10
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,
SINGAPORE'S CURRENCY. tion of the Currenoy Guarantee
Measure to Consolidate.che Local Laws.
TH
In a recent issue of the Govern ment Gazette (Singapore) appears the text of an ordinance to con- solidate and amend the law relat ing to the issue of Government ourronoy, which is to be intro duced into the Legislative Coun- oil. The objects and reason of the bill, signed by the Treasurer, Mr J. Q. Anthonisz, are of some length. They are reproduced
herewith-
The object of this bill is the consolidation of the laws relating to currency and in accordance with the instrqotions issued as ragarda currency legislation the bill has been abmitted to the Secretary of Stats for the Colonies, been considered by the Lorde
|
Fund the method of ascertaining what is required from general revenue is changed. The amount to be made good from revente will be the excess of the nominal volas of notes in circulation over the market value of all the securi. ties and the nominal value of the current coin in the Currency Guarantee Fund. This payment will only be made on the direc tion of the Governor with the sanction of the Scoretary of State. The payments or portion thereof are recoverable whenever the market value of the securities and the nominal valne of the current coin in the Currency Guarantee Fund together with the contribu tions from revenue excred ibo nominal value of the notes in, circulation to the amount of
POST OFFICE.
B.El.
This
Singapore on Saturday, the 4th inst.. at The Delta, with the English Mall, left 10.30 a.m. and is expected to arrive hero to-morrow at packet brings the parcel malls closed in on the 3rd ult. and for despatch overland on the 10th ult
เ
MAILS DUB,
English, Delta, to-morrow.
MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY.
Halmun, Swatow
Halyang, Coast Ports Thongwa, Streits and Calousta Anghin, Bangkok Yingchow, Bhanghai Choysana watow and Shanghal
MAILS CLOSE TO-DAY.'‚
8th inst., 5 p.m.
TO-MORROW,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1919.
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED,
Eastern, Br. L. 2,27%, F. Carter. Tib instant-Kobe 2nd Instant, Gen.
7th
2nd
Thongwa, Br. 3.s. 3,423, O.-W. Robins,
instant-Singapore Instant. Gen.-D, S. & Co' Aki Maru, Jap.. s.s. 3,995, B.. Kon, 7td Instant Middlesbrough 24th August, Goa, & Sugar.-N.Y.K. Hakuto Maru, Jap. ss. 3,428, E, Nishika- wa, 7th instant--Bourabaya 15th ult,, Bugar.-D. & Co. Halmun, Br. a.a. 641, J. W. Evans, 8th instant-Swatow 7th Instant, Gen.-D. L. & Co. Halyang, Br. s. 1,362. A. E. Hodgins 8th lastant-Fooohow, Amoy & Swatow 7th instant, Gen.-D. L.. ind Co... Yingohow, Br. a 1,240, Pottinger, 8th instant-Shanghai, Gen.-B. &8.
Commissioners of the Treasury the general revenue of the Colony Holbow and Bangkok-Per MICHAEL Anglin; Ger. a.m. 2,000, 1. Conder, 8th
and received their approval. The opportunity has been used to make some important modifica tions.
a.m.
such excess but not exceeding the Japan is Kobe-Per AKI MARU, total of the same paid. No pay- menta, however, can be made to
from the Currency Guarantee
JEBSEN, 0th inst., 11 a.m. Fund unless the Secretary of Fort Bayard, Halphong, Pakhol and Sul- Biate is untisfied that the Currency
gon-Per HUE, 9th inst. 11 Fund is in a position to cover
North Chine and Japan viu 1. The title has been altered fully not only the nominal value
Kobs-Por A. APCAR, 9th from Currency Note Ordinance to of the notes in circulation but
inst., noon. Currency Ordinance as the bill also the difference between the bringe within its purview ques-nominal value and the bullion tions relting to current silver value of all the current silver and and subsidiary coin outside the subsidiary coins in circulation. Note Guarantee Fund.
2. The main alteration is the abolition of the Note Guarantee Fund The Depreciation Fand and the Gold Standard Reserva and the substitution, therefor of
In the very remote event of the exhaustion of the Currency Chiar antee Fund the demanda will be made good forthwith out of the onto and other assets of the Colony in priority, to all other charges, pader the order of the Governor. Of the other changes
Shanghai,
Shanghai ad North China-Por Lu Buigon-Per DEVAWONGSE, 9th inst., 5
Σ
Hoihow,
CHOW, 9th Oct., 5 p.m. "
p.m.
