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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1908.

BY TELEGRAPH.

JAPAN'S FINANCES.

The Budget Speech

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Lester,

Bombay

LOSTON, January 21.

PLAGUE PREVENTION. Suggestions by the Governor,

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

Annual Report and Distribution

of Prizes.

►

THE CHINA MAIL.

yon

WORLD'S CURRINCY

Reflections on the American Crisis.

The English pound was a pound weight

A

We find hoon assured by Professor Suean and other geologists that there was little hope of any morensed production of gold. But for the discovery thats weak, cheap sao- lution of cyanido of prosium would dis- solve, and thus render recoverable tho gold formerly lost in tailings, probably further contraction, of currency and further fall of prices, would have involved the world in infuite disaster. ía, however, the chemist has found the way, and prices the world over are advancing with inconvenient rapidity. It is pretty safe to predict that the palce level of 1847-1877 (the 100 index number of Mr Sanerbeck) is not now very far away. And, strange se it may nodin,

more impidly than

As it

word. In order to crystallis the purport of the remarks I have made and to om- phasina their manning to you, Sir, and your stati' I would say that you should not be behind the Japanese or any other nation At the Sanitary Board weșting yoster-

in teaching patriotism to the boys-the day a minute by His Excalloney the

To-day was the annual speech day at British subjects under your charge. And

you should undeavour to tunch to all the The following articlo, written by Mr Governor on plague prevention was laid Queen's College, and there was a large principles upon which I have lait stress, Moncton Frowen, appeared in the London on the table. It was as follows:- After attendance of friends of the College. His To you, toys, I would say that you shouldStandard" on December 11: acuseful study of those papera I am in- Excellency the Governor and Lady Lugari nab only endeavour to beat the boys of

other schools both in spert and in work, In view of the present financial crisis in clined to agree that the special axt catch-wore present on the platform, others but you should endeavour to remember the Amurica, it may be warth while to draw ing staff should be abolished on the grounds being the Bishop of Victada, Mrs Bateson standard which is expected of a Queen's attention to the grout currency experiment that they irritate the people who do their Wright, Rev. and Mrs l'eares, Mr A. J. Card, t behaviour.: To you, ladies

by-the standard of life and the which dates back to 1873. utmost to rendor their work mugatory Brackenbury, Capt. Taylor, A.D.C., Capt. and gentlemen, I would say that And endless. I un myself convinced that Fleming, extra A.D.C., Mr E. D. C. should remember that you are active part of silver. Our National Debt, when at ite prices are probably advancing in Europo The Japanese budget shows the there is only one solution to this question, Wolfe, Roy. Bro. Sylvestor. Rev. C. H.ners in this work which bra huilt up the maximum, bad been contracted in silver (or und Amerien met the landing mints of the

and that is to onlist the sympathy and eaHickling, Archdeacon Paster, Rev. F: British Empire; that you are not only inconvertible paper), and could have been | West hoan c

oducating the

the children of Hongkong, but

open to tho free coinage of both operation of the people on the site ofT. Johnson, Hon. Mr Hewott and many that you our frontier. If at times asis the case with gold to-day; was admit--When the great mass of old from contributing to the liftision of Paided in silvor; and until 1f73 silver, just the melala at 1 to 10 and for this reason': knowledge Dr Bateson Wright read the and you feel inclined to

to grumble at the

Elly

California and Australia began to pour into

and called upon the Governo,

of the Colony, bear in mind that vo

that is, it raised the entire 1 vet of European prices,

Attracted by this rise of prices i

eira g

1d- using. Europe, exports from all the silver currency communities, Indis, Chains, and South Amories, showed a rapid expansion. Indian jute and cotton and wheat sold for

exporter

re grid in London; this gold, when exchanged for silver, gave tle Indian Asia aquired, huge favourable trade mass of Europe's legal tender, sliver began balances, and to acquit these balances, tho to pour itself upon. Asis, vivifying and expanding all trades there,

all the assialabeo which the Goreynmont

postponement of various additions to the navy and a reduction of expenditure plage preventive mensura, to give them others. of the army and other departments.

The increased taxation amounts to Yen 11,000,000, and a loan of Yen 39,000,000 is empowered on reproductive

works.

be in a sound condition.

HOME POLITICS.

