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TUESDAY: AUGUST 29, 1916.

THE WAR.

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.}

RUMANIA DECLARES WAR AGAINST AUSTRIA.

GERMANY DECLARES WAR AGAINST RUMANIA.

LONDON, Aug. 29.

THE BALKAN FRONT.

BULGARS ADVANCING IN GREEK TERRITORY.

BRITISH WARSHIPS DEMOLISH KAVALLA FORTS.

SALONIKA, Aug. 28. The Bulgars catered Kavallan the

25th last. All the forts with one

exception sad been transferred to them

ATTACK AT FLEURY,

PARIS, Aug. 25.

A communique states that German attacki at Floury were easily repulsed: «

There has been calm clsewhere.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SHANGHAI'S SUBSIDIARY to the cost of counting and remelting and

COINAGE

A SPECIAL COINAGE WANTED.

GERMANS SHOOT IN OFFICER AND SCHEME OUTLINED BY MR. A. &

SURRENDER.

STEPHEN

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of any variation of prics in the few tona of copper and nickel it would be rece sary to purchase

To maintain the new currency skitm par face value the Council would at all times be ready through its Bankers to exchange it for Mexican ar British dolla

**Aly Committee think that a scheme of Municipal currency would be scept- able to the rmidents of Shanghai, nept

LONDON, Aug. 28. The question of a subsidiary coinage for perhaps to the before mentioned ex- Reuter's Correspondent at Head Shanghal has again been raised in a letterbeen made show that it would be change shops; and, engairies which have quarters reports no accident of n

to the Municipal Council prepared by wage earners of shopkeepers and of warmly welcomed by the great body of party of Germans surrendering to

Mr. Stephen, Chairman of the China employers of labour, the

the Warwicks, at

Leipzig

"My Committee even think, that it Redoubt after they had shot their Association. The letter, barrying a plan, might be expected that the demand joint committed of the for sound money represented by the officer for trying to prevent theirus discussed by a

British Chamber of Commerce and the extend far beyond the bounds of the Municipal coins woul, unless checked, Burrender.

Chins Association, is printed in, the Settlement and there would be a danger of the issue exceeding limits which it Municipal Gazette."

would be wise or proper for the Munici pality to undertak

keep To it. wilbin bounds therefore the co-operation of the Chinese Government should be secured to make the circulation of Municipal coins illegal ontside the Settlement ex- cept in the few villages, nearby where labouram in the Settlement reside.

REEM

AN ANGLO-DUTCH AGREE

Loiros, Aug. 29. An Anglo-Dutch agreement has been concluded under which Dutch things boats detained in Scotland. some sines the mouth of June, will be released on condition that Germany does not receive

Accenting to the joint "committed plan the licensing of the exchange shops is pointed out as an urgent necessity addition to the coings of standard currency based on the taxican or British dollar value. The Council replies that,

the recommendation of the Council for the committee on bye-laws wil roosipe

Bumania has declared war against with armament and munitions intact more than 20% of the senson's catch of the page of such an ordinance.

Austria

AMSTERDAM, Aug, 19. A Berlin official anouncement sys that Rumanis's declamation of war was

made last night. The Foxieral Council of Germany was'immediately summoned

* ZÄTER.

A Vienna telegram states that the Rumanian Nota declares that Rumania considers herself in a state of war against Austria from 9p.m. of the 27th inst.

THE HAGUE, Aug. 28,

A message from Barlin states that Germany will band passport to the

Rumanian Minister to-day.

LONDON, Aug. 28. A Berlin officisi telegram states that Germany has declared war against

Rumania.

LATER

A German official announcement pre- facing the declaration of war againat Rumania states that Rumania has de-

clared was against Germany's Ally after disgracefully breaking treaties concluded with Germany and Austria-Hangary.

GENEVA, Aug. 28.

in accordance with orders received by the Greek commander from Athens on the 22nd inst.

British warships immediately bőr- barded and it is improbable that much of the forts are left standing, as the positions were known. Greck officers escaped in a boat and arrived at Thasos where they joined the Volunteer batta- Eon against the Bulgara.

ATRESS, Aug. 28. There is an unconfirmed report that the Bulgars operating in 70,000 the region of Kavalla are strong and are treating the Greek population most shamefully. They are installing Bulgarian anthorities. Germans are with the Bulgariane.

