chinese Customs, brother of the late Judge under the new system, and do they Captive of Peking, and it will shortly bo pro show any indication of diminishing?duced. The play is in fire asts and the scenes Almost," he truly adds, "the whole are laid in Hongkong, Canton, Shanghai, and "influence that currency can exercise-in Peking. The scenery is to bo painted. from "a country working on civilisel methods, is sketches taken from lifo.
"Mosquitoes bave been eradicated from "to raise or lower the average prices to be
Havens by drainage of damp places, removal obtained for commodities, or what is the
of receptacles for standing water, and by "same thing, to make money more abundant
freely ponting kerosene vil upon any water or less abundant.” Taking the rupee as
that otherwise might be a breeding-place the standard, and calling prices obtained
THE STRAITS TIN TRADE.
for the pest Adult mosquitoes in rooms or Hongkong, 22nd May. for the leading articles of Indian production
buildings were destroyed by formaldehyde The Singapore Free Press gives prominence
SIE," Scallywag's" explanation of the in 1873, 100, we find them in 1900-02 at
to an announcement that the Government of reason why the Indian Government has filed burning. pyrothrom powder. This warfare or by the fames of burning surphur or 107-03. True, in 1893 they were counted
the Federated Malay States are about to impose to stamp out plagas in India is certainly a at 120, but the rupee in 1900 worth 164
a prohibitive duty on exports of tin ora ontside logical deduction from bie premisa Prinol especially the stegomyia mosquito, that is the has destroyed all kinds of mosquitoes was in 1893 worth less than 141d. The Company writes to point out that the first floor
the Colony. It is well known, our con-pally because that Government has failed to zes.
sole agent by which yellow fever is transmitted. HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DE VEUX ROAD C1. Product is practically identical. But 1988 of 83, Second Street, where damage to the temporary says, that an American syndicate the necessity of closing the native theatres." It In consequence, this drand disease has also been
was an exceptional year, the highest of the estimated extent of about $1,000 wEN
sims at buying up tin ore in the Straits, ship follows that a million lives, at least, have been stamped out, Havana not having hud a case of whole series. Again, exception might be are which broke out on Thursday morning, inping it to New York, and there smelting and sacrificed to this terrible scourge. And it was yellow fever since. September last, I taken to this as a reduction to a gold not ineared with that Company, as stated in refining it for the market. As at present reserved for "Scallywag" and our Sanitary bas, been demonstrated that another kind of
Inieber's
P.0. Boz, 33. Telephone No. 12
DEATES.
On the 20th May, at No. 4, Leighton Hill Road, Hongkong, Mantas Madar, the dearly beloved wife of SHEIK ANDDOOL BAMJARN, aged 27 years Deeply regretted.
11618 On the 18th May, at 31, Kwenming Road, Shanghai, Bruary SMART, late matros, Military Wemala Hospital, Hengkong, aged 68 years.
The Daily Press.
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONGKONG, 23rd May, 1903.
Chief Detective Inspector W. Hansen, accom. panied by his wife, returned to the Colony yesterday by the Chuan, looking very fit and well after a year's sojourn in the old country, At the Central Police Station Mr. Hanson ha quite an ordeal of handshaking to go through. a tribale to the general estoem in which he in held in the Colony's Pulico Force.
The secretary of the Tang On Fire Ingaranga
one by a
standard, and it might be alleged that car account of the outbreak. The information, owing to the appreciation meanwhile of we may add, came in the first instance from gold fewer commodities could be purchased official sources.
in return for these. Indian goods. Here
AMERICAN SCHEME TO CAPTURE
America takas 70 per coat, of the whole of the Straits production it is obvious that the American scheme would have a damaging effect upor the Colony,
. A HONGKONG TRIBUTE TO
BEACONSFIELD:
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CHINESE THEATRES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
Board to discover what the Indian Government has failed to son!!! We are, indeed, extremely fortunate.
