The Hongkong Telegraph.
NEW SERIES No. 5776
CONTENTS.
Leading Articles:--
Work at the Post Office. "Baron Bildid:
A Check to Gold Production. The Japanese Boycott. Foreign Capital in Japan. -Telegrams:---`'•
The Rising to Yunnas,
H.E Tang Shao-ji. '
Riot in Hankow.
Strike Ended.
A Seri Situation.
Chiu-tung Prefecture Fallen. The Chirere Telegraph.
For the Two Kwang, A Government, Victory. China's Currency,
Arms and Ammunition. Protection of Kwangai, Government Confident. Honour for Cantonese, Peking-Hankow Railway.
Inland, Waters.
The Opium Campaiga... Total Welhas.
Liang and Hu Kwang Provinces. Meetings:--
Peak Tramways. Company, Limited. The National Bank of China, Ltd.
Legal Intelligenos:-
"Criminal Sessions.
The Triplo Murder.
Absent Jurymen.
Police:-
"Bank Nota Trick Again.
Alleged Larceny of Diamonds.
An Arms Prosecution.
Stowaways, Arrested.
Suspected Larceny.
A Dishonest Servant, Cowardly Assault, Misoolleneous Articles and Reporta:-
S.S. Tenyo Maru.
Pirates in Macao.
The Opium Question,
The Japanese Boycott.
S.S. Lungahan Sold.
Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies.
The Governor of Macao. **Secretary of State for the Colonies.
Tragedy on Shipboard. Fire in a School House.
Hongkong Gymkhana Club,
Fatality at Shau-ki-wan.
A Man of Mark,
Accident at Hunghom
The Cost of Living in China. "Fire at Canton.
The Great Wall of Chine
A Wild RuDAWAY.
Excitement near Central Markel.
Tenders for Cement...
Formosa Notes.
A. S Watson & Co., Ltd.
Recalcitrant Lascara.
The "Star" Ferry Co., Ltd,
Troublesome Lascars.
Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association.
Empire Day,
Pacific Rate War."-
Volunteer Corps Orders
Canion Day by Day.
The Foochow Disturbance..
The Hankow Storm.
The Yuasan Rising,
A Shanghai "Mystery."
Chinese Weighis and Measures.
The Hankow Riot,
Chinese Domestic Servants,
Horrible Tragedy in Osaka.
The Output of Japanese Spinning Mills. The Trade-mark Question.
Japanese Papers and Foreign Firms..
Japanese Yarn Trade.
Shipping Subsidies in Japan.
The Fate of Korea.
The Flour Industry in Japan,
Developments in Korea.
A Lay of the Water Cart.
Zila" in Japan.
Manila Cattle Trade.
Chinese for the Philippines.
Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd. Old Singapore.
The Aborigines of Sungei Ujong.
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commercial and industrial experience of the past decade. The times, in other words, are likely to prove more tolerable for the people as consumers that they hava bean of late..
THE JAPANESE BOYCOTT.
SINGLE COPY.
"Clumsiness of diplomacy is the usual and most convenient weapon with which Japanese pub flcists are want to attack the Government. In
|fact, the Japa aso seum to regard the Foisign
Office: an, a sort of universal pannçes, which, if; properly administered, would cure any inters national illcess. The Hocki or treinzer (6 Foreign Office to task for the difficulty axpar- lenced in the introduction of foreign capital With the continual stream of excess of imports over exports and the steady exodus specie from the country, remarks the Tok
importation of foreign fundɗ: Jourds, the become more necessery than ever before. The Government, the Bank of Japan, and the pab- agree in this view. All the banka haya lic agr raised their rates of interest, and this would hav had been normal. Despite this fact the sizoduce attracted foreign capital it tion of foreign mons has Ampat antirely stopped, Eres the South Manchatian Ralway loan has ended in faders. The baaBIS SCOPE abu pop core p
冀四十二月四年四十三精光 VE SATURDAY, MAY
millionaires as may consider -work of the Hongkong Post Office is documents, after being certified, are sent out to wrought up to the pitch of dislocation, direct from Hongkong to their respective is necesita le distinguish themselves, their while business houses are almost over offices of payment-under separate covers, wives and families from the common ruck. whelmed by the abnormal mall deliveries. This arrangement has been found to possess "He raised the question in the House of Taking everything into consideration the considerable advantage over that previously Representatives, and we are told that the service of the Hongkong Post Office, while in force, inasmuch as payment has frequent House roared at the suggestion. Why?