The Mid-Devon Election.

STO

ont do in) by tho application of scientific report (which appear on pages 2 and made on your purse for the public revenus/ted to free coinage and legal tender at the Europe in 1850, its effect was "inflation" His Excellency Ladies und gentleman,preciably part of it, and a contin principal mints. When I write that silver

this the

status of

thom.

|

more mold

and more rupees. So that

The

5

ROBINSON PIANO-

COMPANY, LTD.

NEW PIANOS

ON KIRE

AT

$10 per month.

TUNING INCLUSIVE,

THE

TALK OF THE

TOWN.

until 1873 possessed the full monetary pre- Dr Bateson Wright, My Lord Bishop increasing part of it is devoted to cinta-regativo, it is propor to point out that the I think that the Colony of Hongkong cantion. I hope myself same day 10. sau

vory justly proud of maintaining wel a Hongkon; become the centre of Western London mint bad for worse years be school as

largest Anglo-Chinese learning in the Far East, I linpe to closed to the frog coinage of silver; but school in the British Empire, and I should see it become the university at which the Paris mint was open cqually to the

of Chinn niny Conio that we have in the whole Empire. Lately, And althought these abitions exterul to Lyons-that in to any, any London think probably the largest public school students

take their degrees Mini

merchant of London or the merchant of western learning. the day before yesterday, whon distri bating the prizes at the Ellis Kadorie the far future, during the time I am in murohant, selling gourds to silver using Hongitong I shall do my utmost to further countries, conld exchange any .15 oz. of school told them that they

Dr. Bateson Wright, wish you and your staff's well untied holiday, and I their silver for an ounce of gold, by for wish you boys a pleasant holiday and awarding the silver to the French.mint. happy now your. (Appianse)

Lot us go a step further. At the cou

OVER 1-VALUED BEVER MONEY. The proceedings terminated with the morcement of the nineteenth century, In 185 the currency of France was usual votes of thanks.

tbroo times as much silver was annually mainly silver; 16 years later, gold greatly produced by the mines as gold, and then, Gresham Law, it was the "good money" prudominated; unlike the much misquoted aftor the Californiau gold discoveries, the that drove out the "bad"the gold that | gold production became four tinos that of was zupidly expelling silver. Thus, to use silver; and yet, until 1874, whan the Chernlior's happy phrase, silver (the coined A FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE silver of Europe) was the parachute which French mint was clused to silver, 10az, of broke the fall of gold. But for the fact silver was everywhere equal in value to an that there was a great mass foll legal ounce of gold, coned or uncoined.

and

discoveries (b) by useful and retient regulations on the lines of their own efforts. The extermination of rats is no doubt one of the necessary Anti-he plague measures, but the mat catcher gang prevents the main object in vow by The finances of the Empire will then irritating the people anul setting them against us, and I therefore think that other methods should be substituted for it. We, have not here to deal with the prejudices of caste as in India, and the mind the baton roured

public school, and structure of houses is (as the M.0.H. to impress upon the duties and dignity and points out) vastly bultur; our task therefore importues of that position. You, Sir, is immeasurably lighter than the one in

your staff, and the hors of Queen's India, and I see no room at all why we years, are farailing with what is meant by College which has now existed for forty should not completely succeed. The public school, and with what is meant by methods suggested as regards rats are (a) that implacable term public school form. additional safe guards in the patter of I need not only ask you to undevour drains, etc. 1 Rolegation to plague maintain in the face of all competition with all other schools your premier inspectors who supply aut trupa, poison.pines as the great public school of Hong- hird limo, on application, and will only kong (applause). I believe myself io, personally apply these menores if inter-school competition, and I hope that especially directed to do so. Are there you will maintain and increase the number of competitions in and in work with any other methods hy which co-operation the other big schouls in this Colony-St. eu in promoted? I suggest the following Joseph's, St. Stephen's, the Kilis Kadoorie, for discussion, (n) Some special induce Diccusan Boys and other. There were ment to every homes to be a Queen's College; one is a report of the two reports published during the year on sach inducement might take the form of partial immanity from certain regulations, body of independent examiners; and the Tutcher, Headmistress of the School Franco to perform this inestimable service gold. Thus the parachute has disappeared. (l). Rayurd for the

fuat Decumanas. This I am

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LONDON, January 21.

