THE HONGKONG.
BGRAPH, THURSDAY JANUARY 9 1908
MENITIES:
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WATSON & CO., minted
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apply national dollars, adequate meat the exigencias of the people and the ||ball actual damands of trade. Within late years; designs of however, Mexico under the firm and practical:
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out the traveller stans upon his
just filts. He has joggage,po if he has, ha brings a wife along with him and if she can't curry 'everything-in
ly cedispated rule of the veteran Presidectwa can Dias, has enjoyed, a period of unchecked pro- pripál parity entirely abnormal in the history of the praise country, with the resolt that the Mexicans Sad ing themselves well provided with funds have been thore and more inclined to devote up ever increasing proportion of their substance to the plessures of life. That meant that the ordinary currency requirements were quickly exceeded And that the dollars in circulation were soon found to be insufficient to meet the Deeds of the general public. Moreover, the expan sion of the country by the development of milway undertakings which opened up vast tracia of virgin territory, the comparatively rapid growth of the population owing to the HAS BEEN ATTAINED BY ITS rival of immigrants from the United States, the Latin countries of Europe sed the Oriast, CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE increased the demand for the subsidiary coinage of the country by employers of labour, who in turn distributed the silver currency among the workmen. All these circumstances made it absolutely necessary that, if trade and business enterprise were to be encouraged, the Goverb ment should re-open the mint for the coinage of additional dollars, and thereicom hanga the explanation of the telegram which curtly described Mexico's intention the other day. But another factor has arises which may, and probably will, have the effect of revivifying the importance of the dollar, no that it may approx mate the standardised Strails coin. Accord. ing to our usually well-informed correspondent at Canton, the Viceroy of the two. Kwang Provinces, His Excellency Chang Jen-chop, bas received a telegram from the Ministry of Finance at Peking requiring him to open the Canton mint for the colonge of oqs tact pieces, with their fractional parts. Assuming that the
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Captain, Sanies and Governor Coutinh
ADC and Captain Damião Menezes Acivitating was extended to the dir
Mujal Hingu shed vilitors to resida at, Government House during thair stay lo Hongkong. Sir, Frederick and Lady Lugard":
lity could
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not be accepted. A suite of rooms his been engaged at the Longkong Hotel for the
Mucho víúlthés, you need
It appears that the vise of Their Excellencies THE GOVERNOR'S IETURN FROM CANTON, to Cotos will be exended bayind the two or three days stated in our last evening's issue, The Goverdof and pary are not exp cled to feturn until Sunday next, the fith inst.
N.4TH OF SIGNALMAN STREET,
CORONER'S INQUIRY
naught Road West, broug (preme Court, thi Fook Cheung firm,
recover the sum
of ascertained land, liquidated) loss, sustained by plaintife braach by the dalandant of t 6th November, 1997, ip well;
deliver wüthin seven days cer
the defendent, failed to delir
by Mr. Dixon of Mr. Reginald Har appeared for the plaintiffs. Mr. Maisie Wilkinson and Grist, scied for
(Mr. Dizon stated that, the plaintiffs'?