(19th May); not beyond reproach by any means, is de ly been effected a day and sometimes two Was it horror or delight that Induced that
Those who have sought to belittle the cidedly efficienta fact which may be attri- days earlier than could possibly have been roar? It was a simple question; he asked: buled rather to the rank and file than the the case under the old system." No doubt, Why not raise over in the Philippines, in- tregth of the movement originating in Canton for the boycot of Japanese trade, will higher officials. The higher officials are so the new system entails an immense amount stead of importing them from other lands, long before now have lostol the poor con continually changing their positions, that it of additional labour on the staff but its the necelsary quantities of barons, dues ception they ha I formed of the power of the Is obvious the real, intelligence of the manifold advantages are manifest, and those and counts, and other tiled bipeds" guilds in China for combination. At its in- Department dwells in the lower strata. Last thoughtful individuals who remit a portion And ́s very proper question Indood. Wiro copilon the parties most laterested likely year the Postmaster General was away for of their monthly earnings to relatives in would not prefer to be known as Baron to be affected by the agitation sought to nine months, the Superintendent of the Ro the homeland will appreciate the con- Biidid rather than plain Zackariais Q character it as an attempt, of air w/mitchief potential value. But when the organized gistration Department was, on leave for six sideration which prompted the inauguration Hogg of Chicago? He went on, mikers which carned with it sa force of months, the Asistant Postmaster General of the scheme. With regard to the Dead presumably amid cheers, to observe that efforts began to spread from the capital, to retumed in the first month of the year Letter Office, it is stated that the total "There would be a domestic industry the farchermost thy of the Kwingtung pro after a long furlough which meant that number of all articles returned to and do against which it seems to me, there could vince and foned so much favour with the he had to get into the swing of the spatched from Hongkong during the year be no objectionz. There would be no trouble Cantonese in Hongkong that Japancin steam system again and the Accountant return 1907 amounted to 19,532, vis. 37,354 in negotiating with our alguemads-doker chips began to repay idade
Yar 16 16vtrade and Enstom, the aceptics. Also in mining and mantime transponatign ed in February. Then for four months of the former and 41,868 of the latter, show and we told your own tariff rates and do began to open their eyes to a realization of conceivable that the South Falascalis ane cadet was at the head of the office, ing an increase of 7,554 on the total of the termine what we should pay for privilege be force, orginally concentrated in Catilon, Railway Company is prepared to offer samas
Of the former,. those of txporting to some dietant part, in this in
which has since.impelledthe movament la every sufficiently attractive in the foregotiaventor). while for six months the gentleman. who previous year, aigns the report of the Department for 1907, originating in Hongkong, it was possible to stance the Philippines, such of our daughters quarter of the globe where Cantonese mar Nonetheless the latter waveri. The long has Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, was acting as Post-return to the senders 10,747. Enclosed as we desire to part with, throwing in a right chants may be found. From Sydney and San failed in Paris, and the begotia funt as present master General. With all that chopping and in 47 of these unregistered returned handsome dot by way of dowry," The Francisco advices have already reached the in progress at Tokyo with the Central offer beller prospects were found articles of brilliance of the suggestion must strike the, Self-Government Society in Canton that their Syndicate do not seem changing it is plain that the credit for the letters, there smooth working of the Post Office is due to value, bank notes, bank drafts, cheques; most casual thinker if he would only con propaganda has been taken up in po half. This prevailing reluctance displayed by the hearted manner by the Chinese resident in foreign capitalist to advance longs to Japansk the subordinates who deserve all the praise money orders, etc. These when possible were centrale his mind on it and workout it those two important commercial Centic And amterprises may be traced to various causes, The subjected to registration and returned to possibilities. After referring in a distinctly now from Singapore, information is to hand continues the Hochi. Amongst these may be that can be bestowed on them, heads of the various sections had the the senders. The following correspondence depreciatory way to the titled gentlemen ofthat the boycott has been declared by the included the doubt autertained by forumers responsibility, of course, but what little of failed to be devered