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CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT
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GOVERNOR..
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THE FINE PRODUCTS OF,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 1906.
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The German Mail of the 20th September was delivered in London on the 24th inst.
It is reported that two gael warders have disappeared. Dissatisfaction with the low rate of pay is given as the reason.
The coroner's inquiry into the douths of the victius. of the flankow disaster opana at the Magistracy on Saturday morning.
A coolie was sentenced yesterday to five days' imprisonment for stealing socks from the Military Hospital. A similar penalty was in- poked on another for the theft of broad from the R.G.A. kitchen.
TELEGRAMS.
["DAILY PRESS EXOLOGI▼A ĢERFICE.]
CHINO-ITALIAN COMMERCIAL
TREATY
AN ABOUTIVE COMMISSION,
SHANGHAI, October 25th.. "The Italian Commissioners have definitely broken off negotiations with regard to the proposed Commercial Volonterr's neo preparing for the 15 B.L. and
Treaty between Italy and China, on Vuxim gun inspection by the C.R.A. on Saturday afternoon Battery drill, fire disci-the grounds that China is unwilling to make the slightest return for Italy's line, and marching past with guns were the order of the day yesterday, and wil bo to-day acceptance of article 8 of the Mackay
Chief Excine Officer Hoggarth mado a series of raids at Young Sha Wan near Aberdeen on Wednesday and collected a large number of delinquents. Among them was & man who had sorved seven yours' imprisonment for piracy. In addition to being [nedywod rduy, he will now
issue. Now, however, the Singapore dollar is as good as it seems, or will soon be. It is worth, or nearly worth, its face value us melal.' If silver continues to appreciate, as is most probablo, the Stiuits dollar will be WATSON & CO.. worth melting down for export. That is always a dangerous situation for a correnty to be in, and is usually forbidden by law. But as lawe an often broken, when sufficient profit appears, the Singapore Government must take steps to prevent auch breach. With its new power, if it encounter an unusual demand for dollars, TO and auspect smuggling, it can foil the ameters by relusing dollars, and yet heap its promise to pay, by tendering gold. It is a roundabout way of obtaining the stability of currency that is desirable and necessary, but roundabout methods are inevitable where bimetallic systeuns prevail. The layman naturally wonders why Governments do not hasten to solve the proldem vnce for all by instituting a stable gold currency". The ausser or answers, for they are many and involved, may be summed up in the phrase, evntemporary expediency. British
A tyrannics Indian constable has been over. colonies would be glad to put currency qui a tok ou by a just retr Jution. He found a private British footing. but they find it inexpedientriesbu'coolis waiting outside the Naval Yard to move till a big silver country like China | and onkret him off. As the latter refused to go, he tank bim, into custody on a charge of obstruc aces its way to start the reform. We have
tion and treated him rather roughly. When rezarkable compromises in Hongkong. brought before the Magistrate the cookie was due to attempts to remove the disabilities requitful and he took out a summone against of a fluctuating exchange; and lately we the constable for assault, and yesterday the have seen how some must suffer severely Indian was fined $3. while others gain precisely the condition that prevails at a gambling table. Life in this Colony at present has the aspect of a HAZELINE, BAZĖLINE' CREAM, pari-munel, and the pony "Sterling" is a un adequate staff, be says, ha could give “HAZELINE' SNOW," &o, &, &c. left at the past. Of the new Singapore ti ly war ing of every typhoon, tidal wave, or earthquake. In re of our typhoon in the
· TABSORO" MEDICINE CHESTS, ANDgislation, the Free Prem says it is
a.m. to 84 ILTA. He gives in a sketch map POCKET MEDICINE CASES.
the exact position of Hongkong," but unfor- tanntaly he belieças Hongkong to be on the opposite side of the island to that on which it
BURROUGHS
& Co..
WELLCOME
LONDON--
TABLOID BRAND PRODNUTS. “SOLCID' BRAND PRODUCTS.
· KEPLER MALÍ EXTRACT. KEPLER SOLUTION OF COD LIVER
1 x MALT EXTRACT. BEEF AND IRON WINE B. W. & Coj BARTRING LANOLINE PREPARA
TIONS.
provided against. for returning from baniabmeat.
