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SUPREME COURT.
Friday January 24th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,
Berozz His HONOUR SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).
ALLEGED CONSPIRACÍ,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, BATURDAY, JANUARY 157H, 1908. HONGKONG KUBSIDIARY COINAGE |~4. Whatever the Government we do, ▲ “CHRISTIAN SOTENCE" HISTORY.
COMMŰBBION OF3MÁQUIET, Following are the reports submitted to Government is
* MAJORINT" REPORT. We the undersigned members of the Com- mitten have the honour to report as follows:-
1. Subsidiaryinage is solely for the purpose
of the internal retail trade and other small
transactions within the Colony,
Lam Wing, Hau Kee, Li Hi-shiu and Hop Wo-tong were indicted on a charge of conspiring to defeat the ends of justice by defrauding the members of the Po Bang Bank. Prisoners subsidiary coinage played a considerable part in the trade with Canton but judging from the ploaded not guilty, and the following jury was empanelled-A. E. Crapnell (foreman), K.ironble that has arises in the last two years it Brandes, A Jenkins, E. Aagaard, W. Twould appear to have been an economio mistake Shower, H. Hyndman and F. Held
The Attorney-General, Hon. Mr. W. Pess Davies, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell (of the Crown Solleitor's office) prosecuted, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C, instructed by Mr. R. Harding represented the defendants.
After hearing the evidenss the jury, by a majority of dva to two, brought in a verdict of not guilty, and the Attorney-General entered a nolle prosequi on the second charge,
LOCAL SPOET-
"CRICKET
CIVIL SERTION “A” V, TELIGRAPHS The following will represent the Civil Service C. C."A" les against the Telegraphs “ A " eam on the C. S. ground to-day at 2.15 pm sharp-Mosar, J. A. Wheal (Capt), F. Bacon, A., Chawkley, A. Thorubill, A Harlow, J. MacKay, A. Ellis, G. Huggarth, W. H. Kelly, W. Gast and A. Gibson:
CIVIL SERVICE CRAIGEN GOWIE,
however, to urge the inception of a proper aurrency in Chins should be done.
A. M. THOMSON, Chairman. ROBT. SHEWAN. AJ. BAYMOND, WH- A. YUK.
28th October, 1907.
“MINORITË." "REFORT.
THE MURDER OF THE INNOCENTES
The following letter was taken from the Christ an - Science Journal for March 1929, pegas 687 639, the only difference being that the totaal names then appeared. It tells ita. oựu md story -
We, the undersigned Members of the
"Piatra. Dakots, Jan. 31, 1889. ***Last September al rs. N——took a course Governor to aug virs into the causes of the of lectures in Ecience in Des Moines, and re- Committee, appointed by His Excellency the depreciation of the Babsidiary Coinage of the turned to her home here, and was the instru- 2. It is true that in part years the Hongkong | Colóny and to advise us to what means can be ment of great got the spiritual benefita..
Many were healed physi cally who sought also taken, with due regard to the interests of trade, Instead of working for the phurch; of which to rebutate such coinage, while admitting she had been a consistent and active member that the amount of British Subsidiary Coin, as she gave all for time to Brience. This stirred siaters, and caused the very darts to he estimated by the Chairman of the Committee to up the error in the minds of the brothers and to have diranted it from ita tips purpose.exist in Hongkong, is probably sufficient for the mentally hurled at her and they seemingly pene 3. Just what quantity may from time to time requirements of the Colony, cannot admit that trated her weakest point, her darling baby, be required is a matter of experience but the It is desirable, to the first instance, to take any eleven months old, who seemed in December, to
seeking ohiof test is the value of the coin in the open action that might result in the further deprecia be sinking under the blows As Herod was the young child's life they thought it tion of the Subsidiary Coinage of the Two best to flse for a time from this mental simo. market.