in Hongkong, vis. Europe, he points out the advantages of the Cantonese to become effective throughout the towards the security of the japanese convertible, that there might have been was lightened Received from abroad-Letters 11,993, post system he proposes. The native nobleman colony and the Federated Malay States on the note systein, the reckless and changeable finan by the energy and capacity of the juniors: cards 1,453, other articles 7,011-Locally would be cheaper to run and hecould be con- 3rd fone next. The announcement reaches us cial policy of the Government, as well as the in. Pres which, however, does not regard Aboveailchase, however, must be mentioned the We think it proper to dwell on this subject tellers, 1,595 post cards 13%, other articles trolled by the American Government because through the columns, of the Bingapore Free different treatment accorded foreign capitalist because Mr. Messer does not seem to have 1,959. There were found among the unhe would be a home-made anticline, every the movement with favour it ways clumsiness of Japan's diplomacy, which is ress thought it necessary to offer a word of com-registered letters posted locally 75 containing a piece of dumped refuse. Of course, every the Cantonese organisers of the boycott of ponsible for so much misunderstanding in mendation to the staff which so ably second coin, principally small amounts. These intelligent reader will be anxiously wonder-apanese goods, which in to begin locally to mor rope and America regarding the country's tras row (5th inst.), and is to be extended to learny intentions or the state of affairs that prevails, ed his efforts to sustain the reputation of were nearly all Chinese letters and were ing how the scheme would harmonise with
her properly accredited. the Hongkong Post Office. In 1907, the returned to senders whenever possible. the Constitution and naturally expects that and the Federated Malay States on the fifth day to addition to number of mail bags and packets dealt. It is interesting, to learn that 249 letters and instrument to be worked into the argument of the fifth Chinese moon (Wednesday, June 3rd) diplomats, Japan now has, financial agents with at the General Post Office amounted circulars concerned with the Shanghai by hook or crook. Mr. de Armond has could make certain of carrying with them all stationed in some countries, the duties of these, trade in Japauosa commodities would amount public of the real financial standing of Japan. to 168,141 as against 160,921 in the Watch Club and 128 German lottery cir- studied this question down to the bedrock, the other Chinese bationalities the extinction of gentlemen being ao explanation to the fortikak and althou th’he has a nasty slap at the Con- to a very considerable diminution of the expon: Despite the supposed effort of theta officials previous year, or an increase of 7,210. culars were returned to their owners, a What we should have liked to know, if highly satisfactory result, seeing that the stitution if it will not bend to his will it is not business of Japan: What that might amount there has been raised persistent cry against any record is kept at all under this regulation on the subject was only made on anangry slap, but rather the friendly pat of anto it is impossible to say: In 19to the direct Japan's objections to the contraction of this head, is the actual number of let 26th November. The use of the pillar-indulgent parent. For he said in Congress: imports from Japan Into Singapore amounted Hsiaminiun Fakumen Railway, and Japan's) lers, packets and correspondence generally boxes is becoming increasingly popular "At present there is an export duty on these to a value of $4,075,127, this itself being action has been misconstrued or distorted in that was actually handled by the s.aff, for we as appears from the fact that the total American girls sent to foreign parts. That million and a half less than in 1905. The various ways very damaging to her repu same year, 1936, amounted to $375,588. Lotives abroad do not seem to have taken, suffi• suspect that it must have run into millions, number of articles collected from these, in seems to be contrary to a provision of the imports from Japan into Penang for the tation and interests. The Japansas representa 168,496 as compared with Constitution. But what is the Constitution all, the value of direct imports into the cleat palps to effectually combat the forcer at and would prove a much more satisfactory 1907 was means of estimating the advancing import 122,899 in 1900 and 92,170 in 1905. The when it comes to getting a titled gentleman Straits from Japan in that your amounted work against Japan. The Tokyo Journal const to $5,045,715. But as local Chinese dealers cludes by remarking that with a more active ance of the Post Office than the system of total number of Chinese registered articles into the family for a few hundred thousand enumerating the mail-bags can allow. We delivered by the Chinese Branch at the dollars But let us get into the industry of very largely draw from Hongkong their and