No

IMPORTANT SERBIAN SUCCESSES.

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kerrings

LATEST EDITION.

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NEWS.

**There would therefore be no question rights sa the issue would be an entirely of the infringement of China's sovereign

domestic

concern of the Municipality The letter from Me: Stephen, dealing and it may be pointed out that as with all phases of the coinage problem, present none of the official Chinese cur and the Council's reply, fallow de

rencies are recognized in the Settlement, the real money, basin on which tusie is * le fou po doubt are aware the ques conducted being sycec, which is marg tion of subsidiary voltage haq, for some factured by private melting shops, the time past beer prominently before Chinew dollars and subsidiary silver and Mexican dollar and foreign bank notce, Committee and some time ago a joint Sub-Committee representing the Chios Association and the British Chamber of Commerce was constituted" to consider and report upon the subject.

The mattar has recently again been brought urgently to the notice at my (Reuter's Service to the Chins Mail. Committes by the issue by the Chinese Government Mint at Nanking of a great number of small silver coins, chiefly 20-cent plece, a portion of which are spurious and all of which would seem to contain a very much lower percentage of silver than the old coins already upon the market.

RUMANIA'S ENTRY INTO

THE WAR.

THE NEWS WELCOMED IN PARIS

AND ROME.

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LONDON, Aug 29. News of Ramanis's declaration of war the Chinese PARIS, Aug. 28. An official report from reported from has evoked the most jubilant comments Salonika states

in Paris and Romewhere it is described British monitors bombarded enemy a au bistoric stroke of justice, marking detachments at the mouth of the Strums, the beginning of a phase of great There was a reciprocal bombardment tribulation for the enemy. A Vienna telegram states that the from the Strumia towards Jumnica. One of its most important or Rumanian Minister delivered the The Serbians made considerable pro-sequences will be the final enclosure declaration of war to the Foreigngress near Veternik. On the road from of Germany in a most formidable Minister and simultaneously pre-Pandics to Ostrovo, they repulsed three blockade, supplemented by con sented a document reciting the Bulgarian attacks, succeeding violent centric advances from all military

artillary preparation. grievances, such as persecution, and acts of violence against Rumania by the Trial Monarchy. It states that the agreement fermerly attaching Rumania To the Triple Allianco ceased to exist from the day on which Germany and Austria-Hungary broke the alliance by forcing the with- drawal of Italy from it

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The silver coins suggested to be issued venld be similar to those issued by the Hongkong Government and would consist of 6, 10, and 20 cent pieces, 800 fine, of the following weights:-20 con 80.81 grains; 10 cents 44.00 grains; 5 cents 20.06 grains This is slightly higher than the corresponding weight of a Mexican or of a British trade dollar and woukl allow of about 7 per cent of wear before the coins become lighter than their complement of these units. would at liberal estimate bo 5 percent The charges for carriage and minting

and the net profit therefore about § per My Committee have addressed Sir cont Everard Fraser, K.C.M.G., on' the sub-

With regard to the copper coinage when the Tramway Company proposed ject, arging that strong representations

to jasuo its own tokens and get them should be made as pace to Peking pro-manufactured by the Bombay mint, the testing against this dction on the part of mint master recommended a token made Government Mint from of an alloy unsuited to native work and whom every support in providing a sound therefore not easily saleable and difficolt to counterfeit. The alloy suggested was currency ought to be expected instead of what is used for small coins in India. deliberate issue of debased coins. Con- viz., 2 per veut nickel and 75 percent siderably unrest and cislocation of trade copper

would have. The coins as caused by the refusal of a large serrated edge to facilitate the detection number of exchange shops, tradesmen of counterfeits as counterfeits are seldom

well milled. It would also be and others to accept the coins and tlicy which would

make it more. were only subsequently accepted A The Bombay Mint would no doubt be discount,

prepared to manufacture these ... The whole currency question in also the silver coina, for a small che

present priced! copper. 847

£110 Chins is, as you are sware, in a meet per ton, would hardly allow of the coin- uziastisfactory state and, as it does not go of cupra-nickel coins at the moment snem that there is any real chance of but at £70 per ton for copper-about An intense artillery duel continuca. The Bulgars have occupied several war is being returned with the at any rate for a very long time, it is

It is pointed out in Rome that the practical reforma of the currency generally, the price is normal times the coins could be produced with a liberal margin localities which the.

· profit. abandoned west of Kavalla.

"Assuming the population to be served greatest intensity, to the Balkans, with the view of urging the Shanghai -

Municipal Council to deal with the ques by the saw coinage to be one million, it The Serba have mode an important where it originated and where, person of surrency in the Bettlement that is estimated, judging by the experience of the Hongkong Government, that it advance in the region of Kukuruz haps, it will find a solution y Committee now addresses you. The would be necessary to coin in all a face repeatedly defeating the enemy.

The wisdom of the Allies in hold- Į subject of subsidiary coinage and the value of 84,500,000 of siver coins and. ing Salonika is now recognised as a establishment of a Municipal currency 3500,000 of cupra.nickel. stroke of genius and it is not doubted has occupied a good deal of space in the locul Press during the last few weeks and my "Committee trasts that, after con sideration of this letter, the Council will ane their way to appointing a Special Commission to go to the question theronghly, to call evidence of leading

Coinage could be undertakelt Banker and merchants and large em- ployers of labour in Shanghai and to gradually, say at the rate of $250,004 report on the feasibility or otherwise of per month, so that the coins would be put into circulation by carry stages. If establishing a Municipal currency.

the coins did not find general The unreliability of the existing cur acceptance the coinage conid be suspend The price of wheat fell arency presses bardly upon the poorer ed at any time and no great harm would

bs Coolies are to s done. quarter at Liverpool on receipt classes in Sb nghai.

To establish their value, the Council Lewa of Rumania's declaration large extent at the mercy of shifts and should, after giving sufficient notice,

compradores who have the handling of accept only the new coins

Mr. RF.C. Master, in his address, to: the money to pay them and the purchas of funicipal does had the

matter he wished to refer to which bud besinde beforehand, when cholange not been touched upon eo far by any of the in speeches but which numerous exchange shops in Shanghai, employers of labour that their workmen he thought ought to be brought to the most of the purchases made by the poorer and coolics be paid in the new coinsge notice of the Court and that the The Faris newspapers regard their

LONDON, Aug. W. classes being in copper coins-ins addition "Each coin ahould bear the inscription gross breach of the confidence which his dismissal hopefully and say they are

there is the depreciation in the copper in English and Chinese that it is the clients the Maritime Customs, placed in Sir Douglas Haig reports that a

request for exemption from the first victims in the commencement heavy storm, overlook eight sero chasing power of copper cents being a

coins to be considered the present pur./200 1/100, 1/20; 1/10 or 1/3 of a dollar the LONDON, Aug. 28. of the national' awakening of Greece."

The Council would

arrange with this party of Tummansse officials There. planes on the evening of the 26th great deal less than six or seven years the Europcari and Chinese Eanis to hnd teen à gross abuse of the courtes ex A Bucharest telegram státes that the

ATHENS, Aug 28inist and five of them have not ago.

accept the coins at their fall face valne tended by the Customs to these officials. Austrian and German Legations, np. The British, French and Russian returned.

Furthermore, as the coinage depro and with its own bankers to redeem High officials in Yaman had made the

them on presentation. ported by some prominent pro-Germana, Ministers visited the Premier and

request, high officials in Shanghai had ciates employers of labour have to pay My Committee trust that the Council backed it up and seen to fur going finding the pressure on L Bracino enquired how long Greece would

more and more to their employees to will give full and careful considention through bera, high officials formed futile, tried to provoka dissension passively countenance the Bulgarian

JAPANESE MISSIONS IN RUSSIA.intain the same rate of remuneration to the above suggestions and urge the Farty who brought the laggage contain-

examination between M. Brating and the King, but advance.

as before and to give their employees an appointment of a Special Commisioning the opium in Troy of exa

fully to enquire into the question.” the Customs had in the past, whenever the latter did not respond to this

PETROGRAD, Aug. 28. equivalent purchasing power. The best They added that the Entente had no

"THE COUNCIL'S REPLY."

possible extended the courtesy of ex- A Delegation from the Japanese remedy in the opinion of my Committee

empting from examination the luggage" unconstitutional pizcedure.

military interest to defend in Central House of Peers has visited the Premier would be the establishment of a Muni- The Council replied: The need for of Chinese officials on a proper request The concentration of troops was Thessaly against the invaders and there and other Ministers; and the Presidantipal currency, sad the licensing of currency reform, recently brought into being made-they would be more chary almost completed before the decree was no risk of their, being out off from of the Council of Empire Brod of the exchange shops in the Settlement. The prominence by the issue of a number of of extending such courtesy in the fature.