Shanghai and North-China (Europe viu Siberia)-Per DELTA, 9th Inst., 5'p.m."
קוד
instant-watow 7th instant, Rice.---B..and S.
Choysang, Br. a.a. 1,424, M. Courtney, 8th instant-Blianghai and Swatow 7th instant, Gen.-J. M. & Co.
DEPARTED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 8th at 11.50.-Pressure bas} Increased slightly along the court from Faoshow to Cape St. James. It has do aressed moderately over Japan, the anticyclone having passed into the Paolo.
A moderate untoyclone is central to the north of the Yangtze Valley.
Moderate monsoon is indicated along
the east coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.78 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TOMORROW.
Distriot.
Forecast.
1 Hongkong and Neighbours
hood..........
2 Formosa Channel.
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.
WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or
about the DATES named
For
Stenruers
LONDON, via Us-) China
ual Ports of Call
LONDON & ANT-
pore, Penang, Capt. H. Powell
Capt. C.H.8. Tooque
R.N.R.
WERP via Singa- ] Nile
Ombo, Fort Said,
& Marsalilon art
Delta
..
N.E.
| SHANGHAI :"
༦.་་་་
winds, strong.
.N.E. winde
moderate;
3 Bouth coast of China ba-) The same tween H.K. and Lamooks as No. 1.
3 South coast of China be-? The same tween H.K. and Hainan... as No. 1.
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Station.
October 8:
Cheongshing for Tientsin Hong Bee for Singapore Drafar for Bangkok
Kathe for
for Honguy Rangoon Muru for Bombay Tean for Iloilo
- FRIDAY, 10th Oct.
Haiphong, Pakhai und Suikon-Tean f
Per CARL DIEDERICHSEN, 10th Oct. 1.1. Philippine Islands, Australia Timor Tasmania & New Zea land via Port Darwin-Per EASTERN, 10th Oct., 10 sm. amoy & Foochow-For HAI-Hinuo Mari for Middlesborough Weihai-wei and Tlentain-Per KUEI
Austra-
lian
YANG, 10th inut., 10 dni.
OHOW, 10th Oct., 11.
SATURDAY 1'th Oct.
one fund to be known ne the Currency Guarantee Fund. Into this fund will be paid () the tho. substitution of "current currant coin (viz., sovereigns, coin" in sections 9 and 10 for Straits Settlements dollars and Straits Settlementa dollurg and Swatow, fifty cont pieces) received in ex- fifty-cent pieces in sections 7-B change for notes, one-half of and 7-C of the present ordinance which the Currency Commniss-is intended to make it clear that ionera are empowered to invest, (b) the whole of the nett income from investments after deducting the expenses incur ed in the working of the Ordinance, (c) the profits on the purchase and the ale of sterling remittances under sections 0 and 10 and (d) the nett profits on mining coin after feilucting the coat of minting and other incidental charges. Not more than balf of (a) viz., Current coin received in exchange for notes will be allowed to be
invested but the whole of the paymenta (b), (c) and (d) may be invested at the discretion of the Currency Commissioners. Of the coin portion of the fund (viz., one-half of the notes in circula- tion), two-thirds must be held in the Colony in the following pro portions not less than three- fifths in full, lagal tender silver coin, but the balance may be held in sovereigns. The remaining one-third may be held by the Crown Agents in London the following proportions--one- hulf in sovereigns and the "other half in loans at call, Treasury bills and such other short losos as may be approved by the Secretary of State. Ag. regards the investment portion of the fund the prohibition as to the Government of this Colony is ro moved. This is in accordance with the Indian practice-a proviso has, however, been added that the investments in this Colony's securities shall not ex-
SANG, 11th inst., 10 n.m. Straite, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade- laide, Western Australia, India, Ades, Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi. (Late Letters 11 a.m. to noon, Extra Postage 10 seats.) (Supplementary mall on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mall (Estru (Letters
to
for the purpose of buying and Shanghai and North China-Por CHOY: selling remittances sovereigna will be dealt with in exactly the same manner as the other full legal tender currency in the possession of the Currency Commissioner with the object of ensuring that exchange of sovereigns, received for the Commissioners in London againat sovereigns given out by them here and vice versa shall only be made at the gold import and export points.
