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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1908,
THE ECONOMIC SITUA- TION OF THE WORLD.
There are but two ways out of such a situation; either to get gold from abroad, or to Issue paper money. At the outset, the States availed itself of the first But their demands wore HD
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ness of the conditions ho refused to cor-late the trade marks of her allies, the COATES-On Sunday, 1st March, 2008, rect. Then, the veracious authority confiding British. She promises new at Calenda do Gambou, Macao, the wife
from which we quote, declares the laws, which we shall get, and find as of R. A., COATES, of a Son.
ineffective na the old. Plainly Japan is Chinese would Ko back to the temple and fashion a new Gad of the Weather, in a devil of a mess. She has shown herself an extraordinarily precocious
This is the title of a somewhat remark excessive and so insistent, that, in pure ablo report resently prosented to the self-defence, European banks had to Rev. A. N. Hates, assisted by the Nov. La not the mental attitude of the lohild and, liko most children, a great į Society of Polítical and Social Economics of put up their rates of discount: the W. G. Wittingham, Vicar of the parish, believers in the bomb as a specific for mimic; like many, reckless and brave; Lyons, by M. Villart, the President. We Bank of England to 6%, then to 7- BERESFORD DUFF, eldest son of Capt. W. Tisdall, of Shanghai, China, to HILDA social ills precisely similar to that of the but like all, utterly heedless of the future, are in the midst of a financial crisis which rate unprecedented since 1873; the Bank MARY, eldest daughter of C. 8. HARRING,
It is quite impossible for her to continue will probably bring about a crisis in the Russia even to 9%. The Bank of France of Germany to 7%; and the Bank of benighted "Chinmen? In each caso
on the financial lines she is now adopt industrial world. The mechanism of these that which they hold to be the causo of in. She cannot. keep an Army and economic prosperity, profits, which are/position, although it, advanced close upon crises is well-known. In periods of great alone, owing to its exceptionally strong their misfortunes is in no wise respon a Navy upon what is practically a war considerable, oxcite competition, nud ner three and a quarter millions stering to the sible. Under the republican as well as footing with her present taxation. The enterprises spring up to share in them. Bank of England for the United States, Goods per Satsuma undelivered after this under the monarchical system the interest on the national dobt of Great These enterprises inultiplying, and by was content with the relatively low rato of maniac with the bomb thinks that the Britain is under sixteen millions, loving calling for more capital than the market 4% It may be remarked that at the beginning of last November, the Bank of Goods per Benmohr undelivered after removal of the individual who represents out terminable annuities and Treasury can furnish, an economic crisis is thereby Franca hand, in guld, the oquivalent of Bills. That of Japan is over sixteen bought about, Money is lacking, or three hundred and twenty millions sterling the atato will cause the immediate recti
and a half sterling. The total export and production ought to be lessened.
sumption is arrested, prices are lowered, in its coffers. These borrowings, enormous fication of conditions which are rostis and import trade of Japan is just over The feeble enterprises perish, others they were, worowholly insufficient. The factory. There appears to be a belief 52 millions sterling. The total import diminish their out put, and for overal American Government then decided on en
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in the minds of such men that, in and export traile of Great Britain, 1.164 years, business languishes, if it does not important issue of paper money, in all, the In perfect stute, there would be millions. How preposterous are the completely staganto. Then, little by little,quivalent of thirty millions sterling, made ne-ons in authority over another, pretensius of the little Jay who actually by judicious combination of labour and up of Treasury Bonds and Panama Stock, sequomy, capital is again built up, the These stops temporarily sufficed, - but, has the lapudence to spend 14 caissiers progress of cemente life increases wacther or un they will be completely Course only socialism Canton Blackwood Ware, dot carried to its logical extreme and in that millions a year na against a similar ex-resources and creates new needs, until, sufficiout, is on the knees of the gods. Ir
Auction of Household Furniture
penditure of 130 millions on the part of eventually, consumption again equals and any case, it is to be foared that the Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Bules Rooms, respect its enunciation is valuable as Great Britain! And yet makers and later, bec mes greater than production.nancial crisis will be succeded by an Goods per Palma not cleared at 1 pm tending to deter those who are in danger others who should have more sense still and trade takes a new flight, stronger this have been news of the closing of factories, The crisis is over: prosparity relegins, economia crisis. In all directions, there
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on this date subject to rep!.