A Dalwich gentleman bus rent as dingratis and a disquisition dealing with the Hongkong typhoon. If he had more time, a proper office,
Treaty,
FRENCH
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council was held on the 25th instant in the Council Chambor at 2.30 p.m.
PRESENT:-
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOK SIR MATTHEW NATHAN, KC MG.
Bon, COLONEL DARLING, RE. Commanding the 'Troops).
(Oficer
Hon. Mr. T SERCOMBE SMITH (Colonial Secretary).
Hon. Mr. A. M. Tromsos (Colonial Teas tirer).
Hon. Mr. A. W. BREWIN Registrar- Generali.
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM (Director of Public Works).
Hon. Me.. POLLOCK-I would like to ask, Sir, what steps have besh taken to inform junk owners of the prisions of the Morohant Shipping Ordiususe Amendment of 1905 to carry lights?
His ExeCIENCY.The anienment has been ́rojamunicated to the Harbour Master. I ́sm
not aware what action has been taken.
On the Connoil resuming, -
His EXCELLENCY reported that the Bill entitled an Ordinance farther, to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, and for. other purjosis had 'pasmal through Commitles with miser amendments.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-If there is no objection I mays the third reading of the
Hon. Mr. F. J. BADELEY (Captain-Sapori entitled na Uriliunare farther to amend intendont of Polici
the Marchant Shipping Ordinance, 18,
Hon. Mr. H. E. Poltors.
Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, M.B., C.M., C.M.Gu Hon. Mr. Wer Yox. Hon. Mr. E, A. HEWETT. Hon. Mr. W. J. GRESSON, -
MINUTES.
The minutes of the precious me ding were
PAPERS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY, by esmuund of His Excellency, Inid on thy treble the following paper: Report by the Examiners of Quenu's College.
CABINET CHANGES. | read and confirmed. LONDON, October 24th. [Received October, 25th | M. Clemenceau is the Premier of the new French Cabinet, and Minister of the Interior.
FINANCIAL...
The COLONIAL SECRETARY anoved that Financial minutes Nos, 7 to 83, be referred to
M. Pichon is, the Minister for the Fiasues Committee. foreign Affairs.
General Picquart is War Minister. M. Thomson retains his portfolio as Aliuister of Marine.
- WOMEN AGAIN DISTURB
PARLIAMENT. -
Losos, October 24th. A crowd of about one hundred agitators for Women's Suffrage
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded. III EXCELLENCY-Pluancial minatu No. 79 on account of our boats for 81942 is Jost at the out stations during the typhoon of
1st September; also 22 magazines which kad
The COLONIAL TREASUREE seconded, and
| the Bill was rond a third time and became law.
His ExcRIANO-The Council atarde adjourned till 230 on Thursday next.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Financa Committea was 14.7 the COLONIAL SECRETARY then prosiding. The following votes were passed 2-
HABIQUR DEPARTMENT CHARGER,
The Govern recomended; the Coanoil · to rote a sum of one thouand nine hundred and forty-two doilurs ($1,942) in ail of the rote, Harbor
for Master's Department,
the following iteras --
A-Harbour Offies,
OTHER CHARGER, -
Naw Ioats...
-LighthouRAS,
Gap Rock, Lighthoom.
OTHER CHARGES.
Gunpowiler Charges and Tubes for
Fog Signalling Gans...
Total,
TYEHİON.. DAMAGES,
$7:20
1992
$1,042
The Governor rezamezended the Council to
been borrow from the Ordinance Department and 792 black cartridges which were lost at Gap Rock in the storms of 28th and 29th September. Financial minuto No 79 for $130, is for rasting sccommodation to take the place. of a mat-hed that had to be temporarily used as a mortuary an Pay Fast Financial mitte No. 80 for SU speaks for itself. Financial minuto No. 8I is for $45 on account of the hire of a
[own Janush Sybil was umlor `repair. Financial
Minuts No. 82, for $14,000, is for taking down The Governor recommended the Conseil ta vote a sum of one andred and thirteen dollars evidence given before the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Commissionandi for pruvid. | ($13) in aid of the vote, Judicial and Legal
vote a sum of one hundred and ton dollars $116) in aid of the vote, Sanitary Department
question of high Goance and it in the.apors, and calculated that it raged from 6.36 | attended the re-opening of Parliament. launel for the Health Officer of the Port while his other charges, Typhoon Expenses.
Bankers and Merchants who will have most to do with it". That applies equally to the The Pins Products of BORROUGHS WELL-position here, but the public and the
Physicians all over the World.
and made a disorderly secne.
Ten of then had to be arrested.
MISCELLANEOUS,
are prescribed by leading tradesmen who depend on the 15 publie in Perhaps that may account for his minca BRITISHI NAVAL TINKERING. ing copian of that evidence for the consideration Departments, B.-Magistrang-other obarges,
have to pay. Meanwhile, the Colony is glutted with uncleared unerchandise, and the demand for money for accessary remittances grows daily more acute, so that all helpy to
A. S. WATSON & CO., maintain the present position of the dollar
LIMITED,
CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Rongkong, 19th Ocfobor, 1906.
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS,
[30
Orcomenicalians relating to the news solum
should be addressed to THB EDITOR.
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Our comtemporary at Singapore state that the Government's defion haul that data no effect whatever on exchange and we are unable to ser that it can make any appreciable difference at this end of the world, although the man in the street" imagines all sorts of relation ship between the two dollars, now practically at one value. The Singapore Government is credited with another step towards its end, which is thus outlined by our conteux.
respondents must forward their nomas and adorary;
with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith,
effe puters for publication should be written on en side of the paper only.
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calation is to time.
GLOBETROTTING EXTRAORDINARY,
Yesterday-thors arrived in the Colony by the steamer Hanni from Haiphong M. Constantin Statenus, avuust, Chevalier de la Coreana de Romanie, who is touring the world on foot with the object of winning a sum of one million francs offered by the Touring Chub of Vienna to anyone who can tour the world on foot in four years. Three started on the tour from Bucharest
LONDON, October 24th. The British Admiralty announces the constitution of a Home Fleet to be under a commander-in-chief.
{REUTER'S SERVICE.]
was submitted
Advertising Moatings of Justices of the
Peace,
NEW TERRITORY. Incidental Expenses....
Total,...
TYPHOON EXPENSES.
of the members of the Commission. The for the following items:- amonut is a very large one but it is in the lowest tender which noconlance with
to the Government for this work. I only trust that the cost to the Government ju money and to the members of the Commission in labour will be rapsid by tha value of the Commission's report when it is produced Firadcial minute No. 3, for $6,000 is on account of various works which tand heon undertaken for the Sanitary Board in connection with the typhoon. The numbers of the su The death of Admiral Sir Arthur Fan-are bere got out: $1,418 for repairs to matebeds, $700 repairs to dust carts, 34,3in) repairs to
$350 incidental expenses.
Agreed to.
OBITUARY.-
LONDON, October 23rd.
Notember 4th, 1963, and shawe is announced, M. Statescu is now along, one of his
$ 50
63
$113
The Governor resommended the Council to vole a sum of four hundred and fifty Dollars ($150) in aid of the vote, Medical Departments, Typhoon Expenses-Hire of Launch for Health Ouer of Port.
40MMISSION EXPENKER.
The Governor recommended the Council to
companions having died, and the other THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. plagas beats, 8959 repairs to cemeteries, and vole a sum of fourteen thousand dollars (81-4,0)) retired owing to illus.
If has hoon Through Romania, Austria- Ilungary, Servia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, France, er ny, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Turkey in Asia, "One [rumour] is that the Gacarnast is Syria, Egypt, Sendau, Abyssinin, All proping to issus one dollar notes a content Karachi. Djibouti, Bombay, Calcutta. Ho form enough of curreuey, but so which the No anonymously signed communications that havs Home Treasury offered a fatal objection when walked to Calcutta, doing the journey, 1,22) the proposal was wado years ago, it was that alles from Bombay to Calcutta in twenty-four al rady appeared in other papers will be inserted,
endeve for extra cover of DAILY Pants should be nong silver dollare should be held to rodern snt before 11 am, on day si publication. After that them in too. la proposing to isste ona dollar days. Afterwards he went to Hangoon, Moul har the supply is limited. Only supplied for Dash notes now, the probabilities are that the Governmein. He then went by steamer to Ponang. medium for the Crossing to the Province he walked to Malacca elegraphic Address: Press, Code: A,B,0.4h Edment is going to use them as a
debe-ing of the dollar. It is now 900 fiuences, and then by steamer to Singapore. Thence he PO. Hor. Da, Tsiephone No. 12
audi
is close upon its ballion value. If it were reduced to 800 fineness, the appearance of the procested by stommer to Saigon and walked to coin
would not he materially altered, but the faukay, north of Baighong, intending to walk Goverment would make something like 13 perto Cautors, but the authorities would not grant cent profit on ooining dollars, at the present him the necessary permission, declaring it to prie of silver. The trouble wou'd be that the unsafe for a foreigner to travel alone in that native might look askance at the debased dollar. Otherwise there would be no objection, one part of the country "He had terefare to turn adop the principle of a token coin, and that is back to Haiphong and take steamer for Hong. what the 800 fineness dollar would be, în stil farther redoing its bullion value. The problem kong. It is his intention to walk to Shanghai, cross by steamer to Japan, walk to Yokohama therefors is to keep up confidence in the coin..
Lieber
ECNOXONG OFFICH: 10A, DRs Vox ROAD C LONDON OFFICS: 131, FLMET STREET, E.C
The Daily Press.
Hukukose; OCTOBER 26TH, 1906.
LONDON, October 23nl.
this Americans In consideration of agreeing not to use purse scines, the New foundlanders will refrain from fishing in the night time; night fishing has been a fertile source of trouble through the men cutting each other's nets, and this
CHINESE CEMETERIES.
The COLONIAL, SECRETARY, in accordance
in aid of the vote, Aliscellaneous Services, Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Commission." TYPHOON EXPENSES.
The Governor recommended the Council to
with section 78 of the Public Health and vote a sum of six thousand dollars (6,000) in aid Eldings Ordinance, hid on the table the of the vole, Sanitary Department, Typhoon additional bye-law and moved that it be approved Expenses. by the Council.
The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded.. Hix. Exec.LENCY-The by-law made by the
compromise reduces the possibility of Sanitary Board is as follows: friction to a minimum.
THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
LONDON, October 23ril.
The Daily Chronicle" states that the Washington State Department is somewhat exercised over a report of an anti-Ami ericau feeling in Japan. It is understood that President Roosevelt has informed the Japanese Government, there is no Japanese feeling whatever, in the Unitel
anti-
THE Singapore Fres Pros of October 18th | and yet make she intrinsic value so small that and take steamer for the United States. The States, and that the feeling in the Western
discusses A. Cavernment Bill then about te
be introduced, and since reported seed, which was necessitated at the southern port by the rise in the value of silver. Though hot new, a similar step having previously heen taken, our contemporary describes it other step in establishing the gold standard". The Straits Goverument takes power to pay either gold or silver in exchange for its currency notes, whichever
it does not pay to export (smuggle) it. The tour ends at Baltimore, and he has to reach
Treasury,
would
to enable the
TYPHOON RELIEF FUND ENTERTAINMENT.
800 Sueness dollar, which is believed to have there by November, 1997. been sanctioned by the Home
The seem to be a proper margin. But to OVE dollar to be called is and recoined it presunt will be necessary to have something to replace it, and that we take it, ia
is the function of the proposed dollar note. Its introduction will not. be witheat diflculties. reason why the Bauks, for instance, should part with their silver, dolari, "för paper, money, or even for sovereigns, unless they are inade legal tooder all round, and not in the modified way Low proposed."