Considerable alterations have
been made in the penalty clauses. The have been brought into lino with the provisions of the Penal Code. Straits Times
Chinese Premier 'Ill. Hsiung Hsi-link, the Prensier, is slightly ill. President Yain'
L.I
English
Mall.
Postage 10 cents) posted in all the Pilar Boxes in time for the frst clearance will be included in this contract mail) The Parsal Mail will be closed. Friday
at
p.m. Per OHINA, 11th Oct.,
it
a.m.
5
Chiyuen for Canton Paoting for Shanghai Talahun for Shanghai Huiching for Foochow Hunan for Shanghai Sungkiang for Haiphong Anna for Bungkok
Kaijo Mara for Foochow
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.
October 7,
Hoitung for Ningchow Empress of Asia for Victoria Laisang for Calcutta
October 8.
Hokuto Mara for Moji Haimun for Swatow Choirarig for Bangkok Huo for Haiphong
Machew for Bangkok
Kaifuku Maru for Sourabaya
Aki Mara for Yokohama.
Shanghai and North China Fer, WAI- Choyang for Canton Philippine Islands-Per LOONGSANG.
SHING, 11th Oct. 1 p.m.
11th inst. 1 p.m. Struita-Por FAUSANG. 11th Oct. 1. p.m. Manzanillo and Guaymas (Mexico)-Per.
MARIE, 11th inst., 3 p.m. Shanghai and North China (Europe via Biberia)-Per YINGCHOW, 11th inst., 5 p.m.
Siberlan
Mall.
SUNDAY, 12th Oct.
.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per as Eastern, arrived 7th instant. from Kobe. Brookes, Mr & Mrs Haas, Mrs A B
JM
Jagger, Fi
Blond L Brewa, E
!Delcooll
Shih-kai has however, refused to swatow-For HAIMUM, 12th Oct., 9 a.in. grant him ɓvo days' furlough.
SILIMPOPON COAL.
BUNKERS
can be supplied at cheap rates.
ceed one-fourth of the investment SANDAKAN portion of the fand.
The liability of the revenue to
making good the depreciation of
securities in the investment por-
at
& SEBATTIK
(British North Boneo),
At these ports steamers call-
tion of the fand still remains but ing for bunker coal exclusively owing to the amalgamation of the re exempt from all shipping depreciation fund and incidental dues and charges.
profits with the investment por-
A. BUNE
HABANA PLANTEURS.
Obtainable
from all
Cigar Merchants.
THE IDEAL SMOKE of the CONNOISSEUR."
H. RUTTÖNIEE & SON; 14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
TUESDAY, 14th Oct. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow-Per HAI
TAN, 14th Oct., 10a.m. Philippine Islands, Japán via Nagacak. Honolulu. United State, South America, and Canada via San Fmndite- Per CHINA, 14th inst... 11.
American
Canadian
01.01.
Japan via Yokohama-Per LOVAT, 14th
Inst.. 1 p.m. Philippine Islande For CHINHUA, 14th
Inst. 3 p.m. Philippine Islands-Per RUBI, 14th
Oet., 3 p.m.
Gray, Mrs.
Jagger, Miss A Longworth, Mrs W. Perisce, Mr & Mr C
8th October, a.m.
Winds
Hour.
Barometer.
¿Temparature.
Humidity.
D'tion.
Force.
Weather.
Ga
Wostook a 30,14 37 Nemuro Hakodate Tokio
Kochi Nagasaki K'shimu Oshimu Nobu Tebijima
Bonin Is.
Chefoo Whaiwei
Hankow Iebang Kiukiang
Gutziag
די
N
30.34
- 30.23
30.20
30.03
1
·30.03
1.
30.06
nne
30.02
1149
30.01
NEW 4
30,04
30.18 63 100
30.17 61 100 and 30.16 68 где 30.08 76 12 Amoy Ba 30,00 77 69 ne
Sharp
P. 7u
Яwatow
الأمر
Taiboku Sa 30.00
SHANGHAI.)
MOJI,
Capt. W.R.Le, Mare,
R.N.R.
KOBE Nubia
AND YOKO-Capt. F. J. Fox; HAMA. »?
"
To Sail On Remarks.
Noon 11th Oot
}
Freight & P'sage
about 1 Freight &P'sage
18th Oct.
d'light 10th Oct.
about 18th Oot.
