Intimations.
GINGER ALE.
VE baye, always made good GINGER WE ALE, and we are now making the best. At various exhibitions and competitions in London and elsewhere, GINGER ALE made by the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1892.
even now, and silver cannot go appre- A SCARME for cutting a canal between the clably lower. But what about Washington? | Bosphorus and the Golden Hora is being dis What about all the hoards of silver in all card at Constantinople. the coffers of the world? What about THE Daily Pupo to m-nii^ns that," some new Inventions and cheaper mining pro of the Hongkong people were too cocksure cosses? Two years ago the dollar got about the Yokohama batice. Wie hused
Mcrocks and cripples,” ek 7 down to three shillings, and mines'began us for sayl- g to close then in some places, and every body said "silver cannot but go up soon." Tax budget of the Ministry of Public Warks in and two Far Eastern banks died in that France for 1891 contains the following items of to be spent upon improvement of the marime parts Dieppe, 61,000 francs Havre, faith
But even if a stable exchange could be 1400 000 francs; Tréport, 2,100,000 francs: guaranteed, there is still to be considered Fe-amp, 330,000 francs; Rouen, 800.000 francs; the third question-the advantage to the Paris, 1,20,000 francs. lenders. That is the one vital factor. which Governor ROBINSON seems to have YESTERDAY we were under the painful necessity la 1890 competed and won against FOUR of over-looked. Of course, money is neverlent bonding the Orfis Gote out of our office wi h the family broomstick because be brought in' an to Governments except in hope of gain to absolutely childish and nauseating article shout the lenders; the home Banks would make Governor Wobbinson's volunteer whres We So would the thought he bad gone to the Swaff office with it sure of a big profit. Eastern banks, of course; herein cames in the hope of getting a fiver for his slush, but the first article of the Protectionist were wrong again. It appeared as a 'eider
in the Daily Prass today! creed which even Freetraders admit is, true that every Government should endeavour to stimulate trade within its own
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A RELIABLE informant says that the plans for the new Maglatrier and Gaol extension are a complete "frost." If the "und fficials" are wise in their day and generation they will "see those plans before wasting any time in discussing the questions involved therewith. MANAGER: "Your play is marvellously good. Its one fault is that it is beyond the abilities of any company."
Dramatist: "Then how can I ever get it pro luced?"
Manager: "You can easily get the Hong- kopg Amateurs to urd· riike it," A MOVINING relive took the following wire to the telegraph office:-"Mrs. Browe, Liver pool Street. I announce with grief the death of Uncle James. Come quickly to read will. I believe we are bis heirs. John Black." The | clerk, having counted, said: "There are two words too many for the money you have given me, sir."
Jurisdiction when opportunity presents meeting of airpts era was held on the 7th to the reply, sight, cut out with grief,” was
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THE SILVER QUESTION.
'consequence to the comm relat and financial currency reform on three provads, amongst community then the acuil Tates which others (1) that the uncertainty regarding he might by common consent be adopted. There course of exchange in the future largely prevents. could be no difference of opinion among those the farther investment of English "espitil frithö engaged in Commerce that the attainment of public fands of silver-using counteles, or in roll- some rate which would be established with the ways, Industrial enterprises and camm reial view of making the exchange approximately | credlis 1 (2) that the friction and harassment constant was an object admitted by all-to be now Attending batineat with silver-using) desirable if it could be found practicable. The grunties, as Indis, China, Austria, Chill, question belog one of currency and coinage it Mexico, and others naturally land merchants Was the proper function of the Government of this to curtall their opera lons in the exn it af counter both for thems:lves and for the Govern | English manufjetured goods, and to rentric the ment of India, to determine with the assistance | employment of English canlal In ruch business; of f skilled expert knowledge, which they could ; and (3) that the deprenistion of aliver seriously command, what practical steps ought to be taken affects the power of alver-using States is pur- to attain the desired end, and what would be the | chase Enlish manufacrores, and tends in ins effect of the requisite attendant changes in the creased taxation, thus further curtalling the legal tender both at home and is the East. trade which hit hitherto been carried on in Up to the present time Government, had done English commodities, nothing."
