TELEGRAMS.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
DEATH OF LORD SALISBURY.
LONDON, 22nd August.
Lord Salisbury is dead.
THE BALKAN TROUBLES.
Loxdon, 22nd August A revelation has broken bat in Eastern Adrianople close to the Bulgarian frontlar This is an alarming development, as the Tarks uro certain to send a large force, which will necessitate strengthening the Bulgarian troops on the frontier and render a collision possible.
The insurgents have captured and burned Vasiliko nad twelvo villages in the vicinity.
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THE "AMERICA? CUP.
LONDON 22nd August. The Relience has won the first race.
INFRINGEMENT OF PHILIPPINE
THE “POYANG"
CHOLERA
OUTBREAK.
NOTES FROM THE NEW
TERRITORY.
SHOOTING.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS "TUESDAY, AUGUST 2518_1903
HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA | Europe, the west of freight and insurance is
DOCK CO., LD,NIMA a charge which enhances the cost of ship
KALY-YEABLY MEETING.
A number of' shooting partles visited tho
The ordinary balf-yearly meeting of shary. New Territory on Sunday Intent on hugging holders in the Hongkong and Whampoa Bock some of the snips which are now beginning to Co., I, was held at the offices of the Company, come down. So far an the fading of the birds Queen's Buildings, at noon yesterday. The Hon: was concerned there was considerable dissp Sir Paul Chater, CM.G. (chairman), presided, pointment, for they are not yet to be on and the othera prompt were Hou, C. W. Dick In such numbers as to make their pursuit son and Mesers: N. A. Elele, E. Goetz, C. exBilating, and there in too much water in Michelau, J. F. Lewis, E. B. Whealler, D. E. the fields to permit of good sport. But given a Brown J. 8. Van Buren, E. W. Tibon week of dry weather, the paddy-flats should be (diroeters),, W. B. Dizon (chief mazagor), in very fair condition and good shooting plentiT. I. Rose (secretary), A. V. Apour, A. fat by next Starday. Pigeon provide the best F. Awulli, G. Bam, J. P. Braga sport at present.
WE Chike, W. Danby, Albert Den A gentleman, shooting on Saturday, killed ainoa, Fok Kam Tim. Feng Tax Chit, Fang beautiful specimen of a kingisher as it ruso Mak Hoang, A. R. Gubbay, Ernest David from the paddy." When the bird was picked up. Haskell, E. A. Hewett, Ho Fook, Ho Kom there was found in its beak a small live fish that Tong. Ho Tang, Henry Humphreys, W. M. it had just taken from the water,
Humphreys, J. W. Jameson, E. S. Joseph, 8. A. Joseph, E. K. Leigh, J. J. Leiria, Li Yik Sas, Lo Cheung Shiu, Donald Macdonald,
THE FRUIT CROP,
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balkling. On the other hand the cost of 'bringing resaola hailt in England out here is a set-off 'against that, and with proper appliances there is no reason why you should not compete succeddidify", for ships for the local and coast trades, though you would have to bo satisfied with a small percentage of profit. The agents of the 8.8.. Fembrokeshire having invited us to tender for the repairs to that stemmer, we sent our representatives to Shanghai, and upon their information submitted o tender which was accepted. As you are all aware, she is now at our Kowloon establishment, and the work of repairing is progressing rapidly. The steamer was successfully brought down to qa from Shanghai, under the superintendence of Mr. Mumford, in the face of many difficulties, climatic and otherwico. I am pleased, Gentle- men, to be able to tell you that the prospects for the half-year are satisfactory. Before prop sing the adoption of the report and passing the statement of accounts, I shall be J. R. Michael, S. J. Micheal, R. Mitchell, A. Glad to answer to the best of my ability say Morris, E. J. Moses, Pau Chee Ting. T. questions you may desire to ask. Reid, U W. Richarda, C. H. Rogge, Hans
There were no questions, and the CHAIRMAN
na presented.
