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INTIMATION
A. S. WATSON
LIMITER.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8rn, 1006.
acle which rendered impossibly any further negotiation, Mr. Crosny insists in calling the war that rusted the "Opium War As a fact the misunderstanding bad for In the eighteenth century deeper roots.
which followed. For in the sequestered valleys of Tibet the echo of British canzon was beard, a boosin arousing every dormant suspicion against the white man,”
Communicable disease lart wook was repreTELEGRAMS. sauted by live cases of plague, two of enteric and three of puerperal ferer. Only the anterio touched Europeans, and they were importad cases. The plague totais are now 866 cones and
Such is the over-coloured bromo that Mr. 830 deaths.
& CO., the evil clicials bad welcomed the Crossy would palm off on his renders as
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
SHERRY
Per thz.
B. SUPERIOR PALE DRY, DIN- NER WINE GREEN SEAL CAPSULE...
C. MANZANILLA, PALENATURAL
NATURAL
$120
RED SHERRY,
SHAL CAPSULE ...
16.99
D. VERY SUPERIOR OLD PALE TORY, CHOICE OLD WINE, WHITE EAL CAPSULE...... 18.09
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EXTRA SUPERIOR OLD-PALE DRE, VERY FINEST QUALITY BLACK SEAL {leni).
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Dand ER After-Dinner Wines of n very the Vintage,
ALL ART SUPERIOR XERES WINES residents as the Hora
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The Czar has a new motor car, which was Almost built in Hungary at a cost of £4),
as large as railway carriage, it contains a work-room, dressing-room, and servants' de partment, and cau travel at the rate of sixty miles an hour.
With the permission of the prison authorities, Mr. Thaw, who shot Mr. White in New York,
ebrated the Fourth of July by paying foric crvam and cakes for all bis fellow-prisoners. He wished to reggat his generosity the following day. Lut this was not allowed.
The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week eading the 5th Ang.. 1906, shows that of non-Chinese there were 298 to the Library and 135 to the Museum; and of Chinese ti to the former and 3,058 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 451 portons. and the Museum by 3,193,
DAILY PRESH EXCLUSIVE. BERVICE.].
ANOTHER CHINESE CUSTOMS CRISIS.
TUNTSIN, Angust. 7th. A fresh crisis has occurred in the Imperial Maritime Customs.
Sir Robert Hart passed plaus for
Customs buildings at Amoy, and the Commissioners rejected 'them.
REUTER'S SERVICE. Į
PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, August 5tb. Parlament has adjournal until the 23rd
October.
RUSSIA.
LONDON, August 6th. There are now fifty-five organizal strikes in St. Petersburg. The railway strike is postponed.
volleys on their oficers, of whom six were killed and four, wounded.
SALE OF PIER SITES.
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SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, August 7th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION..
BEFORE SIL FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEP
JUSTICE).
A GUARANTOR'S LIABILITY, Two cases were hased in which Mr, G. Hist ings, trustee of the property of the Yus Fat Bank, sued a Wai-chun, compradore of the Hong.
kong and Shangkai Bauk, to recover this sum of $21,000 for money lout by the said bank to the Wosy Fung Company, Wui Quen-shan and Sə
Yu-teal on February 18th, and for the repay- ment of which the defendant became guarantor:
also to recover $10,000 boing money leat by the Yue Fat Bank to the defendant on January 12th.
Mr. H. G. Calthrop, instranted by Mr. G. Hostingy, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. W. Stadle, instructed by Mr. R. F. C. Master (of Messrs: Jubusov, Stokos sod Mastor), represented 'the defondant,
Mr. Sled and bis ellent was prepared to
submit to judgment in both suits, un the claims were perfectly accurate. As they had a large counter-claim against the managing partner of the plaintiff firm, he would, however, ask that execution be stayed. The managing partner of the plaintiff firm guaranteed & mon samest Yeung Tat-san, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, as a shroff This man absconded with the sam of $79), which the defendant, ast compradore of the bank, had to pay. The defradsat was hopelessly insolreuf, and if the
plaintiffs went in for immediate execution all they could do was to put him in gaol and keep him here, I tho may of execution were granted it would be to their advantage.
Mr. Caltheop said if the defendunt brought an action against the ronnager of the bank he had no possibility of getting any money as the
foreign ships, mot from any personal gemine portraiture of the first war with Driendly feeling, but that they reaped China. Its inconsistencies would at once ereirom a large harvest. For the same condemonst; but one of these may be WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Į reason they encouraged the trade in opium, į referred 19. S fue was KISEN from which was carried on in what were known acting der duress, that his first attempt as "conutry ships", that is to say, ships at treaty-making. accepted by Captain oined by natives of India, flying indend Extor gainst the opinion of his advisers, the British ng as being British subjects, was really unly a ruse 20 procure the Eat Suolted upon with jealousy, and even abandonment of the occupation of the islike, by the regular Company" ships, Ch'werpi forts, which .ce procured, the convention was the next day repudiated. who led the monopoly of the "Home trade. The lea! officials claimed jurisdic And it was this instruer of bid faith that ting over all vessels taking in the port, more than anything else forced on the It is doubtless quite true | bar Chinese jurisdiction then, as now, being subaquent war.
were matter of personal caprice, Jod that Sigues did advise the Tibetans i SHERRY, WHITE CAPSULE... 135 contamally to misunderstandings, usually expel Pire" Hoo, but this was only in ncordance with the traditional policy of compoundest for by increased exactions an CC. SUPERIOR OLD DRY, PALE
the trade. As the trade was profitable, this the Chinese Government, and was'na new
The German Japer 'at Gureti anaounces that em is though vexations came to be looked ; departure, nor had it anything to sty to.
General of the Chloess Imperial Maritime open as one of the messy charges, and affairs at Canton. The lifealt with Sir Robert Edward Bredov, Deputy-Inspector- were inciled in, with, however, protests Tibet which led up to the subsequent Castue, has remired the second class of the This state of allkira occupation for a few works of Lhasa were Deder of the Royal rows of Penssia, with the more less strong. might have continued for austier century, brought about by a very different conjunestar, and Mr. A. T. Piry, Director of Customs The present Dalat Dama at Peking, the third class of the Order of the but that with the lowering of the stamination of affairs.
A mutiny lins broken ont at Dashlagar in was the only one who, under the jyalons | Red Bagħa. of the Imperial House, and the increasing
Fire broke out in a cigarette shop in Trans-Caucasin, where the troops fire debauchery of the Court at Peking the administration of Chiun, had been permitted sponge came to lærapple-i more persistently, to live fill be had arrived at maturity, und Conaught Road use the Canton Wharf at on Pking was presmited at Cutton" by, an the fast of his having survival was o'clock yesterday morning. The Brigade, under imperial delegaze knows to the foreign indicative of the declining inflasice of Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, turned out, but its been extinguished. Danange was done to the According to China over her dependency. The Tibetans services were tot required, as the fames had marworial Chinese bustom the Hepros hond hem trying by all means short of artout of 35. The outbreak was due to the before paseoding, had to gay in hard cash det ind war to reguler themselves independent explosion of a hanging kerosino lamný. BRANDY |the astrust value of the other and with of Chim, and hæl indeed succeeded hi indue- the inervasing whors, of the Court the ing the intermediate provincus to practically solatium hal to le gatiundly increaset. revolt. When, then, the British Govern As this solatium had to be met by increased ment. Through Peking, endeavoured to with Lasa; the fees from the loent officials, these latter make Diendly treas Trial to raise their dem upls on the foreigu | DALAI LAMA, now coure to full age, saw was reach-l the atmos: in the endeavour hat a jenof of an intention merchant til!
to refix the suzerainty which he hoped he
not ang abstract fear of British aberption, that led him to listen to the overtures of Russia. Mr. CROSBY, profesus to se un heri motives in Russia being anxious under any conditions to obtain a footing in
"We have sold large qusatities of machinery
CAPTAIN VEINSTATED. Tibet; but he is pleased to gore altogether to Japan," said a director of one of Great In the production of
Au Admiralty Divisional Court, on July 3rd Russia's noserupulous conduct with regaelBritain's largest flems.
