Telegrams,
** HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH”
SERVICE,
ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTT.
ADVOCATED BY KIUKIANG CHINESE.
[From Our Own Correspondent.].
Shanghai, 19th August, 3 p.m.
In consequence of the acquittal of Inspector Mears, of the British Consulate, on the charge of the alleged manslaughter of a Chinaman at Kiukiang, the Chinese have advo- cated an anti-British Boycott,
THE PRATAS ISLAND.
HAULING DOWN OF JAPANEST. FLAG.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung, Po."]
Peking, 18th August.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY AUGUST 19, 1909.
THE COINAGE OF CHINA,
That the coinage of China is in a muddle is an axiom that needs no proof, at least so far as faraiguers are concerned, but now at length it is becoming to be realized by the populace at
large.
ablo in "cent." This may possibly lead to a still further depreciation. “And what will it jiba in the end??
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It certainly is not a pleasing outlook i`a greatly depreciated too cash currency being practically the only available coinage for the populace.
TWO MINOR GRIEVANCES
KING HONOURS hbroes,
AWARDS FOR BRAVERY BY LAND AND SKA,
An interesting and impressive ceremony was held at Buckingham Palace ou aand alt, when his Majesty presented Board of Trade and Home Office medals to a compact little band of heroes.
For ages the coinage of the empire has been solely copper cash, that wonderful and con.galost those "cents" may be noted. First,
For the first time a woman received the yeniout unit with probably a b gher purchasing the continually changing rate of exchange Board of Trade silver medal, his Majesty pre power than any other coin evor minted. The posted daily at the local official cash officesenting her with the award on account of an act Chinese sel (or ounce of silver) has never been thereby introducing an element of uncertainty of gallantry at sea. used for reckoning silver by weight when large into local and pettybusiness, for the custom of transactions require it, there being hy die way reckoning in dollars is widespread. And second at least three different weights to use, but all that there is no hole in the colu, thus making ordinary payments have always bean settled in it more inconvenient for handling in baik. cash. This applies to the past, With the
That this is most certainly true personal.ex. perience with say $200 in ten cash pieces advent of the foreigner a disturbance in cur- rency matters began. To weigh out silver and wrapped up in flimsy paper parcels will readily squabble over its touch" at every transfer was provs-Ni C. D. News,
man, apd clearly unsuited to the "business" payments in copper cash were out of the ques- tion. Hence
THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 'MEXICAN and other dollar coios, recognized as being the defin'te portion of an ounce or lack of silver, and so the counting of coins began to take- the place of the weighing of silver. The Chi- aese quickly appreciated the change and silver dollars began to circulate freely all through the central and southern provinces, probably in fouricen out of the eighteen. With the dollar
THE SUBSIDIARY COINAGE
came
CHINESE COMMEMURATION
STAMPS.
A SPECIAL ISSUE..
BY. LAND AND SEA. guished themselves by conspicuous bravery The little kont of people who have distin
were divided into two sections: the silver or bronze medals of the Board of Trade were presented for acts of gallantry in saving life at sea and the Albert or Edward medals for similar gallantry ashore.
Those to be honoured, who came from various parts of the country, assembled at the Board of Trade Offices and the Home Offices during the morning, and were driven to the palace in charge of officials from these departments.
The awards were made at the conclusion of It will be of interest to philateliste to hear that the Imperial Chinese Postal Adminis stowed knighthoods and the insignia of various su investiture, the King having personally bee tration is shortly inuing three special stamps honours conferred on the occasion of his birth- to commemorate the accession to the throne of day'; consequently a large crowd had gathered His Imperial Majesty Hiuan Tung. Unlike in the neighbourhood of the palace. The China's present issue these stamps are oblongwarmest interest was exhibited in the little Land are to be issued in the following deuomioa crowd of brave persons as they drove up with tions:-2 cents, yellow border of imperial the Home Office and Board of Trade officers to
scoals, ditto with blue centre, 7-cepts dille with purple centre. The wording on the top of these stamps being "Chinese Empire", and underneath that "Hauan, Tung 1st year.