There seems to be no
The extract suffices to show what a be
may happen to be financially convenient.wildering number of factors besets such If the Goverument has more gold than
problems. A Government must have its silver, it will tender seven sovereigns for six income and yot maintain credit and stability Len-dollar uotes; if the contrary, it will redeem then, with sixty of its own silver Commerce must have a currency that is really current, and not, as money now is, tight." "Banks nust support commers which supports them, but-they-too-feet- the- influences beneath, which make the good
The result of the Entertainment given on October 10th for the benefit of the Typhoon Relief Fund is as follows:---*
trass recsipts by sale of tickets Less expenses-Wages, coolie-hire and
cumshaws .**
States is altogether due to labour catises.
LATER.
Nothing was known in New York of the anti-Japanese movement in San Francisco, until the recipt by the New York Times of telegram from Tokyo, reporting the indigna. tion of the Japanese. It appears that the
19 The areas of the grace spaces in the various sections shall not exceed the following dimen- aione:
Section A foot long by 24 fest wide with 18 inches interepuder, «
Section H 7 fret 6 inches long by 24 foot wide with 18 inches interspaces.
* SHELL" TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY (LIMITED).
The directors have issued a cironlar in which they state that their attention has been called to various statements which karo appeared in the nablic Press--some of them somewhat mislead ing-in regard to negotiations between the Royal Dutch Company and this company. Raiker than allow these statements to oɔtain
the carrones, they think it desirable to inform shareholders of the nature of the negotiations
only which have been progress, although preliminary agrooment has yet been concluded. It is proposed to form a company or to adopt Section 10 foot long by 8 feet wide with whatever other meann may be found suitable to 18 inches interspares.
Section C 8 feet long by 3 Test wide with 18 inches interspaces.
Section E 19 feet long by feat wide with 18 inches interspaces,
The bye-law was approved.
WOBKMEN'S TRAMS.
The COLONIAL SECRETARY-By your Excel- lency's direction the farther consideration of the resulation which afands in the game of the Attorney-General will be postponed until the next meeting of the Connell,
merge into one single interest the profits and lonses as well as the seputy and liabilities of the
two
The two compaciek companies. will each be represented in the mangement. as a participant and retain its ledividuality in the results of this joint undertaking, the
to 60 Royal Dutch Compary
por sent, and the Shell Company as to 40 per cent. In order to identify more completely the interests of the two companies, it has been agreed that if definitive agreement on these lines is fually ratifiert and accepted by both companies the Royal Dateb Company should acquire shares in the Shell Company to the amount of 25 per cent.
of the ordinary share ospital of the Shell Company at a price of 30 per share, ex for the year 1906, such sale being should hold these shares in perpetuity, or, all events, should not part with them at
the DoDant time except with WIDOW AND ORPHANS' PENSION FUND.
the board of the Shell Company. A further The Colonial TREASURER moved the first condition has been
that the Shell Сотраву reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance to
not shnutd
current year. In order amend the Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund { cout as dividend for ide more than 5
to ensure that the necessary number of ahures may be forthcoming, Messrs. M. Samael and Co being cationed that it is la the interast of the com
themselves a company, and therefore of large shareholders, that the smalgetion
Ronlit
The resolation was as follows: Resolved that the Resolutions regarding the rauning of
Electric Company, Limited, passed by the Legislative Council on the 21st day of Jue 1906, be rescinded as from to-day.
difficulty arises from exclusion of Asinti Workmen's Cars by the Pongkong Tramwayseted on January 1st, 1997, and that they
$1.394
children from the schools, combined with 34 social and labour complications. The New Nett profits... $1.355 York Times says that the United States And a obequé for this amount has been for- have no sympathy with the parochial Typhoon Roliet Fund. warded to Mr. H. R. Hunter, Treasurer of the agitation of California.
WEATHER REPORT.
becomes legal tender so far as payments to ship. of trade shudder and need careful has risen moderately over N. China, and M. Piohun, Minister of Foreign Affairs, M.
Pressure is
Ordinance, 1900.
The Colon11. SECRETARY Conded, und this was agreed to.