The recent debate in the Manchester Chamber of Commerco shows that the view, xheve, ex- pressed are not cenfi ed to Liverparl; and the
that the Manchester Chamber hra recently praneancet emphatically in fawr of catre cy reform clearly shows that E e ish mercar tiss opinion is by no meana unanimous in favour of leaving things alone, and allowing silver to find in naturallevel, to use the popular | room of British monometallists. Even mercar tile opinion in India seems to be in much the same uncer tain and divided "state, an-In England. Since
India is now agitating earnestly in the matter and memorialising for Gold Cortency for Inda, if a recurrence to the double standard making both gold and silver a legaltender is not effected. The gold bugs la London tell Indis in reply that there is not enough gold avilable to give India * gold standard, thereby admiting that some further currency than that of goid is requisite for the trade requirements of the world,
Speaking in the House of Commons two years and a ball ago Mr. Gaschen, then Chancellor of
1876 the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and the "used as cu rency-was-too-small-10-bear-the-Cairang Trades Association have frons tome to enormoon burden put upon it, and that he felt a time been drawing public attention to the serious kind of shame when on the occasion of consequences entailed on merchan's and £2/3 000,000 of gold being taken from London bankers by the depreciation of silver, and hare to Brasil or any other country it should, tm- been urging the Government of India to take vp mediately have the eff·ct of causing a monetary seriously the question of India currency reform, alarm throughout the country.
itself. Here is the Hongkong Govern- ment determined-to-spend some of its pointed by the Governor to enquise into Sir Ongrong generaL CHAMBER the Exchequer, admitted that the amount of gold
John Coode's plan, and the alternative pla.r revende in interest on a loan; why should he present C. Innial Engineer, Mal McCallum. this Hongkong revenue go to London finately it was reveived to ask the Govern
inent to let the matter stand over six months, it can be kept in Hongkong? Because It would make a difference in the Hongkong budgets. Borrow in London, and there THE Legis! vive Council will meet on Monday [30ls the revenue of the Colony as usual, with next, 311 November, at 3 pm. -
Busine's Repast of the Finance Com- Borrow In a heavy charge on it.
mitter, No. 9 of 1892. Hongkong, and there is a bigger revenue Orders of the Dav:-. Second reading of the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD, with a bigger charge. The Government, Appropriation Bill for 1893. 3. Second reading naturally (being merely official) desires of the Supplementary Appropriation Bill for 891. have just received
A meeting of the Finance Committee will be to lighten the burden, to make the figures look well even if the facts remain bad. But we believe that the increase in local trade would be biggest and best of all.
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TELEGRAMS,
THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY AT THE
GUILDHALL BANQUET.
LONDOY, November 10th. At the Guildhall Banquet on Lord Mayor's day, the Earl of Kimberley, in replying to the toast of Her Majesty's Minister, said that the relations of Great Britain with all Foreign Powers were most friendly, and that the question regard. Ing the accupation of Uganda was receiving the close attention of the Government which the importance of the maiter demanded. His Lord ship also said that the negotiations with Russia regarding the Pamir difficulty were proceedlog satisfactorily, and he believed that a friendly settlement of the question was quite possible by delimitating the Indian frontier defences, and if | ■uch is carried out the future can be regarded
with calmnesE.
MR. BALFOUR'S ELECTION,
November 18th. The petition against the elec ion of Mr. Balfour has been dismissed.,
FALLING OFF IN THE AMERICAN- COTTON CROP.
held immediately after the meeting of the Legis lative Council.
CAPTAIN A. BENSON, one of the most able and papalar of skippers, who has navigated Far Eastern sexs for the past five-and-wenty years and who has been laid up for some weeks past, has resumed command of the latest addition to the
SO. Co's fleet, and will pilot his vessel, the Loo Sok, ont of port, bound for Bangkok, to-morrow morning, Mr. V. Perks, who was in command daring Captain Bengon's illness, is chief officer of the Loo Sok.
TROVES Halynake Box, a British subjec', wai" brought last week before Mr. J. Troup, H.B.M. Consul, Kobe, charged at the instance of J. R. Simon with embezzlement, and fraudulent false counting, Mr. Tison prosecuted but defensant was without counsel. It seems defendant was a bookkeeper with the firm of Mestre, 1. R. Simon & Co. and received a salary of $300 a There were in all eleven cases of month. falsification of books brought against bim. He was refused bail on the case being remanded,
Little Dick-Paps, how does thander make mulik sour?