Edward. The members of the public present accorded them quite an ovation,
The Waiwupu has requested the often and twenty ceol pieces, and in particular Dragons, centre-Temple of Heaven in Green; receive congratulations and awards from King
the pretty five-cent pieces from Hongkong, but Japanese Minister to apply for initis highly probable that more of these adorn structions from his Government for the gowns of the Chinese fairer sex in the shape of buttons than are to be found in their place of the hauling down of the Japanese origin! Here also it may be noted that tower exist in inland. Chisa where the Hongkong flag on the Pratas Island.
subsidiary colonge has displaced the Chinese, the former being distinctly better in "touch." Thus through the wide-spread use of silver a scale of prices in deltars and fractions thereof. | began to compete with the ancient valuations
in cash.
The Japanese Minister has not yet sent any reply.
INLAND “NAVIGATION... ·
PROHIBITED TO FOREIGNERS.
[By courting of the “, Sheunj. Po")
The Waiwupu has issued
It is expected that these stamps will be sued about the 15th of September, the supply being a limited das.
SHANGHAI TRADE.
Messrs Noel, Murray and Co's report on the Shanghai Piece Goods Trade says:- Ao ex mination of this change may not be There is no vary striking evidence of any out of place when currency and coinage pro- improvement in our market, but there. is cer- positions fill the air in high places. An idea tainly a better feeling, with more hope for seems to possess same people that the toel is things to come. A's atual in the very hot China's unit of value. It is readily conceded weather a good many of the dealers are absent. Poking, 18th August,
that officials probably think in taels (anding themselves, and no one expects the market instruc-dream of them on, if reports are correct) and to take a real turn before the beginning of next tions to all Provinces prohibitinging the lead of the banks which naturally pro-last broken, but the Country could do with a that often foreigners at Treaty ports (follow month. The long spell of dry weather has at foreigners from running steamers by keeping up two systems of currency tot more rain, still, it is some relief to the Jollars and tacir) are led to think the anxiety that was prevailing in this and the beyond Treaty limits.
the tael has distinctly Chinese Bavour and neighbouring-rovinces. In the North, sanctity about it." A gold mine reckona Maschuria mare especially, floods have been its output in Queces of gold, 'a Chinese very prevalent and a good deal of damage done reckons his silver in, ounces of that metal but in in parts, which may account for the apathetic neither case is a cain" as such thought of state of the markets there., Ths. water in That this is the case daily contact with the the Yangtze has abated and the fear of populace in any inland part of China will floods is at an end for the present. The Han Peking, 18th August.
readily show. Who, ever bought a fowl, or kow market is better in consequence and fresh 881, or rice in mace and candareens? (Bybaying orders are coming donu, especially for H.E. Cheung Yam-tong, Minister-the way, who invented such barbarities, to yarn, which in spite of the high prices is still designate to Washington, and HE. which "tel" must be added?) It always was holding its own against the woves article. Ng. Cheung-lin, Minister-designate to Rome, have fixed the 30th inst. as the date of their departure for the respective capitals to which they have been accredited.
CHINESE MINISTERS,
TO WASHINGTON AND ROME,
[By courtesy of the “Sheung_Po,”] ·
TAOTAI WEI-HAN.
APPOINTED ON NAVAL BOARD.
[By courtesy of the "Shrung_Po"}
Peking, 18th August. Trotai Wei Han, director-general of the Canton-Kowloon Railway (Imperial Chinese section), has been -appointed by the Central Govern
ment to assist in the reorganisation of the Navy.
STUDENTS FOR AMERICA,
MINISTER APPOINTED UHIEF DIRECTOR.
[Sy courtesy of the "Sheung Pe."]