Carlisle from a decision and-ring the suspensiam to the evacuation of Manchuria, whion heavy zachinery they cannot, so far, compete hard su uppen by the master of the shamer But they will be a manufac uring af his certificats for 12 mouths. A Board of was merely a part of the same wild game of with ne
of wrongful acts, which resulted in universal sovereignty in Asia. Dealuless people as a matter of course. They havo all the Trade inquiry had found that the master had such a game carried in itself the seeds of glities-skill in imitation, meebanical apti ben gailty.
tode, enormous patience and docility, and cheap the drowning of two of the crow. Mr. Hamil
ton, K.C
in support of the appeal, said the dissolution; but none the less the powers labour. Well, of course, if they bent as in master, owing to the divisia of the Cardiff Tanufacturing for Oriental markets we shall be magistrate that the vessel was uns worth. immelinely interested were boumel za 1 dig
had been unable to get £4,000 which the beaten. That's all. It's outy a matter of time. notice in self-dolence or deserve the tate
I can't imagine anyone being surprised at the Rossion Government were to pay if the vessel justly marked out by provideums for the
swift advance of Japs. It was an inevitable Properly pretorased her service laving the Russo-Japaness war. The Carlist was chartered by the Russian overament to go eemale amongst States an amongst in.
Mr. Harding said the action was brought to Russia's game in Manchiria result of the war." dividuals.
from South Wales to Vladivostock. In Noven-
to recover a talones of account for contract was idly met by Japm, whose mergy was
ber, 196k, he was ordorel to Post Arthur with renandel by her sucose, and fut only by
c. There was a controversy before mills in the Now Territory. The total amount
Llut the magistrate as to whether the crew knew
of the contract was $1,195.60, and his client had Tibet, and that no steps whatever are to be they were bound to Port Arthur. Counsel said taken to put iɛto operation the various clauses they must have known, for it was a good dni received on account $953.04, leaving the amount After the lamed due. The defendant was sued or manag All work is to
talked about on store at the t me. of the Anglo-Chinese Treaty.
Cartiste had sailed she fruled soms kolky of
COGNAC
A. ULD PALE
For Di
....
H. SUPERIOR VERY OLD COGNAC 27.04
C. VERY ON FLIQUEUR COGNAC 33.04 D. HENNESSY'S FINEST VERY
OLD FIQ RUR COGNAC
443, 201
D. is a VERY FINE LIQUEUR BRANDY
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Mr. Asquith and Mr. Buxton, the Postmaster tieneral, on July 3rd disgreed with Mr. Henniker Heaton's calculations of the cost of universal penny postage, sad of penny postage with America, which a largo deputation urged upon the Government. Mr Heaton calentated the first year's east of the latter scheme at €25,000); the Ministers at L100mm, and of the
His Lordship-Have you proceeded against this mou?
At the Public Works Departme.& yesterday bunk was insolvent. They had beea nuable to after on the rights of erecting and maintain- † got anything out of the bank manager, and it
was not at all likely that defendant would, ing two temporary Piera avor Crown foreshore were sold by pub io sunting, flo first was the right with regard to the Crown foreshore i font of Waterlou Road, Yanmali. The piar there is to be 75 feet, by 13 feet, the term being one year, and the upset price $250. This right was secured by Mr. Li Stun Pau, for $1,
The second right sold was that in regard to the Crewa Foreshora opposite Marina let $3,
which we kura ke gengot be matched an inny sort. This brought the heil officials had got rid of for ever. This it was, and said franitty he had not the money, and Mr. East of Kewloon, the pier to be 30 foot by ten
the pre All the aber ihre are - abjait to a dins unf
per coat.
Hivut posible for the existence of trade of
into plansat friction with the Court, wir se xava que com-inually demanded a larger dare unt of the profit that rumour | #ilegrad was derived from the foreign trade, The opium trade finally bestme the battle ground. Disapprinted with his share of A. S. WATSON & CO., į the tabatans profits supposed to be deriseri,
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Hongkong, 26th July, 1906.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Oxxcommunications relating to the new eclun hould be addressed to Tax Euroa,
Gerponés els must forward their names and ad- uresses with communitatim addressed to the Editor, of for publication but as cridence of good faith,
All icitors for publication should be written on
The paper only. site of cincudy apprared in other spars will be sserted.
there for extra cocus of DAILY PREM should be
one
the EEROR determined terally to kill the geore the Eaid the golden eggs, and seat down Commissioner Lis to be the Las on his arrival found the wwersationer.
| task more difficult than he had anticipausi, and that the entire body of the provincial fficials were united against bim. His izure of the opium led him inte stali further trouble, for it united both arise officials and foregen merchants; and the
universal scheme at £5000, Mr. Asaith Burton that Imperial ponus postage barely paid, and perhaps meant a slight loss favoured the flea, but the time, they said, wet not suitable.
feet. The upsut price was $5. Messre. Chun Both Yik and Co. purchased this right for $259,
The London correspondent of the Manchester ardian hears that the Cabinet is contemplat.
THE CARLISLE" CASE.
The bank
Mr. Cal·brop-I understand be bus absconded. He was out of the partners of the bank of which Mr Hastings was Jenstus.
uly paid 15 per cent, and if there was any money to ho got out of this man wo should have got it. It is over a year ago since the bank
was declared insolvent, and this is the fret wo have heard of defendant's counter-claim- if wo find there is a chance of his getting the money it is probable that the pluiati will be reasonable.
His Lordship said in face of the plaintiff's petition be did not ses his way to stay execution? and gare judgment for plaintiff and costs.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Before Mr. A. G. Wiek (Poiana Jums).
A BALANCE DISPUTED. The Kung Tai firm sued Lev Tak-guan, man- aging partner of the Kam Tak On firm to recover the sum of $24256 for work done nu material supplied.
Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for the plaintiff, the defendant appearing in person.
Ho anonymously signed communications that have weak action of Captain Elor in trying to her own immediate sucress, hat by hering a complete change of policy with regard to f "xtremely valuable cargo of food stuffs, smoke work done in connection with Renuio's flour...
store 11 am, on day of publication. After that the wygly is limited. Only supplied der Cash. graphic Address: PRES Codes: A...
Liebes":
1.0. Bor, 23. Telephone No. 12
BJ
accommodate all parties brought affairs
such a general mess that Coqmission er Las, sorely against his own will, was cour pelled to harn the options, and so destroy is own deeply-laid plot of acquiring the whole command of the opium market. Mr Cromy, having this got hold of the wrong On August 1st, at Buates. Jons Pesper, late
156 end of the sirk, las, like Commissioner Abf engineer of ke, jvmstata, Berakong Orrier: 106, Des Vœux ROAD CLS, found himself compelled, our of a Lick 11. Pezer STAKET. EC
DEATH.
The Daily Press.
borenoxa, AUGUST 8TH. 1906.
Te is ever a dangerous as well as thankless task for a stranger in blood to attempt to criticise the finer details of policy of another nation. 3r, MCAR TRRAY CHOKuy, an American Traveler of acumen atal intimate knowledge of external conditions, has been seeking to quend the policy of Great Britain
exposure of the utter rottemess af her big
be stoppet on the construction of the timber at sea, and lier propoiler was rendirding partner of the defendant firm, and because
between India and the Tibet. frontier, al the British garrison now in Tibet is to be with-
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
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Had not England taken up the ballenge throws to her in the sade spirit, and in? Rusin succeeded in bluffing Japan se Bastern Asia, there can be no doubt that we should have had to art the part of Japan, drawn, together with the Resident. In fact,
Vontrnace. From this account of the Government's policy and engage in a war a that we have bou saved by the promptitude correct, this will revert to the position they ago. This story fortunately does not meet with with which Lord Cunzos took up the gage.necupied before the Missiga of a couple of yours mistaken idea of consistency, to persevere Comparisons are often rule, and a in gege confirmation in any quartor, in hedding it to the end. The late file retort is not usualis edifying; wo may, how- trable, with Tibet is thus isgically the ever, suggest it in this case. To a movely daect resuit of the iniquituss com-lact of superficial observer, laut in closing his eyes England in 1842 This is what Mr. Causey to all but the narrowest issue, nothing coold says. When Fathur Hve was in 1896 terve been more opposed to all right, private expelled from Lhisu, the Chiuse Resident or international, than the war of America there was Kises; of him Mr. Cuosas | against Spain. We, as English, and Will it uo! be knowing how deep and long-satel had been infocus his rulers:
the causes of dissatisfaction at work, ir. frained from unfriendly or irritating com- me! We hive certainly not lost the confidence of either side, with both of whom we are proud to be on friendly terms. it
suflicient to say that the Chinese official who chanced to be then at £hasa was Hisuus, a man who had, as signer under duress if a treaty at Canton in 1941, tor-
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in Crutal Asia, and her intimate relations usted (er), „blus logia, a bal thus i would be as well did Mr. CROSDY, and with Tibet, China and Russan. Now Mr participated in his country's humiliation, others of his kidney, who are everlastingly Choux attacks his subject alter a most as well as in the disgrace if his country's seeking occasion to judg; their neighbars, enterprising journey through the regions in enemy-England-more shameful in success take to heart the example. question, in the course of which he has thau China in defeat ? For titly years
Mr. Arobibald Little is imported seriously studied in detail the geographical and the Ping Government had endeavoured
arrest the fatal trafie: Tukignifiantil at sitsiko. geological conditions of the lands of which he speaks, he is an observant student of when the Mogul emperors ruled Judia, it the peoplee, and his little work "Tibet and had grown with the growth of British power Türkest" written after an adventurous Declared illicit it had flourished in British tour from sh in Ferghana through inuuds; from British ships as depots it de.
It is stated that a syndicate is in presis of Kashgar aid Khotan, and thence through fiel Chinese authority in Chinese ports.
season righteousness had forment.on in Berlin to supply electricity from the River Zimh-si to the Rand, at a cost of Westeru Tibet to Srivigor and Rawal Pindi, When for a
Christian English
j). is an interesting and useful addition to our prevailed; wh knowledge of these little explored districts. officer had yielded up twenty tlenusund Unfortunately Mr. CRUSHY possesses a good smuggle poison cases to be destroyed; Misprials creep into
a cunsalur report in which the trads tigures for deal of that restlessness of imagination, when they and been burned by heathen" publications. The Foreign Oftes has publiskand which both in England and America may Chinese officers, zealous to protect their Yangtse port are given in "Hongkong”
curse, then a Christian | tusis. he described as one of the worst features of untry from a the political life of the day. Lu Mr. CROSBY'S Goverment declared war and forced by eyes the whole of our conduct in Asia from cannon's wight a helpless people to admit the time of DUPLEX to the occupation of the baneful drug. And even if not banefal, Lhasa bas nut Laly been iniquitous, but even if it were ambrosia, what shame to actually in our own interest mistaken, | override-but why argue this unlucky Shutting his eyes wilfully to the fact that cause? Let it not be rehearsed, for ali the seizure of the opium at Canter was have heard it, and let it not be forgotten only one of a series of attempted high-handed in judging al Chinese-European history
L
Le,
even
Görernment
A correspondent who has read the story regarding the Italian method of preparing strawberries says that the best way to take bsanas, now is common a diet in Eugland, is to crash them with a fork, squeers a lime or lemon over them, and sprinkle them with sified
and will be found to make the fruit debelous, enger. This is the usual way in the tropics,
uso'ess.
The master, however, ma maged to rig
be had received from Mr. Roonis 843,000, Ho
a jury-mast, and made sails cut of some sanking, bad not accounted to bis partners for part of
dru
#school
Defendant stated that his firm owed the amount claimed. Another partner made the srrangements in connection with the work, bat, sometimes be made payments to plaintiff.
After bearing the evidence bis Lordship gang judgment for plaintiffs with leave to issus immediate execution.
and so gut the ship under control. She went this money. The orier was given to plaintiff to the Philippines, where her propeller was repaired. By this tim Port Arthur had by defondant. fallen, sud it was arranged that the Carlin'e to the French [ of Saigon instead. She arrived at daigou in May, 1905, the should go to Baltic Fleet being then on its journey eastward. While at Saigon there were several explosions on board, and the vessel herself finally took firu. and was destroyed, two of the grey beice drowned. It was in respect of the fiual explosion that the magistrate's report con- dinned the master, it being said that he did not exercise diligsues and care for the safety of the crew. Convel for the master submitted there was nothing in the circumstances to warrant the suspension of bis certificate. On behalf of the Board of Trade it was contended rightly that the master's certificate was E
suspended. The Court held that the certificate had not been properly suspended, and allowed the appeal.
The mouthly competitions for the Captain's Cap and May Cup were hold at Happy Valley on the 4th to tith August, 1908 The following ends were handed in:-
CAPTAIN'S Cor.
1 Mr. C. E. H. Boavis 1.S.P. H. G. Wilson, R.N.
Mr. J. Clark Mr. M. G. Burzio 2. Millor.. Mr. R. Mr. H. W. Slade... Mr. F. W. Warr... Mr. C. 1. Gale
Mr. W. C. D. Turner Mr. F. C. Gray Mr. J. C. Steon
i
(series) WAY CUP.
77+ 93. 15 H.... 78 +
16 95 12 83
*X
20
15
97 IL
104
987
17
77
94
15
2 Mr H. H. Gompertz 102
LUR. M. Crosso
.
Surg, L. A Baiss, R.N. 99 Mr. A. Morfey ... 10 Mr. K. E. O Bird... 108
(11 entries.) POOL
S.P.IL. G. Wilson, RN. 92 Mr. C. E. H. Beavis Mr. M. G. Burnie Mr. J. Clark
Mr. E. J. Grist Mr. F. W. Warre
.L.A. Haiss, R.N.... Surz. Mr. K. Miller Mr. C. I. Gale
Mr. T. C. Gray
Mic. J. C. Steen
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KRARY
STAMP DUTY ON CHEQUES.
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EFFECT UPON JAPANESE, BANKS.
The Osaka Clearing lous bus made a report to the Government Tax Investigation Com mittee on the effect of the stamp duty upon the use of cheques. This report s ales that a fly has had the effect of reducing the circula- fion cheques in Osaka. It is stated thit the current deposits of banke in Osaks have continued to increase steadily, with a corras pending decrease in the sirculation of cheques In 1964 chequa ware issued to the number of 1,947,939, falling off to 1,33,912 in 19.5, when banks have gene
the duty was imposed. Some b
A
CANTON.
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]
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August 6th. Fang He-wai, the Boycott Hara", is still continuing to occupy the winds of the Canton indents. Yesterday a ceremony was held ut the Boi-Tong Monastery in his memory and a large crowd assembl-d there. One of the students created quite u sensation by marching np to the altar where the hero's portrait was exhibited, cutting his qa-ae off at banging it in front of the portrait as an offscing.
FINE.
At about 3 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out on the Shakes in one of the shops Lordering the Shanon Capel. The flames spread very rapidly owing to the Tuflammability of the materials contained in the shop and two houses were destroyed within twenty minutes.
SUBSIDIARY COINAGE. The exchange quration with regard to the
so far us to pay the stamp da'y on their subsidiary coinage mintal hero is becoming an intolerable naisce even here, where the cheques, for fear that otherwise the use of the
"
77.+ 2
70
-
19
et eque system would be discontinued.
79
ille
PA 18 S1
pointed
#+3 1083
90
15. 83 997 2011-17 $7
(42 untries).
1 Te for Captain's Cup.
Winner of May Cup.
3 Winner af Pool,
The next competition will be held at Happy
Robertson Faraweli Cup. Valley from the 11th to 13th August for the
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.
As an
tration of the effect the duty has had it is key is legal tender.
Such institutions as
ont that at a e-rtain prominent factory the Chinese Post Office, the Telephone and the operatives were paid by cheque, but since Telegraph exchanges, should accept them at the imposition of the duty it was found that ar. But they don', and the rate at which the amount of the duty always exceeded the
fres paid in c
order to obtain small change, and they are discounted now reaches soren par the employes are now paid in cash. I muny
cout.
PIRATES.
cases business-houses which used to issue
Three notorious pirates who have been cheques in settlement of accounts have discon- tinned the practice, and now issue a cheque terrorising the Shan-Tok, Honog kao and for the total amount of bills, cast it, and make payment in cash.
Centon districts raspeclivoly have been arrested in Maono and extradited. Their days are numbered.
A BRIDGE WANTED,
A new waterboat, built by the Dock Company for the Union Water Boat Company, and
The water police hare made new regulation Tho beat. launched on Saturday, underwent her frisl trip to control the ferry-boat traffle. The P. & O. str. Banca left Singapore for yesterday afternoon, when the vesal is proved people are dissatisfied with the new arrange-
most satisfactory.
ment, however, and a strike is immigent. This port on the 6th inst., at Su..