Papa-It is not the thunder, but the electricity, *How daca el arcay sour milk 1" "It works certain chemical changes in he constants of the uid, which result in the formation of an neid,”
"Of course. But how "
The American cotton-crop is 2,000,000.bales.I don't know" less than it was last year.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PAYMASTER H. C. Jeffreys, R.N., lelt for London to-day by the Perta THE Hon. G. C. Curzon, M.F., arrived bere from Shanghal this morning, in the Fuskun.
Editor-How can I improve the Small? Blunt-Hire a coolle to write your editorial THE Smoking Concert at the City Hall to-night is, we hear, certain to be a grand success.
"I thought you didn't, or you wouldn't have used such big words."
A special meeting of the members of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce was held to-day. Mr. A. G.Wond presided, and there
When gold is withdrawn from London to any were present Hon. T. H. Whitehead, Mears. R. material extent the Bark of England to protect M Gray, H. Smith, H. opplus, H. H. Josept, C.its Reserve raises the rate of discount, con- Jantzen, N. J. Ede, (Members of Committee), rquently trade has to suffer. The Gold Reserve Hon. E. R. Belitios, Mesra. Allard, Thorburn, of England is faxd-quate and ample evidence of Hirsh, Slade, Cohen, Inchbald, C. J. Holliday, the fact exists. When the Baring Crisis hap S. Lepralk, E. W. Rutter, M. Grote, J. pened what occurred? The Bank of England, on Kramer, Von Wille, Moses, &c.
behalf of the great British nation, had to, and The Acting Secretary (Mr. Adam Lind) read thanks to the powerful Banking house of the the notice of taeting, with the following reso-Rothschild for their good offices in, the matter) did borrow temporarily from the Bank Had of France some £3,000,000 of gold, France not come to the assistance of London the consequences, which must have ensued are fearful to contemplate.
lailon which was to he submitted :---
"That the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce recommend to, and urge upon, Her Majesty's Government the desirability of adopting in concert with the other European Governments, with the Government of the Ualled States and with that of India, also with those of other Cantries, if so deslied, such means as will lessen if not remove the present serious uncertainty in Exchange between Silver and Gold using counteles, which bas bad so disturbing and so universally fijurious an effect upon British Commerce with all Eastern and Silver using countries.
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At a meeting held in London, referred, to by Mr. H. R. Grenfell as inige and representative, it carried unanimously the following Resolution on 5th May of this year.
That it is in the interests of the City of Lendon and the Briti b Empire that the Government should take steps to promote an international conference with a view to establish a stable par of exchange between gold and silver-uxig crud- rles, and having regard to the danger and inconvenience caused by the great uncertainty. which exus as to the future currerty legislation of forelkn nations, it (v Important that the action. of the Government should be no longer delayed. In May of this year The Manchester Chamber of Commerce adepted the following resolution.com.
-Some two years ago the Director of the United States Mint stated offici ily "that it was very
That the unsatisfactory condlifans of trade, unfortunate that the American Government now which have existed so long without there being allowed certificates to be issued agalust Silver any prospect of alleviation in the future, are Rullion departied, and listed on the Stocktely caused by circumstances connected with Exchange of New York to be dealt in the frequent and violent fluctuations in exchange on margins in the same way as Railway and with India, China and allver-ning countries; other stocks, thit such has made football of and this Chamber is et opini n that the Govern silver, to be kicked around from pillar to post atment should take immediate steps to promote Mr. J. S. Laprafke said-I beg to propose the the pleasure of 'Bulis' and 'Bears and had an agreement on a broad International buis in resolution now submitted to the meeting and bave resulted in unprecedentedly wide fluctuations larder to secure a stable par efxcha ge hetween much pleasure in doing so as it has been the wish the gold value"
The question of Bimetallism or something of several members that an expression of opinion on this important sujet should emanate from which will give some stability to silver as this Chamber. Most of the Chambers in India and currency cannal be too canstantly and con. China have already recorded their opinions, and tinuously brought before the Imperial Govern in the interests of the trade of this Colony Itment, but the process of enlightenment on the ought not to be silent. I am not going to make subject is a most painful and bewildering one for a long speech, the subject has been so thoroughly those immediately concerned. thrashed out in all parts of the world; it would only be going over all the old arguments. I am not a bimetallist, but neutral; but at the same time I am strongly of opinion that something must be done, and that the Conference now about-to-meet-will-arrive at some solution. Great Britain has a very responsible and difficult task. ∙She has to studi" her own internal interests as well as those of india and Caloa Ibeg to pro- pose the adoption of the resolution which has been read to the meeting (ipplause).
Mr. Alford, sald-Mr. Chairman and Gentle
LAST night the China Mall spread itself about a Chinese constable being 'run la' for cutting purse and this morning "Granny" followed suit
both of the oracles thinking and stating themen, I slae'to second the resolution proposed by culprit was a member of the Hongkong Palice Mr. Lapraik. It exeresses perhaps as well as Force. He never was in the Hongkong Force can be expressed what we all want, that is (all our policemen are as good as gold), but on stabilty to the ratio of Gold and Silver, I think the contrary is a runner of the Viceroy's Yames you will all admit this to be an absolute necessity at Canton. Fancy a constable (guaran1eed' to to our welfare if business is to be carried on the extent of $200) being bound over in the sum of $15 10 be of good behaviour for three months. Bosh 1
Henry Matthews. 22, and George Wall, 23. seamen employed on board the steamship Glenorchy, jumped to the conclusion while walking in British Kowloon yesterday that they were in the far-famed Garden of Eden, so they stripped stark naked and did the John the Baptist act in broad daylight near the lone sea- constable who made them come not of the briny shore, Ia next to no time they were haled by a deep, dress, call at the nearest Police station and plank down $5 as accurity that they'd turn up with the "Great Unwashed" this morning, Somehow or other they forgot to appear in Court so they are now minus $5, the amount of
The heving of the Yau-mail manslitghter casp will probably be concluded at the Police Court on Monday. ASIATIC cholera in America in this enlightened age, says the Chicago Tribune, may be diagnosed as about one pist cholers and nine parts scare.
the City Hall, the Valunteers will meet on Mon- In view of the forthcoming, amault at arme at day next to arrange their share in the programme Ar a country village entertainment in England the other day the Chairman announced Miss Jones will now ling. Put Me in My Little Bed, accompanied by Mr. Brown, the curate,” SAYS the New York Recorder :--With silver so cheap that the amount le a dollar is worth only 63 cents-now-is-the-time to be good to the heathen and buy them rings for their poses, SULLIVAN the slogger acknowledges, in his autobiography, that during the last decade beau bas received $700,000 and spent it all. It le Picciola ........................................ Talyiek chupet about time for him to ask all the world for s benefit.
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gold and silver moneys. That a copy of this resolution signed by the President and Secretary, be forthwh forwarded to the Prime Minister. It was only ten days nga that we received the following Reuters tel-gram:
At a meeting held in Manchester in favour of International bimetalliam, it was realved to favour the proposal for the re-opening of the The variation in the price during 1888-1889 mints of the world by the various Governments was roughly six per cent, and but trifling com- and the unchecked coinage of gald and si'ver pared to the range In Ego from 434 per os, in bo'l on; also, to urge the Blish Government February to 541 per os, in September and back to co-operate with the International Monetary to 45 per oz. la November of the smo, year-a Conference. On the passing of this resolution, Tic25 per cent quickly followed by a fall of the Right Hos. A.J. Balfour, who present per cent. is what no human foresight can grapple at the meeting, said the contention that it was with or provide for. Violent fluctuations have "impossible to fix an interra'sonal ratio between been continuous and to-day Silveris quoted at 38 gold and silver wis simply economic heresy it dosed metal and the future of it is shrouded in
per of It is daty becoming aymo'e i wou'd be imp gelble to maintain in Great Belain an ever appreciating standard, and for the boundless uncertainty.
Straits and India it would be simost crushing, Great Britain, Mr. Helfour said, wants a sound, instrument in exchange for the bimetallic solu tion which would be both passible and adequate, * There is not a mere perfect standard than châ moniometallic gold, but there is net gold suffi leat for the se vice of the commerce of the world. The Right Honorable A. J. Balfour, the late leader of the House of Commons, who is destined to be Premier of E. g'and at no distant date win niked the question: “Will you 'voln for and support international bimeta'lim ?"
It is not dealable that this unsatisfactory state of affairs should continue, more especially As the members of the Royal Commission on Gold and Silver la 1886 were unanimously agreed that a double standard was practicable.
Among other Revolutions adopted in India and the Far East the Chamber of Commerce at Bombay, composed of enlightened and the most experienced men in Western India, passed the following motion in September last
"That this Chamber considers that serious difficulty and danger to commerce have arisen from the violent fluctuations in the sterling value
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upon legitimate lines between Gold and Silver using countries. I will not attempt to enter on the remedies which are by some deemed as nostrums and by all admitted to be of a controversial nature, but there are two points. I may meation usefully and with cut danger of raising argument. The first Is that "I would like to correct any action of the rupee-fluctuations which do not arise gold to form a common standard of inter- which may be prevalent
the ulti-from the incidents of Eastern trade, and are not national and national commerci 1 transace mate design of those who wish to bave the such as can be foreseen by the most prudent - tions, there will be a rovdy fill in sales which" Silver question enquired into, is to raise the traders. That the development of the resources will undoubtedly be detrimental to the producing value of that metal. Such a notion is I am sure of the country by the assistance of European classes of the country. I have never conrealrd. foreign to all who have interests of Importance capital is thereby seriously checked, and the my own opinion, that, whe her we lo k at the in the East, and I have no hesitation in anying execution of public works and construction of financial Interests of the worl, which are so Intis that a low rate of exchange does not impede always calculated to add to the prosperity of mately bound up the maintenance ofa seAdy" - business provided it is stable, for we know from the country, much hampered. The Chamber and constant standard for commercial irens sc past experience that markets have adapted therefore considers that the importares of the Bons, from whatever point of view I look at these: themselves to past declines, and we consequently subject demands that it should be referred to a transellons, I am forced to the concu ion that may jest nakured that they will do so in the fature. committee of experts, who should be instructed England during the last generation of two has What trade cannot stand is a 3/9 exchange one
to express an opinion as to what, if any, remedy pursued a wrong course, and that we ought to year and 2/g the arxt. The other polat I would they can propose in the interests of India. That revert to the old and well-tried system of a refer t is the attempt to introduce into India the a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the double standard for all international trans Gold Standard-hus spparently emanated from of State an mission to Her actions,"
the loss now Majesty's Secretary of State for India." Altar duct venture to hops that the Resolation which governing body who sea Incurred in providing the loterest or Slaklog
In the same port, the currency question was has been put before you, and which does not in Funds for Gold obligations which have to be discussed at a large pubic meeting in August of any way hamper the action, of the Imperial. prid in England. I do not think the movement this year, and the chaliman read an extract from Government, will be unanimously adopted. HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1892.
receives any support from commercial clauses, the speech of Sir Louis Malet--the First Delegato While this grest que l'on of such vital important a of British India at the International Monetary to silver using countries is being retively discussed who sea before them as a result of the Gold Standard the probable extinction of ladia's Conference held at Paris in 1881,-viz and considered elsewhere, I think we would, be THE PROPOSED GOLD LOAN; WESTERNTMAustralia-in-about-eight-times: the
The Government which I represent believes neglecting our duty if we remained llon and export trade. Were silver thus demonetized in that there is an evil, snevil very serious at present passive. The policy of loaction and drift should size the United Kingdom. Its population,
India it would doubtless in the end be an SIR WILLIAM Roatson's address on accruing to the census of 1891, was 49,782.
enormous gain to Chias, but before that time and sill more serious in the future. The great wish not be ours, and we may fel assured that if was reached the deprecia lon in the Dollar would
of the fleancial authorides in India has been, if England persists in refusing any rear nition to Wednesday last furnishes quite a huge There are about 10,000 m›ra, males than Kowsking.num. Nutor vester
be so enormous that I fear few would survive possible, to have a common monetary system Silver as a currency her trade m/ant suffer mass of valuable morals, not the least of
the operation! Gentlemen in the everyday with England, Silver being impossible on seriously. The falling off in Billain, 's Expoils Aggregating 7,004 tons, regiters, which is the lesson In estimating" which ST. PETER'S SEAMIN'S CHURCH.-The Mission
harry and worry of our business lives low account of the English system, they must choose for the first nine months of this year in wind at Mr. Mitchell-Innes ought to draw. But steam-launch Day Spring will call alongside
BORN in London in 1858, John Burns received of us have the time even if we have the between bi-metallism or gold, and if the 19000,000 while at the begining of thir bis education at an elementary school; later on inclination the most important point is the decision to vessels hoisting code pennact C, between 9 and
of the abillly, to review the opportunity should offer itself we should be only 001b 14,000,000 spind'es la just scashire were 10.30 am. on Sunday, to convey mén ashore to raise a loan. His Excellency sald he had the 11 o'clock service, returning about 12.30 p.m. be burnt the midnight oil ass danys, and so past or attempt to forecast the future of too ready to see it, and retum to the proposals thrown idle. Manchester, a beginning to realise decided to borrow in London, for reasons
amassed consider ble knowledge, at the axme Exchange, but we know one thing, that we want of the Commission, which sat at Calcutta la 1858 by bitter experience the meaning of the malo and enter, though much against our wish, into tenance of the single standard, as d 'I trust she which were to be found in certain papers LIFE among the Kamchatkins is described in time gathering together a well-selected stock of stable Exchange. Merchants know it, and which he named. Careful considération in interesting sketch in Cassell's People of books He was set to work at ten years of age, Bankers too, their cost to, and I think it the struggle which is about to commence will be as successful in beraritation on this of the question from the ratepayers' point the World, from which it appears that has been in a cotton factory, served his time as would lil become this Chamber to rent silent and between the nailons of the earth for the sole question as she was in her Com Lamps
metal which still will bayé a solid basis as an The Motion before you wan nécessa∙lly drown of view, as opposed to the official's, would altogether, the lot of these hyperboreans is not an engineer, and has worked at his trade on the apathetic whilst others in India and China are
very open, and by adopting it we do not commit one of unmixed joy, for the fearful snow
In saying this Sir L. Malet merely, alter His Excellency's decisión, though storms which so suddenly overwhelm this the Social Democratic Federation, and cont:sed enquiry into the gravest financial question' of from his conduct while he has been Governor peninsula, exposed on three sides to the winter Western Novingham as Sociailst at the the day. It on these grounds I second Mr. Amilar warning which had been given is 1878 ost that evils exist, and ask that a remedy be of Hongkong we hardly think he is a blasts, render outdoor life, except during a short Parliamentary Election of 1885, receiving 598 Laprak's resolution and I venture to suggest the Delegates of England, Mr. Goschen, its applied without farther delay if it is practicable
late to $0. man to be altered by any direct argu- period of the year, uncomfortable and precarious votes. In 1886 occurred his trial la company that in further discussing the matter contro
Mr. H. M. Hyndman for seditious versial points might be avoided, as the Resola Chancellor of the Exchequer.
As one of the signatolies of the Mr. Goschen said and bear in mind that this calling this meeting Irish to state pointedly ment, however convincing. For he fully la the extreme, and even make this con with appreciates his own abilities (which are, traction of regular houses above ground at best conspiracy, in which he was acquitted; whilst in slou is confined to an expression of one desire
was fourteen years ago—the Indian Governa very difficult. If during these dismal winter January, 1888, he was sentenced together with for fablity in Exchange, regarding which a fortunately for the Colony, well up to the Journeys the driver of the dog sledge falls out, Mr. Cunninghame Graham, M.F., to six weeks saanimous vole will I hope be recorded-to-day. ment has suffered great loss, the merchants have support gaat in your df, and would not aff red from the flacuation in va ne, and the sliver. We have it or the shorilities.hich:1 Iglalation to Joolates up or appreciate average) and has shown that he puts lile the dogs, ravenous for food, and eager to get to imprisonment, for insisting on the right to speak (Loud applaus H. Whitehead --Mr. Chair-public functionaries hive suffered from depres have quoted, and which, I think, are undoubted
). value in the counsels of his advisera. In their foomey's end, will never stop for him. in Trafalgar Square Hebasrepresented the Lalon many matters we will go so far as to say When a rest is determined on, the men scrapes to which he belongs, the Amalgamated Society of man and gentlemen, it is with very great diation. If other countries are to carry on the that there is not sufficient gold in the world for at the Annual Trades Union Congress, pleasure that I rise a second the resolution propagands in favour of a gold standard and the the requirements of trade and commerce, and his judgment is most likely to be correct, hole to the snow, and watch by turnaj for II they | Engineeane of those adopting the tactics which has been proposed by Mr. Lapra will be obliged to reconsider its posl∙lon, and whether it is to be silver or soma 'alher metal demonetisation of silver, the Indian Government some other, currency is absolutely necessary | and his policy usually of the soundest; but all went to sleep at once, the audden drifts of which have caused a differentiation · of trades' { tho. Senior member of the old established
how would speedily cover them that in a as a Governor, with a Council, he has no fex moments they prould be smothered. The walga ana joto new and old. It was as a firm of Douglas Lspraik & Co. I have closely may be forced to take measures similar to those let the nationt of the world give that other right to assume infallibility.
The questions to be considered in bor.dogs, however, manage to sleep standing, while new unionist that he was invited by the followed, given much attention, and the most taken elsewhere to discard silver,”
The meeting unanimously adopted the follow. Cappa mechanically scraping away the falling snow Dock Labourers to assist them in their struggle careful consideration to the silver question for Joans in London and in Hongkong; (2) fond of the Kamichalkans, and cold water from strice that he first displayed those qualites of put before you was unanimous at Indle and rowing are (1) comparison of rates for with their paws. Dried fish forms the principal In 1889, and it was in his conduct of this great many reais. The resolution which has been possibilities of exchange; (3) benefit to melted snow, except when something stronger lesdership, that capacity for work, and that well attended meeting of the East India and the lenders. Taking the first question can be obtained, their only drink. Any idea sympathy with the poor which have won him China Trade Section of the London Chamber of alone, the answer is of course that home of social obligations, aulers that wholesome the entire confidence of the working classes, Commerce about a month ago. In support of rates are much cheaper. Taking the respect for authorlty, which the Russian and which Kayo extorted from alt clauses alike the motion Mr. James MacAndrew said "Halfment in favor of a double standard, it is desirable Babail propose that the resolution 'be, tele
have Imposed, and the punctual
to & admiration and respect which ability and the metallic circulating medium of the world that the Government of India should be granted graphed to the London Charsher of Commerce second, no definite answer can be got. ment of their taxes in skins, which is its integrity always command, In 1889 he was consisted roughly speaking of gold, and half of liberty to close the minis salost the free colas this fternoon and communicated to England's The possibilities are many and great; and corollary, is unknown to them. Yet their mental elected by Batteries Representative of silver. It was obviously a matter of the age of silver, and deciate a gold standard, or representative at the 10 g/mational Monetary the only thing that can be sald just now is standard is higher than might be supposed from Labour on the frat Landon County Council, and highest importance having regard to the value to the rope method of giving a stable Conference to be held in Smusicls on Monday
value to the rupee.taler med tanke poka was re-elected in 1897, when he polled more immense development of International, com we cannot say. Silver may go up to the their miserable surroundings, and their figures
The Finance Minister of India, Sir David (applanschemes) votes than any other Progressive candidate, merce during the last quarter of a can.. muscular. and developed. Of late figure of fifteen years ago, or it might they have begun to callivate a little rye, potatoes, His fellow-workmen asbace he to pay him the tory-that these (wo medis should bear Bangor declared the other day that a common and carried There we only one dissentient, Je je ne resolution was the a put to the meeting go down lower than ever. It is urged that and turnips, to keep a few cattle, and to see te wages he would otherwise carn of tin trade, and some definite relation to each other, Heandard offale for: England and India is Mr. H. Smbh, the res resentative of Mesur there is a limit In this direction; that silver and sugar, to temper the one unvarying diet of La the interest of labour be Ent worked on the had no doubt it would be the opinion that the absolutely essential New Butterfeld & Swire cannot be mined below, say, 38d.per cunce; dried or fresh salmon and wild fowl, which was Con cil with vigilance and a dogged delersal finity of the relative values of gold and silver or Since 18yo the Liverpool Chamber of Com Mr. Whitehance you should give a reason. that mines are closing all over the world their former monotonous fais,
ation that have burns this moni ospitions frajtori a near approach. Ingenio was of imuda grantor, sarco has pronounced amphuileally in favour of 1 for the three than in kej; you (laughter);
pay.
West Casst of Africa. He became a member of j moving and on the eve of an International] [oternational Currency MAKANAN De Bives to Bimetallism. We wish to polat
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value of the rupee have been prejudicial to the Ishlik, cost, songis tuss, it should be sold- That the fictuations and fall in the gold resolution to be laid before this Governmepik lag motion as Mr. C. I., Holliday --May I sak, whether this laterest of India, and that as there seems no graphed bemely fast fry.hould Immediate prospect of an international gree
The Hon. T. H. Whitehead -Il paised,