Peking, 18th August..
carb, cash, cash, The popular coin was cash, and ounces of silver only came to the rescue when large sums were in question. Probably not one per cent of the population ever trans- acted a piece of business (with the one excep tion of buying cloth, for the clotbiers favour the tael as unit) in which the price, was not in cash, and in every case, cloth also included, payment was made in cash,
Then as stated above, came silver dollars and Their subsidary coinage. And here the remark- able fact presents itself that the subsidiary coinage displaced the dollar unit for purposes of reckoning. Thus a dollar (not the coin) cama la mean over large par's of China ten ten cent pieces, and a dollar coin was reckoned at, it value in ten cent pieces, for an we are all aware in Chica too" dimes" do not make a dollar, in fact it takes nearly eleven. Now the
USEFULNESS OF THE "DIME" UNIT---
THE PRICES OF COMMODITIES:
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The state of uncertainty, not to say 'unrest that this country has drifted into again, through the old habit of procrastination, of which she is suffering recrudescence, is very disspiriting to her well-wishers. The promises of speady re forms, and greater facilities for commercial parsuits, when the bar reign commenced, have all ended in imoke. The old conserva tive party seem to have the upper hand again
sympathies are all with Japan.
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When the party arrived the reception-rooms were crowded with marshalmen, gentlemen-at- arms, and royal servants in state liveries, so that the scene was quite a mass of movement and colour; moreover, it was evident that the brilliant assembly in the palace shared the in terest of the public outside in the gallant little band, though they were not, perhaps, quita so. demonstrative,
King Edward received his brave visitors very cordially. He shook hands with each one, and the presented the awards, said a few words of congratulation and approval.
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To-day's Advertisements.
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FROM MIDDLESBOROUGH;ANTWERP,
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SINGAPORE.
THE Company's Steamship saving arrived, from the above Ports, Cop- signees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at, their risk la the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godown at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted ont mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as toon as the Goods are landed.
"KANAGAWA MARU,"
Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before NOOD, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the asth August will be subject to rent.,
Intimations.
THE
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LIMITED.
Choice Australian
RABBITS
75 cents each
HARES
$1.50 each.
Hongkong, 17th July, 1905.
No Fire lusurance has been effacted. Godown for examination by the Consignee's Damaged packages must be left in the and the Cole representatives at an appointed bout. All claims must be presented within telc is to they cannot be recognised. No PILSENER
days of steamer's arrival after claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowas
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, Hongkong, 18th August, 1900. (438-459
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM LEITH, ANTWERP, MIDDLES- „BRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.
Informed that all Goods are being landed ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby
their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardons Godow of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
S.S. "BENLAWERS,"
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods bave left the Godowas, and all Goods remain. ng undelivered after the 26th fast,, wili bo resobject to rent.
His Majesty was in the uniform of a British field-marshal, and attended by a numerous tinte, including the Lord Chamberlain, the Home Secretary, and the President of the Board of Trade.
The Lord Chamberlain read out the names of those to whom the awards were to be made, and each one was formally presented to King Edward by Mr. Herbert Gladstone and Mr. Wieston Churchill.
A LADY HERO.
All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- seated to the Undersigned on or before the gist inst., or they will not be recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are examined on the 16th inst, æt TI AM. to be left in the Godowns, where they will be
No Fire Insurance has baan affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Agents. Bongkong, 19th Angusi, 1909:
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
HE-P-&-0, 5.-Nr 00's-Steamer
"DEVANHA":
Miss Kate Gilmour was the first to receiva the Board of Trade silver medal. She was slowardess of the's.s. Sardinia nu 25 Nov., 1908, when the vessel caught fire and 83 persons lost their lives, Miss Gilmour stted with great THE-P&·0 presence of mind and was undoubtedly instru mental in preventing many people from throw; ing themselves overboard, and when the ship' was strauded was one of the last toʻgo, ashore, The following were the other awards made by the King:
John Guoas (coastguard), Board of Trade silver medal. Swam with a lifeline to wrecked barge Eroest Piper at Caister on to Dec,; sav. ing three lives.
