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The youngest son of Capt. W. H. Last, of the CM. S. N. Co., has la? Shanghai, bore he was born to study for the

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(Beuter's Servior to the China Mah.)''

LANDON June 14 FREUEN conjures up, and Ministry at Worcester College, in the The Kambals, which was sunk on the

whether United States,

13th inst. in the Black Sen, was of course time alone will prove

subinarine which collided with an iron- he can be numbered with the sons of the

A Constantinople telegram state that all and which she was attacking in the prophets. But the facts which he sets questions between the Ports and the paral manoeuvres down in blick and white are within the Oriental railway have been satisfactorily

[sottled. The forty-two million frstos pald Atorpedo bout destroyer has been cognisance of all residente of Hongkong by Bulgaris to Turkey for seizure of the burned as Sevastopol owing to the igni of any atanding they have seen them Oriental Railway has been divided between tion of some napths. The crew were

the Ports and the railway company. passing before their eyes during the last “For two thousand years and more, two decades. On every hand China is

By amalgamation and retronebment in - JAPANESE IN HONOLULU. the Asiatic has absorbed ailver. His bolag urged to reform her currency the publin service the Government of New divine hunger is for that metal; it system. What will be the effect if she Zealand has sirundy affected eating of

(Bauer's Service to the China Maik)

Lorror, June 14.. represents his labour, his capital, his follows Japan's example and establishes £187,00 Changes are to be made invaiv

The leaders of the Japanese labouSSION at Honolula, who have gone out on mtrike have all been released on bail.

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conditions of work and sacrifice. Thus, her new system on a gold basis? when silver and the silver exchanges

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ing a total saving of £260,000 per Kanum. The total expenditure of the, Colony, in- cluding debs charges, is about £8,000,000.

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fall, then for every Asiatic desiring to From delivery to all address ocesalbis buy our goods, gold and our gold prices by messenger, including all Feak, Kowloon have automatically advanced and his

A correspondent writes us an indignant appeal of M. Lopukhin. formerly chief of LIKUT, SHACKLETON and Quarry Bay residences.

letter regarding the recent permission St. Fetersburg Folice who was sentenced power to purchase from us is propor-corded by the Governor to licensed to five years penal sertitude for conspiring

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tionately reduced. Since 1896, owing to tho metallic inflation of our currencies occasioned by the abundance of the new gold supplies, gold prices (and wages) in the "West have been rising with unexampled rapidity, while silver prices and wages in the Orient have slightly receded. This price condition must of itself greatly contract the purchasing power of the Asiatic from geld-standard countries; but, when to this is added the fact that there has

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Thursday, June 17 :---

8 p.m.-Auction of Valuable Postage Stamps at Mr G. P. Lammert's sales

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9.15 p.m.-Open Air Concert at the Craizengower Cricket Club's Ground. Geeds per Tenyo Mary undelivered at

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sportsmen to shoot magies in the Colony, Against the State by betraying the polies If our correspondent only knew what & Asef to, the revolutionaries. The wanton destroyer of other bird's eggs the Court commuted the sentence of penal blue magpie is he would moderate his servitude to transportation to the settle- transporte. Hongkong has far too for most of Siberia. song. birds considering the increasing area of its wooded land, and certainly a super- abundance of magpies. The thinning down of the latter would prove beneficial, wo feel sure, for the bird life in the Colony. The blue magpia is a very truculent fellow, bully towards all birds smaller than him self, and a wilful destroyer of other's nests,

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Up to June 8th the number of plague cases notified in Tokohams totalled 18.

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The Rev. F. B. Meyer addressed two meetings in the City Hall on Monday, one in the afternoon; the other in the evening.

Me William O'Brien, on his retirement from politics, takes up his residence in Jerusalem, where he will live in the utmost retirement.

Up to the present 445 Moslems and 117 persons of other creede, have born arrested in the Province of "Adana, in connexion with the recent riots.