Freight & P'rageTM
Freight
& P'sage
All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy,
For Freight, or Passage apply to
P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office,
Hongkong, 8th Oct, 1913.
"
E. A. Hewett,
Superintendent
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINES
For.
Steaméra.
NAPLES, GENOA, AL-`
GIERS, GIBRALTAR, Gneisnau
AWERP & H*BURG.)
AND Kleist
To sail on
WEDNES., 15th Oct..
10 am.
About WEDNE
15th Ost.
2 bent
SOUTHAMPTON, (Capt. F. Rehm
· 16,000
3 ber
SHANGHAI, TSING-
TAU, KOBE
YOKOHAMA
Capt. L Maass. 17,000
MANILA, ANGAUR,
SATURDAY, 1st Nov.
YAP, NEWGUINEA, P. Sigismund BRISBANE, SYDNEY (Capt. A. Hurtzig
Taichu
29.96
Toisan
29.95
Koshun
29.95
ne
P'dores
29.94
Canton
30,07 80 74 ne
1
& MELBOURNE......
6,000
H'kong
Ga
30.09 75 86.
0 of
Gap
Rook
30,00
,"
e
3 a
Масло
30.00 74
ede
KOBE
P. Sigismund
Wuchow
Ba 30,10 80 79
1. b.
Capt. A. Hurtzig 6,000
nue 3. b
ne
4 6
JESSELTON, KUDAT &
SANDAKAN
Borneo
nw 10
*
1 Ꮒ
0 b
û b
Pakhol
Holbow
30,05 73 29.97 27 29.91 75 29.91 74
Phulien Tourano O. St. J.
бы
A parti
Manila Legaspi Iloilo
29,90 74
29.87 71
Po 29.01 31
Baco.od Cobi Labuan
BA
29.01,81
H
29.99 77
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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Sept. 8
1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees. Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in th ches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees
Fer .8. Thongwa, arrived 7th instant. Fahrenheit. from Singapore. Verchoft,
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturution, the Humidity of ate saturated with mols-:
Fer sa. Yingchow, arrived 8th instant, being 100, from Shanghai." Turner
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Au Dan
Per as. Paul Lecat, departed from Hongkong 7th Instant, for Edrops, etc.
Kennedy. L Atternheimer, Rev & Luc Bo
Mrs S H Bunje, O Bowerman, W.
Lao Phang.
Che Tat Wonk
WEDNESDAY, 15th October,
Straits, Burmab, Ceylon. A de- laide, Western Australia, Indin, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Coppin Naplon Per GNEIBENAU, Cooper, Mrs PN
American
&.
German
Canadian
Mail.
hàng
15th October, 9 a.m.
Formosa via Keelung, Shang- hni and North China, Japan via Nagasaki, Victoria and Ta- coma-Per MEXICO MARU, 15th noon.
THURSDAY, 16th October. Shonghui & North China-For ANHUI,
18th Oct., 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, 17th Oct,
Cho Chung Wong
Desias. J R
Dương Xương Dacable, R Bricken, Mrs Eng Tye Chua
Lamarre. Mrs Lau Kwok, Mrs Loud, Miss M Marcal, L
Macarico, Ng Fun
Noronha, Mre LX Patell, MJ
Ramandas, P. Rodriguas, J
Souza, Mr and Mrs
JPD
Tran Chan Yuun Erlanger, Mr & Mrs Trang Don Hue Grimault
Ton Men Ho
Tong Shang Hes
4 Direction of Wind, to two pointe
6 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Beale,
State of Weather, b blue sky, o de-i tached cloud, d drizzling min, fog, g gloomy,h hati, 1 lightning. o overcast, p passing showers, q equally, 'r rain, snow, 't thunder, v visibility, w dew wet.
Rain in inches, tenths and hundredths.
METEOROLOGICAL,
Baromater
Previous
Day. On date On dato
at • p.zz.
61.m
101-31.03 -
.29.97
30.03
29.99
Temperature ......
82
25
82
Hei Tong Hung Holton Hoya Johan, GB
Humidity
86
50
Tan Obin Khlan Vin Hinb Wuotman, H
Wind Direction
Force
0
ESE 2
Weather
01
?
Rain.
0.72
Lowest
„Joaquim, J
For B. Yokohama Mant, departed from Hongkong 7th instant, for Seattle,
Swutow. Amoy and Foochow-Per HAI-to. CHING, 17th Oct., 10a.m.
SATURDAY, 18th October.