Henry Oscar Welsh (constguard), awarded Board of Trade silver medal for a gallant at- tempt to save a member of the crew of the British schooner Bassia Arnold, wrecked on 28 Dec. last off Kildonan during very bad weather.
Joseph Cofe (quartermaster) and Andrew Hill (seaman), Board of Trade, silver medal, These men were employed on the s.s. Canadian in connection with the rescue of the crew of the barquentino Sunbeam, off St. John's, Newfound. ] land, abandoned in the North Atlantic on 21 Jan, 1908.
Life Saving Apparatus Company), Board of Richard Parritt (member of the Volunteer Trade silver medal, and Matthew Verrill (life bonman), bronza medal, for singular bravery
in jumping in the water and raving twờ mem., bars of the crew of the Swedish barquentine Elise at Staithes on 11 Feb, last.
Peking and every thing relating to conces sions that Foreigners havé obtained and in vested money in seem to be the subject for attack, notwithstanding the great benefit The Country at large was likely to reap from them. The patience of Japan has now been played out with regard to the question of her rights in Manchuria, and she has declared her intention of proceeding with the standardian tion of the railways she controls without wait ing farther for the assent of China. She has and currency (il one may be permitted so to enormous vested interests in the country that term it) will be apparent to anyone acquainted cannot be made to pay without further develop- the osed of a low valued unit of exchangement, and it is just here that the old dog-in in a land of high purchasing power. That the manger policy of China come in again, the Chinese appreciated this dime currency and at a very inopportune moment when it is soon became clear. It may be noted in passing impossible for her to make any show of resist that ion-cent pisces are called "single" or
ance and which will give Japan the necessary "small" dimes (various Chinese names stand.
excuses for strengthening her hold on Man __ing_for_dime") and twenty.cent pieces churia and its commerce, as no assistance can
DOWN THE CLIFFS ̄ÎN ̈A" FOG ̄***** "double" or "large" dimes. And what more useful coin for ordinary proposes than "Jarge'
be expected from other countries whos0 William Tyson (chief officer), Edward Hobbs, dimes? So in such coins makes a most con
(chief boatman), Edward Hayman and James The home markets continue in the same un- venient roll, exactly suited to Chinese require
Coles (commissioned boatman), William C. meats. This being, the case
approachable stato as regards prices for staple Sauder (boatman coastguard), and W. H, Mit makes, it being only here and then that it is chell (farmer) were all awarded the Board of. The Ministry of Education has soon came to be reckoned in dimes, rice, sg. at possible to connect with some special goods of Trade bronze medal in connection with the the fancy class.Cotton has Bactuated constranding of the British brigantine Try Again, appointed Cheung Yam-tong, Minis-32 dimes the picul, and so on. And what was
more remarkable goods were put dp in odd siderably during the interval, but has recovered which stranded at Dodman Point, Cornwall, ter to the United States, chief direc-weights to sell for a dime. This process was
slightly towards the close, this morning's quot on 5 Oct, last. The men went up and down the tor of the Chinese students in Ame- continuing so that the dime, bid fair in large ation coming 661d. for Mid American in Liver cliff in a dense fog, and were instrumental in
parts of China to became the wit of value, pool, while Egyptian remains unchanged at saving three men. rica and Chung Man-yiu, assistant The cloiblers still gallantly held on to taels, 97/16d. From New York we learn the price mace and candareens, though the decimal frac-for September is now 12.05 cents and into director.
tions of the dime, also in use, would have suited cents for December. : them as well.