Fears and pineapples are age of the largest erope on record. At Shamohan, from which great quantities are shipped daily to the Hong kong market, the choicest pineapples can be
that eight or tea coats is the price charged in Hongkong there must be an enormous prost made somewhere. The cost of freight dowping the meeting, the river is trifling.
PHOTOGRAPHIC
PLATES, PAPERS AND CHEMICALS
EASTMANS KODAKS, FILMS AND ACCESSORIES,
DEVELOPING AND PRINTING UNDERTAKEN
A. CHEE & CO.,
17%. QUEEN'S BOAP, HONGKONG,
POLICE COURT.
Monday, 24th August.
BEFORE ME. T. SEECOMBE, SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
FRAUD.
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validity as a legal tender, bat with a steady gold rato of exchange, would materially pro- mote the development of these countries, and would increase their commerce with countries which have a gold standard. It would likewies extend the opportunities for the profitable investment of capital throughout the whole world.
bought for two cents opiece, and 'considering Schubart, Frank Smyth, R. C. Wilcox, W.-Govel the adoption of the regiort and secounts of his again getting what he wanted. The standard, and, in particular, the adoption of
WATER BUFFALOES.
HONGKONG IN PARLIAMENT.
THE NEW FOST OFFICE."
In the House of Commons on the 16th ult, Mr. Wair said bag to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state the cause of the delay in the erection of a new post office at Hongkong.
Mr. J. Chamberlain-Designs for the new post office. were called for on December 5, last, and competitors wore given to March 21 last to send in their designs. It will obviously take some time to make a final selection; and.I do
in proceeding with this work. not think that Charo lísa teisu any undue delay
GOVERNORSHIP OF HONGKONG,
From the N-C. Daily News we gather some details about the outbreak of cholera on Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's steamer Poyang. There; were no further deaths or cases of illness beyond those which we have already announced, The Poyang left Kinkiang for Hankow on the morning of the 19thinst. The third oflicer has re- covered and las rejoined the ship, and the third engineer is getting better. Rolief officers have been sent from Shanghai. Captain E. Philips tres very well-known and popular in the C. N. Co.'d service and with all who had travelled with him. He commanded the Tangchow at one time, and was for some time in command of the Pekin on the Ningpo line. His wife was at homo, with a baby whom he bad never seen, and he had been granted lease ta moko, a kingsloker himself later on in the year. His chief engineer, Mr. H. Campbell, was one of the best-known and most popular of the members of the mer
Mr. J. Chamberlain Sir Henry Blake's cantile murine on the coast. He was a stavesh appointment does not expire till November, 1904 member of the S. Andrew's Society, and a keen.It is always my desire in recommending the footballer and golfer, and his death is most appointment of a governor for any culený to eu- discply regretted by hundreds of friends.
deavour to secure the services of a gentleman of experience,”
of State for the Colonies whether, in view of Mr. Woir said I beg to ask the Secretary the approaching termination of the appointment of the present Governor of Hongkong and the Imperis, Importance of the Colony in its relation Chin will of appointing & governor of wide experience to succeed the prescut offer administering, the
Waterburn, and A. G. Wood.
The SECRETARY having read the notice call-
Mr. Ho Texa—Gentlemen-We have met
(4) The fluctuations in the price of silver Chan firm, a Chinese youth employed his leisure by Governments for mintage purposes. This Dismissed from the service of the Kwong Fat might, to a corisia extent, be restricted by an intelligent regularity in the purchases of silver time by calling on various houses, native and regularity would be desirable and is Yecom- foreign, and obtaining from them goods in the mended to the different countries so far as their nirms in this way, and in the case of two others ume of his old master. He victimized three legislatius with reference to coiunge and their
menstary necessitios do not stand in the way.
On the other hand, an alteration of the produred a forged'doshment that was the means currency laws of the countries with a gold total value of the goods was somewhere about intstrational bi-metallism, is neither contem $100, and when the bills began to come in to plated, nor is it regarded as hopeful. It wonkl further be desirable, in the interest of steadiness the wong Fat Chan shop the fraud was in the price of silver, that in those countries in which the industrial manipulation of silver is There were five charges againt hin-three of subject to taxation this taxation should be
abolished or roluced, obtaining goods by talne protenoes and two of. The delegates of the German Government, obtaining goods by means of a forged document. also, had a declaration incorporated in the To four of these the defendunt pleaded guilty, protocol of the proceedings, in which it was but the fifth was proved against him, and he stated In the German Colonies, with the -
exception of East Africa and Kinochan, money was sentenced to ja all twelve months' imprison-is reckoned in Imperia! German marks If the ment with hard labour.
The CHAIEMAN mid-Gentlemen-Witte-day for the purpose of adopting the report { exposed and the culprit arrested.
your permission, we will take the report and statement of accounts, which have been in your hands for some time pas read. It affords your directors pleasure to be able to lay hofer you an improved report, the result of the past six months working comparing favourably with those of the previous two half years. The net proft for the six months ending 30th Jane last is 8476,889,29, so that after including mount brought forward and deduoling directors' and
QUITE A MISTAKE,
"I went into the house by mistake," said a Chinamio who was charged with entering au occupied house at 23. Station Street, Yaumati
And having gone in by mistake," asked his yesterday morning, for an unlawful purpose.
Worship, id you take anything away by mistaker"
The defendant admitted having leat mindedly appropriatod about four dollars worth of property, and was sentenced to two months" hard labour, including a fortnight's solitary
confinement.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS,
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forerting resolutions were adapted it would probably be advisable that in the case of future purchase of silver for these protectorates the principles laid down in Resolution i should be followed."
Over a hundred persons, including Dr. Koch,. several high oficials of the Imperial Offices, the other prominent members of the Berlin Society. managers of the chief Berlin banks, and many accepted the invitation of the American Chamber of Commerce in Berlin to meol Commissions on international exchange at the the members of the American and Mexicau Savoy Hotel on the evening, of 21st inst. The ex-Consul General Kreissman. Persidant of the American Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the guests. Mr. Hugh Hauso President vf the American Commission, explained the attitude of the United States in regard to the question of establishing a fixed ratio between gold and silver. Dr. Koch declared that a solution of the question was to be desired, though rather in the interests of Mexico, China, and other silver countries than fo that of England, Germany, and the gold States. He added that such a solution represented one of the most gigantic tasks of the present time. The fixing of a permanent DEPUER ME. J. H. KEMP (Actine Polace ratio between gold and silver would undoubtedly benefit the international commerve of all States. question was likely to be solved, in view of the but it was difficult to predict whether the colossal difficulties that stood in the way.
On the complaint of Sergeant Gordon, Kow: loon City, two butchers were fined $5 mmel for cruelly to & pis. The animal's legs were tied two-cd-two, and a bamboo pole was passed between them from which the pig was slung, hand downwards.
MAGISTRATE).
THEFT FEUM WATSON'S SODA-WATER FACTORY,
For stealing 45 bottles of mineral waters from Messir. Wain & Co's manufactory in T Vous Bond, a coolie ematored in the place was tenced to three mouths' imprisonment with
hard labour."
Two months' imprisonment was the sentence passed upon a hawker who was convicted of unlawinly receiving the waters knowing them
to have been stolen. A foki of the hawker had a sorrow elupe from conviction on a similar charge.