the 21th October, Os that day they win
tion with the defendinte took pltra
seo tins of Swatow gif fromakam jn be del the plaintiffs were exing on, but it was ed within dan days! This poder, was not whi meatloned as it had rolerence to the case, 4th November, 199 3ion ware.detivated, om that
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Her bollers started leaking during with
article, dwells, on the dangerous spirit and The Paris paper. Depeche Coloniale a
the political arrest in Indo-Chios, similar to that Tndia the result of the establishme Consultative Cham
tives are poskessed with
from tar of the Japanese. Lento Bri ishtTrade. Vo British imports for rodyandoun | 904,776, against 607,880,
Exports for 100y against 375
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be commandeers a' dot. That faithful animal in his daily solace. To'l be commits all bis hopes, aspirations and crets be trains it to evade policemen and to skulk on board wean: ships-sailing ships are carefuly cut out of the walking.hour, because the:| passenger on one of them bas to pay his pak sage in elbow grease, and sleepless nights, and the true. wanderer has as great a horror of any. ibing", that smells of work" ds. the
"On" Monday, the 13th inst.,
Mr. Dixon-Yesu pata paketguns has of boly watch And by legs for which inviations hive bean,
JAZNO Cw soy an indisber will be given of verament Trussk
Un the 6th November, la, pursued, 'n nocond he ads himself in the purple, Orient where the
led to etolfowlug:Miss Sloan, Mr.id Mrs, entered into between the parties, in which the contract, under which they wars now doingyas there are mors hard-headed and soft-hearted Pemberton, Mr. and Mrs. Lafreniz, defendants contracted to deliver to iba pliiatif people than in all the rest of the world put and Mrs Collingwood, Mr. and Mrs. Murray, plaintiffe paid for the zooting previously de and Mr Leefe, Lieut. Saitenhwaite, Mr. foo more tins of oil, On the 6th November together. By this time the dog-is-dead-a Major Ross, Mr. A. J. Williams. Mr. H. F-livered. On the gihanvember krén” days merciful release: but the barmowing ta's that Chard, Capt. McCullock, Capt. Bris ley. My later-plaintiffs received an order from adother a really capable romancer can spin of the end and Mrs Ermes Capt. Dalyell, Mr. and Mi fiem for a quantity of oil. They sent round of his leal companion is worth tons of money to intch, Mr. and Mis Baber, Mr. S Cor hair broker to the defendant firm to hasten him. Naturallyj✨ the first place the tramp
ru heir, and Minu Evia. makes for in the naire t dewspaper office, for
will be mide in a few days," was the defendants' that France has granted semi the delivery of the Boo tins--yoo on the first of man contract and gooon the second. Delivery | thabi he is a firm believer ju the value of a free:
promise. On the strength of that plaintiffs on advertisement. Unforiansibly, new piper me
tare 1 into a sub-contract for a quantity of oil to are extremely susceptible, la tale of you and
supply their customer, at the increased rate of it is only after the arch-deceiver har gose
„Tis, 12.65 par picul... After this the defendants that they realise the value al expletives,
livered the 300 ins, which were silliidus de were again approached. This time they.de The fact is that these beggars,* bumi TM and daylight boiga drecruited as they
the previos contine, but plaintiffs were put off mostly are from the scum of vibe Com An inquiry, was bed at the Magistracy, this mentioned in the recent contact, On the rich when they applied.fr delivery of the foskins ment, should be treated, as the rogues and afternoon, into the circumstances touching theorembar plaintiffs recolved a letter from the vagabonds they generally are. Nobody wants death of Signalman P. H., Street, of H.M.S. sub-contractor demanding delivery of their oil. them at any price; and that they should batten. Tam 1, whose body was found floating in the Defendants were informed of this and they on the hard-earned money of honest folk who harbour, off the Canton wharves, on the 25th promised, delivery in two days as they "fx- are deladed by a ais tongue and perspljo, a, rocard of which having already, been pected a ship by that sime. On the aid the cabe
exclusively mentioned in a previous issue of contractor again wrote to plaintiffs demanding peld up the coms laivast la à quiet ipot manner, is a disgrace to the community. the Hongkong Telegraph. they hardly date to show their faces in
delivery and threatening proceedings if they Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz prosidad, and the failed. The following day a fokl of the defend. They were remanded unili to-morro
relieved him of all the money be and Penang or "Singapore, and it is high time following jury was empanelled-Mesure. Wants went to the plaintiffs and premied to leg they were debarred from Hongkong. They C.D.Torner (foreman), J. E. Meyer and B..D. them have so ties only on their contracts as was sported at recent idejay, óf íba are nothing better than parasites and lick Kapteyo
Compensation for the delay. This the plaintiff Minchester Chamber of Commerce that a con- spittles who would do anything rather than Leung Forester, residing at 35, Conasught, had received a shipment of oll and were fup- Chinese Minister to London wala abo
The first witness called to the sand was refused to accept as they knew that defendants sidemble number of représentations to the white metal, with the consequences we have
an honest day's “hard graft, as the Amed Road Central. On the roth instant, at about plying other parties. Plaintiffs had, therefore, mida, by British Brzininding with Chloe in → indicated. The sharp recovery in exchange is
cans say. When they finish their five years I p.m., he said, he was in Tung Man Lane, 10 purchase 500 lins, at Tir.1275 per picul, to respect of the suggested unification undoubtedly due to the facts we have mention tour at the cost of the foolishly philanthropic, From the lane how crowd assembled upply the b-contrasin. They had com deditation of Chinese weights and meainrek, wifeed, and that this improvement is not considered back ther-will-come-again-on soothes five around a European, who was singing on Fotracted with the defendants for the off at the the effect that it would conduce to the Cane
to be of a transient character is apparent from years holiday, euphemistically termed the matter Whan he aprived gear he sawathe the florença......