Kwang provinous as these coins for the chief, sphere, and went to Des Moines where be grow if not the only medium of payment by the batter. Mr. N-being obliged to go to New York, and Mrs. Nbearing that mortal consumers of goods bought and exported from mind had got hold of some of her patients Hongkong for use in these provinces.
determined to return to Pierre to look after
returned with her,
4. It may however be taken that 85 per head is sufficient in s community whose standard coin is St and where the legal limit of tender is 82
suflicient and aruming that the life of a doin la 20 years (which owing to past-ciromstence cannot yet be verified) s supply of 81 0,00 a year would be amplo under present circum. stances. --
6. The ione cutstanding daring the last 40 years is 840,00,000 of which about 350,000,000 were issued in the ten years prior to 1905 and the coinage has been during the past two years at a discount varying from 9 "per cent to 4 per cont,
sidiary coinage.
7. From these facts it may be justly inferred The following will represent the Civil Serrio-that there is in existence under present circum- C. C. against the Craigongower C. C. to-day at 2.15 p.m. sharp on the ground of the lailer-ne large over-ine of Hongkong sub Mesars, H. T. Jackmin (Capt), Hou. Dr. Akinson, R. O. Hutchison, F. A. Bideo, L' E. Brett, A. Tasker, H. R Pheilpa R. Witchell,: P. R. Adams, E. W. Dawson and A. Pila Umpire, Mr. Withers
8. For reasons annecessary to state-in-detail
2. Enter into negotiations with the Imperial it in obvious that it is desirable to rehabilitate Chinese Government through. H.B.M.'s Min, the currency of the Colony and is only remisinister at Peking with a view to arriving at an to consider the best practicable mesia for this agreement whereby
the Chinese Imperis Government undertales:—
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TELEPHONE NO. 135
930 THÉ P. AND O. COMPANY AND, ITS |
""JAPANESE COMPETITORS.
I be following letter appeared in the Times :- Sir, The speech of the veteran obairman of the P and Q. Company at its annual moetinge ia usually read with great interest bere, sa well
Tomas rutherland last week I was much struck
Taking roughly the population of the The trade of Hongkong is so closely connect- } their spiritual wolfare ndalmost all our time abroad, as it. In generally a masterly survey that a total of $2,000,000 at any one time is any attempt to rehabilitate the Colony's Eubing been spent in reading the Bible and 'Science of trade between this country and its Colonies, Colony at 400,000 it would therefore, appeared with that of the Two Kwang provinces that
and Health to those who were interested. sidiary Coinage by restricting or prohibiting Ministers called upon us and denounced Science India and China and Japan, in which trade the powerful company over whose destinies Bir under pensities the use of Cantou coise in in the strongest terms and one Sunda every
onequelled by any shipping company, either Hongkong, as provided for in the proposed minister in the place preached against it, not Thomas su ably presides plays a prominent part, Ordinancs submitted by the Chairman, would inving they could do nothing against the British or foreign.
Trath.
We continued working quietly sad
In perasing the spoosh delivered by Sir the opinion of the undersigned bring about s speaking-only to those who came to see u......
Finally little Edward seemingly succumbed by the pitiful talo be told of the way in which further depreciation of these coins and might lead to finanalal disabilities, if not to massures to an attack, while we were holding a meeting is company's inter co onial trade has been, to in the parler. To all appearance he was gone, use his own phrase, wiped cut" by the Japanese. of retaliation by the Canton Authorities, but we knew it was animal magnotism, sad
As one infimately acquainted from the very adversely affecting the trade of the Colony. testing him for it, he revived. We wrestled
beginning with the oircumstances of thie It is therefore advised by the undersigned till daybreak and though there was little seam-
ing improvement, we realised that God's ill competition in the inter colonial trade between that the Government of Hongkong should'
is tone" and felt that the baby wax-bealed.