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result of the Mid-Devon election ietary in favour of tariff reform

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(Continued on Prize 2.)

BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Prize Presentation.

Yesterday His Excellency the Governor presented the prizes at the Belilios Public Selol. Lady Lugard, Capt. Flenting, A.D.C., Mr A. J. Brackenbury, Private Secretory, Mr E. D. C. Wolfe. and Mrs

others were present.

The Inspector of Schools read the annual report as follows:-

+

i

FRANCE AS MONEY-CHANGER.

teader silver which the new gold displaced and drove into Asia, the very important zing f

of prices after the Californian gold discovaries would have been far more rapid

scill

the Latin Union being enormously over- Today, the silver money of France and valued, there is no legal tender silver in Emope that can be displaced by the new and prices in Europe, and still more in

The Limetallists have, I think, attributed an excessive importance to the French mint law, in soruring steady exchattges of the two metala at 151 to 1. True, France was the money-clangur; but what enabled to mankind was the accident that England had become gold monometallic and kept a free gold market, while Tudis was silver oeries, show all the symptoms of nonometallic, and thus revived payditut

The bimetallic party of the eighties, " bullion.

Let as

índation.

the majority were all those who suffered

and

very

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OF

G

EDWARDS'

'HARLENE'

othar is the report which we have just capture fus Hathaard read by the headmaster. The report Joyas, January 20. aware is a dangurous experiment and the describe as moderately satisfactorily. In the of the independent examiners can only rewards, At the Port Arthur trial, there were, if y, st be so small that it

The following is the 17th amusi report, th colloquial and written, and not be worth while for anyone to English, both colloquial and marked bitter recriminations between import rats fra Canton. However also in transcription from English to of this school. Staff-The staff of the for overy article she exported in silver hore, was in two groups. Belonging to

brought for claining the renal Chinese and from Chinese to English the English and Angle-Chinssu Divisions is the rate dest Generals Storssell and Smirnoff. The

results are good. They are also

look at the working of this from apribud should· (at least he destroyed, and we latter declared that General Stoessels know whether any

phy same as for the previous year. In the triangular exchange. Suppose London on the lapse of prices, while a GIVEN THIS DAY

intelligent group; did not participate in the fighting of of getting that were bein per methods as good in mathematic, but in geography Chinese division there has been one change merchants to havn 18,500 tons of silver, mirably represented by the late Lord

and bistory results are not Jésuited to

good, and in hygiene they are only fair. The among the assistant masters, and su extra silver on the French mints to exchange Balfour, dosired chiefly a fixed rate of ex-

and that

that they commenced to throw this Aldenham, or, I might intance. Mr quent minste His Excel-undraster's report, however. takes a (Noto-In A subsequent the defence, but merely issued lyrical lency cancelled to suggestion of granting higher

cher and a wider view of the school than readlowork teacher has been appointed it for a thousand tons of gold, it looks, at change; that, whether at 1 to 15 or at any To every-Purchaser of Goods orders announcing decorations, also that rewards.) (e) The most extended use of the meto examination which is conducted from the beginning of the year.

first sight, as though France must be other rating, there should be a mint and recently saw in the Mer-the at poi

Attendance The attendance show's a comind to become redundant in the Franch work that France had done until 1873, We donuded of gold. But not so, for if silver a first-class mint or minta, ready to do the chant Service Journal (7) description by the indopendent board of oxutniners, and I think we may regant the master's a new invention named "Rattin

distinct improvement on that of list year,

usus, ut antenner or their fout wanted once more a mouor changer between

of silver to Hombay and sumed vormin always come out to die in

was, and always will be one produce, which they shipped to London the West and the Fast ; but our Battle of paid for, on which puzzles and alarms the man in the delivery, in gold. Thus every 15jo. of street. The battle

and silver as

be usurped General Smirnoff's position

in regard to the order to expitulate.

4

LORD CURZON.