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(Beuter's Service to the China: Mail.). Losos, June 153 A crowd of thousands, including: On Thursday, April 15, at Dalvish, Mrmany eminent geographical men and Stuart. Muaro Dougins and Miss Hope explorers, welcomed Lieut. Shackleton Tolmin. Smith were married at All Saints and his companions on their arrival at Charsh. As the brida is the daughter of the popular authors, L. T. Maade, Charing Cross Station, friends and neighbours regarded the event as something of a public festival. The prevailed. bridegroom is a son of Sir Robert Kenna- way Douglas, Inte Keeper of Oriental. Printed Books and MSS, at the British Museum and Professor of Chinese at | King's College, London. Sir Robert. Eas written several books on China sud Chinese literature, and is a well-known authority": on these subjects. He is a governor "ol" Dulwich College, where all his sone were educated.

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AMERICAN- DEMAND OCCASIONS ALARM.

(Wah TE Fat Po's Service.)

PERING, Juneslá

The American Minister having ope

The British steamer Glenegle, Captain Poached the Board of Foreign Affairs Padder, reported on arrival at Hongkong with a demand for a share in the this morning that when between Horsburgh Canton-Hankow railway loan, HE Light House and Bingapore, the six mem-Chang Chi Tung-is said to be greatly bors of awrocked Chinose junk woro alarmed at this sudden development. rescued. They were brought up to this port. The Glenogle experienced a inoder. ate S. W. monsoon from Horsburgh to the Paracels and from thence to Gap Rock light 8.5.W. wind and slight sea. The weather was showery.

exchange value of his money, a full of almost 30 per cent in the past twenty, months, is it wonderful that our export trade to Asia should be in a state of collapse and that the 'open door' of] Asia is now a door that

opens only outward ?

"Only thirty-five years ago the Hongkong Exchange on London was four shillings and twopence ; to-day it is oze and ninapeace. Let me translate this statement from its financia vernacular for the man in the street. A few years ago, then, whan a Chins- man wanted to buy English cottons, he bought ten sovereigns that is, a bill of exchange for ten pounds on London, with thirty-one of his silver taale.

Two case of plagun were reported Today, while his labour and his pro-to-day, one in that of a Japanese at Ashley ducts bring him no more taels than in Road, Teim-aba-tagi: the other, fatal case, of a Chinese at Dos Veux Road Central 1863, he must give seventy-seven trels Cases to date ale 107. for this same bill of exchange for ten pounds. Is it any wonder then that|| Several petty officers and men in the BONGKONG, TUESDAY, Jusz 15, 109. notwithstanding the splendid efficiency to have sold gun-sights and fittings worth boat No. 47 A was charged before Cam-

U: S. spandrou visiting Japan, are alleged

of the American railroad service to the several thousand dollars. An enquiry has mander Basil Taylor, RN, at the Marine Pacific and America's lines of well-been held at Hakudate.

Gooda per Matoppa undelivered after

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Goods par Malta not cleared at 4 p.m.

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Mr Austen Chamberlain says that the Opposition is ready to go to the country at any moment if the Britial Government would but have courage to make an appeal on its badget.

ITEMS. AT THE COURTS.

Wong You was brought up at the Magis troy to-day on a charge of returning from banishment. This was the sixth time for

like offence. He was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour and û hours' stocks.

The boatwoman of a licensed/passenger

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LONDON, June 15.

Ail official communication published Washington implies that the American Government is diaposed to stranuously support the claim ak Americans to participate in the Hankow-Szechuan milway loan...

CHINA'S COMING CON- STITUTION.

(Wah Tm Yat Po's Service).