Bombay and Japan, may I be permitted to point 1. Impress ou the 1 mperial Chinese Govera--
"During the ton dayatust followed, the wilst that the sad position in which the P. and 0. Company finds itself to-day is much the ment through the urast offcial chenosis the of the evil one appeared, but they were over- result of its own supineness and the utter M18 Ntelegraphed Dr. Foster disregard of the interest and views of itu Eddy for baly, and felt list help.osme. The urgent necessity of China reforming her ine, currency in terms of the Mackay tresty,
enormous clientèle which hak invariably telegraph operator here, not knowing the in-characterized the company's policy, fuence of mortal mind, dirulged the telegram,
very wall remember the time when the and this made the battle harder. Again we Berabay-Japan cotton trade was in its lat.ncy, telegraphed for help and again the ory went out and the F. and O. Company had the absolute Thay và sunt for helped monopoly of the varrying of this trade, pade little Fanard seemed to have passed.
was in the early nineties. As the Trade- recognized it as another temptation, took up (a) to discontinue the output of subsidiary animal magnetism and each time he rallied developed, the want of facilities and the obstacles that w ro off red by the company in coin from the Canton Mist mil snob Finally about 5.30 .. of Friday, Jan. 25tb, the shipment of cotton from Borabay to Japan
on. I took him on my lap. Mrs. time.as both Hongkong and Canton and I realiasdit net be the last temp
were so great and vexations that complaints were raised, hat they were so little heeded that subsidiary coins reach par value, (which tatton, henes the greatest. We had no fear is a marvel that trade at all survived. The in opinion of the under signed they will and did not admit he had passed on for several rates of freight then in this trade woĽA Vers
kours. We kept: reading the promises avosed. taker until evening. When Mrs. N's little including the necessary heavy cost of the Suz Then ruling between Bombay and Europe, Philip passed on a few months ago her faith Canal dues and working charges, they could be 10. One of the circumstances of the present
alone should have raised bin, But this time termed extravagant and exorbitant. Bat while depressed condition of the subsidiary coin is.
her faith was coupled with understanding and maintaining this high scale of freight it offered mination wish we could have some light emails of the growing export, and may did not waver for a moment. Why this ter notoriously the excessive airanlation in the
no facilities, and responded to nons of the Colony of small coins struck at the Canton
on the subject,
We recognised no disease, and as first symp
be said to have thas done its very best to throttle Mint.
and kill a trade which was bound to attain, as it ĺz The undersigned further desire to recommend toms weald appent-beliefs of paralysis,
has now reached, enormous proportions. It was a 33:33 11 Theie do not really constitute a sub-
to the Government that the second proposal spasms, fever, sto-we woull realize the all-matter of common knowledge in Bombay tha 333-33 sidia coinage as there is no legal standard in should be taken in hand first, and they respecta clear oase of ignorant and malicious magust ness of God, and they would disappear." It was exia ee to which they are subsidiary, but are fully suggest that a capable official of the Colony im. Why was it not mastered 4.2 -1 -14.28
simply animisation of the currensy of the the seconded without delay to proceed to Peking 0-1 - 909 0225.00 Colony manufactured by local Government to furnisk H.D.nt.'s master with detaned
22500 utterly noraus of the principles of information during the negotiations.
political seonomy in regard to curreboy. The "par" value of these coins is therefore simply out result the undersigned recommend that the
In the event of the negotiations being with and solely their valuo ng ballion,
Committee be called together again six months hazon to farther deliberate.
The following will represent Craigengower:- Mesars: L, E. Lammert (Capt.), R. Basa, A. O. Brawo, H. L. Manderson, G. A. Hancock, G. Evans, E. Irving, R. Pestonji, L. A. Rose, N. E. Asger and J. D. Kinnaird
·HONGIÔNG CRICKET LEAGUE,
LEAGUE TABLI The following is the table ap to date :
CLUB,
Telegraphs Craigengower...
B. G. Artillery
Civil Service
Kowloon
I.K. Polica...
Played
9
·11 5. & 3
DEATCHEE,
CORÀTIDrawn
3rd Middlesex
artmental Corpe 8 3 50
FOOTBALL
33:33
9. There is no necessity to demonetize the existing currency sa any sheme for the substitation of a new coinage must necessarily proto more expensive than the rehabilitation of the present coinage unless it is proposed to repudiate a proportion of the latter, a course which is most objectionable as tinding to lower the credit and honour of the Colony.