Intelligent staff of diplomats, under the get nearer the mark, when we are told that General Post Office, was 162,900, of which raising hoblemea in the Philippines. The supplies of goods consumed or used by the direction of an office conducted on more busi». the registered articles and parcels handled in 103,793 were from the United States of island have a climate that I am certain raits Calnere, there must be some consideraesslike lings, Japan' would not have fated so able proportion of the imparts from Hongkong badly with the foreign investor as she has done - Hongkong numbered 856,415 last year as America and Canada and 59.127 from will happily foster the growth of that kind of that are commodities of Japanese origin. The to day. The Blocks must surely segard foreign capitalists as rather innocent and confiding compared with 774,820 in 1906, the increase China and other countries, showing, a total product. We can have them in great variety total figures for 1906 may be given below being 85,595. If the registered articles passing increase compared with the year gen of Granted the original stock we could make the 'S'pore imported from Hongkong.. $21,983,789 persons if they relied solely on official state- China 21:13,205,266 - ments before determining to invest in Japan. - through the post at Hongkong number very 20,472. The amount of ordinary correspood titles as other people have made titles, We
Hongkong... 9,831,359 considerably over three-quarters of a million, enco dealt with has also largely increased could make them just as we needed them,
Penang
what must the number of the unregistered The number of hong licences has decreased or we could make them to order, and wed pastatond within the L147,995 | S
to 38 and letter carrier licences to 120. From the Western Branch Post Office: 485,563 letters, 1,214 other articles and 4,647 reg: istered articles were despatched to Canton, the total increate on letters, etc. received at the branch for all parts being 531,788 letters, and 4,637 registered articles. With regard to the Tientsin agency which, was established in 1906, it appears that the net weight of the outward mail exclusive of parcels did not exceed 5,000 lbs. while the inward mail amounted to about 75,000 lbs, a ratio of fifteen to'one against
character of the work done at the Post Office during the past year and the amount of energy and intelligence required to carry through that work successfully.
"BARON BILIÐID"
could apply, the protective tariff policy and impose high, yes, even a probibitive, duty os titled gentlemen from all points outside our own possessions." He might have added that Haiti has her crop of nobles, including the great Dake of Marmalade, who has pot been heard of politically for some time, and why not the land of the spread-eagle? The idea is great, and should certainly be copy righted Some people might be laclined to dzem if humoristic, but it contains a great truth which we will leave readers to discover.
(18th May) According to statistics gathered by the "New York Finansiel Chronicle the gold production of the world has met with some check. There as some litile increase in output during 1907 over do but it was the smallest year's in- crease since the resumption of operations in the Tradeval mines following the Boer war, and the smallest for several years prior to be outbreakcol that war. The gold production of all countries in ounces and value, at $20.67 (gold) an ounce, is compared in the following by years back to soup and for separated intervals there tofores
of Ampitt
China ports, there must be, particularly from into the Straits from Hongkong and other Hongkong, some proportion of Japanese goods, but what this may amount to there is no means of ascenalding. If we were to assume that out of the nearly $38,000,000 worth of goods from China imported into this Colony in 1956 there direct importations from Japan through Hong. might be included a further $8,000,000 an ip- kong and other parts in China, that might give
Telegrams.
"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "
SERVICE,
THE RISING IN YUNNAN,
IMPERIAL FORCES DEFEATED.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Fo"]⠀⠀
Peking, 16th May.
a total of $13,000, oci trade in Japanese goods that would come under the operation of the boycott if that were universal amongst the
tralis' Chinese. But there is reason to thlaks that only the goods imported by the Cantonese Foochow merchants in Singapore and Penang will refrain from identifying themselves with the an encounter with the rebels at Nama action and motives of the Cantonere. In other kai, in Yunnan. words the trade relinquished by the Cantonese will be carried on by the Chinese merchants who are not Castorese, and who see no reason to follow the course adopted by the Cantonese. That will mean that, assuming the estimate of
the Japanese imports to be 513,000,000-the smagot is not of any importance the Canton. ese will be merely losing their profit on
The Imperialists were defeated. The roads to Mengtaz are blocked. The Custom House at the Treaty port is closed.