Loxo, January 20,

of

the

which claimed the Following: (a) Poi- The average attendanceis lower than it was

report ab sumineatly satisfactory (applause), the daily average for 1007 boing, 108,

as

the opes; (b) it was almost aberlubely last year, but I think he has given very against $2 for 1906 in the English Depart

Teasons why the

Col

took

nt down in

are-

Bartol to why other animal.' I rers fallen. Roughly pokinement, while in the Vernacula: Division it produce which had to

is 217 as compared with 187 in the previous silver throsu upon the French mint was have got a gold and lustre I have lost the number. (e) More extend ego numbers 1400, with an average at- ed experiments with Dong's rerus. (3) tendance of 1000, It may be a littlor. Of the 102 new scholars admitted offect, via Bombay, a demand draft on Lord Curzon has been elected an The introduction of rats from other placeabere or a little below in one year or during the year, four were of English the Bank of England for an ounce of gold unlimited legal tender

defort.

overywhere more expecially places where plaque is

It is difficult to conceive

eive conditions of | nationality, 3 Chinese, 25 Portuguese and noother, but that chiefly depends проп

cent. But, to day, overpay wont d matter to he specially the number that hus happened to leave 10 Eurasin..

wo accept prevalent is

supply for the two metals, which, had remunerative, and guarded against, and in the

To-day what remains of the Franice not closed her mint could have matter Hongkong has peuliar difficulties. I read the higher forms in the preceding year.

Scholarships~ (1) To uncoumgo a longer broken down this admirably simple system traders. The barikers want a secar's our- question is question for bankers and in these papers of an arrangement fastened the headmaster's examination the num on all cables meeting ships with shorer of passes shows a great, improvement attendance at school, a change has been of exchange. Every trador in the war'd variably dono 7 Whose duty is it to see that awed, and this year there were 94. I scholarships. Instead of having these in. London, oth metals in France, (3) rates. A man with £20,000 of his own, profunt rats traversing them. Is this in- on that of last year. Last year only 82nade in the arranging of the five free knew that his exchange was steady and traders are vitally concerned to avoid seyon sedure, because of (1) a free gold market cont Bank ratos. Modern profits in (2) because of free coinage at business are contingent on cheap money

Trich Peer.

SIR HENRY CAMPBELI.

BANNERMAN.

arrived in London,

AMERICA'S BATTLESHIPS.

Josbox, January 20.

tra

it is? And what

Sreat

renicy,

to value of

$1 and upwards.

which depositors will bring in, and Watkins, Limited:

to desim any mathad of Anks? Either I think that Dr. Bateson Wright's too early yet to speak of the successchunge dischaoisar stopped and has never £20,000 is £2,300, or 11 pur coat: Butsuch

A

(It is I

to

year year, be

MONEY AND COMMODITIES.

umbers. AT

bask

for the efforts of Japan.

and

of mathematics as

I to adopt the

history, there is fussion of engineer, and be pointed out how

for the large for the five prizes annually awarded through effect of to endeavour to enlist their co-operation number of railways she out of the fire; Chium would have no Such

Such a step is is I think mitogether invaluable His Excellency hoped the College would Government pecuniarly, if

be dietri uted largely

$100

of simple lectures called in future the Technical Institute of

the people heen educated in the t

the boys ho bad

ded according to the decision of the

of Schule. prised to receive

and is now making difficulties because couched in

Consoquential study of

conditions and

ions And Country, and le

and le continued:

A fus

Df remedies, of the influence

which she was never entitled,

others in her interests, and a morn

af

medal d

is the justilentioned and painted wroughout,

4

only sixty-one sovereigns. In

AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM.

of

And

APOTHECARIES' HALL,

0.

WATKINS' BUILDING,

Queen's Road Central,

HONGKONG.

SPORTING.

Criakot.

AN INTERESTING MATOK,

Football.

THE SHIELD COMPETITION.

Topex, January 20.

penalties for neglect

Arco most heartily with what Dr Bateson Sir Henry Campieli-Banneraian bas This however, evenit effectively carried out, having an examination of the whole schand made to extend over four years, thus aking beats in the Orient, won 70 millions of buys a ship or a mill or a business for