12. From a political point of view it would be desirable to exclude this alien coinage which is to. certain extent responsible for the depression in the market value of the Colony's money.
13. Also, from the retail point of view at all
FIRST BOND H.KY.C. SHIELD COMPETITION, The following have been chosen by the Belection Committee to play for the Hongkong Football Club versna A Co. Cameron High- landers at Happy Valley, to day-Goal: F.Hevents there can be no objection to its exclusion Kew Backs E. F. Aucott (Cspt), and H. L. Garrett, Half Bucks: J. Hall, T. Weall and A. Gregory Forwards: W. H. Williams, O. Eager, J. Mead, I R. Tarner and L J. Wishart Beferee: Mr. Whitehill of H.M.S.
Kool";
Linsea: Major Brook; Reserves: Mesere. H. W: Bayer and W. Ironside, Kink Lott, 3,30 pas_sharp.
on commercial grounde provided that a sufficient supply of Hongkong coinage is maintained, and there is no evidence to show that any loss or damage would occur to international trade on apcount of such exclusión..
14. Taking this last point first it is advised that an Ordinence be put inte force giving the Governor-in-Council the powers already con ferred on the Governor-in-Connoil of the Straits Settlements, with a view to the probibition of the import and circulation of all alien subsidiary
***
do very soon under these creating to thy faith, eto, and did not cal an underlays, and comparing with the rates
and (b.) In consideration of the Hongkong Government agresing not to issue more subsidiary coin except for the Colony own use, to only mint now subsidiary coins sufficient to meet the public demand so as to maintain the face value of their coins at par.
annotations.
14, QUEEN'S "ROAD CENTRAL
DAILY SHAMPOOS
With Warm
Water
and
Cuticura SOAP
"And weekly dressings of Cuticura, purest and sweet- est of emollients, at once stop falling hair, remove crusts, scales, and dandruff. destroy hair parasites, soothe Irritated, itching surfaces, stimulate the hair follicles, loosen the scalp skin, supply the roots with energy, and nourishment, and make the hair grow upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy scalp. when all else fails.
Bold throughout the world, Depote: London, 27 Charterhound Ha: Paris, & luge de la Paizi Austra MR. Towa & Ch. Nytney: India RK. IsulÜL cuits: Chian, Itong Hong Drug Co.)
the company, having to pay interest, insurance, and godown charges on cargoes slready sold to Japan at current rates. Ineffecting such sales, had to make all these sacrifices simply because it these extras were act provided for, and the sellers did not sait the P. and O. Company to provide steers to carry the large steaks of cotton which awaited shipment, and which could not be shipped by any outside available toning, as they were subject to a system of rebates whichever in practice been removed,
Eid Toth: Boulh Africs, Lenten Lid, Cape To ate: U. 8. X... Potter Drug & Chorn. Comp... Gol Eropa, Boston. Post-free, Cuticurs Bookla
48-7--
to secure freight by the P. and O, steamers in those days was a matter of great difoalty to ops, praying that God would take the child Bombay, the P. and O. Company did muthingto
“We are told that some church members have
shippers, and even when large stocks of cotton sold for export to Japan were nocumulating in in order that the parents might see the error of relieve the congestion by placing extra tonnage their way, and retura-not to God, bat-toon berth for shipment. Shippers got thoroughly cedented history. Saturday morning a great the M. E. followers. Now comes an unpre-diegusted with such remiseness on the part of | tumalt arose. The M. E. "minister gathered a crowd around him on the street and denpuured A copy of the Chairman's Report, which ha infuriated, and threatened mob law, A meet
this pernicions doctrine, till the people were. been supplied to we, is attached bearing outing was called at the public hall. The conser
vative element succeeded, notwithstanding the excitement, in getting a respectful committee appointed, and an order was served on myself and another Scientist to meet this committe at the Court House at 4p. Mrs. N sccompanied us and on the way we metade the company's monopoly so ubaolute and giving away with one hand and taking with the I remember one instance when there other under a specions nomenclature. Thle ora- the coroner, sheriff, jury and two Medisine were nearly 40,000 bales awaiting shipment for sade of which Sir Thomis complains is perfectly -men' who came to demand an inquest All more than two months, while the P. and O. legitimate, because it is feared that this -returned with tis the house, The questions Company, with supreme indifference, doled out additional harden now imposed will be pertas-
and the manner of the M.D`s wore jusulting in
shipping orders for small parcela in their Chins the extreme. Our answers were mostly from boats, instead of placing their own extra or other! It is caly a fresh instance of how the the Bible.