tinger, pier, Wilnaus went up lo ese what was rafe of Tia 11.75 and they wern suing to recover venjances of the greatest number: the affitude of the Bank; which, is now only, march. And a fine walk it from Europees took can and dang it latethe
Chieties Administration was 100 eager to sell, bills forward, even as far Naples, Genoa or Marseilles to Fort Said per harbour. Then, he walked down the pier
support these representations/ decided change as compared with the state of the same method:" across ipdis on hulleck ahead at June, we are informed. This is a steamship, on to Suez, Aden and Bombay by Hens, and swam after it Witness then left affairs in December when the Bank, refused to waggons Calculato Penang," Singapòté,
The Coronce War, there any Europeans among the crowdit jane met, vi baklava Ni [quote even for three days forward.
contracts. Hopgkong and Japaøper kommer again and
Witness-No.
Langt The enhancement of the dollar rate has played on to the United States where they are was in the water he called for a sampin
Were there any simpans shout?-No. When? karoc with importers, who are losing heavily as
they do is along office corridors to search of the. He could swim. swallowed up in the crowd. The only walking
1jd ha appear to be in difficulty? -No... L Why did you not attempt to rescue him?÷-
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Himekong, 3rd January, 2008
BIRTHS..
On December 31, 1907, at Shanghai, jhy of Wit P. LAMBE, of a daughter.
A
On December 31, 1907, at Shaga, the of HERBERT MIDDLETON, Shapghai-Nanking Railway, of a son.
C. W. DE BERIGNY, I.M. Customs, Shanghai, On January 1 1908, at Shanghal, the wife of
Un January 4, 2008, at Shanghai, the wife ol, FREDERICK D. CLOUD, Esq., American Vicc Consul-General, a son.
On January 4, 1938, at Shanghai, the wife of LESLIE H. GABB, of'a 105.
DEATH.:
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Viceroy" will follow the instructions of the superior authority--and public as well as personal reasons would iuclide him to obey mandate with alacrity.this action would imply the re-entrance of China into the silver market as a buyer of the
the
each day sees the advance in the value
he
On the roth December last, at Klang Selangor, Malay States, FRAKCIE WILLIAM DANBY, eldest son of Wm. Danby, of Hong.of sliver, and already huge ams have nimble nickel-for they Invariably use the How long have you been in Hongking?— kong, aged 35 years.
been dropped through the wholly unlook for roard the billiard table when the Several years. ed-for increase. One importer is stated to audience has departed. If the Press of Singa- havs -lready lost 550,003 on the exchange at pore and Penang has managed to rid these you know if the European was a salipr.: Where are you employed?-At the Naval
....