Wright said about the value of competed for anally, they havo teena Axed ratio for 1 does not touch the large number of trading conducted by one person 1 think by a pupil from Class V. B to Class I A, or

people prepared to buy silver in infinito £30,000 borrowing £30,000 junks coming from so longside the that means uniformity of awarding arts

amounts, in exchange for exports of their cent. Bis yearly profit is, perhaps, soven , at four per be soon daily morod dongaida"

new scholarships are to ko awarded as the produce. But when France closed her per cent. or £3,000; so that after payment wharf at Victoria East, ete. Is it possible to all the different classes, standards

it is naturally mints to silver, the flywheel of the world's of £1,200 interest, his profit on his own rate from and suctions in the school is secured, and original ones tall vacant. coming whore from these

long residence here has secured to us

Leon restarted. by causing them

or otherwise of the experiment. (2) With

profits ara contingent or reasonable bank 31, to serer connection at

rates, and if profits slink sa they must be The police in Rio de Janeiro have night ur by a ledge of tin at right sitgles to another boneft; that is, we have the same

examiner from

be that we

A view to encouraging the girls attend- the Praya Wall the Praya discovered a plot by Anarchists, to which sat could not warmnunt or by one year as corapared with the statistic of same time to induce them to take up ens; that is, prices rise; if it becoming are unpleasant hours in store for the 1311

It is a postulate of political economy that shrinking at this moment, not only are Wall (some six inches

Orb we have stable and reliable statistics of ing the District Schools, and

at the if money becomes more abundant it chap trading profits almost obliterated, but there destroy a portion of the United States pulling jonks to use tips and poison another. I am glad to be able to con- squadron.

Hume statue the world's Chancellors of Exchequer. I believe fact that a rat cannot or will not cross a small helt of chopped gratulate the school upon the great success in the study of English, three tree scholar-carcer, prices fill. thorns or similar impedimout.) (4) White great ungreas compared with last year.. in the beginning of 1907 to the dux girls Great Britain to be annihilated in oss rates has become the most important pro

Local Exainications which shows ships of the year's duration were awarded quantity theory shortly

Suppose four-fifths of all the money in Thus the problem of reasonable bank "THE TIMES" ON THE EAST. on this subject I will take the opportunity The Hedmaster sponking generally of the of the District Schools, N. 33, 6, 69. oight, must not the price of all labour blem of nur time. The restoration

progress of making one or two further notes on the work of the school said that it is excellent, The pup from No. 60 failed to put in an and commodities sink in proportion?! Bubject in

in generat

(a) Wo lure here work of

here and especially praises

silver to free coinage in France, and tho Lotos. January 20.

ble work in ma apperance here but the other two have For many intelligent and public spirited The Times" discussing the differ Chinese gentlemen who at their thematics. My pondowossor speaking bore fully appreciated the favour, and have and save hund yours at least, gold consequent reopening of the ladina, usinta,

silver had found free coinage at

are clean of the domain

out

of practical ences between China and Japan empha-expense hare paid lecturers to aufdres the year luid great caphasis in the study made satisfactory progress Nuw nomina- some or at all of the world's leading politics. Thus our free narkof for

gold. common people in the streets and explain you

Today, for the first time in which, as I explained, supplemented

Á proposal is on foot to play a cricket gizes the artuteness of the former in to then the motives of Goverduent in young man who so useful to any tions fall to be made at the end of winta.

is no longer a mint apan to made effestive the French bimetallic match on Chinese Now Your Day, between inducing others to pick the chestnuts its sanitary and anti-placue measures, and much China wants engle ortaken. the kindness of Mr. R. E. Bulities took since the closing of the French. mints in that superfluous; ite chief mo- team of Australians and the Hongkong.

of silver. Let us note the Prizes. The annual examination the frey cor proscription on pricestive, t

régime, now

guarantooing fixed exchangos, Ims disappeared. Emilo de Laveleye wrote Cricket Club. The Australian team will standing whatever in Manchuria but and should be supported in every way by maintain its position in sport, and went on awarded, he last and the prizes were 1874. I take Mr. Sauerback's indexing the last year of his life: Failing probably ho selected from the undormen. A mixed parcel of the forty-five the restoration of silver, the world will toned, but should any other Australians also by drawing up a set of Rsry, to refer to the Continuation Classes, to bo Inspector were somewhat sur-1807-1977 would have purchased a hundred Currency reform by international agree-names to Dr. F, H. Kew, Alexandra commodities which for the period revert to Protection and anti-Semitism, desire to play they should forward their In a like manner Crina lost ali stand- to be translated into Chinese. These ca 11ongkong. Regardony the Governorated results of the St. Louis Exhibition