Parma, June 14 Court, to-day, with a breach of the quar antine regulations, with concealing the Li Cha Chu, the Commissioner sent number of her boat, and with carrying to Japan to study constitutional policy, licence. A fine of $100 was imposed... more passengers than allowed by her has submitted his opinion that when araler's supremacy is not upheld the responsibility resting on the Cabinet

equipped steamships, yet American exports to the Orient languish-so that The annual general meeting of the MR. MORETON FREWIN, the well-kaowa San Francisco and Seattle, Portland and held. The loss on the business done last Pacific Mail Steamship Company has been English economist, has 4 rather Vancouver, which should be emporiums year as $339,684 while that of the pre- Highly recommended by alarmist article in the North American for a vast growing trade with Asia, vious year was $498,817. The directors We note from an advertisement. ap.might give rise to serious abuses.

| Review in which he'draws attention to must content themselves with a mere supporting Mr Harriman were molected. pearing in another column that a discus- the Medical Profession

the latest developniente of the silver coastwise business. Such then is "the

sion will take place on June 19th at the Institution, of Haginoers and Shipbuilders A. VICEROYS ILLNESS question and their probable result upon position; to each fresh fall in silver ag It is understood that the French Navy of Hongkong on Mr G. C. Nelson's paper European and American commerce. by an electric contact the manufactur-Council has decided on a programme fixing on "Causes of Deterioration in Boilers,"

(Wah Te Yat Po's Service.) the number of effective battleships atlete. Those who were present when the The late Mr. Speaker REED, of the ing activities of Asis respond; we have forty-five. This programme will involve Lecture was delivered on May 22nd will, we

Pritisa, June 14, Americata, House of Congress, once seen the mills in Bombay and on the an expenditure of one hundred and twenty feel, sure, be glad of this opportunity to declared that he foresaw the time when Hugh, the boot-mills of Cawnpore, millions sterling spread over a period of discuss one of the ablest papers read before

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Isin's Lolis, Cholera and Dwirhoss, Remedy is the best medicine in use for summing up of the situation but at the that in thirty years England hins soen American citizen. Charged the other day Remedy is sure to be needed when least these dia always givos, promps relief with disorderly conduct, enquiries into his expected. It costs but small amount to even in the most severe and dangerous time when it was uttered most people the entire character of her trade with nationality were made. It was discovered in economy in the end. For sale by all home to be without the very beat. For - keep this medic ne always on hand and it cases, and you can not afford to allow your lengbed at the witticism, not detecting Asis revolutionized. The houses of her that Castro's four brothers are all register.chemist and storekoppers.

Min by all chemists sad starekeepersz MANAGEMENT 4. 8. WATSON &00 the profound basis of wisdom ungreas merchant princes who formerly ad as Spaniards and Dr Wilder accordingly derlying the facetious words. Europe imported into Asia the fabrice of Eng-ordered him to be struck of the American and America had made up their minds land and of Europe are largely in to demonetize silver and to go about liquidation or have now become ex- their work with the aid of gold alone. porters instead of importers

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The Hon, Thomas Price, Premier of South Australia, is dead Mr Price was The bimetallists became, a gradually "In 1873, the sovereign was worth in the first Labour Premier of South Aus Ptralia. Born in North Wales in 1852 ho decreasing quantity in the body exchange with China about three teels, went to Australia in 1963. By trade a politic and their voices, though never and three tools then paid for one day stonecutter, it is of interest to note that quite stilled, ceased to vex the dull ear of the wages of twenty-five Chinamen; but Mr Price worked in this capacity at the arection of the. Parliament buildings in the droway nations obsessed with the now the sovereign is worth nearly eight Adelaide in which he afterwards became idea that salvation had been achieved taels, and wages being no higher, the the most prominent figues. He was elected by manometallism Bur Mr. MORETOS Sovereign exchanged into the currency to the House of Assembly in 1883 and FREWEN now comes along and seeks to of China now pays the wages for one Party in 1901. Appointed Commissioner arouse the dreamers by telling the day of sixty Chinamen. Is there any of Public Works and Minister of Educ that the peril to both England and doubt that American capitalist captains Premiership. He was greatly respected.

Paglianzai tion In. 1905, he subsequently obtained the

America which the silver-using Orient of industry will, in the next few years, presents was never more acute than take advantage of such exchange condi- now, since in the past twenty months tions ? It is well known that in the the gold price of silver has fallen sixteen Chinese province of Shans thero LANGE DONE YOU 14370.90 you may receive cents an ounce. This means, he says, vast beds of coal and

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