Bonvit, I
Fukada, UIH Komor, E Moulder, A B
Nofri, K
| Philippine Islands-Per YEUNGANG,|Marti, F
18th Inst. 1 p.m.
་་
Ogawn, 'R
Pell, RO Tritech, Mra P M Tee Shan Tanaka, K Worg Per .. Himno Maru, departed from Hongkong 8th instant, for London, etc. Arima, R Blewick, Mias Brordal Covit 24th, J
TUESDAY, 21st Oct Shanghai, North China, and Japan via Kobe Per KUTSANG, 21at inst., 5 p.m.
"FRIDAY, '24th Oct. Philippine Islands-Per ZAFIRO
Inst., 3 pr
Australian
Mall.
Mail.
FRIDAY, 31st Oct.
Philippine Islands, Australia, Ikeda, A Tasmania & New Zealand vin Ikeda, 8
EHA, 31st inst., 2 p.m.
',
Machida, B *Matsumura, 8
Nitta, N Nakazawa, Mrs F Nishioka, M Okuno, Mies Sakemoto, Mrs Y
Batoh, T
Hignæst open sie Temperature on the 7th
T
Capt. J. Koehler
..9 a m.
About TUESDAY,
14th Oot,
FRIDAY,
31st Oct.
All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. Now Systom of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA Hongkong, 7th Oct., 1913.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES.
FRENCH MAIL STEAMERS.
RÉGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN
: EUROPE AND JAPAN.
NEXT SAILINGS:- OUTWARD.
Will leave for Steamors-
Japan on
Stearners,
E. Simons Amazone
Australien
HOMEWARD,
A. Behic 19th Octo'er. 3rd November. Atlantique. 17th November. E. Simons
Amazone
For Freight and Passage apply to
M. SAINT CLAIR de BUSSIERRE, Agent.
Will leave for Marseillen..
21st October #
4th November.. 18th November.
2nd December,
Queen's Buildings, No. 3.
* THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
STEAMSHIP CO., LIMITED.
H.K. Observatory, 8th Det., 1913,
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
TIDE TABLE.
6th Ot, to 12th Oct, 1913.
High Water
Mail Service to Australia
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE
(8UBJECT TO MODIFICATION),
Hoag en
Steamers.
Мил
11 F.1
Low With Eastern
Empire
24 R 2,3
3 хо 13
No inferter Hir nor Low Water Aldenham
16.5 m 11 10,
No inferior "High nor.: Low Water
Hoogkong
Мела С.
Esmaljee
Mr.
Honda, B.
No inferior High
Tuas.
Halme, Mr and
Mrs Saitoh, K
AM
Saitoh, O Suzuki, T Bugeyama, T
Wad.
That'
5.6
50 #53
Pri
10
< 40
Tanaka, K Tong Tai Hon Cho Takugawa, M Takase, T UI, H Wada, K. Wright, & H Yoshil. N
| Kalura
1
Z
42
6
o 15
TO A ES
.
д
30 49
Ft Darwin-Fer CHANG- Kawakami, Mr and Suga, C.
Mra Kukushl Koyamagawa, Y Колга, н Kusono, R Kemibayashi, R gaur. Bamarsi, Maronn, Fred, Wilhelmehafen, Raban, Her. Kojima, Miss
Lord, GF
SATURDAY, 1st Nov.
Philippine Islands, Yap, A
bertshohe, Matupl, Tasmania, Lewisohn, Mys
י
New Zealand, South and Lee Chong, Me and Yan Zee Kwong Weat Australia vis Brisbane
Par PRINZ SIGISMUND, 1st
Nov,, Bam,
Les Wai Chuan
Yoshikawa, Mri
m morning a afternoon.
Arrive Hongkong from Australia.
11th Oct. 1st Nov.
Leave Hongkong for Australia,
10th Oot. at am. 31st Oct. 21st Nov.
12
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigorating Machinery, on suring a Plentiful supply of Ioe, French Provisions, ato., and are +lighted throughout with Electricity: All State Rooms have Electric
Fans. A duly qualified Doctor and Stewardess are carried,
For further particulars, apply to
Oysters, Fresh, Fried or Stewed Finden Haddocks, Kippers; &à,
ALEXANDRA CAFE.
Gibb, Livingston & Co.
Printed and Fablished by the Proprietor, Dr. J. W. Hobia Lou House Street, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong