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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30ru, 1906.
A native at Shanghai has been knocked down TELEGRAMS. thnu the more or less temporary losses | occasioned by local fluctuations. Of a by a motor-car and kiled. Ti is aid that. similar proposition in the ear of China, at motorists drive too fast throng's the settlement, the beginning of the inouth, we remarked on the reasonableness and justice of this A. S. WATSON & CO., obligation; and the obligation appears to
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us all the stranger in the case of a British government, The Chamber of Commeres | | holds that as the legal tender of subsidiary coin is limited, it is natural that its exchange value should fluctuate according to supply and demind. That is true of almost any
Two British journalists, formerly engaged in Japan, learned Russian there, and are now in Baasia. Mr. Francis MoCullagh hos hen in St. Petersburg for some tin. Mr. E. J. Harrison is on his way there by tail from Vladivostock; but may return to Japan latan.... The return of visitors to the City Hall Libray and Muse for the week ending the 27th May, 1966, shows that of non-Chinese there were 277 to the Library and 94 to the Museum; und of
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INTERNATIONAL DISARMAMENT.
LONDON, May 27th. In debate in the House of Lords on overcional disarmament, Lord Ryan drew a distinction between a reduction in expenditure and disarmament. He said that whie the Government should do its utmost to reduce expenditure, it was their
SUBSIDIARY COINAGE.
No one in the Colony need socept Obluese subsidiary coin at all, while the logul limit for
The following correspondence was sent to us Hougkong subsidiary silver coin is $2.00 and for publication
for copper $1.00. If payments are accepted in The "Star Ferry Company, Limited. Chinose coin, or Hongkong coin in excess of Lengkong, 30th April. the legal Emit, this is entirely a personal matter, To the Hov. E. A. Howett, Chairman, between debtor and creditor and is presumably Hongkong Chamber of Comoros,
due to causas not to by controlled by tho Ordin- Ste. —I have the honour to draw the Cham-suce, being merely an ordinary businadiquestion......... ber's attention to the vasent fall in the value of for consideration when fixing the price of British subsidiary coins by which this company commodities, and others whoso business. Hes on a cash basis 67. The developments foreshadowed in para- are losing kravily.
graph 7 are problematical. The committee
2. And apart, from loss to individuals the | of the Chamber while viewing the excessivo
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS: { thing, where it is a cast of arrangement / Chinese 115 to the former and 2,379 to the latter. duty to provide for the ample securit of mattar is, I sulenit, of saffleient insportance to production of silver and copper caius by the and trade obligation. Even a Dank of.ius Library was, therefore, used by 392 poraons, the empire. Disarmament was impossible The-Colony at large to warrant in con-idera Chinese mints as closlated to seriously affect
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England note for £10 fluctuates in vidae, according to supply and demand, in Hong- kong, but when handed over the counter of WHISKY. that institution, supply and dead coase
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and the Museum by 2,-153,
According to the Narfangen, the Waiepu has communicated with the British and American Ministers, defining the rights and prerogatives of foreign-re fuxide and catsida to affect it: its value is its face value, no foreign settlements. This notion has bron
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brought about in consegnence of reports that foreigners love bean exercising munisijat
control cutside settbanent limits.
wilbont u Esir general understanding between the Powers.
tion of your comin:ttes,
the prosperity of that Empire, Lave no reason 3. For many years and until recently, Chinese | to assume that the Chinese officials are actuated subsidiary silver ecins were at a discount of by other mantives than the supplying of a useful about 2 per coat.; British sa sädiery silver nalus medium of exchange for which there was, at one RUSSIA.
maintain a parity of value with the dollar; time at all events, a strong demand and the whilst British cupper coins as measured in making of a profit on the siguiongo as is a smal TONON, May 27th.