· NAVIGATION LA WE
The laws of licensing masters and pilots as
and passing the accounts, which indicate a very. satisfactory if not too briliant state of affairs in they exist in the Philippines, and the Chinese
Dwellers in the New Territory Lave ample
connection with the business of the Dock Com- Exclusion Act, were responsible for the captain opportunity of anticing the antipathy which and-chy crew of the Chinese steamer, Took On water buffaloes entertain for Europeans. Those
has just made concerning our property and the pany. The observations which the Chairma boing, detained by the emigration ofloors and big, cumbersome looking brutes are exceedingly
Imainess of the Company emanat but be returned to Hongkong. The Tank On arrived dangerous when roused, and nothing seems to
gardal in the most pleasing light by the in Manila from Hongkong in charge of a Chinther them so much as the right of a white
shareholders of the Dock Company, which. ese skipper nomet Loo Moon and a Mongolian person, whom very often they endeavour to
from its great tinancial sunduess or the quas crew. Act 780 of the Customs regulations for each with their formidable horns. Sportsmen
Railable position it enjoys holds second place shipping makes it prohibitory for foreigners, walking across country generally give them a
to no establishment of its kind in the E-r. | without American licenses, to navigate veel de burth, Should anyone be charged by auditors' fees, there remains to be dealt with in the waters of the archipelago. When buffalo he had better seek safety in fight. S662,85.13, which the directors recommend dis. (Applause) In the policy which the Chairman Custom House officers, therefore, boarded Shoall he be lucky enough to carry a fowling tributing in a 12 per cont, dividend to sharehold.and his colleagues or the beard have initiated Took On, they could not allow lwr captain to fees the best thing to do is to let the buffaloers, absorbing $300,000; by writing £36,579 by the formation of a wariue insurance account, I for one fully endorse the wisdom that dictateş come ashore mid they were compelled to retain have a charge of anallshot when he is 40 or off the value of Kowloon Docks, and 82,772,04
pudence; in adopting this policy we shall be his crew likewise, their landing being against yards away. The bullets will not penetrate his off the Cosmopolitan Dock; placing $5,750) to the emigration laws. The steamer was to re-thick hide, but they sting suffisiently to makes ordinary harbone risks on our floating plant ur position, and on this principle must our the credit of a marine insuranço acedant to cover sloping a course to strengthen mud consolidate main at Manila, for she was to be sold to a focal | retreat advisable on the part of the quadruped. firm, but hor crew, skipper and all, will have to
(excluding the dredger Canton River, which is futur prosperity be kiit. To be able to dock, go back whence they came, says a Manila paper.
separately fosured), and carrying forward to appresinately, ten per cent of the entire the new account the balance, $314,293.70. The shipping entoring this part is indeed satis Bard trust the appropriation recommended Fairs. (Applause) Assuming that the will meat with your approval. Since our listings of this port increases in the same meeting the directors decided to open a marine ratio as it has done in the past, and that the insuranos account to cover ordinary harbour risks business of the Dock Company correspondingly on tage, launches, lighters, &c., the anupal con- increase, the work we may have to handle tribution to be 5 per cent, on their value. This should about double itself within the next ten account.coming to your notice for the first time, years; hence it is that I fall in entirely with the Board decided the first kelf-year's ventriktu, the proposal for the lengthening of the No. 1. tion should be dealt with in the appr. priations, dock at Kowiona, in connection with which as you will doubtless have observed, but in hone the announcement that attention has future the contribution will be passed to the legen given by the board to the general question debit of working expenses. Turning to the of shipbuilding is particularly pleasing. That rovence scopuut, it will be seen that towage this industry can be made a remunerative que account shows a loss. This is accounted for by under judicious managenent future reports