The document proceeds to formu- Late the reusons dictating Rumania's entry into the war viz. Firstly, the anxiety of the Rumaniania in Austria- Hungary who are exposed to the risks of war and invasion; secondly, Rumania, by intervention, believes sho will shorten the duration of the world-war, thirdly, Rumania takes her place alongside the Powers able to most effectively assist ber to realise her national ideal.

The belogram adds that the

Declaration, though not unexpected: came as a shock and created the most painful excitement in Vienna.

TEUTON EFFORTS TO AVERT- HE RUPTURE.

BRITISH ARTILLERY SILENCE

ENEMY'S GUNS.

LONDON, Aug. 22. A Salónika telegram states that our artillery silenced the enemy's guns at Doiran

The Balgarians shelled Mekes on the Strums front.

THE NATIONAL AWAKENING OF

GREECE.

Lospon, Aug 28

MM Docsmadis and Mitaxas, men

that Greece also will be bound" to. come in..

THE PRICE OF WHEAT... EFFECT OF RUMANIA'S ENTRY

War.

INTO THE WAR.

Loxbus, Aug. 20.

of

of

For the coinage of subsidiary alrer coins, the Council could ship sree to Bombay or buy silver in Bombay if the price there were favourable, as sometimes. happens.

With regard to the capra-nickel coinage, the simplest plan would be to buy them from the Fombay Mint which could obtain the metals there.

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HONGBONG

JUDGMENT IN YUNNAH, OPIUM CASE

Judgment, was delivered, in the Mixed Court in the Yurman Apfum caso on the 2nd inst

SELWPRAGY).

Lid.

10.

bolds, we sentenee him to four months imprisonment.

Wo and Wong Trobung guilty. There are no mitigating circumstances and be Iaust go to prison for nine months

Sung

ing Woo-ding we find not guilts thers is not

not sufficient evidence to support charge

the

We find Wong Tab-sau guilty and ne

ing value of small silver coins varies from Company, and the stores should fill the Court, said that there was one must go to prison for three months.

tioned Festerday, were responsible for BRITISH AEROPLANES LOST IN A day to day very much at the will of the the surrender of the forts, including Rupel, to Bulgaria.

announcing mobilisation was issued. Salouis and their supplies from

The authorities are dismissing Allied sca.. employen, including many Germana, of which there were a "pumber in the. technical service.

BRITISH SUBMARINE HUNTING,

REMARKABLE REVELATIONS.

STORM.

the

Dama

to the Imperial Headquarters.

THE WESTERN FRONT.

LONDON, Aug. 23. Sir Douglas Haig in a communique states:

Some progress has been made east of Delville Wood

LONDON, Aug 29

The weather has been indifferent.

Mr. Alfred Noyes, a well-known

There has been much artillery work post, describing the British system against parts of our line, especialy at of submarine, hunting, says the Bees Delville, Wood and north of Pezieres of trawlers, etc., engaged in this Our artillery was also active.

⠀⠀ The enemy's artillery shelled our work numbers now 8,000 and the

front intermittently during the day, mostly personnel 100,000

fishermen.

more especially between Poneros and Within ... tw anty five minutes of A sbmarine being reported most of Thiepral, Wood.

as the case may be

tion at present practised, ons of the cog part in the l

ditions of the licence being that if and portion of the

when Municipal currezey is established project.

with

a

ex of the ging brought by

as it might

We find General Loa Heiang-zah not guilty, and be leaves the Court, without

stain on his character We find Li Tang-woo guilty and he is fined $1,000.

CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS

Banks Docks Sugars Del Indos

Wharta Cementa Star Ferries

Yangtzopous

Shanghai Docks

Pansug St. Andrew's Socity has

sperious coins, is entirely appreciated, Her, Master) submitted that the exchange shops might be licensed at cree. but the catablishment of a new currency matter referred to constituted a very which would be a source of, Revered to as a llunicipal undertaking safe grave aggravation of the offence.com- A Japanese Military Mission has gone the Council, and would give a feeling, of recognized be so beset with immitted and he asked the Court to take decided to hold no concert this year an

security to this population generally and pediments and objections, that we feel is into consideration in inflicting pen St. Andrew Day' but that no deliberations of a special.com-alties on such of the accused zaight act as a check on the manipulsmission would occasion confidence on our convict

donations from the mem of applying

At this stage Mr. Toesdale rose and Society and others the proceeds to funds to this Raked permission to address the Court.

The

Asacsaor You do not represent 80 to the Scottish Branch of the Red anch shape should deal with such carson cannot therefore at present be ex-Me

appointment of such a commie anybusdale-1 do D

Crois Socie not represent rency at its full par value only, te, pected to be productive of useful result anybody in this casi, and though it in exchange it for Mexican or British dollars its appointment must moreover, in our not regular, I ask to address the Court

spiner be regarded as beyond the pro- in view of what had been said by Mr. To-day's Advertisements at its lace value.

per sphere of the Council's activities: Masso against the Taoyin and the My Committee makes the following and is step might eventually be found accusations that have been made against suggestions for consideration

The only true solution of the present to be premature if it should precede the him and fannot hear you It! diffiealty. La for the Municipal Council to consultation, which you suggest, with lease its own anbidiary silver, and the Consular Body and the endeavour to copper or cupri-nickel currency based obtain some messum of co-operation

from the Chinese Government

SUDGE'S WAR-ECONOMY.

Judge

Fray of the Bloomsbury County Court, wil pot wear the new robes of a county court judge until after war

Ho recently criticised the action of a defendant who refusal to accept a suit of clothes because of alight defect in the fit, saying that no one should trouble about clothes during the war. His Honour has put his precept into prag

tice.

THE THING CHILDREN.

The Assessor-E

DIOCESAN SCHOOL AND ORPHANAGE

LIED

might affect the accused. What have you to my face

Mr Tresdale want to inform the SCHOOL DUTIES vibe RE on the Mexicans or British doller. The The advisability of licensing ex- Court that steps have been taken by the en FRIDAY at Septemb scheme would trivalve the manobeture change shoper had on the subject of Tony is in this matter to clear the scusa Terme for Boarders or Day and issue of half cent and one cent. eupra-nickel coins and 5; 10 arti, 20 centies is the Councile intentim to Me Hueso I the Taosin wants to

and in deference to your tions made against him. apply to

THE HEADMASTER

す

WARNING:

OMPANY

Hars

silver

The risk of cmnterfeiting can be bring this point to the notice of the have justice he could address the Lou Hongkong, Aug. 20, 1916:

Special By-laws :: Committee, in due in a proper' way. In my mohming up 1N4 guardal against and may be considered course with a strong recommendation have deliberately omlated to mention negligible. the Home watêre can be, enclosed in Our artillery and trench-mortars

that it receive favourable consideration."the stitude and demeanour of the two lesbia The Council would not utilize any

witnesses but by the Taoyin's

yamen a. steel trap whence no escape is huye been in action on other pacta TEETHING children have more or

Assessor, in pawing entonce sad This is a very painful, tzat Possible. Mr Noyes saw a net trap of the front, cepecially opponites diarrhoes which can be com- profit made out of the business, except trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, the purpose of hiding un PRAMENTY

cially for those who have always wishe a hundred miles long which was able Calonne and Neuve Chapelle Auchy halos and Diarrhoea Bemedy All fund for the remissing of when enine and

for the good of the country in which live. We leave the conduct of the Taoyin to change its shape and shift its and Hobenzollern, also west of that is necessary is to giveths precribed for resting and romelting the whole dose after each operation of the bowls "rrency at much time on the thingsa Government is ipremated" to replace it more than natural and then castor oil to with something canally reliabīnei (real

to the investigations of the superior a position at a signal. Ho mestions Wytchnete. that once

thirty-seven cleanse the system. It is safe and sure The risk of loss to the Commri), even One hundred and

Jank shir

two. Bub

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CLINT oil trora, a neutral prisquers have been taken in the fiven the most severe and dungsroga is the home sub) proves to bo s Damas

Cees are quickly cured by it Forsale and the coins wat acceptable to the cohor by all Chemists and Storkeeport

sidenter of Shanghai would be confied & “IL Chambr

anes, were

past six hours

thoritie

We And Rabe first

ged, guilty

ooth and the

ing men to interfere with their

certificater of recent date by the

Hongkong