Chinese silver coins wore at a premitím varying | in other countrios making similar issues. The meeting of the Duma on Saturday
'from 2 to 4 per cont, · British subsidiary silvor } 8. Thu existence of the Provincial Bank $1 00 П INNENİNOUN 0112, After Brd How quoted about 5 per cent discomb note is of course known. It now baars a special night was passiounter speeches of protest, the Demo- ¦ and copper 4 per cent,
siamp to the offoot that it is redeomable in 20 eratie bunders of the Damn, with sev (^»Z) Tho, former disparity hadwoan British and wont pirons. It is noteworthy, however, that
the $5.09 notes are not so stamped. dissentients, passed a resolution damanding | Chinese coins was, i understu, d to a
lac instant resignation of the Ministry une) { difference in diurne:s.” its replicement by a Cabinet having the n weichauteenfidence of the House. About berry commission and others attended thus sale,. The first eberry brought $103, the others ranging from 830 ter 50 cents,
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krasan was auctioned at New York on April Brd, one cherry at a tjaw, for the benefit of the San Francisco carbequske sufferers, and brought 8-4440
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THE ANGLO. RUSSIAN UNDER.
STANDING.
W. we informed that ford Chelmsford, Governor, has appoin, bend. Mr. Frederic D.
Peking, May rd. Barretto (Messary. Barretto & Co}, Cozen! fær
The Chinese Miniators at Washington and Mexico, & magistrato fex Qu«eu-lami, Cotamon St. Petersburg have reported the epein-ion of wealth of Australia. The ruths of often werning Angle Russian understanding in regard to adiginisare) yesterday by Mr. Commissioner their interests in Central Asia The Chinese Government & msequently apprehenis the con- Jonas, under xp eint writ issued by Chief clusion at a lateralate of an agreement with the Justice Sir Pqo Cooper.
object of an exdunga of Anglo-hussian interests in Tibet, Mongolia, nud the New Dominies.
REDUCTION mors and a . It is truts there is
certain intrinsic value attaching to cafus which tha note'cumet claim, but in essence the twenty cent piece bearing the stamp of The Hongkong Government is just as much a promise to pay on demand. It can verer pretead to contain metal to The yahte of one fifth of a dollar; it is a token which the Gorerament permits to represent that value; and without the Government's per- mission has no value at all. Tas at the post-olling, a Kwantung twenty cent piece has absolutely no ratus. The Chamber of Commerce says no one in the Colony need acerpt. Chinese subsidiary coin at all, that it is entirely personal auiter between debtor and creditor. It is certainly not a personal preferewe; no one would de- berately choose Chinese eos if they hul the oßer of British. It happens to be the case, huwever, that the supply of British subsidiary coins is quite inadequates There are in circulation so many subsidiary coins, which may be said to be “absorbed”, useful, notsiallyssary. In this employed
ne-ljum, British coils are altogether out-chance!" numbered, except perhaps in the case of copper cents. It is admitted that thre should be more of them, that they were absorbed into "the southern province of China", and that the Government benefited A. S. WATSON & CO., bỷ that absorption. That win before the
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The Garrison will enjoy this stripy.A porty Volunteers were taken to the shooting rangs for the first time. The men litt. Ered a target 50 yards away, and not vác hit, il They were next tried at a furget 20 yards away, and stil everyone missed. They versat lost tried at one just 10)7 yards away, bud an jono hit, Attention!" thardowed bin deill so
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THE TOUR OF THE SIAMESE PRINCE.
Tokyo, May 2ed. Prince Nakeruobalsi of Siam kus left Seoul for Manchería.
THE NEW AMBASSADORS AT TOKYO,
Tokyo, Ming-Lond Baron Musim (German Ambisador) is to be entertained by their Majesties at tiflu ou Thursday.
Mr. Luke Wright (American Ambassador) is to present his credentials to-morrow,
A correspondent of the Mercaalir Gurdin writes: A terdiant who inked for Freight quotations on his kind of good intween Antwerp and Yokohama received this admirabló raply from 1 British shipping company, "Twenty-five shillings per tau, less 19, per tou on 25 per coat of the proposed quantity, less 2) p., plax 10 po, less 5 på immediate ratura, less 5 p.a. rebate after six months, less 5 perpins robate after twelve months". Anyuue maay 100 for himself that this is înfiuitely preferablk to a quotation of 20s, per ton less tires allowances
SUPREME COURT. Tuesday, May 2916.