March last. On the other side is shown the sum the cost of heary overhaul of the Fame in sond Tarais ample testimony. At no time in the history of the Company has more increas. written back in connection with the settlementing confidence on the part of the shareholders of the account with Mossrs. Houston & Kidit.rested in the management than at present, During the period from January to Jausah.and I think we may safely leave our affairs to A vessels of all kinds, except to maintained at least in the present satisfactory lanaches and lighters, we have docked upwards state, and in all probability to be greatly of half a million tons, the exact figures being improved as opportunity arises. With these € 550,189 tone, of which 87,541 were war vessels few remarks I have much pleasure in secondi de This constitutes an increase of 20 per caut. of the motion for the adoption of the report and tonatge over the porresponding half-year of the passing of the accounts. (Applause.) shipping: the tenanga figures for war vessels of 1902. The increase is entirely on merchant all untionalities being within a fraction the same for 1803 ss for 1902. My predecessors in the chair have referred to the difficulties experienced On the 21st. Mr. Weir shed the Under in estisfactorily fulfilling our docking engage- Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he would statements owing to the calls upon our No. 1 dock, when the concussion for the proposed British and I have now to inform you this difficulty is in railway from Kowlood to Canton was granted, no way lessened. It is only by most careful and the names of the concessionaries; and, in manipulation that we are able to give our view of the aptivity shown by the American regular constituents even partial satisfaction. syndicate in constructing their line from As you are aware, the No. 1 dock has been Canton to Hunkow, could he explain why the lengthened to 576 foot to accommodate such British railway had not yet been sized etsamors as the Korea and Siberia for compared 2
Lord Cranborns-The British and Chinese docking, but it is still too short to permit of corperation were granted a Praliminary the propeller-shafts of these steamers boing Agreement for the conesssions on March A, instrument provides for a final Agreement to he is absolutely necessary that is be farther signed in terms corresponding with those of lengthened. It is manifest that if we cannot potitioner that the set of Congrep provides her ghai Nanking Railway Concession, undertake the work of withdrawing their that its enforcement in the United States shell The latter has only recently been concluded.
propeller-shafts, such steamers will have to baby the Treasury Department ad the Com-
THE BORNEO ISLANDS AFFAIR.
dock where it can be accomplished. As missioner General of Immigren, and Collector
briefly notified in the report, we have now Blaster was neither of pese offciale. The The explanations made by Mr. R. B. Martin, ordered the engines, electric motors, and conden. Collector of Customs raded to this argument the chairman, and Mr. Cowie, the managing sing plant for the electric power extension of "that in the impositio-patiod between the passage director, at the half-yearly, mesting of the Kowloon. The two boilers for this service shareholders of the British North Barnes of an act of the initiation of a bureau or depart Company, says the L. d. C. Express of the 24th have been satisfactorily tested at Kowloon and meat of the Government and the completion of alt, place a slightly different complexion on will shortly be placed in the power-house. The the stablishment, the old machinery of the reported seizure by the United States of old sagine works has been cleared of most of Government might exercise functions which are North Barnes than that which has appeared in the new shops into suitable groupings for the Islande adjoining the territory of British the machines and they have been transferred to intended for a different set of officials when the Press wires, and sistoments. It is understood ectric drive. The building will be abortly the platfrom at King's Crose, white thurug which countries which have a gold standard, would be
that the United States Goveromónt, bases its It is argued that the enactment of the lew1985 That treaty, in the opinion of the State) store, which formed as sanez, is being pal- last a man approached and said, "I beg your the stanitard value of silver coins in relation to i
right of possession on the Anglo-Spanish Treaty re-roofed and renovated. The braas-shop and and its application to the Philippine Talants Department, gave to Spain sovereign rights led down, and the brass-workers', slip is are the work of Congress and that Congress which, through the late war, passed to the made no provis on for the extension of une United States. But these few island-which indy transferred to a spacious floor in provision of the Act to the Islands and the it is quite correct to state, we believe, are outside the west annex of the new building, withholding of another. This construction of the three-mile limit from Borneo, is remark that This will greatly improve the frontage of the
also applies to the United States tortory
THE ALLEN CASE IN MANILA.
On Thursday Just ut Marils, the writ of haberporpus issued by the Supreme Court in bobalbi F. 8. Allen was returned before the Suprhe Court. Collector Shuster appeared to answ to the writ nad show why the titioner shou not be released from custody. The petish for the writ alleged that the petitioner wasfogally restrained of his liberty and was abo to be deported from the Islands contrary The writ opened the whole question of
Colony.
TRE KOWLOON AND CANTON BAHWAY.;
carried unanimously.
The motion was put to the meeting and
This was all the business. Dividend warranís will be ready to-day.
LORD SALISBURY THE MAN.
CRUELTY TO FOWLS,
For crowding 27 chickens in one ease and 23 in another into baskets which would have been taxed to accomodate half-slozen,, a native: farmer was fined $10.
THE SILVER COMMISSIONS IN EUROPE.
A Berlin telegram, states that the proposals
8 many Colonjal
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday somed the following report:-
The depressiou, lying near Vladivostock yesterday, has reached NE, Japan.
The barometer has fallen along the China const and Formes, particularly over the intter
area,
A depression, apparently shallow at present. appears to be lying to the SE. of Formos Pressure remains high over 'SW. Japan. nel, and fresh NW, and W, winds over the N. Increasing NE. winds in the Formoea Chan- part of the China Sea.
fair
Forecast-NW. and W. winds, woderate;
TRADE
TELEPHONE No. 135.
MARK
SCOTCH WHISKIES.
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thright of the Collector of Customs. 141898. The line has since been surveyed withdrawn, and to enable us to do this work, itgesticulated clumsily, and his voice was hard.und other silver-using countries; thirdly, KING EDWARD VII.”
rade the petitioner from the Islands. The 瀛 pot Was raised by
the commg for
latter shall have been provided,
and war correspondent, writing last year.abont Delegates for the settlement, of the China Mr. Julian Ralph, the American journalist || put-forward by the American and Méxiçan
Lord Salisbury, remarked that there was little Currenty Question are to the following effect of the aristocrat about his appearance. His Fist, the establishment of a national Chinese Aguire was huge, beat, clumsy. But his face silver currency, founded on a fixed ratio between THE CREAM OF even grave, and very haughty. In bis old days the introduction of a currency, similar to that was that of an intensely reflective man, gober, silver and gold of thirty-two to one; secondly,
he ent no swkward figure when addressing his suggested for China, in fellow-numbers of the House of Commons. Hy possessions of Enropean Powers as possible, önt inflexible. As a politician he was not depended upon by his own party; and a biting each Government to make regular parchases of pad severe were his retorts in debate, so seebi- ingly seedless and uncalled for were his sarcastic us the chief means of maintaining the disparity the silver really required for coining purposes, utterances that anany members heartily disliked between silver and gold coins in the countries 20y many others feared him. By the time he ht had passed to the House of Lords he had mel. indicated. lowell a great deal and jearnt to control himself. As a speaker he keeps apart from his hearer, for he has no magnetic er sympathetic quality in his voice or personality, says Mr. Heiph. sincerits is manifested without enthusiasm:
geniality.
He is sincere, but his and bis eloquence is better eleninted to please the educated than the plain people."
"He lacks
under the presidency of the Director of the At the meeting held on the 21st ult. at Berlin
Reichsband, Dr. Koch, the conferesco adopted the following resolution :--
(1) The introduction of au universal standerd
currency in China as a perfect legal tender is
cribedow she watched him walking up and down
Another writer saya :--Trifles are not allowed urgently desirable. The advantages of e reform to disturb his reveries. An eye-witnesses of this charter for Chiua, as well as for the
be carrical trailed along the dusly pavement. At immensely increased if it were practicable to fr
AH!
pardon, sir, but yourragis trailing on the ground," gold. In order to achieve this object it would
said Lord Salisbury, with a smile," it- generally does." In addition to this "mental appear to be imperative that the colunge of the aloofacus," is extremely short-sighted, and is also one of hands of the Government and that at the outset as it has been called, Lord, Salisbury new silver-currency should not be let out of the the shyest of mon. When travelling in a train of the reform the Chinese Government should
novel, for he is a great reader of this class of
the law was sonspared to a law if procedure bave never been mentioned in any treat engine-works and widen the road there. It is he tries himself instantly in a book-probably adopt all those measures which would enable it
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
When
EXTRA SPECIAL LIQUEUR,
AT $22.00 FER DOZEN; KING EDWARD VII,”
LIQUEUR,
"CLUB"
Ar $16.50 PEE; Dozen;
AND
OUR STANDARD BLEND
AT $15.00 PEx Dozen.