letters and parcels be? Revenue for the year amounted to $445,420, an increase of $24.966 on the corresponding period of 1906, while the expenditure was kept down to $366,452, an increase of 56,968. The ex- cess of reveņuc over expenditure being $78,968-an advance of $17.998 on the balance in 1906-the profit therefore works-out-at-17-percent of the revenue. The report states, with regard to the Money Order branch of the Department: "Although: exchange ruled high during the year, the issue of money orders has decrers ed, while, on the other hand, the payment. tiongkong.There is much more that is has largely increased. The fact of the in-interesting in the Post Office report, especí- | A CHECK 10 GOLD PRODUCTION, may be affected and that the Ampy, Swatow, and The Imperial forces have met in crease of the issue of orders on Japan: is ably for budding Henniker Heatons, but owing to Hongkong being the intermediary we have quoted sufficient, to indicate the for the exchange of money ordere between Australia and India and the other British possessions in the East with Japan. About £1,000 of the increase in the sale of Imperial Postal Orders is accounted for by the estab lishment of another agency at Tientsin. Remittances to the Colony by the means of Imperial Postal Orders have become more Nothing can exceed the ingenuity of the popular and are yearly increasing in volume. real, bona-fide American when he is resolved The reduction in the amount of commission to become a celebrity at all hazards. It on local Postal-Notes from-2-10-1-%-elected matters very little in which direction his
-Ources......... Value: in 1905 has resulted in the marked increased genius develops itself, so long as its fruition
19:54,844 $101,853,978 use of this means of remitting money calls attention to his existence as an active
19,373,658 405,426,369 $22,877 in 1907 against 812,728 and 15,467 entity. Representative de Armond of Mis-
8,790,567 37,998,942 in 1905 and 1906 respectively. The exsouri-the place where doubting Thomas
16,739,448
346,034,521 325,159,991 15,778,016 change of money orders with Macao, hither
14.437,669 298,453,006 to between Hongkong and Maczo only, has
.12,504,856 266,559,884 been extended to all the British agencies
12A84,958 267,320,915
to be expected that the Cantonese can do in her opinion, it was necessary that established in China. Direct exchange with
9,6:5,001, 191524,276
very much more than drop their own trade in troops be despatched from Chillrand Kiautechou also came into force in 1907"
118,065,973 the boycotted goods. The boycott at Caston, the Hu-kwang provinces in aid off. Mr. Messer remarks that, "A system of
1855,002,5844 203 412,416.
where the Cantonese are a comparatively small the Government forces in Yunnan, furnished to the remitter by the paying office
evidently due to Datural causes rather than to at a fee of ten cents for each order was in
the collapse of credit, which affected chiefly element in the population, the effect, even if Whereupon Chang Chih-tung and universi amongst themselves, will be some ISSUED GRATIS TO SUBSCRIBERS.troduced, but the public has not availed
the Udited States and which would less affect thing very differe. But that the Cantonese Yuan lil-ka telegraphed to the
•here are really bent on the boycott there is itself of this innovation." But does the
industry devoted to the production of a com
no doubt at all. One first step taken in that respective provinces to have HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1908. public generally know anything about this
modity in universal and unlimited demand innovation? We rather fancy they never
than any other industry. We are thus to.com the Chinese awspaperi here have been, not inforcements in readiness for despatch heard of it, or, if they did, they have long
clade, remarks an American contemporary fed that they must exclude all advertisements to the South. That recent predictions of such a continued, we feel sure, who would gladly take advani- marquesses is strictly limited and the wreck the monetary systems of the gold-stand-trading community will withdraw all their own
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MARRIAGE.
On Friday, May 15, 1968, at Shanghai, the Rev. SYDNEY GRANT, second son of the Rev, Joseph S. Adams, to GRACE HANNAH, third daughter of G. C, Wilan, Esq. of Shangħmi.
The Hongkong Helegraph
MAIL SUPPLEMENT,
WORK AT THE POST OFFICE.
(16th May.)
1907 1905...... 1905 1904
1903
· 1912.
.1901
390
France has offered her assistance to put down the rising for China.
The Waiwupu bas declined the
the distribution of their share of that trade, while the Hokkiens and others will simply extend their orders for Japanese comme- dities in local demand, and will reap the profits offer... arising from the distribution of the Cantonese share of that particular trade, Before that readjustment of supply comes off there will be the Empress-Dowager to Their Ex- a period when the Japanese imports must fallcellencies Chang Chili-tang and Yuan
An audience has been granted by...