Bince it
quite very common in this country trans- mits malaris, and that other diseases may be carried by this pest, it behoves everyone to join
grand wer of extermination against the mosquito by the simple means that have accom plished such wonders at Havana. I masy places in this country such a campaign was waged last year, with an astonishing decrease
In now dropping this discussion, I desire to ofter my thanke to "Scallywag" for his very abla co-operation in this matter. My object has been to draw public attention to a measure that is calculated to inflict a hardship on au As usual, on April 19th, the twenty-amondsflicted ones without doing good to any one...a anniversary of the death of Lord Beaconsfield, measure that no other city has seen fit to stopt, of the mosquito pest." the statesman's statue in Parliament Squaro, and the futility of which has been proved here. Westminster, was decorated with floral tributes | In my efforts to make this plain to your readers in the Stord to this year'e tribute from decision rests, I must acknowledge. I have from admirers. The following reference appears and to the powers that be with whom the
Mr. E. R. Bios:-
received most valuable assistance from " Scally-. wag."-- Yows, etc,
“COMMON SENSE.” [This correspondence is now, closed.-Ed. D.P.)
In will be seen from what we wrote regard ing the action of the Indian Goremment in closing the Mints without giving previous
August Anderson, the Norwegiang watchman notice that the Governaient was at once, again the balance though slight is distinctly at Quarry Bay shipyard who was reheaded the whether it liked it or not, placed in opposi in favour of India. In the ten years 1867- other day at the Magistracy en a charge of tion to the banks. The banks bad been doing 1877 the selling value of the 43 articles assaulting Chinaman ander circumstanser their best to reader the scheme of the Guvern. most in demand in London was calculated already detailed in these columus, was ogain ment impossible, and the Government equally at 100, in 1901 it was 70. The rupees brought up yesterday before Mr. J. H. Komp determined, had in effect cornered the worth of Indian goods would actually and flued 800 or two months for the nemult, banks. The situation was unfortunate for
exchange for 30 per cent. more Euro- and $25 ccmpon-ation to the complainant, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment, both, but the Government feeling that it pean goods than 30 years before, Even could not afford to upset the current trade in 1893, the worst absolutely for core prison.
the sentences to be consecutive. He went to of horcountry by a paralysis, however temparison, the London arbitrated rate was porary, of its banking facilities, came to a 68, so that absolutely no change of level had By permission of Major Radcliff and Officers, compromise, and relieved the banks of occurred since the closing of the Mints the baul of the 33rd Burma Infantry will play sufficient silver to coin twenty million But the selling prices of two of the most at the Hongkong Hotel this evening, froza 8 to rupees. It is possible that the step taken
930. The programme is as follows;— was in the long run advantageous but its important of Indian exports, tea and indigo, March. The Uhlan's Cal," ...... Biléber Behes, Hongkong, Forti nihil dificile, immediate effect was pear being disas are seriously fallen in India since the Entracte..."Mimi."
closing of the Mints, and that, of course, has
trcus.
Dance. "Barn Dance".
Clarke
"Nestling among the flowers at the base of the statue was a card framed in oak, on which was the following Pence with honour. 1878. In memory of Right Hon. Earl of Beaconsfield. Died April 19, 1881-From the Hon. E. R.
"We wear the primrose for file sake; • We keep his memory green Who never swerved from honour's pats
True servant of the Queen.""
ENGLISH VERSUS AMERICAN MACHINERY IN CHINA.
In the early part of the yearan announcement noder ibe above heeding went the roads of the
· English and Colonial newspaper press bearing upon the najustifiable practice of a section of the English press of constantly belaudiog, at every bie methods, to the detriment of the British opportunity, the American manufacturer, and
manufacturer and an instance was then given to illustrate the ability of the Britisher in one bracch of industry, at least, to bold bis own, and to beat Lis American rivals. The instance was
SINGAPORE AND SHIPS DOCTORS, At a meeting of the Legislative Council at Singapers on the 15th. inst the Attorney- General in introducing the Chinese Immigrants Ordinance Amendment Bill said the object was We farther read that at Hoghanden, in Hall
to obviste the diffenty found in providing that of a large flour mill contract secured in Buckinghamshire, the late Earl's entrs sat, Chinese immigrant ships with doctors. The
China by an old firm of English milling
Belilios, of Hongkong, was placed in the seat
maker, in which case the English firm was
Selection..... "Reminiscences of Waice," Godfrey A second elep is not EO had a tendency to reduce the average valusi Song Heloved. it is Vora,”.............. Aylwar
A Chinese Honey-Talbot and explained; for what reason does not appear, of exports. True, but has the alteration of
Selection...
moon."
Bento the Government withdrew from the currency the currency had anything to say to either?
Waltz........Mon Secret,”
Corta reserve another 20 million rupees, which it The causea which have affected each are
"God. Bave the King," at once put on the open market. The effect simple, and well known. Indigo bas fallen
"A handsome floral tribute from the Hon, E.terations in this amendment pat European, engineers in competition with American The German Asistio Railway Company, was to inflate & currency already in excess, in price because now it bad to compete Lizzited, was incorporated at Berlin on the formerly occupied by the Earl of Beaconsfield, American and Japanese. qualifications on an as well as to stattify its previous action. against an artificially manufactured article, 21st alt. Tbs Company, which has been formed in the chancel of the church, immodi.tely below, equal footing and made all except British better both in prises and time for delivery. The Government, following up the remainder not because the change of currency has had to carry ont the constraction of Chinese State the mural tablet erected to his memory by the qualifiations subject to the approval of the We now learn fenyala commercial journal) that
late Queen Victoria. It consisted cross
the whole plant was deliver d within the time. of its project, instead of as usual providing any effect in lowering the home price. Tea, railways, the financing of which will be under- of beautiful white flowers, to which was Governor in Council. The Hill also made some specified, ten weeks; and that the proprietors for its sterling needs by selling in London like all recently introduced articles of trade taken by the Deutsch-Asiatische Bank and allied tied a dorios in the form of an
Bible verbal alterations in section 19, these having were so pleased with the resulta obtained in the usual amount of rupee bills payable in has been suffering from over-stimulation banking firms, has a nominal capital of the pages being formed of rowe of real roses and hear enggested by the Protector of Chinese, working the will, that they have placed the
the margins of forget-me-nots. Wide ribbons, The amendment add something to the diff China, with the same English firm, viz.
contract for another similar mill, eles for North India, met its indebtednern by sterling losas Twenty years ago Ching and a practical per cent, has already been paid up. Herr Hanse- and over the book floated a real white dove culties of the Governor in Council, bat haMesura E. B. & F. Turner, Ld., of Ipswich. (10.000.000 m. (£500,000), of which amount 25 red, white, and blus, were used as book-markers. at home. There is no doubt that had the monopoly of the tea trade; India found main has been elected chairmus of the Com betekening peace. A card attached bore he believed it was a fair working definition.
In the meantime the same firm has cored again. Indian Government had the courage of its that she could compete on better than paoy, and Rerr Frontuel vice-chairmon1878. In memory of the Right Honour ble seconded the motian, the Bill was read a first having recently secured a complete four-will insoription: Pesce with Honour. AEL The Acting Colonial Secretary having in the same market over their American rivals, convictions, and refused to issue any more equal termo, and the export went up yaar Herren Fischer and Gaderts have been appointed the Earl of Beaconsfield, K.G.; died April 19, time and moved for the second reading at next in the competition for which the American waE
contract for another firm of «hines millers rupees under 1s. 4d. the usual wear and by year by leaps and bounds. But China managers, and Harren Michalowsky and Raiders 1831. From the Ken. E. E. Babilios, C.M.G., tear of the circulation would have quickly is no longer a competitor, and there are no Erich deputy-managera.
Hongkong. Forti nihil dificile.”
beaten on all connta meeting.
open