present alleged over-production of Chinese subsidiary coin, and we may take it that in neither Hongkong nor South China was the supply too abuntant, othersise the British coius would have come back, and the presence of Chinese coins in Hongkong of p.e. at three dates. would ut have so conspicuous. Apparently the Hongkong Government took no steps to stop the flow of its subsidiary coiungo into China, and as Hongkeng could not dispense with: their use, there has been an ebb and flow in which the two currencies seem to have become inextricably mixed. If the Hongkong Government is to be permitted to take advantage of fluctuations in exchange value, according to the terms of the first clause of the Chamber's reply, there seems to be no good reason why it should not accept, at market rales, the On May 23rd, at Shanghai, Mucarpe Bass Chinese coins which circulate in the area of
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its purveyance. With regard to Mr. UERORNE's fears for the future, we agree that the developments foreshadowed are problematical", which, however, does not ancun far-fetched. But Mr. H. B. Mons Jus told us that free as the coinago has been in the proviares, the denund was not short of it; and the phæing of all the mints under the Toperial Board of Revenue seaux to promise that in time China will have a
IN APPE LATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT,
COURT TRANSLATIONS. His Honour the Chief Justice-Before this
wish to say that I have cunsalted with my same (the sileged conspicuty case is called on, I
learned brother with regard in the question raised in recent care about the Court Translator The practice we have decided on is this: that any party may adopt the present practice of preparing a translation and taring it certified by the Court Translator. If that translation is challenged, & notice of challenge must be given by the other side, who will proibice the transla- tīnu they say is corred, and then either sile will have to put in is translation for cross- examination.
Mr. Slade-Did I understand your Lordship lo say that the side chali-aging should give notice to the other side?
THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY CASE.
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A DREAD SUSPICION.
Tokyo, May 3rd. Senalor Dawson of Melbourne, a formar Minister of Dafouce, says that the Japanese training ships have come in the character of and that Japan is planning presently to reizs Australia.
THE OPENING OF MANCHURIA.
Tokyo, May 4!h. I learn on the best authority tint at Tuesday's Council the Elder Statesmen and Maisters were masimonsly in favour of opening Man chura to general trade at the endliest possible moment. The military administration offices will be abolished shortly. Japan doas ot intend to avail heralt of any preferenced or privileges wither in commercial or industriad affairs, and it is recognised there is ample room for peaceful co-operation between Japan and other civilised Powers in this field.
AN ARMY DETAIL.
Tokyo, May 24th. A Dacron osables full Generals to be appointed the command of Japanese Army Divisions,
PEKING SYNDICATE.
starellders in the Peking Syadicale:
The following circular has been sent to the
The directors think it incolebeat on them to
4. Recently the Cantra silvoe pin hos shown alendowns to further deprecinto and, what is of mere importance ze Hongkong, has apparently dragged the British cùn with it, the reason assigned being that the dibfor, fiading he can dízolargo his fiabilities in the laser coinage, has no father use for the higher.
3. Following hamdiately upon the minting in Canton of rapper coins, the British one coat piece sunk to the level of its Chinese counterpart, and, it is assumed, for the sstue ressou as led to fun full of sitrue coins.
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9. After awefully considering the question the committee of the Chamber are of opinion that the only course likely to influene) womediat measures is la náminu vicato with the Chambers of Commeres at Shanghai and Treatsin with a view to sending another joint. Memorial to the Diplomatic Body at Peking orging that tha Imperial Govorament should again be called upon to carry out its treaty obligations, and, by placing all the mints ander oue sontrol, produce standard einuga for the whole Empire and so do away with the over-production of subsidiary coinage for which the various provincia! authorities are now responsible-
-45 Bo far the Canton officials have apparently boru satisfil with a mod rate difference
10. With regard to the suggestedi ratrady inchess between disir ccáus and thus British. 11 that British subsidiary coin should be made their object be to drive the latter out of ciron. legal tender up to any exlont and that the Istion in their country, their action is at least Government should pledge itself to reduota all intelligible, und, provided competition between such coins at par, the committen of this Cham- the respective coins remains as at present, her aro al ogether unble to endorse such a dubtless matters will right themselves at no proposal, nor can they as matters now ataud seu · great loss to anyone Int de Hongkong their way to make any representation to flan Government.
| Hongkong Giwernment with regard to legisla-
7. But if rapacity be the mainspring of their tion. policy tho,quesliebuzens. Seriors;.for..anless ; aipped in the dead this dolasing process will grow to large and ruinous proportions, and to beprejudics of Rongkong's trade; each succes. sise official will seiza tis golden opportunity until hopeless confusion and loss bring matters !o A crisis.
8. To make matters worse, a Chinese dollar uote has recently appeared in the Colony und is actually in circulation at Canton.
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I have the hooone to be,
Sie
Your Obedient Servant, (SAL) EUBERT À. HEWETT,
Chairma
Hon. Mr. Edward Osborne,
Seurotury, “Star” Ferry Company, Limited,
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hougkong Legislative If your Committed consider there be casase for alarm, doubtless they will move Council is calles for Thursday afternoon. The Government to legislate in the matter, and now orders of the day are: -Wirst rending of a bill that the Government's profit on subsidiary entitled an Ordinance to suthorize the appropria coins is endangered (for if there be no demand tion of a supplementary sum of two hundred and there will be no further coinage, and consorcuty-eight thousand four hundred and twelve quely no further profili perhaps their former dollars and eight cants, t› defray the charges reason for a policy of non-interforence will of the year 1905. Sanent reading of the bill no longer weigh and there may yet, s time to entitivi an Ordinance to amend the law relating frustrate the evil in its incipient Singe.
to the property of married women. Second
Third reading
1 As regards a remedy I venture to reading of the bill entitled an Ordinamento ggest that British colus be rehabilitated and regulate the qualitiestions and to provide for potented by zouking the legal tender up the registration of dentists. to any amount, to the exclusion of all other cuius, and by Government pluging itself to redeem all its coius nt par.
I have the honour to be Bir.
Your Obediant Sorvant, (Sgd) EDWARD OSBORNE,
Secretary,
Ilongkong General Chamber of Commerce.
Hongkong, 28th May, 1906
In the first place owing to the fact that legal tender of subsidiary coin is limited and that intridsically it is not worth so much as the currency dollar, ita exchange value is naturally liable to factute according to supply and demand.
of the bill entitled as Ordinance to amend the Summary Ofertes (Amendment) Ordinames, 185. Third reading of the bill entitled an Ordinacce to amend the Magistrates' Ordivance, 1990 Paird reading of the bill ostitled an Ordiance relating to the jurisdiction of the Supre o Court with respect to the cars. nid commitment of the custody of the persons mad estates of lunatics.
COTTON WEAVING IN YANGTSZE VALLEY.
Mr. H. H. Fox, H. M. Consul at Ichang, has forwarded to the Board of Trade two samples of a cotton cloth which is now being usou- factured la Fohang, with the following com-
mont-
The factory, established some months ago by some of the local gentry, has wooden hand bones (of Japanese make), 30 of which arw in constant use. A Japanese has recently best engaged a manager, and machinery for working two new idoms by steam power is now This clath, woven from uativa set up. being yarn (stear factors, product) is male in two lenviog
patterns, one trualle dyed black after
fustory: width, i5 And it i. lengths vary:
BIB, I have to acknowledge receipt of your bring to your notice that, frors recent lelegrams letter of 30th altime, in which you direst received from the syndicate's engineer-in-chiet attention to the love sustained by your Com- in He there is likely to be cousiderable
pany and others through, what you term, the delay in the output of coal. The main seam was cut through on March 12, disclosing au fall in the vains of British subsidiary coin, sud excellent bed of coal 14 feet in thickness, but to inform you that your letter has recived the shortly after s water began to flow in to a serious careful consideration of the committee of the extent, retarding the work of development
Chamber of Commerce. The Chief Justice-Yo, and pridico the bis iuflow of water has continued, though with translation which he says is more correct considerable variation, and the directors have been in hopes that the pumping power on the Application was male for leave to appeal spot would be able to cops with it. From & the Privy Council against the judgment of the that additional pooping power received ou gaturday, the st cable, however, : Fall Court which uphold the decision of bis is necessary, and the directors have taken stops Honour the Chief Justice in the trial of an
to and out what is required as so as presible,
plain white wild locally at 18 1. per yard, black but some time must necessarily elapse before the 2 The committee of this Chamber are at . pee Ford. The new sloth is in great issue to determine whether Wong Ka-cheaus now paraps can be in position. The directors do agreed that the question of the loss in the domand locally as a clothing material, being of With this it seems only fair was a partner in the Lai Hing Bank at the
But not apprehend that
anything
quantity sout up river that the Hongkong Government should also time of its bankruptcy. In this case seson porhaps six mouths delay is involved and purchasing power of British subsidiary coin, better quality than the native cloth woves in
however it may have been caused, is one which the Shasi district. The Chinese witags were secteuce to be meantime they are urging
at present inconsiderable, but as the pulpat fall into line, accepting its own coins as prisoned for three months by the Chief Justice commencement of work in the hansi Northern deserves serious consideration.