off as a result of the cessation of Cantonese Shih-ka
orders. The Imports, too, will be diminish-
Her Majesty stated that the rebel-
ed by the amount that the Cantonese would take as consumers. But generally, lo so mix-lion in Yunnan was serious and that ed a Chinese population, as this, it is not
advice of payments of money order, to be been a known fact that the average American The perent slowing down in the output is being aniversal, was one thing, In the Straile
is believed to have hailed from appears to be one of those characters who if he cannot makeanoise in the world by Bryanic methods is certain to become famouses the originator of a scheme which should appeal to every good, t sound, democratie American. It has long. has a sacaking regard for a nobleman, much in the same way as every Englishman is supposed to love a lord. The plutocrat hands but his daughters wholesale to the cast-of mobility of Continental Europe, and there is a goodly iprinkling of the American girl at the Court of St. James. But, after
nutrut of
The
the Government, to.exent
The Empress Dowager has issued instructions to the officials Chinese Telegraph Administration be careful that no news, tog
advertisements. We have direct evidence that age of this reform if it were brought to demand is far in excess of the article ard naglons are mist in the way of meeting at this phase of the boycott is now in operation - A favourite diversion ofour contemporaries their attention when they are purchasing required. There are even noblemen in flament it is further to los contiores and the result of compliance with this est piper In Shanghai and Singapore when there is a the orders. Then again, on the same lines, eflete Europe who do not pant for America's South African production in one instance, will be that the Chinese temporary dearth of local news is to indulge we read that "on ral December a new ays daughters-with their ducats as the prime noticeably to increase. It amounted to affected stands to lose an amount sunning in diatribes on the alleged delinquencies of text inaugurated by the Post Office of the attraction-but actually would consider a 7,536,836 ounces in 1907, against 6,651,685 in into at least a couple of thousand dollars.
1906. The United States, on the other hand, the Hongkong Post Office. Even Mapija | Straits Settlements was introduced for the marriage with a commoner as'a mesalliance, show & decrease from 4.565,233 euaces in toes position seems to be one in which the Can the movement of troops, in newspapers have become infected with the purpose of providing illiterate coolies with a.) If Mr. de Armond's plan is adopted thero to 4.3.183 in 1907, all the principal districts. Joness members of the Advisory Board should tion with the rebellion virus of abuse when a steamer from Hong means of taking their savings back to China need be no more hunting after crowns and except Colorado And Navada abaring in the be called up, and be required to exam and Kwangsi, be allowed to leak kong falls to achieve impossible feats. But by means of money orders payable to bearer coronets outside the borders of "God's own decrates, Australia, which stands third in their influence with their fellow country out
Anyone found disobeying the Im If they were to consider for a moment the without any question being raised as to country. In fact, it is a standing disgrace gold production, has bees losing ground for
pore it not in such condition that say perial commands will be severely „operated at racing speed by the official staff, been sent, this system does not appear to their duty in the past by the creation of entes as 3,510 154 ounces, against 4:37,983 in 11.indefensible. The general trade of Singa vast and complicated service which has to ba. Identification. As up to date only $150 has that American politicians have failed to do Taral years, last year's' production being men to refrain from a course of action that
ing the advance in the world's output, while
Later. at Hongkong, and the general inadequacy of find favour." Again the question arises, is order of knighthood reaching up to grand 1913/Russia and Canada further help it stay section of the trading community can be per dealt with. the accommodation provided for the clerks any attempt made to popularise the system dukes. It is true that America boasts of one Mezled reports, some little increase, which has mitted to play prankel be go to paras trade. And the public will glad to hear as
Chiu Yee-sun, Viceroy of Szechuan, and sorters they might be less inclined by bringing it to the knowledge of the coolics? "Princess" in the person ofthe peerless Alice, been continuous for period of twenty years, soon as possible that the Government, the to let loose the vials of their wrath. One innovation which is certainly worthy of but she has most unaccountably dropped That has great forense is the world's Protectorate and the Advisory Board have done The postal service at Shanghai, for example, approbation is that in connection with the out of the public gaze within recent months, gold output during the past dozen years whatever is deemed proper to put an end to the lins memorialis is not such a pattern of excellence as one despatch of money orders to the United What de Armond's proposal to remedy this at the bottom of the general and notewonby misguided movement that has taken its rise in transfer of Wo
advanced commodity prices should admit of the political hysteria of Canton
to assist in putting follows that marked diminu might expect, that is, if the system in force Kingdom. It may be best described in the state of affairs is may be told. Infor
lion in that provi them, so the regarded as the standard at words of Mr. Messer:"With a view words. Starting with the assertion that the tot
Hongkong should seek to attain," for to expediting the payment of money or Philippines uently, happens that a week passes ders in the United Kingdom a new sys exchequer of the
mail coming from the Nortem of dealing with the advices has been long as it @dozen" vezels introduced. Instead of forwarding all the should be
rom Shanghal advices togethe
order list
or its disappearaDCO. tendency to check
dction
FOREIGN CAPITAL IN JAPAN.
Depar
cism of the
Cxign that, to the excimage offen.ple ogether the ward transmlarion to the