February Inst the he- she would for the year 1806 have

mont is dead. ing in Tibet until the British expedition, and also delivered orally. They should be thought if they had rightly understood theyibited, the school was awarded a silver national debt increased between 1873 and 7pped as to this question as was the late son Day, Stevens, J. D. Woods, C. S. Buildings:-R. B. Beattie, R. L. J. Wright, No statesman of our day was so fally A. J. Young, J. R. Irvine, H. L. Mander- G. A. Hancock.A. W. J. Peake, she is not treated with a deference to them of the ontbreak in India and our

pathrunk in India for a would seriously influence the future of their exhibitod, the school was awarded a silver our words, the real burden of every

Goschon.Mr. Balfour, it

may be of Merit. An extra 1896 in, the ratio of 61 to 100. and Diplom

Vernacular a ceremonial visit to the Victo

tenclier of needlework ไม่ง and nutago I paid a rate More respect for the achievements of Hens, of the use and object of disinfection, Canton, and I was delighted to find that Divison has been a most popular uppoint of gold und debt was working its own euro. batter, but to Lord Goschen exchange the batting looks rather weak. However, Bet ore long this frightful appreciation fairly said, knows the bookish side of the Shields, F. H. Kew and Browns. The

subject-

vet-its theory and its history-oven Australian team is strong in howling, but

of the value of light and air as shown by preted between himself and ine, boasted out and men their own clothon na well is where the hamilmaidene of the for but he knew its limitations and ita dangers

one of his principal officials, who inter-anent, and the girls one

are now taught to cut Mechanical science, chemistry, electrolysis, questions were as the very tools of his an interesting match should result. the freedom of Europeans From

trade; he careful observance of her own-engage the object of each Government remedy Qucen's master. If I were asked. Indies Promises. The school buildings have the gold to wave licence Evin commis as few benkors know thei. In 1801, boing

called himself plague, of that he was an old Queen's boy and an old do the usual fine embroidery work.

who were prospecting

a tonometalist, cvory quartz) iments would make Chinn'a complaints oven though great expense has been in-

Bad gentlemen, what curred, sono odiem and some depreciation

back put in thorough thore worthy of attention.

repair, and disasters. The annual production of then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Gos- Empiro, and Ou of the British.

what grounds of values, etc. A record of the number of we have to

gold, which for the quinquencial

which to be

His Excellency, proud of ite expansion, I lectures delivered, and whether they are

quennial perchenwenéto Leads onù made a spoch priur

to prosenting the 1880-1885 was less than Be | should say that the British Empiro will be

The following will represent the Hong- expressed his plensure that the is now over

Since 1998ccupies several columns of the Times" listened to, etc., should be kept, and sug justified in tho

eighty millions.

20. of Jeauxry 20. This speech should in kong Football Club in their match against- gestions from Chinese

posterity and invited

received the index number of gentlemen

che voice of by the arbitrament of history becaues special

question of schools for girla he as to how to make then more popular and it has ameliorated the conditions

attention in Hongkong.

of 30 por cent of every chamber of commerce here and in fret round of the Hongkong Football Club Belilios Public School was by far the We should have to revert to the reign the United States, Mr. Goschon's view was Shield Competition on Saturday next, the to attract the populace I would

the subject scos attend one or two large mockings myself. I because it has taught thein sell-contro} *

school in the Colony and he of James I. to find an advance so that an international agreement to reinstate 25th inst. girls

Tho silver was imposible, but that, if we were When the mlaute rogarding the changes Committees" consisting of the most in s taught them the value and benefit of anxiors from the vernacular side of the great Bolivian silver mines of Potosi, call waistcoat pockets of the people, should be dgby match following which is timed to

noen of/Phenom rise in the seventeenth"} *** in the number of

The game is to commence at 3.30 p.m.. to avoid paules a was an increase in

caused by the discovery of the all-important that the gold

and high bank it

This is owing to there being s carried in the

the harp. in the Sanitary Staff came before the fluential and intelligent of the personsdividual liborty which an old writer in, school who had contempt for the pro- of the last ten years. In a period of cas collectou and paid into a central reserve to i