KILL, WITHDRAWN.
aby.
not met with the acp oval of the legalKERS &
m
of
on
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
LONDON, October 23rd. agllars. In addition, it will apt-all-its
The new French Cabinet is composed of -own-dues in gold, if offered. Thus the
"The Hongkong Observatory yesterday, i sued M. Clemenceau, Premier and Minister of the
The COLONIAL SECRETARY - I beg to with be carried through, have consented to sell &
suficient number of their own shares to British sovereign, though not legal tender
the following report:
up with the shares provided by the sharehold On the 25th at 11.5 a--The barometer Interior, M. Dessaigue, Minister of Justice, draw the Bill entitled an Ordinance to consoli-
date and amend the law relating to trade markers the number which the Royal Datch among the general publie of the Straits,
The COLONIAL TREASURED seconded. Company have contracted to purchase, and the the Government are concerned. A fixed steering. From the highest to the lowest, slightly in S. Chins and Furn
His Excellency--The Bill which was read a directors, who are equally satisfied that the Japan seras are not-yet to hand, Caillaux, Minister of Finance, General we are all so interdependent that puzzling but probably the d-pression is runcing to the Picquart, Minister for War, and M. Viviani, first time at the last meeting was approvst desirable, have accepted this offer, and have emaalgamation on the lines proposed in mest
Across JapED.
shares as may be required at the
price of 30s. the same terms. It is hoped that the details of the arrangement will be sufficiently determined to make it possible to pat definite proposals before the shareholders of the two companies in
timo to
to bring the arrangement into effect by The COLONIAL SECRETARY-We are now in January 1st next, but attention is drawn to the
fact that no final the committee stage on this bill. As the e ure concluded, and that way arrangement will yo one rtwo altérations which appear to be desirable submitted to the hgoment will be shareholders in general before adoption. meeting
The directors
that owing to the anistisfactory Bature The COLONIAL TREASURER seconded, and they have arranged to withdraw altogether from the European kerosene business, and that this was agreed to.
they have accordingly succeeded in disposing at The Council went into committes and con- par of the company's shares in the European sidered the Bill anew.
Distributing Complay.
Jollar does not at once remove all the embarrassments et exchange fluctuation- nothing apparently can do that--although it simplifies matters a great deal. When the value of the Straits dollar was arbitrarily fixed at 28 4d, silver, though rising in value, was not to be found in it to that amount. Like the Hongkong coin. it!
sent undecided.
AUSTRALIA AND THE NEW HEBRIDES
LONDON, October 23rd.
further consideration.
Agreed to.
MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE.
us these questions of High Finance may be, NE, acricaost.over China to the North & socialist, Minister for Labour. The by the merchants of the Colony represented entered into a binding contract with Messrs. our interest in them must be of the keenest of the Yangtzo. It is alightly low in the heigh rest of the Cabinet is unchanged, except the by the Chamber of Commerce, but it has M. Samuel and Co. that they shall sell so many In this connection, we may draw attrition bourhood of the S. Philippines.
Minister for the Colonies, which is at pro profession. I thought it well to withdrew it for Moderat to fresli monsoon is indicated on to the amusing conversation reported else.
the Chits coast and over the N. part of the where in this issue, which may perhaps he Chins Sra. read indulgently by those to whom such
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 in chos. matters are everyday truisms, and which may even possibly help our friend the to-day is as follows:
our contributor has by no means exhausted the explanations, but it is seldom that those who know all about such things can spare the time to discuss the rudiments. lady in this case was evidently favoured.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon
N.E. winds,
The Premiers of the Australian Common-
fake
was not really worth what it purported towar in the street It will be noticed that Hongkong & Neighbourhood { moderate; bne. wealth and New Zealand have protested to I beg to incvs that the Bill be recommitted to this opportunity of the trade in Europe
be, the balance of intrinsic value being the credit of the Government which issued it. In other words, it was a token, a promise to pay, written on metal instead of paper Also as at Hongkong, the nominal value had to be maintained by restricting the
The
Formen Channel...
South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamöcke) South coast of China between'
Hongkong and Hainan.... j
N.E.
winds, fresh.
Lord Elgin against the signing of the New. Same as No. 1. Hebrides Convention as unduly favouring French claims at the expense of Australian Same R No. 1.
interests.
pommittee.