The Yarn market is keeping in an extraor Such was the state of things when three ordinarily active state for the time of the year, which leads to the suspicion that some of the
James Reed was awarded a second class
DELUGE OF TEN-CASHI PIÈCES,
buying must be in anticipation of orders, as
Albert modul and Henry Smith (who is at pio. sent at sea) will be the recipient of a similar which has swept all previous landmarks into clearances are not over good. Both the im-award, for bravery displayed on the occasion of oblivion. What induced the powers that be, ported and local spinnings have enjoyed a 'com. the Messina earthquake on 13 Dec.fast. They except the need of the immense profits accio
sidejable amount of attention at ever ascending climbed a rope to the top of a five-storey build- ing, to fluid the empire with a coin the people prices. The nativo raw staple is in very lowing and lowered 12 or 14 people to the ground. Arbor. Eccleshall, a porter at Bushbury, on did not want (certainly not in bulk) it is supply, but we understand some forward buy the L. and N.W. Railway, received the second hard to understand. A coinage of dimes oring has already commenced, a fair quantity of clain Albert medal for saving a child from bo double dimes would have better met the need Ningpo being contracted for by a local mill ating run over by a light angina on 2 Oct., 1998, for a wider currency. Anyhow the delage came, T 2400 per picul. stoutly resisted by the people. The writer fo members when seventy-six of these "cents" panned for a dollar. This year it has been down to 131 and in some places eran lower. The result has been that the old cash and subse- makes Clearances are only moderate, boing attempting to save comrades who were over- queatly silver dollars and dimes bave largely somewhat accelerated by the shipment of 1,000 disappeared, bavlog bean absorbed apparently to 1,205 packages of old purchases for Corea, | by the official exchequers. The cash shops bay- telegrams from the Country to curtail abip LORD Charles Beresford has sent a-latter to ing been given good commissions by the pro-ments coming too late to koop back a fair pro the piest in which he gives a list of some vincial mints have been enabled to force these portion of the above quantity. American fifteen 'well known Admirals, including four pestiferous “cents” on the people, and in so makes are decidedly quiet, the market not Admirals of the Fleet, and apparently almost doing bare actually considerably reduced the baing assisted by the weak action of one or all those officers who have in recent years held people's capital," because of the continual de. two native holders. A resale of Pepperell the post of Commander in-Chief on the China preciation of these “cente.*.... It is wall for the | Dsitisat Tik, §.95 ls reported and soms Clifton Station, each of whom has expressed himself internal peace of the empire this fact is not R. 3.aç yard Drills at T10, 4:47. Bayara are ma'belay in favour of the scheme recently pro- | graped by the populace. And now on the top offering a little firmer prices for light cloths pounded by his Lordship.
"of all this come shores of cash bile endorm), hal Sud oc vellere at previous prices.
ANTUNG-MUKDEN RAILWAY.
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
[By courtesy of thi “Sheung Po,”"}
Peking, 18th August.
It is reported that Na Tung has been in conference with the Japanese Minister on the Autung-Mukden Bailway affair and there is every hope of the matter being amicably Bettled,
more years ago came the
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No specific transactions are mentioned from first bands, but we understand there is a little doing in a retail sort of way, at rather more satisfactory prices for standard Manchester
"The Albert nedal of the second class was awarded to George Henry. Smith, for bravery
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Goods not cleared by the 14th Inst., at
No Fire Insurance will be affected by me in any case whatever.
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representative at an ape pointed hour.
of the steamer's arrival here after which date they cannot be recognised.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods- have left the Godowns,
E. A. HEWETT,
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James Kennedy Chapman, Thomas McCor- mack, and Archibald Wilson have been, awarded the Albert medal of the second class. In November last the men were painting the interior of an iron tank Jarrow, and they behaved with great bravery in in the stokehola 'of a vessel in dry dock at
come by the fames. The man Wilson died in ibojack, and his modal will be handed to his widow.
COLLIERY HEROES, ** medal for saving a comrade in the Hankam Frederick Watts was awarded the Edward Oolliery on 29 May at great personal riske... H. had sustained a broken arm, and was unable to. more from the danger zone of two exploding Cartridges.
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