H. PRICE & CO.
棱
WINE MERCHANTS,
without courts. The Supreme Court has taken They were, indeed, as Mr. Cowa stated, expected that the whole of the plant above au-
12. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL 1 the matter under advisement, In caso the dera of islands, in so far as documentary umerated will be delivered before the end of literature and eponds much of his spare time to exercise an influence upon foreign rates of
evidence was concerned. but they were taken Collector of Customs is sustained by the Court, over by the former British Northen this half-year, and we have great hopes that when indoors in this manner. Music and art exchange,
BROWN, JONES & CO. have few attractions for him. He has, indeed. it is understood, a Cablents, that an Provisional Association, and hy then handled to before the next half-yearly meeting, the electric bon known to express his inability proparly to exchange value of silver coins will continue to
(2) In countries with a silver currency the- MONUMENTAL MASONS. : effort will be made to take the matter to the the pressut Chartered Company. From the War of the songs the large-sized and her at work he is, however, a different man. depend upon the national economic condition ITALIAN AND AMERICAN MARBLE Supreme Court of the United States.
Company's point of view they were of little We haye turned out three large-size and is at & value; but they might conceivably be the taunt saecesful launches, two of which, one for the Huis phenomenally rapid, set ualy in his grasp and upon commercial relations with other
STATUARY FIGURES. OBELISKS, COLUMES of smugglers or other objectionable people, who P. & O. Company and the other for the Stan through his business. In writes for more standard relationship between the gold and
of a subject, but alan i
១. ប would make them a thorn in the side br North
bis method of getting nations. It is, pefortheless, desirable that a
RUSTIC AND PLAIN CROSSES AND HEAD- Bornec, unless they had the right, which they dard Oil Company, are at work in this barbour, there biruself than in usual for a heilver coinage should be established in the mints
7. STONES IN STOCK. The Imperial German mail ateamer as circumstances demanded.
kave hitherto exercised of dealing with them The Bangkok lighters are well in hand formed the Foreign Secretaryship) retains the of the countries which in futuro adopt a gold
ition, though bo stilf (since,
that is, he has
CEMETERY MEMORIALS made to any tacho left Kebe, via Nagasaki and Shanghai, of further evidence of ornarship can be a delivery to date. We have quite recently set ess of two private secretarios. on the 23rd inst., p.m., and may be expected thered from the fact that the British North secured an order for a passenger steamer for the
standard" for their currency, and that this design in Italian and American Marble and here on the 1st prox.
Tuis too was written about a year ago The Imperial German mail steamer Hamburg, of some of then from natives, who paid for the ing with other enquiries. The general question permits, and at eight o'clock is to be often seen tion in the price of silver takes place.
Borneo Campany have received rents in respect West River steamship companies and are deal- Always an advocate of regular exercise, he still relationship should be fired at something like Hongkong Granites. which left here on the 2nd ult., arrived at right of residence or fishing, but otherwise of a development of shipbalding has one utleg thus wheeling along the London streets before
tricycles every morning when the weather to 1, provided that no further serious-altera Genos on the rd inst., at am;
the islands are understood to be of little or no The P.B. steamer Athenian Isit Yokohama commercial value, and that they are sized by tion. You have a tract of mutilised ground the traffic of the day has assumed formidable on the ad in. p... for Victoria and the United States vessels nudur a misapprehen sailable for this purpose. So long as steel and proportious. Some years ago, he was a tennis Vancouver.
iron and other materials have to bo procured in player of some repute.
BIGD.
A certain amount
LETTERING in any Style or Language.
COAST PORT ORDERS carefully and
(3) The introduction of a system of gold values in countries with a silver currency by promptly executed.
"means
of a silver coinage with sulimited Bengkong, 7th August, 1903.
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