to the English sida. He was not alone be compared to the metal

bestart at 5 p. metallic inflation

Goal H. Kew: Backs:---E.. F. nounced that he had been instructed to Suchaitation, mi-catching, etc., etc. is the birthright of the British people,ces and boličfs of nations other than than fifty years, "between 1600 and 1645, in the Bank of England,

supplement the utterly inadequate reserve Aucott (Capt.) and H. L. Garrett; Ball

This second reserve was not to be drawn Forwards. H. Williams, R

Becks: J. Hall, T. Wall and A. Gregory; inform the Board that the Government and I should like to know whether it has erandard of comfort and of cleanliness, dosired that their daughters should not be per week to 128., and the price of an aero-] hoped to introduce the new ordinance at tiuctuated and what means lies in the boostiso Iam convinced that these things cuentos in English it should only of avongo agricultural land, from £6-tofon, ascopt when, as to-day, the exclungos Turner, Eager, L. J. Wishart and J.

learn Chinese that wish would be respect-£26; all other prices rose in proportion. millions of half-sororeigns in our currency, favour us. There were at that time fifty power of the Government (or possibly are more effectually taught under British ed. But the study of western learning Adam Smith says (Wealth of Nations) of and Mr Goschen proposed to buy those Kent Linesman: Major Brooks; Ro Referee:-Mr Whitehill, of B. M. S. of myself personally!" to render it at ecutive as well as those needing alterations tractive to men to come forward to dance than under the guidare o ay was increasing among the sons of China, in' this huge fall in the value of our money-whorever be could find them with te Mesars, H. Y. Sayer and W

ard to other nation that I must believe in the 6 the Empire itself, abroad and in Hongkong at that time silver money serve on such committees, and to re-pansion of the British Empire, and so, for aid it was inevitable that when those boys

notes-uotes 'legal Corn ruse, and instead of being: their efforts. (c)

killings, and secured by cainromido. that a useful, object.

The Shanghai Football Team is due Tommy Burns, the Canadian boxeromigration from this be served in has been in my power se endeavour grow up they would desire to find wires in 109, of our mouty, camo to-he-sold for far or by ver bullion. The hore by the French Mail on the 2nd

to assist in

in that

expansion (applause) sympathy with their ideals and with. their about 30s, to 40s. The discovery of the whil

one would expect February. On the 3rd they play the who recently defeated Guaner Moir at the of Victoria to town sifon at Kowloon The majority of our fellow subiects hoto,now knowledge.creased to 82 hat for boon the sole osure of the diminution in taste sound. Found notes of full Hongkong Football Club at 4.30 p.in. on..

nou-abunda trines of America, seems to have posa pran, 29 National Sporting Club, London, has been

ladios and gentlemen, aro Chiness, and Chi

so great an authority, Chizano pupils had it is by the means of schools such natohed to box twenty rounds for and procession in a rathes that these principles are school revert to the intention of the Th is accounted for, in thesario maarer would flats" the entranoy, mise prices, tained at dinner in the Hongkong Hotel..

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he would not be sorry to see the this veins of silver in proportion to comm. tender, he very properly pointed out, the Clubs Ground and on the 4th the Asido and the best purso offered (nut to he

United Services. They are to be ontor. loss than £1,500) with Jack Pahner of would it be possible to include among the We exercise an even more Eberal spirit primarily and chiody for Chinese girls auy dispato oither about the fact or about abroad the very thing he wished to avoid orded into the people here in Hongkong original foundos and becante a school by everybody, and there, never has bout increase imports, and thus drive gold Newcastle. The contest is to take place emblematic care and elligion an anti-plague We don't insist that our scholars shall be After emphasising the importance of the cause of it. on or before February 7-

design (similar to the ears in the Lord

But ton shilling notes, non-legal tender of hygieno His Excellency Mayor's show? My suggestions are not British subjects or even that they shall thorough study of

THE BIST AND PIUCER, residente in this Colony wished Mrs. Tulcher, the stati and

would not affect prices, and would provide heroic and are mostly

have permanent We have homely. You and every other modern housewifo

hayo Wo are coistent to see Chiness youths papils very pleasant and happy boys eighties, have new olcerfully arquiesced in have merdly outlined the proposal; a

reserve. We, bimetalists of the "sorontics and grant central gold reser

shillings or so per note. some educational and practial means inay and learn here