increases I I have ne dealt an attempt will urva, which is about to be openof up by the
3. Withont necessarily accepting either the be made to compete with the Sbasi cloth in payment in nay of its departments, in any for perjury.
railway from Chengtai to Iniyuenfa. quietity, and at their face vulne. :
financial statement in this paragraph as to the asual the markets of Szecbnsa. I think this modest This annoncement, reports a
of the journal, has had a depressing effect on the discount at which the British coin is now re-enterprise is interesting and worthy
attention 1 of British manufacturers as being an ported to stand, or that which gives the instance of what in donbilsas going on all over shares of the Peking Syndicate,
percentages of wulative values in the past, the China at the present time, viz., the introduc- committee do not wish to question your ganers!tion of Japanese machinery and skilled mathode
in the midnfacture of cotton piece goods. remarks of a retrospective nature.
VICEROY SHUM'S REMOVAL,
The subsidiary coinage in circulation at Hong kong is mixed by reason of the close brighbourhood of and intimate relatious with Cunion. This mixture in various ways causes inconvenience and loss to individuals, and standard revenue, and that "the Gove the correspondence now published indicates ment which issues these coins at a certain how it any affect the well-being of face value must, in all its branches, accept corporation. Mr. E. OSBORNE, on behalf tic coins in payment of all dues and at the of the Star Ferry Company, usks the same value". Chamber of Commerce to consider the question with a view to inflinging legisla tion. After pointing out the objections to the present state of things, he makes two remedial suggestions, whieli the Chamber of Commerce, voiced by Mr. E. A. Hewett, treats as one proposal, which it is "alto. We strould gether unable to endorse". hure thought that Mr. OSBORNE'S, two proposals might have been considered
Yesterday there were only eight plagno cases reported, of which six died.. The number of the last was 640.
A stivo pepar in the Philippices, having
Mr. E. H. Sharp, KC, and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K. C., instructed by Mr. G K. Hall Brutton (of Messrs. Brition and Hetf); appeared for the appellants.
Mr. Follook-This is an application made to the Court hy way of polios of motion and petition for leave to appeal to the Privy your Lordships in the matter of these seven men, and we are also asking for the oppollants to be allowed out on bail peading the appeal
from the judgment.
more zerious tha
forward the
THE AMERICAN CONSUL AT CANTON.
...
It would appear that the large demand for The Cablene says:-Hon. Julius G. Lay,
A Peking dispatch to Shanghai states that the United States of Americs at Canton. Prosince of China, and while the Colony at the
moment undoubtedly benefited by the then the Central Government has telegraphed to H. recriced a cablegram last week from that Department of State, Washington, D. C, existing state of affairs, as it res not to be. Toan Fany, Due of the Travelling Com
missioners, and Viceroy of the Fakipa and The Council of the Elysée has decided that to His Majesty the King in the Trisy Cother foring bin the port of Consat-General of the expected that this outside source of revenus Chekiang provinces, to besten his own return.