BUNDAY, March 8-
Transfer Books of ongkong & Kowl-on Wharf Godown Co., Ld., close
of being misled by the alluring sophist-hold up Japanese securitica. Repudi- ries of socialistic teachers. The di-tion is only a question of a few years: culty is to know how to deal with the
dangerous enemies of society who from time to time put their theories into practice and disorganise states. As has
been pointed out on many occasions
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
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Major Nathan and Mr Arthur Watis left Moscow for Tientsin on Februrary
Mr C. Ley left Tiontain recently having
the Mining Co., at Tongshan.
of the suspension of work, of the dismissal
of work people, and of the shutting down
The promonitory signs of these crises are also known, for they announce them of buge furnaces. Thousands of workless selves regularly by the steady, tide-like, emigrants are trooping back to Europe.. resistless rise of prices, try the diminution The world generally will suffer from the of bank reserves, by the increase of paper consequences of this crisis, because Ameri- securities caused by the multiplication of a products will presently be put on the new companies, as well as by an increased market at famino prices- mnnoy must be rate of discount caused by the rarefaction United States, have shown the most rapid got emme how. Nations which, like the of capital. All these symptons were sky
From this data to 14th March, inclusive they are not madmen in the ordinary been transferred to the accounts oflice of rigued last year.
MONDAY, March 9 :—
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dats subject to rent.
Ternar, March 10 :---
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NOTICE
sense of the word and consequently they are able to carry out their plans without fear of interference. The only
The new Bishop of Mid-China (the Right Rev. H. J. Molony) has become a vice-
Commercial crises
sacuced periods of prosperity, with almost
yours. mathematical regularity, about every line
tion of the money wirket allowed the Rank of England to lower its rate of Discount from 6 to 4%. Copper, the principal barometer of the world's market. continued its triumphant rise, and with it, woll up to mid-year, there was a general
In the early months of 1907, the condi
economic development-like Gormany and
Italy-will be most seriously affected, but the entire trade of Europe will assuredly feel the restriction of consumption which will follow the movement of the money market.
SANITARY REFORM.
Bill Forthcoming.
Goods per Sikh undelivered after this method that suggests itself would be president of the Missions to Seamen in
the creation of a force of international succession to Bishop G. E. Moule. detectives whose duty it would be to
The late Mr John Finlayson, who died keep a record of the names, deseription at the age of 58, of Collingham-gardens, and movements of all the individuals South Kensington, S.V., and formerly of known to have advanced revolutionary Singapore, left estate valued at £76,067. views. "As a rule the desassins and It is stated in native sources that only
· Letters relating to buainens should be adiresa- | would-be assassins who have been ap-one year's leave has been granted to Sising and speculating countries-the United Buildings Ordinance will take place, aud Robert Bart, though two were asked for, prehended have been conspicuous for a and he has been urged to return to China Communientipas relating to news should be monstros ogotism. Knowledge of this as soon as possible. addrraged to Tax Corren.
fortunate failing should enable well;
Mr F. Ritchie, a proraiment official of Correspondents must forward their name organised bureaux of police to keep the the P. and O. Company, arrived at Piontsis dresred to the Editor, nat for publication but dangerous characters in all countries from Peking on Feh, 20. Mr Ritohio went 1900, had stood stendily at 2% to 3%. [
ed to THE MANAGER,
and addresses with any communicationa ai-i
an erideres of good faith.
under observation. Samething of this All letters for pichlication should be written aort is, we believe, dono already but on one side of the paper only.
ovidantly the system is not nearly so
· No anonymously signed communications that
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north by the Hankow railway, and left
for Chinwangtao on Feb. 22.
The death has taken place of Me John Short, a veteran of the China War of 1860,
A menting of the Legislative Council rise of prices. But, as early as March, called for Thursday. The first reading of Saries of local crises in the most enterpris- the Bill to amend the Public Health and
States, Gernuay. Italy and Egypt-gare this will be the chief business. signifiennt sigus of a situation, that was This Dill is the first step of the Govern compromised. In Farin, Ris intament after the recommendations of the
50 francs in a fow' days; and the Hank that other staps are shortly to follow, favourite stock on Change-fell as much as Commission, read it is to be hoped His Excellency the Governor will announce of France mised its discount which, since Nevertheless, prices were still rising. The
harr already appoured in other papery will be complete as it should be. No time should fin which he lost a leg. For over 20 years In June,
inserted.
be lost by the nations concerned to per- Orders for extra copies of the CHISA MAIL feet some scheme of reciprocity which should be sent before I am. on the day after
will prevent the recurrence of such pulitication. After that hour the suppy is limited. Cash 10 eis., fredît 50 cm., pershocking events as have been re- ported so frequently of late. As things
dum.
Alterations and additions to Advertisements Ion Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, okculd be sent to our
he has been a member of the Harrow Council and the School Board. Ho wae one of the founders of the Harrow Liberal
now shock shook the United
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notice of their shooting practices or not, Whether the military give suficient
notices is a matter for consideration. Da
riso spread from raw and unnufactured Diaterials to food-stulls. Bread, on all sides, increased in price; neat rose even 30% n bay, copper sensibly began to fall States, making its reverberations felt in Europe. A growing scarcity of money began to make itself felt. In Germany, eílios ware furged to borrow at 41%-a rate unheard of for twenty-five years. In Father Vilstermann, precorator of the April, the serious fall in American stooks shells barat in close proximity to the beach" Catholic Mission at Tientsin, has been ap- profoundly affected the Amysteriain market,
Club,
whether the public disregard, such Saturday is comple of local sportsmen were but shooting near Staley, and the soddyn screaming and bursting of shells wear at hand enused them to sock cover. Several
are no raler, be he Autocrat, Constitu-pointed Director of the South Shantung fand copper then began its, decline; nor did and strack constorastion to the hearts of am. Nex Advertisements should be sent to after he loaves his residence, at whatabounce of his Lordship Bishop Honning. October. Commerce was still active, and be voided if possible. Loss of life ny
Oficent 3 Wyndham Street net later than 21 tional Monurch or President, knows, Roman Catholic Mission, during the it stay its stendy dosecut till the mouth of the fishermen. This sort of thing should
ur Office at S, Queen's Road Central before i 3 p.m.
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HONGKONG, TURsday, March 9, 1908.
THE BOMB ARGUMENT.
radtsent some maniac may blow him out hus, the Vicar Apostolic of the Mission, trade outwardly prosperous; but public involve the Military Department in heavy
His Lordship's return from Germany is
confidence was stakon. Credit had been expose. expected to take place during the middle seriously abused. M. Leroy-Beaulieu, the of this year.
of existence, and the people never know wiren they may suddenly be left, tem- porarily, leaderless.
.
celebrated economist, has shown at
in 1900, a total of something like six Our London Correspondent, writing on hundred millions sterling new transferable January 27 says: The engagement Becurities had been put on the market-
·LOCAL AND GENERAL
The cost of living in Manchuria, is now so high that Viceroy Hsu has a ked for
6 general increase in official salaries.
--- Two Chinoso officials have been sent to
Thero wore 28 European and 116-
The Chinese Government has a queer announced of Mr George Herbert Wake-double the mount of new capital in an way of doing things. It would be interest, of the Hongkong Civil Service, ordinary average your. The new enterprises ing to know what good can be expected of Warminster, and Mine Winifred Anna, of 1907. demanded for niore than all demarkation of north Manchuria.
oldest son of Mr Hubert John Wakeman, created in 1996, and in the early month's co-operate with the Russians in a frontier to result from ordering the Cantonaccond daughter of Mr Edgar Morgan, of available resources. Trade is absolutely Viceroy to prevent the export of opium Whitson, Nowport, Monmouthshire, and limited by capital, an elementary" economis to Hongkong. This is what the Peking nices of Dr Kinsey Morgan, of Hillcote, principle which Americans seem to have Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, Government has done. Is it the inten-
quite forgotten. The business magantes of a 198 European and 103 Chinese tion of the Chinese Government, in view
the United States, the heads of the great visitors to the Museum during the week: Writing on the retirement on leave of Trusts and the important zalitay combines, ended the 1st March, says: It would be quite impossible, short conceptions of "megalomani. National Sir Robert Hart, the "L. and G. Express" positively lost theuwolves is the gigantia
The number of Tats caught in Hong
Bournemouth.
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The Hon, Treasurer of the Alice
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of what Mr. Taylor, M.P., for Lancashire, he said in the Hotel Cecil with regard THE argument of the bomb is not used to the opium dens in Hongkong, to of overal columns of this, iso, to note pride iras swollen beyond all measure by kong daring 1907 was 23,263 and in Kow only in one quarter of the globe. With endeavour to prevent the Chinese in some only of the many services that Sir the uniszampled prosperity of a series of loon 13,255, a total of 38,520. The number Hengkong kmoking opium? The Houg Robut has rendered the Chinese Govern fortunate years. A entastrophe loomed of infected rats caught in Hongkong was in the Inst month one successful outrage kong opium monopolists no doubt know/ment on innumerable occasions. Suffice to
16 and in Kowloon 12, a total of 28. in Portugal was carried out by men who how best to look after themselves, and any that long aftor ho has quitted the scane imminent. At the end of October, tho 'did not certainly use bombs hat whose even without the importation of opium long be familiar to the official world of payment. With a feable capital of some emorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to-
of his labours the naine of. H. Ta-jin will Knickerbocker Trust lid methods were similar, unsuccessful at- from Chino, the Chinese know where to Chins. No other European in nodura quarter of a inillion sterling it Ind
acknowledge with, ilmanke the following of Persia and the President of the not rely on Chint for the drug if they the Chinese. Dis erursel has saved them sterling. Other banks were involved in Dr. G. Bateson Wright 220. Argentine Republic and a large number desire to enjoy the luxury. The Wai-from many a blunder, or partially retrieved the ruin. Meiey had to be borrowed at
them from a false step.