All admitted the unblemished reputation of At this particular time cotton prices were, Company leaves it free to impose unduly heavy obartered steamerson berth to help the shippers.-monopoly practically enjoyed by the P. and Q. Mr. and Mrs N that Mrs. N faithful, loving mother; but they could not tolerate such a religious conviction.
Was a duotusting violently, and the shippers did not rates on both freight and passengers, although
caro to execute orders from Japan because they its profits are abounding. When wo all went to the Court House and a committee
D. RALAW A. G..WooD. J. R. M. SMITH,
Hongkong, 5th November, 1907.
· LIBUT, WOODS RESIGNS.
НІЯ РБОТЕВТ.
uent.
It is simply
The Shanghai Football team in das here by the French Mail on the 2nd February. Og the 3rd they play the Hongkong Football Club, at 4.30 pm, on the Club's ground and on the 4th the United Services. They are to hooinage whatever (Imitation or other), with the the Army Council to be unfit as a regimental told us that the sentiment of the community the P. and O. Company to accept their cargoas 10 per cent. of the total gross passenger
entertained at dinner in the Hongkong Hotel on the evening of the 4th and will probably leave again for the North on the following day.
exception of the Chinese Casb, (which how ever might possibly be considered a standard' and not a subsidiary coin).
15. It is understood that at present Gover ment is now withdrawing from circulation all The Canton Football Club advise that they subsidiary coin received as revenus and that the are unable to send a team.
Secretary of State has been recommended to permit the redemption at market value of a sum not to exceed $1,000,000 yearly
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
CLUB.
The following cards were returned at the quarterly meeting held at Happy Valiny from the 18th to 10th January, 1998.
MACEWEN CUP,
4 Mr. H. Pinckney
Mr. B-JGrist
Mr. E. F. Mackey....
Mr. W. Ironside .....
Com, Boucher, E.
Mr. W. Anderson ...
87-3077
79
848 79
-81
9) 1279
87
80
Mr. J. M. Montchon..... 102 ––– 14
(24 entries.) JOHNSTONE CUP:
Dr. G. M.Harston
rec
Mr. E. J. Grist Mr. E. F. Mackay Mr. T. 9, Forreat Mr. A. W. J. Watt Mr. W. Ironside... Col. H. Martin, & M.8............... Mr. J. R. Boyes.............. Mr. J. M. MoHutohon...
54 12
(31 entries.)
POOL.
Mr. T. S, Forrest ...
Mr. H. Pinckney....
Dr. G.-M. Harston
Mr. E. J. Grist
Mr. W. Ironside
Com, Boucher, K.N.
Col, H. Martin, A.M.8.
MT. WIM, Anderson .......
strokes
all
square down
i'
4
8
87
1077
9 76
·70
91
87
93
Mr. J. M. McHatcho 102 14 88
(32 entries):
+ Winner of MacEwen Cup.
Winner of Johnstone Cup. Tie for Pool,
Liontenant H. C. Wood, of the 2nd Grens dier Guards, who was the central figure in the recent.investigations, and who was declared by officer, has resigned bis commission in accordance with the direction of the War Office.
He bas sent the following letter to the Secretary of the War Office:
Bir, I have the bonour to acknowledge the 17, 1007, stating's receipt of your telegram and letter of December
If resignation not received to morrow, December 18, you will be removed from the service. Secreta y War Oflse,
would be called upon to insur before it pleased the net earnings of the company are less than had no means of knowing what charges tuoy Tus clairman is st great pains to show how
was (as in Aote zili. 50) that we leave town, for shipment. This extraordinary state of earnings, but this contention is answered by "I said to the committee that I came to visit things continued for some time, and eventually himself at the latter end of his speech, where he Mrs. and not professionally; that she it brosme so intolerable that the sutton boasts that the company has paid more than 200 was in trouble and there was no power to drive merchants in Bombay and their Japanese per cent, in dividends during the last eight years
and to its deferred shareholders.
me out."
In the same number of the Jornal is printed buyers put their heade together
Blaried ST opposition line of steamers. My object in drawing attention to some of
•
"Having given the matter the best considers rattle Edward slept and ete well as rule, sent is, and of which only a few weers Byome to acknowledge the vast improvement in the
an extract from a letter written by the mother With the facilities thus-secured by independent the matters dealt with in Sir Thomas Suther... Self, in which she maintains that the bby's action the trade has now enormously developed. land's sposob is simply to do bis company a illness was not of a bodily nature, but was This is the plein unvarnished history of the service, and indues it to come into line with the alearly the effect of animal magnetism work- Japanese competition that has "wiped out" the view and needs of its best customers. But,
directly upon the brain :
inter-colonial trade which Sir Thomas at pre-while offering this criticism, it
tis a pleasure to lion I can in the very limited time which has 16. We approve of this course, which been accorded to me for the purpose, I feel that He had no owel affection, as the papers bare he virtually held the monopoly. Isabmit the Co. class and comfort of the versele the company however will be a failaro qulous prohibition is I must obey the direction contained in War stated. All the attacks were in belief, in form will do well eren now to look this feet in the foon, has placed on its passenger linas during recent enforced), provided that, when the coinage Office letter No. 974.775 (AG-3), which of brain trouble, and plainly from animal ma-instead of putting down its lees of the trade years and, as one who has made since 1689 more reaches par value, redemption should be stopped directa me to reign my commission, and states gustiem; the prayer of church members and the with Japan to circumstances which are not so than 20 voyages by its various lines, I highly
that if I r fuse to do so. I shall be removed from whole thought of the place being expressed in "and"a"resorts of coin, be kept in the Colony so
much the casse as the result of its own remiss appreciate the increasing standard of comfort, as to prevent a shortage in the supply and the service under the provisions of Article 477, the hope that God would remove the Ness. I do not wonder that, even while writing civility, and attention to passengers which it
which provides that avoid the possibility of the coinage being at a premium. As an additional precaution the export of Hongkong coin might be prohibited Application for osin from such reserve should be strictly kept down to a maximum for sach application.
obild, so that they might come back into the this letter, I see the Tokyo correspondent of has provided; but there is only one pofat in An officer who has not been guilty of miscon church. At two oolock on the day that he The Times talographs that Sir Thomas's rafer: connexion with the renewal of its Nail.contrast dust may at any time be called upon to retire passed, I went for Mr. Nthe frther and ence to Japanese competition has caused pro to which I cannot recensile myself, and that is or resign. his commission.
in the evening of the same day I called the found surprise in Japan.
the fact that we shall have to put up for another "In accordance with, and in obedience to that undertaker. We buried the little boy bur While on this subject of Far Eastern freights, revan years with a fraction over 16 knots in direction, I apply for his hiajesty's permission Iros, quietly, without any minister present, I might point out that even now the F. and D. in the speed of its vessels, while perhaps 80 to resign my commission. I do this for the being accompanied by a number who beliers Company are puraning the same fatal policy of knot hosts will be a commonpisos before long reason I have indicated, but at the same time In Christian Science because it has besled them. disregarding the wishes of the Bombay mill in other trades-Tours obediently 17. It is recommended that whatever course protest against the decision which has been staud fast. We are determined to demonstrate freight on Bombay yare to Hongkong and desire to express may reprotful but earies? "Our-triale have been severe; but we work to owners, and merchants by raising the, rates of
8. F. BOMANJI. of action be adopted by Government, due notice arrived at, which, on grounds which I and my the nothingness of this seeming power."
Constitutional Clab, Northumberland avenue, Shanghai, and this at a time when freights all | December 18th. be given to all parties concerned except perhaps advisors consider to be insufficient and This case is chosen for illustration exactly for over the world are steadily declining. Perhaps in the case of the import of alien coins. If any have the habour to be Sir, your obedient
inadequate, bas closed my military career the Touson that the parents of these children the company thinks that it or do this with hardship arose in particular instances due con- servant, sideration would be given to sach.
18. It does not appear that there would be any advantage to the Colony to attempt to come to agreements on this question with tho Authorities either at Cantèn or Peking.
HC, WOODS, IT 2nd Bait.renadier Guards,"
€
It is a current impression that nobody makes any profit out of shipowning. Sometimes, 19, Until China bas groperly initiated a however, there come to light pleasant roeptions. currency in accordancewitheconomic principles, to the rule. Tans, a stormshop owed by no proper agreement is even possible and it is single-ship company at Cardiff has in two years always probable that if cup were entered into and 208 days earned a net proft of £20,515. it would be evaded or abrogated according as Of this the shareholders have received £14.250 profit Derefrom might acorns to the authorities in dividends, free of income tax. On th concerned.
original cost the net profite average £15 2s ed 201 The regulation of its subsidiary coluage per cent, per annum. In the case of a smaller is purely an internal affair of the Colony and steamer the net profits during one your and 345 it would appear be, at least, undignified for days were £3,821, and the shareholders have this Government to rely on assistance from a had 216 per share during that time, or an Foreign Power to ensure its rehabilitation eran average of £8 49 114 per cent. per annum. if adch asistenco were practicable and forth-This vessel has long since returned the whole coming.
of her capital in dividends,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued
On the 24th at 11.65 s.m.-The barometer. has fallen over Chinn, particularly in the North. A shallow depression appears to be moving Eastwards over the Lower Yangtze, and
pressure is now highest over S.W. Japan.
Moderate E. winds may be expected in the
Formosa Channel and freat mousson over tas
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours anding
were not ignorant or colorless people; they were impunity, as in this trade it and its conference not mystics or dreamers or in any way "differ.lues hold a monopoly of the trade, but surely it ent. They were young ambitions, warm has not forgotten that it also had a menopoly of the following raport hearted and affectionate; they loved each other the Bombay-Japan trade once. and their children and beir home was full of There is another, important point in Bir cordiality and kindness. Thoir children were Thomas Fatherland's speech to which I orare fine children; one, now grown, has become a permission to refer. He complains of a young scholar of promise. The woman was crusade" stated by a Bombay newspaper with not a religions fanatic, but a young mother. regard to the 10 per cent, increase in passengers She could corabat. "the last temptation" over rates out to the East which the company bas her dead baby simply because she believed with recently imposed. In discussing this inccosse, all her heart and soul that it lay with her, as a the chairman insidentally mentions a previous China Sex. Rest of her faith, whether her child lived or diegocossion when a similar surtax was imposed,
The martyrdoms of a thousand years have excmi g it on the ground that it was removed at 10 am. to-day, 0.45 inches. proved what men and women can do and endure when circometanges warranted. It is quite true that the surtax was taken off, but at the same
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon under the tryanny of an idea.
time it afforded no relief to the passengers, to-day is as follows:-- inssmuch as they were called upon to pay the How TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your comistead of the £5 st which the combined sea
fall mitres fare from Marsailles to London. Hongkong & Neighbourhood › moderate; dull, plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Créme Charmante, Lalt railway ticket, was previously issued by the P. Formosa Channel Charmant and Special Skin Tonia and Poudre and 0. Company. The difference between what Charmant will enable you to do it. Her passagers had to pay then and what they now South coast of Chins between Specialities for the Skin are the study of a pay for railway fare nearly corteggonds with the Hongkong and Lamooks. ifetime. A. B. Watson & Co. Ltd., Bole Agente amount of therurter, for the removal of which Bir South coast of China between
504
Thomas now claims credit, so that really it has
Hongkong and Hainan...
N.E. winds,
rally winds
moderate.
Somens No.1.
Bame as No.1.