United States at Cape Town, South Africa.
from abroad, as it is proposed to make. His Excellency exchange posts with Viceroy Sham of the Two Kwang.
reviewed some of Mr. W. J. Bryan's contribu. Council from the decisioù recently given by for the past sixteen months Consul General Hongkong subsidiary coin arose in the Southern i sepurely with advantage. In one beticus to the Americae press since his visit, says proposes to reverse the law and make the be means well but knows little. British subsidiary coius legal tender to any amount; in the other he asks, with more reason, we think, that Government should pledge itself to rolcem all its coins at par. The reason for legally restricting the number of subsidiary us which may be tendered in payment of large amounte, has
the pupils of the acclesiastic institutions, by reason of the soparation law; must exhmit to the common right of military service.
Mr. Lay was in Japan at the time, but upon would continue indefinitely, and a change, The Chief Fostice Leave to appeal is granted, being informed of the offer immediately brought about by among other canses na over |und the bail is extended until the decision of telegraphed his government of his willingness production of Chiness unbsidiary colu, should
to accept. This
This new appointent is a a flattering the Prity Council has reached the Colony or prometinn, for according to the now .not be looked upon a matter calling for It is reported that “ with a view to alloying
Act recently. passed by tim legislation on the part of the Clovernment, the suspicions of Western nations, the Chinese until the decision by way of appeal has been Conantar
American Congress, Cape Town is classified
The second part under this head seems to Government intende engaging Japanese to
one grede higher than Canton with a never censed to exist; is obvious to every. Baist the [uewly-appointed Ministers of and you don't appeal after all, we are not going makes within the past two or three months between the Hongkong and Conto subsidiary
The Puisne Judge-Supposing it goes home ambatantial increase in the salary paid. The imply a change in the difference of Aneness Yokohama ou tão 1st June, and is dus kere out
body; and there would have to be much stronger
regsung
grautod.
Customs.
to extend tho bail for ever.
An armed robtory, about the truth of which
Mr. PollockYour Lordships will see we adduced before any government would think of abandoning the police have doubt, was reported to have are bound in this to pat ap a certain security such a common precaution With the taken place on Monday night in a masked within a certain time, £300 sterling has to be suggestion that the Hongkong Government under Belcher's Fort. It was stated that Aro given by the ninth provision.
The Chief Justice You have no objection should ou demand redeem any of its own pen, armed with knives, entered the place and coins at par we are in full sympathy; the the hands of the two boys made off with money
after binding and gogging the man and tying to the money already given as bail standing as
security? proposal really rests on a broader basis and goods to the value of $36.
Mr. Ebarp'intimated that they had not.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Tho T.K.K. str. Nippon Maru will sail from
the 11th June,
The 1.G.M. str. Prinz Heinrich, which left four changes in the American consular service coin of the present as compared with that of the here on the 23rd inst., arrived at Singapore ou in South China alone-changes in the Consals past, but of this the committee have no evidence. Monday, the 28th inst., at 7 a.m. stationed at Foochow and Amoy, and transfera 4/5. It must be admitted that the over-prodne- The I.G.Metr. Preussen, which left here on in the Consuls-General at Hongkong and
tion of Chinose subsidiary coin has resulted in the 25th inst., arrived at Shanghai on Monday,
the 28th inst., at 1 a.m. Cantos.
Consal General and Mrs. Lay are at present its depreciation and has also redwood the demand The N.G.I. str. Capri left Singapore for this on a visit to Peking and North China, and will for Hongkong coin, bat it is an error to suppose port on the 20th May, and may be expected here return to Canion about the middle of June, that a debtor can disc barge Bis liabilities in this on or shout the th June. when they will leave at onse for 'spe Town subsidiary coin, though for sake of convenience via Washington, DC. Nothing is known as to who shall sucosed Mr. Lay at Canton.
no doubt many email debts are so settled.
29th May for this port, and is dus hers an or The French str. Shayez laft Saigen on the
Fabout 2nd June.