paris prices, and securities to be disposed wapu shows anything but economy in of terrorists armed with bombs have wasting its money by wiring to Canton
of at nominal mtes. Stock of every nature
The Bandmano Comic Opora Com The passengers for Hongkong due by fall in un alarming manner. Savings' pany are due to arrive on Thursday. been arrested in Russia, and now we atout the probibition of the export of the Marmors are: Capt. Morris, Rev. H. Banks, to stave off the drain on their ready morning, and open on Thursday orening have Chicago in the thros. Thus the opis, to Hongkong. Better work E. Phillips, Rev. A. Sille, Mr. G. Mackie, money, tore obliged to enforce their right with The Girls of Cottonburg.". We hear curious mental twist which can find up might be done for the anti-opiam Mrs. Molladew, Misses' Mellades, Mie G. of safe-guard, and to rente a notice of the booking is going well, and those de argument of value in the removal of the crusade in the interior by enforcing the EB Wood, Mr W. C. Tillery, Eng-Lieut. thirty to ninety days, for money with. eirous of booking sets should do so a Lead of a sinte by means of murder existing opium prohibition regulations RN, Lieut. H. T. Atay, R.N, HE stay the panic. A powerful syndicate,
A. E. J. Murray, Lieut. D. Noble, drawn. Energetic efforts were made to ouco. affects men in widely removed countries. instead of worrying about unitters that
The Government of the United States It shows, after if, how thin is the Peking
are impossible of correction from M.D., Col. and Miss Tatham, Major Mor of course. The New York Clearing Netherlands on the subject of the latter's D. Taylor, Mr H. Fry, Mr J. C. Thomson, headed by Pierpoint Morgan, advanced
colossal sums--at a paying rate of interest, has consulted the Government of the
veneer of wit we call civilization. The
gan, Mr E. Oakley, Mr C. P. Harrison House did all it could to akl. Even the participation in an laternational agreemont Miks Evane, Miss N. Eraue, Miss Price, clergy joined in the effort to allay the regarding the opium question. Holland is average Occidental is consumed with Thus Vanity Fair, in its financial Mr AH. Walte, Mis Crossley, Mrs general excitement, by exhorting people to unturally interested through the consump amansement when he reads of the comments on Jan. Our little friend Wright, D and Mrs Kline, Mrs Southave confidence. All was in vain. The tion of opiam by Chinese in Netherlands manner in which the Chinese, in (Japan) is getting perrous, and wher Misa J. Robinson, Miss Syfer, Miss-Steele, panis indeed subsided in New York, India. certain parts of China, treat the God of you get vervous you make mistakes. Sue Sargent, Mr and Mrs O. F. Dendy-Mar- and across to the Pacific Slope. Money Mrs Bean, Mrs F. W. Catlio, Mr and Mrs only because it spread to the interior the Weather. It is said that when the bullies China and threatens fire and shall, Miss Nation, Mry Willis, Mr. His scarce in the United States. People Ranch and Officers, the Band of the 2nd
had suffered from persistont word if China objects to her South Gilby, Mr and Mrs J. M. Berard raina which beat down the crope and Manchurian ambitions. But she cringra threatened the dykes, the Chinese would
country
she cannot make up her mind how to
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before Earope and is even 60 nervous SUDDEN ATTACK OF DYSENTERY still do in many parts of Anja. Millious the above Hotel, during dinner, on Thurs were borrowed from Europe, and hastily day, thu 5th March. (Weather permit CURED. EASI A. 8. WATSON & 00, ropa to this God and make him costly
PROMINENT lady of Brooklyn, shipped néross the Atlantic. Novortheless, ting New York, USA, writes to init la positive fact that the majority of Match, "Hoch Zu Boss," Lawteuschlager offerings. If this had no effect they arrange her annual balance sheet. It is
overduo but the telegraphie summaries quire where she can obtain Chamberlain's the banks affected warg rich enough to Overture, Maulelle. resorted to stronger, methods. Tying so frightened financiers that she Calio Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy. She keep all their engagemante--but their Selection, The Girls of Oottonburg, Oaryll
While stopping at a ranch in
Waltz,The Okt Belfry," répo s around him they would drug bir has been advised amend her estimates, South Dakobe I was taken ill of what reserves wore tod lan their wealth was Rondissez et Dorisé,...
seemed to be cholera. They gave us some immobilised in unrealisable assets, nud, Comet Solo, "The Nighting brought a bottle home and kara just need unfortunately, they had no central bank Ballet Musto, Faust, the last of it today For sale by all with a huge amount of gold in reserve, on
Priso 50 Center each.
ALEXANDRA-BUTÈDINGS,
Hongkong, November 30, 1907.
about through the slush and finally which she is now doing. Also she throw him into the river, so that he declares how shocked she is to think might ses for himself the unpleasant that any Japanese should forge or in
of this medicine and it oured mas I
chemlatz And atorekeepára,
which they could call in their dire noed.
Cholpa
dan
Connod
Hit and Miss, GOD BAVE THE
EING,
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