Che Honghang Celegraph which be had closed on the 3rd inst, and the Settlements of the globe-trotting tribe why
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 19:8.
end is set yet in sight. Should be rate con tinue to rise at anything like the same pace which muke | is progress dunng the past few dayi hislisses and those of other importing firms in the time line of business will ita into Jakhs of dollars,
THE VAGABOND AT LARGE,
Lash
should it not be possible to attain the same end here?
LOCAL AND GENERAL H.M.S. Flora left Shangbai for Hongkong on 3rd,inal, wie Const_ports.,
THE French mail of the 10th ecember gai delivered in London on the 8th inst..
CAPTAIN McAllister, Army Service Corps, has bean placed under orders for service at Hong- kong.
OH. Steble, of the Caled a Glasgow, has been traffic manager for the of Chini.
Railw aristan)
"THE RAKE'S PROGRESS"
Nobody who follo as the vagaries of the silver market can have failed to recognise that although it may move in a mysterious way, it la usually governed by immediate influences which are perfectly plain to the initiated. The
Why any down-at-the-heels-individual who sudden rise in the value of the white metal, has grown tired of anything suggestive of work with the corresponding increase in the ex. should fatey he is entitled to alma simply be- chaogo
Price o
of the dollar was for the moment cause he has made a ridiculous attempt a inexplicable, but the telegram despatched by ramping from one town to another-o Reuter stating that Maxico had decided to, mint Heamboat for preference-bas always suuck new dollars was obviou ly one of the direct us as ludicrously amusing. For years residents Causes, to which the upward tendency on the in the Far East bave been pestered by the part of the silver currency had to be attributed. attention of swarthy ragamuffins who have con When it was decided three years ago by cocted a first-class cock-and-bull story about the aged administrator of the Government of wagum,n thousands of dollars, to which iber Mexico, President Dias, in consultation with will become entitled if they walk sound the London be the 6th all lock the following his financial adviséri, and on the recommend.
will' in so many year, days, or misules, specie Far Hoogkas ation_of_American and British financiers, We should like to bive five seconds" conversa, and for Shanghai, bar silver, £49,1:0,
tion with the person or persons who. "put up" A MEETING of the British, the money, because, with one splendid excap-poration, was, held, on, ties, all the round the world, tiamps we have resolution was passed ever met,hve been able to show that they were absolutely cenalp of winning the wagers. All that sem to be necessary for the Jab
that the republic should adopt the gold standard in order to end once, and for all the con'inueðand irritating fluctuations in the yalun of the Max'can dollar, the first step taken in the direction of reforms was to call in the silver dollars which were then in circulation, fant
xcox Lieutenant V. R.Gaido, Royal Garri Hongkong, has been promoted lieutenant alter son Anillary, serving with No. 83 Company three years in his fate grade, The P/ Wads C
Cor
The Coroner Did the deceased go away with you?
Two unemployed Sabha Singh Couff ai, Yau
prosecuted. Th
Evidence was then calledonut oili ya for the defenes ji, was contended that they delivered the number of tios, according to the contracts, to the plaintiffs and that the landr This, evening at the Union Cheých“ Literary refused to accept them on the ground thabibey Club the opening, social of the second half bad po storage accommodation. the sension will take place, Anʼatractive - Hin Worship gave judgment for the plaintiffs gramme bai bean arranged in which Mo and costen postane väebaywad whillame and fi ennant, and: Més
CANTON DAY BY DAY CAN Grimble, have kindly consented Auld, S. "Moore," Mi 3. Datby,
WEST RIVER PATROL
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le addition to these, Trumpet Major Elflott has kindly promised to play a côfnei: sold, and
[From Our Own, Correspondent.] (it is expected there will be a large attendance.