Empire of

and trusted that next your ho browery and co how much care and skill be aubstituted for the more costly I have alluded. We are content to suc

Slo of the "Times" is available to those who is devoted to the brewing of Imperial and drastic measures which are necessary then go back to Chins, nkit I think that wo iciency and on an increase of transferadresu, as silver, nut. gold, prices. opinion. At that time, wo silver mon

silver. n further increase in numbers and

Prices we had regarded, not without no intorested and can mould public Draught Beer--ADYT,

whion a gront epidemie breaks out. Re

evacuation, gouintino, and Ourselves roteiya as much benefit as we from tho Chinese to the English ride.

give by the better understanding that is WHY COLDS ARE DANGEROUS.

drastic cleansing dep

After His Excelloney had prosented the We know that in the seventeenth century, killed the Guschen plau, but it is a plan to Joente tmde and under revenue. With you would be immune from disease, the decrease in plague atid the good results solves (applause). We gaat our brend ipo Chinoso girls of the school, presented Lady acro land to sud yo supposed that if with very grout advantage, especially, as BEWARE OF PNEUMONIA.

the waters, and we are satisfied t that it will keep the are healthy, Grob auc- cessive cold weakens the constitution and

achieved y former action I hope such

world worked in Chinese

Her Ex from circulation, then land often bur- ronders infectious disenso more liable. xomedies as I suggest may suffice.oury nutrition into fanishod regions. Half Lugard with no eminentered soap of the silver wore saddenly molted up and retired I have maid, in the United States.

her thanks in Chamborister's Cough Remedy will care Board would rumenbor it bad beat desided this Colony who pays towards the publi

thocost of every pupil in this school sa bome. callency express Appro.dened with mortgagos of £20 an acto, The Soonetary said that members of the Try the public revenue. Each individual in

foll night

·Forming

again to Euan mers. Thera your cold promptly and restore the araton

A vote of thanks to Thoir Excellencies, was then every reason in history to its normal conditions For sale by all to ask the Goverment for permission to revenue any justly feel prend if his shared by Me In DC: Wolfe, was necronies why this novel expriment chomiats and storekeeperz.

publish the papers. That permission in this work. I will say only one more T'had sinbo been obtained. **:

should alarm us for the future of prices. carzion by acclamation.

AT LAST.

The Government and the Commission.

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The expect, shows aces, we should the present crisis, secure the consideration the A Co. Cameron Highlandera, in the

ander its centre that it should set a standart for ramarkable in a periodi so short.

(b) I understood that the Chinese guntry and has provided education; because it has the rest. It was gratifying to notice that had it in contemplation to establish Street taught them self-respect; and because it

has

there

of Queen Elizabeth of

Sanitary Board mouting yesterday after livingin each street.. In their hands would I think, the reign noon the Hon. Dr. J. M. Atkinson an. be the duty of preventing "dumping" of described as British firesida liberty which f

it has induced 4

an early date when all the changós, ex-

of the law, would be fully oxplained.

H

cognise

movoment is also I think excellent and because it

soome to me

would

congested district.

ted by Government be promoted

offering

1 facilities at

the

lattor. (d)

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add to

∙I have

hia

and

lung

Cluese parents

The number of

wages in England rose from half a crow

gold

for

od

coming from so

part hu

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would saile approval if you inspect the hope arrived at tho stage in which come from the principles to whiols be able to congratulate thoni blic great osperiment of the disinhorsion of

upon

rates,

WILS

tonder only

cost of

sumptions, topreciato property, dis-promoted between the Chinese and our prizes a". Chinose girl, on behalf of the the Bolivian silver had marked op £5 on which mon's minds might turn to-day, and

silk

and

Arran drinking, you may you have nover tastad a moro delicious or, asen a more lensing night than a glass of Imperial Draught Beer.ADTT

probably leave again for the North on tho the evening of the 4th prox, and will following dan Football Club advise that

The Caton they are unable to sond a team.

DELICIOUS enough for the taste and. inviting enough to the eye to please the most fastidioas, is fImperial Draught Beer. -ADIT...

TF you have weak lungs, you have reseon

bewuschio, and should keep hand a bettio of Chamberlain's Cough Re medy. It counteracts any tendency of a old to result in penningin. For sale by all chemistsand storekeepers.