The mostly is opon to the Public and welcome
cruisers to be stationed along the West River
Canton, 8th January Pending the building of the four light-draught
A OSKA disturbance was creat pounders at West Point
Did you hear he was missing-No,
* for patrol service, four big stealm launches hay
Thays row been chartered for temporary service by called at an eating house at Jas, Macdonald, sign lenan, Peak igual Stathe Canton authorities, and the Shan Hou Chu West and ordered "chow unched 19 H.MS Alig Alfred, said he and Is Cauton Litin Bureau and other depart presented they foged fanit with "knew the deceased. On the 19th December meals have been instructed to raise the neces and, refused to make goo 1.4
witness met deceased in the Naval Capleen, at wasy funds for the about 6.30 o'clock. They had two drinks, to
maintanance of ibas vassels. sien followed between the waiter and FOREIGNERS AND LAND PURCHAIRgozi. This resulted in the waiter being thrashed, and gether, leaving shortly afterwards
In anticipation of future troubles on the part in the meles 5to worth of damage, was of foreigners in the matter of the purcham of crockery. The police were called land by them in inland places and in the faw
fferent districia of the province H.Ethe Viceroy has giren instructions 11: the Did you subsequently, go to the R.E, can-district officials to issue dotifications for the Igen ?—Yes, shortly after nine o'clock.
Did you see the deceased here? No What condition was be deceased ja when you last saw hime had had two or three drisks, but wato i drunkene mas
Witness-No. He laft saying he was going to the R.E. caute
var
He told you he was going to the R.E, can"
You baven't seen him since No. Did he go with anybody? No, alone. Xeon 7-Yes, to see the "sing-song."
CA d'Border
information of foreigners, which to the that foreigners, who may either rent or landed progeny in inland places or passat gulred to pay land tax in the same manner as Chinese subjects,
ARME (AND AMMUNI
A shipment of 103 riffs powdertogether
A petty, officer fem the Tamar spoke to ammunition-irder
the roll on the morning of the anh | thebark, Mesmas. Aanh reported the matters Than The finding deceased serent. He Shamees, has strive! here
he Corpor-l'eceased was on leave from etc. are to be despuched metha the Afternoon of the toh to the morning of the | Yumchow at the request; e faTADIA
th? Yes' weg te ISUTASU chiog, commander of troops'i
When did you next sea the
his dead body; Sep 20
MAKE PROFOSED/
The Wechow
hich The Staff Spigeon of the Royal Naval Hos.
pitel held an autopsy pram, deceased. He newly-formed Round: from the condition of the lungs water that they will Reputa
being found Therely that death was due to to Capton to cominic with "re" drowning""). There were de marks of violence in mallerar concerning the/
with:
£100 shares into se spores £5 per share paid on simpl Tus Chartered Bank of Tadin, Australia, and the body, arcape/atent on the head, which he prised hippler compass China announces that Mr, A Cuthbertson, of Abought was off
of post-mortem origine di veste-
Qan qrablishment at 'un marly
of the currency thus acquired went into the scrapbook-which should easily he cajoled out Mesir, Edward Boustead and Co., London, dancecall deceased had been in the glyRXECUTION OFŐRKE
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smelting pot add pati was sold as specie, to Sup Francisco and London. At that time, liver was in demsed, and these two centres bought largely from the republican treasury, with the object of relieving the pressure in fndin The Mexican Government also tage of the Russo-Japanese:war, hostilities, to ship
ober 10 Maa
Leven before the'autbreak
churia where
having
of Meists, Boustand and Gay Singapore to buys found any traces of alcohol 12-
"days" would, snd Penang, has jo'àrd the bond in soccettión jato, not fry that
of some simpleton of a stationer-a thick pick, and good atresy muscles in the arms as well as the legs. Of cearan a wheedling tongue is a to the late kine gun won, and the trimp is none the worse at POU if hír palate, can, accommodate thell to the the least fastidiruslare. Norrly all the alleged pedestrians who have cros
been the living image of Weary, friend Tired Im Not on
have been exceptions,
The rebal, chie.
hary,baid that he last saw deceased alive on, à find), Ydels shel sternoon he left the ship :: When-hu wat people to wjinbida
bhote
retora.
kers atrasted. This morning, at the agrt, they wem éach fined 1 so for their
for the first Jour Jenport, and